Large-scale Spells

These spells are complicated spells that require one to draw numerous complex magic circles and require significant amounts of mana to perform. Some of them even require the cooperation of multiple magic-users.

Also sometimes referred to as "Creation Magic", this spell allows a noble or group of nobles to use a special white powder to create full buildings, or even entire parts of a city, out of seemingly nothing, or to remodel buildings previously created with this kind of magic. Anything - be it object or living being - that is inside the area of the spell will be vaporized, and its matter absorbed into the spell, to become part of the building.

The resulting building looks like it is made from Ivory and is also called "Ivory Building." But due to the spell's nature, it can only create the stone and glass parts of a building. Anything made of wood, metal, or cloth needs to be added manually after the spell finished running it's course.

The spell can be used either directly at the site the building is being raised, or through a duchy's magic Foundation.

Only archduke candidates are taught this spell, and only Archdukes and their family members are allowed to use it.

If only a single building is constructed, a noble with sufficient mana can do it on their own. Creating or altering multiple buildings however requires far too much mana, and thus require either additional mana stored in feystones or the cooperation of multiple nobles.

After being created, Ivory Buildings require a constant supply of mana, corresponding to the size of the building. Should they receive too little mana, they will eventually crumble to dust over time.

At the Royal Academy, Entwickeln is taught starting in the third year, exclusively in the Archduke Candidate Course.

As part of studying for the Royal Academy, Ferdinand taught Rozemyne, Wilfried, and Charlotte the basics of the spell. As practice, Rozemyne created a small box-garden, including a magical barrier into which she made a hole to serve as a "border-gate". With this spell being highly restricted, Ferdinand would only teach the archducal children in a workshop in the absence of their retainers.

When the spell is cast at the location of the building's construction, a blueprint is prepared ahead of time on parchments and written with a mana pen. Then a white powder is used to initiate the process. The powder is cast into the air above the construction site and manipulated to form a magic circle with a schtappe. Then, the circle descends and takes in any matter below it. Anything it touches turns into white powder similar in appearance to the catalyst, until it eventually burrows into the earth deep enough for a proper foundation to be formed for the building. At this stage of construction, all the white powder contained and moving slowly in the circle at the ground looks almost like a pool filled with white liquid. At this point, the parchment with the blueprint is tossed into the air and will be drawn into the magic circle, where it burns up in a way visually similar to contract magic. Once the blueprint has been infused into the spell like this, the foundation will solidify, and the building will rise up from it from the bottom up.

The spell can also be cast through a duchy's magic Foundation. This requires the archduke to enter the magic Foundation and work the spell from there in person. At the current time, it isn't known if any of the white powder or a blueprint is required for this way of casting Entwickeln.

Reserved for only the worst kind of crimes and traitors, this spell uses a person's citizenship medal to kill the criminal through their mana. When performed, the criminal first turns to stone, starting from their feet, and eventually crumbles to dust, denying even the chance of a burial to the offenders. Only archduke candidates are taught this spell.

To perform the spell only the medal is needed. As long as the criminal has not crossed the duchy border barrier, the spell will reach it's target without fail, regardless of how far they are away from the location of the casting.

The Foundation Magic is a magical construct at the heart of each of Yurgenschmidt's duchies. It guides and upholds many magical effects throughout the entire duchy, first and foremost being the barriers around the border and the capital city.

See Foundation Magic

The spell functions much like Waschen does on a personal level. By drawing magic circles, adding charged feystones, and chanting a prayer to the Goddess of Water Flutrane, the efficiency of casting this spell can be increased dramatically, allowing the spell to be used on scales far beyond its simple counterpart. With this method, Ferdinand and Rozemyne were able to cleanse the entirety of Ehrenfest's lower city in a matter of seconds, after its remodeling to incorporate a sewer system.

Several religious ceremonies are also of a scale to affect many people or entire swathes of land.

''See Religious Ceremonies.


 * Cambridge Online Dictionary