However, due the wonders of of multiple clipboards, I continue my previous ravings unabated...
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From the description in the link above, the stead maidens themselves are known to cast them at unruly guests. So they're painful but not (usually) lethal. Given a sufficiently vindictive stead maiden however... :)
And all of Jennifer's suggestions seem a lot of fun. Ash balls as a ink source seems especially ingenious.
In related reading, apparently lack of chimneys (or stead maidens) means a high incident of sight disorders and blindness from smoke. All those blind Celtic harpers came from smoke-filled lodges. Another reason to bless your hearth maidens.
Up the whimsy!
Cheers
John
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