“Vizryn's greasy smile and quick hands are as much a feature as his inventory. He intersperses sales pitches with half-truths about the gems' origins (always 'duergar-cut, mined near the smoldering veins of Xor' or 'taken from a subterranean shrine') and is eager to see evidence of a buyer's coin before revealing the worst of a gem's curse. He sometimes offers 'favors'—in the form of minor discounts—if a buyer agrees to run a small errand to fetch a 'cleansing stone' or to retrieve a parcel from a dangerous lower level. Vizryn keeps a ledger of debts carved into a small iron tablet hidden under the counter; he smiles when someone thinks they've bested him, then quietly calls in the favor later. Removing any cursed item requires magic (Remove Curse/Greater Restoration) or the shopkeeper's own overpriced 'handler's rites'—which also carry subtle obligations.”