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Est. 2025 • Half-elf Wizard (Lore-focused, archivist)

The Gilded Folio: Private Library & Curated Tomes

The Gilded Folio is appointment-only for anything beyond browsing; patrons must leave boots at the threshold—only soft slippers or bare feet permitted inside th...

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Shopkeeper

Vespera Althaine, a Half-elf Wizard (Lore-focused, archivist) (Lvl 7)

Keeper's Species

Half-elf

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Shop Inventory

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A neat yearly almanac with weather predictions, tide tables, planting guides, and a few mundane folk remedies. Plain binding.

Cream pages, ruled margins, and a ribbon. The Gilded Folio stamps the initials of its owner on the flyleaf upon purchase.

High-quality iron-gall ink, a well-balanced quill, beeswax sealing stick, and vellum sheets suitable for spell notation or formal letters.

A compact lamp that sheds bright, warm light in a 5-ft radius and dim light for another 5 ft. Rechargeable by exposure to moonlight (1 hour = one day's use).

Emits constant non-magical light unless recharged; functions as a continual Light spell when charged (not usable as a combat spell).

Leather-bound spellbook with brass clasp and lock. Holds up to 200 pages; lock prevents casual prying but can be picked by a competent thief.

Powdered salts and moon-ash used to preserve pages, inhibit mildew, and slow the natural decay of old texts for up to a year.

When applied per instructions, prevents further deterioration and grants advantage on checks to appraise the book's age/condition.

A long roll of fine parchment, watermarked for authenticity and ideal for mapping journeys or magical ley-lines.

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A compact reference grimoire containing condensed descriptions and common notational shorthand for cantrips and 1st–2nd level spells. Not a spellbook for learning spells, but useful for study and research.

Grants advantage on Intelligence (Arcana) checks to recall basic spell components and ritual casting times when consulted (one check per short rest).

A richly illustrated codex containing maps of the surrounding region, notes on political boundaries, secret waystations, and rumors culled from travelers. Small margin notes by previous scholars.

Grants a bonus to Survival or History checks related to the mapped region when actively consulted (usable once per long rest).

Treatise on simple protective rituals and glyphs for warding a room or a small chest. Contains templates and three practical ritual notes.

Provides the knowledge to cast, once per week, a non-combat 1-hour ritual that grants a bonus to AC and saving throws vs. environmental hazards for up to four willing creatures in a single chamber for 8 hours (requires ritual components listed).

A collector's volume with hand-colored sketches of local beasts and notes on behavior, weaknesses, and hunting techniques. Marginalia includes one practical combat tip for a common predator.

Provides a bonus to Survival checks to track or avoid those specific creatures. Contains one 'combat tip' granting advantage on an attack roll against a listed creature once per day.

A heavy folio bound in damp-proofed leather, containing strange musical notations said to influence tides and calm certain sea-creatures. Severely restricted—Vespera will not sell without references.

When performed by someone with musical proficiency, passively calms aquatic beasts within 60 ft for up to 1 hour (Wisdom save to resist). Also used in certain sea-related rituals.
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A single-use scroll containing the 2nd-level illusion spell Mirror Image. Usable by spellcasters who have the spell on their list; others must make an Arcana check ( + spell level) to use it without destroying it.

Single-use. If read and successfully cast, replicates Mirror Image.

A fragile scroll containing the fireball incantation. High-demand; Vespera limits sales of destructive spells to responsible buyers.

Single-use. Casting consumes the scroll. If a non-caster attempts to use it, Arcana to succeed; failure destroys the scroll and causes a small burst ( fire to self).
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A thin silver ring set with a tiny moonstone. When worn, subtle wards dampen noise and discomfort to aid concentration.

While worn, grants the wearer advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) and Intelligence (Arcana) checks made to decipher or study texts. Once per day, the wearer can cast Comprehend Languages (self) for 10 minutes.
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A private appointment in a soundproof alcove where Vespera will read, translate, and give her professional opinion on a single tome or document (up to 50 pages).

Vespera can attempt to decipher languages and hidden inks; roll: +6 to Intelligence (Arcana) or (History) checks. Sometimes yields plot hooks.
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Vespera Althaine

Half-elf•Wizard (Lore-focused, archivist)•Lvl 7

Shop Atmosphere

“The Gilded Folio is appointment-only for anything beyond browsing; patrons must leave boots at the threshold—only soft slippers or bare feet permitted inside the main reading salon. Vespera alphabetizes marginalia by color-coded ribbons and will not sell certain 'dangerous' texts without a moral background check (a few innocuous questions and a signed ledger). Quiet is enforced by a small ward that sends faint ringing to noisy patrons; repeat offenders are asked to read aloud to the house as penance. Vespera collects bookmarks from travelers and offers tea that allegedly improves memory (she charges 1 sp/cup).”
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