The Schaphitas

"Just put your hand in and the magic will do the rest"

- Ashley talking about the Schaphitas The Schaphitas is a large brass bowl at the Academy used to extract one's magical potential and determine their type. It is colloquially referred to as "the bowl" and is used by any member of the Academy who does not yet know their magical type.

Uses
The Schaphitas is used by placing one's hand below the rim. After a certain amount of time, said person's magical type will be revealed as the bowl extracts their magic. It is unknown how this phenomenon occurs.

Pre-ASFS
Not much is known about The Schaphitas or its creation, other than the fact that it was brought to the academy at some point.

ASFS
Ashley brings Mary to the bowl and demonstrates its power by placing her hand in the bowl herself, making her produce dirt. Mary then does the same and she learns that she is a water mage.

Trivia

 * "Schaphitas" is a mixture of the Latin words "Schaphium" and "Veritas", meaning "bowl" and "truth" respectively