Callico (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} akavertigo) wrote in np_order, |
May I suggest something then?
Carpets!
Rug-making is one of the oldest crafts known to civilization; I’m sure the wizard world has its own history pertaining to the work. Carpets are also thought to be the invention of nomads, and who better to help out with a magical atlas? The idea of knotted threads, combining color and length, to construct precise, complex patterns—wouldn’t that complement well the idea of weaving together a spell to arrest names and coordinates?
You mentioned ink and parchment. Well, throughout history dyeing has been one of the most elaborate and coveted sciences. Families built generations, and reputations, upon the alchemical secret of some particular tint hidden in the family vault.
Carpets!
Rug-making is one of the oldest crafts known to civilization; I’m sure the wizard world has its own history pertaining to the work. Carpets are also thought to be the invention of nomads, and who better to help out with a magical atlas? The idea of knotted threads, combining color and length, to construct precise, complex patterns—wouldn’t that complement well the idea of weaving together a spell to arrest names and coordinates?
You mentioned ink and parchment. Well, throughout history dyeing has been one of the most elaborate and coveted sciences. Families built generations, and reputations, upon the alchemical secret of some particular tint hidden in the family vault.
