#tenxulii

'Yes... You could potentially apply a glyph that destroys the enchanted object. I suppose, given the potential, an enchanter could sabotage say a piece of armour of someone going into battle. Which is why enchanting services are regulated by the law across Tamriel. To varying degrees, but regulated nonetheless.'

'We at the Mages Guild are at the forefront of most magical research, but especially in the fields of alchemy and enchanting. The two disciplines have at times intersected and interacted in unique ways. Before glyphs, we used ingredients and at times even arcane oils to enchant items. In turn, sometimes we use enchanted necklaces that record our experiments and recipes. Some of our elder faculty still do, and the knowledge preserved is invaluable.'

'The counterglyph temporarily absorbs a portion of the main enchanting glyph. The act of firmly grabbing the counterglyph releases that portion and allows the main glyph to activate. No different to using a lever in a mechanism, in a way.'

'A counterglyph cannot typically be used to cancel enchanted weapons, as they take time and care to create. Each counterglyph is unique to the enchantment they are designed to suppress. There is no "one size fits all" for counterglyphs. You're better off studying magic nullification or designing a ring that conjures wards.'

'That's one of the basics of enchanting. You need to enchant the item in a way so it doesn't always conjure flame, otherwise your enchanted item runs out of charge a lot sooner and the user has to wear fire-resistant pants.'