Nera's Bottle and Herb

Shop · kept by Nera

Nera's Bottle and Herb

Nera's Bottle and Herb occupies a narrow timber-fronted shop on a quiet Shadowdale lane.

Stock

11 items · 10,661 gp

Potions

7 items · 50 gp to 5,000 gp

Potion of HealingHeals 2d4 + 250 gp
Potion of Greater HealingHeals 4d4 + 4250 gp
Potion of Superior HealingHeals 8d4 + 81,000 gp
AntitoxinA cloudy, bitter draught in a squat glass vial, prepared…50 gp
Potion of HeroismThe blessing ends after 1 hour.1,800 gp
Potion of InvisibilityPrizedThe bottle appears empty but feels as though it holds liquid.5,000 gp
Potion of Freedom of MovementThe liquid runs in slow spirals even when the bottle is turned.2,500 gp

Other

4 items · 2 sp to 5 gp

Wayfarer's BitterleafA paper twist of dried mint, ginger5 sp
Herbalism KitA practical travel set for gathering and preparing herbs,…5 gp
Healer's KitClean linen, splints5 gp
Nera's Pine SalveA waxy green salve in a thumb-sized clay pot2 sp

About

Nera's Bottle and Herb occupies a narrow timber-fronted shop on a quiet Shadowdale lane. Copper pans hang above the door, and the windows are crowded with jars of roots, tinctures, and dried flowers that cast green and amber light across the counter. The air smells of honey, wet soil, and sharp medicinal herbs. Nera measures every sale with exacting care, then asks customers what trouble they expect to face, not where they expect to go. Behind the shop, a cramped preparation room descends to a basement used as a Harper meeting place. A false-backed dried-root shelf conceals the entry hatch; a low tunnel beneath the garden wall provides a quiet second way out. Nera does not advertise the refuge, and even regular customers see only the ordinary cellar door.

Stash

5 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The public shop holds only its till and ordinary stock. Better valuables and Harper records are split between the rear workroom and the basement, whose concealed hatch opens behind shelves of dried roots. A narrow tunnel leads from the basement to a concealed exit beyond the garden wall.

Security check: DC 18Dexterity (Stealth) and thieves' tools; use the higher applicable check, with a separate DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the bell-wire
If they fail: A concealed copper bell-wire under the counter rings a bell in the basement. Nera retreats through the hidden hatch while two Harper lookouts emerge from the tunnel's far end to block the street exit. They call the local watch only if the thieves resist or endanger anyone; otherwise they detain and question the party.
The whole haul: About 243 gp

Counter Till38 gp
Kept: In a shallow lockbox beneath the counter, behind a false panel.
A day's takings in mixed coins, including several silver pieces set aside for change and a few gold coins from potion sales.
Value: 38 gp, 17 sp, 9 cp
Nera's Hair Clasp8 gp
Kept: In a small drawer beneath Nera's worktable.
A worn, unenchanted silver hair clasp shaped like a sprig of rosemary, kept carefully wrapped in cloth.
Distiller's Instruments120 gp
Kept: In a felt-lined cabinet in the rear preparation room.
A pair of finely cut crystal distilling bulbs and a silver measuring spoon, prized by local alchemists.
Herb LedgerNo reliable resale value; potentially valuable intelligence
Kept: In a hollow beneath the false bottom of the basement's dried-root chest.
Coded notes disguised as herb orders, recording discreet meeting times and safe routes. Useful to the Harpers, but dangerous if sold to their enemies.
Emergency Herb Reserve75 gp
Kept: In a sealed crock beside the hidden basement entry.
A small pouch of rare dried herbs and two carefully wrapped glass vials of restorative concentrate, intended for emergencies rather than retail.