From the Petal of the Whispering Zephyr comes the beautiful sound of chimes, hundreds of voices carried throughout The Spires each time the wind does blow. The music originates from a little shop in the center of Zulrav’s Petal, known as The Laughing Winds.
With the attitude that their products should sell themselves, the owners of The Laughing Winds have gone the simplistic route. Four thick beams hold the wooden roof in place, which just so happens to be a large section of bark from one of the giant Bloodwoods that surround the city. There are no walls to the shop, at all. There is a pair of chairs under the covered area, and a small, wooden, slanted display table off to the side, much like what a farmer would use to display produce. This is used for storage and those rare occasions when documentation is needed.
Since their wares are also their art, the owners decided to display their products the most attractive way possible: In the open, where the wind can make them sing. Now they practically sell themselves. Everything that is available for purchase in the Laughing Winds is hanging somewhere. The support beams are all littered with hooks, a wind chime hanging from each. The edges of the bark roof are lined with chimes of all shapes, sizes and colors as well. However, it is those hanging above that give the shop its acclaim.
With nets strung from the roof of The Laughing Winds and up into the branches of the surrounding tress, the little shop has the perfect platform on which to hang their delicate glass chimes. While wood, bone, shell and clay chimes are also available, the glass chimes blanket the Whispering Zephyr in a shower of rainbows and colors, the light that manages to break through the canopy dancing and playing off the many gorgeous colors. All natural, these chimes are made out of what is known as Lightening Glass, the product of when a lightening bolt strikes sand. These chimes produce a higher, fragile sound.
Bone and wood wind chimes are hand crafted, much of the wood used coming from fallen branches and trees, using no living wood. Stronger than the glass, these chimes have a richer, earthier sound.
The most fragile of the chimes are the clay and shell. Painted and arranged in beautiful designs, these chimes are sheltered within the center of The Laughing Winds. With a sound much like the glass chimes, these pieces are unable to survive strong winds and are very prone to shattering.
Brok
 Name: Brok Race: Jamoura DoB: 45th Spring, 323 AV PoB: The Spires Title: Chime Maker, Owner Skills: • Music - 62
• Carving - 77
• Drawing - 20
Brok grew up in The Spires and took over The Laughing Winds from his parents when they grew weary of running the business. Having spent most of his life watching his father make wind chimes, the job came easily to him when it was passed from father to son. Carving is his favorite past time, sitting for hours on the edge of one petal or another while he whittled away at a piece of wood or even bone.
Though he comes across as serious, Brok is actually just always off in his own little world. He can see a fallen branch or twig and instantly become lost in the possibilities of what it could be. Polite and quiet otherwise, it is hard to get the big Jamoura to say more than a few words at a time. Employment And Training
Positions Available - Clerk 3gm/day
- Supplies Gatherer 2gm/day
- Assistant Carver 2gm/day
Training Prices
- Lightning Chime, small - 20 GM
- Lightning Chime, medium - 30 GM
- Lightning Chime, large - 40 GM
- Wood Chime, small - 5 GM
- Wood Chime, medium - 8 GM
- Wood Chime, large - 10 GM
- Bone, small - 3 GM
- Bone Chime, medium - 5 GM
- Bone Chime, large - 8 GM
- Shell/Clay Chime, small - 6 GM
- Shell/Clay Chime, medium - 9 GM
- Shell/Clay Chime, large - 12 GM
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*Credit to Aidara
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