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==Description==
==Description==
This useful item of priestly regalia comes in a variety of forms from a perforated sphere on the end of a short rod to a brass dish used for holding aromatic oils to a wooden bowl that contains water or even blood. The vessel is often used to hold [[liao]] mixed with liquid which is drunk as part of the performance of a ceremony. Regardless of the extact shape it takes, it is used in religious ceremonies and directly empowers the ability of priests to [[Religious skills#Testify|place marks on the soul]]. It is often decorated with symbols of [[Ambition]], [[Loyalty]] and [[Courage]], or with symbols appropriate to the faith as a whole, especially the seven-spoked wheel. Many priests who own a righteous aspergil use it in all the ceremonies they perform, not just the testify ceremony.
A Skein Bowl is a ceremonial tool that commonly takes the form of a metal or wooden bowl. The bowl is popular with the priests of [[Wintermark]], where it is also sometimes called a ''Scop's Well'' or a ''Stormcrow's Basin''. As part of a ceremony of [[testimony]], the priest mixes a dose of [[liao]] with a little water, oil, or even blood (the latter is especially popular with the [[Navarr]]). During the testimony, the resultant mixture is used to either physically mark the body of the ceremony or flicked towards them in cases where they are not a willing participant.
 
In [[Highguard]] and [[the League]], this item is called a ''Righteous Aspergil'' and takes the form of a perforated sphere on the end of a short rod. The liao is mixed and poured into the sphere, which is used to flick the resulting liquid over the target in fine droplets. In [[Urizen]], the item more commonly is called a ''Spiritwell'' and the liao is mixed with a little ink that is used to carefully trace a sigil on the hand or face of the target of the testimony - these items have seen increasing popularity in [[the Brass Coast]] where the liao is often mixed with henna and used to trace beautiful intricate designs on the target. This has replaced a more robust version of the item, still favoured by some [[sutannir]], called a ''Glass Bowl'' in which liao is mixed with a little spirit that is imbibed by the priest and then sprayed toward the target at the climax of the ritual.
 
Regardless of the exact shape it takes, it is used in religious ceremonies and directly empowers the ability of priests to mark a target's soul. It is a tool that can be used both to create indelible marks - marks which are much more durable than normal, especially where the testimony is part of a punishment or warning - but it can also be used to empower a priest to remove such durable marks.


==Rules==
==Rules==
{{Regalia}}
{{Regalia}}
* '''Effect:'''  When you [[Religious skills#Performing a Ceremony|perform]] or [[Religious skills#Cooperation|cooperate]] with the performance of the [[consecration]] skill, you may spend up to five additional doses of [[liao]] to increase the [[Religious_skills#Ceremony_Strength|strength]] or the ceremony by the same amount.
* '''Effect:'''  When you [[Religious skills#Performing a Ceremony|perform]] or [[Religious skills#Cooperation|cooperate]] with the performance of the [[testimony]] skill, you may spend up to five additional doses of [[liao]] to increase the [[Religious_skills#Ceremony_Strength|strength]] of the ceremony by the same amount.
* '''Materials:''' Crafting a righteous aspergil requires seven ingots of [[Materials#Green Iron|green iron]], six ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver|weltsilver]], five measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]] and three ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
* '''Materials:''' Crafting a Skein Bowl requires requires five ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade|tempest jade]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver|weltsilver]], seven measures of [[materials#Ambergelt|ambergelt]], nine measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]], eleven measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]], and five measures of [[materials#Iridscent Gloaming|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 1 March 2023

Description

A Skein Bowl is a ceremonial tool that commonly takes the form of a metal or wooden bowl. The bowl is popular with the priests of Wintermark, where it is also sometimes called a Scop's Well or a Stormcrow's Basin. As part of a ceremony of testimony, the priest mixes a dose of liao with a little water, oil, or even blood (the latter is especially popular with the Navarr). During the testimony, the resultant mixture is used to either physically mark the body of the ceremony or flicked towards them in cases where they are not a willing participant.

In Highguard and the League, this item is called a Righteous Aspergil and takes the form of a perforated sphere on the end of a short rod. The liao is mixed and poured into the sphere, which is used to flick the resulting liquid over the target in fine droplets. In Urizen, the item more commonly is called a Spiritwell and the liao is mixed with a little ink that is used to carefully trace a sigil on the hand or face of the target of the testimony - these items have seen increasing popularity in the Brass Coast where the liao is often mixed with henna and used to trace beautiful intricate designs on the target. This has replaced a more robust version of the item, still favoured by some sutannir, called a Glass Bowl in which liao is mixed with a little spirit that is imbibed by the priest and then sprayed toward the target at the climax of the ritual.

Regardless of the exact shape it takes, it is used in religious ceremonies and directly empowers the ability of priests to mark a target's soul. It is a tool that can be used both to create indelible marks - marks which are much more durable than normal, especially where the testimony is part of a punishment or warning - but it can also be used to empower a priest to remove such durable marks.

Rules