The Minish Cap: The Dragon’s Scroll

 The Dragon’s Scroll

Tiger Scrolls: The eight tiger scrolls record the new fighting moves taught to Link by the Blade Brothers. After Link has learned the move from a Blade Brother, he receives the scroll to represent his learning and allow him to review what special moves he has mastered. 

This scroll is said to contain the secrets to limitless power. It was inked by a temple master who transcended their mortal form upon completing the scroll. The scroll was left with the cryptic instruction to only be given to the dragon warrior, a presumed mythic figure of a long-ignored prophecy.

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Wind Waker: A scroll of occult magic.

 A scroll of occult magic.

Ghost Ship Chart: This unique special chart allows Link to track the location of the ghost ship that sails the Great Sea. It will also allow him to board the Ghost Ship to earn a priceless treasure. Link can only find the chart at the end of a maze filled with floormasters eager to pull Link back to the beginning of the maze.

A scroll of occult magic from an ancient library. Occult mages uncover forgotten or forbidden truths and contact ancient uncaring beings to discover means of controlling the natural flow of magic. To pursue occult power is to trust your research to keep you from the darkest truths or trust your willpower to stay sane facing the naked truths not meant for mortal kind.

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This is the last of the five scrolls of magic. Each represents a different source that mages may draw their power from.

A little more than a week left of Drewly.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wind Waker: A scroll of primal magic.

A scroll of primal magic.

Tingle's Chart: There are exceptional charts among the special charts. Two of these charts are given to you directly from Tingle to celebrate your heroism. The first shows the exact location of Tingle Island and the second shows the locations of all eight Triforce charts. 

A scroll of primal magic painted onto an animal hide. Primal magic demands that the user attunes themself to the rhythms of nature to call forth its innate power to work magic. Often primal mages spend long spans meditating in the wilderness to connect to the primal source, but others contain an animal magnetism that naturally resonates with the font, and in rare cases, exhaustive observations have allowed the exceptionally clever to tap the primal power.

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I’m not sure this is a great drawing, but I really like the concept of a scroll of magic being inked into an animal hide. Seems more thematically appropriate than a druid carrying a bunch of parchment in scroll tubes.

More wands next week as Drewly 2023 continues.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wind Waker: A scroll of technomancy.

A scroll of technomancy.

Special Chart: These charts show the locations of people, places, monsters, and things of note in the Great Sea. Like most charts in Wind Waker, Link can earn, buy, win, or find them in all sorts of places during his adventures.

A scroll of techno-magic from the burgeoning field of magi-tech. Techno-magic seeks to use the raw processing power of computers to democratize magic to anyone with access to a computer. At least that is the goal, right now only the most powerful supercomputers can begin to control the flow of magic to cast spells.

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Magi-tech, hex tech, arcano-tech, almost sufficiently advanced technology, whatever you want to call it, I’m not the first person to say that technology might be used to do magical things.

Drewly is in full swing which is why you’ve gotten so many item cards from me this month. There’s more to come so check back in daily. 

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wind Waker: A scroll of divine magic.

 Wind Waker: A scroll of divine magic.

Triforce Chart: Similar to the treasure charts, the Triforce charts mark the location of a shard of the Triforce of Courage. Link must conquer a challenge to earn each of the charts, but he cannot read them on his own. He must take them to Tingle to have them deciphered for a steep fee. Once translated, the location of a shard is marked on Link’s map.

A divine scroll of magic intertwines spells and scripture to help the faithful channel magic. Divine casters use their faith in higher powers or divine ideals to direct the flow of magic into their spells. Some choose to study divine magic through long hours of memorizing holy texts, some seek clarity through meditation, and some rely solely on their personal connection to the divine.

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The magical scrolls miniseries continues. Look for all five over the course of the next few weeks with plenty of other items sprinkled throughout as I attempt to post daily for Drewly 2023.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wind Waker: A scroll of arcane magic

 Wind Waker: A scroll of arcane magic.

Treasure Chart: Scattered through the Great Sea are these treasure maps that Link can find, earn, win, buy, or just be given during his adventures. Each chart highlights a specific treasure somewhere in the Great Sea with a pillar of light that disappears when Link finds the treasure.

An arcane scroll of magic written in a magical cipher. Arcane schools of magic rely on exhausting hours of study and memorization to learn the words and rituals that harness magical energies to the caster’s will. Only those with great intellectual skills or aweinspiring natural talents can hope to excel pursuing arcane mastery of magic.

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This is the start of a new minisereis in the Wind Waker set. I used the five chart/scroll items to draw a set of scrolls from five different schools of magic.

Also coming soon is my annual July art challenge Drewly. I try to post something that I have already drawn every day of July. Watch out for a lot more posts not relating to the Zelda Item Cards project daily during July.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph