The Low Copper
A squat stone workshop squeezed into a narrow alleyway between a tanner and a cooperage. The exterior stone is pitted by acidic rain and salt air, and a massive copper pipe protrudes from the roof, venting faint plumes of violet steam into the sky.
The Low Copper
The air is thick with the scent of pine resin, sharp vinegar, and a metallic tang. It is surprisingly quiet inside, dominated by the rhythmic bubbling of several glass apparatuses and the occasional hiss of a cooling steam-jacket.
A squat stone workshop squeezed into a narrow alleyway between a tanner and a cooperage. The exterior stone is pitted by acidic rain and salt air, and a massive copper pipe protrudes from the roof, venting faint plumes of violet steam into the sky.
Pox is a whirlwind of frantic energy who talks at a gallop. He is deeply practical for a gnome, but he suffers from a recurring fear of the Bleaching, leading him to add unnecessary but harmless glowing effects to his potions to keep things interesting.
History
Professional Inventory
As a specialist catering to adventurers of the fifth circle, the shop stocks several potent items including Greater Alchemist Fire, Potions of Lesser Restoration, and Elixirs of Barkskin. Pox also offers a proprietary Alchemical Solvent that can dissolve most non-magical adhesives and bindings in a single round.
Custom Delivery Modifications
For a fee of 75 gold pieces, Pox can modify a standard potion into an Aerated Mist. This allow the user to break the vial at their feet as a standard action, granting the potion's effects to one adjacent ally as well, though the duration of the effect is halved due to the dilution in the air.
Safety Mandates
The shop has three ironclad rules posted in Common and Gnomish: do not touch the pressurized vats, do not open unmarked jars, and absolutely no open flames within ten feet of the Zest cupboard. Violators are immediately ejected by Clicker and are subject to a fifty gold piece cleaning surcharge.
Denizens
Pox is a whirlwind of frantic energy who talks at a gallop. He is deeply practical for a gnome, but he suffers from a recurring fear of the Bleaching, leading him to add unnecessary but harmless glowing effects to his potions to keep things interesting.
A homunculus made of brass and fired clay that resembles a long-legged crab. It assists Pox by stabilizing fragile vials during volatile transitions.
A human youth with singed eyebrows and a cautious demeanor who manages the ledger and ensures customers do not touch the more dangerous displays.
Rumors & Plot Hooks
- 1.Pox discovered a way to transmute lead into silk, but the resulting fabric tastes like old cheese and attracts rodents.
- 2.The violet smoke from the chimney is a low-grade sedative used to keep the neighbors from complaining about the noise.
- 3.A local tax collector once tried to seize the shop and was accidentally sprayed with a draft that turned his skin translucent for a week.
Classified Entry
A concealed trapdoor behind the main counter leads to a sub-basement where Pox keeps a neutralized Gray Ooze in a glass tank, using its acidic secretions as a universal solvent for his highest-grade experiments.
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