Unreadable Magic

Effect

Magical writing or inscriptions were often deciphered, making them appear as gibberish. A caster used this spell to scramble magical writing found in books, scrolls or other objects. Afterwards, the caster was able to hide the magical writing on the targeted object without re-casting the spell. The reverse of this spell, Readable magic, was used to decipher magical writing or inscriptions. This allowed anyone to read the writing, even if unreadable magic was cast on the object. The decipher lasted until the spell expired

Components

In addition to verbal and somatic components, the spell required a material component or a focus, a non-transparent crystal or mineral prism.

Inscription

According to the Book of the Silver Talon, the ingredients for the ink used to inscribe read magic into spellbooks were: one ounce of giant squid sepia, one large sapphire, a drop of blood from the writer, a pinch of earth, a sprinkle of water and either one powdered carbuncle, a large rock crystal, the eye of an eagle, two eyes of a falcon or fist-sized blue quartz.

The rocks and gems had to be powdered with a mortar and combined with the blood, water, and earth. This mixture was heated in a crucible at night when the Tears of Selûne were visible at night. Once cooled, it was mixed with the sepia and stored in a vial or other container.