Rue slowly read the message that Rae had sent to the guild.
A wand that needed to withstand extremely pure lightning essence? She could do that, it wasn't that big of a deal to add the runes, and they had a number of Supreme Ranked metals that would be suitable.
Normally, wands and staves were made with wood, but there was no wood that was sufficiently attuned to lightning for the request that Rae had framed.
Creating a metal wand would be a unique experience, as the wand shape had mostly fallen out of favour. The mages didn't actually need one to focus their spells, though it did help to have a focal point to aim ranged spells.
So, many had simply changed to learning sword combat, or staves, instead of the largely decorative wand.
It wasn't a weapon that you could defend yourself with, and it wasn't particularly effective for attacking either. In fact, for the size and shape, most ladies would be just as well off using a hairpin to hold the enchantment.
