Necklace if you want, or just something to hang somewhere, if you prefer. I dunno if you wear much jewelry. It's called a... 'koru'. [He has to think a moment to conjure the unfamiliar word.] I got it when I went on a mission--the people on the island I went to believe they symbolize rebirth and strength. The, ah... [He makes a swirling motion with his finger over the spiral pendant.] The spiral indicates perpetual motion, all the while returning to the point of origin, is what I heard.
Cool thing is, it's made of bone, so if you wear it, it'll change color over time. They believed that a part of your soul would then be attached to the koru for all time, so it's like a little piece of immortality.
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Cool thing is, it's made of bone, so if you wear it, it'll change color over time. They believed that a part of your soul would then be attached to the koru for all time, so it's like a little piece of immortality.
Kinda neat, huh?