Winswand's Talismans (3)

Blade of Morgul

I've had some deluded daggers, this one set aside, in the past. I specially remember a 'Morgul Blade' which was a jagged sparkly knife, and one I had to throw away after an unfortunate incident (the incident being almost killing myself by the classic method of casting the Spear while holding the knife) which left it as 'a complete wreck', and with no possible place to repair it (either jewellery or normal forges; I bugrepped it, but I guess this sort of thing doesn't happen to many people...).
The current Morgul is mainly used for showy component gathering and impresive spell-casting with knify things, as I am almost useless when it comes to fighting with daggers. It looks quite nice though:

> look morgul
This is a dagger, the blade of which is constructed entirely from black steel. It is about a foot long, and very sharp. The blade is wavered all the way along its length, lending it a worryingly deadly appearance. The dagger has an ebony grip, and the hilt has a crossguard made from ivory. It has been constructed to resemble a pair of leathery dragon wings sweeping out from the hilt. The pommel of the dagger has been cast from onyx into the shape of a curled dragon tail. The chappe of the blade is made of ruby with a motif of a fierce dragon etched upon it.
A pattern of mystical symbols is engraved onto it.
Blade Of Morgul is a black steel dagger.

Of course, such a nice work of craftsmanship requires an equally nice scabbard in which to fit in. Also in Genua we can find this small stall that makes custom ones that can look quite sumptuous:

>look scabbard
The scabbard is expertly constructed of alligator leather. The scabbard has a tip and throat made of sapphire. The finishings are very ornate, and swirl in intricate patterns. The scabbard has an intricate motif of a gryphon in flight tooled onto the leather and etched into the sapphire of the finishings.
It could sheathe a dagger.

Blorples(ses)

Following Sined's recommendations, and as I walk around with quite a big number of blorpled rings I don't like keeping in the backpack, were they'd mix with the looted jewellery, I wear on me about 5 deluded containers for them (6 with the hat, but that one has only been 'identified'), all set to the same name of 'Blorples':

This is a wide black leather belt, clasped at the front with a simple silver buckle. Hanging from it are four leather pouches, useful for holding the sorts of small, ingenious items that are an important part of the Assassin craft.
Blorples is a utility belt.

This is a granite grey hip-length undershirt cut in a snug gothic style. It is made from the finest thin, enforced spider silk. It has bell sleeves. It has basilisk bone buttons that have "WW" engraved on them.
Blorples is a granite grey spider silk undershirt.

A black leather pouch, small enough to be strapped around an arm but large enough to hold a number of phials and other necessities.
Blorples is a leather armband pouch.

These are a very comfortable pair of werewolf fur socks. The fur is soft and warm... just the thing to protect your feet from the unforgiving Ramtops winters.
Blorples is a pair of werewolf fur lined socks.

Expertly cut from the finest marbled white damask silk, this wizard's formal pair of boxer shorts is a work of beauty and will fit like a glove. Fine womble buttons run down the front, a finely stitched Llamedosian knot trim runs around the edges and the garment is adorned with judiciously applied gold chains.
Blorples is a pair of marbled white damask silk boxer shorts.

NOTE (28/08/24): While revising old pages of the grimoire and adding the appropriate iconographs, I stumbled upon these old objects of mine. A couple I no longer use, and are either lost of stored in vaults. If you want so see a picture of my dagger, look for entries from close to the time of this note. 

Winswand's Talismans (2)

Well, since the last time we've talked about these, one of them has already gone missing. Morporkian thieves have developed a great liking towards my Psaltery, and after about 4 attempts, have been successful in taking it away from me. I've already ordered another pearlescent velvet scarf from Enne Ira, but I think I will be too lazy to delude it until I get some better perception skills.
So... 'tis rings and bracelets today. Here we have...

Big Ben

After I discovered that hidden cafeteria we wizards have access to, I started buying some of the nice things the bar-keeper has on sale. Among these, one of the prettiest and most amusing are clockwork bands, which tell the time (or burn it in the sky) and cast Torqvald's Many Colours for free on you. I am always wearing one, and its name is pretty self-evident, isn't it?

Simple, yet elegant. Etched on a reticulated electrum band, eldritch runes supply the power used by the inner clockwork gears. The latticework is so fine, it allows for a visual of the inner workings of this masterpiece. Tiny, delicate gears hum and whistle ever so quietly as they keep stunningly accurate time.

Big Ben is a clockwork band.

An octarine shimmer washes across the ancient runes.

Trapped Salamander

This is one of those pieces of crystal jewellery that are ever so spammy and nice. In this case, the lines seemed to invite for a name like this one, and it surely surprises people when they see that 'The flames on your Trapped Salamander seem to dance' (among other lines).

This ring is carved from glittering crystal, with such fine chisel-strokes that the slim band seems almost perfectly rounded. Running around the outside are carven flames, seeming to dance and flicker with the light reflected from the fine facets.
Trapped Salamander is an amber-coloured crystal flame ring.

Ding A Ling

This peculiar hommage to Chuck Berry required some kind of a implement with bells and spammy message. Once again, Libby Twinkle's trinklets came to the rescue. I also employ it as a talker (there it substitutes another bracelet of which we'll talk on some other occasions, as it languishes in a vault right now).

This is a fine bracelet of twisted silver filigree, from which dangles a row of tiny jet black crystal bells. Softened light glints from their facets as they rub shoulders, sending out muffled and musical chimes which peal gently with every movement.
Ding A Ling is a jet black crystal bell bracelet.

Bolshevik

Last, not least, another item from the magic Cafeteria. Now that I look at it in perspective, it looks more like an item for a Silver Star Wizzie, and yet it looks so nice... As for the name, hammer and anvils (not sickles) made me remember the Reds before even thinking in the Stars. And I have an Archdruidic sickle deluded somewhere to a similar name (used it a lot when I relied on misc weapons, as it was light and poisonous).

This is a bracelet made of the finest and thinnest silver possible. The links of this bracelet are tiny and they hold together piping made from brushed silver of the same vein. The startling shininess of the links contrasts beautifully with the more matte flare of the piping. On opposite sides of this bracelet are strands of even thinner silver. On each strand a golden hammer or a golden anvil dangle loosely. Both are etched perfectly and each displays a relief. The anvil boasts an iconograph of a workshop, while the hammer presents small runes which glow a slight blue.
Bolshevik is a hammer and anvil bracelet.

Winswand's Talismans

Of course, that isn't wizard magic. Talismans, like brooms (except for ash-sweeping) and magical brewings remain outside our sphere. But in the case of talismans, we may benefit, like everybody else, from the witchy spell 'Delusions of Grandeur', which gives items a proper name, after some time-consuming training, and makes them a magical object of sorts.

The reasons for deluding are practical and aesthetical. In this section, I'll be listing some of the many things I've christened, and which regularly come along with me...

Onyx Psaltery

I relish all sorts of custom clothing, so I had to have one of the custom badge-for-club substituing items that are made at the Temple of the Monks of Cool. The Psaltery is very appropiately a talker-scarf for the #Musicians club.
As to its name... I find some sort of delight in combining glass and crystal with music... I can't imagine a real crystal harp, but there's this thing they do with wine glasses that has the most ethereal of sounds...

This is a scarf, handmade by Enne Ira in the Temple of the Monks of Cool, hidden in a laid-back valley somewhere in the Ramtops. There is an intricately sewn emblem embroidered on the scarf, bearing the words "Musicians". You feel like the command "musicians" does something.
Onyx Psaltery is a pearlescent velvet scarf.

Bottomless Pit

My backpack is probably the oldest deluded item I still carry with me, as I got rid of many trinkets for burdening reasons. It is also one of the remaining items of my Agatean craze, when almost everything I was wearing came from the Counterweight Continent...

The deep red coloured backpack is made of durable traditional silk. It is shaped like a tube. Each pocket is adorned with delicate embroidery depicting dragons coiling and uncoiling in a lighter shade of red.
Bottomless Pit is a deep red silk backpack.

My Precious

Very appropriate, as it was my first custom ring, and it cost me a fortune. It was the product of another craze of mine, which was spending money in the most expensive items I could find around the Disc. The ring is pretty, though, and serves a nice function as a superb blorple to one of my most frequent portalling locations: the Unseen University.

This is a magnificent black gold ring. Set with a central moderately-sized teardrop-shaped lapis lazuli shard that is surrounded by seven oval-shaped small chrysoberyls, the ring is a masterpiece that must have taken much skill to craft. The surrounding chrysoberyls glitter gently in the brilliant light that the lapis lazuli shard gives off, causing the ring to look even more spectacular in its black gold setting.
My Precious is a lapis lazuli shard ring.

Note: I have been updating old entries of the grimoire with the help of Hex's newly discovered digital iconograph picture making. In this entry, you can see images of only two out of three object. This is because my backpack was recently featured in a more recent entry.