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+ | The '''illumination spell''' (''Lumen'') is a [[spell]] that, when cast, lights up the tip of a [[Wizardry|wizard or witch]]'s [[wand]] or one end of a [[Magic staff|staff]].<ref name="IFaW">{{Cite|Interview for a Wizard}}</ref> With a staff, it can cause both ends to blaze.<ref name="SSSS">{{Cite|The Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers}}</ref> It is used by Wizardry in the same manner in which [[Folk]] use flashlights, to see in the dark.<ref name="IFaW" /><ref name="SSSS" /> |
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== Examples of usage == |
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The illumination spell (Lumen) is a spell that, when cast, lights up the tip of a wizard or witch's wand or one end of a staff.[1] With a staff, it can cause both ends to blaze.[2] It is used by Wizardry in the same manner in which Folk use flashlights, to see in the dark.[1][2]
Examples of usage
Etymology
The incantation lumen is a Latin noun meaning "light". Accurately written it is lūmen, with a diacritic marking a double u vowel. The genitive form is lūminis.
Lūmen comes from the Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). It is equivalent to lūx + -men.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Areces, J.A.. Interview for a Wizard. Areces Miami, Florida. February 22, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Areces, J.A.. The Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers. Areces Miami, Florida. October 31, 2017.