EBON GATE: More Auction Previews from Wyrom, Temporal Weapons, Monster Flesh, Hidden Bracer, Resistances. From Thandiwe: Fire and Icy (not just for gowns!). Lots more details below. Remember, you can follow along with the TownCrier’s live Auction coverage on the TownCrier ESP channel and the Livr tally spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/3tnm6sja
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GM Thandiwe 🌙
Auction Previews
on 29 Oct 2026 at 11:17PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events channel
You analyze the leather grimoire and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
The Mad Manners Manual (also known as Miss Manners’ Mad Manual)
A crescent-tooled midnight leather grimoire clasped in tarnished silver is a book of etiquette with three books bound into one spine. It is currently showing Zelia’s Guidebook to the Celestial Table.
You may OPEN, CLOSE, READ, TURN, FLIP, LOOK at, and SHOW the grimoire to others. Zelia’s pages will not stay in order; each READ recites one of her rules at random.
PINCH the spine while holding it to cycle to the next book: Zelia’s Guidebook to the Celestial Table, A Treatise on the Proper Governance of the Table, or Rai’kan: A Guide to the Erithi Tea Ceremony. The page resets to the beginning whenever the book changes.
ADD a registered tableware item TO the open pages while holding both, and its design becomes an illustration in the book. The item is consumed, so you will be asked to ADD again to confirm. A new illustration of the same kind replaces the old one. Each noun is illustrated as one kind of tableware:
Fork: fork
Spoon: spoon
Knife: knife
Chopsticks: chopsticks, chopstick
Teaspoon: teaspoon
Plate: plate
Saucer: saucer
Napkin: napkin
Teapot: teapot, kettle
Teacup: teacup, tea-bowl, teabowl
Pitcher: pitcher, jug, ewer
Glass: beaker, chalice, cup, flute, glass, goblet, tumbler, wine-bowl
Carafe: carafe, decanter
Mug: mug, tankard, stein
Serving Bowl: crock, tureen, urn
Bowl: bowl
Platter: platter, salver, tray, trencher
POINT the grimoire AT a Tier 5 Basketifier, and each illustration replaces the basket’s design of the same kind, one for one. Only tableware the basket already holds (unlocked with its voucher) can be replaced; the rest stay in the book. You will be shown what will transfer and asked to POINT again to confirm. Illustrations that transfer leave the book. The manual can transfer illustrations once per day, resetting at midnight.
There are no tableware illustrations within the grimoire yet.
The title and the three books within cannot be altered, though a merchant may change the grimoire’s description by giving each title a unique LOOK and LONG. Please keep the noun synonymous with grimoire.
>l my grim
Bound in supple midnight-hued calfskin, the slender grimoire is stamped with a cascade of silver crescents that wax and wane across the front cover. A burnished silver clasp secures the parchment leaves within, while delicate tooling frames the central cartouche. Embossed across the leather in fine silver lettering is the title, “Zelia’s Guidebook to the Celestial Table.” Tarnished corner protectors reinforce the spine, their curved contours echoing the celestial motif stamped into the hide.
>pinch my grim
You lightly pinch the spine of the manual, causing the thread-bound letters upon it to scramble and shift. After a moment, they settle, and the title reads “A Treatise on the Proper Governance of the Table.”
G>l my man
Meticulously bound in lustrous peacock blue dupioni silk, the compact manual presents an immaculate silhouette. Gilded metal corner guards protect the covers, holding the crisp, pristine vellum pages in rigid alignment. Neatly illuminated in fine gold leaf across the pristine silk of the face is the title, “A Treatise on the Proper Governance of the Table.” A matching ribbon marker rests tucked within the leaves, its untarnished gilt fringe attesting to the book’s pristine, well-kept state.
>pinch my man
You lightly pinch the spine of the tome, causing the thread-bound letters upon it to scramble and shift. After a moment, they settle, and the title reads “Rai’kan: A Guide to the Erithi Tea Ceremony.”
G>l my tome
Carved from dense, fine-grained iriswood, the heavy tome displays a striking contrast of dark plum and ash grey hues. A pyrographic design of stylized lotus blossoms and smoke trails winds across the polished wooden boards, the scorched linework etched with surgical precision. Deeply incised into a central plaque on the cover is the title, “Rai’kan: A Guide to the Erithi Tea Ceremony.” Heavy silver hinges bind the piece, securing the dense, deckle-edged rice paper pages within.
>pinch my tome
You lightly pinch the spine of the grimoire, causing the thread-bound letters upon it to scramble and shift. After a moment, they settle, and the title reads “Zelia’s Guidebook to the Celestial Table.”
G>open my grim
It’s already open.
G>read my grim
Your eyes rove the pages of your leather grimoire, capturing all the wisdom contained within with frenetic glee. Unbidden, the wisdom spills from your lips, “Should you accidentally swallow a celestial alignment while eating, drink water immediately and apologize to the nearest large body of water within the following day.”
Private Property 1 – The Widow’s Lantern Inn
Nestled between the mist-choked forests of Wraithenmist and the dark waters of the Lake of Shadowed Sorrows, the Widow’s Lantern Inn is an ancient lakeside establishment with an active fishing pier, comfortable accommodations, and carefully tended grounds. Though its living proprietors have long since departed, the property remains remarkably well maintained by the spectral staff and guests who continue their daily routines, seemingly undisturbed by the passage of centuries.
From Wyrom:
Wyrom Wonders
With Thandiwe’s permission, here are some small teasers of things I donated.
Temporal Weapon (One Hundred Seconds)
Monster Flesh
Hidden Bracer (Will come with an update for all bracers to make them more appealing)
Resistances
More from Thandiwe:
There will be a set of shadowdeath vambraces that can create Brig for auction.
There will be a gown, too.
an off-shoulder dove grey jacquard gown with layered chiffon skirt
You analyze the black velvet gown and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
~*~ Shadow Gown
This black velvet gown will react to shadow and darkness spells being cast at it and transform into a shadow-wreathed gown!
While in this state it has ambient messaging. PROD or EXTINGUISH it to let the shadows withdraw early.
Verbs: CURTSY, PONDER, PULL, PUSH, RUB, SASHAY, SHAKE, TICKLE, TURN, and WAVE.
It is fully alterable, but the fabric form must remain actual fabric. The shadowed form is also alterable, and the shadowed description (long and show) can make reference to the gown being EMPOWERED.
When altering gowns, please keep in mind that the messaging references full skirts and a fitted bodice. Accordingly, these pieces should NOT be altered to have short/tight/fitted skirts. Also, anything that resembles a sheath dress is not appropriate for this gown.
The shadow tint (the word used for the darkness in the messaging) may also be customized. There’s more room than the traditional 15, so descriptions needn’t be one word only, but let’s keep it reasonable. “Ink-dark” = Okay. “Violet-edged” = Okay.
Faintly luminescent absinthe green-tinged aquamarine and cerulean = Too much.
CURRENT SETTINGS:
Normal gown: a midnight black velvet gown with a sweeping skirt
Show of normal gown:
EMPOWERED gown: a shadow-wreathed black velvet gown lost beneath a clinging miasma
Show of EMPOWERED gown:
Shadow tint: violet-plumed ebon
Fire and Icy will be coming to EG but it isn’t what you think…
Not just for gowns…
Introducing the Man-on-Fire Doublet and the Icy Waistcoat.
You analyze the jacquard doublet and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
~*~ Wisp Waistcoat
This jacquard doublet can be lit with a wisp lantern from Naidem, even a skeletal one from outside Naidem, or with a Naidem coneflower! While wearing the doublet and holding a wisp lantern or coneflower, TWIST the doublet to tuck the lantern in. The lantern is consumed and the garment glows for four hours, with ambient messaging while it is worn.
When the light gutters out, the spent lantern remains inside. PLUCK the doublet to remove it (PLUCK also puts the light out early), then TWIST in a fresh lantern to light it again.
Verbs: BOW, PULL, PUSH, RUB, SALUTE, SHAKE, STRIDE, TICKLE, TURN, and WAVE.
It is fully alterable, but the fabric form must remain actual fabric. The lit form is also alterable, and the lit description (long and show) can make reference to the garment being lit.
The noun may be changed to any of the following: coatee, coat, doublet, greatcoat, houppelande, jacket, longcoat, overcoat, topcoat, vest, or waistcoat. The messaging references a collar, a placket, buttons, seams, an inner pocket, and a lower hem, so the garment should keep those.
The wisp hue (the color named in the messaging) comes from the lantern or coneflower tucked in, so it may only be changed with a different one.
CURRENT SETTINGS:
Normal garment: a dove grey jacquard doublet detailed in tone-on-tone stitching
Show of normal garment: Fashioned from embossed dove grey jacquard, the structured doublet features a high, stiff collar and a fitted, waist-length cut. The chest and shoulders are detailed with intricate tone-on-tone stitching, and is fastened down the center with a row of dark metal buttons. Layered over the shoulders are short, structured wings that give way to fitted long sleeves, while the lower hem splits into a brief, overlapping peplum. A subtle, natural sheen plays across the fabric’s raised, ornate patterns.
Lit garment: a luminous dove grey jacquard doublet displaying pale-patterned stitching
Show of lit garment: Tailored in embossed dove grey jacquard, the structured doublet is patterned with bioluminescent will-o-wisps in deep pale hues. It features a high, stiff collar and a fitted, waist-length cut, fastened down the center with dark metal buttons. The brief, overlapping peplum at the hem, shoulder wings, and sleeves are subtly outlined with matching pale wisp lights, echoing a gentle, otherworldly glow that catches the ornate patterns on the fabric.
Wisp hue: pale
No wisp lantern is tucked inside.
Private Property 2 – Ianthine Rose Situated above a tea shop in Ta’Nalfein, the Ianthine Rose is an elegant private suite once renowned for its former owner’s lavish dinner parties and refined hospitality. Richly appointed chambers offer comfortable accommodations, while exclusive rooftop access leads to a secluded sky garden and pool. Immaculately maintained and filled with intriguing details, the residence retains a few carefully concealed secrets for the observant visitor to discover.
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