Open wounds can become infected during the healing process. Any cut or stab, Serious or greater burn, or Grievous blunt injury is considered open. Even bandaged and stitched wounds are open. Cauterization will close wounds, and certain herbs will help prevent infection. Those members of the Arcane Guild who specialize in the magical lores are the Shek-Pvar , or mages.
Mages gather into chapter houses known as chantries .
The only way to learn magic is to apprentice under the guild. The Sindarin and Khuzdul are an exception who learn magic from within their clan. The Convocations There are six suborders, or convocations, within the Shek-Pvar. Beginning mages will know only one convocation, but others can later be learned with some difficulty. The convocations are usually depicted as a wheel.