Magical items

There are various types of items with magical properties in the series. Some are able to help focus a wizards power. Others have innate properties. while others need to be innitiated. Harry Dresden is known to employ items like these owing to his lack of fine control over his power. It is not known how common these are among the general wizard populace.

Foci
Foci [singular focus] are items designed to help focus power. They are generally used when a wizard is unable to bring up the control needed for a spell. Foci are mainly used in evocations. Described as "quick and dirty", they are akin to a punch compared with higher levels of martial arts.The wizard channels his power through the nessesary focus when using one. Probably the most common type of focus that is used is the staff. The only wizard of any ability known not to use a staff is Elaine Mallory.

Known Foci
staffs: general energies

blasting rod: used by harry dresden to contol fire.

shield bracelet: magical shield.

Other Items
There are other items items known to have other properties. Some of these include leather that has been strengthend enough to be used as body armour. Ring that are able to store energy that would be released as a wave of kinetic force. A thaumaturgical model of chicago. The swords used by the wardens have the ability to break any enchantment.

Some items like the wardens' swords have to be individually attuned to its wielder in order to be used.

Known Items
Little Chicago: this item is a model of the city of Chicago. It is magicaly connected to the city via pieces of buildings, trees, etc. that have been placed on the model and thaumaturgically connected. In some ways the model can be used like a focus, assisting tracking spells. But it also allows a sort of remote viewing where the user is spiritually placed in the actual city. He is able to move around but unable to physically effect the city in any considerable way. It is posiible to be sensed while in this spirit form. The models main use though is to protect from a phsycic backlash. an example would be when the necromancer Cowl has dicovered he is being spied upon, the backlash he creates burns a whole through the model instead of the user's head.

Harry's duster: the duster has been strenghtened into what ammounts to an extremely effective body armour. It is so effective that Harry Dresden has crouched down and pulled it over his head in a wave of automatic gunfire. Side effects of the enchantment include it being unable to be stained and being waterproof.