Spells & Abilities

Spells come from books, staves and scrolls, in three schools: fire, lightning and magic. The new classes also master their own arts.

All spells #

Mana at spell level 1 for a class with normal mana costs. Spells no book teaches cost no mana.
Spell	School	Mana	Book level	Staff level	Scroll	Magic	Town
Firebolt	Fire	6	1	1	—	15	—
Fire Wall	Fire	28	3	2	Yes	27	—
Inferno	Fire	11	3	2	Yes	20	—
Elemental	Fire	35	8	6	—	68	—
Fireball	Fire	16	8	7	Yes	48	—
Flame Wave	Fire	35	9	8	Yes	54	—
Guardian	Fire	50	9	8	Yes	61	—
Golem	Fire	100	11	9	Yes	81	—
Apocalypse	Fire	—	—	15	Yes	149	—
Charged Bolt	Lightning	6	1	1	—	25	—
Lightning	Lightning	10	4	3	Yes	20	—
Flash	Lightning	30	5	4	Yes	33	—
Chain Lightning	Lightning	30	8	7	Yes	54	—
Healing	Magic	5 + 2 × level	1	1	Yes	17	Yes
Holy Bolt	Magic	7	1	1	—	20	—
Telekinesis	Magic	15	2	2	—	33	—
Town Portal	Magic	35	3	3	Yes	20	—
Mana Shield	Magic	33	6	5	Yes	25	—
Stone Curse	Magic	60	6	5	Yes	51	—
Phasing	Magic	12	7	6	Yes	39	—
Bone Spirit	Magic	24	9	7	—	34	—
Nova	Magic	—	—	10	Yes	87	—
Teleport	Magic	35	14	12	Yes	105	—
Blood Star	Magic	25	14	13	—	70	—
Identify	Magic	—	—	—	Yes	—	Yes
Infravision	Magic	—	—	—	Yes	—	—

How spells work #

Learning and spell levels

Reading a book teaches its spell at level 1, and each further book of the same spell raises it one level, up to 15. Reading one also restores mana equal to the spell's base cost. Every level you know makes the next book of that spell need 20% more Magic (at most 255).

Items with "+ spell levels" add to every spell you cast, and can lift a spell past 15. A spell brought down to level 0 cannot be cast from the book.

Staves and scrolls cost no mana: a staff uses a charge, a scroll is used up. They cast at your own level in that spell, which is 0 if you never read its book, plus your "+ spell levels".

Mana

Each spell's cost drops with its level, never below a minimum (see each spell). Some classes pay a different share of every cost: Rogue × 0.75, Monk × 0.75, Assassin × 0.85; the minimum still holds. The game shows whole points.

Hitting

A spell hits a monster with a chance of Magic + the class bonus − 2 × the monster's level, between 5% and 95% (class bonus: Warrior 50, Rogue 50, Sorcerer 70, Monk 50, Necromancer 70, Druid 60, Assassin 50). A monster turned to stone is always hit. A monster that resists the damage type takes a quarter of the damage; one that is immune takes none (resistances).

Where books and staves come from

The book level and staff level are measured like dungeon depth. Items on the floor and in chests use the depth they lie on, a monster's drop uses half of the monster's level, and Sabine's shop uses the deepest depth you have reached plus 2 (from 6 to 16). A book can hold any spell whose book level is that high or lower; a staff can hold any spell whose staff level is. Three staves in four carry a spell; the fourth gets ordinary magic powers instead.

A book sells for the gold shown with it. A staff gets its charges at random between the two numbers shown.

In town and in other shapes

In Hollowmere only Healing and Identify can be cast, besides the Warrior's and Sorcerer's class skills and the Monk's Search. A Druid in wolf or bear form casts no book, staff or scroll spells. While a Necromancer's Blood Ritual lasts, book spells cost life instead of mana and Healing cannot be cast from the book.

The spell tables assume character level 20 and 100 Magic where those matter. "Raised by the spell level" means the base grows by one eighth per spell level, rounded down each time.

Fire spells #

Fire spells come in red books.

Firebolt #

FireFire damage

A bolt of fire flies at the target and strikes the first monster in its way. It flies faster at higher spell levels.

Mana: 6, 1 less every 2 spell levels above 1, at least 3
Book: book level 1, 1,000 gold
Staff: staff level 1, 40–80 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 15 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Magic / 8 + spell level + 1 to Magic / 8 + spell level + 10 fire damage.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Damage
1	6	14–23
5	4	18–27
10	3	23–32
15	3	28–37

Fire Wall #

FireFire damage

A wall of fire rises across the target spot, at right angles to your aim, and burns for 8 × (spell level + 1) seconds.

Everything standing in it takes fire damage on every tick, you included. Monsters will not walk into it unless they are immune to fire.

Mana: 28, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 16
Book: book level 3, 6,000 gold
Staff: staff level 2, 8–16 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Fire Wall, 400 gold, needs 17 Magic
Magic needed: 27 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Per tick: (character level + 2 + two dice of 0–9) / 8 fire damage, rolled for each part of the wall. That is 20 times as much per second.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Per second	Burns for
1	28	55–100	16 s
5	20	55–100	48 s
10	16	55–100	88 s
15	16	55–100	128 s

Inferno #

FireFire damage

A short jet of fire toward the target: three flames, one tile apart, that burn for 1, 1.25 and 1.5 seconds. Whatever stands in a flame takes fire damage on every tick.

Mana: 11, 1 less per spell level above 1, at least 6
Book: book level 3, 2,000 gold
Staff: staff level 2, 20–40 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Inferno, 100 gold, needs 19 Magic
Magic needed: 20 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Per tick: (12 × N + 24) / 64, where N is a die of 0 to character level − 1 plus a coin (0 or 1), rolled for each flame. That is 20 times as much per second.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Per second
1	11	7.5–82.5
5	7	7.5–82.5
10	6	7.5–82.5
15	6	7.5–82.5

Elemental #

FireFire damage

A fire elemental flies to the target spot, then turns toward the nearest monster within 19 tiles with a clear path.

The monster it reaches takes the full damage, and the explosion then burns the 3 × 3 tiles around it for 1/64 of that damage on each of 14 ticks.

Mana: 35, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 20
Book: book level 8, 10,500 gold
Staff: staff level 6, 20–60 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 68 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Half of a Fireball: (2 × (character level + two dice of 0–9) + 4, raised by the spell level) / 2, as fire damage.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Damage
1	35	24–45
5	27	38–71
10	20	66–126
15	20	118–226

Fireball #

FireFire damage

A ball of fire flies at the target and explodes on the first monster or wall it meets, or where its flight ends.

The monster it strikes is hit by the ball and again by the blast; the blast also hits everything in the 3 × 3 tiles around it, except behind walls. It flies faster at higher spell levels.

Mana: 16, 1 less per spell level above 1, at least 10
Book: book level 8, 8,000 gold
Staff: staff level 7, 40–80 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Fireball, 300 gold, needs 31 Magic
Magic needed: 48 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: 2 × (character level + two dice of 0–9) + 4, raised by the spell level, as fire damage.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Damage
1	16	49–90
5	12	76–142
10	10	133–253
15	10	236–452

Flame Wave #

FireFire damage

A wave of fire rolls away from you toward the target until it reaches walls, burning every monster it passes through.

It is (spell level / 2 + 2) × 2 + 1 tiles wide.

Mana: 35, 3 less per spell level above 1, at least 20
Book: book level 9, 10,000 gold
Staff: staff level 8, 20–40 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Flame Wave, 650 gold, needs 29 Magic
Magic needed: 54 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Character level + 1 to character level + 10 fire damage per monster.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Damage	Width
1	35	21–30	5 tiles
5	23	21–30	9 tiles
10	20	21–30	15 tiles
15	20	21–30	19 tiles

Guardian #

FireFire damage

Raises a guardian near the target spot. Every 0.8 seconds it shoots a Firebolt at a monster within 6 tiles that it can see.

It lasts (spell level + character level / 2) × 0.8 seconds, at least 1.5 and at most 24 seconds.

Mana: 50, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 30
Book: book level 9, 14,000 gold
Staff: staff level 8, 16–32 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Guardian, 950 gold, needs 47 Magic
Magic needed: 61 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Each bolt: character level / 2 + 1 + a die of 0–9, raised by the spell level, as fire damage.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Bolt damage	Lasts
1	50	12–22	8.8 s
5	42	16–33	12 s
10	32	27–57	16 s
15	30	46–102	20 s

Golem #

Fire

Summons a golem near the target spot that fights beside you until it is destroyed. Casting it again while your golem stands destroys it instead.

Mana: 100, 6 less per spell level above 1, at least 60
Book: book level 11, 18,000 gold
Staff: staff level 9, 16–32 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Golem, 1,100 gold, needs 51 Magic
Magic needed: 81 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Life 10 × spell level + 2/3 of your maximum mana; armor 25; chance to hit 5 × (spell level + 8) + 2 × character level; damage 2 × (spell level + 4) to 2 × (spell level + 8).

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Life	To hit	Damage
1	100	10 + ⅔ of max mana	85%	10–18
5	76	50 + ⅔ of max mana	105%	18–26
10	60	100 + ⅔ of max mana	130%	28–36
15	60	150 + ⅔ of max mana	155%	38–46

Apocalypse #

FirePhysical damage

A blast strikes every monster around you, in a square reaching about 8 tiles in each direction, one after another.

The damage is rolled once per cast and is physical, so no monster resists it.

Mana: None: cast from staves and scrolls
Book: None
Staff: staff level 15, 8–12 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Apocalypse, 2,000 gold, needs 117 Magic
Magic needed: 149 for the staff
In town: No
Effect: Character level + (character level) dice of 0–5: from character level to 6 × character level.

No book teaches it, so its spell level is 0 plus your "+ spell levels". At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Damage
0	20–120
1	20–120
2	20–120
3	20–120

Lightning spells #

Lightning spells come in blue books.

Charged Bolt #

LightningLightning damage

Releases (spell level / 2 + 4) sparks that wander toward the target. Each spark that touches a monster strikes it once.

Mana: 6 at every spell level
Book: book level 1, 1,000 gold
Staff: staff level 1, 40–80 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 25 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: 1 to Magic / 4 lightning damage per spark.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Per spark	Sparks
1	6	1–25	4
5	6	1–25	6
10	6	1–25	9
15	6	1–25	11

Lightning #

LightningLightning damage

A bolt races toward the target and on until a wall stops it, leaving a crackling trail.

Each tile of the trail crackles for (spell level / 2 + 6) ticks and strikes whatever stands on it on every one of those ticks.

Mana: 10, 1 less per spell level above 1, at least 6
Book: book level 4, 3,000 gold
Staff: staff level 3, 20–60 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Lightning, 150 gold
Magic needed: 20 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: 2 to character level + 2 lightning damage per strike.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Per strike	Trail lasts
1	10	2–22	6 ticks
5	6	2–22	8 ticks
10	6	2–22	11 ticks
15	6	2–22	13 ticks

Flash #

LightningMagic damage

A burst of light around you. For 19 ticks (about a second) every monster on the eight tiles around you takes damage on each tick, and nothing can hurt you.

Mana: 30, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 16
Book: book level 5, 7,500 gold
Staff: staff level 4, 20–40 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Flash, 500 gold, needs 21 Magic
Magic needed: 33 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: X = character level + 1 plus (character level + 1) dice of 0–19, raised by the spell level, then by half again; it is rolled once for the row of tiles above you and once for the rest. Each tick deals X / 64 magic damage, so all 19 ticks deal 19 × X / 64.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	All 19 ticks
1	30	10–210
5	22	15–336
10	16	26–604
15	16	46–1087

Chain Lightning #

LightningLightning damage

Lightning leaps from you: one bolt toward the target and one toward every monster within (spell level + 3) tiles, at most 18.

Each bolt behaves like Lightning: its trail strikes whatever stands in it.

Mana: 30, 1 less per spell level above 1, at least 18
Book: book level 8, 11,000 gold
Staff: staff level 7, 20–60 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Chain Lightning, 750 gold, needs 35 Magic
Magic needed: 54 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: 2 to character level + 2 lightning damage per strike.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Per strike	Reach
1	30	2–22	4 tiles
5	26	2–22	8 tiles
10	21	2–22	13 tiles
15	18	2–22	18 tiles

Magic spells #

Magic spells come in grey books.

Healing #

Magic

Restores life at once. It can be cast in town.

Each class multiplies the amount: Warrior × 2, Rogue × 1.5, Sorcerer × 1, Monk × 2, Necromancer × 1.5, Druid × 1.5, Assassin × 1.5.

Mana: 5 + 2 × character level, 3 less per spell level above 1, at least 1
Book: book level 1, 1,000 gold
Staff: staff level 1, 20–40 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Healing, 50 gold
Magic needed: 17 for the book or staff
In town: Yes
Effect: 1 + character level + spell level to 10 + 4 × character level + 6 × spell level, times the class factor.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Heals (factor 1)
1	45	22–96
5	33	26–120
10	18	31–150
15	3	36–180

Holy Bolt #

MagicPhysical damage

A bolt of holy light that harms only the undead, and Vorthax. Other monsters are unharmed.

Its damage is physical, so nothing resists it. It flies faster at higher spell levels.

Mana: 7, 1 less per spell level above 1, at least 3
Book: book level 1, 1,000 gold
Staff: staff level 1, 40–80 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 20 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: Character level + 9 to character level + 18 damage.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Damage
1	7	29–38
5	3	29–38
10	3	29–38
15	3	29–38

Telekinesis #

Magic

From a distance: opens a door, chest or other object (not breakable ones such as barrels), knocks a monster back a step, or picks up an item.

Mana: 15, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 8
Book: book level 2, 2,500 gold
Staff: staff level 2, 20–40 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 33 for the book or staff
In town: No

Spell level	Mana
1	15
5	8
10	8
15	8

Town Portal #

Magic

Opens a portal home to Hollowmere near the target spot. A portal in town leads back. Only one of your portals is open at a time.

It cannot be cast in town.

Mana: 35, 3 less per spell level above 1, at least 18
Book: book level 3, 3,000 gold
Staff: staff level 3, 8–12 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Town Portal, 200 gold
Magic needed: 20 for the book or staff
In town: No

Spell level	Mana
1	35
5	23
10	18
15	18

Mana Shield #

Magic

While it lasts, the damage you take drains your mana instead of your life. When your mana runs out, the shield breaks and the rest of the blow hits your life.

Each level of it you have read from books (up to 7) also cuts the damage: by 1/21 at level 1, 1/18 at level 2 and so on, up to 1/3 at level 7. Cast from a scroll you never read, it cuts nothing.

It lasts until it breaks or you change level, and it cannot be cast while it is up.

Mana: 33 at every spell level
Book: book level 6, 16,000 gold
Staff: staff level 5, 4–10 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Mana Shield, 1,200 gold
Magic needed: 25 for the book or staff
In town: No

Spell level	Mana
1	33
5	33
10	33
15	33

Stone Curse #

Magic

The monster nearest the target spot (within 5 tiles of it) turns to stone. It cannot act, and every blow or missile aimed at it hits.

A monster that dies while turned to stone shatters. Vorthax is immune, and a monster already of stone cannot be cursed again.

Mana: 60, 3 less per spell level above 1, at least 40
Book: book level 6, 12,000 gold
Staff: staff level 5, 8–16 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Stone Curse, 800 gold, needs 33 Magic
Magic needed: 51 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: (spell level + 6) × 0.8 seconds, at most 12 seconds.

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Lasts
1	60	5.6 s
5	48	8.8 s
10	40	12 s
15	40	12 s

Phasing #

Magic

Teleports you to a random free tile 4 to 6 tiles away along both axes of the map (a diagonal hop).

Mana: 12, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 4
Book: book level 7, 3,500 gold
Staff: staff level 6, 40–80 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Phasing, 200 gold, needs 25 Magic
Magic needed: 39 for the book or staff
In town: No

Spell level	Mana
1	12
5	4
10	4
15	4

Bone Spirit #

MagicMagic damage

A spirit flies to the target spot, then seeks the nearest monster within 19 tiles with a clear path and takes a third of its current life.

A monster resistant to magic loses a quarter of that, one immune to magic nothing. Casting it also costs 6 life.

Mana: 24, 1 less per spell level above 1, at least 12
Book: book level 9, 11,500 gold
Staff: staff level 7, 20–60 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 34 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: One third of the monster's current life, as magic damage.

Spell level	Mana
1	24
5	20
10	15
15	12

Nova #

MagicLightning damage

Thirty-six balls of lightning burst outward from you in a ring. They fly on until they reach walls, striking every monster they pass.

Mana: None: cast from staves and scrolls
Book: None
Staff: staff level 10, 16–32 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Nova, 1,300 gold, needs 57 Magic
Magic needed: 87 for the staff
In town: No
Effect: (character level + 5 + five dice of 0–5) / 2, raised by the spell level, as lightning damage per ball (one roll per cast).

No book teaches it, so its spell level is 0 plus your "+ spell levels". At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Damage
0	12–25
1	13–28
2	14–31
3	15–34

Teleport #

Magic

Teleports you to the target spot, or to the nearest free tile within 5 of it.

Mana: 35, 3 less per spell level above 1, at least 15
Book: book level 14, 20,000 gold
Staff: staff level 12, 16–32 charges
Scroll: Scroll of Teleport, 3,000 gold, needs 81 Magic
Magic needed: 105 for the book or staff
In town: No

Spell level	Mana
1	35
5	23
10	15
15	15

Blood Star #

MagicMagic damage

A star of blood flies at the target. Casting it also costs 5 life.

Mana: 25, 2 less per spell level above 1, at least 14
Book: book level 14, 27,500 gold
Staff: staff level 13, 20–60 charges
Scroll: None
Magic needed: 70 for the book or staff
In town: No
Effect: 3 × spell level + Magic / 2 − Magic / 8 magic damage (no random range).

At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Mana	Damage
1	25	41
5	17	53
10	14	68
15	14	83

Identify #

Magic

Choose an item to identify it. It can be used in town. It comes only as a scroll.

Mana: None: cast from scrolls
Book: None
Staff: None
Scroll: Scroll of Identify, 100 gold
In town: Yes

Infravision #

Magic

For a while you see monsters in the dark as red shapes: those out of your sight, behind walls, round corners or beyond your light, and those in sight where your light grows faint.

Only those in sight can be picked out with the cursor. It comes only as a scroll, and a Murky Pool casts it too.

Mana: None: cast from scrolls
Book: None
Staff: None
Scroll: Scroll of Infravision, 600 gold, needs 23 Magic
In town: No
Effect: 1,584 ticks, raised by the spell level (one eighth per level, compounding).

No book teaches it, so its spell level is 0 plus your "+ spell levels". At character level 20 with 100 Magic.
Spell level	Lasts
0	79.2 s
1	89.1 s
2	100.2 s
3	112.7 s

Class skills #

The Warrior, Rogue and Sorcerer each have a class skill. It is cast like a spell but costs nothing.

Item Repair #

Warrior class skill · free · usable in town

Choose a worn or carried item to repair it, for free, anywhere (also in town). Each repair step restores level to 2 × level − 1 durability but permanently takes max(1, maximum durability / (level + 9)) from the item's maximum. Steps repeat until the item is whole.

If the maximum durability reaches 0, the item falls apart.

Trap Disarm #

Rogue class skill · free · not in town

Choose a trapped door, chest or other object. The trap is disarmed if a roll from 0 to 99 is at most 2 × Dexterity − 5 × depth. You then open the object as usual. It cannot be used in town.

The Rogue also senses traps: a trapped object shows "Trapped" in its name when hovered.

Staff Recharge #

Sorcerer class skill · free · usable in town

Choose a staff to recharge it, for free, anywhere (also in town). It rolls a strength from 1 to level / the spell's staff level; each step then adds that many charges and permanently removes one maximum charge, until the staff is full.

Sabine recharges staves for gold without lowering the maximum.

Class arts #

The Monk, Necromancer, Druid and Assassin learn five arts each, at levels 1, 6, 12, 18 and 24, without books. An art's level is 1 + (character level − the level it unlocks at) / 3, rounded down, at most 15; "+ spell levels" items and the class items' bonuses add to it. Costs grow with character level, and the Necromancer pays with life. Only Search can be used in town. Each class page has the full rules and numbers by level.

Monk

The High Cloister, in the eastern passes. Monk mana costs are × 0.75.

Art	Level	Cost	Cooldown	What it does
Search	1	Free	—	For (2 × level + 10 × art level + 245) ticks, every item lying on the level shows on the automap, and the items you can see glint.
Dashing Strike	6	5 + 0.15 per level past 6 mana	1 s	Dash in a straight line to a monster up to 6 tiles away and strike it for (100 + 10 × art level)% of a normal blow, with +25% chance to hit.
Exploding Palm	12	4.8 + 0.12 per level past 12 mana	—	A melee strike. If it hits, the monster bleeds for 6 seconds, losing (25 + 5 × art level)% of the blow's damage every second.
Mantra of Conviction	18	15 + 0.3 per level past 18 mana	—	For 30 seconds, monsters within 4 tiles of you take (10 + 2 × art level)% more damage from every source: your blows, your spells and missiles, and your minions.
Seven-Sided Strike	24	25 + 0.5 per level past 24 mana	8 s	7 blows, each for (100 + 10 × art level)% of a normal blow, spread over the monsters within 5 tiles that you can see. With fewer monsters, each takes more of the blows.

Necromancer

The Mourning Rite, in the southern marshes.

Art	Level	Cost	Cooldown	What it does
Raise Zombie	1	5.5 + 0.167 per level past 3 life	—	Raises the corpse of a slain monster within 8 tiles as a zombie (a Drowned Thrall) that guards the spot: it fights monsters near it, then returns. Undead corpses will not rise.
Raise Skeleton	6	9.4 + 0.2 per level past 6 life	1 s	A skeleton warrior (a Grave Soldier) climbs out of the ground beside you and follows you, also to other levels, until it is destroyed. No corpse is needed.
Corpse Explosion	12	14 + 0.5 per level past 15 life	—	A corpse within 8 tiles bursts. Every monster in the 3 × 3 tiles around it takes 40–60% (+2.5% per level past 15) of the dead monster's maximum life as physical damage, one roll for all of them.
Bone Spear	18	6 + 0.4 per level past 18 life	—	A spear of bone flies until it hits a wall, piercing every monster in its line once for (6–12) + (4–6) × art level + Vitality / 5 damage.
Blood Ritual	24	10% of your current life	—	For 30 minutes your maximum life rises by 25% (+2.5% per level past 26), book spells cost life instead of mana, and your arts cost half.

Druid

The Elder Grove, in the northern fells.

Art	Level	Cost	Cooldown	What it does
Werewolf	1	10 + 0.2 per level mana (returning to human form is free)	—	Take the wolf's shape: +20% maximum life, +20 to hit, +25% walking speed and quicker blows (an 11-frame attack). Your damage bonus becomes level × (Strength + Dexterity) / 150.
Spirit Wolf	6	15 + 0.3 per level past 6 mana	—	A spirit wolf appears at the spot you aim at (when it is in sight and within 6 tiles; otherwise beside you) and follows you everywhere until it is slain. You can keep 1, plus 1 every 6 levels past 6, at most 4.
Werebear	12	15 + 0.3 per level past 12 mana (returning to human form is free)	—	Take the bear's shape: +50% maximum life, +(20 + 2 × level) armor, heavy blows (an 18-frame attack) and a 25% chance that a melee hit knocks the monster back. Your damage bonus becomes level × Strength / 75.
Tornado	18	4 + 0.2 per level past 18 mana	—	A whirlwind wanders toward the target for 2 seconds, or until a wall stops it, striking each monster in its path once for (6–12) + (3–6) × art level + Magic / 8 physical damage.
Hurricane	24	25 + 0.6 per level past 24 mana	—	For 20 seconds a storm rages around you. Every 0.5 seconds each monster within 3 tiles and in line of sight takes (2–4) + (1–2) × art level cold damage and is slowed by 30%.

Assassin

The Order of Knives, hunters of magi gone rotten. Assassin mana costs are × 0.85.

Art	Level	Cost	Cooldown	What it does
Stealth	1	Free	5 s	Only when no monster within 5 tiles can see you. For 13 seconds (+0.5 per level past 1), monsters ignore you unless they stand next to you or you strike them; you walk 20% slower.
Maleficent Strike	6	2.4 + 0.075 per level past 6 mana	—	A melee strike with +12% chance to hit (+1 per level past 6) and +10% damage (+0.5% per level past 6), plus 1% damage per 10 Dexterity.
Narcosis	12	14 + 0.57 per level past 12 mana	8 s, 0.05 s less per level past 15	Throw a bomb at a spot up to 5 tiles away (it stops short of walls). It bursts over the 3 × 3 tiles there for (7–14) + (1–3) per 2 levels past 12 fire damage, and stuns everything caught in it for 2.1 seconds (+0.07 per level past 12), even monsters immune to fire.
Fanaticism	18	2.4 + 0.084 per level past 18 mana	—	A melee strike that builds stacks. Each hit adds one, up to 4 (one more per 50 Dexterity). Stacks last 5 seconds and every hit renews them.
Dragon Flight	24	20 + 2 per level past 26 mana	8 s	Appear behind a monster within 8 tiles that you can see (there must be free ground behind or beside it) and strike with +30% chance to hit and +120% damage (+20% per level past 26).

The game's spell table also lists Doom Serpents, Invisibility, Rage, Etherealize, Resurrect and Heal Other. No book, staff or scroll carries them in this single-player game.