Sparkling Crystal Ball

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The sparkling crystal ball is scripted in the style of a "Magic 8 Ball" and sold at Ebon Gate in the shop Third Eye. Various portions of the item's description can be customized as described in the ANALYZE, and some merchants may add a custom fortune.

Analyze

You analyze the clear crystal orb and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item type should not change."

The creator has also provided the following information:
This is Zoece's Sparkling Crystall Ball."
SHAKE will provide a random fortune; NOD AT chooses a YES fortune; and SHAKE HEAD AT chooses a NO fortune.
It will sparkle when spoken to.
A hoarfrost clear crystal orb must remain glass and stay some sort of sphere, orb, ball, or crystal ball.
The orb can be altered to have a unique long description only.  It can also be engraved with an inscription.
Any of the bolded sections in the show description can be changed by a talented magical merchant:
A perfectly round niveous crystal ball rests on a carved elk antler base.  Within the glass, chilling frost trails the across surface in spiderweb patterns that reshape themselves at every turn.  Motes of ice blue light wink in and out of existence within the depths of the orb.
A talented merchant could unlock it by adding a custom fortune to the orb, which can be called via TURN.

Show

A perfectly round niveous crystal ball rests on a carved elk antler base.  Within the glass, chilling frost trails the across surface in spiderweb patterns that reshape themselves at every turn.  Motes of ice blue light wink in and out of existence within the depths of the orb.

Usage

Verb First Third
NOD Thinking hard on positive thoughts, you nod your head encouragingly, if not imperceptively, to a clear crystal ball as you turn the ball upside-down, then flip it back over. Within the flawlessly clear glass, a flaming golden-winged phoenix appears within a swirl of orange smoke before disappearing with a flap of its brilliant wings. One by one, motes of golden light blink into existence within the ball and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "Yes" before bursting into tiny golden specks which quickly dissipate. XXX shakes her crystal ball vigorously! Within the flawlessly clear glass, a flaming golden-winged phoenix appears within a swirl of orange smoke before disappearing with a flap of its brilliant wings. One by one, motes of golden light blink into existence within the ball and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "Without a doubt" before bursting into tiny golden specks which quickly dissipate.
SHAKE HEAD Thinking hard on a negative response, accompanied by an almost imperceptible shake of your head, you shake your crystal ball vigorously! Within the flawlessly clear glass, a flaming golden-winged phoenix appears within a swirl of orange smoke before disappearing with a flap of its brilliant wings. One by one, motes of golden light blink into existence within the ball and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "When roltons fly" before bursting into tiny golden specks which quickly dissipate. XXX shakes her crystal ball vigorously! Within the flawlessly clear glass, a flaming golden-winged phoenix appears within a swirl of orange smoke before disappearing with a flap of its brilliant wings. One by one, motes of golden light blink into existence within the ball and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "When roltons fly" before bursting into tiny golden specks which quickly dissipate.
SAY

Targeted

Speaking to your clear crystal orb, you ask, "XXX?"

Ice blue motes of light twinkle within the clear crystal orb in response to your voice.

Speaking to her clear crystal orb, XXX asks, "XXX?"

Ice blue motes of light twinkle within the clear crystal orb in response to XXX's voice.

SHAKE You shake your clear crystal orb vigorously! Within the niveous glass, chilling frost trails the across surface in spiderweb patterns that reshape themselves at every turn. One by one, motes of ice blue light blink into existence within the orb and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "I wouldn’t bet on it" before bursting into tiny ice blue specks which quickly dissipate. XXX shakes her clear crystal orb vigorously! Within the niveous glass, chilling frost trails the across surface in spiderweb patterns that reshape themselves at every turn. One by one, motes of ice blue light blink into existence within the orb and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "I wouldn’t bet on it" before bursting into tiny ice blue specks which quickly dissipate.
TURN You carefully palm your crystal ball in your hand. You turn the ball upside-down and flip it upward with a quick flick of your wrist. Within the flawlessly clear glass, a flaming golden-winged phoenix appears within a swirl of orange smoke before disappearing with a flap of its brilliant wings. One by one, motes of golden light blink into existence within the ball and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "CUSTOM" before bursting into tiny golden specks which quickly dissipate. XXX gazes at her crystal ball, then turns it upside-down and rights it with a quick flick of the wrist. Within the flawlessly clear glass, a flaming golden-winged phoenix appears within a swirl of orange smoke before disappearing with a flap of its brilliant wings. One by one, motes of golden light blink into existence within the ball and begin to coalesce into recognizable shapes. The light pauses momentarily on the answer "CUSTOM" before bursting into tiny golden specks which quickly dissipate.
WHISPER You bring your crystal ball up to your face and whisper to it. Golden sparkles appear within the flawlessly clear glass in response to your voice before winking out of existence. XXX brings a clear crystal ball up to her face and murmurs something softly to it. Golden sparkles appear within the flawlessly clear glass in response to XXX's voice before winking out of existence.

Additional Information

Standard SHAKE Random Fortunes

SHAKE
"I wouldn't bet on it"
"Doubtful"
"Yes"
"No"
"Keep dreaming"
"Unlikely"
"Absolutely"
"You bet your boots"
"Most certainly"
"Perhaps"
"It's vague"
"Surely"
"I think not"
"Probably not"
"Never"
"Definitely"
"Not sure"
"It could happen"
"Excuse me?"
"Uncertain"
"If you're lucky"
"Without a doubt"
"Not a chance"
"Slim to none"
"When roltons fly"
"It's vague"
"Let me rest"
Sparkling Crystal Ball Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Toy
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Customizable Yes
Custom Ball color
Base
Item in glass
Mote color
Original Release Merchant Zoece
Original Release Venue Feywrot Mire
Original Release Year 2011
Item Verbs
NOD SAY SHAKE TURN
WHISPR