The surviving members of El Ciento combined various scientific, arcane and alchemical methods of life extension in order to render themselves immortal.

At the end of two months, there were rumors that the chieftain had begun recruiting new underlings, the information passed to other cities via the arcane methods of his sorcerer.

The first impressions she had were of noise and light; torches burned all along the aisle she traversed; the booths to either side were lit by lanterns, candles, or other, more arcane methods.

Betazoids sometimes use arcane methods to keep notes.

Here, there are no secrets, no arcane methods of mounting sauces, no mysteries to tantalize the gourmet sleuth.

She does shed light on often arcane methods of pricing - or, as she calls it, "setting your fee" - in a six-page discussion of "structure."

According to the people briefed on the investigation, it is examining two common, if arcane, methods of executing trades known in the industry as internalization and payment for order flow.

Because of the arcane method of determining a community's share of the county tax burden, tax bills would drop next year for residents in some towns and increase for others.

The increases will vary depending on the town where a homeowner lives, how it assesses property and the arcane method of apportioning county taxes to localities.

The lecture will focus on the more arcane methods of forging and how to detect them.