Wands and Grimoires

Wands and Grimoires are a powerful thing in Avothaer, although few are able to get their hands on one. Those who can, and do, are considered Mages, and while most females are forbidden from picking up a wand (for safety reasons), few women still do practice this art. The first known Avothaerian man to wield a wand whilst Royal Mage-Knight was Crespignano Miele. Wands are (supposed) to be upgraded every four Levels, although rarely anyone does so anymore. Most wands are given a name by which they are to be referred when using a Spell. Training Wands, like the one used by Yunso Hwa in Chapter 13 of Copy That, Copycat!, are usually referred to by the name of the element their wielder identifies with.

Wooden Wands
Wooden wands, albeit very common, are hard to control and easy to break because they're made of---you guessed it---wood. Whilst easy to find and make, they usually only have one core. Wands with two or three cores are rarer than their one-cored brethren and are reserved for the Mage Council members and their children. Wooden wands like these are typically given to Mages in the Level One-Four rank.

Wooden Wands Seen In The Willow Stream Chronicles

 * Chafuncha's Sealbrick Oak wood wand, which is often called the Lifebender and has one core of dragon teeth
 * The Coronation Wand used to coronate a new King and/or Queen, which is made out of mahogany wood
 * The Training Wands used to train new Mages, which are all made out of oak wood
 * Tristan Springborn's Spring Frost Maple wand, which is often referred to as the Deathsong and has two cores, one of Selkie blood and one of Ghost residue