Item:Smokewood abacus with carved howlite beads

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smokewood abacus with carved howlite beads
Look: Tiny platinum coins inlaid along the dark wood frame embellish this unique device, created to help scholars and merchants alike quickly and correctly count goods bought and sold. Consisting of a number of polished howlite beads on silverwood dowels, the abacus is partitioned to allow the separation of lesser and greater numbers by sliding the beads from one side to the other.
Weight: 5 stones
Metal: Unknown
Appraised Cost: 198,125 Kronars158,500 Lirums <br />142,967 Dokoras <br />198.125 LTBpoints <br />198.125 Tickets <br />198.125 Scrips <br />
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Dimensions: 2 length x 2 width x 1 height
Sources: Found in a sturdy leather haversack with a heavy orichalcum clasp, end prize on Curse of the Ghost Ship Quest
Found in a sturdy leather haversack with a heavy orichalcum clasp, from the Prison Riot: The Aftermath end prize.
Source is Prison Riot: The Aftermath/End loot, Curse of the Ghost Ship/End Loot

An Abacus can be FIGUREd to determine the amount value in other currencies.

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.
PUSH : You slide some beads down the length of the board.
PULL : You separate some beads from the others on a line.
SHAKE : You rattle your abacus noisily in your hands, causing the beads to spin wildly.