Sai Hairsticks

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Sai Hairsticks are temporary feature-changing items with set hairstyle types, which debuted at Ebon Gate 2009, created by GM Xynwen for the EG 2009 Auction (the original 2 sets auctioned off have a custom loresong telling the story of The Jade Heart and the Blue Lotus). They later reappeared at A Midsummer Night's Festival 2018 in the shop Carry a Big Stick. They are similar to hairsticks (non-weapon, cosmetic), hair combs, hairjewels, hair flowers, and snoods, but differ in that they can be SLAPped to make a pair of sai, which are brawling weapons. Note, sai are not compatible with the unarmed combat system. These are erithian hairsticks.

2023 Updates: These were updated in 2023 and going forward, they may be released with small, bladed weapons other than sai.

Carry A Big Stick Info: All the hairsticks split into a pair of 4x enchanted sai, except for the faenor (+16), imflass (+17), and vaalorn (+18). Per the merchant Twigxt, each can be enchanted and weighted separately, but not in the combined hairsticks form. These hairsticks and sai are sold as-is and cannot be altered by any merchant.

Hairsticks

When worn and PUSHed, the hairsticks cycle through seven different hairstyles. Alternatively, TURN # MY HAIRSTICK will allow the player to select a hairstyle by number. Erithians get extra flavor with TAP.
Verb First Third
PUSH (worn) You catch up your <hair>, pulling it into a soft roll and deftly securing it with your zorchar hairsticks. XXX catches up his/her <hair>, pulling it into a casual roll and deftly securing it with his/her zorchar hairsticks.
REMOVE You remove a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks from your <hair>, returning it to its normal style. XXX removes a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks from his/her <hair>, returning it to its normal style.
SLAP You slap your hands together around a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks, and they fall apart. With a soft click, the prongs spring away from each hairstick, leaving a sharp-bladed weapon in each hand. You dexterously twirl the weapons and ready them for combat. XXX claps his/her hands around his/her hairsticks, and they fall apart to reveal sharply honed blades at the end of the hairsticks's handles. He/She twirls each weapon dexterously in his/Her hands, readying them for combat.
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WEAR You catch up your <hair>, pulling it into a soft roll and deftly securing it with your zorchar hairsticks. XXX catches up his/her <hair>, pulling it into a casual roll and deftly securing it with his/her zorchar hairsticks.

Sai

Erithians get extra flavor with BOW and TURN.
Verb First Third
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SLAP You clap your two sais together, expertly twisting them. As the prongs catch on one another, they fold around their respective blades, forming decorative sheaths. A barely visible hook catches the two weapons together, and you are left holding a pair of hairsticks. XXX claps his/her hands about his/her sai, and with an expert twist of the hand, he/she is left holding a pair of hairsticks.
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Additional Information

Current Hairsticks/Sai Descriptions

HAIRSTICK DESCRIPTION SAI DESCRIPTION ERITHIAN NAME
a pair of rhimar wire-wrapped hairsticks a pair of gleaming rhimar sai "Element"
a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks a pair of serrated zorchar sai with round silver grips "Celestial"
a pair of scuffed gornar hairsticks bound in copper a pair of copper-bound gornar sai
a pair of pearl-adorned faenor hairsticks inlaid with jade a pair of jade-set faenor sai with barbed prongs "Frenzy"
a pair of imflass-edged hairsticks dipped in electrum a pair of imflass-edged sai with electrum accents
a pair of onyx-brushed ora hairsticks with split prongs a pair of onyx-brushed ora sai "Midnight"
a pair of rigid mithglin hairsticks with multicolored swirls a pair of rigid mithglin sai with elaborate multicolored designs "Poise"
a pair of diamond-encrusted vaalorn hairsticks a sharp vaalorn sai with diamond-edged prongs "Elegance"
a pair of smooth wooden hairsticks with mithril tips a pair of mithril-edged sai with smooth wooden bases "Promise"
a pair of golden vultite hairsticks with black pearl inlay a pair of golden vultite sai with black pearl prongs "Power"
a pair of celestial agate hairsticks with end caps of darkened gold a blued vultite sai capped with a carved nathalene lotus / a gold-pronged vultite sai with a celestial agate handle "The Blue Lotus"

Hairstyles

He/She has <hair> twined into an intricate, braided knot resting over his/her left ear and held into place by a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

He/She has <hair> twined into an intricate, braided knot resting over his/her right ear and held into place by a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

He/She has <hair> with the top layer twisted into an elaborate half-knot secured by a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

He/She has <hair> swept into a tight roll at the back of his/her head, framed with intricate braids twined into butterfly wings and held firm by a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

He/She has <hair> rolled along the sides to form two identical knots at the back secured with a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

He/She has <hair> elaborately twisted into a series of small knots along the sides and back, supported by a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

He/She has <hair> bound into a loose roll held at the nape of his/her neck by a pair of silver-twisted zorchar hairsticks.

See Also

Sai Hairsticks Information
Type Mechanical
Feature altering
Item Classification Weapon
Accessory
Item(s) Applied to Hairsticks
Alterable No
Light/Deep Unknown
Feature(s) Altered Hair
Original Release Merchant Twigxt
Original Release Venue A Midsummer Night's Festival 2018
Item Verbs
BOW PUSH REMOVE SLAP
TAP TURN WEAR