fire sticks RELIGION AND BELIEF — Religious objects. Fire sticks are pots or rods made of clay and paper and filled with volatile materials that spark, sizzle, or explode when exposed to fire or pressure. Originating with the Quiddick people, fire sticks are more rare in southern regions because the → Quid manufacture them in the northern hemisphere, and the Quid, by nature, do not often trade. However, fire sticks are used in southern regions during → Hidain festivals. The Quid do not share the composition of the fire sticks as this recipe is fiercely guarded due to 

1. their use in Quiddick religious practices and

2. the use of fire sticks during warfare, though warring against the Quid is rare as they are largely a peaceful race.