Well- in the Crossing cleric guild, it serves as a warning system. In Tiger Clan, it rings real loud and a friend used it to tell me where to look for them when we got separated. I'm not sure about the Rakash town, since I haven't been there yet.
Sometimes the key to happiness is not assuming it is locked in the first place- Ziggy
A journey of a thousand SMILES begins with a single step- Ziggy