necroyalty | The Gray Nothic

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Gray Nothic Books and Curiosities is a bookstore located on Level 2 of Lunatia. The main attraction is the fake skull that sits on the front counter and greets people in a grating, Skeletor-like voice...okay wait, let's try that again.

The main attraction is the floor-to-ceiling shelves full of old books lining the walls of the store. The majority of books sold are secondhand, but there's also some limited-run copies from local authors or overstock to round out the selections. Customers can also sell their used books to the store, although don't expect much in return unless you have something particularly rare. It's more of a way to just get rid of books you no longer need while acknowledging that something is better than nothing as far as compensation goes.

While they are by no means the main draw of the store, there is also a large curio cabinet that displays a number of dumb trinkets found in flea markets and mysterious alleys and thrift stores across Lunatia. The front of the store also features an apothecary cabinet and shelves filled with several tiny scrolls, along with interesting bits of stationery. A sign near this display asks customers to please use all spell scrolls responsibly, and that other spells are available upon request and a chat with the store's owner.

Current positions available for hire include:
-Managers, to make sure the shop still runs smoothly while Ambrosine is off doing Weird Wizard Shit. (Currently only 1-2 positions available; expected to work more hours during Iris cycle for reasons Ambrosine doesn't want to discuss.)
-Inventory/Shipping people, to handle all the shipping and inventory needs (Max positions for this: 5)
-Errand boys/girls/individuals (Max positions for this: 3)
-Sales associates to keep the store clean, work the register, and keep displays tidy (Max positions for this: 10)

Please inquire here if you'd like your character to work at the store, and we can handwave the process!

HOURS OF OPERATION:
Closed Mondays
Tuesday-Thursday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Friday-Sunday: 11 AM to 8 PM

Code by @thisismanx

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Please reply here with the following info if you'd like your character to work at the bookstore!

Character Name/Journal: Yosuke Hanamura|

dj_jiraiya
Position Wanted: Sales Associate
Hours/Days Available: He's pretty flexible, actually. As long as he has food during Cordis, he's usually pretty set even during then too!

He also has experience with Inventory/Shipping so if she needs a backup in that department, he can provide.

A rose carved from crystal.

An old key.

A small conch shell covered in black crystal.

A 1-inch cube, each side painted a different color.

A small jewelry box made from the shell of a turtle.

A small box filled with different-sized buttons.

A picture a child drew of their imaginary friend.

The shell of an egg painted with scenes of misery in disturbing detail.

A journal filled with hand-written poetry.

A white, sequined glove sized to fit a human.

A fragment of a beautiful song, written as musical notes on two pieces of parchment.

An arrowhead carved from sea salt.

An alabaster mask.

Half of a palm-sized geode.

A small crystal snowglobe that, when shaken, seems to form silhouettes of dancing forms.

A glass eye.

Edited 2019-11-06 05:56 (UTC)

In addition to regular bookstore fare, Ambrosine also sells scrolls for her spells. These are small and kept in tiny bottles for the sake of protection and cute packaging. They also each have a charm on the outside of the bottle that is at least tangentially related to the spell contained.

A spell scroll can be used only once; after its single use, it disintegrates. This is keeping with D&D 5e rules.

Each spell includes a small description in the bottle along with the scroll. This contains information that would make sense to ICly put down, so hard game statistics aren't in, but something like "this only works in a 60 foot radius" would be.

I've also put the charms that would be attached to each bottle in parentheses.

If asked about it in private, Ambrosine will also possibly offer to make a custom scroll for your character, using any spell marked in green or yellow in her spellbook. She has access to any green or yellow spells of 6th level or lower, plus Crown of Stars and Forcecage from 7th level.

Note that spells on this spreadsheet that I've marked in yellow require permissions from other players. Also note that Ambrosine will ask what you want these spells for, so if you want to use them for really sketchy purposes, you best have expertise in Deception.

Note that spells that are marked in red MUST require the permission of any other players involved in the thread! Also note that any spell with a duration of 1 hour or longer has its duration halved in Prisma, as per mod-imposed nerf.

Least Expensive:

Dress/Undress (A Frilly Dress)
- OOC Note: This is a homebrew cantrip that I made for my campaign settings. It can be used to either put on any number of nonmagical clothes or accessories you can see within a 30-foot radius, or take off any of the same that you're wearing and put them in unoccupied spaces within 30 feet. Does not work on armor or magical clothing/accessories. Note that if you use it to dress or undress another creature besides yourself, the other creature must be willing.

Cheap:

Alarm (A Bell)
Disguise Self (A Domino Mask)
False Life (A Skull)
Feather Fall (A Feather)
- OOC Note: Does not require any permissions if you're just using it on yourself. Does require permission if you're using it on others.
Hideous Laughter (A Tiny, Unsettling Jester/Harlequin Dude)
- OOC Note: Each scroll for this spell includes a bad joke. Think children's joke book or dad joke bad.
Mage Armor (A Tiny Knight in Full Plate Armor)
Tenser's Floating Disk (A Nondescript Disk)

Moderate-Inexpensive:

Darkness (A Black Crystal Made of Glass)
Invisibility (No Charm)
- OOC Note: Does not require any permissions if you're just using it for things that don't require another character's reaction, or as a toplevel. Does require permission if you're using it to sneak into other people's spaces.
Misty Step (A Light Blue Crystal Made of Glass)
- OOC Note: Does not require any permissions if you're just using it for things that don't require another character's reaction, or as a toplevel. Does require permission if you're using it to sneak into other people's spaces.
Skywrite (A Cloud)
Snilloc's Snowball Swarm (A Snowman)
Gaseous Form (A Frosty White Crystal Made of Glass)
- OOC Note: Does not require any permissions if you're just using it for things that don't require another character's reaction, or as a toplevel. Does require permission if you're using it to sneak into other people's spaces.

Moderate-Pricey:

Haste (A Pair of Running Shoes)
- OOC Note: Does not require any permissions if you're just using it on yourself. Does require permission if you're using it on others.
Sending (A Telephone)

Most Expensive:

Dimension Door (A Door)
- OOC Note: Does not require any permissions if you're just using it on yourself. Does require permission if you're using it on others.
Polymorph (A Frog)
- OOC Note: Each scroll for this spell comes with a different preset form you can polymorph the target into, all of which are various common animals no smaller than a newt and no larger than a corgi. Feel free to come up with a form under these limitations, talk with your thread partner, or ask me for suggestions. Common Polymorph spells Ambrosine would sell include frogs, newts, rabbits, chickens, small breed dogs, and weasels.

The Gray Nothic

Staff Positions

Staff Positions

Trinket List (will be updated as things come and go, do not comment here)

Spell Scrolls!