“The Gilded Lantern sits on a narrow lane near the market - its windows are lined with jars of captured light. Bells of thin silver chime when the door opens. Shelves lean under the weight of curios, all tagged in Elara Moon's tidy hand. Elara is a compact human wizard with ink-stained fingertips and a quick, amused smile. She prefers customers who barter with stories as much as coin. The shop smells of lemon oil and parchment; when a new magic item arrives, she lights a small candle and whispers its name as if to introduce it. She will always offer a cup of spiced tea to parties looking for bargains and occasionally swaps small favours - such as identifying one unknown common item for free if the group buys something worth 100 gp or more. Elara's rule: no loud weapons inside the shop, and no aggressive use of magic without a warning. Her ledger always contains one blank page reserved for unusual trades or debts owed to the shop.”