Bound Echoes: Scriptorum & Archive

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Est. 2025 • Human Wizard (Archivist)

Bound Echoes: Scriptorum & Archive

The stacks are narrow and drip with faint, colored light; footnotes twitch in the margins as if alive. Rell Thymes speaks softly and writes everything twice: on...

Shopkeeper

Rell Thymes, a Human Wizard (Archivist) (Lvl 9)

Keeper's Species

Human

15 MiscEst. 5.1k gp

Shop Inventory

(15)

Blank Vellum Spellbook (200 pages)

A stout bound tome of vellum and leather, blank save for a faint watermark of a many-headed hydra. Suitable for recording spells or ritual notes.

50 gp

A stout bound tome of vellum and leather, blank save for a faint watermark of a many-headed hydra. Suitable for recording spells or ritual notes.

Durable vellum resists ink bleed; pages resist mundane water and time. No innate magic beyond preservation.

Scribe's Atelier Kit (calligrapher's tools + inks)

A compact case with quills, sand, straight-edges, nibs and a dozen sample inks (sepia, iron-black, shimmer-ink).

15 gp

A compact case with quills, sand, straight-edges, nibs and a dozen sample inks (sepia, iron-black, shimmer-ink).

Grants +2 to checks to copy spells into a spellbook if the scribe spends twice the normal time and uses the kit's special nibs.

Quill of Echoed Lines

A feathered quill that records the last short passage written and can replay the lines aloud once per day in the voice of the writer.

200 gp

A feathered quill that records the last short passage written and can replay the lines aloud once per day in the voice of the writer.

Once per day, the quill can speak aloud up to 120 words it has written in the past 24 hours. Notes spoken are accompanied by faint marginal whispers that can suggest one useful fact (DM decides).

Ink of Endless Night (vial, 1 oz)

A black ink that never fades. Words written with it shimmer faintly and refuse mundane erasure.

75 gp

A black ink that never fades. Words written with it shimmer faintly and refuse mundane erasure.

Text written with this ink is difficult to alter: forging or altering requires a Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check and magical means to fully remove.

Marginalia Bundle (twitching footnotes, 10 snippets)

A small packet of clipped marginal notes, scribbled spells, and admonitions. They sometimes twitch and rearrange under moonlight.

5 gp

A small packet of clipped marginal notes, scribbled spells, and admonitions. They sometimes twitch and rearrange under moonlight.

Reading a random marginal note can grant a one-time hint or a +1 circumstance bonus to an Arcana check (DM's choice).

Spell Scroll — Fireball (3rd-level)

A tightly rolled page whose letters flare when unfurled. Contains the Fireball spell.

300 gp

A tightly rolled page whose letters flare when unfurled. Contains the Fireball spell.

Usable once to cast Fireball at 3rd level. A spellcaster who cannot cast the spell can try to use the scroll; on a failed check the scroll is ruined and a backlash may occur (DM ruling).

Spell Scroll — Counterspell (3rd-level)

A narrow scroll with opposing words that hum when a spell is cast nearby.

300 gp

A narrow scroll with opposing words that hum when a spell is cast nearby.

Grants the effect of Counterspell when used. If used to counter a spell of a higher level than the scroll, resolution requires an ability check (DM may ask for an Arcana check).

Codex of Lesser Restoration (bound ritual tome)

A small codex containing a ritual-like arrangement of inks and diagrams that, when followed exactly, removes one disease or condition (as the spell Lesser Restoration).

500 gp

A small codex containing a ritual-like arrangement of inks and diagrams that, when followed exactly, removes one disease or condition (as the spell Lesser Restoration).

Usable once per long rest to replicate Lesser Restoration. The ritual takes 10 minutes and requires the reader to be able to speak and concentrate.

Grimoire of the Emerald Hydra

A heavy green-leather grimoire whose pages occasionally sprout phantom scales and multiply marginal glyphs. Contains several hydra‑tinted versions of 2nd–4th level spells and ritual notes.

800 gp

A heavy green-leather grimoire whose pages occasionally sprout phantom scales and multiply marginal glyphs. Contains several hydra‑tinted versions of 2nd–4th level spells and ritual notes.

When a spell from this book is copied into a wizard's spellbook, the scribe may choose to copy the 'hydra variant' of that spell. Hydra variants often add multi-target behavior or secondary effects (DM adjudicates precise outcome). Additionally, once per long rest, the holder can invoke a 'hydra echo'—a spectral extra-target that mimics the spell's effect at -2 potency.

Prismatic Codex★ PRIZED

A prismatic-bound tome that refracts candlelight across its edges. Within are illustrated spells and color-encoded variants (3rd–5th level examples).

1,400 gp

A prismatic-bound tome that refracts candlelight across its edges. Within are illustrated spells and color-encoded variants (3rd–5th level examples).

Pages can be 'tuned' by the reader: once per long rest, a spell cast from a scribed prismatic variant may gain a minor color effect (blind, slow, charm, or resist) decided by the DM, roughly equivalent to a +1 situational boost. Copying requires exotic pigments (sold separately) and doubles the scribing gold cost.

Annotated Tome: 'Ars of Binding, Vol. II' (4th-level examples)

An annotated academic study of binding magic focused on wards, tethers and summoned servants. Includes marginal notes that twitch with prescience.

1,000 gp

An annotated academic study of binding magic focused on wards, tethers and summoned servants. Includes marginal notes that twitch with prescience.

Grants a one-time consult bonus: the reader may spend an hour studying a relevant chapter to gain advantage on the next spellcasting roll or ritual concerning binding (DM discretion).

Echoing Bookmark (Luminous)

A ribbon bookmark tipped with a small prismatic bead that glows and records the last page you read.

25 gp

A ribbon bookmark tipped with a small prismatic bead that glows and records the last page you read.

Emits soft light (like a candle) on command and can replay up to 30 seconds of whispered notes made on a marked page once per hour.

Hydrahide Binding Cord

A thick cord woven from tanned hydra-hide fibers, used to bind books or seal ritual circles.

60 gp

A thick cord woven from tanned hydra-hide fibers, used to bind books or seal ritual circles.

When used to bind a book for storage, the book gains resistance to mundane wear and the chance of spell-fade is halved (DM rule). Can be used as rope (DCs as good rope).

Archive Access — Day Pass (Reference Only)

Access to a single table in the lower stacks, unlimited reference material from the shop's non-for-sale holdings, and use of Rell's note-echo device under supervision.

10 gp per day

Access to a single table in the lower stacks, unlimited reference material from the shop's non-for-sale holdings, and use of Rell's note-echo device under supervision.

Researchers who rent a day pass may request one short consult (10 minutes) with Rell for a hint or direction. Time-limited access only; stealing notes is frowned upon and warded.

Bound Echo — Pocket Grimoire (3 selected spells, copyable)

A slim pocket grimoire containing three pre-inscribed spells (customer choice from a list provided by Rell; spells are typically 1st–3rd level). The spells can be copied into a wizard's spellbook following standard copying costs and time.

350 gp

The book's script is slightly echoing; if read aloud as part of a ritual, the reader gains inspiration at the DM's discretion once per long rest.

Rell Thymes

Human•Wizard (Archivist)•Lvl 9

Shop Atmosphere

“The stacks are narrow and drip with faint, colored light; footnotes twitch in the margins as if alive. Rell Thymes speaks softly and writes everything twice: once in ink, once in a whisper. He insists you sign a ledger (with a flourish) before browsing the rarer tomes and offers a cup of bitter tea that ‘sharpens memory’ (it does, but Rell will charge you for it). He often hums a low, many-voiced tune when a book is sold; patrons say the tune sometimes follows buyers home as a memory echo. Rell is meticulous about copy rights: items sold that contain spells must be copied into a spellbook in the buyer's hand (no teleporting of pages permitted) and Rell will teach scribing technique for a fee or barter (time + 25 gp per day of tutoring).”

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