The Ticking Anvil

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Est. 2026 • Dwarf Artificer

The Ticking Anvil

The shop smells faintly of coal dust, lamp oil, and cedar polish. Everything is arranged by precision lines and brass tags, and a soft ticking from hidden clock...

Shopkeeper

Brunna Ironbrow, a Dwarf Artificer (Lvl 5)

Keeper's Species

Dwarf

2 Weapons7 Misc2 Armor1 PotionsEst. 274 gp

Shop Inventory

(12)

Weapons2

Dwarven Tunnel Crossbow

A sturdy dwarven light crossbow built for tunnel skirmishes and long sightlines.

35 gp

A sturdy dwarven light crossbow built for tunnel skirmishes and long sightlines.

A small rune-grooved sight grants advantage on one Wisdom (Perception) check per dawn while you are aiming from cover.

Foreman's Rune Baton★ PRIZED

A legal rune-etched cudgel sold as a tool for guards and foremen, not a spell focus.

60 gp

A legal rune-etched cudgel sold as a tool for guards and foremen, not a spell focus.

Atk Once per day, the wielder can speak a command word to cause the blade to shed bright light in a 10-foot radius for 1 minute.

Miscellaneous7

Crossbow Bolts (20)

A case of reliable crossbow ammunition stamped with a clan mark.

1 gp

A case of reliable crossbow ammunition stamped with a clan mark.

Rations (1 day)

Travel rations packed for mining routes and caravan roads alike.

5 sp

Travel rations packed for mining routes and caravan roads alike.

Oil (flask)

A practical lantern fuel used by miners and watch patrols.

1 sp

A practical lantern fuel used by miners and watch patrols.

Burns for 1 hour and can be hooded for narrow-beam light.

Healer's Kit

A dwarven first-aid kit kept near the counter and the workbench.

5 gp

A dwarven first-aid kit kept near the counter and the workbench.

A creature that uses it to stabilize a dying creature can add to the Medicine check once per short rest.

Clockwork Lockpick Kit

Precision tools sold under the counter to trusted customers who need to work quietly.

25 gp

Precision tools sold under the counter to trusted customers who need to work quietly.

Counts as thieves' tools for opening mundane locks and disabling simple mechanical traps.

Rune-Sense Charm

A compact device of gears and rune-slates that hums when danger is near.

40 gp

A compact device of gears and rune-slates that hums when danger is near.

Once per long rest, you can reroll one failed Dexterity check made to disarm a mechanical trap.

Traveler's Utility Bundle

A sensible bundle of travel basics for miners, traders, and road scouts.

2 gp

A sensible bundle of travel basics for miners, traders, and road scouts.

Armor2

Scale Mail

Dwarven-made armor designed to shed sparks and take a beating in cramped stone halls.

50 gp

Dwarven-made armor designed to shed sparks and take a beating in cramped stone halls.

AC +1Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made in dim light or darkness caused by underground settings, at the DM's discretion.

Shield

A broad shield bearing a family crest or trade guild sigil.

10 gp

A broad shield bearing a family crest or trade guild sigil.

AC +1

Potions1

Potion of Stone-Sense

A locally made emergency tonic brewed from root bitters and stabilizing rune dust.

45 gp

A locally made emergency tonic brewed from root bitters and stabilizing rune dust.

Heal 5 HPWhen drunk, the potion grants 5 temporary hit points and advantage on the next death saving throw made within 1 hour.

Lootable Stash

(5)

Where The Take Sits

The stash is split between the counter till, a locked office drawer, and a hidden stone niche behind the hearth in the back room.

2 Money1 Personal Item2 Valuables Or Records

Security Check

Dexterity (Thieves' Tools)

DC 14

On Failure

The back-room ward chimes, the shopkeeper rings a brass alarm bell, and two armored clan guards arrive within moments. The doors are barred, questions are asked, and the thieves are marked for the watch.

Estimated haul

140.43 gp

MoneyLoot target #1

Counter Till

18 gp, 42 sp, 73 cp

Under the reinforced sales counter

A cash box with the day's coins, mostly small change from honest trade.

Personal ItemLoot target #2

Shopkeeper's Work Kit

12 gp

Hanging from a peg beside the ledger desk

A ring of keys, a pocket abacus, a slate stylus, and a notched tally stick engraved with the owner's trade marks.

Valuables Or RecordsLoot target #3

Restricted Trade Ledger

35 gp

Locked drawer in the rear office

Ledgers showing regular customers, restricted buyers, and the coded inventory of banned magical contraband.

Valuables Or RecordsLoot target #4

Guild Seal Box

60 gp

In the storage loft above sacks of grain

A small iron strongbox containing legal rune components, appraisal notes, and a few sealed invoices from the clockwork guild.

MoneyLoot target #5

Emergency Bribe Pouch

9 gp, 15 sp

Behind a loose stone near the hearth

A hidden pouch with emergency coin for the night watch and a few bribes.

Brunna Ironbrow

Dwarf•Artificer•Lvl 5

Shop Atmosphere

“The shop smells faintly of coal dust, lamp oil, and cedar polish. Everything is arranged by precision lines and brass tags, and a soft ticking from hidden clockwork regulators keeps the room warm in winter. Magic is illegal here, so the owner speaks of rune-craft as 'engineering' and keeps anything suspicious behind false panels. Prices are written on slate in careful dwarf script, with a second set of numbers only visible under a blue glass lamp.”

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