Item:Embossed parchment (2)

embossed parchment
Look:	There appears to be something written on it.
Weight:	5 stones
Metal:	No
Appraised Cost:	8,500,000 Kronars6,800,000 Lirums <br />6,133,600 Dokoras <br />8,500 LTBpoints <br />8,500 Tickets <br />8,500 Scrips <br />
Properties:	This is an item. This item has more than normal or unusual verbs. This item customizes the appearance of the Sorrow (spell) spell/ability. This item is styled or has special functions for Moon Mages.
Dimensions:	2 length x 1 width x 1 height
Sources:	Source is House of Salt and Milk

STUDY:

The embossed parchment is commonly used to impart the knowledge necessary to modify the appearance of pets or items summoned via compatible spells or abilities.  This parchment is intended to alter the appearance of obelisks created by the Sorrow spell.
You've already learned to customize your Sorrow.
[If you use the embossed parchment, it will replace your existing customization.]
You are rather sure you could READ the embossed parchment to gain its knowledge.
Were the embossed parchment to be activated, the following modifications would be made:
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  Base Description: "a crystal obelisk"
  Long Description: "a heavy crystal obelisk overgrown with amorphous tendrils and eyestalks"
  LOOK Description: "Occasionally the obelisk bobs where it sits suspended in the air, burdened with the bizarre shapes sprouting from the crystal."
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READ:

You peruse the embossed parchment, carefully studying the knowledge it contains...
You are certain that careful manipulations of the spell's pattern at key gestures will produce a personalized creation.
The embossed parchment rapidly decays into nothing but a pile of dust that quickly disperses.