19.24.22 Scholars Talismans

The "Scholars" talisman set:
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Talismans and pieces from this set can be obtained in the following ways:

- Stockings & other promotions. This will always be announced via the relevant news when the pieces are currently available.
- Trading between players (pieces only)

The Scholars set contains the following talismans:
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A portly capybara            - TALISMAN INFO CAPYBARA
   - Valued at 50 credits 
   - This handsome gentleman is a minipet with full scrapper capability and ambient reactions.

An owlish plume               - TALISMAN INFO OWLISHPLUME
   - Valued at 100 credits
   - Drop this in a room and for the next sixty minutes all learning will be enhanced as if everyone learning in said room had consumed myrrh. Note: does not stack with myrrh.

A reflex mallet               - TALISMAN INFO REFLEXMALLET
   - Valued at 200 credits
   - While holding this you may INVESTIGATE <target> <limb> to see the damage on a target's limb.
   - This requires bal, eq, not prone, one arm unbroken, not paralysed, and not webbed/roped.
   - This consumes balance when used.

A Logosmas war goat           - TALISMAN INFO WARGOAT
   - Valued at 300 credits
   - This is a unique war goat with a Collar of Lupus and badge of returning included.

A curious quiz box            - TALISMAN INFO QUIZBOX
   - Valued at 400 credits
   - Answer questions to get a reward! You have a chance at a small number of lessons, a small amount of xp, or a short lived experience bonus.
   - TOUCH <quizbox> to show the current question
   - TURN <quizbox> <answer> to attempt to answer the question
   - The questions/counter resets at Serenade.

A vigilant model guard        - TALISMAN INFO MODELGUARD
   - Valued at 500 credits
   - ACTIVATE this model guard and he will tell you whenever someone enters or leaves your city. Lasts thirty minutes and has an hour cooldown.
   - This respects everything mindnet does, except veil.

An intricately plotted chart  - TALISMAN INFO GUARDCHART
   - Valued at 750 credits
   - Study this chart and for a relatively significant balance you will be able to determine whether you are within CALL FOR HELP range of any nearby city guards. 
   - This is useable from phase.
   - Naturally, only works in cities.

A stark librarian's desk      - TALISMAN INFO LIBRARIANDESK
   - Valued at 1300 credits
   - Drop this desk in a room and the next time someone tries to SAY something or CALL FOR HELP you will shush them, conveying a silence effect upon that person. 
   - This lasts around twenty seconds and after you shush your first person your desk will go on cooldown for an hour after thirty seconds.
   - This is useable from phase. 
   - Note that if no one speaks or calls for help for two minutes after your initial drop of the desk, it goes on cooldown regardless.

A pearl of wisdom             - TALISMAN INFO WISDOMPEARL
   - Valued at 1600 credits
   - CLUTCH this pearl of wisdom and for the next five minutes most stunning effects and all modifiable willpower costs will be reduced by approximately fifteen percent.
   - Note that some stuns and willpower costs are strictly unmodified, and these will not be included.