Verb:ORDER

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The ORDER verb is used when at various NPC merchants to display the catalog, and to make purchases. The command is typically used in permanent shops, while at temporary shops (at festivals and pay events) one must look on/in/under fixtures like tables and mannequins and APPRAISE items individually.

Usage

General verb help information
>order help
There is no merchant here to order anything from.

>verb info order
No match found.
In-store verb help information
>order help
ORDER displays the shop catalog.
ORDER #           = Get info and price about an item.
ORDER # of #      = Order a quantity of an item.

ORDER # COLOR {colorname}       = Order an item and have it dyed.
ORDER # MATERIAL {materialname} = Order an item made from custom material.

All above options may be combined into a single command. Example:

ORDER 5 of 3 COLOR red MATERIAL glaes

The above command would order 5 of item 3 dyed red and made of glaes.

Click or type CUSTOMIZE to order using special colors and materials.
The results of the ORDER verb vary by shop. This is a sample output:
>order
Welcome to Xenophon's Fletcher Shop!

Bowyer Xenophon offers his catalog to browse.
Xenophon exclaims, "Greetings stranger, have a look around!"

   Catalog
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. a sturdy oilskin belt quiver             25. a bundle of white fletchings
   2. a white wolf hide belt quiver            26. a bundle of grey fletchings
   3. a grey walrus hide belt quiver           27. a bundle of black fletchings
   4. a reinforced oilskin back quiver         28. a bundle of blue fletchings
   5. a white wolf hide back quiver            29. a bundle of red fletchings
   6. a grey walrus hide back quiver           30. a bone-handled iron fletching razor
   7. a bundle of bone-tipped fir arrows       31. a bottle of fletching glue
   8. a bundle of light crossbow bolts         32. a thin white paintstick
   9. a bundle of heavy crossbow bolts         33. a thin grey paintstick
   10. an iron-nocked beech short bow          34. a thin black paintstick
   11. an iron-nocked beech composite bow      35. a thin blue paintstick
   12. an iron-nocked beech long bow           36. a thin red paintstick
   13. an iron-nocked beech light crossbow     37. a vial of paint
   14. an iron-nocked beech heavy crossbow     38. a bone-handled sharp iron drill
   15. a bone-nocked hoarbeam short bow        39. an iron bodkin arrowhead
   16. a hoarbeam and bone composite bow       40. an iron bodkin cap
   17. a bone-nocked hoarbeam long bow         41. a mithril knife-bladed arrowhead
   18. a bone-nocked hoarbeam light crossbow   42. a mithril knife-bladed cap
   19. a bone-nocked hoarbeam heavy crossbow   43. an imflass thin-bladed arrowhead
   20. a horn-nocked yew short bow             44. an imflass thin-bladed cap
   21. a horn-nocked yew composite bow         45. a vultite broad-bladed arrowhead
   22. a horn-nocked yew long bow              46. a vultite broad-bladed cap
   23. a horn-nocked yew light crossbow        47. a branch of wood
   24. a horn-nocked yew heavy crossbow        48. a limb of wood

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.