Tovasette

A charmed flute, whistle or woodwind used to attract wildlife.

Country Origin: Antheton
The first charming whistles were originally done orally, spending much time and focus to reach the proper pitches strong enough to be heard by fish within several hundred yards of a riverbank or various water inlets where the whistler would wade in and wait.

This was considered a highly fair skill for fishing, as it required no preparing of bait or other tools besides a net, and the whistler needed a great deal of poise and patience. It was also portrayed as the most fair method to the animal, as when the whistler would stop, they would end the tune with a warning note. If the fish were intelligent enough, they would swim away. With most common species, this was not the case, and most fish would linger in the shallows until netted.

This method of catching is still very common for river and lake fish, but usually with the use of a modern charming whistle. Only those that desire to fish as a career or use it daily in life, put in the constant practice to do it traditionally.

Tool Evolution
Though Tovasotte firstly suggests fishing, variations in method have been used with other creatures in other ways. As fish is the preferred meat of Anthetions, these varied new methods rarely resulted in ways of actually hunting land animals.

Term Origin
Tovasette is based on the term Govasot which roughly translates to a literal meaning of "body stop", and implies respectfully pausing a living being's activities without force or entrapment.