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==Description==
==Description==
These staffs are usually made of stout hardwood, treated with [[Materials#Ambergelt|ambergelt]] and bound with [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]]. Often they are decorated at either end, sometimes with grasping claws. They often have the rune [[Queros]] worked into them, and may be carved to look as if they are wound with chains. An ethereal manacle allows a competent magician to split the power of the [[entangle]] incantation to root two opponents in place, rather than one.
These staffs are usually made of stout hardwood, treated with [[Materials#Ambergelt|ambergelt]] and bound with [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]]. Often they are decorated at either end, sometimes with grasping claws. They often have the rune [[Queros]] worked into them, and may be carved to look as if they are wound with chains. An ethereal manacle allows a magician to wield the power of the [[entangle]] incantation to root their opponents in place.


Sometimes called a ''magician's retreat'', a little contemptuously, it cannot be denied that rooting two opponents to the spot can give the bearer a good head start. A skilled battle magician, however, is quite capable of rooting a pair of opponents to the spot and then beating both of them down with the advantage of superior reach, even though the magician starts the fight outnumbered. Matially-minded [[Wintermark magical traditions#Runesmiths|runesmiths]] and curmudgeonly [[The Marches magical traditions#Landskeepers|landskeepers]] are both known to make good use of the short time their opponents cannot move to make them regret trying to gang-up on a magician.
Sometimes called a ''magician's retreat'', a little contemptuously, it cannot be denied that rooting an opponent to the spot can give the bearer a good head start. A skilled battle magician, however, is quite capable of rooting an opponent to the spot and then beating them down with the advantage of superior reach - even if the magician starts the fight outnumbered the additional power of this staff can quickly even the odds. Matially-minded [[Wintermark magical traditions#Runesmiths|runesmiths]] and curmudgeonly [[The Marches magical traditions#Landskeepers|landskeepers]] are both known to make good use of the short time their opponents cannot move to make them regret trying to gang-up on a magician.


==Rules==
==Rules==
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* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[entangle]] spell, you may use it on two targets rather than one. The second entangle must be delivered within 10 seconds of the first
* '''Effect:''' Three times per day you may cast the [[entangle]] spell as if you knew it without spending any mana.
* '''Materials:''' Crafting an ethereal manacle requires seven measures of [[Materials#Ambergelt|ambergelt]] and four measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
* '''Materials:''' Crafting an ethereal manacle requires eleven measures of [[Materials#Ambergelt|ambergelt]] and four measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]], and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.

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Ethereal Manacle.jpg

Description

These staffs are usually made of stout hardwood, treated with ambergelt and bound with dragonbone. Often they are decorated at either end, sometimes with grasping claws. They often have the rune Queros worked into them, and may be carved to look as if they are wound with chains. An ethereal manacle allows a magician to wield the power of the entangle incantation to root their opponents in place.

Sometimes called a magician's retreat, a little contemptuously, it cannot be denied that rooting an opponent to the spot can give the bearer a good head start. A skilled battle magician, however, is quite capable of rooting an opponent to the spot and then beating them down with the advantage of superior reach - even if the magician starts the fight outnumbered the additional power of this staff can quickly even the odds. Matially-minded runesmiths and curmudgeonly landskeepers are both known to make good use of the short time their opponents cannot move to make them regret trying to gang-up on a magician.

Rules

  • Form: Weapon. Takes the form of a staff. You must be wielding this implement to use its magical properties.
  • Requirement: You must have both the magician and battle mage skills to bond to this item.
  • Effect: Three times per day you may cast the entangle spell as if you knew it without spending any mana.
  • Materials: Crafting an ethereal manacle requires eleven measures of ambergelt and four measures of dragonbone, and three measures of iridescent gloaming. It takes one month to make one of these items.