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Est. 2025 • Half-Elf Wizard (Divination)

The Gilded Codex

The Gilded Codex occupies a narrow, crooked shop wedged between a bakery and a clockmaker. Shelves slope and rearrange themselves overnight; the ceiling is a la...

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Shopkeeper

Merris Thalen, a Half-Elf Wizard (Divination) (Lvl 6)

Keeper's Species

Half-Elf

2 Potions4 Misc1 Misc1 Weapons3 Misc4 Misc1 MiscEst. 3.2k gp

Shop Inventory

(16)
Potions2

A small ruby-red vial that mends flesh and whitens bruises when drunk.

Heal 7 HPHeals HP when consumed.

A syrupy, silver-blue potion. After drinking, the body feels remarkably light and sure-footed.

For 1 hour, the drinker gains a climb speed equal to their walking speed and advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks made to climb.
Miscellaneous4

A curled page of vellum with a single floating hand illustrated in ink that shimmers when held.

Single-use: casting of the Mage Hand cantrip. If the scroll's spell is on your class spell list, you can cast it without a spellcasting check.

A neat scroll sealed with a small strip of gauze and a smear of salve; it hums faintly when opened.

Heal 6 HPSingle-use: casts Cure Wounds at 1st level (healing + spellcasting modifier; listed healingAmount is an average estimate for quick reference).

A whisper-thin scroll that appears to shimmer out of sight unless looked at closely.

Single-use: casts Invisibility (concentration, up to 1 minute or until the target attacks or casts a spell).

A circular scroll with a single silver glyph stamped in the middle. The glyph glows when held over an unknown trinket.

Single-use: casts Identify. Reveals properties of a magic item and how to use it.
Miscellaneous1

A palm-sized wand of polished yew topped with a brass star. Tiny motes of light gather at its tip.

The wand holds 7 charges. You can spend charges to cast Magic Missile. It regains charges each dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20 — on a 1 the wand crumbles.
Weapons1

A finely balanced short sword with a faint runic filigree along the blade. It hums when orcs are near.

Atk +1 to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon.
Miscellaneous3

A moss-green cloak that seems to swallow ambient light; the threads are impossibly fine.

While hooded, the wearer has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks and creatures have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks to detect the wearer.

A stout leather bag with an impossibly deep interior — a mote of starlight dances near its mouth.

Holds up to 500 lb, not exceeding a volume of 64 cubic feet. Retrieving a particular item takes an action if you do not remember its position.

A palm-sized lens of smoky glass in a brass rim. Looking through it sharpens small details and reveals faint illusion outlines once per day.

Once per day: grants advantage on one Perception or Investigation check and briefly reveals the edges of an illusion for 1 minute.
Miscellaneous4

A stitched pouch with numerous small compartments holding common spell components: chalk, bat guano substitute, salt, and more.

Contains non-costly material components for spells that do not have a gold component.

A corked glass flask filled with a viscous, golden liquid that smolders faintly.

Thrown as an improvised attack; sticks to the target and may ignite flammable objects.

A sturdy, lockable book of blank vellum pages protected by faint glyphs that keep ink from bleeding.

Holds spells for wizards; protected from casual prying (simple arcane lock).

Simple charcoal sticks bound with a cloth; when used to draw simple runes they last until brushed away.

Useful for marking wards, quick glyphs, and temporary ritual circles. Non-magical on its own.
Miscellaneous1

A small bottle of deep blue ink and a silver-tipped quill; the ink won't blot even when used on damp pages.

Used to copy spells into spellbooks and to craft spells scrolls (reduces chance of smudging).
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Merris Thalen

Half-Elf•Wizard (Divination)•Lvl 6

Shop Atmosphere

“The Gilded Codex occupies a narrow, crooked shop wedged between a bakery and a clockmaker. Shelves slope and rearrange themselves overnight; the ceiling is a lattice of hanging crystals that tinkle like tiny wind chimes whenever someone speaks an ill-formed spell. Merris runs the shop with a stern kindness — she keeps a battered book of 'lost things' (socks, letters, single earrings) and will sometimes offer a 5% 'found-item' discount if you return one of the shop's missing oddments. A clockwork raven named Soot patrols the shop, delivering small purchases to buyers and occasionally hiding the ham-fried satchel (it thinks satchels are toys). Merris is fond of bartering knowledge as much as coin: pass a short riddle or identify a simple sigil and she may knock a small amount off the price or throw in a free charcoal rune.”
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