A Guide To American Wandlore

By JamesPascatore

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In this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the w... More

Introduction
American Wand Cores Part 1
American Wand Cores Part 2
Famous American Wandmakers
Shikoba Wolfe
John Torrey
Violetta Beauvais
Wand Flexibility
Regional Wandlore Part 1 - North America
American Chestnut
Bald Cypress
Bristlecone Pine
Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany
Foxtail Pine
Franklinia
Gopherwood
Joshua Tree
Koa
Manchineel
Palm
Sequoia
Torrey Pine
White Elm
American Oak
Southern Magnolia
Sassafras
Southern Yellow Pine
White Oak
Western Hemlock
Dogwood
Pacific Madrone
Western Red Cedar
Black Walnut
American Larch (Tamarack)
Ohio Buckeye
Claro Walnut
Eastern Red Cedar
Macadamia
Hickory
Mesquite
Swamp Mayhaw
Mahogany
Mountain Laurel
Prickly Ash
Juniper
Cottonwood
Rosewood
Citrus
Purpleheart
Blue Spruce
Pecan
Red Maple
Northern White Cedar
Blue Palo Verde
Rhododendron
Holly
Peach
Black Locust
Hawthorn
Ponderosa Pine
Cherry in the United States
Gray Pine
Yellow Poplar
Sugar Maple
Mangrove
Honey Locust
Redwood
Jimson Weed
Wisteria
Candlenut Tree
American Beech
Sweetgum
Apple
Western White Pine
Gingko
Pistachio
Eucalyptus
Quaking Aspen
Birch
Osage Orange
Douglas Fir
Manzanita
Pear
American Sycamore aka Buttonwood
Alder
American Mulberry
Red Spruce
Baobab
Sitka Spruce
Loblolly Pine
Pinyon Pine
Eastern Redbud
Plum
Camphor Tree
Longleaf Pine
Pacific Yew
Persimmon
Tanoak
Basswood
Olive
Slash Pine
Avocado
Spanish Elm
Black Ironwood
Texas Mulberry
Arizona Walnut
Mexican Juniper
White Sapote
Montezuma Cypress
Lignum vitae
Balsam Fir
Kaya
Yucca
Lodgepole Pine
Date Palm
Texas Madrone
Gumbo Limbo
Coconut
Jacaranda
Pomegranate
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Pohutukawa aka New Zealand Christmas Tree
Brazilian Walnut aka IpĂȘ
Quebracho
Nandubay
Algarrobo Negro
Palo Santo
Aruera
Wax Myrtle
Camellia
Carolina Hemlock
Virginia Pine
Palo Borracho
Borrachero
Cinnamon
Hibiscus
Lilac
Mistletoe
Strangler Fig
Horse Chestnut
Cocobolo
Shortleaf Pine
American Mountain-Ash
Crepe Myrtle
Teak
Blackthorn
Yaupon Holly
Pond Cypress
Ivy
White Spruce
Red Pine
Yew
Grand Fir
Rowan
White Ash
Atlantic White Cedar
American Yew
Desert Willow
Hazel
Saguaro
Buckthorn
Mango
Gardenia
White Walnut/Butternut
Rose Bush
Willow
Southern Live Oak
Box Elder
Russian Olive
Silver Maple
Sandalwood
Bigleaf Maple
Snakewood
Slippery Elm
Yellow Birch
Ebony
Eastern White Pine
Bloodwood
Cedar Of Lebanon
Western Larch
Engelmann Spruce
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Apricot
Black Cottonwood
Elder
Subalpine Fir
California Nutmeg
Bamboo
Chinkapin
Mountain Hemlock
Pacific Silver Fir
Black Tupelo
Coffee
Eastern Hemlock
Black Willow
Silver Lime
America's State Trees as wands
Ceiba Tree

Hornbeam

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By JamesPascatore

Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus Carpinus in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

My own wand is made of hornbeam, and so it is with all due modesty that I state that hornbeam selects for its life mate the talented witch or wizard with a single, pure passion, which some might call obsession (though I prefer the term 'vision'), which will almost always be realized. Hornbeam wands adapt more quickly than almost any other to their owner's style of magic and will become so personalized, so quickly, that other people will find them extremely difficult to use even for the most simple of spells. Hornbeam wands likewise absorb their owner's code of honor, whatever that might be, and will refuse to perform acts – whether for good or ill – that do not tally with their master's principles. A particularly fine-tuned and sentient wand. 

- Garrick Ollivander

Hornbeam is a white and smooth wood that resembles ivory. Its ideal owner has refined taste and an inclination towards a lone obsession, or as Ollivander put it, "a single pure passion." This passion is usually discovered at a young age, but some owners may take longer to uncover it. Their passions can distract and detract from other parts of their life. Learning to balance between their passions and the people in their life (and their own health and sanity) is an ongoing battle.

These witches and wizards have unusually large magical cores and are sensitive to magical auras. Hornbeam wands are sensitive in the way they adapt to the minute quirks of their owner's magic. They quickly come to reflect their owner's magical signature and magnify it. This also happens with the owner's morals and ethics. According to Ollivander, the wand will refuse to perform magic or do anything that is against its owner's ethical standards– even at the owner's demand.

They are wise and conscientious folk. Their eyes make it seem like they are somewhere else, perhaps somewhere distant and mystic. Their aura is sage-like. Other qualities that set them apart early on are their inherent kindness and humility. They are not ones to be competitive or care about being number one. They are much more concerned with their hobbies and passions and surpassing their personal bests. Solo sports and activities are much more their styles than teams.

White, gold, and silvery blue fog trail out from this wand during spellwork. Its magic smells of saffron, clean air, and baked bread. Hornbeam wands have incredible stamina. The effects of their spells last among the longest of all wands. This wand doesn't let other people use it, as it will only respond to its owner's magical signature.

Hornbeam does not pair well with fairy wings. Hornbeam wands are disliked greatly by fairies. Their owners may be attacked by fairies and should carry an anti-fairy spray on them or know a fairy repulsion spell (just in case). Iron is one of the best metals to bond with hornbeam, as an embellishment or as a handle.

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