Bristleweed Supply

Shop · kept by Nessa

Bristleweed Supply

The shop is called Bristleweed Supply, named for the stubborn burrs that cling to trouser legs along the frontier road and turn up in the store's floorboards every spring.

Stock

13 items · 63 gp

Gear

8 items · 1 cp to 5 gp

Hempen RopeA sturdy coil, tarred against rain and grit1 gp
RationsHard biscuit, dried meat5 sp
TorchA pitch-dipped pine torch, bound with wire at the handle1 cp
TinderboxA compact tinderbox in a hinged tin case5 sp
WaterskinA patched leather flask with a wooden stopper2 sp
CrowbarA stout iron bar, useful for prying crates and stubborn…2 gp
BackpackA plain canvas pack with leather shoulder straps and a…2 gp
Healer's KitA roll of clean bandages, needle5 gp

Food and drinks

1 item · 2 cp

Small BeerLocally brewed, cloudy2 cp

Weapons

1 item · 1 gp

NetA rough fishing net with lead sinkers and a repaired…1 gp

Potions

1 item · 50 gp

Potion of HealingPrizedHeals 2d4 + 250 gp

Ammunition

1 item · 1 gp

ArrowsStraight-shafted arrows with iron heads, sold in a tied…1 gp

Other

1 item · 5 cp

Salt, 1 poundA twist of waxed paper filled with coarse salt, a useful…5 cp

About

The shop is called Bristleweed Supply, named for the stubborn burrs that cling to trouser legs along the frontier road and turn up in the store's floorboards every spring. Its front windows are clouded with dust, and the door gives a dry jangle of tin bells when opened. Inside, rope coils hang beside sacks of grain, lanterns, nails, and plain travel goods. The air carries the smell of lamp oil, flour, and wet wool. Owner Nessa is a human commoner, practical and watchful, with a stiff left knee and a crossbow kept close at hand. She remembers faces, keeps a careful debt ledger, and will quietly extend credit to a traveler who treats her staff honestly.

Stash

4 items to steal

The stash · GM only

Most of the value is kept in a narrow office behind the storeroom. The till is accessible from the sales counter, while personal keepsakes and the locked drawer are in the shopkeeper's small living quarters upstairs.

Security check: DC 13Dexterity (Stealth) to enter unseen; thieves' tools or Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) to work the locked drawer
If they fail: A loose board near the rear storeroom gives a sharp, familiar squeal. If the shopkeeper hears it, she comes out with a loaded crossbow and calls for the night watch. If the party is caught, she demands the goods returned and a 10 gp payment, or turns them over to the local constable.
The whole haul: About 26 gp

Till pouch3 gp
Kept: Under the counter, tucked behind the ledger
The day's small change, mostly copper with a few silver pieces, kept ready for making change.
Value: 3 gp, 8 sp, 12 cp
Brass locket2 gp
Kept: In a tin keepsake box beneath the shopkeeper's bed
A worn brass locket containing a tiny portrait of her late husband and a lock of hair.
Value: 2 gp as jewelry; far more to the owner
Surveyor's watch15 gp
Kept: Wrapped in felt inside a locked drawer in the office
A silver-plated pocket watch, tarnished but working, received in trade from a passing surveyor.
Account ledger5 gp
Kept: On the office desk beneath a stack of invoices
A ledger listing customer debts, supply deliveries, and the shopkeeper's private notes about who has been buying lamp oil in bulk.
Value: 5 gp to a rival trader; potentially useful evidence