Prayer bead

General Information

Introduced to Elanthia on March 18th of 2001, prayer beads are a method by which a Cleric can gain Devotion while learning Mech Lore and Scholarship. In order to create a prayer bead, the Cleric will need a few items:

• A wood shaper
• A carving knife
• Holy water
• The Bless spell
• A prayer bead chain (optional)
• A prayer bead primer (optional, but must be used to learn scholarship.)

Supplies

Supplies can be purchased in Dirge, Riverhaven, Shard and several other locations. Below is a list of items available in Riverhaven:

Item	Price
A carving knife	200 Lirums
A wood shaper	300 Lirums
A silver chain	500 Lirums
An onyx block	150 Lirums
An ebony block	100 Lirums
A crystal block	250 Lirums

Primers

Primers can be purchased for the neutral, light and dark aspects -- the difficulty of creating any given bead depends on the aspect and type of wood you're carving. Neutral is the easiest, light is medium difficulty and dark is hardest to carve. Primers can be purchased from the same vendors who sell bead carving supplies. Below is a list of available primers from Riverhaven:

Neutral Primer: 250 Lirums. Light Primer: 500 Lirums. Dark Primer: 750 Lirums.

Neutral	Light	Dark
Raven	Welkin	Racoon
Unicorn	Cow	Adder
Wolf	Owl	Shrew
Panther	Nightingale	Shrike
Boar	Wolverine	Centaur
Ox	Magpie	Weasel
Cobra	Kingsnake	Viper
Dolphin	Albatross	Shark
Ram	Donkey	Coyote
Cat	Dove	Spider
Wren	Phoenix	Heron
Lion	Mongoose	Goshawk
Scorpion	Jackal	Vulture

Making the Block

Unless you have a great deal of money, you'll want to make your own block from which to start. First FORAGE LIMB at a place like outside of the Northeast Gate of Crossing -- if you have the Foraging skills, you may forage a limb of any wood; however, whether or not you'll be able to successfully carve the block will depend on your Mechanical Lore skill.

1. SPRINKLE VIAL ON MY LIMB (of holy water)
2. PREP BLESS, then CAST MY LIMB
3. Draw your knife and CARVE MY LIMB WITH MY KNIFE
4. Continue to CARVE MY LIMB WITH MY KNIFE until you have your block.

Making the Bead

If you study your primer before carving the bead, you have the potential to learn scholarship from completing the bead, though it is optional and makes the bead harder to complete if you don't read the primer. To make a bead, you may follow the below process:

1. OPEN MY PRIMER
2. STUDY MY PRIMER (On successful page study, continue to #3).
3. TURN MY PRIMER
4. Continue steps 2 and 3 until you've completed the primer.
5. Get your block and wood shaper and SHAPE <block> TO <animal>
6. Repeat until the block breaks or you complete your prayer bead.

Storing and Using Beads

Once the bead is complete you can PUT BEAD ON MY CHAIN with each chain holding 10 beads. Chains can be worn on the wrist.

When you've completed your bead, travel to consecrated ground -- the Crossing Chapel for instance -- and kneel. Remove the chain and type: MEDITATE MY CHAIN

The devotion gained from a bead when used is dependent upon the quality for its material type and its overall quality.