Talea Magica

A Talea Magica is the name for a Labyrinthian witch's staff. It is one of the two things that a witch requires in order to cast spells, with the other being an incantation of the spell the user wishes to invoke. In the hands of a non-witch, a Talea Magica is completely useless.

Each witch's staff contains two magic gems that can each only cast one spell; a normal witch can thus only ever cast two spells. An exception to this rule is the Great Witch Bezella, who is able to cast any spell she wishes at any time. Although it is impossible to replicate a Talea Magica, this is not the case with magic gems. However, it is easy to test the legitimacy of a magic gem; real gems have a lower density than water, allowing them to float on water. Since there are very few other minerals with this property, a fake gem will thus sink if placed in water.

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 * "Talea Magica" comes from the Latin words for "stick" ("tālea") and "magical" "magica"; the full name therefore literally means "magical stick".