Spinning leaf pin

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A spinning leaf pin is a scripted pin. It is an older item, and was introduced circa 2007.

Analyze

You analyze your illthorn leaf pin and sense that there is no recorded information on that item.  It may or may not be able to be worked on by a merchant alterer.

You get no sense of whether or not the pin may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
FIDGET You brush at the surface of your illthorn leaf pin, but it does not seem to get any cleaner, or really change in any way for that matter. Oh well! XXX brushes the surface of her illthorn leaf pin determinedly, but there seems to be absolutely no change in its appearance. The whole exercise seems to have been quite useless.
GAZE You pull the bottom edge of your illthorn leaf pin up and gaze raptly at your distorted reflection on the surface of the pin. XXX pulls the bottom edge of her illthorn leaf pin up and gazes raptly at her reflection. Perhaps the surface of the pin improves her looks?
POKE You poke at the illthorn leaf pin awkwardly, as if expecting it to leap up and bite you, or perhaps do something else equally amusing. Predictably though, the pin merely sits there. XXX pokes awkwardly at her illthorn leaf pin, staring at it in an oddly expectant manner.
RUB (random messaging) You rub your illthorn leaf pin and a curl of apple wood smoke snakes through the air around you, scenting the area with its distinct aroma. A curl of apple wood smoke snakes through the air around XXX, scenting the area with its distinct aroma.
You rub your illthorn leaf pin and a light breeze springs up out of nowhere and swirls about you, leaving just as quickly as it arrived. A breeze swirls around XXX, seeming to spring up out of nowhere and departing just as quickly.
You rub your illthorn leaf pin and a mournful wail carries through the area as the wavering outline, perhaps that of an uneasy spirit, shivers in and out of view. As XXX rubs her illthorn leaf pin, a mournful wail carries through the area and a wavering outline, perhaps that of an uneasy spirit, shivers in and out of view around her.
You rub your illthorn leaf pin and motes of light coalesce out of the air, forming themselves into autumn leaves that fall to the ground around you and dissipate. Motes of light coalesce out of the air and form themselves into autumn leaves that fall to the ground at XXX's feet and then dissipate.
You rub your illthorn leaf pin and it emits a haunting, discordant croon. As XXX rubs her illthorn leaf pin, it emits a haunting, discordant croon.
SPIN Held: You place your illthorn leaf pin flat on your palm and give it a brisk spin. The illthorn leaf pin twirls around in a blur for a few seconds before coming to rest pointing directly at XXX. XXX wins! XXX places her illthorn leaf pin flat on her palm and gives it a brisk spin. The illthorn leaf pin twirls around in a blur for a few seconds before coming to rest pointing direct at you. You win!
Worn: You grab the tip of your illthorn leaf pin and give it a brisk spin. The pin twirls around for a few seconds before coming to rest pointing directly at you. You win again! XXX gives her illthorn leaf pin a brisk spin, an amused and slightly smug smile crossing her lips as the pin comes to rest pointing directly at her. XXX wins again... what a surprise!
When worn and spun, the pin always picks the wearer.
TILT You tilt your illthorn leaf pin from side to side, watching the light ripple over the detailed veining on the leaf and admiring the bright sparks of illumination reflecting off the metallic surface. XXX tilts her illthorn leaf pin from side to side, seemingly captivated by the light reflecting off the metallic surface.
TOUCH (causes hand wound) You idly tap a fingertip against the edge of your illthorn leaf pin, repeating the motion monotonously. Eventually, you manage to catch the tip of one of the leaves just right (or just wrong) and stab yourself inadvertently. XXX taps a fingertip against the edge of her illthorn leaf pin monotonously, eventually managing to stab herself on the tip of one of the leaves. Hopefully, the pin is cleaner than it looks.
TURN (worn only) You flick a finger at the edge of your illthorn leaf pin, sending it spinning on its central post. The light reflecting off each of the leaves resembles makes the pin into your own, personal pinwheel. Oooh, sparkly! XXX flicks a finger at the edge of her illthorn leaf pin, making it spin like a pinwheel.

Additional Information

The pin came in at least two different varieties:

  • an onyx-edged golden deringo leaf pin
  • a vaalin-swept illthorn leaf pin

The illthorn pin also came with the following show:

Cast from a thin sheet of hammered imflass, the pin bears the natural green-gold tint of the metal, changing tones as the light catches it at different angles.  Delicately furled leaf edges, displaying the characteristic sawtooth-edges of illthorn, combined with the opalescent vaalin detailing of the veining, give the illusion that the leaf is newly fallen from a nearby grove.

The SPIN verb allows the user to randomly pick an individual in the room, similarly to a merchant spinner. Unlike a merchant spinner, however, this pin cannot be set to exclude anyone who was previously picked.

Spinning leaf pin Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Accessory
Item(s) Applied to Pin
Alterable
Light/Deep
Item Verbs
FIDGET GAZE POKE RUB
SPIN TILT TOUCH TURN