The Tis

Shop · kept by Sheshi

The Tis

The shop is called The Tis, a local shortening of “the tea-and-tisane room,” a name left over from the days when the premises sold mostly hot herb drinks.

Stock

9 items · 111 gp

Other

6 items · 1 cp to 5 gp

Meadow Calm TeaA fragrant everyday infusion, sold in waxed paper twists2 cp
Lavender Tallow CandleMade from leftover wax and a pinch of dried lavender1 cp
Healer's KitA leather roll stocked with bandages, salves5 gp
Plantain BalmSoothes minor skin irritation and insect bites5 sp
Bitterleaf PouchDried bitterleaf sealed in a little linen sachet, favored…1 sp
Cook's Herb BundleA cheap bundle of savory herbs tied with twine, sold to…3 cp

Potions

2 items · 50 gp

AntitoxinPrizedAntitoxin50 gp
Potion of HealingHeals 2d4 + 250 gp

Tools

1 item · 5 gp

Herbalism KitA compact set of clippers, a mortar and pestle, small…5 gp

About

The shop is called The Tis, a local shortening of “the tea-and-tisane room,” a name left over from the days when the premises sold mostly hot herb drinks. Bundles of plants hang from the rafters, turning the narrow storefront into a fragrant green maze. Glass jars crowd the shelves, each labeled in careful handwriting; a small copper kettle murmurs over a charcoal brazier near the front window. The owner, Sheshi, is a middle-aged human herbalist with a soft, sibilant voice and an unhurried manner. She wears a stained linen apron and keeps a sprig of rue tucked behind one ear. Sheshi gives practical advice freely, but insists customers pay before opening sealed bottles. Prices and stock suit a modest settlement: everyday goods are plentiful, while magical remedies are few and carefully guarded.

Stash

4 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The shop's back room doubles as a drying and storage space. A locked cabinet holds the most valuable stock; the day's cash is hidden beneath a loose counter board, while the shopkeeper keeps a personal keepsake close by.

Security check: DC 13Dexterity (Thieves' Tools) to bypass the cabinet latch; Dexterity (Stealth) to avoid being heard in the creaking back room
If they fail: A brass bell on the back-room door rings if the latch is forced. The shopkeeper is a capable herbalist, not a combatant, but a neighbor from the adjoining rooms comes to investigate within a minute. If caught, the party is confronted, asked to return the goods, and threatened with the town watch if they resist or flee.
The whole haul: About 109 gp

Day Purse3 gp
Kept: Under the loose board beneath the counter
A canvas purse with the day's small-change takings, mostly copper and silver, kept separate from the shop's working float.
Value: 3 gp, 8 sp, 14 cp
Comb in Blue Cloth2 sp
Kept: Inside the shopkeeper's apron pocket, hanging behind the back-room door
A worn bone comb with three teeth missing, wrapped in a scrap of blue cloth. It has little resale value but is plainly treasured.
Herb and Potion Case100 gp
Kept: On the upper shelf of a locked cabinet in the back room
A brass-banded case containing a modest reserve of dried rare herbs and two sealed, ordinary potions of healing.
Customer Ledger5 gp
Kept: In a drawer beneath the drying rack
A stitched ledger listing regular customers, unpaid tabs, and several discreet deliveries to local healers. It could embarrass customers or help identify the shop's suppliers.
Value: 5 gp to a buyer interested in the information; little value as scrap