Cognitio (Learning, Knowledge, Inquiry).Alienis (Eldritch, The End, Strange, Alien).

To view what aspects an item possesses, simply hover your cursor over the item and press sneak (shift), and you will see what aspects that item has and what amounts of each.Īspects that have somehow been separated from their object and purified are known as Essentia and are very valuable: both as a crafting tool and as a subject for magical research. There are close to 50 known aspects with more being discovered all the time. A simple stone may possess the aspect of Saxum (or stone) while more complex items like trees or even creatures can be made up of various different aspects in varying amounts. Aspects describe the objects makeup and bent towards the magical elements. Note that you can only use one Crucible but many Warded Jars.Įvery item, object or creature is bound by varying mystical elements known as aspects. Crafting recipe on an Infusion Altar having filled Warded Jars nearby.Crafting recipe on an Infusion Altar having a filled Crucible nearby.Right-click a filled Crucible with a Magic Wand.This allows the thaumaturge to store unbound essentia on a long term basis. Using a Glass Phial, it is possible to transfer essentia from the Alembic to Warded Jars. If there is no such match, or if the item crafted leaves essentia unused, the essentia will be released into the Aura, generaAs research progresses, the thaumaturge will have the possibility to use Alembics to collect the leftover essentia (or at least some of them) to avoid generating more flux because of his/her practice. When a crucible holding essentia is right-clicked using a Magic Wand, these essentia will try to mix together in order to form a new item that has the corresponding aspects. The Goggles of Revealing can show what essentia is present in the different item that can store it.

When thrown into boiling water in this Crucible, the item will infuse the water with its essentia. To break down an item into essentia, the thaumaturge will need a Crucible. Essentia are required by many recipes to craft advanced magic items. Note that up to four items can be placed in the table, but only five aspects can be researched.Įssentia (or raw essentia) are Aspects of Magic that have been 'somehow separated from their object and purified.' Any item that has at least one aspect can be broken down to release the essentia of this/these aspect(s). To do so, the player has to place an item that has the aspect to be researched on the table (in the left hand slots of the UI). General Information Use of aspects Research Main article: ResearchĪspects of magic can be studied by the thaumaturge at a Research Table.

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