The Under Registry

Shop · kept by Qorun

The Under Registry

The shop, called The Under Registry, takes its name from the record-keepers who once catalogued goods entering the pyramid's lower chambers.

Stock

12 items · 147 gp

Other

12 items · 2 sp to 50 gp

Blank BookA thread-bound book with blank pages and a cover that…25 gp
Bottle of InkDense black ink in a stoppered ceramic bottle, made for…10 gp
PaperA clean sheet of paper, kept between boards to protect it…2 sp
Parchment BundleCoarse, reusable writing material favored by field…1 gp
Blank SpellbookPrizedA sturdy, unadorned volume intended to hold a wizard's…50 gp
Lower-Chamber SurveyA hand-drawn plan of the pyramid's lower passages, copied…5 gp
Clay Prayer TabletA palm-sized clay tablet etched with a household blessing…5 sp
Notes on the Buried CourtA brittle stitched gathering of translated fragments…15 gp
Lintel RubbingA charcoal rubbing of a line of glyphs from a sealed…8 gp
The Sand-Star AlmanacA translated, heavily annotated copy of an old treatise…30 gp
Inscription-Rubbing KitA small kit of soft charcoal, waxed paper2 gp
Bookbinder's WaxA thumb-sized tin of wax and resin used to seal cracks in…5 sp

About

The shop, called The Under Registry, takes its name from the record-keepers who once catalogued goods entering the pyramid's lower chambers. Its shelves are cut directly into the stone, and old scroll cases are stacked between book-filled niches. Fine dust lies over the floor except for a clean track that runs from the counter to a curtained passage. The air smells of dry papyrus, wax, and a faint medicinal bitterness. The proprietor, Qorun, is a soft-spoken human book dealer whose calm, familiar manner seems at odds with the buried chamber around him. A cult has been drugging him and carefully maintaining his belief that this is his ordinary shop aboveground. He trades readily with adventurers and accepts unusual writings from the cult, but grows uneasy when asked about the passage behind the curtain or the gaps in his memory.

Stash

5 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The shop's takings sit beneath the counter, while its more valuable pieces and records are kept in a locked catalog cabinet and a false-bottom desk. A nearly invisible bell-string runs from the archive passage to the cult's watch post.

Security check: DC 14Dexterity (Thieves' Tools)
If they fail: A concealed bell-string in the archive passage alerts the cult's watcher. The owner, confused and frightened, raises an alarm; the watcher arrives in 1d4 rounds and tries to detain the party while sending for reinforcements.
The whole haul: About 146 gp

Day's Receipts18 gp
Kept: Inside a shallow drawer beneath the counter, secured with a simple lock.
A leather coin purse containing mixed copper, silver, and a few gold coins from recent sales.
Value: 18 gp, 7 sp, 12 cp
Doorway Charm2 gp
Kept: On a cord beneath the owner's collar.
A small wooden charm carved with a familiar-looking doorway. The owner insists it is from his home, though its origin is unclear.
Lapis Archive Seal75 gp
Kept: Wrapped in linen inside the locked catalog cabinet.
A palm-sized lapis seal engraved with a worn emblem. It is valuable as a collectible and may be recognizable to someone familiar with the pyramid's history.
Acquisition Ledger30 gp
Kept: In a false-bottom compartment beneath the owner's writing desk.
A ledger of titles acquired through trade, with marks beside several volumes delivered by the cult. It could expose who has been supplying the shop.
Value: 30 gp to a collector or investigator
Gilt Bookmark20 gp
Kept: Inside a folio on the high shelf near the archive passage.
A thin gold leaf bookmark bearing an obsolete royal insignia, tucked between two damaged folios.

The Under Registry

The Under Registry

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Qorun

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