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Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="C. Baize" data-source="post: 1968126" data-attributes="member: 4571">28: The Brass Unicorn. This small occult shop has everything the aspiring mystic could need. Herbs, incense, resins, wands, crystals, Runes, burners, clothing, I-Ching, books, Tarot, software, bumper stickers, Goji juice, and much much more can be found by the seeker within these walls. Originally a relatively small shop, the shop keeper (whom everyone knows simply as Akonyte) expanded into the vacant store next to his and hasn't completely torn down the wall, yet. The expanded section is accessible via an open doorway midway between the front of the store, and the back. Upon entering the shop, the first thing that you notice is the very pleasant aroma of 30 years worth of combined incense smoke infused into the very walls, books, and certainly the drapery, and assorted cloths, scarves, and ritual garb in various areas around the store. The customer area of the store is 40' wide by 75' deep at the front, with 20' wide by 40' deep at the back of the store set aside for the occasional lecturers, motivational speakers, and other knowledgable guests who come in to give semi-private lessons for the store's customers. The area is kept set up for lectures, except when a Yoga or Bellydancing class is being conducted; during which time the rows of chairs, the product table, and the podium are removed to create space for the sessions. The employee area is accessed through a door at the back of one of the side walls, and is relatively spacious, when it is not filled with boxes of merchandise.Akonyte keeps 8 people employed at the Brass Unicorn. Most are seekers, themselves, and most are fairly knowledgable about the general consensus of opinions concerning which books are thought of as reputable and which are more questionable (though none of them will try to talk you out of purchasing anything). 29: Duly Noted. A deceptively successful musical instrument shop, this store has been in business for over 20 years, and sells everything from bagpipes, to Gibson guitars, to hand made Brazilian maracas, and sheet music of every description. Not only selling, they also service any instrument you bring in, and will custom modify to your specifications an instrument you bring to them ... all for a price, of course. The owner of the store, James Archer (the son of the store's original owner), is the Jack of all instruments but master of none. He can tune instruments, and play them well enough by rote to make certain they're in proper working condition, but admits that he's no musician, regardless of his ambitions.The store is rather small, being only 35' wide and 60' deep, with a service (and employee) area where they work on instruments, and a cash register area taking up a portion of the store. Sample instruments are held along the walls, and in 2 aisles, with the more expensive and/or obscure or difficult to obtain instruments chained to the wall. 30: Schaddo's Cutlery. This brightly lit store smells faintly of oils, leather, and steel (to the trained nose), and houses blades of every description. Available for purchase at this location are kitchen knives, hurlbats, Bowie knives, swords, hatchets, and everything else with a blade that is technically legal for them to sell to you. This store is relatively large; 65' to a side, with glass cases 5' away from the walls (the employees move about behind the cases), and throughout the store. The only place knives are not kept under glass is behind the cases on the walls, where they are essentially out of reach of customers. There are three employees in the store at any time, 2 of whom are armed with concealed firearms. Which 2 are armed changes daily, and your guess could mean your life if you wish to take a chance. The glass cases are opened with a key, and all are equipped with alarms to alert the staff of broken cases. In the instance of a case alarm being triggered, the 2 armed employees will use their best tactical skills to attempt to intimidate and subdue the would be thieves by flanking them if possible, while the unarmed employee will depress the panic button which locks the thick shatter resistant safety glass front doors down with electronic locks and an automatic grate that covers the entire front of the store, while alerting local law enforcement officials of an attempted robbery in progress.</blockquote>

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