WorldGate
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"An inscribed heavy granite contraption ringed with basalt" was first released at the Grand Auction of 5123. The contraption allows the user to open a portal from one town to any other town (excluding Mist Harbor). The portal will You analyze your heavy granite contraption and sense that the creator has provided the following information: This device can open portals to distant locales that can be traversed in either direction. Some areas may disrupt its ability to function; attempting to activate it in those areas will NOT consume a charge. You can LOOK at the contraption to attempt to ascertain its current status, or READ it to ascertain its current destination. GRIP will change destinations, and RUB will attempt to activate it. This item can be altered by a willing merchant but with significant restrictions. Noteworthy ones are: - The alterations cannot contradict any messaging this item can produce. - The item must remain some form of stone. - The item must be round. This does not need to be in the description, but it cannot contradict it. - The item must have runes on it. This also does not need to be the description, but it cannot contradict it. You get no sense of whether or not the contraption may be further lightened. >grip cont You grip the heavy granite contraption firmly between your hands. A flash of static tickles your mind before resolving into a myriad of images... ... a cozy town nestled between a river and a forest... ... a crumbling ebon-walled fortress towering over its environs... ... a battered carrack careened upon a rocky shore... As the images fade, you notice that the stone disc within the contraption has rotated such that the outer ring now indicates a shard of iridescent nacre set within the disc. Roundtime: 4 sec. >grip cont You grip the heavy granite contraption firmly between your hands. A flash of static tickles your mind before resolving into a myriad of images... ... a small town filled with quaint little snow-covered cottages... ... an sturdy mule statue sculpted from glacial ice... ... a stately abbey overlooking its environs... As the images fade, you notice that the stone disc within the contraption has rotated such that the outer ring now indicates a disc of polished platinum set within the disc. Roundtime: 4 sec.
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