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A '''henna stick''' is used to ink people with temporary henna tattoos. These items are almost always a "stick," although, in the distant past, some were available as a "brush." The stick may be held in either hand while applying it to another player. One may not use a henna stick on oneself. 
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==Analyze==
<pre{{log2}}>
This is a henna stick that can be used with henna ink to paint players or objects. The design on this stick is: a silvery blue zephyr design
Currently, this stick is targeted at the hands of a player. It can be toggled by FLIPing it. It must be DIPped into a pot of henna ink before use. Limited merchants may alter the stick or the design. Certain unscripted, basic items can be temporarily painted.

Syntax: paint <player|object>
</pre>
==Usage==
Location options for inking include hands, necks, arms, ankles, and faces.
{| {{verbtable}} 
|- {{verbtableheader}}
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Verb
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Style 
! scope="col"|First
! scope="col"|Second (Only if applicable)
! scope="col"|Third
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|FLIP
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|Style
| You flip your stick idly around and decide to adorn the <location> of people you ink from now on.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="2"|PAINT
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|First
| You step up to XXX and look her over carefully, deciding where the best place for a design might be.
(Type this line over again to decorate them.)
Roundtime: 20 secs.
| XXX steps up and looks over you carefully while holding a slender eahnor-hued stick in hand, apparently deciding where she might place a design on your face.
(If you do not want a face-painting, type DISBAND or LEAVE now.)
| N/A
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|Second
| You step up to XXX, your stick in hand. The eahnor-hued stick begins to alight with faint tendrils of essence, and you let it move across XXX's skin as it draws out an exact, precise design. After a moment, the light fades, and the ink upon XXX's hands glistens as it begins to dry
| XXX steps up to you and deftly makes several strokes with her stick, painting out a design upon your hands in mere seconds.
| XXX steps up to XXX and deftly makes several strokes with her stick, painting out a design upon her face in mere seconds.
|}
==Additional Information==
The target must [[Verb:CONSENT|CONSENT]] to the painter's actions before the henna may be applied. The temporary henna tattoo shows up in a character's [[Character_feature|features]] in the unique field. The tattoo can be inked on a person's face, neck, arms, hands, or ankles.

A temporary henna tattoo can be worn even when a person is wearing blush on the cheeks, warpaint on the face, and a face painting on the face, all at the same time.

A temporary henna tattoo can not be worn with [[nail polish]], nor can it be worn with other face-worn items such as "a fake-looking white beard" either, nor any other item that takes the unique slot.

The tattoo will last 24 hours in-game time. There is no known way to remove a temporary henna tattoo before it naturally fades with time. Once a tattoo has been inked, no other tattoo can be inked over the previous one until after it fades.
===Instructions===

# {{boldmono|JOIN <player>}} or {{boldmono|HOLD <player>}} (you and the target person must be in the same group)
# {{boldmono|FLIP stick}} (while holding the stick, to choose either face, neck, arms, hands, or ankles)
# {{boldmono|PAINT <player>}} (to begin the process of tattooing, this incurs a 20-second roundtime)
# {{boldmono|PAINT <player>}} (this must be repeated to confirm the tattoo, no roundtime)

===Feature Location===
Here, in bold text, is the location of a temporary henna tattoo in a character's description:

<pre{{log2}}>
You see Lady XXXX YYYYY the Bard.
She appears to be a Human.
She is tall and appears to be young. She has a shimmer of <EYESHADOW-COLOR> on her eyelids, beautifully <EYELINER-COLOR>-outlined blue eyes , <BLUSH-COLOR> cheeks, glossy <LIPSTICK-COLOR> full lips, bold <WARPAINT-COLOR> stripes on her face, and <POWDERED>, <SOFT>, tanned skin. She has long, straight blonde hair pinned back on one side with a <HAIR ADORNMENT>. '''She is inked with a <TEMPORARY HENNA TATTOO>.'''
She has a <FACE PAINTING>.
She has a <REGULAR PERMANENT TATTOO>, and a <PIERCING>.
She has <WOUNDS>.
She is wearing <CLOTHING>.
</pre>

===Identification===

A henna stick (whether it is a "stick" or "brush") will always reveal this message when you LOOK at it:

'''As your eyes travel across the <stick/brush>, faint tendrils of essence slither outward from it, and <design> slowly forms before your eyes. In a heartbeat, it fades away.'''

<pre{{log2}}>
Examples:

>look at stick
As your eyes travel across the stick, faint tendrils of essence slither outward from it, and a blooming roses pattern slowly forms before your eyes. In a heartbeat, it fades away.

>look at brush
As your eyes travel across the brush, faint tendrils of essence slither outward from it, and a wispy black visage of a wraith with blazing crimson eyes slowly forms before your eyes. In a heartbeat, it fades away.
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===Messaging===
====Paint Fading====

Over the course of at least four hours of in-game time, the temporary henna tattoo will fade and flake off:

<pre{{log2}}>
''1st person:'' The ink upon your skin tightens significantly, and you can feel the little fades and flaws begin to form upon the design.

''1st person:'' The ink upon your skin feels as if it's nearly about to fade away, and a few tiny flecks begin to drift into the air. Looks like it's only got a couple hours left.

''1st person:'' The ink upon your face slowly fades away into nothing.
''3rd person:'' The ink upon Fleece's face slowly fades away.
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====Errors====

Target person has already been inked with a henna tattoo (they must wait until it fades with time, before getting another henna tattoo):

<pre{{log2}}>
>paint fleece
It appears that Fleece has a design on already. Can't overdo it now, can we?
</pre>

Target person is wearing something on their face which prevents the henna tattoo from being inked (the target will need to remove that thing):

<pre{{log2}}>
>paint fleece
It appears that Fleece cannot be decorated at all. Perhaps later?
</pre>

===Designs===

{| {{prettytable}}
!Index#!!Stick Description!!Henna Tattoo Design!!Where Found
|-
|1
|a slender eahnor-hued stick
|a blooming roses pattern
|[[Silvergate Inn]]
|-
|-
|2
|a slender copper-banded stick
|a branching thorns pattern
|[[EGShop:Line in the Sand|Line in the Sand]] (EG)
|-
|3
|a blue wave-etched stick
|a buxom mermaid cresting a wave design
|[[Stormwild Hall]]
|-
|4
|a slender blue stick
|a colorful peacock motif
|[[VoGShop:Oasis|Oasis]] (VoG)
|-
|5
|a slender drakar-banded stick
|a dancing flames pattern
|{{Addmetext}}
|-
|6
|an intricately carved stick
|a faint lacework pattern
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|7
|a slender ivory-banded stick
|a feathered wings pattern
|{{Addmetext}}
|-
|8
|a thick bevel-edged stick
|a geometric design
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|9
|a slender gold-banded stick
|a honeysuckle blossom pattern
|[[EGShop:Line in the Sand|Line in the Sand]] (EG)
|-
|10
|a slender zorchar-banded stick
|a jagged lightning pattern
|{{Addmetext}}
|-
|11
|a slender vaalin-banded stick
|a jasmine blossom pattern
|[[Silvergate Inn]]
|-
|12
|a slender faewood-banded stick
|a lace-winged butterfly pattern
|{{Addmetext}}
|-
|13
|a sunflower yellow stick
|a myriad of sunflowers twining through a lattice design
|[[Stormwild Hall]]
|-
|14
|a long green stick
|a pattern of palm leaves
|[[VoGShop:Oasis|Oasis]] (VoG)
|-
|15
|a short pink stick
|a repeating heart pattern
|[[VoGShop:Oasis|Oasis]] (VoG)
|-
|16
|a broken red stick
|a rose lace pattern
|[[VoGShop:Oasis|Oasis]] (VoG)
|-
|17
|a star-etched ebon and silver stick
|a scattered sweep of stars on a dark background design
|[[Stormwild Hall]]
|-
|18
|a twisted yellow stick
|a series of blooming vines
|[[VoGShop:Oasis|Oasis]] (VoG)
|-
|19
|a slender gold-brushed stick
|a sweep of gold dust
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|20
|a contorted ivy-carved stick
|a tangle of poison ivy
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|21
|a thorn and skull-etched stick
|a tangle of thorny vines piercing a skull design
|[[Stormwild Hall]]
|-
|22
|a slender faenor-banded stick
|a twining ivy pattern
|[[Silvergate Inn]]
|-
|23
|a slender rolaren-banded stick
|a wandering rosevine pattern
|{{Addmetext}}
|-
|24
|a red dragon scale-carved stick
|an angry fire-breathing dragon design
|[[Stormwild Hall]]
|-
|25
|a knobby leaf-carved stick
|an autumnal leaflike pattern
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|26
|a slender silver-banded stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[EGShop:Line in the Sand|Line in the Sand]] (EG)
|-
|27
|a slender bronze-banded stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[EGShop:Line in the Sand|Line in the Sand]] (EG)
|-
|28
|a slender steel-banded stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[EGShop:Line in the Sand|Line in the Sand]] (EG)
|-
|29
|a slender bone-banded stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[EGShop:Line in the Sand|Line in the Sand]] (EG)
|-
|30
|a lacquered scale-carved stick
|a pattern of serpent scales
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|31
|crooked star-carved stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|32
|a stubby dot-carved stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|33
|a slender flora-carved stick
|{{Addmetext}}
|[[PSFShop:Vanity Fair|Vanity Fair]] (PSF)
|-
|}
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