It will not really stop someone from doing violence, theft or similar actions, but it dampens the feelings of anger, jealousy and hate, making such mu...h less likely.The stone has caused Norek to be one of the most peaceful cities anywhere with very little strife and similar. That has in turn helped make it major transshipping port despite slightly higher than average customs fees.Once the stone was stolen.There is another coastal city on the lost coast, Magnimar. Both were founded about the. The AI says there isn't but it certainly seems that way to me. After all we get to stars in that method that are not in positions where we see them with our eyes. Then again that is part of the reason for needing very powerful computers to practice much space travel at all. No matter where we see stars we have to be able to compute where they'll be when we get there no matter what method we use.The most interesting thing to happen in some time was Lily asking for a chastity belt. Now I think. But not as high as the normal rice traders charged.We sailed from Formosa; destination? The inland Sea, Osaka Bay and Hideo Yakamura ... a second son of the head of the Mitsui Zaibatsu.The zaibatsu were the heart of economic and industrial activity within the Empire of Japan, and held great influence over Japanese national and foreign policies."Hideo was an air force observer," I explained to Wendy. "He was interested in our aircraft. I'd not say we were particular buddies, but I do have his. As long as you two play nice you can play with Shamus." I backed down the stairs and told Kathy what I had just seen, and she said, "Oh you met Shamus then."It was like she already knew, but didn't tell me about it. "When did you find out about Shamus?"I guess it was yesterday when I was coming upstairs, and I was stopped by something cold as ice and thick as molasses. Once I passed through, John said I just walked through Shamus the ghost. Now I don't know about you, but I believe John that I.