The Isle

Foulques frowned, though again it was thoughtful rather than angry. "So they're not simply ways of storing information, then?", he said. "They sound more like linkpearls- or perhaps linkshells- than tomestones in function then. Linkpearls are small magitech devices that are worn like an ear cuff and allow two people to speak to each other over long distances. Linkshells are similar, but are somewhat bulkier and more powerful, allowing for multiple people to communicate at once. I never felt the need to acquire one of either in my own world, but they are reasonably common there. I can't speak for anyone else's worlds, however."