What about Orbs being used to focused the energy of a magic user, that is, as a weapon in combat. You could hold a small orb in your hand & the power would surge through it being amplified & focused on your target, instead of a staff/wand for example.
We can have different types of Orbs, Glass, Crystal, Ruby, etc? & They could also amplify certain abilities & decrease others like:
You find an Orb of the Ocean, & try to use a red way attack with it, & psstts you get a small steamy flame, basically not much, but you try a Blue way attack & the water gushes forth 10x as much as usual.
We can also have different sizes, like a 2-handed orb for example would be a higher level orb, also you can combine a 1-handed staff with a small orb?
The textures could be really cool!
What do you think?