Schleier

Draws a veil — hide, blur, mute, or soft-separate what should not be plainly seen.

How it works

Schleier is soft opacity. It does not erase so much as make looking expensive. In stacks it cloaks Faden, muffles Hall, and lets Hohl pockets go unnoticed. Fictionally Schleier thrives in half-light and crowded attention; under hard scrutiny it thins. Push it too far and it becomes a blindfold you wear too.

Combines well with: Spiegel (false face under the veil), Hall (noise elsewhere), Hohl (hide the hollow).

Function in Compositions

Form glyph. Use it when the fiction needs this verb at the center of the declaration, then dress it with school and scale.

Typical 7-9 Risk Signature

7-9: the veil holds for you, but edges fray — someone glimpses, or you lose track of what you hid.

School Affinity Notes

Frequent in Illusionism and Abjuration work, but any school may borrow it when the fiction fits.

Usage Examples

  • You Schleier a bloody sleeve before entering the dean's office.
  • Hide the stain -> Illusionism -> Schleier -> Soft -> appearance, crisis
  • In the stacks you veil a restricted shelf so the librarian's glance slides past.
  • Slide their eyes off the shelf -> Illusionism -> Schleier -> Hard -> infiltrate, library
  • You Schleier the sound of lockpicks while a friend works the service door.
  • Mute the picks -> Illusionism -> Schleier -> Soft -> burglary, support
  • During a duel you veil your casting hand so the opponent misreads the glyph.
  • Hide the hand-signs -> Illusionism -> Schleier -> Hard -> duel, feint
  • You Schleier a spirit's outline so only the medium sees the guest.
  • Veil the guest from the room -> Soul Magic -> Schleier -> Soft -> seance, discretion

See also