Pender Ward (Protective Amulet)

The 'Pender' is an Amulet that serves as a potent, portable, protective ward against malefic forces. Each Pender Ward is composed from a Hagstone and a Thunderstone that are bound to one another by a length of thirteen alternating beads. Each material is chosen for its significant folkloric associations with protection —the innate virtues of which are then aligned and enlivened in specialized ritual. The materials incorporated in every Pender include: A Thunderstone (a fossilized Urchin, also known as a Faery Loaf, Sherpherd’s Crown, or Snake's Egg, among various other folk-names, and traditionally held to provide the bearer with good luck and protection from dangerous forces such as witchcraft and lightning,) a Hagstone (a holed stone, also known as an Adder Stone, Faerie Stone, or Hex Stone, among other folk-names, and traditionally held to protect against witchcraft, fae enchantment, and jinxes, thanks to the power of Running Water that was worked into it over generations) and Pure