Wendwillow Candle

The Wendwillow Candle was created by GM Xynwen and released for the first time at the 2025 Driftglass Fayre. Similar to erithi incense, the candle has general and funeral settings, drawing on lore found in the document Telling the Bees.

Analyze

~*~ Wendwillow Candle for General and Funeral Usages ~*~
Released originally at the 2025 Driftglass Fayre, this is a candle script with up to 7 custom scents.  Messaging will vary if lit, unlit, held, not held, as well as if it is set to be funeral or general use.  In addition, Wendwillows may have different messaging for some verbs.

Alteration Info:
  * Any willing merchant can alter the look or add/modify scents, but these are separate services
  * Supports a base, long, and/or show
  * Noun must be either candle, taper, votive, or rushlight
  * Material may be wax, beeswax, paraffin, or tallow
  * Material color should be kept relatively short (1-3 words typically).  Examples:  red-speckled green, ocean blue, red and blue-swirled
  * When modifying the appearance, the material and color do not have to be in the base/long/show, but nothing can contradict it
  * Material/color can be done at the same time as a general appearance alteration

Scent Alterations:
  * These should be real scents (ocean breeze, zesty lemon, cinnamon) and NOT ideas (tears of my enemies)
  * You can combine a few scents, but it must work with phrases like "the scent of (insert scent here) or "(scent)-scented candle."  Example: some smoke smelling of zesty lemon and rotting fish OR the zesty lemon and rotting fish-scented candle.  Any more than 3 would get too unwieldy, and the person performing the service has final say.
  * If you are doing 3 in one, keep the adjectives down (orange, lemon, and grapefruit = fine but zesty orange, fragrant lemon, and sharp grapefruit would be too verbose
  * You can add/modify up to 3 scents in one sitting

Charges:
  * Merchants have the option to add charges in increments of 50 to a maximum of 500
  * This is a separate service and is not one available via premium alteration scrolls
  * Permifying at the permifier is allowed.  Merchant permification is a rare service

Verbs:
  * Fluff traps:  gaze, lick, pray, and raise
  * Usage traps:  extinguish, light, look, nudge, place, poke (cycle scents), push (toggle funeral/general), smell, turn (permanently affixes to a private property)

Stay-Put Mechanics:
This item has Stay-Put qualities.  If you PLACE it, it will be moved to the ground in your current room and stay there, unable to be picked up by others or taken by the janitor, for 4 minutes, 46 seconds.  You may NUDGE it at a valid container to place the candle on top of the container until you NUDGE it out of its place again.  After the duration expires, the item is fair game for others and for the janitor.  Alternately, the item may be PLACEd by the owner of a private property within the grounds of the property or by the owner of a stall or loft in and will stay there until PLACEd or NUDGEd again.

Private Properties:
The owner of a private property may PLACE or NUDGE their candle and then TURN it to make it a permanent fixture.  Once you do this, you cannot pick it up again.

Candle Status:
  * Currently lit
  * Set for general usage
  * Your pale violet candle has a long time left

Scents:
  vanilla and violet

Candle Settings:
  * Base:  a chunky,pale violet,candle
  * Long:  a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves
  * Melted:  a blob of,melted,wax
  * Color:  pale violet
  * Material:  wax
  * Current Scent:  vanilla and violet

~*~ End Custom Analyze ~*~

Verbs

Gaze

General Incense

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P	Unlit-Held 1P	Unlit-Held 3P	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P	Unlit-Unheld 1P	Unlit-Unheld 3P
You find yourself lost in thought as you gaze into the flickering flame of your pale violet candle. A faint hint of vanilla and violet wafts from it.	Xynwen appears lost in thought as she gazes into the flickering flame of her pale violet candle. You smell a trace of vanilla and violet.	Gazing at your pale violet candle, you note it is unlit. You fidget with the wick, scraping away a few bits of pale violet wax.	Gazing at her pale violet candle, Xynwen fidgets with the wick, scraping away a few bits of pale violet wax.	Gazing into the flickering flame emanating from a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, you momentarily lose yourself in your thoughts.	Gazing into the flickering flame emanating from a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, Xynwen appears lost in thought.	Gazing at a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, you note it is unlit. You can still smell a whiff of vanilla and violet rising from it, however.	Xynwen gazes at a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves and sniffs lightly.

Funeral - Non-Wendwillow

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P	Unlit-Held 1P	Unlit-Held 3P	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P	Unlit-Unheld 1P	Unlit-Unheld 3P
You solemnly gaze at the bobbing flame of your pale violet candle. A trail of vanilla and violet-scented smoke drifts from the candle's wick.	Xynwen solemnly gazes at the bobbing flame of her pale violet candle. A trail of vanilla and violet-scented smoke drifts from the candle's wick.	Xynwen gazes solemnly at her pale violet candle, cleaning away blobs of pale violet wax and leaving the candle pristine.You gaze solemnly at your pale violet candle, cleaning away blobs of pale violet wax and leaving the candle pristine.	You solemnly gaze at a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, lost in the twisting flickers of its bobbing flame.	Xynwen solemnly gazes at a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, lost in the twisting flickers of its bobbing flame.	Gazing solemnly at a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, you flick away a few blobs of pale violet wax, leaving the candle pristine.	Gazing at a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, Xynwen flicks away a few blobs of pale violet wax, leaving the candle pristine.

Funeral - Wendwillow
These are only different if lit.

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P Wendwillow	Lit-Held 3P All Others	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P Wendwillow	Lit-Unheld 3P All Others
Gazing deeply into the bobbing flame of your pale violet candle, you whisper a traditional Wendwillow remembrance of the dead. A trail of vanilla and violet-scented smoke drifts from the candle.	Gazing deeply into the bobbing flame of her pale violet candle, Xynwen whispers a traditional Wendwillow remembrance of the dead. A trail of vanilla and violet-scented smoke drifts from the candle.	Gazing into the bobbing flame of her pale violet candle, Xynwen whispers something in solemn Gnomish. A trail of vanilla and violet-scented smoke drifts from the candle.	You gaze deeply into the bobbing flame of a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves as you whisper a traditional Wendwillow remembrance of the dead. A trail of vanilla and violet-scented smoke drifts from the candle.	Xynwen gazes deeply into the bobbing flame of a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves as she whispers a traditional Wendwillow remembrance of the dead.	Xynwen gazes into the bobbing flame of a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves and whispers something in solemn Gnomish.

Lick

Must be held.
Unlit: You run your tongue across the candle. The wax smells of vanilla and violet and tastes terrible./Xynwen runs her tongue across her pale violet candle. You idly ponder what the wax tastes like.
Lit: Carefully avoiding the flame, you gently lick the edge of the candle. A bit of hot vanilla and violet-scented wax molds itself to your tongue. You choke a bit as you involuntarily swallow the semi-solid blob. It tastes terrible./Carefully avoiding the flame, Xynwen licks the edge of her candle. She chokes a bit, apparently swallowing some wax. Well, that is to be expected if one goes around licking everything.

Pray

General Incense

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P	Unlit-Held 1P	Unlit-Held 3P	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P	Unlit-Unheld 1P	Unlit-Unheld 3P
Holding your pale violet wax candle carefully, you murmur a few prayers and wave your fingers just above the flittering flame, filling the air with the redolent scent of vanilla and violet.	Holding her pale violet wax candle carefully, Xynwen murmurs a few prayers and waves her fingers just above the flittering flame, filling the air with the redolent scent of vanilla and violet.	You whisper a quick prayer over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, fidgeting with the wick to prepare it for lighting.	Xynwen murmurs a quick prayer over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, fidgeting with the wick to prepare it for lighting.	You whisper a quick prayer over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, fidgeting with the wick to prepare it for lighting.	Xynwen murmurs a quick prayer over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, fidgeting with the wick to prepare it for lighting.	You murmur a few prayers over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, running your fingers through the vanilla and violet-scented smoke and spreading its redolent scent across the area.	Xynwen murmurs a few prayers over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, running her fingers through the vanilla and violet-scented smoke and spreading its redolent scent across the area.	You whisper a quick prayer over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, fidgeting with the wick to prepare it for lighting.	Xynwen murmurs a quick prayer over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, fidgeting with the wick to prepare it for lighting.

Funeral - Non-Wendwillow

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P	Unlit-Held 1P	Unlit-Held 3P	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P	Unlit-Unheld 1P	Unlit-Unheld 3P
Holding a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves with care in the palm of your hand, you whisper a few prayers for the dead. The flickering flame flares brightly, emitting vanilla and violet-scented smoke.	Xynwen carefully holds her burning pale violet candle in the palm of her hand and whispers a few prayers for the dead. The flickering flame flares brightly, emitting vanilla and violet-scented smoke.	You solemnly whisper a prayer for the dead as you prepare to light your pale violet candle.	Xynwen reverently whispers a prayer for the dead over her pale violet candle.	You whisper a few prayers for the dead over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, flicking a few droplets of melted wax onto the ground.	Xynwen whispers a few prayers for the dead over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, flicking a few droplets of melted wax onto the ground.	You reverently whisper a prayer for the dead as you prepare a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves for lighting.	Xynwen reverently whispers a prayer for the dead as she prepares a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves for lighting.

Funeral - Wendwillow
These are only different if lit.

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P Wendwillow	Lit-Held 3P All Others	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P Wendwillow	Lit-Unheld 3P All Others
With dignified solemnity, you clasp your pale violet candle carefully and whisper a few impromptu words for the dead in Gnomish. A trickle of vanilla and violet-scented melted wax rolls down the pale violet candle's side.	With dignified solemnity, Xynwen clasps her pale violet candle carefully and whispers a few impromptu words for the dead in Gnomish. A trickle of vanilla and violet-scented melting wax rolls down the pale violet candle's side.	Solemnly, Xynwen holds her pale violet candle and whispers a few words in Gnomish. A trickle of vanilla and violet-scented melting wax rolls down the pale violet candle's side.	You position yourself solemnly before a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, whispering a prayer for the dead. You flick your fingers through the melted wax and shake the pale violet-hued droplets to the ground. They vanish into nothingness, as impermanent as life itself.	Xynwen positions herself solemnly before a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, whispering a prayer for the dead. She flicks her fingers through the melted wax and shakes the pale violet-hued droplets to the ground. They vanish into nothingness, as impermanent as life itself.	Xynwen bows above a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, whispering a few words in Gnomish. She flicks her fingers through the melted wax and shakes the pale violet-hued droplets to the ground, where they quickly vanish.

Raise

General Incense

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P	Unlit-Held 1P	Unlit-Held 3P	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P	Unlit-Unheld 1P	Unlit-Unheld 3P
You raise your pale violet candle high above your head, waving it to and fro. The scent of vanilla and violet fills the air.	Xynwen raises her pale violet candle high above her head, waving it to and fro. The scent of vanilla and violet fills the air.	You raise your pale violet candle up, inspecting it carefully and flicking away the odd dribble of wax.	Xynwen raises her pale violet candle up, inspecting it carefully and flicking away the odd dribble of wax.	You raise your pale violet candle up, inspecting it carefully and flicking away the odd dribble of wax.	Xynwen raises her pale violet candle up, inspecting it carefully and flicking away the odd dribble of wax.	You cup your hands about the flame of the candle, then raise them to the sky, dispersing vanilla and violet-scented smoke in an elegant swirl.	Xynwen cups her hands about the flame of the candle, then raises them to the sky, dispersing vanilla and violet-scented smoke in an elegant swirl.	You inspect a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves carefully, flicking away any errant dribbles of wax.	Xynwen inspects a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves carefully, flicking away any errant dribbles of wax.

Funeral - Non-Wendwillow

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P	Unlit-Held 1P	Unlit-Held 3P	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P	Unlit-Unheld 1P	Unlit-Unheld 3P
You reverently raise your pale violet candle to the sky, then tilt the candle to the north, south, east, and west. The flame flickers and bobs, casting vanilla and violet-scented smoke to the winds.	Xynwen reverently raises her pale violet candle to the sky, then tilts the candle to the north, south, east, and west. The flame flickers and bobs, casting vanilla and violet-scented smoke to the winds.	You somberly raise your pale violet candle in a series of symbolic gestures.	Xynwen somberly raises her pale violet candle in a series of symbolic gestures.	With intentional solemnity, you wave your hand through the smoke of a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, causing it to rise to the sky in a series of perfectly concentric, vanilla and violet-scented circles.	With intentional solemnity, Xynwen waves her hand through the smoke of a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves, causing it to rise to the sky in a series of perfectly concentric, vanilla and violet-scented circles.	With a somber mien, you raise one hand to your chest as you bow your head over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves.	With a somber mien, Xynwen raises one hand to her chest as she bows her head over a chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves.

Funeral - Wendwillow
These are only different if lit.

Lit-Held 1P	Lit-Held 3P Wendwillow	Lit-Held 3P All Others	Lit-Unheld 1P	Lit-Unheld 3P Wendwillow	Lit-Unheld 3P All Others
You solemnly raise your pale violet candle to the four cardinal directions, then lift it to the sky reverently. The flame burns brightly, its brilliant red-gold flickers casting vanilla and violet-scented smoke to the winds.	Xynwen solemnly raises her pale violet candle to the four cardinal directions, then lifts it to the sky reverently. The flame burns brightly, its brilliant red-gold flickers casting vanilla and violet-scented smoke to the winds.	Xynwen raises her pale violet candle in several directions, then lifts it to the sky solemnly. The flame burns brightly, its brilliant red-gold flickers casting vanilla and violet-scented smoke to the winds.	You solemnly wave your fingers through the vanilla and violet-scented wisps rising from the candle, raising them to the sky and expertly manipulating the pale grey haze into a simple boat riding a smoke wave, an homage to Wendwillow funerary customs.	Xynwen solemnly waves her hand through the vanilla and violet-scented wisps rising from the candle, raising them to the sky and expertly manipulating the pale grey haze into a simple boat riding a smoke wave, an homage to Wendwillow funerary customs.	Xynwen solemnly waves her hand through the vanilla and violet-scented wisps rising from the candle, raising them to the sky and manipulating the pale grey haze into a simple boat outline.

Ambients

Ambients occur when the candle is lit, and they will sometimes vary depending on whether or not the candle is held or on the ground. When held, there are a few ambients that may be slightly different when the holder of the candle is a Wendwillow.

Examples:

• You expertly coax the candle's flame this way and that until the smoke drifting up from it coalesces into a vanilla and violet-scented crescent moon.
• The candle burns brightly, its melting pale violet wax releasing the scent of vanilla and violet. A single drop of pale violet wax rolls across your hand, like a tiny, wandering stream.
• A chunky pale violet candle patterned with green leaves emits curling tendrils of smoke that writhe into perfectly formed vanilla and violet-scented circles.