Malbar Printing and Bindery
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Balin arn Malbar and his family have been in the bookmaking business (printing and binding, that is) since the dwarves of Gutenfast invented the movable- type printing press. Balin is a harried looking fellow, thinning hair perpetually mussed, and is constantly worried about meeting impossible deadlines. The print shop consists of several large buildings around a common courtyard with a stone wall and iron gates (locked after sunset), identified by a bronze plaque. Three large mastiffs patrol the courtyard and shop after hours, and two night watchmen are stationed just inside the front doors. There is little money kept on the premises, but the shop contains a small fortune in lead type, vellum, and other supplies. The only other items of interest are the 500 copies of the highly controversial paper, “Economic Progress into a New Age”, by Professor Diego di Mantua, stored in the warehouse awaiting final delivery. Certain factions, such as the Young Stallions, would dearly love to destroy the books to keep them from circulation.
Balin, his brothers and their families have apartments nearby, and there is dormitory housing and a kitchen off the alley next to the complex for apprentices and journeymen. Besides Balin and his brothers, the print shop employs two dozen male dwarves, engaged in various steps of the printing and binding processes. The Malbar wives and daughters serve large meals for the whole staff at lunch (and dinner, for those who live in the dorm). Three of the apprentices and two journeymen are family members, as is one of the night watchmen.
Balin arn Malbar’s daughter Elorie is one of the girls sought by the Boltar brothers as wives. She spends a good deal of her day in the dormitory kitchen preparing meals for the print shop’s employees.
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Written Word (Shopping)
Owner: Balin arn Malbar
District: The Cauldron
Grid (Key) Ref.: A11 (KH)
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Type: Shop, Generic
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Ruler/Owner: Balin arn Malbar
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Id: d4c46ef8-4777-478b-8a74-e399e155ca6d
Entity Type: Article / landmark
Category: Places: The Cauldron
Tags: fcoh,the-cauldron-location,cat-shop,type-written-word,guild-of-the-word-location,written-word
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