The Sable Quill and Commonplace
Est. 2025 • Human Wizard
The Sable Quill and Commonplace
The shop smells of old paper, pipe smoke, and citrus ink. The owner keeps a ledger that insists on being corrected in a tiny spidery hand; customers sometimes f...
Shopkeeper
Elowyn Voss, a Human Wizard (Lvl 8)
Keeper's Species
Human
Shop Inventory
(25)A day's worth of preserved food suitable for travel. Dark brown waxed wrapping with the shop's stamp.
Sturdy hempen rope, useful for climbing, hauling, or tying up loose ends of felonious plots.
A short, hand-held torch bound in blackened leather. Emits warm light and the faint scent of library smoke.
A heavy leather waterskin treated to keep water cool and tastes faintly of bergamot.
A compact bedroll suitable for campus dormitories or damp mausolea.
A leather case with small flasks, bandages, and stitch tools. Common among traveling scholars and healers.
Essential for opening stubborn desks and locked study carrels; respected and frowned upon in equal measure.
A scholar's ink set; calligraphy-friendly and favored by those who copy ancient marginalia.
A small vial of obsidian-tinted ink stamped with the shop crest. The script seems to shift ever so slightly.
A slim kit of glue, thread, and tiny clamps. Popular with archivists and bookbinders.
High-quality parchment favored by scribe-scholars; resists smearing from alchemic residues.
A small iron press with dark wax. Leaves an impression of an open book and a key.
A small glass phial of ruby liquid; standard healing draught used by adventurers and intern physicians.
A larger phial with deeper crimson liquid. Sold behind the counter and sometimes only to known customers.
A bitter draught in a labeled vial. Useful for explorers of crypts and diners of ill-advised fungi.
A well-balanced short sword with a matte-black guard. Practical for both study and defense.
A sharp dagger with a cracked-ivory grip; useful in classrooms and alleyways alike.
A compact longbow variant favored by field researchers. Dark-stained yew with scholar's etchings.
Studded leather dyed midnight; comfortable for long hours in lecture halls and libraries.
A fitted chain shirt meant for scholars who expect trouble on campus grounds.
A sable cloak that seems to drink in light. Its hem is embroidered with tiny sigils of concealment.
A high-collared cloak edged with ink-black thread; favored by tutors who teach hedge magic.
A leather-bound binder with buckles made of tarnished brass. Its pages rearrange to hold a few temperamental spells.
A simple signet ring etched with a miniature laurel and an open book. Carried by alumni of private academies.
A slim ebony wand inlaid with powdered bone. Its tip picks up stray ink like a magnet picks up filings.
Elowyn Voss
Shop Atmosphere
“The shop smells of old paper, pipe smoke, and citrus ink. The owner keeps a ledger that insists on being corrected in a tiny spidery hand; customers sometimes find marginalia relevant to their questions slipped into their purchases. Background music is a low hum of whispered lectures, and the bell over the door rings with the sound of a turning page.”
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