Item:Lacquered abacus strung with polished beads

lacquered <wood> abacus strung with polished <gem> beads
Look:	Scrollwork along the wood frame embellishes this unique device, created to help scholars and merchants alike quickly and correctly count goods bought and sold. Consisting of a number of polished wooden beads on wooden dowels, the abacus is partitioned to allow the separation of lesser and greater numbers by sliding the beads from one side to the other. Burned into the wood is some writing. Menger Andu, year of the Silver Unicorn, 364
Weight:	5 stones
Metal:	Unknown
Appraised Cost:	187,500 Kronars150,000 Lirums <br />135,300 Dokoras <br />187.5 LTBpoints <br />187.5 Tickets <br />187.5 Scrips <br />
Properties:	This item has more than normal or unusual verbs.
Dimensions:	2 length x 2 width x 1 height
Sources:	Source is Hollow Eve Festival 447/Game prizes, Hollow Eve Festival 443/Game prizes, Hollow Eve Festival 439/Game prizes, Hollow Eve Festival 436/Game prizes

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Verbs

• STUDY: You carefully study the placement of the beads on your abacus. After a moments thought, you determine that the number 0 is recorded on it.

Variations

An example is a lacquered acacia abacus strung with polished porphyry beads.

Bolded materials are rare and required for alterations.

Woods

acacia acanth adderwood aganylosh'a alder alerce anli avodire azurelle balsa bamboo ban-minahle basswood bloodwood bloodwood bocote bog oak cedar chestnut cocobolo copperwood darkspine dragonwood durian e'erdream ebony fishtail oak flamewood glitvire gloomwood goldenoak haon hickory iroko ironwood kapok lacewood lunat mahogany maple mistwood modwir oak osage pine purpleheart rockwood rockwood rosewood sana'ati sandalwood sanrisi satinwood silverwillow smokewood tamarak tamboti teak walnut wyndwood zingana zulnatha

Gemstones

adderstone alexandrite ametrine aquamarine autumn jasper blood ruby bloodgem bloodmist garnet blue diamond canary diamond carnelian chrysoberyl chrysoprase citrine cloud ruby cloud turquoise dafora pearl damaryn pearl diamond draconic opal druzy quartz dusk spinel dwalgim fire agate fire opal flame spinel frost opal garnet geshi pearl Gemfire ruby gocen tuilis golden beryl green diamond green diamond haze sapphire howlite ice sapphire Idon's sapphire ignimbrite larimar lazurite Ilithi emerald iniskim iolite lapis lazuli lava sphalerite lilac diamond merlot ruby midnight onyx moon pearl moss agate mystic topaz night diamond nightfire opal ocean jasper ox-blood coral peacock jasper picture jasper pitch pearl porphyry pyrope riftstone rivertear rose beryl ruby saffron topaz sana'ati heart sardonyx scarlet spinel seaglass shadow emerald sky opal smoke ruby smoky diamond snow opal spectrolite star-stone stormfire topaz sunstar jasper sunstone talan pearl tiger's eye topaz tourmaline tsavorite vengeance ruby water opal wine jasper winter opal wraithheart zircon