Amulet of nature

An Amulet of nature is used to monitor the state of a farming patch. It can only be bound to one patch at a time, though it can be bound to any type of patch. If the state of the patch that the amulet is bound to changes, and the amulet is worn, it will vibrate. This should allow the wearer to detect when the patch is diseased or fully grown. This feature only works if the wearer is logged on when the change occurs, but you can also rub the amulet at any time to find out the current state of your patch. You can only have 1 Amulet of nature at a time and, once enchanted, it is nontradable.

An update on 19 February 2008 added new features to the Amulet of nature. You may now also use the Amulet of nature to contact a gardener at the attuned patch from anywhere you happen to be, allowing you to hire the gardener remotely. In addition, the amulet will now allow you to teleport directly to the attuned patch if the patch becomes diseased. It now also increases your crop yield when you wear it while harvesting, though not as much as magic secateurs; the effect does not stack with the magic secateurs' boost effect. The update also introduced a less powerful but more easily obtained variant, the Amulet of farming. An Amulet of nature can be created by casting Enchant Level 2 Jewellery on an emerald amulet strung with magic string to make a Pre-nature amulet. The Amulet of nature, after enchantment, is not tradable. However, it is tradable when it is simply strung but not yet enchanted. Many players will sell the amulet when it is in an unenchanted state.

Alternatively, a player may buy the string itself, which is tradable.

Messages

 * When the state of the patch to which amulet is bound changes: 'A low hum resonates from the Amulet of Nature - it seeks audience with you.'
 * Rub: You rub the Amulet of Nature. As you do so, a voice begins to speak as if inside your mind, saying...
 * When not bound to patch: 'I am the Amulet of Nature, and I am currently bound to no patch.'
 * When bound to patch: 'I am the Amulet of Nature, and I am currently bound to your ___ patch in _____.'
 * 'Your patch is growing nicely at the moment, free from disease.'
 * 'Your patch has now grown to fruition, my friend.'
 * 'There is nothing growing in your patch at the moment.'
 * 'I am afraid that your patch has succumbed to disease, my friend. You must attend to it immediately, before it dies.'
 * 'I am afraid that your patch has succumbed to disease and died, my friend, I am truly sorry.'

Trivia
If you hand My Arm an Amulet of nature during the My Arm's Big Adventure quest, it will say "This is a troll, and it is fully grown. The troll has not been treated."