19.25.2 Shop of Wonders 1 - 4

(see also: HELP ARTEFACTS, HELP ARTEFACT TRANSFERS, HELP ARTEFACT TRADEINS)

Artefacts are special items that can be purchased only with Bound Credits. Unless otherwise stated, artefacts can be purchased in Merentesh's series of shops in Delos. They will reset into your inventory frequently, which means they cannot be loaned out, or stolen(!), for very long. Some only work for the owner. They never decay. They cannot be changed to reset to anyone else's inventory, so do not buy artefacts of any kind if you intend to sell them.

This file is for Shop of Wonders items that are 1 to 4 Mayan Crowns, respectively. See HELP SHOP OF WONDERS2 or HELP 19.25.3
Housing-related Wonders items can be found in HELP HOUSE OF WONDERS
Discontinued stock can be found in HELP DISCONTINUED SHOP OF WONDERS

Note About Stacking
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Artefact effects (for similar artefacts) don't combine or stack. If you have, say, a Collar of Ceylon and a Collar of Agatheis, then only one will boost damage of a magical nature. If you have a Logosian Ring and a Mayan Ring, then only one will increase the value of sipping a health elixir. In general, the best item rules, but there may be exceptions. So don't count on having two artefacts and somehow stacking their effects.


All items purchased in the Shop of Wonders with Mayan Crowns are resetting and
non-decay. They also have no trade-in credit value and cannot be refunded.

Items purchased with GOLD in the Shop of Wonders are NOT resetting nor
non-decay.

The Shop of Wonders can be found among the other artefact shops in Delos.

Gifting items from the Shop of Wonders
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To purchase an item as a gift for another character, use this syntax: BUY
<item> AS GIFT FOR <person> [MAIL]. If you include 'MAIL' at the end, it will
be delivered via the postal service.

A pair of Landstrider's boots:                                2 Mayan Crowns
 - Allow for faster transit across all wilderness environments that impede movement.

Golden cologne bottle:                                        2 Mayan Crowns
 - This fragrance bottle will allow the owner to SPRAY a letter, imbuing it with the scent in the bottle.
 - Cologne is a fragrance of citrus, bergamot, sandalwood, and exotic spices.
 - SPRAY <bottle> ON <letter>

Ruby perfume bottle:                                          2 Mayan Crowns
 - This fragrance bottle will allow the owner to SPRAY a letter, imbuing it with the scent in the bottle.
 - The perfume is a fragrance of vanilla musk, jacaranda, and jasmine.
 - SPRAY <bottle> ON <letter>


A small wooden polling box:                                   4 Mayan Crowns
 - Poll your friends, vote for your enemies, this informal and portable polling box allows you to gauge opinion without the hassles of organisational ties.
See POLLBOX for all commands.

A portable vanity cabinet:                                    4 Mayan Crowns
 - This cabinet fills with up to four beads of perfume a day
Four different types of perfume are possible.
This cabinet and the perfumes it produces can be customised!
The limit of four perfumes always remains, but existing perfumes can be switched out for new ones.
See HELP PERFUME CUSTOMISATION for all information regarding customising this item!

A really nice cake:                                           1 Mayan Crowns
 - Celebratory cakes that can be set down and SLICE CAKE to carve off a piece. Each cake has 8 slices and is automatically refilled once per Achaean day (RL hour).
Options for cakes are: Wedding, chocolate, frosted lemon, sponge, and birthday.

A leather carry case:                                         4 Mayan Crowns
 - Fills with four beads of cologne a day.
 - See HELP COLOGNE CUSTOMISATION for all information regarding customising this item!

A bamboo coracle:                                             3 Mayan Crowns
 - Drop this boat in a river and PUSH it, and you'll begin to sail downstream.
Note that you can keep PUSHing it once you're off to increase the speed.
We cannot be held responsible for any harm this may or may not cause.

Disc of Transformation:                                       1 Mayan Crowns
 - Tired of your old stationery kit? Simply place this disc into your old kit to transform it into the the mahogany stationery kit. This item is consumed upon use.

Glazed runic vial:                                            1 Mayan Crowns
 - Sipping these elixirs will grant a bonus to the consumer for 12 Achaean days (12 hours) - each vial contains 5 sips.
   Elixir of life enhancement - bonus experience
   Elixir of the lucky - critical hit bonus.
   Elixir of the ogre - strength bonus.
   Elixir of the pixie - dexterity bonus.
   Elixir of the hunter - constitution bonus.
   Elixir of Epicurus - intelligence bonus.
   *NOTE: You are purchasing the elixir within the vial. Once the elixir has been consumed the vial will decay as normal. 

A sleek heron feather:                                        1 Mayan Crowns
 - These function as a single use version of the eagle's wings artefact. CARESS <feather> to activate.
 - Sold as a pack of 5.

A shiny firecracker:                                          2 Mayan Crowns
 - A firecracker with a new and unique explosion pattern. This will reset to the owner in three minutes after use.

A crafter's folder:                                           2 Mayan Crowns
 - Allows the preservation of up to 50 crafting designs from decay.
Preserved designs may not be given away, disowned, or unpreserved.
You may own as many Folders or Portfolios as you like, increasing your capacity without limit.

A lesser viewing glass:                                       3 Mayan Crowns
 - GAZE INTO GLASS <person> will show you the current description of an adventurer who is currently visible and scryable.

A brass bait hook:                                            3 Mayan Crowns
 - This hook will return the fishing bait to the owner's inventory in the event of the line snapping.

An Aeonic hourglass:                                          2 Mayan Crowns
 - With this treasure in hand, STOP SAND will hide your age and date of birth from your HONOURS and START SAND will let it show.

A leather falconry jess:                                      4 Mayan Crowns
 - This stylish thong of leather can be used to accessorise any glove or gauntlet to accommodate your feathered friends. Included in this is resetting and non-decay, and the jess is destroyed upon use. To use, ATTACH TO your choice of handwear.

A stationery kit:                                             1 Mayan Crowns
 - This will generate up to five letters that are embossed with your name and title.
The current stationery kit on sale is onyx!

A leash of spun gold:                                         3 Mayan Crowns
 - Allows the owner to LEASH <minipet>. Gives the wielder enter/exit/LOOK description based on the minipet, and lasts for one hour or until the minipet is picked up.

A matrimonial licence:                                        3 Mayan Crowns
 - Alter the way your marriage status is displayed to the world with this licence!
MARRIAGELINE LIST            - View the options!
MARRIAGELINE SELECT <line #> - Select the line you wish to use.
SIGN <licence>               - Once you have selected your line.
                             - This consumes the licence.
                             - You must already be married.
This will only change the way your marriage line appears and does not affect your spouse.

A mound of glistening snow:                                   2 Mayan Crowns
 - Drop this mound of snow in the room and you'll find you can arm yourself with up to 12 snowballs. Syntax: PACK SNOWBALL.


A wooden ocarina:                                             4 Mayan Crowns
 - These instruments are attuned to a particular environment, and when played, will summon a small wild creature from that biome to follow the summoner for one hour. Should you lose your companion, just play the ocarina once more to summon it back to you.
   Caves (Underground) - a furry mole.
   Forests - a tiny chipmunk.
   Breakers (Beach) - a hermit crab.
   Deserts - a frill-necked lizard.
   Plains (Grassland) - a deer mouse.
   Swamps - a green frog.
   Jungles - a multicoloured gecko.
   Gardens - a small swallow.


A sheaf of ornate letters:                                    4 Mayan Crowns
 - This updates any existing stationery kit to produce letters that can be folded into origami shapes. Place the letter inside the kit to apply this functionality, which will apply to all new letters generated after the sheaf is used.
   - TURN <letter> <shape> will fold the letter into one of the following:
     Pegasus, crane, butterfly, goldfish, dolphin, angel, demon, snake, falcon,
     mouse, lemming, chimera, fox, dragon, rose, flower, willow, dragonfly, 
     frog, moon, star, sun, tree, duck, horse, heart, wolf, dirk, sword, 
     shield, swan, ship, leaf, fan, fish, whale, shark, octopus, kraken, 
     stag, or phoenix.
   - The recipient will need to TURN the letter to unfold and read it.

A diamond-tipped shovel:                                      2 Mayan Crowns
 - This unbreakable shovel will cut the time of DIGging by 50%. This item will confer no benefits during a treasure hunt event.

An ethereal shroud:                                           1 Mayan Crowns
 - The ethereal shroud functions like a Veil of the Sphinx artefact! Once worn, these shrouds will begin to rapidly decay, lasting two Achaean days from their first wearing.
This does not stack with the Veil of the Sphinx

A sigil of suppression:                                       3 Mayan Crowns
 - When ATTACHed to an artefact, it will hide it from view (similar to the Orb of Suppression.) If you own an Orb of Suppression, the sigil will work to reveal the item from behind the obscuring effects of the Orb. This sigil can be DETACHed from the artefact at any time.


A bar of pumice soap:                                         2 Mayan Crowns
 - This scented block will ensure that any odorous ailments are quickly removed. Simply have the soap on your person when you SCRUB. You still need to be in water to use this soap.

An ornate titantic statue:                                    1 Mayan Crowns
 - Designed by Lord Watchman Dracrotalus of Mhaldor, this statue was the winning entry for the Adryn Keep Festival design contest in 694 AF.

A crafter's folder strap:                                     1 Mayan Crowns
 - Expands the capacity of a crafter's folder or portfolio by 25 designs.
ATTACH <strap> TO <folder|portfolio> to use, at which point the strap is consumed. For adventurers with multiple crafter's folders or portfolios you may CONSOLIDATE FOLDERS <target folder or portfolio> to make a single item with the consolidated capacity. 

A briny tally:                                                3 Mayan Crowns
 - READ <tally> <shipID> - See the average level of seamonsters killed by a vessel.
SCATTER PAGES   - When aboard a ship you own to reset the ship's seamonster record.
                - This permanently consumes the tally item.


A Veil of the Libertine:                                      2 Mayan Crowns
 - We all make mistakes after a few too many darkbrews! Use this fashionable item to hide any past transgressions to the sanctity of marriage from your HONOURS. WEAR VEIL will hide your indiscretions from the eyes of others.

An obfuscated crystal vial:                                   3 Mayan Crowns
 - This vial will refill sips of whatever curative fluid it contains every Achaean day. Should the vial be empty, a random fluid will seep in!


A figurine of a horkval bard:                                 2 Mayan Crowns
 - Continue the civic pride with these city-themed battle figurines! As an additional perk, Mhaldor as the winning city of the festivities was able to nominate Taraus and immortalise her likeness in their city's figurine!

A luminous vellum sheet:                                      3 Mayan Crowns
 - Encode your missives upon this piece of vellum and only allow your most trusted friends to read! (TOUCH VELLUM for details on how to use it)

A covered cup of dice:                                        3 Mayan Crowns
 - Set your target to any day and month, today's date, or even your birthday and then shake this cup to try your luck! (READ CUP for details on how to use it)

City Warpaints:                                               1 Mayan Crowns
 - Show your city pride with these custom city warpaints! Each contains (and refills with) 10 applications of civic warpaint!
- APPLY <vial> NAME [TO <person>]: Paint the city name on your forehead (ASHTAN etc.)
- APPLY <vial> INITIALS [TO <person>]: Paint the city letter on your cheeks (M for Mhaldor etc.)
- APPLY <vial> ARMS [TO <person>]: Paint the city's coat of arms on your face (A rampant stag for Eleusis etc.)

A pair of thundersticks:                                      1 Mayan Crowns
 - SHAKE these thundersticks to provide accompanying hype to any and all occasions, no matter how subtle or sombre someone else thinks they should be!

A statute of acknowledgement:                                 2 Mayan Crowns
 - WEAR this statute and a city-themed deathsight shall occur whenever you slay another adventurer.

A stark Mhaldorus costume:                                    2 Mayan Crowns
 - This enchanted costume transforms your very appearance to resemble the hero (or horror) that you have chosen to don!

A most excellent swami costume:                               2 Mayan Crowns
 - This enchanted costume transforms your very appearance to resemble the hero (or horror) that you have chosen to don!

A magnificent phoenix costume:                                2 Mayan Crowns
 - This enchanted costume transforms your very appearance to resemble the hero (or horror) that you have chosen to don!

A great white wolf costume:                                   2 Mayan Crowns
 - This enchanted costume transforms your very appearance to resemble the hero (or horror) that you have chosen to don!