Tallow & Thorn

Shop · kept by Pell Tallow

Tallow & Thorn

Pell Tallow's shop is called Tallow & Thorn, though the painted sign has been altered several times and still faintly shows the name Blackgrain Stores beneath it.

Stock

15 items · 18 gp

Other

15 items · 5 cp to 5 gp

Utility Knife1d4 damage2 gp
Hemp Rope, 50 FeetCoarse hemp rope, repaired and resold from old fort stores1 gp
Iron Spikes, Bundle of 10Hand-forged iron spikes with flattened heads1 gp
Trail Rations, 1 DayDense trail food prepared by the settlement's communal…5 sp
Lamp Oil, FlaskRendered lamp oil in stoppered clay flasks1 sp
Animal Feed, 1 DayA dusty blend of oats, cracked grain5 cp
Hardwood Charcoal, SackClean-burning charcoal from the Ashen Vale's scrub forests3 sp
Trade Salt, 1 PoundCoarse gray salt imported through Claymondge1 sp
Salvaged Hooded LanternPrizedSalvaged military lanterns cleaned, fitted with new glass5 gp
Fort-Rebuilder's KitA practical fort-repair kit assembled from reclaimed tools3 gp
Ashen Vale Salvage PermitA legal-looking salvage permit that helps adventurers…2 gp
Sally Port Candle BundleA local convenience item popular with refugees exploring…4 sp
Emberroot RelishA luxury relish made from smoked peppers, vinegar8 sp
Cedar-Scented FirebrickA carefully packed block of cedar and resin sold as a…6 sp
Ashen Vale Trade TokenA keepsake and informal proof of support for the settlement1 gp

About

Pell Tallow's shop is called Tallow & Thorn, though the painted sign has been altered several times and still faintly shows the name Blackgrain Stores beneath it. The storehouse smells of smoke, vinegar, dry grain, and hot metal from the nearby sally port. Rope coils hang from roof beams, charcoal sacks form waist-high walls, and a salvaged Claymondge bell marks every caravan arrival. Pell is a quick-talking tiefling with ash-red skin, swept-back black horns, bright brass spectacles, and a tail that flicks whenever he lies. He is outwardly cheerful and generous with gossip, but quietly profits from the tension between the Ashen Vale and Claymondge by buying low from desperate refugees and selling high to suspicious merchants. He supplies the settlement tavern, works closely with the pragmatic quartermaster, and secretly exchanges information with the NPC representing Claymondge's interests. Pell wants the fort to become a recognized trade stop, yet fears the supernatural problem in the eastern bastion will destroy the opportunity. He denies knowing why anyone needs so many nails, lamp oil, and black salt, but the hidden ledger proves he has been paid to provide them.

Stash

5 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The shop occupies a reinforced stone storehouse beside the old sally port, with the public counter in front, a narrow office nook and loft above, and a rear storeroom packed with salvage, feed, charcoal, and trade goods. Pell keeps ordinary money close at hand, but hides sensitive records beneath the weighing table and valuable imports behind false stacks.

Security check: DC 12Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) or thieves' tools
If they fail: A failed theft attempt triggers a concealed bell line connected to the tavern next door. Pell loudly accuses the party of stealing from refugees, while the tavern keeper delays them with an argument and the pragmatic quartermaster arrives with two armed settlement guards. If the party has been investigating the eastern bastion, Pell also sends a coded message to his Claymondge contact, making future purchases and travel through the sally port more difficult.
The whole haul: About 116 gp

Day's Till18 gp
Kept: Inside a locked iron cashbox beneath the counter, concealed behind sacks of charcoal.
Pell's working cash, mostly in mixed copper, silver, and gold coins collected from refugees, caravan drivers, and tavern deliveries.
Value: 18 gp, 47 sp, and 86 cp
Thorn-and-Coin Signet Ring12 gp
Kept: In a leather pouch sewn inside Pell's sleeping blanket in the loft above the shop.
A brass signet ring belonging to Pell's late business partner. It is sentimental to Pell and bears a stylized thorn wrapped around a coin.
Value: 12 gp as jewelry, though Pell values it far more personally
Claymondge Luxury Crate25 gp
Kept: Behind a false stack of feed sacks in the rear storeroom.
A sealed crate of small luxuries from Claymondge, including sugared plums, spiced tea, perfumed soap, and two bottles of expensive red wine.
Ashen Vale Shadow LedgerPriceless as evidence, or worth 40 gp to a party seeking leverage over Pell's partners
Kept: Wrapped in oilcloth beneath a loose floorboard under the weighing table.
A hidden ledger recording payments and deliveries involving unusual quantities of iron nails, lamp oil, and black salt. Several entries reference an unnamed investigator working near the eastern bastion.
Caravan and Tavern Contracts15 gp
Kept: Inside a hollow wooden measure marked as one bushel, stored on the highest shelf in Pell's office nook.
A bundle of signed supply agreements showing that Pell secretly supplies the nearby tavern, has favorable terms with the settlement quartermaster, and reports select caravan movements to a Claymondge representative.
Value: 15 gp to a rival merchant or political faction

Tallow & Thorn

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