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Est. 2026 • Human Artificer-themed Armorer, using the Apprentice Wizard stat profile with proficiency in smith's tools and thieves' tools

The Bell That Warns

The Bell That Warns occupies a narrow stone-fronted armory whose name began as a warning after an early magical cuirass rang loudly whenever its wearer approach...

KE

Shopkeeper

Kett Iori, a Human Artificer-themed Armorer, using the Apprentice Wizard stat profile with proficiency in smith's tools and thieves' tools (Lvl 3)

Keeper's Species

Human

3 Weapons3 Armor1 Potions4 Misc2 MiscEst. 558 gp

Shop Inventory

(13)
Weapons3

A well-balanced dagger whose blade has been polished until it catches even weak candlelight. The copper wire grip is practical rather than decorative, helping the hand stay firm in rain or blood.

A compact smith's mallet with a head of pale, resonant stone. Its disruptive crack is more startling than powerful, making it useful for breaking an enemy's rhythm.

Once per short rest, when the wielder hits a creature, the mallet emits a sharp crack. The target cannot take reactions until the start of its next turn.

A narrow shortsword with a wavering blue line along its edge. It is a minor enchanted weapon intended for a beginning adventurer, not a replacement for a stronger magical armament.

Atk Once per dawn, when the wielder misses with this weapon, the blade briefly bends toward the target. The wielder may reroll the attack, but must use the new result.
Armor3

A sturdy wooden shield faced with painted iron. Each one carries a small inset bell, a tradition retained because the first shield bearing one supposedly warned its owner of an unseen ambush.

AC +2The face bears a tiny silver bell that rings softly when struck by a weapon, providing no mechanical benefit beyond warning nearby allies.

Black leather armor reinforced with overlapping metal studs. It smells faintly of lamp oil and cedar, the scent of the curing racks in the shop's rear room.

AC +13

A practical chain shirt of interlocking steel rings, each link darkened against rust. It hangs from a ceiling rail and gives off a quiet, dry chime whenever the shop door opens.

AC +13
Potions1

A canonical healing potion with a warm red glow. The liquid smells of crushed berries and hot iron, and it is kept in padded compartments to prevent breakage.

Heal 2 HPA creature that drinks the potion regains hit points.
Miscellaneous4

Small iron spikes packed in waxed paper packets. The spikes are ordinary military caltrops, though the smith stamps each packet with a warning mark shaped like an open eye.

A creature moving through the covered area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or stop moving and take 1 piercing damage.

A brass hooded lantern with blue glass panels. Its frame clicks as it cools, making a recognizable sound that has become part of the shop's nighttime rhythm.

A smooth iron rod capped with a small smoky crystal. It is inexpensive, dependable, and favored by apprentices who need a focus that will survive being dropped in a dungeon.

A packet of five temporary warding studs. They do not improve a weapon's damage or a shield's protection, but their red glow can mark allies, reveal dropped gear, or discourage ambushes.

As an action, a stud can be pressed onto a nonmagical weapon or shield. For 1 hour, the item sheds dim red light in a 5-foot radius. A stud falls off when the effect ends.
Miscellaneous2

A bronze cloak clasp shaped like a narrow eye. The magic is modest but useful, and the clasp grows warm when its glow is activated.

As a bonus action, the wearer can cause the clasp to glow or go dark. While glowing, it sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius. Once per long rest, the wearer can cause it to flare, granting advantage on one Wisdom (Perception) check made to notice a creature hiding in darkness.

A small iron charm mounted on a leather cord. It vibrates with a faint dry rattle when fear magic is nearby, though it offers no protection until deliberately activated.

The wearer can use an action to speak the command word and gain advantage on one saving throw against being frightened. The effect ends after the saving throw, and the clasp cannot be used again until the next dawn.

Lootable Stash

(6)

Where The Take Sits

The shop keeps small cash and keys near the front counter, while serious valuables are divided between a false-bottom records drawer, a padded inspection box, and an iron strongbox beneath the forge coal. The owner sleeps in a loft over the stockroom and can hear the front bell from above.
1 Money2 Personal Item2 Valuable1 Records

Security Check

Dexterity (Thieves' Tools), with Wisdom (Perception) to locate the false-bottom drawer
DC 14

On Failure

A failed theft attempt triggers the shop's hanging bell line and causes the display racks to lock in place. The owner, Kett Iori, arrives from the rear forge with a loaded crossbow and calls for the town watch if the intruders do not surrender immediately. If the party fails by 5 or more, one nearby magical item also releases a harmless but conspicuous flash, making flight difficult.

Estimated haul

214.47 gp

MoneyLoot target #1

Day's Coin Purse

38 gp, 12 sp, and 27 cp
Hook beneath the counter, partly hidden by a hanging apron
The day's takings in mixed coin, mostly silver and gold from armor fittings and potion sales. The purse is sealed with wax bearing the shop's warning-bell mark.
Personal ItemLoot target #2

Blue-Cloth Key Ring

5 gp to a fence, little value to anyone else
On Kett Iori's belt when the owner is present, otherwise inside the locked cash drawer
A ring of seven iron keys, including keys to the stockroom, rear forge, cash drawer, and roof hatch. One key is bent and has a strip of blue cloth tied to it.
ValuableLoot target #3

Enchantment Tester Crystal

60 gp
Padded box in the rear inspection alcove
A palm-sized smoky crystal used to test whether a weapon or piece of armor has absorbed enchantment. It is not powerful enough to function as a general arcane focus, but a careful buyer could resell it to a spellcaster.
RecordsLoot target #4

Bell-Marked Sales Ledger

25 gp to criminals, informants, or rival merchants
False-bottom drawer beneath the repair invoices
A stitched ledger listing recent customers, deposits, unpaid balances, and the names of two mercenary companies that regularly purchase enchanted fittings. The information could support blackmail or identify wealthy targets.
ValuableLoot target #5

Three Silver Trade Bars

75 gp total
Iron strongbox bolted beneath the forge's coal bin
Three silver trade bars stamped with the marks of distant smiths. They are too large for ordinary spending but can be melted, exchanged, or used to verify the owner's connections with foreign metalworkers.
Personal ItemLoot target #6

Unfinished Cuirass Warning

10 gp to a collector of secrets, much more if the party investigates the warning
Inside the owner's locked sleeping chest above the stockroom
A folded letter from Kett Iori's former instructor, warning that a particular unfinished cuirass must never be sold. The letter contains no spell, but its details hint at an old magical accident and a possible future adventure.
KE

Kett Iori

Human•Artificer-themed Armorer, using the Apprentice Wizard stat profile with proficiency in smith's tools and thieves' tools•Lvl 3

Shop Atmosphere

“The Bell That Warns occupies a narrow stone-fronted armory whose name began as a warning after an early magical cuirass rang loudly whenever its wearer approached danger. The cuirass was never repaired, but the name stayed because every attempt to change the sign was followed by a mishap. Inside, blue-white witchlight floats in iron cages above racks of weapons and armor. Protective chalk marks cover the floor, and every enchanted item is displayed beside a handwritten card explaining exactly what it does and does not do. The air carries three constant scents: hot iron from the rear forge, cedar oil from the armor racks, and sharp wintergreen from the potion cabinet. A line of tiny bells runs from the front door to the workbench, creating a soft chiming pattern whenever anyone enters. Kett Iori is a compact human armorer with a square jaw, clipped speech, and black hair tied high to keep it away from the forge. The name Kett came from the hard knock of a hammer on an anvil, while Iori was inherited from a grandmother who claimed the word meant 'one who listens' in an old family dialect. Kett listens constantly, testing customers by asking what they expect an item to do and refusing to sell magic to anyone who cannot repeat the warning label back to him. He wears a soot-dark leather apron, carries a crossbow beneath the counter, and has a habit of tapping twice on every shield before handing it over. The shop's only staff member is a silent animated broom called Winter-Hiss, named for the breathy scrape it makes across the stone floor and the cold draft that follows it. Winter-Hiss sweeps ash, tracks footprints, and nudges unattended objects back into their proper places.”
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