Most spells are done with the aid of a wand, even though it is possible to perform magic without one. Wands have different cores, woods, lengths and flexibilities. These factors, along with the owner's life experience and magical ability, combine to define a wand's character.
For other uses, see Monfalcone (disambiguation). Monfalcone [moÉ±falËkoËne] (in the local Bisiac dialect: MofalcÃ²n, Slovene: TrÅ¾iÄ, Monfalcon in friulan, German: Falkenberg) is a town and comune of the province of Gorizia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy), located on the coast of the Gulf of Trieste. Monfalcone means Mount of Falcon in Italian.
The gyrfalcon is a very large falcon, being about the same size as the largest buteos (buzzard hawks). Males are 48 to 61 cm (19 to 24 in) long, weigh 805 to 1,350 g (1.775 to 2.976 lb) and have a wingspan from 110 to 130 cm (43 to 51 in).