The Gilded Quill & Tidal Folio

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Est. 2025 • Half-Elf Wizard (lore-focused)

The Gilded Quill & Tidal Folio

Marcelline polices the shop's coastal etiquette: she asks every customer to wash their hands in a small porcelain basin before touching tomes. She hums an old s...

Shopkeeper

Marcelline Veyr, a Half-Elf Wizard (lore-focused) (Lvl 5)

Keeper's Species

Half-Elf

14 MiscEst. 7.3k gp

Shop Inventory

(14)

Fine Vellum Scroll (blank)

Sheets of translucent, high-quality vellum cut and rolled for spell use; watermark of the city's sigil.

2 gp

Sheets of translucent, high-quality vellum cut and rolled for spell use; watermark of the city's sigil.

Holds writing for centuries if kept dry; resists salt air degradation.

Luxury Scriptor's Kit

A boxed set: sable quills, powdered inkstones (blue-black and shimmering silver), glues, a bone folder, and a magnifying lens.

25 gp

A boxed set: sable quills, powdered inkstones (blue-black and shimmering silver), glues, a bone folder, and a magnifying lens.

Using this kit grants advantage on Intelligence (History) checks to copy a text or on checks to authenticate a manuscript when used for at least an hour.

Spell Scroll (Cantrip): Dancing Lights

A neatly scribed cantrip scroll, inked with a phosphorescent pigment that glows faintly.

30 gp

A neatly scribed cantrip scroll, inked with a phosphorescent pigment that glows faintly.

Functions as a spell scroll for Dancing Lights (cantrip). Usable once.

Spell Scroll (1st): Identify

A tidy script bordered with salted-gold filigree; aids in identifying magic or properties.

150 gp

A tidy script bordered with salted-gold filigree; aids in identifying magic or properties.

Cast Identify (1st-level spell) once when read.

Spell Scroll (2nd): Mirror Image

Instructions weave in silver ink that seems to shimmer when the sea-breeze passes over it.

350 gp

Instructions weave in silver ink that seems to shimmer when the sea-breeze passes over it.

Cast Mirror Image (2nd-level spell) once from the scroll.

Spell Scroll (3rd): Counterspell

A high-quality scroll meant for sudden courtly conflicts or to silence a rude sea-sorcerer.

900 gp

A high-quality scroll meant for sudden courtly conflicts or to silence a rude sea-sorcerer.

Cast Counterspell (3rd-level) once when read.

Spell Scroll (4th): Freedom of Movement★ PRIZED

A luxurious, wide scroll written in a flowing hand; a favorite among yachtsmen and nobles who travel through treacherous waters.

2,200 gp

A luxurious, wide scroll written in a flowing hand; a favorite among yachtsmen and nobles who travel through treacherous waters.

Cast Freedom of Movement (4th-level) once from the scroll.

Codex of Coastal Lore (Tome)

A bound volume containing history, tides, smuggling routes (coded), and sea-weather omens—useful to navigators and smugglers alike.

1,000 gp

A bound volume containing history, tides, smuggling routes (coded), and sea-weather omens—useful to navigators and smugglers alike.

Grants advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks related to local tides and on Intelligence checks to recall coastal lore after studying for an hour.

Chart: Stormrider's Lane (Magical Map)

A waterproof chart that subtly shifts to show safe channels and recent shipwrecks within a 30-mile radius of the city.

750 gp

A waterproof chart that subtly shifts to show safe channels and recent shipwrecks within a 30-mile radius of the city.

When spent a minute studying it, the user learns the safest course through nearby treacherous shoals (functionally grants advantage for one navigation attempt). Updates itself daily when open to moonlight.

Tome: Etiquette of the High Quarter

Lavishly illustrated primer on noble protocol, proper hosting, and ruses polite households employ.

60 gp

Lavishly illustrated primer on noble protocol, proper hosting, and ruses polite households employ.

Reading for an hour grants advantage on social checks involving nobility for the next day if practiced.

Ink of the Deep (1 oz. vial)

A small vial of ink mixed with crushed pearlescent shell and a pinch of ocean-essence; preserves spells on scrolls against dampness.

45 gp

A small vial of ink mixed with crushed pearlescent shell and a pinch of ocean-essence; preserves spells on scrolls against dampness.

When used to scribe a spell scroll, the scroll has resistance to water damage and sells for +10% in coastal markets.

Bound Scroll Case (Gilded Brass)

A protective brass-and-leather case that can hold up to six scrolls. Lined with treated velvet to prevent damp.

75 gp

A protective brass-and-leather case that can hold up to six scrolls. Lined with treated velvet to prevent damp.

AC +1Provides a bonus to the saving throw DC against water-damage effects that target contained scrolls (story-awarded).

Minor Wondrous Book: Guide to False Names

A leather-bound volume that occasionally rearranges its own index to conceal a reader's true identity from casual inspection.

1,500 gp

A leather-bound volume that occasionally rearranges its own index to conceal a reader's true identity from casual inspection.

Once per day, when consulted for 10 minutes, the book provides three convincing false aliases, complete with mannerisms and likely forged signatures (roleplay tool).

Sea-Glass Prism (Arcane Focus)

A multifaceted prism of smoothed sea-glass set into a silver clasp; popular among coastal arcanists.

200 gp

A multifaceted prism of smoothed sea-glass set into a silver clasp; popular among coastal arcanists.

Functions as a spellcasting focus. Once per long rest, the wielder can cast Dancing Lights as a bonus action without expending a spell slot (flavourful utility).

Marcelline Veyr

Half-Elf•Wizard (lore-focused)•Lvl 5

Shop Atmosphere

“Marcelline polices the shop's coastal etiquette: she asks every customer to wash their hands in a small porcelain basin before touching tomes. She hums an old sea-lullaby while inscribing or binding items and refuses to sell certain scrolls to anyone who can't provide a proper reference in the city's registry ledger. During high tide the shop fills with the scent of ozone and the faint sound of distant bells—regulars believe the shop 'opens a window to the sea' at those moments.”

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