The design on the tome it's a Maori symbol, so, why choosing it for a gothic fantasy style, diablo-inspired potion? Well, the word "mana" has Polynesian origins, and indicates the inner, spiritual force of an individual. Nowadays, its meaning has been adapted to videogames world, and we talk about mana when our character needs to cast a spell. Since a mana Elixir it's what I'm going to recreate, I wanted to decorate my tome with a symbol that embodied the concept of the spiritual power itself. After some researches, in the end I choose to stylize the Maori Manaia motif: the Manaia is a mythological creature, who walks between the world of living and the world of spirits, a spiritual guardian, carrier of supernatural powers. It sounded quite fitting to me. Maori culture it's so vast, wonderful, fascinating... I love to discover always something new about it, also to get inspirations for my future works!