Fashioned and imbued a spear, it worked as expected. Later, after logging back in I try to imbue it again, but get the following: (I was only trying to be sure it still heals, as I seem to remember from years back that the imbue effect left at logout. So maybe it's just an erraneous echo for imbuing an already imbued weapon.)

c 'imbue weapon' spear
A ranger's spear is not something you fashioned yourself, and cannot be imbued.
You have become better at imbue weapon!

lor spear
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This weapon, a ranger's spear, can be referred to as 'rangers spear'.
It radiates light.
A magical aura surrounds it.
Only a ranger could utilize it.
It is worth 0 copper, and is of the 30th level of power.

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