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Vanne fans are heavily scripted items that have a slot to hold a dagger and can be worn on the wrist when not in use. They are popular amongst those in higher social circles, especially Nalfein elves. They have demeanor-based messaging. Some messaging varies even further depending on if a dagger is present or not. They were originally released with no tiers but later updated, with existing verbs broken down into two tiers for locked and unlocked status.

Tier 1/Locked

Off the shelf, vans come with five verbs, all of which have demeanor-based messaging.

Analyze

You analyze the lace fan and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:
 You sense that any merchant may alter this fan, though it must remain a "fan," and alterations must make sense for wrist-worn items.

Currently, you are able to OPEN, CLOSE, WAVE, WEAR, and REMOVE the fan.  Your demeanor in some of these actions may make a difference.  This fan may only be  unlocked further by a very small handful of skilled merchants.

You can tell that the fan is as light as it can get, but you might be able to have a talented merchant deepen its pockets for you.

Usage

Verb Demeanor Style First Third
CLOSE Warm, Friendly, Netural Open fan You close your fan with a flick of your wrist. XXX closes her fan with a flick of her wrist.
Reserved Open fan You extend your hand and in one smooth, fluid motion snap your shadowy silk fan closed. XXX slowly extends her hand and flicks her shadowy silk fan closed in one smooth, fluid motion -- allowing the small smile playing upon her lips to be seen once again.
Cold Open fan You spread your shadowy silk fan wide and sweep it across your face, letting it fall in a sharp bladed arc to your sides where you shut it with a sharp *SNAP*! XXX spread her shadowy silk fan wide and sweep it across her face, letting it fall in a sharp bladed arc to her sides where she shuts it with a sharp *SNAP*!
GET {DAGGER} Any Any You fluidly draw the bronze dagger out of your shadowy silk fan, its blade gleaming with reflected light. XXX fluidly draws her bronze dagger out of her shadowy silk fan, the blade gleaming with reflected light.
OPEN Warm, Friendly, Netural Closed fan You open your fan with a casual flick of your wrist. XXX flicks open her fan with a casual flick of her wrist.
Reserved Closed fan You slowly tilt your wrist upwards, flicking your shadowy silk fan open in a smooth delicate motion while gazing demurely past the thin razored blades branching across the fan. XXX slowly tilts her wrist upwards, flicking her shadowy silk fan open in a smooth delicate motion while gazing demurely past the thin razored blades branching across the fan.
Cold Closed fan You whisk your shadowy silk fan open with a fluid snap of your wrist, its razored edges mirroring the sharp gleam in your eyes. XXX whisks open her shadowy silk fan with a fluid snap of her wrist, its razored edges mirroring the sharp gleam in her eyes.
PUT {DAGGER} Any Any You slowly slide your bronze dagger into the hollowed-out center blade in your shadowy silk fan. XXX slowly slides her bronze dagger into the blades of her shadowy silk fan.
REMOVE Warm, Friendly, Netural Any You flick your wrist and let your shadowy silk fan fall into your hand. XXX flicks her wrist and lets her shadowy silk fan fall into her hand.
Reserved Closed fan You gracefully twist your wrist with a flourish sliding the closed shadowy silk fan into your hand swiftly. XXX gracefully twists her wrist with a flourish sliding the closed shadowy silk fan into her hand swiftly.
Open fan You gracefully twist your wrist with a flourish letting the triad of razored blades lightly caress the skin of your palm as it slips gently into your hand. XXX gracefully twists her wrist with a flourish letting the triad of razored blades lightly caress the skin of her palm as it slips gently into her hand.
Cold Closed fan You snap your wrist up, sending the shadowy silk fan in a spiraling arc as it descends toward the ground swiftly, but at the last moment, you catch it! XXX snaps her wrist up sharply, sending the shadowy silk fan in a spiraling arc as it descends toward the ground swiftly, but at the last moment, she catches it!
Open fan You snap your wrist up, sending the shadowy silk fan in a fluttering arc before you reach up to catch it! XXX snaps her wrist up sharply, sending the shadowy silk fan in a fluttering arc before she reaches up to catch it!
WAVE Warm, Friendly, Netural Open fan
No target
You lightly fan yourself with your shadowy silk fan. XXX lightly fans herself with her shadowy silk fan.
Open fan
Target
You lightly fan XXX with your shadowy silk fan.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
XXX lightly fans you with her shadowy silk fan
Open fan
Two fans
You swiftly flutter both your dark azalea fans, nearly concealing all of your face. XXX swiftly flutters both her dark azalea fans, nearly concealing all of her face.
Reserved Open fan
No target
You fan yourself lightly with your shadowy silk fan, the small bladepoints within glittering like a trail of twinkling stardust over your skin as you quietly study the surroundings and the people here. XXX fans herself lightly with her shadowy silk fan, the small bladepoints within glittering like a trail of twinkling stardust over her skin as she takes on a subtly studious expression.
Open fan
Target
You lightly fan yourself while letting your gaze settle upon XXX, your expression thoughtful as you let your eyes meet his own between the swift, sweeping motions of the blades branching through your shadowy silk fan.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
XXX lightly fans herself, her thoughtful, quiet gaze settling on you as the blades within her shadowy silk fan intermittently cast her face in shards of shadow.
Open fan
Two fans
You idly stroke both your dark azalea fans back and forth in swift, sweeping motions, the arcs of the double-edged blades within them highlighting the contours of your face as you take in the surroundings quietly. XXX idly strokes both her dark azalea fans back and forth in swift, sweeping motions -- the arcs of the double-edged blades within them highlighting the contours of her face as her gazes around the area quietly.
Cold Open fan
No target
You flutter your shadowy silk fan smoothly, the blades within flashing in glittering arcs as the soft breeze caresses your skin. XXX flutters her shadowy silk fan smoothly, the blades within flashing in glittering arcs within mere breaths of her skin.
Open fan
Target
You burst into a storm of precise, fluid slashes with your shadowy silk fan -- your flurry of movement ceasing as you slowly bring the fan in a steep upward swipe and shut it with a sharp *SNAP* -- the triad of blades within it pointing directly at XXX's throat.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
XXX bursts into a storm of precise, fluid slashes with her shadowy silk fan -- her flurry of movement ceasing as she slowly brings the fan in a steep upward swipe and shuts it with a sharp *SNAP*-- the triad of blades within it pointing directly at your throat.
This will also automatically close the fan.
Open fan
Two fans
You flutter both your fans in swift, sweeping motions, casting a glimmering trail of sharp bladed points across your neck every moment. XXX flutters both her fans in swift, sweeping motions, casting a glimmering trail of sharp bladed points across her neck every moment.
WEAR Warm, Friendly, Netural Any You place the shadowy silk fan on your wrist and tie it there securely. XXX places her shadowy silk fan on her wrist and ties it there securely.
Reserved Closed fan You smoothly affix your shadowy silk fan to your wrist, the points of its overlapped blades twinkling with reflected light. XXX smoothly affixes her shadowy silk fan to her wrist, the points of its overlapped blades twinkling with reflected light.
Open fan You smoothly affix your shadowy silk fan to your wrist, the triad of razored blades rippling like water as they warp and reflect the light in strange patterns. XXX smoothly affixes her shadowy silk fan to her wrist, the triad of razored blades rippling like water as they warp and reflect the light in strange patterns.
Cold Closed fan You snap on your shadowy silk fan to your wrist, the triad of overlapped blades perfectly aligned with your index finger. XXX snaps on her shadowy silk fan to her wrist, the triad of overlapped blades perfectly aligned with her index finger.
Open fan You snap on your shadowy silk fan to your wrist, the triad of razored blades branching through it glittering with shards of reflected light. XXX snaps on her shadowy silk fan to her wrist, the triad of razored blades branching through it glittering with shards of reflected light.

Tier 2/Unlocked

Analyze

You analyze the shadowy silk fan and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:
 You sense that any merchant may alter this fan, though it must remain a "fan," and alterations must make sense for wrist-worn items.

Currently, you are able to OPEN, CLOSE, PROD, PUSH, TURN, POKE, COVER, TAP, TILT, PULL, NUDGE, RAISE, RUB, TOUCH, WAVE, WEAR, and REMOVE the fan. You may also find it quite the thing for sheathing a dagger and giving it a FLIP back into your hands.  Your demeanor in some of these actions may make a difference.

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

Usage

Verb Style First Third
COVER Any You caress the edges of your collarbone with your open/closed shadowy silk fan, the triad of slender blades gleaming against your flesh. XXX caresses the edges of her collarbone with her open/closed shadowy silk fan, the triad of slender blades gleaming against her flesh.
FLIP Warm, Friendly, Neutral
Open fan
Dagger present
Your mood is not conducive to that. N/A
Reserved
Open fan
Dagger present
You flick open your fan wide and gently wave it, while at the same time slipping out the concealed bronze dagger within. With one swift motion, you flip the shadowy silk fan back onto your wrist and twirl the bronze dagger around idly between your fingers. XXX flicks open her fan wide and gently breezes herself, then in one swift movement flicks it back onto her wrist. A pearl-handled bronze dagger suddenly appears in XXX's hand, and she begins to twirl it between her fingers idly.
Cold
Open fan
Dagger present
You whisk your shadowy silk fan down in a stiff spiral, your arm moving in a sinuous curve as you weave the triple-bladed fan through the air. You bring it up in a vicious arc, freeing it from your grasp while at the same time letting the hidden dagger within twirl in a tight vortex of bladed fury. With one swift move, you plunge your hand out and catch the bronze dagger while your other hand slams into the shadowy silk fan, snagging it around your wrist. XXX whisks her shadowy silk fan down in a stiff spiral, her arm moving in a sinuous curve as she weaves the triple-bladed fan through the air. She brings it up in a vicious arc, tossing it from her grasp while at the same time letting the hidden dagger within twirl outward in a tight vortex of bladed fury. With one swift move, XXX plunges her hand out and catches the bronze dagger while her other hand slams into the shadowy silk fan, snagging it around her wrist.
NUDGE Any You flick your open/closed shadowy silk fan a bit to the right. XXX flicks her open/closed shadowy silk fan a bit to the right.
POKE Any You touch your open/closed shadowy silk fan to your forehead for a moment. XXX touches her open/closed shadowy silk fan to her forehead for a moment.
PROD Any You idly tap your shadowy silk fan against your cheek, the razored edges of the blades tracing an arc along your cheekbones. XXX idly taps her shadowy silk fan against her cheek, the razored edges of the blades tracing an arc along her cheekbones.
PULL Any You flick your open/closed shadowy silk fan upward a bit. XXX flicks her open/closed shadowy silk fan upward a bit.
PUSH Open fan You briefly conceal your face with your shadowy silk fan, coyly looking past the triad of blades set within it. XXX briefly conceals her face behind her shadowy silk fan, coyly looking past the triad of blades set within it.
RAISE Any You touch your open/closed shadowy silk fan to your right eyebrow for a moment. XXX touches her open/closed shadowy silk fan to her right eyebrow for a moment.
RUB Any You flick your open/closed shadowy silk fan down a bit and softly brush your right wrist with the tips of its slender blades. XXX flicks her open/closed shadowy silk fan down a bit and softly brushes her right wrist with the tips of its slender blades.
TAP Any You bring your open/closed shadowy silk fan up to your face and gently tap your nose with it. XXX brings her open/closed shadowy silk fan up to her face and gently taps her nose with it.
TOUCH Any You bring your open/closed shadowy silk fan up to your face and lightly touch your right cheek with it. XXX brings her open/closed shadowy silk fan up to her face and lightly touches her right cheek with it.
TURN Any You lightly brush the inside of your right arm with your open/closed shadowy silk fan. XXX lightly brushes the inside of her right arm with her open/closed shadowy silk fan.

See Also

Vanne fan Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Accessory
Item(s) Applied to Fan
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep No
Original Release Merchant Vanne
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 2
How to Unlock Merchant
Premium Unlocker
Demeanor-based Yes
Restrictions Must remain a fan.
Cannot contradict being wrist-worn.
Item Verbs
CLOSE COVER FLIP GET
NUDGE OPEN POKE PROD
PULL PUSH PUT RAISE
REMOVE RUB TAP TOUCH
TURN WAVE WEAR