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CORES
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[/b] AUGUREYS, OR IRISH PHOENIXES, WERE ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH POWERFUL DARK WANDS, AS THEIR CRIES WERE THOUGHT TO SIGNIFY AN UPCOMING DEATH. HOWEVER, THEY WERE IN REALITY NEVER A STRONG DARK CORE, AND WERE MORE ACCURATELY A POWERFUL CORE FOR DIVINATIONS. MISUNDERSTOOD STUDENTS MAY FIND THEMSELVES BONDED TO AN AUGUREY WAND, ALTHOUGH THESE WANDS ARE ALTOGETHER QUITE RARE.

BASILISK FANG: THE BASILISK IS A DEADLY CREATURE, KNOWN TO BE KING OF SERPENTS. POISON DWELLS IN ITS FANGS AND THE MERE GAZE OF A BASILISK CAN BRING DEATH UPON ITS VICTIMS. A BASILISK FANG WOULD BE A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO HAS MASTERED THE MAGICAL ARTS AND CAN CONTROL ITS DARK INFLUENCE; THAT IS, OF COURSE, IF ONE WISHES TO CAST GOOD-WILLED CHARMS AND SPELLS. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CAST HEXES AND DARK MAGIC, THE BASILISK FANG IS THE CORE FOR YOU.

BASILISK SKIN: BASILISK WANDS ARE INCREDIBLY RARE, AS THE BEASTS ARE RARE TO BEGIN WITH AND HARD TO KILL. DUE TO THE RARITY, THEY OFTEN ARE PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, SO BASILISK-CORE WANDS ARE EITHER THE HEIRLOOM OF PUREBLOOD FAMILIES OR REFORGED WANDS FROM FAMILY CORES. THE OCCASIONAL NEW BASILISK WAND WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BOND TO A PARSELMOUTH OR BUDDING DARK WIZARD. VERY LITTLE GOOD COMES OUT OF WIELDERS OF BASILISK WANDS.

BILLYWIG STINGER: BILLYWIG STINGERS ARE NOT COMMON IN BRITAIN, BUT ARE OCCASIONALLY IMPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA, THE NATIVE HABITAT OF THE BILLYWIG. BILLYWIG WANDS BOND ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO LIGHT-HEARTED PRANKSTERS, AND ARE EXTREMELY CAPRICIOUS- AT ONE MOMENT IT WILL PRODUCE THE STRONGEST CHEERING CHARM IN THE SCHOOL, BUT ANOTHER TIME IT WILL OBJECT TO BEING USED AS A POTION STIRRER AND SIPHON UP HOURS OF WORK WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A BY-YOUR-LEAVE.

BOOMSLANG VENOM: BOOMSLANG VENOM, WHETHER CRYSTALLIZED OR IN A RARER LIQUID CORE, PROVIDES A SMALL BOOST TO JINXES AND HEXES THANKS TO ITS VENOMOUS QUALITIES. HOWEVER, WHEN A WANDMAKER UNDERTAKES THE DANGEROUS TASK OF WORKING WITH THE RAW VENOM, IT IS GENERALLY WITH THE AIM OF CREATING A POWERFUL TRANSFIGURATION WAND. WHETHER OR NOT THE ADVANTAGES OUTWEIGH THE RISKS IS NOT GENERALLY AGREED UPON IN WANDMAKING CIRCLES.

DEMIGUISE HAIR: DEMIGUISE HAIRS WERE LONG CONSIDERED TO NOT HAVE ENOUGH OOMPH TO MAKE A PROPER WAND, BUT WITH THE ADVENT OF MULTIPLE CORES THEY HAVE GAINED FAVOR FOR THEIR STRENGTH IN TRANSFIGURATION AND THE SUBTLE ARTS. WHEN COMBINED WITH A STRONGER WAND CORE THEY MAKE POTENT WANDS, HOWEVER, ON THEIR OWN THEY CAN BE RATHER ONE-DIMENSIONAL AND DIFFICULT TO USE FOR ANYTHING BUT TRANSFIGURATION. THEY HAVE FOUND FAVOR IN STUDENTS OF ALL HOUSES.

DOXY WING: DOXY WINGS, LIKE THE CREATURES THEY COME FROM, CAN BE UNMANAGEABLE AND MEAN-SPIRITED. THEY ARE SECOND ONLY TO BASILISK WANDS IN THEIR ABILITIES WITH THE DARK ARTS, AND AS SUCH THESE RARE WANDS ARE MOST OFTEN FOUND IN THE HANDS OF STUBBORN PEOPLE.

DRAGON HEARTSTRING: A CREATURE OF LEGEND, THE DRAGON SYMBOLIZES WISDOM AND LONGEVITY. THE DRAGON IS FIERCE AND STRONG, AND WOULD MAKE A FEROCIOUS ENEMY OR MARVELOUS FRIEND. THE HEARTSTRING OF A DRAGON WOULD BE A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO CAST EXTRAORDINARY HEXES OR DEFENSIVE SPELLS. WOULD ALSO MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT FEED OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE.

ERUMPENT HIDE: THERE IS A VERY GOOD REASON THIS IS AN EXOTIC- ERUMPENT HIDE WANDS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND DON'T TAKE WELL TO HIGH LEVELS OF MAGIC OR SHARP IMPACTS. THEY MAY ADD A 'PUNCH' TO SPELLS WHEN COMBINED WITH A GENTLER CORE, BUT MOST WANDMAKERS REFUSE TO WORK WITH IT COMPLETELY DUE TO THE DANGER IT POSES TO MAKER AND WIELDER.

FAIRY WING: THIS CORE MAKES FOR A LIGHT, AIRY WAND, AND IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST FOR CHARMS. THEY ALSO SIGNIFY A CONNECTION TO THE MYSTIC, SO THESE WANDS, DESPITE THEIR RELATIVE RARITY, ARE USED BY NEARLY HALF OF KNOWN WITCHES AND WIZARDS WITH THE SIGHT. DESPITE THEIR ASTOUNDING STRENGTH IN CHARMS, THEY ARE MERELY AVERAGE IN DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS AND TRANSFIGURATION, AND WILL OFTEN FAIL AT HEXES ALTOGETHER.

FWOOPER FEATHER: FWOOPER FEATHER WANDS ARE SAID TO BE A MARK OF ILL OMEN FOR THE WIZARDS THEY BOND TO, AS, LIKE THE BIRDS THEY COME FROM, THEY ARE RUMORED TO SLOWLY DRIVE THEIR WIELDER MAD. DESPITE THEIR POOR REPUTATION, THEY DO WELL WITH CHARMS AND CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE A NEAR-INABILITY TO CAST QUIETUS. THEY ARE COMMONLY COMBINED WITH ANOTHER FEATHER CORE, SUCH AS THE PHOENIX FOR HEALTH OR THE HIPPOGRIFF FOR STABILITY.

GRIFFIN CLAW: A MAJESTIC CREATURE OF ENORMOUS STRENGTH, THE GRIFFIN IS CONSIDER TO BE KING OF BEASTS AND BIRDS; IT POSSESSES THE BRAVERY OF A LION AND THE DEXTERITY OF AN EAGLE. THEY ARE OFTEN KNOWN TO GUARD VAST TREASURES. A GRIFFINS CLAW IS A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO CAST POWERFUL DEFENSIVE SPELLS, CHARMS OR HEXES. IT WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT DRAW OFF THE ELEMENTS OF AIR AND EARTH.

KELPIE HAIR: KELPIE HAIRS ARE INCREDIBLY TEMPERMENTAL CORES, EXPLAINING THEIR RARITY. THEY WERE ONCE COMMON IN CELTIC WANDMAKING, HOWEVER, THE IMPORT OF DEMIGUISE HAIRS HAS RESULTED IN THEM FALLING OUT OF FAVOR. THEY HAVE SIMILAR QUALITIES TO DEMIGUISE HAIR, AND ARE POWERFUL TRANSFIGURATION CORES WHEN THEY DON'T BACKFIRE SPECTACULARLY.

MANTICORE HAIR: THE MANTICORE IS AN INTELLEGENT YET FEROCIOUS CREATURE. WITH THE BRAVE HEART OF A LION AND THE CUNNING HEAD OF A HUMAN, THE MANTICORE IS NOT A BEAST TO BE TRIFLED WITH. A MANTICORE HAIR WOULD BE A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO CAST DANGEROUS HEXES OR MIRACULOUS CHARMS. IT WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT DRAW OF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH, AS THE MANTICORE DWELLS IN THE DEPTHS OF DARK FORESTS.

PEGASUS WING FEATHER: THE PEGASUS IS A POWERFUL CREATURE OF FLIGHT. STRONG AND AGILE, THE PEGASUS IS THOUGHT TO CREATE SPRINGS WHERE EVER ITS HOOF TOUCHES THE EARTH. A WING FEATHER WOULD BE A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO CONTROL THE FOUR WINDS OR HARNESS THE POWER OF LIGHTNING. IT WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT DRAW OFF THE ELEMENTS OF AIR, LIGHTNING, AND WATER.

PHOENIX TAIL FEATHER: THE PHOENIX IS A SACRED CREATURE BORN OF EARTH AND FIRE. PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT OF FIREBIRDS, THE PHOENIX IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST MAGICAL CREATURES, ALSO THOUGHT TO POSSESS HEALING POWERS THROUGH ITS TEARS. THE TAIL FEATHER OF A PHOENIX WOULD BE A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO CAST PROTECTION SPELLS OR LASTING CHARMS. IT WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT DRAW FROM THE ELEMENT OF FIRE AND WATER.

SERPENT SCALE: THE SERPENT IS A MYSTICAL CREATURE OFTEN MISREPRESENTED IN LITERATURE. DANGEROUS AND STEALTHY, THE SERPENT WAS SUMMONED TO GUARD AND DEFEND ANCIENT TEMPLES OR PLACES OF POWER. THEY HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL, POISON OR PROVIDE EXPANDED CONSCIOUSNESS, WHICH WOULD MAKE A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO BREW POTIONS OR CAST DEFENSIVE SPELLS. A SERPENT SCALE WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT DRAW OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH AND WATER.

UNICORN HAIR: THE UNICORN IS A CREATURE OF MYSTERY AND BEAUTY. GENTLE YET POWERFUL, ANCIENT YET PURE, A STRAND OF ITS HAIR IS A WISE CHOICE FOR ONE WHO WISHES TO CAST HEALING AND PROTECTION SPELLS. IT HAS LONG BEEN THOUGHT THAT UNICORNS PROTECTED THE FOREST CREATURES, NURTURING AND OVERSEEING PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND TREES. THIS CORE WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT COMPANION TO WOODS THAT DRAW FROM THE ELEMENT OF EARTH.

VEELA HAIR: VEELA WANDS ARE TEMPERAMENTAL LIKE THE CREATURES THEY COME FROM, AND ARE CONSIDERED TOO VOLATILE FOR A DECENT WAND CORE IN MANY CIRCLES. HOWEVER, SOME WIZARDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH VEELA BLOOD, ENJOY THE BOOST IT GIVES TO OUTDOORSY MAGICS, DIVINATIONS, AND CHARMS.

WOODS
- - - - ONE ONLY WOOD PER WAND

ALDER: KNOWN AS THE WOOD OF WITCHES OR BATTLE WITCH WOOD. IT DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE, BUT ALSO WATER AND EARTH. THIS WOOD IS BEST USED TO SUMMON AND CONTROL THE FOUR WINDS, BANISHING AND CONTROLLING ELEMENTS. EXCELLENT FOR RESURRECTION SPELLS.

ASH: KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF TREES. ASH DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF WATER. REQUIRES FOCUS AND STRENGTH OF PURPOSE. SEEKS A HEALING COMPANION. USED FOR PROTECTION. EXCELLENT FOR ABSORBING ILLNESS AND HEALING SPELLS.

BEECH: A WOOD OF FEMININITY. USED IN HEALING RITUALS BUT ALSO LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, PEACE, AND ROMANCE SPELLS. THIS WOOD IS BEST FOR SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES. EXCELLENT FOR BINDING MAGIC.

BIRCH: A SACRED WOOD BEST USED FOR CLEANSING RITUALS AND EXPELLING EVIL SPIRITS. THOSE INTERESTED IN THE PRACTICE OF WHITE MAGIC WILL FIND THIS WOOD IS A WONDERFUL COMPANION, EXEMPLARY IN HEALING. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION SPELLS.

BLACK LAUREL: A POWERFUL WOOD WHICH DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE AND SATURN'S ENERGY. KNOWN FOR ITS COURAGE, PASSION, AND STRENGTH. USE THIS WOOD FOR THE ABSORBTION AND DESTRUCTION OF NEGATIVE ENERGY. EXCELS IN THE REVERSAL OF NEGATIVE SPELLS. EXCELLENT FOR REPELLING DARK MAGIC.

BLACK LIMBA: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. A STRONG WOODS USED FOR DEFENDING AND REPELLING DARK MAGIC OR CASTING POWERFUL HEXES. A NEUTRAL WOOD INDIFFERENT TO THE WILL OF ITS OWNER. EXCELLENT FOR DEFENSIVE SPELLS, CHARMS AND HEXES.

BLACK PALM: MASCULINE WOOD. THIS WOOD IS STRONGLY ALIGNED TO WATER ENERGY. IT REJECTS ALL FIRE-RELATED ENERGIES, AND IT WOULD ALSO NOT BE USEFUL FOR HEALING. GOOD WORDS TO ASSOCIATE WITH THIS WOOD ARE: FEELING, CHANGING, GROWING, LOVE, AND ART. THIS WOOD IS EXCELLENT FOR GAINING POWER AND KNOWLEDGE FROM NATURE

BLACK POISONWOOD: DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. A POWERFUL COMBINATION OF STRENGTH AND VERSATILITY. SEEKS A COMPANION OF STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION, HOWEVER INDIFFERENT TO ITS OWNER'S WILL. EXCELLENT FOR DEFENSIVE SPELLS, CURSES, OR PROTECTIVE MAGIC.

BLOOD WOOD: A FIERCE COMPANION FOR THOSE OF A PASSIONATE NATURE. DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE. RECOMMENDED FOR ONE WITH EXPERIENCE AND DICIPLINE. THIS IS A WOOD OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY. WILL PRODUCE POTENT MAGIC OUT OF LOVE OR ANGER. EXCELLENT FOR INCREASING MAGNETISM IN RITUALS.

BOCOTE: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH AND SUN. SEEKS A CREATIVE COMPANION, ONE OF INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGINATION. USED IN THE POWER OF PERSUASION, INSPIRATION, CONCENTRATION, AND THE POWER OF THE MIND. THIS IS A NEUTRAL WOOD, INDIFFERENT TO THE USE OF WHITE OR DARK MAGIC. EXEMPLARY FOR LEGILIMENCY OR OCCLUMENCY. EXCELLENT FOR SUMMONING MAGIC, HERB MAGIC, AND POTIONS.

BUBINGA: A WOOD BEST USED FOR ENHANCEMENT AND INFLUENCE. SEEKS A COMPANION WITH PASSION AND COURAGE, AND ALSO ONE WITH SPIRITUAL POWER. EXCELLENT FOR LEGILIMENCY.

BUCKEYE: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. A WOOD OF MEDICINE, HEALING, AND MEDITATION. ALSO USED FOR LUCK. SEEKS A COMPANION HEALER/WITCH DOCTOR. EXCELLENT FOR BANISHING SPELLS.

BUTTERNUT: A MALE WOOD. DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF SUN. COMPANION TO THE COSMIC MIND. USED FOR WEALTH, LUCK, AND ATTRACTION. THIS WOOD IS BEST FOR SUMMONING AND STRENGTH. EXCELLENT FOR DIVINATION.

CAMPHOR: LIGHTWEIGHT, IT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHASTITY AND CONSECRATION. THIS WOOD IS ALSO REGARDED AS AN EXCELLENT REPELLENT AND OFTEN USED TO REDUCE FEVER. IN ARABIA, THIS WOOD WAS USED TO LESSEN SEXUAL DESIRE.

CANARY WOOD: SEEKS A STRONG COMPANION WITH THE WILL TO ACHIEVE, HOPE, AND SUCCEED. USED TO ENCOURAGE AND MOTIVATE. THIS IS A NEUTRAL WOOD, PREFERING NIETHER WHITE OR DARK MAGIC. ALSO CAN BE USED AS A SOURCE OF CONTROL. EXCELLENT FOR CHARM WORK.

CEDAR: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF SUN AND FIRE. USED FOR INFLUENCE AND PURIFICATION. STRENGTHENS PSYCHIC POWER AND IS OFTEN A TOOL FOR HEALING. SEEKS A WHITE MAGIC COMPANION. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION.

CHERRY: A WOOD OF FEMININITY. DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. USED FOR HEALING, ROMANCE, AND BINDING SPELLS. SEEKS A HARMONIC COMPANION. EXCELLENT FOR DIVINATION.

COCOBOLO: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE. SEEKS A COMPANION OF STRENGTH AND STAMINA. USED FOR STIMULATION AND PROTECTION. EXCELLENT FOR DEFENSIVE MAGIC.

COYOTE: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. A NEUTRAL WOOD THAT CAN BE USED FOR HEALING, SUMMONING, AND HERB MAGIC. EXCELLENT FOR POTIONS.

CYPRESS: THIS IS A PALE WOOD DEALING WITH DEATH AND MOURNING. USED IN CREATING MAGIC CIRCLES TO DEAL WITH SPIRITS & ENCHANTING CONTAINERS TO HOLD THE SPIRITS OF THINGS THAT HAVE PASSED ON. VERY HANDY FOR NECROMANCY AND OTHER DARK ARTS.

DOGWOOD: EXTREMELY HARD AND STRONG, AND THE WANDS MADE FROM IT WILL HAVE THIS RESILIENCE. IT WAS ONCE USED FOR MAKING DAGGERS, AND HENCE HAS A SLIGHT VIOLENT STREAK.

EBONY: THIS WOOD DRAWS FROM THE DEEPER LEVELS OF THE MIND. A POWERFUL WOOD USED FOR THE DEFENSE, REVERSAL, AND DISPELING OF DARK MAGIC. COMBINED WITH THE FORCE OF ALL THE ELEMENTS EARTH, FIRE, WIND AND WATER, THIS IS A TRULY DIVERSE TOOL. EXCELLENT FOR DEFENSIVE MAGIC.

ELM: A WOOD OF FEMININITY. DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF EARH. A STRONG, NEUTRAL WOOD THAT CAN BE USED FOR PROTECTION OR HEXES. SEEKS A COMPANION OF STRENGTH. EXCELLENT FOR DESTRUCTIVE SPELLS, PROTECTION, AND DEFENSIVE MAGIC.

EUCALYPTUS: DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF WATER. A FEMININE WOOD COMMONLY USED FOR HEALING, HEALTH AND PROTECTION.

HICKORY: IN TOUCH WITH NATURE, THIS WOOD DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENTS OF EARTH AND WIND. CREATES BALANCE AND NURISHMENT. SEEKS A COMPANION WITH GOOD INTENTIONS. EXCELLENT FOR SPIRITUALITY.

HOLLY: A SYMBOL OF MASCULINE ENERGY, IT DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE. IT IS A POWERFUL WOOD USED FOR HEALING AND PROTECTION. SEEKS A PARTNER OF STRENGTH AND GOODWILL. EXCELLENT FOR DEFENSIVE MAGIC, ANIMAL WORK, AND PROTECTION MAGIC.

IPE: DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENTS EARTH AND WATER. USED FOR HEALING, PROTECTION, GROWTH AND LUCK RITUALS. ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH THIS WOOD AS YOUR COMPANION. EXCELLENT FOR RENEWAL SPELLS.

IRONWOOD: THIS WOOD HAS A VERY DARK, FEMININE ENERGY. IT BRINGS A FEELING OF PROTECTION, STEADFAST KNOWLEDGE THAT THE DARKNESS IS NO MORE THREATENING THAN THE LIGHT. IT BRINGS THE ABILITY TO EXPLORE THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE UNAFRAID AND TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE THERE-IN.

JATOBA: JATOBA IS AN EXOTIC SOUTH AMERICAN WOOD WITH A LITANY OF MEDICINAL USES STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH RELIEF AND HEALING AILMENTS. IT IS ALSO EXCELLENT FOR USE WITH MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIPS AND EFFORTS DE L'AMOUR.

KATALOX: THIS IS A RATHER STOIC AND DETATCHED WOOD THAT ASSISTS WITH OBJECTIVE THINKING AND ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVES TO ONE'S OWN. KATALOX HELPS THE PRACTITIONER TO SEE THINGS MORE READILY AS THEY ARE RATHER THAN THROUGH THE LENSES OF PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. IT IS VERY GROUNDED AND HELPS ONE TO FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND.

LACEWOOD: THIS WAND IS OF A GAMBLER’S WOOD, ASSOCIATED WITH LUCK AND EXCELLENT FOR DIVINATION, RECEIVING DISTANT NEWS AND FATE-RELATED SPELLCASTING.

LEOPARD WOOD: DRAWS HEAVILY FROM THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. SEEKS A PARTNER OF STRENGTH AND CREATIVITY. USED FOR PROTECTION AND CREATION. EXCELLENT FOR OPPORTUNITY SPELLS.

LIGNUM VITAE: MERLIN CARRIED A WAND MADE FROM LIGNUM VITAE. THIS WOOD HAS A PROFOUNDLY POSITIVE ENERGY. THE OVERALL ENERGY OF THE WOOD CAN BE SUMMED UP AS "THE POWER AND STRENGTH OF GOODNESS." THE ENERGY ABOUT THE WOOD IS VERY HEALING, IN BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL MATTERS.

LILAC: IT BRINGS THE ROOT ENERGY OF EXPANSION AND GROWTH. IT IS SACRED TO BARDS AND BESPEAKS EROTIC CREATIVE POWERS. IT IS WELL SUITED TO THE MAGIC OF UNION, ATTRACTION, SEXUAL ENHANCEMENT, IMAGINATION AND MENTAL CONCENTRATION.

LOCUST: RELATES TO THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE OCEAN, HOLDING DEPTH, POWER AND CALM. LOCUST IS ALSO A PATRON WOOD FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS. THIS PARTICULAR WAND HAS A SLIGHT NATURAL WARP TO IT THAT SEEMS TO FIT WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THAT ARTISTIC BENT.

MAHOGANY: THIS WOOD IS IN TOUCH WITH THE ELEMENTS OF FIRE AND EARTH. WELL BALANCED, THIS WOOD SEEKS A PARTNER WITH STRENGTH AND ENERGY. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION SPELLS.

MAKORE: A POWERFUL WOOD WHICH FEEDS OFF THE ELEMENTS OF FIRE AND EARTH. REQUIRES A COMPANION OF STRENGTH. CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE LIFE OR DESTROY IT. EXCELLENT FOR WHITE OR DARK MAGIC.

MAPLE: A PEACEFUL WOOD USED FOR PURITY AND HEALING. SEEKS A STRONG, DEVOTED COMPANION WHO CARES FOR OTHERS. EXCELLENT FOR CLEANSING SPELLS.

MESQUITE: DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENT OF WATER AND EARTH. A FEMININE WOOD USED FOR NURTURING AND PROVIDING. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION SPELLS.

MYRTLEWOOD: THIS WOOD IS VERY VERSATILE. IT IS GOOD FOR HEALING, CREATING ABUNDANCE, AND FOR NURTURING PASSIONATE LOVE. HOWEVER, IT HAS A VERY HONEST ENERGY AND WILL NOT TOLERATE DECEPTION OR "CREATIVE TRUTH" IN ANY OF YOUR WORKINGS WITH IT.

OAK: KNOWN AS WIZARD WOOD, THIS WOOD IS PERHAPS THE STRONGEST. DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENT OF FIRE, AS WELL AS LIGHTNING. SEEKS A POWERFUL COMPANION, A GUARDIAN AND LIBERATOR. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION, DEFENSIVE, PROSPERITY, SACRIFICE AND POWER HOUSE SPELLS.

OSAGE ORANGE: MOST IN TUNE WITH THE MIND. SEEKS A COMPANION OF INTELLIGENCE AND CREATIVITY. USED COMMONLY WITH OCCLUMENCY AND LEGILIMENCY. EXCELLENT FOR REPELLING AND PROTECTION SPELLS.

PADUAK: DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENT OF FIRE. SYMBOLIZES POWER AND STRENGTH. A DANGEROUS WOOD IN THE WRONG HANDS. USED FOR VITALITY AND CONTROL. EXCELLENT FOR SUMMONING AND BONDING MAGIC.

PINE: A DIVERSE WOOD WHICH DRAWS FROM ALL THE ELEMENTS EARTH, WIND, FIRE AND WATER. SEEKS A COMPANION WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, A HEALER AND PROTECTOR. EXCELLENT FOR HEALING, PROTECTION, PURIFICATION AND DISPEL WORK.

PLUM: THIS WOOD HAS AN ETHEREAL ENERGY AND IS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR UNCOVERING OF DARK OMENS. IT IS ATTUNED TO CREATIVE ENHANCEMENT AND THE ESTABLISHING OR ABOLISHING OF BOUNDARIES AND SO IS A HANDY TOOL FOR CREATIVE PROMOTION.

POCULI: A FEMININE WOOD. CREATES ROMANCE AND HARMONY. GOOD FOR HEALING. EXCELLENT FOR BINDING MAGIC.

POPLAR: A NEUTRAL WOOD OF MANY DIFFERENT SHADES OF MAGIC. PRACTICAL IN ALL USES AND INTENTIONS. EXCELLENT FOR DIVINATION.

PURPLE HEART: SEEKS A WISE AND PRACTICED COMPANION OF HIGHER PSYCHIC ABILITY. USED FOR PROTECTION, SPIRITUALITY, SUCCESS, AND DEFENSE. EXCELLENT FOR DIVINATION.

ROSEWOOD: THIS WOOD HAS A VERY MAGICAL ENERGY, BUT THAT OF DARK MAGIC, MYSTERY. FOR THIS REASON, THIS WOOD IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MAGIC INVOLVING DIVINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEAD.

ROWAN: ROWAN GIVES A DEFINITE BOOST TO CHARMS AND TRANSFIGURATION, BUT IS ONE OF THE MOST WILLING AND RELIABLE ALL-AROUND WANDWOODS. IT WAS COMMONLY USED FOR A BOW-MAKING WOOD, AND CARRIES THIS SIGNIFICANCE INTO BEING A GOOD DUELING WOOD.

SHEDUA: DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. THIS IS A NEUTRAL WOOD THAT WORKS WELL WITH THE MIND. EXCELLENT FOR HEALING AND CHARMS.

TIGER WOOD: DRAWS FROM THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. SEEKS A COMPANION OF AUTHORITY, YET KIND AND LOYAL. EXCELLENT FOR CHARMS, DEFENSIVE SPELLS AND SEALING MAGIC.

TULIP WOOD: THE WOOD CARRIES AN OVERALL POSITIVE ENERGY, AND ALSO MAY BE USED TO BRING ABOUT AFFLUENCE AND WEALTH. ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WOODS WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED, WITH A VERY DIVERSE AND POTENT ENERGY.

VERAWOOD: IT DOES NOT GIVE ITESLF EASILY TO THOSE WHO WEILD IT, BUT MUST BE MATURED. IN THE PROPER HANDS IT LENDS ITSELF TO THE PREPARATION OF HERBS, TINCTURES AND POTIONS, CAPITALIZING ON THE NATURAL AND AMBIANT ENERGIES OF THE SURROUNDINGS.

VERMELHA: SEEKS A STRONG COMPANION. DRAWS OFF THE ELEMENTS OF FIRE AND EARTH. CREATES ENERGY AND BALANCE. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION SPELLS.

WALNUT: A FEMININE WOOD. IN TOUCH WITH THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. USED FOR CLEANSING AND PROTECTION. EXCELLENT FOR DISPELLING WORK.

WILLOW: COMES FROM THE TREE OF ENCHANTMENT. A FEMININE WOOD WHICH HARNESSES THE POWER OF MOON AND WATER. SEEKS A COMPANION WITH PSYCHIC ENERGY.

WENGE: IT POSSESSES A VERY RELAXED ENERGY, ENCOURAGING SLOW, EVEN THOUGHT. IT IS THE PERFECT TOOL FOR MEDITATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TROUBLE SLOWING THEIR THOUGHTS. IT IS ALSO A HEALING WOOD, USEFUL FOR A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL AS WELL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING APPLICATIONS.

YELLOW HEART: SEEKS A CREATIVE COMPANION. USED FOR REPELLING AND PROTECTION. EXCELLENT FOR OCCLUMENCY AND LEGILIMENCY.

YEW: YEW IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH DEATH AND REBIRTH. IT IS KNOWN TO ENHANCE MAGICAL AND PSYCHIC ABILITIES AND IS ESPECIALLY SUITED TO SPELLS OF TRANSFIGURATION. THE USER OF THIS WAND MUST BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL OF ITS INNATE DESTRUCTIVE WORKINGS.

ZEBRA WOOD: IT IS THE ONLY WOOD WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO MASCULINE ENERGY. THOUGH THERE IS A VERY POSITIVE ENERGY ABOUT THIS WOOD, IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HEALING MAGIC. IT WOULD, HOWEVER, BE AN EXCELLENT TOOL IN DEALING WITH LOVE MAGIC AND DIVINATION.

ZIRICOTE: A POWERFUL WOOD THAT DELVES INTO THE DEEPER LEVELS OF THE MIND. AN ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR A PROTECTOR. CAN BE DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG HANDS. USED FOR REVERSAL SPELLS AND DISPELLING DARK MAGIC. EXCELLENT FOR PROTECTION WORK.

LIST OF CORES COMPLIED FROM WIZARDWANDS & WIZARDING REALM. PLEASE DON'T STEAL THIS LIST, IT TOOK A HELL OF A LOT OF WORK TO PUT TOGETHER. AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO POP'ART, OR THE AMAZING DI! ALL CREDIT GOES TO HER, AND THANKS FOR LETTING US USE YOUR LIST!

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