The Gilded Quill & Lantern

Est. 2025 Half-elf Wizard

The Gilded Quill & Lantern

Elowen is distracted by marginalia: she will insist on reading aloud any striking marginal note left in a book bought in the shop. The shop's resident tabby (na...

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Shopkeeper

Elowen Thistlequill, a Half-elf Wizard (Lvl 8)

Keeper's Species

Half-elf

19 Misc2 Potions1 MiscEst. 5.6k gp

Shop Inventory

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A sturdy leather-bound book with 200 blank, finely ruled folios — ideal for scribbling spells, notes, or illustrations.

A set containing three feather quills, a vial of black ink (1 oz), and a small sandpot for drying.

Ten sheets of heavy parchment suitable for scrolls and important documents.

A cheap scrap of paper — useful for quick notes, receipts, or bookmarks.

A small kit: beeswax stick and a brass seal stamped with a common quill motif.

Tools of a professional scribe: fine inks, nibs, rulers, and practiced templates.

A handsome personal journal with reinforced spine and a small lock.

A well-illustrated primer on performing simple, non-ritual magical effects and showy cantrip roleplay.

Contains practical notes and roleplaying prompts; not a source of new spells for game mechanics.

A weighty volume covering magical theory, local fey lore, and methods of identifying enchantments.

Provides reference material; a DM might grant advantage on an Intelligence (Arcana) check when consulted.

A folded, hand-drawn map showing docks, major streets, and hidden alley markers used by local smugglers.

Contains a few marginalia hints (clues) the shopkeeper can point out for an extra fee.

A single-use scroll that allows the reader to cast Dancing Lights once.

Cast Dancing Lights (cantrip) once. If the reader's class cannot cast the spell, a Intelligence check is required to use it.

A single-use scroll that allows the reader to cast Shield.

Cast Shield (1st-level) once. If the reader can't cast the spell, a Intelligence check is required.

A single-use scroll that allows the reader to cast Misty Step.

Cast Misty Step (2nd-level) once. Non-spellcasters must succeed on a Intelligence check to use it.

A single-use scroll that allows the reader to cast Fireball. Kept under careful lock due to danger.

Cast Fireball (3rd-level) once. Non-spellcasters must succeed on a Intelligence check to use it. Seller requires a signed waiver for use in the shop.

A thick book of sigils and protective notations. When attuned, its pages warm faintly against the holder's skin.

AC +1While attuned, grants +1 to AC against a single attack per short rest (flavor: a tiny ward flares and then fades).

Elowen will carefully copy a prepared spell or scroll into a blank spellbook for you. Time: 2 hours per spell level.

If copying from a scroll, the scroll is consumed. Complex spells occasionally require extra fees.

Minor repairs: torn pages, loose stitching, and surface scuffs on books under roughly a day's work.

Elowen will research a topic in her stacks or translate a foreign manuscript at this daily rate; complex works may take longer.

A successful Intelligence (Arcana) or Wisdom (Insight) check may yield hidden details; Elowen can assist with a bonus.

A practical book on the behavior, habitats, and vulnerabilities of beasts and common magical critters found nearby.

Useful for planning encounters; a DM may grant advantage on checks to track or hunt listed creatures.
Potions2

A red glass vial containing a viscous, sweet liquid that closes wounds with a sip.

Heal 7 HPRestores hit points when consumed.

A polished vial of brighter red liquid that heals deeper wounds.

Heal 14 HPRestores hit points when consumed.
Miscellaneous1

A locked, dense volume bound in blackened hide. It is illegal in some cities; Elowen will not ship it beyond the city gates without a legal waiver.

Contains a handful of obscure rituals and a single 3rd-level ritual scrawled in a marginal hand. Use is at the DM's discretion.
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Elowen Thistlequill

Half-elfWizardLvl 8

Shop Atmosphere

Elowen is distracted by marginalia: she will insist on reading aloud any striking marginal note left in a book bought in the shop. The shop's resident tabby (named Parch) is notorious for hiding bookmarks and curling up on newly purchased tomes; customers often find their purchase with a paw print in the dust. Elowen stamps purchases with a tiny rune that glows faintly in moonlight—some say it wards books from petty thieves, others that it helps the owner remember where they left it.
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