Like people, different wands have different personalities. These personalities are largely a result of the elementals, phases, and genders of the wand's individual components. Combined with the gender and skill of the mage wielding the wand, these magical characteristics largely determine which types of spells are strengthened and focused the most. Based on the wand maker's choices of materials, the resulting wand can end up with a personality that can vary from the very simple to the highly ...