Is it really that hard to just hand someone a new pearl? One of he linkshells i was in once, i had my pearl broke at least 2-3 dozen times by one of the sackholders. If someone is "abusing" it, just go grab a new pearl from someone else. Not a big deal. Of course if someone is going to break a pearl as a joke, i doubt they would think twice if it told everyone they did it.