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Whatever Will Be
a gilded crimson-painted wagon, Room 80, Lich #20258
[Whatever Will Be, Show Room]
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RNUM: 20258
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Silvery moonlight filters through the three portal windows which dot one side of this long, narrow space, falling on the crystal balls displayed on a shallow velvet-lined shelf running the length of the wagon below the windows. A dimly lit chandelier hangs overhead, casting flickering light and long shadows over the area. A glass-fronted display counter takes up most of the back wall, save for the space occupied by a crimson velvet drape.
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Obvious exits: east, out
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On the Counter you see
some pale pink apple blossom incense |
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2500
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some purple wood betony incense |
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2500
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some tawny chamomile incense |
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2500
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some dark amber cedar incense |
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2500
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some blue-black juniper incense |
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2500
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some drab green bay laurel incense |
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2500
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Behind the Counter you see
some pale pink apple blossom incense |
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2500
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some purple wood betony incense |
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2500
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some tawny chamomile incense |
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2500
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some dark amber cedar incense |
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2500
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some blue-black juniper incense |
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2500
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some drab green bay laurel incense |
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2500
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a white rabbit's foot |
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25000
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a tawny camel suede bag wrapped by a copper cord |
Pocketed:MA any number of items |
belt-worn functional |
75000
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a blackworked white linen pouch |
Pocketed:MA any number of items |
belt-worn functional |
75000
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a soft white linen bag faintly patterned with feathers |
Pocketed:MA any number of items |
belt-worn functional |
75000
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a cloudy quartz crystal strung on a thin silver chain |
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neck-worn |
25000
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a dark grey glaesine crystal strung on a crimson ribbon |
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neck-worn |
25000
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a black-flecked orange tigerfang crystal on an ivory ribbon |
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neck-worn |
25000
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a chain-strung vivid cinnabar crystal with red striations |
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neck-worn |
25000
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On the Shelf you see
a sunny yellow crystal ball |
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25000
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a translucent black crystal ball |
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25000
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a clear crystal ball |
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25000
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a bubble-filled blue glass orb |
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25000
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a faintly mirrored glass sphere |
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25000
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a translucent white crystal ball |
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25000
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a dark midnight blue crystal ball |
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25000
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a swirled pink and purple orb |
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25000
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a night black translucent sphere |
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25000
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a cloud-filled stormy grey sphere |
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25000
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[Whatever Will Be, Tea Leaves]
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Scattered candles cast a subdued glow over the brightly colored bottles that fill the various carved narrow haon shelves set along the rear wall of the wagon. Beneath the shelves, an inclined tea leaf case boasts an assortment of teas, and a glass-fronted display case is filled with vibrantly hued glassware and other tea-brewing accessories.
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Obvious exits: west
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In the Case you see
a polished brown onyx teacup with a curled gold handle |
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1000
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a faceted crystalline teacup |
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1000
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a shiny mirrored glass teacup |
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1000
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a honey beryl-studded pale porcelain teacup |
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1000
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a labradorite-inset polished copper teacup |
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1000
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a small claw-footed cast iron stove |
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750000
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a rose-motif dark pewter kettle |
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50000
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a round silver tea infuser |
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25000
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a silver teaspoon |
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5000
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a pale bamboo tea whisk |
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10000
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In the Case you see a packet section, a tin section, a jar section, and a specialty section
a pale yellow paper packet painted with white flowers |
Tea Chamomile Bloom |
Delicate and subtle, the taste of chamomile blossoms soothes the senses as the flavors of rose petal, lemon balm leaf, and sarsaparilla add mild layers to the tea. Smoothing and warm, the mild taste of chamomile blossoms, rose petal, sarsaparilla, and lemon balm leaf tickle your taste buds in a gentle dance of relaxation. |
200
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a mint green paper packet |
Tea Mint Joy |
The refreshing scent of mint tickles your nose and cleanses your palate, finishing with sweet pea blossoms and sour lemony sorrel. A kaleidoscope of flavors assaults your tongue, sweet to sour, herbal to refreshing, each complimenting the next. Additional messages depend on race |
200
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a black parchment packet |
Tea Licorice Tea |
Smooth and invigorating, a strong licorice flavor adds a vibrancy and natural sweetness to the liquid. A pungent sickly sweet aroma invades your senses as the slightly thick liquid touches the tongue, leaving a licorice aftertaste. Addition messages depend on race |
200
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a blue-black dark parchment packet |
Tea Sated Mor |
Delicious sun-ripened blueberries spiked with bitter wormwood combine with rich, black tea leaves to seduce the senses. A hint of sweet, yet tart, bee pollen lingers as the liquid passes the tongue. Cloying bee pollen in full blossom steeped with fragrant black tea leaves give this robust blend an exotic flavor when infused with tangy blueberries and dark fig. Unyielding notes of wormwood permeate the full-bodied tea. |
200
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a jasmine-motif white paper packet |
Tea Jasmine Dreams |
Deep rich flavors of blackberry and spicy phlox compliment the heavy scent of jasmine. Flaeshornberry sugars the tongue against the tanginess of blackberries and spicy phlox. Soft apple blossoms taunt the nostrils before the intoxicating bouquet of jasmine takes over. Additional messages depend on race |
200
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a pale rose parchment packet |
Tea Misty Rose |
The tea tastes distinctly flowery, with the heady aroma of roses heightening the flavor. As fragrant as it is warming, the taste of roses and vanilla burst through the liquid, enveloping your taste buds and lingering at the back of your throat. Additional messages depend on race |
200
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a yellow paper-wrapped tin painted with white flowers |
Tea |
Chamomile Bloom |
5000
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a small metal tin wrapped in mint green paper |
Tea |
Mint Joy |
5000
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a blue-black dark mithglin tin |
Tea |
Sated Mor |
5000
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a white-on-white jasmine-motif tin |
Tea |
Jasmine Dreams |
5000
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a small black metal tin |
Tea |
Licorice Tea |
5000
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a blooming rose-embossed tin |
Tea |
Misty Rose |
5000
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a frosted yellow glass jar painted with white flowers |
Tea |
Chamomile Bloom |
20000
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a frosted pale mint green glass jar |
Tea |
Mint Joy |
20000
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a nearly black dark blue glass jar |
Tea |
Sated Mor |
20000
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a white-on-white jasmine-motif jar |
Tea |
Jasmine Dreams |
20000
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a frosted black glass jar |
Tea |
Licorice Tea |
20000
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a frosted rose-colored glass jar painted with rosebuds |
Tea |
Misty Rose |
20000
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a thick caramel paper packet |
Tea Sweetest Transgressions |
Full-bodied and dark, this black tea has a redolence so robust it can very nearly be tasted before it ever caresses the tongue. Swirls of rich caramel are awash in the smoky body of the beverage, strewn with hints of sweet vanilla that ebb and flow like a living sea. Just beneath the candied foreground, the taste of pomegranate hovers, thick and honeyed, adding subtle notes of fruit to the nearly sinful experience of this tea. Pomegranate, sweet and syrup-thick, provides the foundation upon which the flavors of this black tea have been built. The dusky sensation of the tea itself is made silken by an infusion of pure vanilla that accents, rather than obscures, the notes of caramel that swim throughout the beverage. Warmth creates a feast of aromas, the sugar-drenched fruit delivered to the nose on a smoky waft even as the tea passes the lips. |
200
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a cherry red parchment packet |
Tea Capricious Grace |
In the sweet aroma of the white tea, a hint of rose stirs like a specter at midnight hour. Barely there, the blossom's presence comes and goes amid a roiling sea of cherry infusions the darkest of sweet black cherries colors the brew a roseate hue, while paler cousins bring a tart note that swims just beneath the surface. Amid the floral and fruit blend, a dash of green cardamom mellows the concoction, taming it with a smoky warmth. Subtly bittersweet, the tea's bouquet is a varied and complex masterpiece. Ripe black cherries further sweeten the white tea, which is made impossibly softer by an infusion of rose that teases the senses at each encounter. In the background, tart berries bring balance to the honeyed presence of lush cherries, and a suffusion of green cardamom blankets the palette in a smoky shroud. |
200
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a swirled colorful paper packet |
Tea Perennial Ponderance |
The soothing presence of white tea mellows the addition of black in this blend, while a myriad of fruit flavors intermingle to create a beverage unlike any other. Behind the bitter-tart bite of lemon and cloudberry, a honeyed infusion of peach rises to combat the sharp intrusion. As the palate is neutralized, a combination of berries - smastan, bil, and goose in variety - becomes unmistakable in the forefront and is laced with a hint of bergamot. Under a thread of bergamot, the mild taste of white tea blends with the bold flavor of black to produce a curious balance between a wild confusion of fruits. The sweet comfort of peach is dulled by the bitterness of lemon and the tartness of cloudberry, while a mixture of smastanberries, bilberries, and gooseberries unite to return a hint of honey-sweet to the tea. |
200
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an etched caramel metal tin |
Tea |
Sweetest Transgressions |
5000
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a cherry-etched brushed metal tin |
Tea |
Capricious Grace |
5000
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a swirl-etched colorful metal tin |
Tea |
Perennial Ponderance |
5000
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an etched caramel glaes jar |
Tea |
Sweetest Transgressions |
20000
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a cherry-etched roseate glaes jar |
Tea |
Capricious Grace |
20000
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a swirl-etched colorful glaes jar |
Tea |
Perennial Ponderance |
20000
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In the Shelves you see
some powdered orchid petals |
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10000
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some powdered crystallized lotus petals |
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10000
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a shaker of white sugar |
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10000
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a shaker of cinnamon |
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10000
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a bottle of orange honey |
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10000
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a bottle of clover honey |
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10000
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a bottle of chrysanthemum syrup |
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10000
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a bottle of strawberry syrup |
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10000
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a bottle of raspberry syrup |
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10000
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a bottle of cherry syrup |
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10000
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a bottle of blackberry syrup |
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10000
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a slice of lemon |
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50
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a sugar cube |
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50
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