Editing Spell Research (section)

== Level VIII Scroll Creation ==
During the [[Ancient Powers]] event, a new crafting system for level VIII spell scroll creation was introduced. Some of these spells were previously available on a small number of quest items, however many are brand new. The components (quills, inks, and glyphs) can be obtained in the highest tier treasure profiles which appears in [[Ancient Powers#Loot Chests:|special chests]] and on creatures that also drop [[Pristine Mana Shards]] on [[Dark Isle]], [[Freebooter Isle]], [[Moarsman City]], and in [[Graveyard]].. Quills may be combined with the Mana Scarabs (which are also the casting scarab for level 8 spells and can be purchased from [[Mana Scarab#Notes|certain vendors]]) in order to craft infused quills. Infused quills may be crafted with inks to create a combination of the two. This combination may then be crafted with a glyph to create a level 8 scroll. All components involved in making a scroll (quill, mana scarab, ink, and glyph) are consumed in the process of successfully making a scroll.

All components may also be traded or sold to a vendor, and the scrolls may likewise be traded or sold to a vendor. If crafting something you expected to work fails, very likely the spell simply does not exist for level 8. '''You will not lose components upon failed crafting, and there is no skill associated with level 8 spell crafting,''' so feel free to experiment safely with the various components and see what you may accomplish! 
=== Steps in Creating a Level VIII Scroll ===

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! Step !! Action !! Result / Notes
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| 1 || {{Icon|Quill of Introspection}} + {{Icon|Mana Scarab}} || {{Icon|Infused Quill of Introspection}}<br><span style="color:green;">The mana scarab infuses the quill with its magical power.</span>
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| 2 || {{Icon|Infused Quill of Introspection}} + {{Icon|Ink of Formation}} || {{Icon|Introspective Quill of Formation}}<br><span style="color:green;">You dip the quill into the magical ink, further empowering it.</span>
|-
| 3 || {{Icon|Introspective Quill of Formation}} + {{Icon|Glyph of Item Enchantment}} || {{Icon|Inscription of Item Enchantment Mastery Self}}<br><span style="color:green;">You trace the rune with your enchanted quill and the pattern of the spell forms before you as a scroll.</span>
|}This produces a tradable scroll which you can then learn as normal.  Level 8 spells last for '''90 minutes''', or up to three hours with [[Augmentations]].

=== Scroll Components ===
In the [[Secrets of the Apostates]] event a new NPC was added to each [[Mana Forge]], the [[Component Exchanger]]. The exchanger will take 1 MMD and any spell component and give a random one in return. There is an equal chance for all components which makes glyphs the most common, inks less common, and quills (at 4) very rare. In contrast the chests appear to factor in the number of scrolls the item is used by, so infliction quills are very common.