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
Hornbeam
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
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

Horse Chestnut

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By JamesPascatore

Aesculus hippocastanum is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large deciduous, synoecious tree, commonly known as horse-chestnut or conker tree.

Prized in England, Ireland, Ukraine, and the Midwestern United States the horse chestnut is quite different from the similarly named chestnut. A light caramel color, this wood is rumored to bestow its owner with good luck. This wand selects those who know how to make a lot out of nothing. Their creativity is astounding, and it's the simple things in life that make them happy. As children, they might have preferred to play in the woods and use twigs and flowers as toys. Using the environment and materials around them comes naturally. They often have a head for strategy and excel at prioritizing tasks.

Like the horse chestnut, these people may look a bit spiky (easily annoyed) because of their resting facial expressions– they do not have very expressive faces. However, their personalities are often laid-back and non-judgmental. They may not feel like the best conversationalist and are quiet because they find making small talk extremely agonizing (and time-wasting). As such, most horse chestnut owners are introverts who prefer to interact with the world around them, or simply observe, rather than talk).

A peculiarly common trait among horse chestnut owners is having good circulation. Conkers can be used for divination, the game of conkers comes from a simplified form of one such ritual to predict the outcome of two opposing forces (individuals, armies, etc.). The leaves can be used to predict the weather. As such, there is a great talent for divination with this wand. Other specialties of this wand include magic to do with sedation and stunning.

Moss green, robin's egg blue, and pale scarlet mists are emitted from this wand during spellwork. Its magic smells of petrichor, sage, and honeysuckle. Curiously, this wand seems to repel acromantula and quintapeds. These wand owners do not often get along with wand owners of acromantula hair wands.

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