Astral Tuning Fork

An **Astral Tuning Fork** is an item.

## Uses

An **Astral Tuning Fork** enables the player to unlock Sharuminyinka's quest ("Listen...").

As a tool, an **Astral Tuning Fork** can be equipped by pets. It can also be used to apply a tool bonus to another tool.

## How to Obtain

An **Astral Tuning Fork** can be obtained by Crafting.

An **Astral Tuning Fork** can be purchased from the Museum Gift Shop for 10 Museum Favor. \* The low cost may be a mistake and has been reported.

**Astral Tuning Forks** purchased with Museum Favor will be account-bound and cannot be sold to players.

## Action: Listen...

Listening to an **Astral Tuning Fork** will establish contact with Sharuminyinka and unlock her quest, **Sharuminyinka's Despair**.

Completing Sharuminyinka's quest is a necessary step to unlock certain letters that can be delivered to the Mailbox.

### Quest Dialogue: Sharuminyinka's Despair

The first time a player Listens to an **Astral Tuning Fork**, a conversation will be unlocked.

Sharuminyinka

Oh! A human! Hello? Can you hear me?

Yes! Can you hear me?

Sharuminyinka

Oh! I can! How wonderfully unexpected!

My name is (player). Who are you?

Sharuminyinka

My name is Sharuminyinka. But I'm sure you haven't heard of me before. I'm the Goddess of all On. Well... used to be. There isn't any On left anymore.

What is... 'On'?

Sharuminyinka

That's the problem... no one knows, anymore. Everything about On has been erased from creation. My brother and I were the only ones who remembered it, but we forgot millenia ago...

You don't remember *anything*?

No data yet

Millenia ago?! How long have you lived?

Sharuminyinka

We've been around since almost the beginning. Certainly long before this universe was born.

What do you remember?

Sharuminyinka

Not much. Hm... beauty. Love. Purpose. But it's possible that I'm only remembering my own feelings, and not On itself. Even the God of Writhing Tentacles probably has these feelings about his domain...

No data yet

No data yet

You mentioned a brother?

No data yet

How old is... everything?

Sharuminyinka

Haha. Another question that doesn't have an answer, unfortunately. The God of All died long ago, and with it, the last memory of what there was before. But that's... another thing entirely.

Huh. So do you remember *anything* about On?

Sharuminyinka

First we lost our reason for being, then the whole thing with the orange trees... believe me, other gods know our situation well. More than I'd like.

Oh. Well at least you won't be forgotten, then??

Sharuminyinka

I told you: things exist because people believe they do. If my brother and I are remembered only for our misdeeds, then that's all of us that will remain. I'll become nothing more than a lost goddess, and he, just a troublemaker and outcast.

In a way, you could say that that's already what we are... but I don't want my last moments to be someone's fading memory of what a failed and broken goddess is. I understand why my brother wishes to just be forgotten altogether, but I'm not willing to give up so easily!

I'll save us both. I am the older sister, after all.

Is there anything I can do to help?

Sharuminyinka

Remember me! Us! As God and Goddess of all On!

O-- okay, I mean... is it that easy?

Sharuminyinka

Well, it'd help to have a few things around to remind you, and tell others, as well. Things to keep the story going. Nothing as big as a temple or shrine - I couldn't ask that much - but... oh, how do humans like to communicate these days? I feel like you used to do more tapestries, then I looked away for a bit, and you were all talking into these phones, but that's not the same at all...

Er... well we have the Internet.

Sharuminyinka

Hm. It certainly sounds like a tool for connecting. Or perhaps for binding? (I should see if I can met its gods or goddesses.) Well: I'll leave the Internet part to you.

But I couldn't possibly ask you to do something without giving you something in return! Equivalent exchange is the way of creation, after all. Oh, wait, no, I know this: 'Conservation of Energy', right?

That's from physics. 'Energy cannot be created or destroyed.'

Sharuminyinka

It's close enough. I'm sure someone will broaden the scope a bit more, eventually. Someone always does.

...

No data yet

So what's the exchange you want to make?

Sharuminyinka

Ah! The exchange! Right!

If I give you something that will help continue the memory of my brother and I, will you use it?

That's a little vague, but...

No data yet

Sure!

Sharuminyinka

It's a wand that will let you and your little aliens create objects in our honor. Then all you have to do is Internet them! If you can bring me... let's see... an iron staff... some feathers... a spider... I'll make the wand for you. Or a quintessence and the spider, if you can't find the other stuff.

'Little aliens'?

No data yet

An 'iron staff'? Will a Poker do?

Sharuminyinka

Ah, yes-yes! That would be perfect.

Um, but also: did you say 'little aliens'?

No data yet

Poker. Feathers. Spider. Got it.

Sharuminyinka

Thank you so much! I really mean it. I don't know how it will all play out in the end - the Goddesses of Time certainly won't tell anyone - but it really means a lot that someone would try.

And I think you'll find the wand fun!

Cool! And yeah: you're welcome! I'll do what I can!

Alright! I'll go get that stuff for you!

No data yet

Huh. Oh, yeah: you mentioned a brother earlier?

No data yet

No.

Sharuminyinka

Ah. Definitely a human...

Sorry. My name is (player). Who are you?

Sharuminyinka

My name is Sharuminyinka. But I'm sure you haven't heard of me before. I'm the Goddess of all On. Well... used to be. There isn't any On left anymore.

What is... 'On'?

Sharuminyinka

That's the problem... no one knows, anymore. Everything about On has been erased from creation. My brother and I were the only ones who remembered it, but we forgot millenia ago...

You don't remember *anything*?

Sharuminyinka

Not much. Hm... beauty. Love. Purpose. But it's possible that I'm only remembering my own feelings, and not On itself. Even the God of Writhing Tentacles probably has these feelings about his domain...

Th-- the God of Writhing Tentacles?

Sharuminyinka

Oh, no, I just made that up as an example. There's no god like that. Hm. Well, not that I'm aware of, anyway. I guess there could be...

Uh, anyway: you mentioned a brother?

Sharuminyinka

Yes, Tig, my younger brother. Well, only technically: we're twins/ But I was born first. He always liked to remind me of that... but he's been unwell recently. Ever since On was erased from creation, he's been depressed.

He tried becoming the God of Orange Tree Leaves for a while, but he got into a nasty relationship with an Angel of Orange Seeds, and the God of Trees eventually banished him. Even the Goddess of Plants got involved. It was... embarrassing, I suppose, is the only word for it.

Ah, but that was all nearly four millenia ago. Ever since that he's just... I don't know. Slept. Wandered. I think he's trying to be forgotten. Well: I'm sure he is.

His name is '*Tig*'?

Sharuminyinka

Yes. Why?

And your name is 'Sharuminyinka'.

Sharuminyinka

Hm. I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at, (player), but before choosing whether or not to vocalize your potentially-disrespectful line of thought, I would like to remind you that even if I am a *lost* goddess, I am still a *goddess* - a creature infinitely more powerful than any mortal.

Oh, uh, no, I didn't have any more questions. About that. Um. So, your brother... you said he's trying to be forgotten?

Sharuminyinka

The universe exists the way it does, because people believe that it does. There are stars because there are many that believe there are stars. There are gods and fairies because there are many that believe *they* exist. By that same token, there is no more On, because no one remembers it. And, as you have guessed, if no one remembers Tig, then he, too, shall stop existing.

What about you? Why don't you remember the On? And won't you always remember your brother?

Sharuminyinka

Ah. Well, you know why gods usually come in pairs...

They do?

Sharuminyinka

In case one should fall asleep... or perhaps become intoxicated... and forget, even just for a moment... even the most important thing in all creation... lost forever because the only two who still remembered it could not control their own grief...

Oh :| Sorry...

Sharuminyinka

Well. It was all millenia ago. Haha. How silly of me. But I suppose it makes me think of my little brother. Or of me. Though somehow I worry less about myself.

Sorry. Goodness. Talking to a mortal like this. I suppose it's just been so long.

Why not talk to the other gods?

Sharuminyinka

First we lost our reason for being, then the whole thing with the orange trees... believe me, other gods know our situation well. More than I'd like.

Oh. Well at least you won't be forgotten, then??

Sharuminyinka

I told you: things exist because people believe they do. If my brother and I are remembered only for our misdeeds, then that's all of us that will remain. I'll become nothing more than a lost goddess, and he, just a troublemaker and outcast.

In a way, you could say that that's already what we are... but I don't want my last moments to be someone's fading memory of what a failed and broken goddess is. I understand why my brother wishes to just be forgotten altogether, but I'm not willing to give up so easily!

I'll save us both. I am the older sister, after all.

Is there anything I can do to help?

Sharuminyinka

Remember me! Us! As God and Goddess of all On!

O-- okay, I mean... is it that easy?

Sharuminyinka

Well, it'd help to have a few things around to remind you, and tell others, as well. Things to keep the story going. Nothing as big as a temple or shrine - I couldn't ask that much - but... oh, how do humans like to communicate these days? I feel like you used to do more tapestries, then I looked away for a bit, and you were all talking into these phones, but that's not the same at all...

Er... well we have the Internet.

Sharuminyinka

Hm. It certainly sounds like a tool for connecting. Or perhaps for binding? (I should see if I can met its gods or goddesses.) Well: I'll leave the Internet part to you.

But I couldn't possibly ask you to do something without giving you something in return! Equivalent exchange is the way of creation, after all. Oh, wait, no, I know this: 'Conservation of Energy', right?

That's from physics. 'Energy cannot be created or destroyed.'

Sharuminyinka

It's close enough. I'm sure someone will broaden the scope a bit more, eventually. Someone always does.

...

Sharuminyinka

Ah! The exchange! Right!

If I give you something that will help continue the memory of my brother and I, will you use it?

That's a little vague, but...

Sharuminyinka

Oh, you're right, that probably does sound a bit ominous...

...

Sharuminyinka

It's a wand that will let you and your little aliens create objects in our honor. Then all you have to do is Internet them! If you can bring me... let's see... an iron staff... some feathers... a spider... I'll make the wand for you. Or a quintessence and the spider, if you can't find the other stuff.

'Little aliens'?

Sharuminyinka

The ones you keep in your house? I'm fairly certain that's the right word. 'Aliens' are creatures from another planet, right?

That's the right word, but...

Sharuminyinka

I've seen them coming across the thread that connects your planet to the other. You didn't know?

Oh, the Portal? I guess I didn't think about it?

Sharuminyinka

Goodness! I-- well. Never mind.

...?

Sharuminyinka

Anyway! Iron staff. Feathers. Spider. Sound good?

Sure!

Sharuminyinka

Thank you so much! I really mean it. I don't know how it will all play out in the end - the Goddesses of Time certainly won't tell anyone - but it really means a lot that someone would try.

And I think you'll find the wand fun!

Cool! And yeah: you're welcome! I'll do what I can!

An 'iron staff'? Will a Poker do?

No data yet

Alright! I'll go get that stuff for you!

No data yet

Sure!

No data yet

So what's the exchange you want to make?

No data yet

Is there anything I can do to help?

No data yet

I didn't know that...

No data yet

A... '*nasty*' relationship?

No data yet

If your brother is forgotten, will he also...?

No data yet

You mentioned a brother?

No data yet

Millenia ago?! How long have you lived?

No data yet

## Combine Bonus

Using "**Cook or Combine**" with an **Astral Tuning Fork** and any tool will apply Bonus: Radio.

## Crafting

An **Astral Tuning Fork** can be crafted by pets.

* Quintessence