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==The Gifts of Winter==
==The Gifts of Winter==
You gaze intently into your sanowret crystal, seeking the promise of hidden knowledge as light dances across its surface.
A soft light blossoms in the very center of the crystal, and begins to fill your mind with the knowledge of The Gifts of Winter.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
You recall a story you heard, once told by Flurmira Slenderclaws. Your crystal aids in a perfect retelling.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
In the early days of the Prydaen migration, many customs and traditions of the race were misunderstood and despised by the local Kermorians. One particularly misunderstood tradition was that of the Ratufihen Rihidalo - or 'Gifts of Winter' - originating among Prydaen of the Mountain regions.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
According to custom, upon the first snow of winter, Moth Stalkers of the pride would awake before dawn to catch baskets full of small critter prey, delivering these baskets to the mouth of caves housing young kits. This practice symbolized their new role as providers in times of scarcity. These gifts would appear once each fortnight until spring, a recurring bounty of sustenance and community throughout the coldest months of the year.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
This caused quite a stir in the early years of integration into Kermorian society; the disrupted nature of the living quarters of the Kin and lack of an organized account of where the displaced Prydaen were living throughout the city led to errors in delivery. Baskets were frequently delivered to the wrong homes, and the Humans and Elves who mistakenly received these offerings seemed to view the gift of bloodied creatures at their door as a threat.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
By the end of the first winter, so many errors had occurred that the tradition was causing great conflict within the community. Calls went out throughout Crossing: demands that the Prydaen put an end to this distasteful practice. Already in mourning for so much culture lost as refugees, the Prydaen begged for understanding and patience of their new neighbors.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
Meetings were held to address the anger and demands of local citizens. The Town Guard relented on the condition that they ensure only Prydaen receive the Ratufihen Rihidalo. As winter approached, many Prydaen felt the pressure of their neighbors to forgo the practice. To answer the anxieties of her people, one proud young Moth Stalker, Sonte Kodavuen, proposed the solution that reframed the practice of this tradition in the West.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
Sonte performed a door to door campaign throughout the city, inquiring as to which homes were inhabited by Prydaen, and which housed young kits. At each appropriate house, she extended her claws and carved into the wooden beam above the door a hastily-carved Triquetra. It was only at these marked houses that Moth Stalker Prydaen were to deliver the Gifts of Winter.

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about The Gifts of Winter rings clear in your mind:<br>
Such a success was this re-framing of the tradition, that not one complaint was made to local law enforcement. The citizens of Kemoria were able to appreciate the joyful mewling and trills of neighboring kits as they awoke the morning of the first snow to find baskets of mice, rabbits, and songbirds at their doors. To this day, Prydaen who observe the traditions of the Mountain regions decorate their doors with small Triquetra-adorned shingles, bearing the mark in remembrance of Sonte's Claws.

The light and crystal sound of your sanowret crystal fades slightly as you come to the end of the knowledge about The Gifts of Winter. You feel quite enlightened, if a bit mentally tired.

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frost-blue sanowret crystal
Look: The sanowret crystal glows with a soft light and is shaped into a perfect cube. Thin lines of silver reinforce the crystal in a complex lattice, displaying a differently shaped snowflake on each of the six sides.
Weight: 2 stones
Metal: Unknown
Appraised Cost: 100000 Kronars80,000 Lirums <br />72,160 Dokoras <br />100 LTBpoints <br />100 Tickets <br />100 Scrips <br />
Properties:
  • This item trains a skill with its use.
  • This item has more than normal or unusual verbs.
Dimensions: 1 length x 1 width x 1 height
Sources:
You are certain that the sanowret crystal weighs exactly 2 stones.
You are certain that the sanowret crystal is worth exactly 100000 Kronars.
Looking at the sanowret crystal, you believe it to contain some hidden knowledge that you can access if you GAZE into the crystal, or EXHALE on it to gain rudimentary knowledge of arcana.
You also think that you can turn, raise, rub, and clean the crystal.
The crystal looks fragile. You think you could LOWER it to put it on the ground instead of dropping it, which might damage it.

The Gifts of Winter