| Cantrips are the simplest class of magical incantations, almost invariably performing a task that is devoid of any practical value (except perhaps minor amusement) and/or could be accomplished by more mundane means with little difficulty. These are the incantations that are to be mastered by mage apprentices before more complex proper spells and rituals are learned. Unlike rituals, cantrips do not require such preparations as magical circles, and usually don't require material components. On the surface of Sinai, the average cantrip takes about fifteen seconds to cast by the average trained mage. The same cantrip would take four times as long (that is, about one minute) to cast in Rephidim, due to the weaker state of magical energies at that elevation.
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