19.4.10.4 TONGUE STUDS

Tongue studs are special artifacts only availible through fortune cookies. When TWISTed, each tongue stud will alter the character of your TELLs until you TWIST it again to deactivate, or until you activate a different tongue stud. The effects of each stud are as follows:

STANDARD STUDS
 
Rusty spiked tongue stud
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1P: You churn out harsh, grating thoughts at PERSON, whispering, "Hm."
2P: With harsh, grating tones that stab through your mind, Roark whispers, "Hm."
 
Sensuous pink tongue stud
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1P: You caress the thoughts of PERSON as you whisper, "Hm."
2P: Caressing your ear, the voice of Roark whispers, "Hm."
 
Sombre hollow tongue stud
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1P: Your mental voice booms at PERSON, telling them, "Hm."
2P: The hollow voice of Roark reverberates in your mind, "Hm."
 
Bright silver tongue stud
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1P: Chiming like gently struck crystal, you echo to PERSON, "Hm."
2P: Like a peal of chimes, Roark's voice echoes in your ear, "Hm."
 
Frosty white tongue stud
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1P: Chills permeate your voice as you think of PERSON and tell them, "Hm."
2P: The cold voice of Roark sends chills down your spine, "Hm."
 
Glowing gold tongue stud
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1P: Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to PERSON, "Hm."
2P: The melodious voice of Roark resonates in your mind, "Hm."
 
Brilliant diamond tongue stud
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1P: Like the pealing of so many bells, your voice rings to PERSON, "Hm."
2P: The bright, bell-like voice of Roark rings in your ear, "Hm."
 
Glimmering purple tongue stud
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1P: Your soft voice reaches out to PERSON, tickling their ear, "Hm."
2P: The soft voice of Roark tickles your ear, "Hm."

RACIAL LANGUAGE-INSPIRED STUDS

Multifaceted, softly furred tongue stud (furrikini)
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1P: Your mental voice bolstered by your feisty attitude, you chitter to PERSON, "Hm."
2P: The feisty voice of Roark chitters to you boldly, "Hm."

Dangerously spiked tongue stud of firegem shards (dracnari)
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1P: In a fiery rhythm, your flowing voice warms PERSON's thoughts as you tell them, "Hm."
2P: Roark's warm voice, flowing and punctuated by fiery rhythm, enters your thoughts, "Hm."

Pearlescent shell tongue stud (merian)
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1P: With a cadence that mimics the rhythmic rise and fall of the tides, you sing to PERSON, "Hm."
2P: Mellifluous melodies echo alongside the ocean's symphony as Roark's voice sings to you, "Hm."

Incandescent crystal tongue stud (lucidian)
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1P: Echoing in crystalline harmonies, your thoughts gracefully traverse into the consciousness of PERSON as you tell them, "Hm."
2P: Roark's harmonious voice resounds with the clarity of crystalline shards, telling you, "Hm."

Honey gold tongue stud (tae'dae)
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1P: You warmly embrace PERSON's mind with a profound, resonant growl, as you tell them, "Hm."
2P: Roark's voice rumbles in your mind, accompanied by a comforting warmth as the voice reverberates, "Hm."

Emerald leaf tongue stud (elfen)
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1P: You sing to PERSON's mind, your fluid voice as enchanting as the whispers of nature's song, "Hm."
2P: The enchanting and fluid voice of Roark resounds within your mind, "Hm."

Dual-pronged tongue stud of twisted horn (taurian)
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1P: With a loud snort, you bellow into PERSON's mind, "Hm."
2P: Charging roughshod into your thoughts, Roark's mental voice bellows at you, "Hm."

Tongue stud of hoarfrost and rime (igasho)
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1P: You unleash your voice, echoing with the chilling authority of mountain winds, reaching the consciousness of PERSON, "Hm."
2P: Resonating like the wintry winds of the mountains, the voice of Roark reverberates through the corridors of your consciousness, "Hm."

Rock-shaped tongue stud (dwarven)
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1P: Like the crunch and rumble of trodden gravel, you grumble to PERSON, "Hm."
2P: The gruff and grating rumble of churned gravel echoes in your mind as Roark grumbles into your thoughts, "Hm."

Tongue stud adorned with a watchful eye (krokanian)
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1P: With the sharpness of a swung sword, your voice pierces through PERSON's thoughts as you tell them, "Hm."
2P: Piercing your line of thought like a blade through the air, the sharp voice of Roark tells you, "Hm."

Jingling bell tongue stud (aslari)
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1P: Mentally expressing your thoughts towards PERSON, a series of warm growls and roars accompanies the words, "Hm."
2P: In a series of fluent growls, Roark's warm voice roars within your mind, "Hm."

Fang-shaped tongue stud (loboshigaru)
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1P: Mentally growling as you slink into the mind of PERSON, a complex series of whines and yips tells them, "Hm."
2P: Complex whines and yips resound in your mind, as the voice of Roark growls, "Hm."

Bejeweled tongue stud of moss and lichen (mugwumpi)
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1P: As ribbiting thoughts bubble up within your mind, you choose to share them with PERSON as you tell them, "Hm."
2P: A croaking sound bubbles up, intruding upon your thoughts as Roark tells you, "Hm."

Tongue stud of a mighty blade (orclach)
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1P: Snarling a series of thoughts towards PERSON that snag on every syllable, you tell them, "Hm."
2P: Snagging on every syllable, Roark's harsh voice resonates within your mind. "Hm."