The Third Bell

Shop · kept by Beko

The Third Bell

The Third Bell is a narrow, deep-fronted general store, its shelves crowded with flour sacks, lamp oil, nails, cheap crockery, and necessities for travelers.

Stock

12 items · 27 gp

Gear

6 items · 1 sp to 10 gp

BackpackA weatherproof canvas pack, patched neatly at one corner2 gp
Hempen RopeCoiled hemp rope, rough to the touch and tarred against damp1 gp
Hooded LanternA plain brass lantern with a sliding shutter and a…5 gp
TinderboxA leather-wrapped tinderbox with a flint, steel5 sp
Silk RopePrizedA light, tightly braided rope that packs smaller than…10 gp
Torches, bundle of 6A bundle of six waxed sticks, individually wrapped…1 sp

Supplies

2 items · 1 sp to 5 sp

RationsHard bread, dried fruit5 sp
Oil FlaskA stoppered clay flask filled with lamp oil1 sp

Other

2 items · 2 sp to 2 gp

Road-Wise SalveHarmless folk remedy; its effect is limited to motion sickness.2 gp
Paper and CharcoalCheap, slightly rough paper for lists, messages, or…2 sp

Tools

1 item · 1 gp

HammerA short-handled hammer suited to pegs, nails1 gp

Weapons

1 item · 5 gp

HandaxeA broad-bladed hatchet for kindling and camp chores, its…5 gp

About

The Third Bell is a narrow, deep-fronted general store, its shelves crowded with flour sacks, lamp oil, nails, cheap crockery, and necessities for travelers. A little brass bell hangs over the front door, while a second, louder bell is rigged to the back storeroom latch. The shop takes its name from an old flood: locals say the town bell rang three times before the water reached the market, though visitors insist the third peal was the shopkeeper's own bell. Beko, a blunt-spoken human shopkeeper with a measuring cord always looped around one wrist, remembers every unpaid tab and treats every cracked jar as a personal insult. He keeps the place clean, smells faintly of beeswax and dried onions, and will quietly round down a price for anyone who brings in useful news.

Stash

4 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The shop’s modest takings sit beneath the counter; more valuable consignments and personal keepsakes are kept in the back room, where the storeroom door has a bell tied to its latch.

Security check: DC 14Dexterity (Thieves' Tools)
If they fail: A bell over the rear storeroom door rings into the shop. Beko calls for the town watch while the mule in the adjoining lean-to starts braying, drawing nearby customers to the entrance. The party has moments to explain themselves or flee before witnesses gather.
The whole haul: About 42 gp

Till Purse18 gp
Kept: Under the counter in a shallow drawer secured with a simple latch.
A canvas coin purse holding the day's small change, mostly copper and silver, with a few gold pieces.
Value: 18 gp, 7 sp, 12 cp
Beko's Brass Token3 gp
Kept: In a small wooden box beside the owner’s cot in the back room.
A brass token on a leather cord, worn smooth from handling. It is a keepsake, not a magic item.
Silver-Backed Spectacles15 gp
Kept: In the locked cabinet where Beko stores expensive consignments.
A pair of silver-backed spectacles in a felt sleeve, kept for a traveling buyer who left them as collateral.
Accounts Ledger5 gp
Kept: On a high shelf behind the counter, beneath a stack of folded sacks.
A ledger of customer debts and deliveries. It could reveal who owes money, who buys in bulk, and which farms send goods to market.
Value: 5 gp to a rival trader; potentially more to someone seeking leverage