Post by Sedim on Feb 4, 2006 16:07:08 GMT -5
These were given a couple nights after Our arrival.....the room script got lost but Nyah can vouch that the r/p happened 
DESCRIPTION OF GIFTS:
First up, several little stuffed cloth toys, sewn in a rainbow of brilliant colors, in shapes of numbers and letters as well as moons, stars, and various animals, guaranteed to amuse a busy toddler for several ehn at a time ~winks~
For Petra:
First, a small double edged belt dagger of finest steel, honed to a wicked edge. The dagger is not jeweled. The handle is inlaid with mother of pearl, flush with the surface, and polished to a high shine. The blade is inlaid with a delicate, curling design of silver, in an ancient script reading <i>“Petra MacBain of House Despoiler”</i>…IF One knows how to read those curling figures. The hilt is inlaid with a matching design of the same silver, set with a few tiny hand-carved leaves of inlaid mother of pearl.
Second, a little rectangular temwood chest, finely carved with the design of a Serpent Ship, and fitted with a brass lock. Attached to this are two tiny brass keys on a finely worked but sturdy brass chain. Inside are three small trays, stacked, containing an array of embroidery silk spools, petite silver scissors, steel needles in a tightly fitted little temwood cylinder, and sharp steel pins, as well as buttons, ribbons, and other small implements related to sewing and embroidery. A small scroll, carefully drawn by a neat hand, shows and explains how to work every basic stitch, as well as a few more advanced techniques. In absolutely every detail, the sewing box is a miniature of My own.
For Kori and Sturla
A pair of heavy, long daggers of identical make, different only in coloring. The daggers are light enough for a boy to learn basic swordplay, yet long and solid enough to last a lifetime. They are double edged and honed to a razor edge. The handles are of polished bosk bone, one bleached creamy white, the other dyed soft black. At the end of each, the pommel is set with a diamond-shaped tile of pure vivid cobalt, just the shade of Joe’s eyes. These are set flush and polished to a gleam. All fittings are of brass, thinly inlaid with gold chasing, precisely the color of Nyah’s hair. Along each blade is a line of runic writing, the work done with exquisite precision. The words read…<I>”I belong to The Twin-Born Sons of House Despoiler</i>.” On the reverse side, tucked neatly up against the brass-and-gold hilts, there is another of writing so small as to be nearly invisible. This reads <I>”Given by Their Aunt and Uncle, They Who dwell in Kassar.</i>” Twin leather sheathes, one white and one black, lay beside the blades
DESCRIPTION OF GIFTS:
First up, several little stuffed cloth toys, sewn in a rainbow of brilliant colors, in shapes of numbers and letters as well as moons, stars, and various animals, guaranteed to amuse a busy toddler for several ehn at a time ~winks~
For Petra:
First, a small double edged belt dagger of finest steel, honed to a wicked edge. The dagger is not jeweled. The handle is inlaid with mother of pearl, flush with the surface, and polished to a high shine. The blade is inlaid with a delicate, curling design of silver, in an ancient script reading <i>“Petra MacBain of House Despoiler”</i>…IF One knows how to read those curling figures. The hilt is inlaid with a matching design of the same silver, set with a few tiny hand-carved leaves of inlaid mother of pearl.
Second, a little rectangular temwood chest, finely carved with the design of a Serpent Ship, and fitted with a brass lock. Attached to this are two tiny brass keys on a finely worked but sturdy brass chain. Inside are three small trays, stacked, containing an array of embroidery silk spools, petite silver scissors, steel needles in a tightly fitted little temwood cylinder, and sharp steel pins, as well as buttons, ribbons, and other small implements related to sewing and embroidery. A small scroll, carefully drawn by a neat hand, shows and explains how to work every basic stitch, as well as a few more advanced techniques. In absolutely every detail, the sewing box is a miniature of My own.
For Kori and Sturla
A pair of heavy, long daggers of identical make, different only in coloring. The daggers are light enough for a boy to learn basic swordplay, yet long and solid enough to last a lifetime. They are double edged and honed to a razor edge. The handles are of polished bosk bone, one bleached creamy white, the other dyed soft black. At the end of each, the pommel is set with a diamond-shaped tile of pure vivid cobalt, just the shade of Joe’s eyes. These are set flush and polished to a gleam. All fittings are of brass, thinly inlaid with gold chasing, precisely the color of Nyah’s hair. Along each blade is a line of runic writing, the work done with exquisite precision. The words read…<I>”I belong to The Twin-Born Sons of House Despoiler</i>.” On the reverse side, tucked neatly up against the brass-and-gold hilts, there is another of writing so small as to be nearly invisible. This reads <I>”Given by Their Aunt and Uncle, They Who dwell in Kassar.</i>” Twin leather sheathes, one white and one black, lay beside the blades
