Haha, oh no, Enchantment is quite viable actually! I kind of helped spearhead that particular branch of magic (which is purely human and is ancient as all hell, though it was seldom used due to most humans being unable to access their own essence waaay back when). It's called the Art of Athriohm, though you can enchant without it, it's very useful to utilize it as it's a proven and effective method.

I'll give you the basic description for now, and keep working on the write up I started awhile back for a more indepth description of it.

[center][B][U]The Art of Athriohm:[/U][/B][/center]
An ancient magic of unknown origin, Athriohm has to deal with the manipulation of various magical energies, both from the user and various materials and the like. Most practitioners of the Art are able to pull various energies out of even inanimate objects, as each thing that exists holds its own power, effect, or inherent traits. One might call this essence, but perhaps not. Regardless, the Art is capable of then imbuing the essence(s) it has drawn out into other objects freely by weaving the two (or more) energies together into a cohesive whole. Depending on the complexity of the energies and the skill of the user, more complex effects and modifications can be made. This modification is commonly known as enchanting, though in truth it is called 'imbuing' or 'weaving'. The other aspect of the art is the ability to create, weave, and place what are referred to as 'seals' by most, but are actually called 'sigils'. Sigil making is different from imbuing due to the fact that imbuing takes preexisting attributes and reallocates them into new entities, while sigils take preexisting essence, or the essence of the user, and modify it in such a way as to suit their purposes.

Thus, the Art of Athriohm is essentially the fine tuned control of essence and how it interacts with various objects and magical symbols. It is the control of essence (or magical energy, whichever fits the correct definition) in order to create or destroy. One could even call it the root of human magic, but no one truly knows, for no one has been able to ascertain just how old the Art truly is. It should be noted that the majority of Anriohm, translated as 'recalculators', are on a constant search for what is simply referred to as 'The Origin'. Each of them wishes to discover where their Art originated from, who created it, why it works.