52nd of Spring, 514 AV
The Glyphs held meanings; they held purpose and defined the language of magic in ways that the majority of people could not hope to understand. Annalisa Marin gazed over the cleared floor before her, grey eyes looking over the patterns that would be birthed in order to complete this little project she had set out for herself. A means to show that Glyphing could affect and separate the effects of magic into different results than the initial, a difficult thing to be sure but the sorceress was confident she could accomplish this task. The more she practiced and research, the more she learned and understood.
The tall woman took up one of the pieces of chalk and knelt to the floor, her hands exploding into action as soon as they brought the chalk to where it was needed. The piece of chalk clacked over the floor as the sorceress brought to life her Glyphs upon the stone, arcane symbols bringing with them meaning and purpose. Her movements were natural, fluid, almost as though she did not even need to think about the Glyphs themselves. The speed at which she drew them was impeccable, far outstripping what many other wizards could hope to achieve.
The first Glyph was a large stylized inverted triangle, the Focus Glyph which was the most vital in most every Sigil. Its purpose was to store or channel existing magic, making it essential in the role of centerpiece in the majority of Sigils. The shape itself was simply an indication of her specific style and was not a factor in determining the Glyph’s effectiveness. Rather it was her confidence and skill as a Glypher that reflected and decided effectiveness. The sigil itself was also important of course, it needed to be functional by the basic laws of Glyphing.
The Focus finished Anna started upon the Barrier around it, creating smaller geometric shapes in a ring around the large focus. They were designed to contain and hold magical effects within a certain space; within the Barrier she also included two smaller Glyphs in the shape of x’s that would connect two Paths when the sigil was near completion. This done Anna stepped away from this area and moved to a spot a few feet away and drew another Focus Glyph and another Barrier around it. She then moved in the opposite direction and repeated the same sigils, ending with a grand total of three foci and three barriers.
This task accomplished Anna created lines of geometric shapes that moved out from the central Barrier and branched out to the other two Barriers. These were Paths, Glyphs designed to carry magical effects along a certain direction and to a certain destination. Anna was hoping to split up the effects of the magic she was to place inside the central Focus using the two paths, to create two smaller effects from the same magic. The magic in question being Voiding, to create two smaller Portals from one large one stored within a Focus.
Once finished the tall woman moved to the central Barrier and placed a jumble of geometric shapes just outside of it, the trigger for this particular part of the sigil. Beneath this Anna wrote out a basic Trigger condition in common beneath it, a verbal being the only one she foresaw needing. Grey eyes scanned over the wording briefly to ensure it was correct, the world seeming to melt away from her as she became absorbed entirely in her craft. Her mind was utterly focused upon the tasks at hand as well as the end goal to her work.
This done Anna moved to the other two Barriers and repeated the process with them, creating Triggers instead that were to activate under a different condition. She wanted this to be a fluid sigil and for the activations to be set and controlled to her specifications. As such this other trigger was designed to reflect that specific condition, ensuring that once the first trigger was activated the rest of the sigil would follow.
These final Triggers completed Anna stood and placed the little nub of chalk to the side and rolled her shoulders, getting some feeling back in her body. The tall woman paced around the array of Glyphs, taking it in at its base elements and then as a whole. It looked perfectly functional to her eyes; it should very well carry out the desired task that Anna had set for it though only time could tell. For now the next step would be to fill the central Focus with a Portal.
The Glyphs held meanings; they held purpose and defined the language of magic in ways that the majority of people could not hope to understand. Annalisa Marin gazed over the cleared floor before her, grey eyes looking over the patterns that would be birthed in order to complete this little project she had set out for herself. A means to show that Glyphing could affect and separate the effects of magic into different results than the initial, a difficult thing to be sure but the sorceress was confident she could accomplish this task. The more she practiced and research, the more she learned and understood.
The tall woman took up one of the pieces of chalk and knelt to the floor, her hands exploding into action as soon as they brought the chalk to where it was needed. The piece of chalk clacked over the floor as the sorceress brought to life her Glyphs upon the stone, arcane symbols bringing with them meaning and purpose. Her movements were natural, fluid, almost as though she did not even need to think about the Glyphs themselves. The speed at which she drew them was impeccable, far outstripping what many other wizards could hope to achieve.
The first Glyph was a large stylized inverted triangle, the Focus Glyph which was the most vital in most every Sigil. Its purpose was to store or channel existing magic, making it essential in the role of centerpiece in the majority of Sigils. The shape itself was simply an indication of her specific style and was not a factor in determining the Glyph’s effectiveness. Rather it was her confidence and skill as a Glypher that reflected and decided effectiveness. The sigil itself was also important of course, it needed to be functional by the basic laws of Glyphing.
The Focus finished Anna started upon the Barrier around it, creating smaller geometric shapes in a ring around the large focus. They were designed to contain and hold magical effects within a certain space; within the Barrier she also included two smaller Glyphs in the shape of x’s that would connect two Paths when the sigil was near completion. This done Anna stepped away from this area and moved to a spot a few feet away and drew another Focus Glyph and another Barrier around it. She then moved in the opposite direction and repeated the same sigils, ending with a grand total of three foci and three barriers.
This task accomplished Anna created lines of geometric shapes that moved out from the central Barrier and branched out to the other two Barriers. These were Paths, Glyphs designed to carry magical effects along a certain direction and to a certain destination. Anna was hoping to split up the effects of the magic she was to place inside the central Focus using the two paths, to create two smaller effects from the same magic. The magic in question being Voiding, to create two smaller Portals from one large one stored within a Focus.
Once finished the tall woman moved to the central Barrier and placed a jumble of geometric shapes just outside of it, the trigger for this particular part of the sigil. Beneath this Anna wrote out a basic Trigger condition in common beneath it, a verbal being the only one she foresaw needing. Grey eyes scanned over the wording briefly to ensure it was correct, the world seeming to melt away from her as she became absorbed entirely in her craft. Her mind was utterly focused upon the tasks at hand as well as the end goal to her work.
When the phrase ‘splitting the darkness’ is spoken by Annalisa Marin, the creator of this sigil, the Trigger will lower the Barrier and send the effects within the Focus moving along the Paths.
This done Anna moved to the other two Barriers and repeated the process with them, creating Triggers instead that were to activate under a different condition. She wanted this to be a fluid sigil and for the activations to be set and controlled to her specifications. As such this other trigger was designed to reflect that specific condition, ensuring that once the first trigger was activated the rest of the sigil would follow.
When magic that is the product of Voiding enters the Focus of this section of the sigil, only after Annalisa Marin activates the Trigger of the central focus, the Trigger will lower the Barrier and release the magic contained within the Focus.
These final Triggers completed Anna stood and placed the little nub of chalk to the side and rolled her shoulders, getting some feeling back in her body. The tall woman paced around the array of Glyphs, taking it in at its base elements and then as a whole. It looked perfectly functional to her eyes; it should very well carry out the desired task that Anna had set for it though only time could tell. For now the next step would be to fill the central Focus with a Portal.
