Familiar Focus

A familiar focus is unique for every magician, be they mage or sorcerer. It proves that they managed to solve a Puzzleknot and thus managed to pass a great milestone. It also acts as a sign of their place in Qael’Naath’s great plan. The Foci take the shape of their given role within the designs of Qael'Naath.
== Known roles & shapes ==
=== Loremasters ===
Loremasters are wanderers and travelers. Their role is to learn foreign magics and then spread it out again. The shape their focus takes is that of a staff. Wooden or apparently made from some metallic substance.
=== Observers ===
Observers receive a clear crystal as a focus. Unlike the Loremasters, they do not wander across the world. Yet many of them are found outside, observing the natural mechanisms.
=== Scholars ===
Those who receive an empty slate, book, or scroll are chosen to be Scholars. Scholars often remain locked inside libraries or studies. Where they do not study the world but magic itself. They create and record spells. 
=== Astrologicians ===
Astrologicians receive the astrolabe focus. Though its inner mechanical workings are limited by the average technological advancements of the local culture. Most astrolabe foci will have perhaps a handful of inner gears allowing one to move the representation of the six forces around to show which one is in ascendance. This has to be done manually and deduced from observation. Astrologicians are expected to dedicate their lives to the unique skill of astrological spellcrafting.
=== Demonologists ===
This focus is exceptionally smaller than most others but also has a much more specified form. It takes the form of an amulet. The blue gem inside has the shape of a teardrop that’s surrounded by flames seemingly made of gold. Demonologists observe the creation, control, use, and dispelling of demons.
=== Leaders ===
Leaders will receive their focus in the form of a crown. Leaders are the rarest upon Galbar. They are expected to lead magic on a grander scale. Direction resources and scrutinizing results. When possible, other roles should unite under the crown.
== Function and traits ==
Each focus can remember a single spell. Allowing its wielder to cast said spell without chant, move or carved sign. This will not work in the hands of anyone but the original owner of this focus. Should a focus be away from its original owner, or should the owner perish, the focus will crumble out of existence. This focus can be destroyed by a solid hit from a hammer (which will break it, and then the focus will phase out of existence).
Certain focuses might take the shape of something apparently sturdy (like a metallic rod for a focus). However, all foci share the same durability: hitting it with a good hit from a hammer will break a focus. So magicians are advised not to use their foci to defend or attack others physically.
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