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DIP, FOCI, FOCUS

A focus is an object imbued with powerful magic and bound to its owner. Several kinds of foci are rumoured to exist, each endowed with different powers. A warrior might prefer a focus which enhances his battle prowess or weakens his enemies, a sorcerer could instead focus on his arcane arts or on healing.

Certain focus powers are constantly active; others must be explicitly called upon, through use <item> <target>. The target can be oneself, someone else, or on an entire group.

Foci are created by casting create focus on the appropriate material component. If the ceremony is performed in the right place and in the right way, the vessel must also be enchanted and blessed. When all is done correctly the foci is bound to the caster.

People cannot own more than one focus at any given time: old foci will lose their powers whenever a new focus is created.

Creating some of the foci requires to dip a component into one of the pools on Tol Eressëa or in Valinor.

What is MUME?

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-earth, is a multiplayer text-based online game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the epic wars of the late Third Age between the forces of the Dark Lord and the armies of the Free peoples. MUME is completely at no cost and has been continuously running, expanded, and remastered by a community of volunteers since 1991.

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