Mercury
Alchemy, Alchemical sign
Alchemical shorthand sign standing for mercury; the book offers these as optional flavor or as substitutes for written abbreviations.
From the book
The alchemical sign for mercury, the liquid metal. Scholars will notice how closely the signs for the metals follow the planetary signs; it shares its mark with the planet Mercury.
The alchemical signs are included as optional color, and a player or Game Judge may write them in place of ordinary abbreviations whenever he or she likes.
At a glance
- Meaning
- Mercury
- Category
- Metal
- Glyph (described)
- Horned circle atop a cross (Mercury sign)
Glyph description is an editorial reading of the printed image; meaning is exact.