How will you handle some of the problems that area effect spells bring to the PvP encounter?
Mages in Athiria will have the ability to create items called Glyphs. They are special focus items that can be given to a player in order to protect them from harmful spells that are cast by the mage that created them. Glyphs can be created that are attuned to the individual caster, the guild of the caster or the city of the caster. If a glyph is created that is attuned to a guild or a city then harmful spells cast from any mage of that guild or city will not affect the holder. The glyph is created like any focus item and has a relatively weak ethereal presence in comparison to other focus items. Glyphs and the aforementioned dialog box warnings should be enough to stop the accidental casting of harmful area effect spells on friendly group members.
