Spell Set · The Velan Codex

(Idea) A basic set of 22 battle spells and 3 overworld spells, covering attack, defence, healing, assist and control. It keeps the four prototype spells as they are and follows the Story Bible: each faction owns one drawing style, and Evane names are one plain word while Facet names start with a gem-cutting term. Numbers are first guesses, sized against the Training Golem (120 HP, 12 damage every 6 s).

In the prototype: Brace, Mend, Bevel Lash and Prism Snare are now spell data files, since the battle code already handles their effects. They are in the main tab's Spell Book. Prism Snare's "can't attack for 6 s" is a 6 s stagger, and Bevel Lash's shield-piercing does nothing yet, because no enemy has a shield.

At a glance Open page

The Facets get one spell in every role, since each of their spells is hard to draw. The Evane cover every role between their five factions, so an Evane player has to learn from more than one faction to get a full kit.

Faction (style)	Attack	Defence	Healing	Assist	Control
Wardens of Measure (mirrored, hard corners)	Tally	Brace			Repel
Tenders (mirrored, smooth curves)	Coil, Wither		Mend, Root
Keepers of the Hour (mirrored, loops)	Toll			Hasten	Linger
Still Choir (mirrored, tiny slow strokes)			Calm	Echo	Hush
Waymakers (parallel)	Gale, Squall	Drift		Tailwind
Facets (asymmetric)	Bevel Lash	Facet Seal	Table Mend	Crown Surge	Prism Snare

In the tables below, a mirrored spell's shape is the right thumb's stroke and the left thumb draws its mirror image. On a parallel spell both thumbs draw the same stroke. Facet spells give each thumb's stroke. "Outward" means toward that thumb's screen edge, as in the Spell Book.

Attack Open page

Five ways to hurt: a quick hit (Gale), a heavy hit (Coil), several small hits (Squall), damage over time (Wither) and a delayed blow (Toll). Tally rewards taking hits, and Bevel Lash breaks shields. Coil and Gale are unchanged from the prototype.

Spell	Faction, style	Shape	Size, breath	Effect	Learned
Gale	Waymakers, parallel	Both thumbs: up and to the right, sharp tip, down and to the right	30 mm, 600 ms	15 damage	Act 2, Long Road (taught by Dace)
Coil	Tenders, mirrored	S: start upper right, over the top to the left, down through the middle, round the bottom; no corners	34 mm, 700 ms	24 damage	Act 1, Drowned Steps (whole glyph)
Squall	Waymakers, parallel	Both thumbs: two peaks in a row moving right (an M), three sharp corners	30 mm, 700 ms	3 hits of 6 (18)	Act 2, Waymaker side quest
Wither	Tenders, mirrored	A smooth arch: up from the inner edge, over the top, down at the outer edge	34 mm, 650 ms	5 damage a second for 6 s (30)	Act 2, Greenvault
Tally	Wardens, mirrored	A Z: outward, sharp corner, diagonal down and inward, sharp corner, outward	30 mm, 600 ms	Hits back with half the damage you took in the last 6 s (at least 6)	Act 2, Twinhold
Toll	Keepers, mirrored	One loop clockwise from the top, then a straight tail down, like a bell on its rope	28 mm, 750 ms	35 damage, landing 3 s after the cast	Act 3, the Hour Stair
Bevel Lash	Facets, asymmetric	Left: a triangle, clockwise from the top. Right: one straight stroke down	28 mm, 850 ms	30 damage that ignores shields	Act 2–3, split glyph in the Shardfield

Defence Open page

Three answers to an incoming hit: absorb some of it (Brace), absorb more of it (Facet Seal), or dodge it (Drift). Facet Seal is unchanged from the prototype.

Spell	Faction, style	Shape	Size, breath	Effect	Learned
Brace	Wardens, mirrored	A bracket: outward, sharp corner, down, sharp corner, back inward	30 mm, 600 ms	Shield 15	Act 1, taught by Aske hand over hand (she traces it with you, but doesn't cast)
Drift	Waymakers, parallel	Both thumbs: one straight stroke up and to the right	26 mm, 500 ms	The enemy's next attack within 4 s misses	Act 2, Long Road
Facet Seal	Facets, asymmetric	Left: a circle, counter-clockwise from the top. Right: a square, clockwise from the top-left corner	28 mm, 800 ms	Shield 22	Act 2, split glyph: circle given in Lanternfall, square found in the Shardfield

Drift has the shortest breath in the set on purpose: a dodge is cast in reaction, so it has to be quick.

Healing Open page

A quick heal (Mend), healing over time (Root), a cleanse (Calm) and the strongest heal, which is Facet (Table Mend). That matches the lore: the Tenders heal only what nature would heal, while the Facets put no limit on it.

Spell	Faction, style	Shape	Size, breath	Effect	Learned
Mend	Tenders, mirrored	A cup: down, round the bottom, back up; no corners	34 mm, 650 ms	Heal 20	Act 1, Halfway (taught by a Tender healer)
Root	Tenders, mirrored	A wave: two smooth humps moving outward	36 mm, 700 ms	Heal 4 a second for 8 s (32); can't be staggered meanwhile	Act 2, Greenvault
Calm	Still Choir, mirrored	One short, slow stroke straight outward	12 mm, 900 ms	Clears every harmful effect on you, then heal 8	Act 2, Hushfold
Table Mend	Facets, asymmetric	Left: a circle, counter-clockwise from the top. Right: one straight stroke outward	28 mm, 850 ms	Heal 30 and clear one harmful effect	Act 2, Lanternfall (taught; Facets give it to anyone)

Assist Open page

Assist spells make the next casts better rather than doing anything themselves. Hasten is the one that matters most for mastery: a longer breath window leaves room for longer composites.

Spell	Faction, style	Shape	Size, breath	Effect	Learned
Tailwind	Waymakers, parallel	Both thumbs: a check mark, a short stroke down and to the right, then a long one up and to the right	28 mm, 600 ms	Your next 2 casts get +25% power	Act 2, Waymaker side quest
Echo	Still Choir, mirrored	A tiny arc, top to bottom, bulging outward	14 mm, 900 ms	Recasts your previous spell at half power	Act 2, Hushfold (taught by Wen)
Hasten	Keepers, mirrored	A spiral from the centre outward, one and a half turns clockwise	28 mm, 750 ms	Breath window +40% for 12 s	Act 3, the Hour Stair
Crown Surge	Facets, asymmetric	Left: a W, down and up twice, moving outward. Right: a circle, clockwise from the top	28 mm, 850 ms	Costs you 15 HP; your next cast gets +60% power	Act 3, warp-born glyph

Crown Surge is the Facet way in miniature: more power than any Evane assist, paid for by the caster.

Control Open page

Control spells work on the enemy's clock: knock it back (Repel), slow it (Linger), silence its special attacks (Hush), or stop it outright (Prism Snare). Repel is unchanged from the prototype.

Spell	Faction, style	Shape	Size, breath	Effect	Learned
Repel	Wardens, mirrored	An L: straight down, hard corner, then outward	32 mm, 600 ms	10 damage; enemy staggered 2.5 s	Starts learned (the door-mark)
Hush	Still Choir, mirrored	One short, slow stroke straight down	12 mm, 900 ms	Silences the enemy for 8 s: no spells or special attacks	Act 2, Hushfold (taught by Wen)
Linger	Keepers, mirrored	Two loops, one below the other, drawn top to bottom	30 mm, 800 ms	Enemy attacks come 50% slower for 12 s	Act 3, the Hour Stair
Prism Snare	Facets, asymmetric	Left: a square, clockwise from the top-left corner. Right: a triangle, clockwise from the top	28 mm, 900 ms	8 damage; the enemy can't attack for 6 s	Act 3, split glyph

Overworld Open page

Three spells cast outside battle, to open the world rather than fight in it.

Spell	Faction, style	Shape	Effect
Listen	Still Choir, mirrored	One short, slow stroke straight up	Shows hidden glyph fragments nearby for 20 s
Bloom	Tenders, mirrored	A small hook curling inward	Clears overgrowth and opens vine-locked doors
Ford	Waymakers, parallel	Both thumbs: one long stroke to the right	Crosses a river or a gap marked for it

Composites Open page

Any two learned spells can be threaded into one stroke; their effects apply in order. Pairs that work well together:

Hush into Toll: the enemy is silenced while the delayed blow lands.
Linger into Wither: a slower enemy takes more of the damage over time between its attacks.
Mend into Echo: heal 20, then heal 10 more.
Tailwind into Bevel Lash: the biggest single hit in the set.
Brace into Coil: a mirrored defence into a mirrored attack, the easiest thread to learn on.

What the code would need Open page

Today a spell's data has damage, shield and staggerSeconds. This set adds:

Healing: instant heal, heal over time, cleanse.
Damage: multiple hits, damage over time, delayed damage, damage that ignores shields, damage scaled by recent damage taken.
Enemy effects: silence, slowed attacks, no attacks for a time.
Player effects: dodge the next attack, breath bonus, power bonus on the next casts, HP cost, recast the previous spell.
Overworld casting, outside battle.

Open questions Open page

Should Facet spells hit harder than Evane spells because they are harder to draw, or be equal but different?
Is 22 battle spells the right size for a basic set, or should each faction start smaller?
Player HP isn't defined yet; heal amounts depend on it.
Several shapes may be confused by the recognizer and need a check on device: the Keepers' loops (Toll, Hasten, Linger), the Still Choir's short strokes (Hush, Calm, Listen), and Gale against Squall.
Which of these should become spell data files in the prototype first?