Spinning top

A spinning top, or simply a top, was a type of toy in the Realms that had a squat body and sharp pointed bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis and balance on its tip while doing so.
==Description==
Tops could be made from a variety of different metals, including brass, bronze, and copper. Among the Iulutiuns of the Great Glacier, they were commonly made of either ice or wood.
==Varieties==
;Singing tops: A variety of spinning top from the land of Amn. These tops were ringed with holes that caused them to emit a sharp whistling sound as they spun.
==Availability==
* Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold both solid and singing tops imported from Amn under its "Diversions" section. Advertised as being "perfectly balanced", these tops were various made of brass, bronze, and copper. Each could be bought for 5 silver pieces each or for the price of 2 gold pieces a customer could order a mixed variety of five tops.
* In the Domain of Barovia, the toysmith Gadof Blinsky of Vallaki sold wooden spinning tops that were painted with a scene of scarecrows chasing children through a forest.
* Ruvya's Toys and Amusements, a toyshop in Bezantur, sold spinning tops.
==Usage==
The wu-jen version of the spell Whirlwind required a spinning top as a material component.
==Notable Owners==
* Nicos Corynian kept a table exclusively for spinning tops in his home's game room in Luthcheq. They were part of a game where one was meant to use them to try and knock down arrangements of little wooden pins.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Gigwhorl, a Calishite thieves tool that operated on a similar principle.
===Appearances===
===External Links===
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===References===
Category:Spell components
Category:Toys
Category:Brass items
Category:Bronze items
Category:Copper items
Category:Wooden items
Category:Items from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue
Category:Items from Amn
Category:Items from the Lands of Intrigue
Category:Items from West Faerûn
Category:Items from Chessenta
Category:Items from the Old Empires
Category:Items from Bezantur
Category:Items from Thay
Category:Items from East Faerûn
Category:Items from the Great Glacier
Category:Items from Northeast Faerûn
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Items from Barovia
Category:Items from the Domains of Dread
Category:0-24 silver pieces