Shield and Sentinel: Observations on Warding Magic

The Shield and Sentinel: Observations on Warding Magic was a well-known book on magecraft and of particular interest to novice wizards. It was written by Alais Maeraphym, whom Elminster considered to be a warm and affectionate woman—a trait that found its way into this book's prose as well.
==Contents==
The book was considered mandatory reading for all practitioners of magic in the late 15 century DR. While it held no spells, it was well-written and provided its readers with half-spells and incantations that enabled a better execution of popular castings.
==Availability==
Due to its value, thieves' guilds and cabals would often pilfer it on sight.
A copy of the tome was found by Elminster in Candlekeep in the .
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