Tears of the Storm: A Rain Stick Scepter

Tears of the Storm

Forged where myth collides with motion, Tears of the Storm is equal parts relic and machine: a scepter that listens to gravity, remembers rain, and answers movement with sound.

At its heart, a rain-stick shaft whispers like a gathering storm. As the scepter tilts, beads cascade along a hidden helix, echoing the ancient thorn-lined rain sticks of the world with a clean, mechanical rhythm. Every motion becomes weather.

Crowned above it all, a suspended medallion hangs within a precision gimbal, a single tear that refuses to fall. Weighted and balanced, it remains upright no matter how the world turns around it — a quiet nod to moments that endure even as everything else shifts. The motion is slow, deliberate, inevitable.

This is not decoration for decoration’s sake. Every feature serves a purpose: balance, sound, motion, and story. The gimbal speaks to truth and gravity. The rain speaks to time and memory. And when raised, the staff feels less like an object and more like an instrument of control — of storm, of calm, of the space between thunder and silence.

A scepter for a modern god.
A storm, held in your hands.

Features

Self righting gimbal: the medallion stays upright

Rain stick sound maker: designed to be a rainstick.  Fill with beads (or beans) to make the sound of falling rain when inverted.

Flat bottom for easy filling

Extensible: the shaft can be printed multiple times to create a very long scepter

Assembly summary

Parts:
Medallion (coin-weighted), Gimbal, Top Cap, Shaft (rain helix), Bottom Cap

Gimbal Assembly
• Lightly sand gimbal pins
• Hand-ream medallion holes with ¼″ bit (use 15⁄64″ if tight)
• Snap medallion into gimbal and confirm free rotation

Add Weight
• Insert a coin fully into medallion slot
• Install retaining plug (removable with screwdriver)

Assemble & Fill
• Gently thread bottom cap onto shaft (work threads in)
• Stand upright and fill with small, round material

Finish
• Thread top cap onto shaft
• Optional: add shaft sections to extend length

See attached documentation for detailed instructions.