A Twist of Roses

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A Twist of Roses is a shop in Ta'Illistim that sells apparel and jewelry, and specializes in cosmetics. It is located in a manor house on Erissian Var just west of Fraendel Court.

A Twist of Roses, Antechamber

[A Twist of Roses, Antechamber] Room: 13115101, RNUM: 13237
White marble floors and walls veined with pale pinks create an immaculate antechamber of stark simplicity, and three jewel-inset arches provide the only break in the walls. Centered with precision, an ebon marble rose caught in full bloom is inlaid into the floor, its thorny green marble stem pointing towards the exit. You also see a carved ebonwood door.

A Twist of Roses, Nonpareils

Directions: through the sapphire-set arch from the Antechamber

[A Twist of Roses, Nonpareils] Room: 13115102
Inset into the pristine pink-veined white marble floor is a brilliant peacock encircled by black roses on a field of sapphire blue. A crystalline jewelry case rests upon a black marble pedestal next to a matching counter bordered in diamonds. A small gold plaque hangs next to a lustrous white marble arch.

Inventory

  Catalog
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  1. a bronze lariat necklace   11. a fluted bronze gorget
  2. a copper lariat necklace   12. a series of ametrine starbursts
  3. a faenor lariat necklace   13. a lariat necklace
  4. a pewter lariat necklace   14. a brass fob chain
  5. a silver lariat necklace   15. a braided bronze pocket chain
  6. some bronze cufflinks      16. a set of copper vine cufflinks
  7. some copper cufflinks      17. a quill-shaped pin
  8. some faenor cufflinks      18. a set of vert cloisonne finger-armor
  9. some pewter cufflinks      19. a set of pale vellum rings
  10. some silver cufflinks     20. a velvet-linked handflower

You can APPRAISE, INSPECT or DESCRIBE any item by number, ORDER by number to get pricing and customization options, BUY to purchase, or ORDER HELP for more info.

This item is available in the following materials or features:

  1. bee-scattered         8. glass-paned           15. oval-cut
  2. branch-framed         9. geometric             16. quill-framed
  3. cloisonne-set         10. insignia-set         17. rectangular
  4. clockwork-set         11. ivy-forged           18. rose-forged
  5. crescentic            12. jewel-draped         19. square-cut
  6. flora-pressed         13. leaf-framed          20. vellum-inset
  7. gilt-swept            14. lily-shaped         

To customize your order, just add COLOR {colorname} MATERIAL {materialname} to your ORDER.
Example: ORDER 1 COLOR red MATERIAL mithril

A Twist of Roses, Salon

Directions: through the emerald-set arch from the Antechamber

[A Twist of Roses, Salon] Room: 13115103
Sunlight streams through a large triangular skylight directly over the center of the salon, bringing out the golden flecks in the stark white marble flooring. Two mannequins in flamboyant poses stand on either side of an emerald-encrusted white gold rack. Elaborately carved with gold-veined roses, an intentionally asymmetrical black marble counter with a small engraved silver sign sits against one wall. A glimpse of a rose garden is visible beyond a glass door. You also see an elaborate white marble arch and a gold plaque.

Inventory

  Catalog
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  1. a chiffon gown     11. a duo of bronze epaulettes
  2. a flyrsilk gown    12. a hooded plum jacquard cape
  3. a lace gown        13. an asymmetric wine corset vest
  4. a silk gown        14. a toggled black silk shirt
  5. a starsilk gown    15. some bloused merlot tweed trousers
  6. a chambray shirt   16. a clasped vert silk cape
  7. a jacquard shirt   17. a fitted emerald wool vest
  8. a maedatha shirt   18. a buckled alabaster silk shirt
  9. a silk shirt       19. an electrum-traced cuff
  10. a wool shirt      20. a knee-cut jade suede skirt

You can APPRAISE, INSPECT or DESCRIBE any item by number, ORDER by number to get pricing and customization options, BUY to purchase, or ORDER HELP for more info.

This item is available in the following colors or finishes:

  1. amethyst              8. ecru                  15. pallid
  2. bronze                9. emerald               16. pewter
  3. burgundy              10. garnet               17. sapphire
  4. cobalt                11. gentian              18. scarlet
  5. copper                12. gilded               19. silver
  6. corbeau               13. ivory                20. white
  7. ebony                 14. lapis               

This item is available in the following materials or features:

  1. asymmetric            8. lace-outlined         15. scallop-edged
  2. back-latticed         9. long-draped           16. sideless
  3. blackworked           10. low-backed           17. silk-laced
  4. cape-sleeved          11. mesh-backed          18. slit-necked
  5. chain-draped          12. nacre-beaded         19. tonal-striped
  6. cuff-pierced          13. pearl-cuffed         20. velvet-bound
  7. high-collared         14. ribbon-laced        

To customize your order, just add COLOR {colorname} MATERIAL {materialname} to your ORDER.
Example: ORDER 1 COLOR red MATERIAL mithril

A Twist of Roses, Artistry

Directions: through the amethyst-set arch from the Antechamber

[A Twist of Roses, Artistry] Room: 13115104
Dark amethyst marble floors are veined with black and silver that twist and turn to resemble roses entwining with harps. In one corner, a silver bench sits next to a marble fountain, and along the other wall, twin shelves of ebon marble reside above a lavender-veined black marble counter. An elaborate Loenthran tapestry covers the wall behind the fountain. You also see an ogival white marble arch.

Inventory

Welcome to Artistry!

An elven assistant offers her catalog to browse.
An elven assistant exclaims, "XXX!  Welcome back!  I have some top quality merchandise today in the backroom."

  Catalog
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  1. a silken watercolored cloth       7. a palette-shaped compact
  2. a feather-shaped compact          8. a naefira-shaped compact
  3. a lily-shaped compact             9. a seapony-shaped compact
  4. a dragonstalk-set compact         10. a daenys-painted compact
  5. an apple blossom-carved compact   11. a thilban-carved compact
  6. a beleria-shaped compact         

Compact Designs

Feather-shaped - She/He has unfurling feathers of metallic blue-green pigment gracing her/his left temple, the curved plumage highlighted in gilded ink.

Lily-shaped - She/He has a leaf-cradled silver stargazer lily traced across her/his right cheekbone, the pearlescent pigments blending into a sweep of iridescent powder.

Dragonstalk-set - She/He has a crescent of crimson-inked dragonstalks tracing her/his left temple, the gilt-highlighted petals wending down the side of her/his neck.

Blossom-carved - She/He has pale rose gold-inked branches framing her/his temples, the bare boughs weighted by veils of tiny apple blossoms.

Beleria-shaped - She/He has a curved pewter-inked beleria silhouette framing her/his left temple, the half-unfurled blossom brushed in smoky lavender pigments.

Palette-shaped - She/He has painted arabesques of calligraphic swirls framing her/his cheekbones, the kaleidoscope of colorful pigments fading back towards her/his temples.

Naefira-shaped - She/He has entwined tendrils of wine-dark naefira swept in an arc across her/his right temple, the blooms veiled in vert-colored heartleaf.

Seapony-shaped - She/He has a trio of coral-pigmented seaponies brushed across her/his left cheekbone, the diminutive creatures nestled within iridescent-inked bubbles.

Daenys-painted - She/He has a series of gold-petaled daenys draped above her/his brow, the painted flora shadowed in swirls of verdant ink.

Thilban-carved - She/He has a calligraphy-encircled thilban inked across her/his right cheekbone, the foliage highlighted in iridescent lilac pigment.

Historic Information