Spells and Potions of Quendor (Chronology of Quendor)

Spells

Spells in boldface are known to be too powerful to gnusto.

The Zork Grand Website held a Spell‐ing Contest to come up with your own Zorky spells. My entry, popeil (scramble an egg while it’s still inside its shell), won third prize.

Name	Description	Category	Cubes of Influence	Source
aimfiz	transport caster to someone else’s location * A book in ZGI refers to a teleportation spell called aimfix, probably a typo for this spell. * See zifmia.			Sorcerer (moldy scroll)
bayala	deform body Particularly reprehensible are reports of Sorcerers casting body‐deforming spells like BAYALA or MUSDEX on an unwilling partner to satisfy a personal preference. Spells and the Single Sorcerer, Wilbar Memboob If you continue to lose after he [or she] re‐turns [sic], the authors suggest a mild Bayala spell of bodily deformation, to remove the opponents [sic] hands in the altogether [sic], so that though he or she might object somewhat strenuously to your cheating, ultimately, his [or her] hands will be tied. Or simply grafted to his [or her] head. How to Win at Double Fanucci * See musdex.			Sorcerer magazine, ZGI (Fanucci book)
beburtt	create the illusion of inclement weather	High		ZGI
bittyjoo	make lies undetectable (and vaporize chocolate)			Zork Nemesis journal
blorb	safely protect a small object as though in a strong box			Enchanter
blorple	explore an object’s mystic connections			Spellbreaker, Frobozz Magic Support (unofficial)
boor***uil	cause teeth to fall out?			Zork Nemesis journal
booznik	reverse spells in spellbook * RtZ:AS erroneously puts this spell in a spellbook.	Deep		ZGI, RtZ:AS (unofficial)
borch	put insects to sleep * Obsolete. See espnis.			Zork ⅠⅠⅠ report
caskly	cause perfection		Change, Connectivity	Spellbreaker (stained scroll), Balances (unofficial)
cleesh	change a creature into a small amphibian			Enchanter (damp scroll), RtZ:AS (unofficial)
conbak	build strong bodies 12 different ways			Sorcerer magazine
dabhhu	ensure complete obedience (for one hour)			Zork Nemesis journal
dratsay	willfully avoid sending spirit through time * Boozniked yastard. I would have expected it to send a spirit back to its own time.	Middle		ZGI
drilbo	strip a floor of yellowed wax * See egdelp.			Zork ⅠⅠⅠ report
eliwran	deactivate time tunnels * Boozniked narwile.	Middle		ZGI
espnis	sleep		Mind, Death	Spellbreaker (dusty scroll), SpiritWrak (folded scroll)
exex	make things move with greater speed			Enchanter (stained scroll)
faift	change appearance to look younger			Sorcerer magazine
filfre	create gratuitous fireworks Balances errs in making this gnustoable.			Enchanter (purple scroll), Balances (unofficial) (worthless scroll)
fizmo	cause stopped‐up pipes to unclog			Enchanter history
foblub	glue audience to seats			Sorcerer magazine, SpiritWrak (dusty scroll)
fripple	erect a magic barrier around a town? keep out wild beasts? Just yesterday, one of my men was attacked and badly wounded by a troop of rat‐ants. They’d slipped the bounds set down by a ‘fripple’ spell somehow.			Spellbreaker
frolg	tie knots * Boozniked glorf.	Deep		ZGI
frotz	cause something to give off light		Change, Light	Enchanter trilogy, Balances (unofficial), SpiritWrak (unofficial)
fweep	turn caster into a bat			Sorcerer (soiled scroll)
gaspar	provide for your own resurrection			Sorcerer (shiny scroll), Frobozz Magic Support (unofficial)
gilch	astral travel			Spellbreaker InvisiClues
girgol	stop time			Spellbreaker (flimsy scroll)
ghel‐ooh	suspend subject in a gelatinous substance			Zork Nemesis journal
givans	make a conscious effort to stay out of other bodies * Boozniked snavig. I would have expected it to return a magically transformed creature to its original shape.			ZGI, Frobozz Magic Support (unofficial)
gizgum	predict visits from relatives			Zork ⅠⅠⅠ report
glorf	untie knots * In Enchanter (unlike ZGI), rezrov works on nonmagical knots, obviating the need for this spell.	Deep		ZGI
gloth	fold dough 83 times Do you know how difficult it is to make those yummy butter pastries by hand? When a simple ‘gloth’ spell would fold the dough 83 times it was possible to make a profit, but now ‘gloth’ hardly works, and when it does, it usually folds the dough too often and the butter melts, or it doesn’t come out the right size, or…			Spellbreaker, SpiritWrak (unofficial) (flour‐coated scroll)
gnusto	write a magic spell into a spell book		Change, Earth	Enchanter trilogy
golgatem	create a bridge over a body of water	High		ZGI
golmac	travel temporally			Sorcerer (shimmering scroll), Frobozz Magic Support (unofficial)
gondar	extinguish fire * See radnog.			Enchanter (frayed scroll)
gorch	create ladder?			ZorkQuest #2
grigpo				Sorcerer magazine
guncho	banish victim to another plane of existence			Enchanter (powerful scroll), ZGI (Fanucci book)
imali	worsen eyesight			Sorcerer magazine
igram	turn purple things invisible	Deep		ZGI, RtZ:AS (unofficial)
izyuk	fly like a bird			Enchanter (ornate scroll)
jindak	detect magic		Light, Connectivity	Spellbreaker
kcorht	cause vegetation to wilt * Boozniked throck. Perhaps that unpronouncable name is why there’s another wilting spell called meef.	Deep		ZGI, RtZ:AS (unofficial)
kepmkomn	cause massive destruction to specified edifices			Zork Nemesis journal
kendall	simplify instructions	Middle		ZGI, RtZ:AS (unofficial)
koaasst	play soothing ambient music			Zork Nemesis journal
krak	slow time drastically			Zork Nemesis journal
krebf	repair willful damage			Enchanter (lightly crumpled scroll)
kulcad	dispel a magic spell			Enchanter (brittle scroll)
lesoch	gust of wind		Air, Fire	Spellbreaker
lexdom	create lock and key	Middle		ZGI
lidibo	make a creature think you’re really, really ugly	High		ZGI
liskon	shrink a living thing		Change, Earth	Spellbreaker (damp scroll)
lladnek	make instructions more complicated	Middle		ZGI, RtZ:AS (unofficial)
lobal	sharpen hearing			Sorcerer magazine, Balances (unofficial) (torn scroll)
loktar	cause temporal distension			Zork Nemesis journal
malyon	animate		Fire, Life	Sorcerer (glittering scroll), Spellbreaker, Frobozz Magic Support (unofficial)
margi	turn invisible things purple * Boozniked igram.	Deep		ZGI, RtZ:AS (unofficial)
maxov	bind the energies of different magics * Boozniked voxam.	High		ZGI
meef	cause plants to wilt			Sorcerer (dusty scroll)
melbor	protect magic users from harm by evil beings			Enchanter (vellum scroll)
metaglog	destroy a bridge over a body of water * Boozniked golgatem.	High		ZGI
musdex	deform body (improve muscle tone?) Particularly reprehensible are reports of Sorcerers casting body‐deforming spells like BAYALA or MUSDEX on an unwilling partner to satisfy a personal preference. Spells and the Single Sorcerer, Wilbar Memboob * See bayala.			Sorcerer magazine
narwile	activate time tunnels	Middle		ZGI
nerzo	balance checkbook			Enchanter history
nikmo	cause urge to initiate a temporary relationship			Zork Nemesis journal
nitfol	converse with beasts in their own tongue			Enchanter
obidil	make caster more attractive to other creatures	High		ZGI
onkik				Sorcerer magazine
otsung	erase spell written in book with gnusto			Sorcerer magazine
ozmoo	survive unnatural death			Enchanter (black scroll)
pax‐ten	slow productivity through confusion			Zork Nemesis journal
pulver	dry liquids			Sorcerer
quelbo	transmute coconuts into gold			Zork ⅠⅠⅠ report
rezrov	open even locked or enchanted objects * Though Spellbreaker considers rezrov to be magic of Change, ZGI does not classify it as Deep magic.	Middle	Change, Earth	Enchanter trilogy (scribbled scroll), ZGI, Balances (unofficial)
snavig	shape change	Deep	Change, Dark	Spellbreaker, ZGI
stegaw	turn eggs into ripe guano			Sorcerer magazine
swanzo	exorcise an inhabiting presence			Sorcerer (parchment scroll)
throck	grow plant * Probably should have been called feem.	Deep	Life, Water	Spellbreaker (dirty scroll), ZGI, SpiritWrak (muddy scroll), RtZ:AS (unofficial)
tinsot	freeze		Water, Fire	Spellbreaker (white scroll)
tossio	turn granite to fettuccini			Beyond Zork, SpiritWrak (gray scroll)
ttrubeb	create the illusion of pleasant weather * Boozniked beburtt.	High		ZGI
umboz	obviate need for dusting			Enchanter history
vardik	shield a mind from an evil spirit			Sorcerer (smelly scroll)
vaxum	make a hostile creature your friend			Enchanter (gold leaf scroll)
vezza	view the future			Sorcerer
vorzer	seal open doors shut * Boozniked rezrov.	Middle		ZGI
voxam	separate the energies of different magics	High		ZGI
yastard	send spirit through time	Middle		ZGI
yimfil				Sorcerer magazine
yomin	mind probe		Mind, Light	Sorcerer, Spellbreaker, ZGI (Fanucci book), Balances (unofficial)
yonk	augment the power of certain spells			Sorcerer (ordinary scroll)
yozozzo	turn person into mallard, or vice versa			Return to Zork
zemdor	turn original into triplicate			Enchanter history, Zork Nemesis, ZGI, ZGI chronologue, SpiritWrak (unofficial) (sugar‐coated scroll), Perilous Magic (unofficial)
zifmia	magically summon a being * See aimfiz.			Enchanter (shredded/faded scroll)
zimbor	turn one really big city into lots of tiny, little ashes			Enchanter history, ZGI, ZGI chronologue, Perilous Magic (unofficial)
zimdor	triple quantity of intoxicating beverages * Usage regulated by Frobozz Magic Alcoholic Beverage Company.	Deep		ZGI
zooka	turn eggs into overripe cabbage			Sorcerer magazine, Zork Nemesis (encryption book)
zugthug	automatically correct speling errors			Zork Nemesis journal
Unnamed
[random]	scroll of Fireworks * See filfre.			Beyond Zork
	scroll of Honing			Beyond Zork
	scroll of Mischief			Beyond Zork
	scroll of Protection			Beyond Zork
	scroll of Recall			Beyond Zork
	turn embarrassing photo invisible			ZGI
Unofficial
badkeb	turn rust to iron * Boozniked bekdab. * RtZ:AS spells it badkceb, but I will ignore what appears to be an unintended misspelling.			RtZ:AS
beeyok	resist gravity * See feeyuk. From the similarity to that spell and RtZ:AS’s misspelling of bekdab, perhaps feeyuk was intended all along, but Stefano could not spell it.			RtZ:AS
bekdab	turn iron to rust * RtZ:AS misspells the name beckdab, but I will ignore that for the purposes of this list.			SpiritWrak (spotted scroll)
bozbar	cause an animal to sprout wings * A fake clue in the Enchanter InvisiClues say you can use this to eradicate lice infestation in ospreys, and notes it does not work reliably on Thursdays. This deliberate misinformation is not canon.			Enchanter sample transcript, Balances (shiny scroll)
egdelp	create waxy build‐up on wood * See drilbo. Perhaps oblird would have been a better name.			SpiritWrak (waxy scroll)
feeyuk	allow creature to resist gravity			SpiritWrak (glossy scroll)
fiznav	make boat sea‐worthy			SpiritWrak (musty scroll)
hseelc	change an amphibian into a greater creature * Boozniked cleesh.			RtZ:AS
huncho	send object to a higher plane			SpiritWrak (white scroll)
izwow	A baby walks before it runs, and you learn izyuk before izwow.			Enchanter novel, p. 55
katpil	dig			Lost City of Zork p. 281
koyeeb	increase gravity * Boozniked beeyok. I suspect this was intended to be kuyeef.			RtZ:AS
ledak	detect forgery			SpiritWrak (crumpled scroll)
lleps	reverse effect of memorized spell * See booznik.			Balances, Frobozz Magic Support
louganis	cause creature to repel water Before I rushed up on deck to try to tackle that sea serpent I made damn sure to cast a water‐repelling louganis spell on myself. I couldn't have drowned if I’d wanted to. Couldn’t even sink.			Lost City of Zork p. 73
luncho	send object to lower plane			SpiritWrak (red scroll)
mortin	cause immediate death of caster			Balances
nonav	navigation and boat‐guiding aid			Return to Zork encyclopedia
partay				Beyond Zork sample transcript
plasto	disguise Plasto, Nasturtium informed him. I’ve only seen it once. It’s a disguise enchantment. Lets you look like someone else.			Lost City of Zork p. 281
qwerty				Frobozz Magic Support
radnog	ignite a fire * See gondar.			Lost City of Zork p. 68, Enchanter novel p. 169
satchmoz	spatial shift No, I was writing down the elements of Nasty’s spatial shift spell, he informed them, brightening. The slow time spell is beyond me, but the shift, that I’ve figured out. I need to finish a master copy for the library though, then one to go in my cloak. He put on a big smile suddenly. I’m going to call it Satchmoz! he said. My first discovery. Sunrise made clucking noises. I thought you said it was Nasty’s spell? You, Satchmoz said, pointing a finger, can be a poop. * Also known as trizbort.			Lost City of Zork p. 187
shazok	call lightning from storm			SpiritWrak (pale scroll)
swanko	banish spirit			SpiritWrak (dirty scroll)
taclor	heal wounds			SpiritWrak (pen‐marked scroll)
tansey	predict weather with fifty percent accuracy Fidget stared at the page, then let go of the corners he held. They snapped once in the breeze and rolled inward. Then, raising his eyebrows ever so slightly, he said, Tansey strikes me as absolutely useless. Me, too, agreed Anesi, crumpling the parchment into a ball and casting it into the chasm. But like all other scientists, enchanters make a lot of little discoveries on their way to the big ones.			Enchanter novel p. 125
trizbort	spatial shift That looked a lot like my trizbort spell back there, Nasturtium said to Satchmoz when she had her breath back. Satchmoz was bent double with his hands on his knees, breathing hard. Still, he managed to twist his head up to look at her. Trizbort? he replied. That spell, Madam, is called Satchmoz. Nasturtium glared suspiciously. Well, it looks like my trizbort. Argue over the patent later, Caspar interrupted. We’ve got more important things to plan right now. * Also known as satchmoz.			Lost City of Zork p. 246
urbzig	turn a dangerous object into a harmless one			Enchanter sample transcript, Balances (crumpled scroll)
wigro	turn undead			SpiritWrak (fancy scroll)
yumzo	destroy a mongoose? * A fake clue in the Enchanter InvisiClues suggests using this to defeat the mongoose. This deliberate misinformation is not canon.			Enchanter InvisiClues
zikkle	make invisible things appear? * A fake clue in the Sorcerer InvisiClues suggests using this on invisible tenets and invisible carvings. This deliberate misinformation is not canon.			Sorcerer InvisiClues

Category refers to the three broad categories of magic in Zork Grand Inquisitor, said to have been originally described by Bizboz himself. They are:

High: magic of Creation
Middle: magic of Enlightenment (or Divination)
Low: magic of Transmutation

Cubes of Influence indicates which of the known white cubes in Spellbreaker improve your chances of successfully casting a spell (besides the Magic Room cube, which ensures successful casting and boosts the power of all of them). That is, which cubes have the spell in their sphere of influence. See below.

Name	Description	Color	Flavor	Source
berzio	obviate need for food or drink	ochre	tasteless * In Robin Bailey’s novels The Lost City of Zork and Enchanter, this potion tastes like your favorite food.	Sorcerer
blort	ability to see in dark places	amber	chives	Sorcerer
flaxo	exquisite torture	indigo	anchovies, prune juice, and garlic powder	Sorcerer
fooble	increase muscular coordination	aqua	lime jelly	Sorcerer
ignatz				Sorcerer magazine
knalb				Sorcerer magazine
kwin				Sorcerer magazine
onbit				Sorcerer magazine
sirano	speak in poetry			Sorcerer magazine
vilstu	obviate need for breathing	orange	pepper	Sorcerer
waldoe				Sorcerer magazine
Unnamed
	talk to plants	yellow‐green		Zork Zero
	potion of Death	* random: clear gray milky cloudy dark		Beyond Zork
	potion of Enlightenment			Beyond Zork
	potion of Forgetfulness			Beyond Zork
	potion of Healing			Beyond Zork
	potion of Might			Beyond Zork
Unofficial
govake	heal minor wounds (not to be taken internally)	reddish‐orange		Enchanter novel p. 68

Property	Totem Animal	Blorple Destination
Earth	moles	Packed Earth
Water	dolphins	Water Room
Air	eagles	Air Room
Fire	salamanders	Fire Room
Dark	grues	Dark Room
Connectivity	spiders	String Room
Light	fireflies	Light Room
Death	worms	Boneyard
Life	rabbits	Soft Room
Mind	owls	No Place
Change	butterflies	Changing Room
Time	turtles	Sand Room
Magic	unicorns	Magic Room

Spells and Potions of Quendor

Spells

Potions

Cubes of Foundation