Wand

One of the most commonly used physical wizardly tools.

A wand normally is used in one of two ways: as a tool with its own specific properties and powers, or as a channeling device used to direct the forces of a spell in a specific manner or direction.

In the first instance, a wand usually shares some of the properties of a charm, in that it has a specific small wizardry associated with the physical fabric of the wand itself. This wizardry may be something independently applied, or a property already associated with the physical object (such as a rowan wand's affinity for moonlight). In the second instance, the wizard intending to use the wand will normally try to construct it from some material which has little affinity with any specific wizardry. This ensures that there will be as little interference with the channeling of the wizard's personal energy as possible.

The wand is one of the most personal objects associated with wizardry. A wand must normally be made from donated material -- as Nita's rowan wands are all donations from the rowan tree Liused, and Kit's antenna wand was a present to him from the Edsel his father has been detailing. A wand must always be made or prepared by the wizard who will be using it; wands cannot be bought from a third party, traded, or transferred.