The Native Writer

It has come to our attention that 'The Native Writer' pens have been used by multiple students in recent examinations. We wish to remind all of our students that useage of the pens during official examinations for any reason is prohibited, and can result in immediately receiving a failing grade

— the Principle of Farsight High.

This pen, made from cheap looking plastic, has five to ten pins in different colours on the top. Each of those pins, when pressed, allows for a different pen tip with its own ink to be used. By using the different inks, users of the pens can write fluently in different languages, even if they have no proficiency with the language themselves.
Originally developed for politicians and diplomats, the earlier models were much more elegant, made from stainless steel and hiding their different settings in a slender frame. Soon after the first few pens were taken in use, however, officials of foreign countries began to view the use of these pens as a lack of commitment and an insult to their country, understanding the gesture as their language being deemed not important enough to teach properly.
After a few months, the pens were unmarketable. However, one of the original investors decided to recreate the pens into much cheaper ones, which had way lower production costs. The Native Writer has been popular with tourists and dishonest high school students ever since.

The Patent

The Native Writer has been developed by Michaela Gambo di Pera, an elven artificer specialized in the creation of magical inks. She has developed the product on her own, and with the aid of two investors, she was able to have it produced on a larger scale and distributed.
Though Michaela has the patents for both the design of the pen and the specific magical signatures of the different inks, replicas of her product are widely spread. The replicas are often cheaper, and as the production of the plastic components was already quite affordable, many of the replicas skimp on the quality of the magical ink. If you are not buying a real Native Writer pen, don't expect the translations created by the pen to be without spelling mistakes.

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