Eight-spoked Wheel - Revision history

Twiggy at 01:19, 7 August 2025

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	Some refer to the search for mastery of transformation of raw materials as ''The Great Work'' although there are others who claim that the transformation of one to another is a metaphor for some other transformation; they point to [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] as proof that there must be more to the great work than merely turning [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] into [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. Given that most alchemists are steeped in the Lore of Night, they tend to become increasingly secretive and mysterious as their studies continue; despite the best efforts of many, the traditional alchemist today still works in seclusion, suspicious of anyone who tries to get them to reveal the extent of their studies.		Some refer to the search for mastery of transformation of raw materials as ''The Great Work'' although there are others who claim that the transformation of one to another is a metaphor for some other transformation; they point to [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] as proof that there must be more to the great work than merely turning [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] into [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. Given that most alchemists are steeped in the Lore of Night, they tend to become increasingly secretive and mysterious as their studies continue; despite the best efforts of many, the traditional alchemist today still works in seclusion, suspicious of anyone who tries to get them to reveal the extent of their studies.

	One of the great mysteries of alchemy is how it achieves permanent transformation without the use of [[ilium]]. The best scholars have been able to come up with is that the 'wheel' of transformation represents some partially understood natural law - that the magic simply encourages the material to change from one to another and that such a process could in theory occur naturally. Others suggest that there are core similarities between these materials that are harnessed to ~~minimize~~ what appear to be radical shifts in composition and properties - these theorists suggest that if the process were understood it could be applied to other rituals to create durable transformations.		One of the great mysteries of alchemy is how it achieves permanent transformation without the use of [[ilium]]. The best scholars have been able to come up with is that the 'wheel' of transformation represents some partially understood natural law - that the magic simply encourages the material to change from one to another and that such a process could in theory occur naturally. Others suggest that there are core similarities between these materials that are harnessed to minimise what appear to be radical shifts in composition and properties - these theorists suggest that if the process were understood it could be applied to other rituals to create durable transformations.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

Twiggy at 14:42, 30 July 2025

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	Further work has been undertaken to see if freer transformations can be achieved - whether it is possible to transform [[Materials#weltsilver\|Weltsilver]] into [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]] for example - but nobody has yet achieved such a transformation without exceptionally powerful ritual magic. It may not even be possible to achieve it with simple effects - but that does not stop magicians from trying.		Further work has been undertaken to see if freer transformations can be achieved - whether it is possible to transform [[Materials#weltsilver\|Weltsilver]] into [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]] for example - but nobody has yet achieved such a transformation without exceptionally powerful ritual magic. It may not even be possible to achieve it with simple effects - but that does not stop magicians from trying.

	Some refer to the search for mastery of transformation of raw materials as ''The Great Work'' although there are others who claim that the transformation of one to another is a metaphor for some other transformation; they point to [[~~Distill~~ the Serpent's Stone]] as proof that there must be more to the great work than merely turning [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] into [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. Given that most alchemists are steeped in the Lore of Night, they tend to become increasingly secretive and mysterious as their studies continue; despite the best efforts of many, the traditional alchemist today still works in seclusion, suspicious of anyone who tries to get them to reveal the extent of their studies.		Some refer to the search for mastery of transformation of raw materials as ''The Great Work'' although there are others who claim that the transformation of one to another is a metaphor for some other transformation; they point to [[Distil the Serpent's Stone]] as proof that there must be more to the great work than merely turning [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] into [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. Given that most alchemists are steeped in the Lore of Night, they tend to become increasingly secretive and mysterious as their studies continue; despite the best efforts of many, the traditional alchemist today still works in seclusion, suspicious of anyone who tries to get them to reveal the extent of their studies.

	One of the great mysteries of alchemy is how it achieves permanent transformation without the use of [[ilium]]. The best scholars have been able to come up with is that the 'wheel' of transformation represents some partially understood natural law - that the magic simply encourages the material to change from one to another and that such a process could in theory occur naturally. Others suggest that there are core similarities between these materials that are harnessed to minimize what appear to be radical shifts in composition and properties - these theorists suggest that if the process were understood it could be applied to other rituals to create durable transformations.		One of the great mysteries of alchemy is how it achieves permanent transformation without the use of [[ilium]]. The best scholars have been able to come up with is that the 'wheel' of transformation represents some partially understood natural law - that the magic simply encourages the material to change from one to another and that such a process could in theory occur naturally. Others suggest that there are core similarities between these materials that are harnessed to minimize what appear to be radical shifts in composition and properties - these theorists suggest that if the process were understood it could be applied to other rituals to create durable transformations.

Hailmur: Hailmur moved page The Eight-spoked Wheel to Eight-spoked Wheel

2025-05-06T18:24:23Z

Hailmur moved page The Eight-spoked Wheel to Eight-spoked Wheel

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RichardRaynor at 21:52, 18 February 2022

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	Someone who masters this ritual often calls themselves an ''alchemist'', Someone who masters both this ritual and [[The Retrograde Wheel]] often lays claim to the title of ''master alchemist'', and demonstrates considerable power over the raw materials of nature.		Someone who masters this ritual often calls themselves an ''alchemist'', Someone who masters both this ritual and [[The Retrograde Wheel]] often lays claim to the title of ''master alchemist'', and demonstrates considerable power over the raw materials of nature.

	This ritual has been the subject of extensive study and experimentation. At one time there were a number of separate rituals, each designed to turn one material into another. For example, in [[The Brass Coast]] there was a ritual in use for hundreds of years called ''Iron Crucible of the Storm'' which transformed [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] into [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]]. Over several generations of experimentation and study however, the various rituals that enacted alchemical transformation were slowly codified and unified. Today there are only two rituals in common use - ''The Eight-spoked Wheel'' and ''The Retrograde Wheel'', both of which are built out of the less refined and less effective transformation rituals. This body of knowledge exists today due to the hard work of pioneering alchemists such as Heuses i Riqueza, [[Earl]] Simon d'Bellem of [[Dawn]], the [[Urizen]] [[Naga]] [[Urizen magical traditions#Magi\|magus]] Polymia of Twilight's Hearth and the [[Kallavesi]] [[Wintermark magical traditions#Mystics\|mystic]] Elina of the Balances. Their work in the early years of the Empire laid the groundwork of ritual alchemy today, and their writings - and those of their spiritual descendants - are much in demand today/		This ritual has been the subject of extensive study and experimentation. At one time there were a number of separate rituals, each designed to turn one material into another. For example, in [[The Brass Coast]] there was a ritual in use for hundreds of years called ''Iron Crucible of the Storm'' which transformed [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] into [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]]. Over several generations of experimentation and study however, the various rituals that enacted alchemical transformation were slowly codified and unified. Today there are only two rituals in common use - ''The Eight-spoked Wheel'' and ''The Retrograde Wheel'', both of which are built out of the less refined and less effective transformation rituals. This body of knowledge exists today due to the hard work of pioneering alchemists such as Heuses i Riqueza, [[Earl]] Simon d'Bellem of [[Dawn]], the [[Urizen]] [[Naga]] [[Urizen magical traditions#Magi\|magus]] Polymia of Twilight's Hearth and the [[Kallavesi]] [[Wintermark magical traditions#Mystics\|mystic]] Elina of the Balances. Their work in the early years of the Empire laid the groundwork of ritual alchemy today, and their writings - and those of their spiritual descendants - are much in demand today.

	Further work has been undertaken to see if freer transformations can be achieved - whether it is possible to transform [[Materials#weltsilver\|Weltsilver]] into [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]] for example - but nobody has yet achieved such a transformation without exceptionally powerful ritual magic. It may not even be possible to achieve it with simple effects - but that does not stop magicians from trying.		Further work has been undertaken to see if freer transformations can be achieved - whether it is possible to transform [[Materials#weltsilver\|Weltsilver]] into [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]] for example - but nobody has yet achieved such a transformation without exceptionally powerful ritual magic. It may not even be possible to achieve it with simple effects - but that does not stop magicians from trying.

Dre at 16:42, 11 November 2018

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	Each of the eight transformations is technically a different ritual, with different incantations and equipment. Indeed, the type of equipment needed varies depending on a number of factors such as the time of year. Common elements include fire; beakers, bowls and other pieces of alchemical equipment; water and other liquids; samples of the material the alchemist wishes to create; charts and diagrams; and the other trappings of this ancient magical lore. Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. They often work in private, out of public eye, especially if they are powerful enough to perform the ritual without the assistance of a coven.		Each of the eight transformations is technically a different ritual, with different incantations and equipment. Indeed, the type of equipment needed varies depending on a number of factors such as the time of year. Common elements include fire; beakers, bowls and other pieces of alchemical equipment; water and other liquids; samples of the material the alchemist wishes to create; charts and diagrams; and the other trappings of this ancient magical lore. Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. They often work in private, out of public eye, especially if they are powerful enough to perform the ritual without the assistance of a coven.

	The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The names of the [[~~Eternals~~]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.		The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The names of the [[eternal\|eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.

	A magical [[Mask of Gold and Lead]] can be used to empower this ritual. Not only does the mask make it slightly easier for a small coven or apprentice of [[night magic]] to perform the ritual, magicians using the power of these masks can transform more materials with a single casting - making the ritual somewhat more efficient at the task of transmuting materials (although all materials targeted with a single performance must be of the same type).		A magical [[Mask of Gold and Lead]] can be used to empower this ritual. Not only does the mask make it slightly easier for a small coven or apprentice of [[night magic]] to perform the ritual, magicians using the power of these masks can transform more materials with a single casting - making the ritual somewhat more efficient at the task of transmuting materials (although all materials targeted with a single performance must be of the same type).

Rafferty: /* Common Elements */

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Common Elements

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	The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The names of the [[Eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.		The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The names of the [[Eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.


	A magical [[Mask of Gold and Lead]] can be used to empower this ritual. Not only does the mask make it slightly easier for a small coven or apprentice of [[night magic]] to perform the ritual, magicians using the power of these masks can transform more materials with a single casting - making the ritual somewhat more efficient at the task of transmuting materials (although all materials targeted with a single performance must be of the same type).		A magical [[Mask of Gold and Lead]] can be used to empower this ritual. Not only does the mask make it slightly easier for a small coven or apprentice of [[night magic]] to perform the ritual, magicians using the power of these masks can transform more materials with a single casting - making the ritual somewhat more efficient at the task of transmuting materials (although all materials targeted with a single performance must be of the same type).

Rafferty: /* Common Elements */ mask of gold and lead

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Common Elements: mask of gold and lead

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	The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The names of the [[Eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.		The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The names of the [[Eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.


			A magical [[Mask of Gold and Lead]] can be used to empower this ritual. Not only does the mask make it slightly easier for a small coven or apprentice of [[night magic]] to perform the ritual, magicians using the power of these masks can transform more materials with a single casting - making the ritual somewhat more efficient at the task of transmuting materials (although all materials targeted with a single performance must be of the same type).

	The rune [[Xun]] which represents transformation is usually evoked with this magic, although some alchemists choose to include [[Aesh]] for the power of the mind, [[Cavul]] to represent the idea of purifying materials into ''higher forms'' or [[Pallas]] to represent material wealth.		The rune [[Xun]] which represents transformation is usually evoked with this magic, although some alchemists choose to include [[Aesh]] for the power of the mind, [[Cavul]] to represent the idea of purifying materials into ''higher forms'' or [[Pallas]] to represent material wealth.

Rafferty: /* Performing the Ritual */

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Performing the Ritual

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	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|2}} The ritual targets up to three ingots or measures of one of the special [[~~Game materials\|~~materials]], which must be present throughout. All the ingots or measures must be of the same type.		{{Casting time\|2}} The ritual targets up to three ingots or measures of one of the special [[materials]], which must be present throughout. All the ingots or measures must be of the same type.

	===Effects===		===Effects===

Rafferty at 12:26, 11 August 2016

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	==Description==		==Description==
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	Someone who masters this ritual often calls themselves an ''alchemist'', Someone who masters both this ritual and [[The Retrograde Wheel]] often lays claim to the title of ''master alchemist'', and demonstrates considerable power over the raw materials of nature.		Someone who masters this ritual often calls themselves an ''alchemist'', Someone who masters both this ritual and [[The Retrograde Wheel]] often lays claim to the title of ''master alchemist'', and demonstrates considerable power over the raw materials of nature.

Rafferty at 12:26, 11 August 2016

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	{{Season\|Night\|6}}		{{Season\|Night\|6}}