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Est. 2026 • Human Expert

The Needle Room

The shop smells of lamp oil, salt water, and old paper. Every wall is crowded with chart tubes, string grids, tide slates, and pinned corrections. The owner mut...

MA

Shopkeeper

Maera Quill, a Human Expert (Lvl 3)

Keeper's Species

Human

10 Misc2 Armor1 Potions1 WeaponsEst. 114 gp

Shop Inventory

(14)
Miscellaneous10

A sturdy sailor's staff used by pilots to judge depth and current drift.

Advantage on checks to sketch rough bearings when used over open water

A compact brass compass in a leather case.

Always points to magnetic north unless jammed by strong enchantment or heavy metal interference

A signal mirror favored by harbor lookouts and covert couriers alike.

Can flash sunlight or lantern light in coded signals at long distance

A waterproof wrap for charts and ship's papers.

Protects paper from spray, mist, and brief immersion

A travel kit for copying charts and marking bearings.

Ink is resistant to smearing when damp after 1 minute of drying

A small handheld lens used by navigators and inspectors.

Improves the clarity of tiny markings at a distance

A chart of the local waters, updated by hand and sold with caution.

Contains one reliable local route and one outdated note marked in red

A larger, more detailed map bundle for experienced captains.

Grants advantage on checks to navigate familiar waters when consulted for at least 10 minutes

A folk charm sold to nervous captains before departure.

The wearer feels calmer when choosing a direction, though no magic reveals the true path

A private navigational ledger sold only to trusted customers, or at least to those the owner chooses to trust.

Contains several cross-referenced reef corrections that do not match the public charts
Armor2

A practical coat for crewmen, scribes, and deckhands.

AC +1Keeps the wearer drier in spray, rain, and mist

A lightweight protective cap for work around rigging and ship timbers.

AC +2Reduces bruising from low, accidental impacts aboard cramped decks
Potions1

A small restorative draught used by sailors with weak stomachs.

Heal 4 HPMay steady nausea from rough seas for 1 hour
Weapons1

A sailor's utility blade, common on small working ships.

Atk Can cut rope and netting more easily than a normal knife

Lootable Stash

(4)

Where The Take Sits

The most valuable items are split between a locked sea chest in the loft and a false-bottom cash drawer beneath the counter, both within arm's reach of the owner's workbench and the front hatch.
1 Money1 Personal Item1 Records1 Valuables

Security Check

Sleight of Hand or Thieves' Tools
DC 13

On Failure

If the theft is noticed, the shopkeeper rings a brass alarm bell hidden under the counter, shutters are dropped across the front hatch, and the harbor watch is alerted from the nearby dock within minutes. The thief is likely trapped in the cramped shop between stacked chart drawers and rope coils, with the owner using knowledge of the layout to call out hiding places and block exits.

Estimated haul

73.93 gp

MoneyLoot target #1

Coin Box

18 gp, 7 sp, 23 cp
Under the counter behind a false drawer in the registration desk
A day’s sales in mixed coin, kept in a shallow iron cashbox under the counter.
Personal ItemLoot target #2

Owner's Brass Compass

12 gp
Hanging from a nail beside the chart table
The owner’s polished brass compass with a cracked lid and engraved initials.
RecordsLoot target #3

Private Route Archive

35 gp
Locked sea chest in the back loft above the drying racks
A bundle of corrected reef routes, harbor notes, and contradictory copies marked with red symbols.
ValuablesLoot target #4

Navigator's Marking Kit

8 gp
Drawer beneath the lens shelf near the rear window
A small pouch of sea glass, signet wax, and a silver stylus used for marking official pilot charts.
MA

Maera Quill

Human•Expert•Lvl 3

Shop Atmosphere

“The shop smells of lamp oil, salt water, and old paper. Every wall is crowded with chart tubes, string grids, tide slates, and pinned corrections. The owner mutters at conflicting reef marks, keeps three versions of every local map, and quietly suspects that the sea itself is changing the coastline. Rival navigators visit to argue, captains come in anxious and whispering, and spies browse the shelves pretending to care about compasses. Behind a curtained door, the owner maintains a secret archive of corrected routes and a wall covered in red thread linking charts that disagree about the same reef chain. They are one of the first people to notice the settlement's central mystery, but they will only share that knowledge after trust is earned or a fair price is paid.”
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