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Forces of Ma'at

The different tools of a magician are the staff, wand, Magician's Box, and shabti statues.

Staff[]

Main article: Staff

The staff is a magician's primary offensive weapon; it can be used to control the elements, summon spirits, etc. It can be turned into any number of creatures like snakes, hippos, or crocodiles, and in Sadie's case, a lion. If it's channeled by godly power, especially Isis', it can be used to unleash blasts of divine energy. It is needed for offensive hieroglyphs if a magician can't simply speak Divine Words. In case of a combat magician, the staff is alternatively used with the Khopesh.

Wand[]

Main article: Wand

The wand is usually a curved piece of hippo ivory. It is a magician's primary defensive weapon, used to ward off enemy spells, counter curses, or repel enemies. It can be used as a throwing weapon to knock away attackers or held up to create a magic shield. It can also be used to draw magic protective circles and cast healing spells. Julius Kane used his wand to supposedly summon Osiris but destroyed the Rosetta Stone instead. In The Staff of Serapis when demigod Annabeth Chase took Sadie Kane's wand, it transformed into a Celestial Bronze dagger. The same happened in The Crown of Ptolemy when Percy Jackson took Sadie's wand except it transformed into a celestial bronze kopis.

The Magician's Box[]

Magician's Kit GN

Each magician carries supplies for casting spells. These supplies include papyrus, stylus, ink for writing scrolls, wax for making shabti statues, and other protective charms and amulets, and also a ball of twine. Magicians have a choice of a wooden box or a leather satchel.

Shabti Statues[]

Main article: Shabti

A good magician can craft statuettes that come to life on command and perform any number of tasks. Doughboy is quite annoying and is also Julius Kane's shabti. Shabti can also be used for a number of spells including execrations and shadow execrations.

Khopesh[]

Main article: Khopesh

Combat magicians use a Khopesh, a curved sword, instead of a wand. In addition to being used as a weapon, magicians can cast spells with it, such as when Carter uses his khopesh to cast the ha-tep spell on Freak. If stabbed in the ground, the user can create a shielding spell in the form of a blue barrier of light.

Gallery[]

The Kane Chronicles
Core Series: The Red Pyramid | The Throne of Fire | The Serpent's Shadow
Crossovers: The Son of Sobek | The Staff of Serapis | The Crown of Ptolemy | Demigods & Magicians
Main Characters: Carter Kane | Sadie Kane | Ra | Anubis | Apophis | Bast | Bes | Horus | Isis | Zia Rashid | Set | Walt Stone | Setne
Secondary Characters: Julius Kane | Ruby Kane | Amos Kane | Vladimir Menshikov | Leonid | Sarah Jacobi | Kwai
Minor Characters: Michel Desjardins | Iskandar | Jasmine Anderson | Sean Ryan | Julian | Alyssa | Cleo | Felix Philip | Shelby | Khufu | Muffin | Mr. Faust | Mrs. Faust | Percy Jackson | Annabeth Chase
Egyptian Gods: Ra | Geb | Nut | Shu | Osiris | Horus | Set | Isis | Nephthys | Anubis | Sobek | Bast | Thoth | Serapis | Ptah | Nekhbet | Wadjet | Babi | Tefnut | Tawaret | Khepri | Khnum | Neith | Khonsu | Sekhmet | Hathor | Serqet | Shezmu | Hapi
Demons and Magical Creatures: Ammit the Devourer | Bau | Bloodstained Blade | Criosphinx | Carriers | Face of Horror | Griffin | Uraeus | Serpopard | Switchblade Demons | Tjesu heru | Petsuchos
Other: House of Life | Magic | Magician | Kane Family
Related Content: Rick Riordan | List of Terms | The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide | Brooklyn House Magician's Manual | Film Series | Mythomagic, Inc | Netflix
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