Shadows and Symbols

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Shadows and Symbols is a shop in South Haven, around Solhaven, that specializes in prayer books, Lornon arkati symbols, and ritual supplies. Once known simply as the Dark Building, the shop is located on the eastern end of of Lornon Avenue in a dark building. The grey-haired pale woman in the north room is the proprietress, Milla, and occasionally has been active in quests in the past. She will sometimes refer to herself in the third person, including saying her name.

Shadows and Symbols, Foyer

[Shadows and Symbols, Foyer] Room: 4901001, RNUM: 12846
Lingering odors of sweet herbs and acrid resins hang in the air, commingled with thick smoke rising from misshapen candles spaced around the room. Many of them are clustered around a skeletal spiral of black wood at one corner of the room, the tiered shelves attached to it etched with disfigured faces and twisted forms. They lend a wavering, moody light to the area, their faint glow illuminating several displays covered in stacks of old, mildew-ridden books. You also see a crude wooden sign and a blackened wooden door.
Obvious exits: north
In the Common language, it reads:
You can ORDER here, but we save our best wares for regulars.

Inventory

  Catalog
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  1. a gold jackal-marked prayerbook     8. a grey eye-marked prayerbook
  2. a green serpent-marked prayerbook   9. a red spider-marked prayerbook
  3. a red scimitar-marked prayerbook    10. a crimson snake-marked prayerbook
  4. a white dagger-marked prayerbook    11. a black skull-marked prayerbook
  5. a red wisp-marked prayerbook        12. a grey flame-marked prayerbook
  6. a grey tentacle-marked prayerbook   13. a dark misshapen candle
  7. a black cat-marked prayerbook     
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# Item Type Info Details Price
1 a gold jackal-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
2 a green serpent-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
3 a red scimitar-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
4 a white dagger-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
5 a red wisp-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
6 a grey tentacle-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
7 a black cat-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
8 a grey eye-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
9 a red spider-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
10 a crimson snake-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
11 a black skull-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
12 a grey flame-marked prayerbook Non-writable book
50,000
13 a dark misshapen candle 1,000

Backroom Inventory

  Backroom Catalog
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  14. a crystalline blood flask            17. a pouch of bleached bone chips
  15. a steel-framed black glass pendant   18. a pouch of scarab carapaces
  16. a pouch of fetid toenail slivers    
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# Item Type Info Details Price
14 a crystalline blood flask Ritual Potion
30,000
15 a steel-framed black glass pendant magic item Invisibility (916)
60,000
16 a pouch of fetid toenail slivers Shard bag
10,000
17 a pouch of bleached bone chips Shard bag
10,000
18 a pouch of scarab carapaces Shard bag
10,000

Shadows and Symbols, Sanctum

Directions: north from entry

[Shadows and Symbols, Sanctum] Room: 4901002, RNUM: 12847
A high, vaulted window arcs up the northern wall, its glass clouded and punctuated by blots of accumulated grit. Moonlight streams through in pale, hazy beams, illuminating the large counter that stands underneath it, its gilded edges lustrous and the glass panes crystal clear. Numerous herbs and plants are placed haphazardly upon many shelves near the ceiling, and an intoxicating mix of pungent aromas wafts through the area. You also see a grey-haired pale woman and a simple wooden sign.
Obvious exits: south

Inventory

  Catalog
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  1. a dark agate Eorgina symbol    8. a garnet Andelas symbol
  2. a swirled amber Sheru symbol   9. an alexandrite Fash'lo'nae symbol
  3. a green spinel Luukos symbol   10. a black diamond Arachne symbol
  4. a blood garnet V'tull symbol   11. an amethyst Amasalen symbol
  5. a white opal Mularos symbol    12. a chalcedony Onar symbol
  6. an almandine Ivas symbol       13. a dark misshapen candle
  7. an iolite Marlu symbol        
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# Item Type Info Details Price
1 a dark agate Eorgina symbol 35,000
2 a swirled amber Sheru symbol 35,000
3 a green spinel Luukos symbol 35,000
4 a blood garnet V'tull symbol 35,000
5 a white opal Mularos symbol 35,000
6 an almandine Ivas symbol 35,000
7 an iolite Marlu symbol 35,000
8 a garnet Andelas symbol 35,000
9 an alexandrite Fash'lo'nae symbol 35,000
10 a black diamond Arachne symbol 35,000
11 an amethyst Amasalen symbol 35,000
12 a chalcedony Onar symbol 35,000
13 a dark misshapen candle 1,000

Backroom Inventory

  Backroom Catalog
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  14. a crystalline blood flask            17. a pouch of bleached bone chips
  15. a steel-framed black glass pendant   18. a pouch of scarab carapaces
  16. a pouch of fetid toenail slivers    
To view inventory details, click here.
# Item Type Info Details Price
14 a crystalline blood flask Ritual Potion
30,000
15 a steel-framed black glass pendant magic item Invisibility (916)
60,000
16 a pouch of fetid toenail slivers Shard bag
10,000
17 a pouch of bleached bone chips Shard bag
10,000
18 a pouch of scarab carapaces Shard bag
10,000

Historical Information