Bringing out a pitcher of water, a pitcher of ale, and a few assorted sandwiches and cookies, the gnome addresses Alexia's question.
"Oh... no. This whole tower belongs to the Tinkerers Guild, which as you may know is owned by House Cannith. I work here on floor 103. The man in the basement was... well, to be honest, I'm not sure what his job was, though I have seen him time to time."
While the party is enjoying their refreshments, the gnome begins rummaging through piles of random equipment. Some of it very technical looking, and others looking somewhat like cooking utensils. Finally he brings out his bag and looks inside of it.
"Now, this is an interesting magical item, this bag. It has the ability to create a random piece of equipment for an adventurer, though it only works once per year, so that should say something as to the nature of how valuable I think that Messenger you defeated is. I'll need a few minutes to remember the right words to activate the bag (it's been a year since I last used them).... Now let me think... hrmmm.... was it...no, that's for your wand of perilous balancing...oh! Maybe it was... no... that's for your rod of mental aptitude. OH! I remember! I wrote it down on a slip of paper and put it in my safe! I'll be right back!"
The gnome scuttles off towards his back room, leaving the party to talk amongst itself.
[sblock=Alexia] Thanks for the wishlists! Remember that you have a +1 bonus on a loot roll of your choice (may want to put it on your character sheet if you aren't going to use it right away) [/sblock]