Abacus of Hayat
by Wm Jay Carter III, 5/23/15
Tools: Mathematics
Color: Bronze
Conditions: Ancient, Dull
Keyword: Blood
Among the valuables in the room, you see a square, free-standing bronze frame with thirteen horizontal rods going through it at regular intervals. Each of these bears seven dull bronze beads; five to one side, and two to the other side of a dividing sheet of bronze. A single bead on the bottom rod has been pushed to the right, where it shines with the same vibrant red as a glossy drop of fresh blood. Near the abacus, you see the remains of a corpse—evidently withered dry millennia ago—which appears to be pointing directly at the glossy red bead. On the tip of its finger, you notice a dessicated black pit the size of a small marble.
