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{{Town shops
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{{NPC Shops
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|itemtype = specialty
|town = Mist Harbor
|realm=Mist Harbor
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|1 = It is located in a small purple-capped wagon with supports of smooth bamboo at the corner of Wisteria Lane and Rose Avenue. '''Gypsy Newanelle''' sells [[divination]] items relating to the [[Shakat]] [[A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_Divination_in_Elanthia_(saved_post)#Shakat|method of divination]].
|specialty=Shakat divination items
|roomname = The Black Sands
|addinfo=It is located in a small purple-capped wagon with supports of smooth bamboo at the corner of Wisteria Lane and Rose Avenue.
|desc = Midnight blue canvas stretched across the wagon's four walls is supported by slender bamboo reeds to create a domed ceiling that is painted with silver and gold stars. Tiny glass shards, each dangling from a different support, depict the various constellations of the Northern Skies and twinkle lightly in the light of several nearby candles. A narrow cot rests beside a pot-bellied stove at the rear of the wagon, while a rocking chair rests beside a small ebonwood display counter. You also see a sandy pattern of a semi-circle that dissolves into a wavy line and an elderly human gypsy.
|proprietor=Gypsy Newanelle
|inventory = Welcome to The Black Sands!
|npc=yes

|roomname=The Black Sands
Gypsy Newanelle offers her catalog to browse.
|desc=Midnight blue canvas stretched across the wagon's four walls is supported by slender bamboo reeds to create a domed ceiling that is painted with silver and gold stars. Tiny glass shards, each dangling from a different support, depict the various constellations of the Northern Skies and twinkle lightly in the light of several nearby candles. A narrow cot rests beside a pot-bellied stove at the rear of the wagon, while a rocking chair rests beside a small ebonwood display counter. You also see a sandy pattern of a semi-circle that dissolves into a wavy line and an elderly human gypsy.
Newanelle exclaims, "Greetings stranger, have a look around!"
|realrnum=3217109

|rnum=18218
Catalog
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|inventory=<pre{{log2}}> Catalog
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1. a handful of fine black sand 7. a small rune-embossed pouch
1. a handful of fine black sand 7. a small rune-embossed pouch
2. a handful of glittery white sand 8. a silver-traced cobalt blue pouch
2. a handful of glittery white sand 8. a silver-traced cobalt blue pouch
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4. a handful of powdery white sand 10. a small black drawstring pouch
4. a handful of powdery white sand 10. a small black drawstring pouch
5. a handful of fine sanguine sand 11. a rune-stitched white cotton pouch
5. a handful of fine sanguine sand 11. a rune-stitched white cotton pouch
6. a handful of cobalt blue sand 12. a buttery soft pale doeskin pouch
6. a handful of cobalt blue sand 12. a buttery soft pale doeskin pouch</pre>

{{Townshop table start|main}}
{{Townshop item | item# = 1 | item = a handful of fine black sand | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Sands|Scrying Sand]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 2 | item = a handful of glittery white sand | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Sands|Scrying Sand]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 3 | item = a handful of coarse black sand | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Sands|Scrying Sand]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 4 | item = a handful of powdery white sand | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Sands|Scrying Sand]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 5 | item = a handful of fine sanguine sand | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Sands|Scrying Sand]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 6 | item = a handful of cobalt blue sand | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Sands|Scrying Sand]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 7 | item = a small rune-embossed pouch | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Pouch|Scrying Pouch]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 8 | item = a silver-traced cobalt blue pouch | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Pouch|Scrying Pouch]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 9 | item = a sanguine teardrop-shaped pouch | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Pouch|Scrying Pouch]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 10 | item = a small black drawstring pouch | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Pouch|Scrying Pouch]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 11 | item = a rune-stitched white cotton pouch | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Pouch|Scrying Pouch]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 12 | item = a buttery soft pale doeskin pouch | type = | info = | details = [[Pendulum Scrying Pouch#Pouch|Scrying Pouch]] | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = }}
{{shop table end}}
|backroom=<pre{{log2}}> Backroom Catalog
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13. a rune-embossed pendulum pouch </pre>
}}
}}
==Usage==
==See Also==
* [[Shakat]]
In order to give a reading, one must have a pouch and sand. Each handful of sand has three uses. Make sure the pouch is open and {{mono|PUT MY SAND IN MY POUCH}}. After that, {{mono|[[PUSH]]}}, {{mono|[[PROD]]}}, or {{mono|[[NUDGE]]}} the pouch to create patterns.
* [[Divination:_A_Comprehensive_Guide#Shakat|Shakat Divination]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Black Sands, the}}
<pre{{log2}}>
>push my pou
Removing the slender cap at the end of your pouch, you hold the piece aloft by the long, suede strap and gently it into motion.
Sand begins to trickle from the bottom of the pouch, which starts to sway back and forth as it creates a sandy pattern of a circle with a triangle overlapping its perimeter on the ground.

As the pattern finishes, you quickly put the slender cap back on the end of the pouch.
>push my pou
Removing the slender cap at the end of your pouch, you hold the piece aloft by the long, suede strap and gently it into motion.
Sand begins to trickle from the bottom of the pouch, which starts to sway back and forth as it creates a sandy pattern of a semi-circle capped at the top with a small triangle on the ground.

As the pattern finishes, you quickly put the slender cap back on the end of the pouch.
>push my pou
Removing the slender cap at the end of your pouch, you hold the piece aloft by the long, suede strap and gently it into motion.
Sand begins to trickle from the bottom of the pouch, which starts to sway back and forth as it creates a sandy pattern of a wavy line with four circles beneath it on the ground.

As the pattern finishes, you quickly put the slender cap back on the end of the pouch.
>
The sands forming a sandy pattern of a circle with a triangle overlapping its perimeter scatters.
>
The sands forming a sandy pattern of a semi-circle capped at the top with a small triangle scatters.
>
The sands forming a sandy pattern of a wavy line with four circles beneath it scatters.
</pre>
It is unclear whether a reading is one symbol or all three symbols.
{{Shakat divination table}}
==Gypsy Newanelle==
<pre{{log2}}>
Stooped with age, the gypsy is shorter than average for a human of her advancing years. Deep wrinkles line her face, which is surrounded in a wispy halo of pale white hair. A triangular shawl of dark blue wool is draped across her shoulders, the color perfectly matching the glittering hue of her bright, round eyes. The angles of her face and the classical slope of her nose suggest of great beauty in her youth, though exposure to the elements and life on the road has decidedly withered any remaining grace.
She appears to be in good health.
She is wearing a rune-embossed pendulum pouch, a fringed cobalt blue shawl, a silver-boned deep purple bodice over an ecru silk blouse with kerchief sleeves, a wide coin-edged sash, some ankle-length blue and purple paneled skirts with ecru silk petticoats underneath, and a pair of boiled leather sandles.
</pre>

;Questions
''Most of her questions relate to the symbols, which are described above and not included below.''
<pre{{log2}}>
>ask gypsy about translate
After pondering for several moments, the gypsy says, "Yes, I know the various translations for the patterns that the sands create. They are, informally named of course: asp, boy, broken, circle, cobra, eagle, girl, hawk, moon, people, scorpion, shackle, spiral, sun, twin, and waterskin. If you wish to know about them, then just ask me by name and I'll tell you what they mean."

>ask gypsy about pouch
Smiling, the gypsy says, "Ah, yes. These pouches are made by hand and have a cap at the end of them. The pouch is shaped like a cone and has a flap covering the top, which is set with a small toggle to that keeps the sands in. A long strap, which you can wear it around your neck if you want, allows you to hold the pouch aloft and away from your body so that it can swing free when you start your scrying."

>ask gypsy about pattern
Quirking her head to the side, the gypsy says, "Well, you uncap the end of the pouch as you NUDGE, or PUSH, or heck, you can even PROD it into motion. Once it is moving, you let the sand trickle out until it creates a pattern of sand. Then you translate the sand."


[[Category: Divination]]
>ask gypsy about rid
Laughing softly, the gypsy says, "How do you get rid of the pattern? Why, its just sand! Take a deep breath and blow it away, or if you don't feel like wasting your breath..." She pauses dramatically and then chuckles at her own humor. "Then you can RUB it away."
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 7 November 2024

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The Black Sands is a shop in Mist Harbor that specializes in Shakat divination items. It is located in a small purple-capped wagon with supports of smooth bamboo at the corner of Wisteria Lane and Rose Avenue.

The proprietor is Gypsy Newanelle.
[The Black Sands] Room: 3217109, RNUM: 18218
Midnight blue canvas stretched across the wagon's four walls is supported by slender bamboo reeds to create a domed ceiling that is painted with silver and gold stars. Tiny glass shards, each dangling from a different support, depict the various constellations of the Northern Skies and twinkle lightly in the light of several nearby candles. A narrow cot rests beside a pot-bellied stove at the rear of the wagon, while a rocking chair rests beside a small ebonwood display counter. You also see a sandy pattern of a semi-circle that dissolves into a wavy line and an elderly human gypsy.
Obvious exits: out

Inventory

  Catalog
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  1. a handful of fine black sand       7. a small rune-embossed pouch
  2. a handful of glittery white sand   8. a silver-traced cobalt blue pouch
  3. a handful of coarse black sand     9. a sanguine teardrop-shaped pouch
  4. a handful of powdery white sand    10. a small black drawstring pouch
  5. a handful of fine sanguine sand    11. a rune-stitched white cotton pouch
  6. a handful of cobalt blue sand      12. a buttery soft pale doeskin pouch
To view inventory details, click here.
# Item Type Info Details Price
1 a handful of fine black sand Scrying Sand
2 a handful of glittery white sand Scrying Sand
3 a handful of coarse black sand Scrying Sand
4 a handful of powdery white sand Scrying Sand
5 a handful of fine sanguine sand Scrying Sand
6 a handful of cobalt blue sand Scrying Sand
7 a small rune-embossed pouch Scrying Pouch
8 a silver-traced cobalt blue pouch Scrying Pouch
9 a sanguine teardrop-shaped pouch Scrying Pouch
10 a small black drawstring pouch Scrying Pouch
11 a rune-stitched white cotton pouch Scrying Pouch
12 a buttery soft pale doeskin pouch Scrying Pouch

Backroom Inventory

  Backroom Catalog
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  13. a rune-embossed pendulum pouch  

See Also