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'''Sinuous gheztye serpent jewelry''' was introduced as an update to the [[ghezyte chelioboros jewelry]] quest reward first released at [[Ebon Gate 2017]]. At [[Ebon Gate 2021]], the ability to convert the item's appearance and abilities, along with its deity, was made available as part of the quest.  It is a self-charging item that has different abilities based on whether one has completed the yearly quest and/or converted to the deity [[Luukos]]. Similar to the ghezyte chelioboros jewelry, the amount of favor gained for it allows its various upgrades. The first year being 1000 followed by 2000 for the second year. Favor is garnered by doing the various Caligos Isle yearly quest(s). There is a cost of 250,000 silver to purchase the item from the chest when available on Caligos Isle. Once purchased, the item is attuned to the character that picked it up.

'''''Note:''' The verbs for each year are unlocked automatically each year, and are not tied to favor gain. There are no year 5 verbs available for quest items that have been converted to other deities.''

The item can be rotated between four various worn locations via the {{boldmono|PROD}} verb. Those four locations include wrist(bracelet), finger(ring), neck(choker), and ankle(anklet).

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==Analyze==
<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your ghezyte serpent ring and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This ghezyte serpent ring is from Ebon Gate 5117, Caligos Isle, and is a quest participation item.  While its exact function is shrouded in mystery, you sense that it is a progressive item and that its benefits increase during subsequent quests on Caligos Isle.  (2017 - 2021)

This item cannot be altered in any way.

FLUFF USAGE: GAZE, HISS, KISS, LISTEN, MOCK, NUDGE, PRAY, RUB, TICKLE, TOUCH
MECHANICAL USAGE (if eligible): POINT <target>, COVER, PROD (change worn location/noun)

This ring will currently provide the following "Intimidation Debuff" with POINT:
> -10 DS/-6 TD; 10x/day

At the end of each festival (2017-2021), mechanical usage (POINT and COVER [if applicable]) will be updated to your current year's quest participation.

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

The ring is restricted to this character.
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! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Modifier
! scope="col"|First
! scope="col"|Second
! scope="col"|Third
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! scope="row" rowspan="4"|COVER
! scope="row"|(Luukos Follower Only) Success
| You place a hand over your (item) and the cold, hard gems adorning its surface dig cruelly into your flesh.  The chill seems to deepen as the gems writhe and shift almost imperceptibly beneath your touch, reminiscent of the undulations of a living serpent.  A ripple of emerald radiance seethes up between your fingers before dying away.
| N/A
| (Character) flinches for an instant as (he/she) places (his/her) hand over (his/her) (item).  A ripple of emerald radiance seethes up between (his/her) fingers before dying away.
|-
! scope="row"|(Luukos Follower Only) Failure - Not Enough Favor
| You place a hand over your (item) and the chill of its cold, hard gems becomes swiftly unbearable, icy cold spreading up your arm like terrible electricity.  As you withdraw your fingers, the otherworldly chill is slow to fade.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row"|(Luukos Follower Only) Failure - Backlash
| As you place a hand over your (item), cruel, cold pain arcs violently up your arm, wracking it with involuntary spasms that give way to numbing cold.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row"|(Luukos Follower Only) Failure - All Uses Expended for Day
| You place a hand over your (item), but only the faintest hint of emerald light glistens off of the serpent’s scaling.  You realize that you will have to wait a while before calling upon the Serpent’s limited mercy once more.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row" |KISS
! scope="row"| N/A
| As you raise (item) to your mouth to give it a reverent kiss, the jeweled serpent twists violently in your hand, lunging at your lips and missing by a mere hair.  Perhaps that was a bad idea.
| N/A
| As (character) raises (item) to (his/her) mouth to give it a kiss, the jeweled serpent twists violently in (his/her) hand and lunges at (his/her) lips, missing by a mere hair!
|-
! scope="row"|LISTEN
! scope="row"|N/A
| You tilt your head to listen to your (item).  A rasp of scales resounds in the back of your mind, the deadly susurrus cresting as a sibilant voice cuts through the din.  "All lies are true if told often enough," the voice says, and the phantasmal sounds die away.
| N/A
| (Character) tilts (his/her) head to listen to (his/her) (item).  For a moment, you think you hear a rasp of scales, but cannot identify the source of the sound.
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"|POINT
! scope="row"|Success
|  Rage simmering in your chest, you point your (item) at (target) while uttering a sibilant prayer to the God of Death.  The eyes of the serpent shine eerily, far too brightly for ambient light to excuse, and its maw opens unnaturally wide.  Viridian flames erupt from the air around (target), warping the surroundings with phantasmal heat.  Within, emerald cinders howl by, each screaming with agony.  The flames die away, leaving naught but a faint odor of death that soon subsides.
| Rage gleaming in (his/her) eyes, (character) points (his/her) (item) at you while uttering a sibilant prayer.  The eyes of the serpent shine eerily, far too brightly for ambient light to excuse, and its maw opens unnaturally wide.  Viridian flames erupt from the air around you, warping the surroundings with phantasmal heat.  Within, emerald cinders howl by, each screaming with agony.  The flames die away, leaving naught but a faint odor of death that soon subsides.
| Rage gleaming in (his/her) eyes, (character) points (his/her) (item) at (character) while uttering a sibilant prayer.  The eyes of the serpent shine eerily, far too brightly for ambient light to excuse, and its maw opens unnaturally wide.  Viridian flames erupt from the air around (character), warping the surroundings with phantasmal heat.  Within, emerald cinders howl by, each screaming with agony.  The flames die away, leaving naught but a faint odor of death that soon subsides.
|-
! scope="row"|Failure - Not Enough Favor
| Rage simmering in your chest, you consider pointing your (item) at (target), but the serpent remains inert in your hand.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row" |Backfire
| Rage gleaming in your eyes, you clasp your (item) while uttering a sibilant prayer to the God of Death.  You know a moment of terror as a cold fury that is not your own embraces you.  Viridian flames erupt from the air around you, warping the surroundings with phantasmal heat.  Within, emerald cinders howl by, each screaming with agony.  The flames die away, leaving naught but a faint odor of death that soon subsides.
| N/A
| Rage gleaming in (his/her) eyes, (character) clasps (his/her) (item) while uttering a sibilant prayer.  For a terrible, pregnant moment, the surroundings grow horrifically cold.  Viridian flames erupt from the air around (target), warping the surroundings with phantasmal heat.  Viridian flames erupt from the air around (character), warping the surroundings with phantasmal heat.  Within, emerald cinders howl by, each screaming with agony.  The flames die away, leaving naught but a faint odor of death that soon subsides.
|-
! scope="row"|Failure - Backlash
| Rage simmering in your chest, you consider pointing your (item) at (target), but a cold prickle in your hand warns you not to chance the rage of the God of Death.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row"|Failure - Used all daily uses
| Rage simmering in your chest, you consider pointing your (his/her) at (target), but the serpent feels heavy and lifeless in your hand.  You suspect that you have called upon the fury of the God of Death too recently.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| PROD
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|N/A
| You prod your (item) with the tip of your finger.  Indigo shadows ooze up from the scales of the serpent, but a blaze of chrysochlorous light banishes them as it ripples down the jeweled creature's sinuous length.
| N/A
| (Character) prods (his/her) (item) with the tip of (his/her) finger.  Indigo shadows ooze up from the scales of the serpent, but a blaze of chrysochlorous light banishes them as it ripples down the jeweled creature’s sinuous length.
|-
| colspan="3"|<small>''Changes worn location of the item.''</small>
|-
! scope="row"|RUB
! scope="row"|N/A
| You trace your fingers over the scales of your (item), savoring the way the sharp-cut jewels prickle your fingers.  The serpent’s jeweled eyes narrow and a procession of colors washes down its squamous spine, unsavory indigo chased by a toxic golden-green.
| N/A
| (Character) traces (his/her) fingers over the scales of (his/her) (item).  The serpent’s jeweled eyes narrow and a procession of colors washes down its squamous spine, unsavory indigo chased by a toxic golden-green
|-
! scope="row"|TOUCH
! scope="row"| N/A
| You stroke the head of your (item) and its eyes narrow faintly, the tiny shards of amber imbued with a semblance of unnatural life.  The serpent breathes a lick of viridian flame.
| N/A
| (Character) strokes the head of (his/her) (item) and its eyes narrow faintly, the tiny shards of amber imbued with a semblance of unnatural life.  The serpent breathes a lick of viridian flame.
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! scope="col"|First
! scope="col"|Third
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! scope="row"|NUDGE
| You give the scales of your (his/her) a nudge with the tip of your finger.  The tail of the serpent rises into a warning posture and it bares its tiny fangs.
| (Character) gives the scales of (his/her) (item) a nudge with the tip of (his/her) finger.  The tail of the serpent rises into a warning posture and it bares its tiny fangs.
|-
! scope="row"|TICKLE
| As you tickle the belly of your (item), its tail lashes in irritation, curling around your fingers with painful force until you cease tormenting it.
| As (character) tickles the belly of (his/her) (item), its tail lashes in irritation, curling around (character)'s fingers with enough force to leave marks.  (Character) promptly ceases tormenting the serpent.
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{| {{verbtable}} 
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! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Verb
! scope="col"|First
! scope="col"|Third
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! scope="row" |GAZE
| Staring into the eyes of your (item), you feel an unearthly chill play over the back of your neck.  Your gaze slides to the maw of the serpent and the glistening of the rubies that adorn the interior.  In each, you see reflected flames, a promise of what awaits all who serve the Serpent in the end.  You pull your eyes away.
| (Character) stares into the eyes of (his/her) (item) and shivers.   (Character)'s gaze seems to go distant as (his/her) features twist with faint discomfort before calming once more.
|-
! scope="row" |PRAY
| You bend your head in reverent prayer over your (item), feeling the serpent’s scales quicken to a semblance of life in your grip as it writhes to constrict your fingers.  Viridian flames, heatless but somehow still warping the air, roil over your hands, and the serpent gives a low, threatening hiss before quieting.  The flames die away, leaving behind only emerald cinders that wink out, one by one.
| (Character) bends (his/her) head in prayer over (his/her) (item).  The jeweled serpent coils into a semblance of life in (his/her) grip as it writhes to constrict (his/her) fingers.  Viridian flames, heatless but somehow still warping the air, roil over (character)'s hands, and the serpent gives a low, threatening hiss before quieting.  The flames die away, leaving behind only emerald cinders that wink out, one by one.
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{| {{verbtable}} 
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! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Verb
! scope="col"|First
! scope="col"|Third
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! scope="row"|HISS
| You raise your (item) up to eye-level and offer a single, sibilant hiss to it.  Glints of light play off of the serpent’s viridian scales and its jeweled gaze seems to fix on you.  The serpent’s maw opens in a silent echo of the sound before closing with a snap.
| (Character) raises (his/her) (item) up to eye-level and offers a single, sibilant hiss to it.  Glints of light play off of the serpent’s viridian scales and its jeweled gaze seems to fix on (character).  The serpent’s maw opens in a silent echo of the sound before closing with a snap.
|-
! scope="row" | MOCK
| You mutter an ill-considered mockery at your (item).  Bitter cold shoots up your arm, traveling straight to your neck, where it manifests as a strangling sensation.  You feel a scaled form, invisible but unmistakable, tighten around your neck, cutting off your insult.  The feeling is slow to retreat.
| (Character) mutters something at (his/her) (item).  His caustic remark cuts off with a strangling sound as (his/her) eyes bulge.  A few moments later, (he/she) begins to breathe easier.
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==Additional Information==
===Show===
Sinuous ghezyte serpent jewelry have a hard-coded Show as part of their design.
<pre{{log2}}>Twisted around itself in a muscular knot, the ghezyte serpent is masterfully worked with tiny emerald scales that are placed to emulate the writhing of a living reptile.  Tiny eyes of amber wink from its triangular head.  The creature’s maw is open to reveal a forked tongue of pale jade, while the interior of its mouth is patterned with intricate rubies.</pre>

===Mechanical Information===
In order to activate any of the special abilities on the bracelet, the user must have the required amount of favor for that ability.  Minimum required favor is 1000.

{| class="wikitable alternating" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year/Total Favor
! scope="col" | POINT (at target)
! scope="col" | COVER
|-
| Adds an intimidate debuff to the target that reduces the targets DS/TD by:
| Must follow [[Luukos]]<br>Lasts 5 minutes, Sheer Fear Boost will increase user's sheer fear level by:
|-
| role="rowheader" scope="row" | 2017 - 1000 favor
| 5/3, 5x/day
| 1x/day
|-
| role="rowheader" scope="row" | 2018 - 2000 favor
| 10/6, 10x/day
| 2x/day
|-
| role="rowheader" scope="row" | 2019 - 3000 favor
| 15/9, 15x/day
| 3x/day
|-
| role="rowheader" scope="row" | 2020 - 4000 favor
| 20/12, 20x/day
| 4x/day
|-
| role="rowheader" scope="row" | 2021 - 5000 favor
| 25/15, 25x/day
| 5x/day
|-
|}

===Ambients===
<pre{{log2}}>
1P: Pulses of chrysochlorous luminescence suffuse the jewel scales of your (item), traveling down the serpent’s spine in watery rivulets.
2P: Pulses of chrysochlorous luminescence suffuse the jewel scales of (character)'s (item), traveling down the serpent’s spine in watery rivulets.

1P: A bead of bile green venom forms on one of the fangs of your (item) before sublimating away.
2P: A bead of bile green venom forms on one of the fangs of (character)'s (item) before sublimating away.

1P: Viridian flames seethe and dance in the maw of your (item), and a few emerald cinders escape only to wink out when exposed to the air.
2P: Viridian flames seethe and dance in the maw of (character)'s (item), and a few emerald cinders escape only to wink out when exposed to the air.

1P: The shadows of your (item) shift and dance as if of their own volition, and the sickly sweet stench of rotting bodies fills the air.
2P: The shadows of (character)'s (item) shift and dance as if of their own volition, and the sickly sweet stench of rotting bodies fills the air.

1P: Malevolent light gleams golden in the eyes of your item.
2P: Malevolent light gleams golden in the eyes of (character)'s (item).

1P: The venom sacs to either side of your (item)'s neck pulse warningly.
2P: The venom sacs to either side of (character)'s (item)'s neck pulse warningly.

1P: The shadow of your (item) stretches long, coiling and twisting like a great snake, but (item) itself remains still.
2P: The shadow of (character)'s (item) stretches long, coiling and twisting like a great snake, but (item) itself remains still.

1P: Your (item) writhes, contorting into a knot, and viridian flames fill your vision.  For a single terrifying instant, you stare into a field of endless green fire, the screams of damned souls surrounding you as emerald cinders screech past.  With a blink, the vision is broken, and your (item) goes still.
2P: (Character)'s (item) writhes, contorting into a knot, as an unsettling greenish glow settles into (character)'s eyes.  (He/She) blinks, clearing the unnatural color, and (noun) goes still.

1P: The air around your (item) warps for an instant, distending its features hideously.
2P: The air around (character)'s (item) warps for an instant, distending its features hideously.

Fear Resistance Ending:
1P: The colors of your (item)'s jeweled scales seem to dim slightly and you feel distinctly alone, the reality of your fears rushing back into your mind.
2P: N/A
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===Conversion===

<pre{{log2}}>>give my ring to lucinne
As you offer your chelioboros ring to Priestess Lucinne, her eyes survey your face while the faintest hint of a smirk builds on her thin lips.  Slowly, as if choosing her words with great care, she says, "Should you give this ring to me willingly and with truth in your heart, I can turn it to the Serpent's purposes.  It will become a sinuous ghezyte serpent ring.  If you're sure you want to do this, give me the ring again within 15 seconds."

>give my ring to lucinne
Her smirk deepening, Priestess Lucinne accepts your ring.  She holds it between her hands, her eyes suddenly gone amber and slitted like a snake's, as chrysochlorous light builds over the surface of the ring.  As Priestess Lucinne hands the ring back to you, you see that it has changed form, but you are distracted by the rasp of scales in the back of your mind.

A thin thread of twisting chrysochlorous light connects a sinuous ghezyte serpent ring and Priestess Lucinne but quickly fades.</pre>

==See Also==
* [[Caligos Isle]]
* [[Luukos]]
* [[Ghezyte chelioboros jewelry]] - Original
* [[Imflass wire jewelry]] - Charl
* [[Sterling feathered jewelry]] - Gosaena
* [[Gold-banded ghezyte jewelry]] - Imaera
* [[Gold-strung onyx tile jewelry]] - Lorminstra
* [[Nacre and ghezyte dolphin jewelry]] - Niima
* [[Labyrinthine cresent-woven jewelry]] - Zelia
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{{iteminfo
|type=Mechanical <!-- REQUIRED: Mechanical or Fluff. -->
|itemclass= Accessory
|itemtype= Jewelry
|alter= No
|ld= No
|releasevenue= Ebon Gate
|releaseyear=2021
|questitem= Yes
|tiered= Yes
|tiersnumber= 5
|unlock= Quest
|attune= Yes
|attunement= Character
}}
{{itemverb
|verb= COVER
|verb2= GAZE
|verb3= HISS
|verb4= KISS
|verb5= LISTEN
|verb6= MOCK
|verb7= NUDGE
|verb8= POINT
|verb9= PRAY
|verb10= PROD
|verb11= RUB
|verb12= TICKLE
|verb13= TOUCH
}}
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[[Category:Ebon Gate quest items]]