This conch or nautilus shell carries decoration appropriate to its rarity; the rarest versions of this item are priceless cultural heirlooms. When you hold this shell and speak its command word, the shell preserves the next words that you speak. It can preserve 25 words. The shell glows faintly while it is recording your spoken words, and ceases glowing when it reaches its capacity. The recording pauses while you are not holding the shell. You can command the recording to end before reaching its maximum capacity of words. The shell only records your voice, with no extraneous sounds.