Queen Takes Pawn
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Pawning Business
Description
Regin A’Queen - is a half-elf with an eye for trinkets. He is new in Haven and, as a result, habitually gets lost in the labyrinthine side streets every weekend. (His greatest dream is to accumulate enough money to visit his homeland some thousand miles north of Haven).
Exterior
A shop with a many-faceted window faces Lorien Street, an alley on the east side of the building leads to a back road. On the shop’s window is a translucent painting showing a queen ordering the execution of a convict (“Innocent!” asserts Regin).
Interior
The front room is filled with ceiling high piles of boxes, each containing myriad objects. The piles are arranged in a maze, around which a perilous path (menaced by swaying stacks which threaten to topple momentarily) meanders through the cluttered room. Magical light continually floods the areas so that search is possible without carrying artificial sources. Each week, the piles change and the boxes move - Regin must keep mental track of his inventory, and he has a lot of it. Virtually anything a player might want is available here, if s/he is willing to spend the time to search (don’t take it from the bottom!!).
Hours
10:00am to 5:00pm.
Price Range
Depending on Reg’s mood he will charge from .5 to 1.5 times the worth of any particular item - [(3 + 2d6)/10]%.
Quality
GM’s discretion (Remember, what is at the bottom of a stack, ain’t necessarily what’s oldest).
Cash Box
Located under a hidden desk near the front door is a strong box of steel with a Complexity 3 lock. It contains 1d10 x 1d10gp in mixed coins and small gems, and Regin’s ledgers.
Customers
Besides the occasional customer, only Regin is found in the shop, usually reading or taking inventory on new items. He is quite a talker when he strikes up a conversation.
At the start of the week there is a 65% chance that he has become lost over the weekend and the store is closed, a sign will be posted on the front window reading, “Back soon, hopefully!”
Outstanding Items
The GM should restock the store once per month with 1d6special items. Presently there are two valuables which may be found (10% chance cumulative to locate per hour of search). The first is a hand-painted deck of Tarot cards wrapped in a black silk cloth. The cards are in mint condition, priced at 2,000gp. The second is a dusty old book with a cover lock (Complexity 6). The book is a treatise on demonology, complete with a spell to summon Balrogim (it doesn’t say how to banish them, though, nor how to control them) - use of this manual (actually, survival from the fire demon likely to appear) grants an additional 2d12 x 100 EP to a demonologist or mage of any type. It is priced at 35gp.
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Pawnbroker (Shopping)
Owner: Regin A’Queen
District: The South Corridor
Grid (Key) Ref.: K11 (IZ)
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Type: Shop, Generic
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Ruler/Owner: Regin A’Queen
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World Anvil Metadata
Id: 380e6e7c-e1e9-4f1c-8113-ef1c0a86d493
Entity Type: Article / landmark
Category: Places: The South Corridor
Tags: fcoh,the-south-corridor-location,cat-shop,type-pawnbroker,pawnbroker
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