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The Glimmer Market

Abbey — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:44:41 GMT

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Not a place you find. A place you're already in when you notice the light has changed.

The Glimmer Market occupies the oldest quarter of Aerilon's Sprawling Bazaar — a warren of wooden platforms, rope bridges, and canvas awnings built up and over itself across three levels of scaffolding. It opens at the sixth bell, when the sun drops low enough to turn the harbor gold, and it runs until the last lantern gutters out. No one rings a closing bell. The market ends when the light does.

Every stall hangs a lantern. Not for light — the market has plenty of that. For permission. A lit lantern means the stall is open, the merchant present, the deal honored. An unlit lantern means closed — no exceptions, no haggling through the dark. This is the only rule everyone agrees on.

The Tollkeepers enforce the rest. They walk the platforms in pairs, settle disputes, and collect the market's cut. They don't carry weapons. They don't need to. Everyone in the Glimmer Market knows that a Tollkeeper's word is the difference between a stall and an empty patch of boards.

The market sells everything that fits in the space between legal and forgotten. Curiosities. Secrets. Second chances. The stalls shift seasonally — some merchants appear for a week and vanish for a year — but a few are permanent enough to know by name.

'''Soot & Stem'''

Merchant: An old woman called Granny Wick, who never gives the same name twice. She sells tinctures, salves, and poultices in small clay pots sealed with wax. Her stall is a cart with a built-in brazier — she brews fresh batches while customers wait. The smoke smells different every night. She claims it depends on what you need.

What she actually sells: Remedies that work. Not miracles — she can't regrow a finger — but her burn salve is the best in the lower wards, and her sleeping draught will put down a man twice your size for exactly six hours. She charges coin, but she'll also trade for ingredients she can't grow herself. She's been there longer than anyone can remember.

Hook potential: Granny Wick knows who's sick, who's injured, and who's buying remedies for wounds they won't explain.

'''The Turned Page'''

Merchant: A nervous young man named Orin who inherited the stall from his uncle and still hasn't figured out how to run it. He sells books — used, rare, occasionally cursed. His uncle's system was meticulous. Orin's is a disaster. Half the inventory isn't labeled. A third of it is in languages he can't read. Two books in the back stack hum when the market gets quiet.

What he actually sells: Knowledge, mostly. Histories. Maps. One shelf of spellbooks he's too afraid to price. He'll sell anything on the table, but if you ask about the locked trunk under the cart, he gets twitchy. That's his uncle's personal collection. He hasn't opened it.

Hook potential: The locked trunk. Or the book someone keeps coming back for that Orin swears he already sold three times.

'''The Bell & Bite'''

Merchant: A husband-and-wife team, Tomas and Lira. Tomas cooks. Lira serves. Their stall is a portable kitchen — iron griddle, hanging pots, a counter of worn wood where customers eat standing up. They sell fried dough, spiced meat on skewers, and a soup that changes nightly based on what Lira found at the morning market.

What they actually sell: Food and gossip. Lira hears everything. The stall is positioned at a platform crossroads, and people talk while they eat. Tomas keeps his head down and cooks. Lira remembers every word.

Hook potential: Lira knows who's new, who's nervous, and who's been asking questions they shouldn't be asking. She'll share for free if she likes you. If she doesn't, the soup costs double.

'''The Echo Booth'''

Merchant: No one. The stall has no merchant. It's a small wooden booth with a curtain across the front and a sign that reads Leave what you carry. Take what you find. Inside: a single shelf displaying objects — a child's shoe, a broken compass, a locket that won't open, a letter in a language no one in Aerilon speaks. Each object has a price carved into the shelf beneath it, but the prices don't make sense. The shoe costs "the name of your first regret." The compass costs "three notes of a song you've forgotten."

What it actually sells: Unclear. People leave things and take things. The objects change. The Tollkeepers have tried to remove the booth twice. It was back by the next bell both times. They've stopped trying.

Hook potential: Someone left something there they shouldn't have. Or someone took something and it's changing them.

'''The Weight of Coin'''

Merchant: A dwarf named Bram Korr, former accountant for the Silver Scale Guild who quit when he realized he was better at predicting markets than serving them. He runs a small exchange stall — currency conversion, debt valuation, contract review. His real trade is information. He can tell you what anything in the market is actually worth, including things that don't have a price.

What he actually sells: Certainty. Bram keeps a ledger of every transaction he witnesses. He knows who's overpaying, who's desperate, and who's about to go under. He'll share for a fee. He'll share more if you bring him something he doesn't already know.

Hook potential: Bram's ledger has a gap — a transaction he can't explain. Or someone wants him to stop watching.

Aerilon

Abbey — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:41:18 GMT

Other Points of Interest

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	=== Other Points of Interest ===		=== Other Points of Interest ===

			==== [[The Glimmer Market]] ====
			- This market only takes place for a week during every 3rd full Lutris moon, with the full moon taking place on the fourth day, operating at night out of stalls they borrow from the daytime businesses. The currency is less likely to be coin here, and chances are you will see items you've never seen before.

	== Society ==		== Society ==

Calendar of Eliqueth

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	A year in [[Eliqueth]] is 325 days long, and consists of 5 seasons, each season being 65 days long, the term 'month' usually refers to half a season, a week is 8 days long and a day is 24 hours.		A year in [[Eliqueth]] is 325 days long, and consists of 5 seasons, each season being 65 days long, the term 'month' usually refers to half a season, a week is 8 days long and a day is 24 hours.

			== Week days ==
			Driiren

			Quaren

			Muzren

			Plyren

			Doeren

			Chakren

			Lemren

			Kolren

	== Seasons ==		== Seasons ==

The Gilded Hand

Abbey — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:05:33 GMT

The Fingers

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	===== The Fingers =====		===== The Fingers =====
	'''Dorian Vane''',		'''Dorian Vane''', the Face, a rakish male half-elf, older than he looks with pitch black hair just past his shoulders and a wardrobe worth more than people's homes. Charming and unflappable, he is capable of reading people like scholars read books, cover to cover in minutes and has a stellar memory for names, titles and secrets, able of talking past locked doors, into exclusive galas and out of trouble. Dorian isn't great with weapons but never needs them anyway, he raises an eyebrow and waits for the mark to make a mistake.

	The ~~Face~~. ~~The social engineer. The Thumb~~ is ~~the Finger who talks their way past locked doors~~, ~~into exclusive galas~~, ~~and out~~ of ~~trouble~~. ~~They are charming~~, ~~unflappable~~, and ~~read people the way~~ a ~~scholar reads a book — cover to cover~~ in ~~minutes~~. ~~The current Thumb goes by Dorian Vane, a rakish half-elf~~ with a ~~wardrobe worth more than most people's homes~~ and a ~~memory for names~~, ~~titles~~, ~~and secrets that borders on obsessive~~. ~~Dorian never raises~~ a ~~weapon; they raise an eyebrow and let~~ the ~~mark talk themselves into~~ a ~~mistake~~.		'''Serevyn Larkspur''', The Forger, a quiet and unassuming female elf, mouse brown hair she keeps back in a simple ponytail and plain, neutral clothes with slightly ink-stained fingers. She is meticulous but solitary, and can replicate any handwriting after seeing it once; able to forge any document: invitations to events, deeds to properties that never sold, letters between nobles. She keeps a private collection of many noble seals across the continent, including three that have been lost.

			'''Gad Enqwo,''' The Analyst, an older male tortle with mossy green skin and amber eyes, with a weathered, scarred shell, covered in faded carvings he doesn't talk about. He moves with a deliberate slowness, never hurried or flustered and he carries a gnarled walking staff he doesn't need, giving the impression of a slow, old tortle to get the answers he needs. He maintains a network of informants across the city, however most of them would call him a friend, unaware of the quiet cunning behind his tired eyes.

	===== The Knuckles =====		===== The Knuckles =====

The Whispering Teapot

Abbey — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:31:01 GMT

Staff

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	=== Staff ===		=== Staff ===
	'''Elara Kask''', the owner, a tall, mature half-elf with long brown hair with a slight curl that she keeps free flowing, and dark, dark green eyes; she has been in the business for years, she's soft-spoken and strives to keep this place a quiet and safe haven for those who need it a moment from the hustle and bustle of the trading city of the continent. She knows the city and it's people well, however keeps her knowledge and secrets well guarded.		'''Elara Kask''', the owner, a tall, mature half-elf with long brown hair with a slight curl that she keeps free flowing, and dark, dark green eyes; she has been in the business for years, she's soft-spoken and strives to keep this place a quiet and safe haven for those who need a moment away from the hustle and bustle of the trading city of the continent. She knows the city and it's people well, however keeps her knowledge and secrets well guarded.

	'''Thorne''', a green-skinned male tiefling in his late 20s with even darker green horns that jut out of mid-length coal black hair like bulls horns, he's soft-spoken in the manner that he doesn't speak much, but his talent in cocktails is only matched by his ability to listen and aid Elara in keeping up with the city's comings and goings. Regulars will easily make friends with him as long as you remain on his good side, and sometimes provide information in return.		'''Thorne''', a green-skinned male tiefling in his late 20s with even darker green horns that jut out of mid-length coal black hair like bulls horns, he's soft-spoken in the manner that he doesn't speak much, but his talent in cocktails is only matched by his ability to listen and aid Elara in keeping up with the city's comings and goings. Regulars will easily make friends with him as long as you remain on his good side, and sometimes provide information in return.
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	=== Services ===		=== Services ===
	Accommodation: 5 silver per night~~, travellers will wake up with heroic inspiration from feeling incredible well rested.~~		Accommodation: 5 silver per night

	Equipment Maintenance: 2-5 copper pieces, basic gear care		Equipment Maintenance: 2-5 copper pieces, basic gear care

The Gilded Hand

Abbey — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:25:34 GMT

Structure

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	==== Structure ====		==== Structure ====
			The Gilded Palm: Leader

			The Fingers: Five core operatives with different specialties

			The Knuckles: Junior members or apprentices who assist on jobs or are training up

	==== Members ====		==== Members ====

			===== Leader =====
			'''The Gilded Palm, Stabby''', a kenku of undetermined age, appears a bit young to be the leader of a guild

			===== The Fingers =====
			'''Dorian Vane''',

			The Face. The social engineer. The Thumb is the Finger who talks their way past locked doors, into exclusive galas, and out of trouble. They are charming, unflappable, and read people the way a scholar reads a book — cover to cover in minutes. The current Thumb goes by Dorian Vane, a rakish half-elf with a wardrobe worth more than most people's homes and a memory for names, titles, and secrets that borders on obsessive. Dorian never raises a weapon; they raise an eyebrow and let the mark talk themselves into a mistake.

			===== The Knuckles =====

	=== Allies ===		=== Allies ===
	[[The Shadow Veil]]		[[The Shadow Veil]]

The Gilded Hand

Abbey — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:19:30 GMT

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=== Leadership ===

==== Structure ====

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[[The Shadow Veil]]

The Shadow Veil

Abbey — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:02:25 GMT

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			=== Location ===
	The Shadow Veil exists only in Joriah with very little interest in expanding, they would rather make alliances with other criminal syndicates in other areas when they need things		The Shadow Veil exists only in Joriah with very little interest in expanding, they would rather make alliances with other criminal syndicates in other areas when they need things

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	Best at smuggling and have many routes under and through the city, and black market trade		Best at smuggling and have many routes under and through the city, and black market trade

			=== Sectors ===

			==== Black Market and Smuggling ====

			=== Leadership ===

			==== Structure ====

			==== Members ====

			===== Leaders =====
	Head boss - "Queen of Shadows" Vesper Blackthorn		Head boss - "Queen of Shadows" Vesper Blackthorn

	~~===~~ Vesper Blackthorn ~~===~~		Vesper Blackthorn

	* '''Appearance:''' Vesper is a tall, imposing figure with an air of calculated elegance. She dresses in impeccably tailored dark suits, often adorned with subtle but expensive accessories. Her piercing eyes are a striking shade of green, and her jet-black hair is styled with precision, reflecting her meticulous nature.		* '''Appearance:''' Vesper is a tall, imposing figure with an air of calculated elegance. She dresses in impeccably tailored dark suits, often adorned with subtle but expensive accessories. Her piercing eyes are a striking shade of green, and her jet-black hair is styled with precision, reflecting her meticulous nature.
	* '''Personality:''' Vesper is known for her icy demeanor and sharp intellect. She is a strategic thinker, always several steps ahead of her adversaries. Her charisma and ability to manipulate others make her a formidable leader who can inspire loyalty or terror as needed.		* '''Personality:''' Vesper is known for her icy demeanor and sharp intellect. She is a strategic thinker, always several steps ahead of her adversaries. Her charisma and ability to manipulate others make her a formidable leader who can inspire loyalty or terror as needed.
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	The Veil Warden, Vesper Blackthorn's right hand, is an enigmatic figure shrouded in mystery and fear. Known for their unyielding loyalty and unmatched skill in both combat and strategy, the Veil Warden is the silent enforcer of The Shadow Veil's will. Cloaked in dark attire that blends seamlessly with the night, their presence is often felt rather than seen, and their reputation as a master of disguise and infiltration precedes them, ensuring that the syndicate's secrets remain hidden and its enemies are swiftly dealt with.		The Veil Warden, Vesper Blackthorn's right hand, is an enigmatic figure shrouded in mystery and fear. Known for their unyielding loyalty and unmatched skill in both combat and strategy, the Veil Warden is the silent enforcer of The Shadow Veil's will. Cloaked in dark attire that blends seamlessly with the night, their presence is often felt rather than seen, and their reputation as a master of disguise and infiltration precedes them, ensuring that the syndicate's secrets remain hidden and its enemies are swiftly dealt with.

	~~Generals -~~ Pip Thistletop "The Broker"		===== Black Market and Smuggling =====
			General

			'''Pip Thistletop "The Broker"''', the general for black market trade, she seems weathered and wiry but is quite skilled and agile still, despite her age, a tapestry of faded tattoos cover her skin and gray curls come down just past her ears, does not trust easily but is conscious this can be a flaw

			Enforcers

			'''Garrick''', a human male, young and lithe, dark brown hair that’s just long enough to tie back, usually in intentionally plain attire

	~~Enforcers - Garrick~~		Foot Soldiers

	~~Foot Soldiers -~~		=== Allies ===
			[[The Gilded Hand]]

Fearth

Abbey — Sat, 23 May 2026 23:33:40 GMT

Summary

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	=== Summary ===		=== Summary ===
	Fearth is a medium-sized town in the south east of Joriah, at the base of the Attleholm Peaks. It's often quite busy as most travelers coming in and out of Joriah to the rest of Norlaria have to pass through this town, so Fearth sees plenty of business and trade despite it's distance from the trading city of [[Aerilon]]. The town is overseen by the elected Mayor and a few council members in order to allow the people to have say in decisions made about their town and there have been minimal complaints since it was implemented across the kingdom, it's a relatively quiet job for the Tradiers that live in Fearth. Fearth may be much smaller than the capital city but it's filled with hidden treasures on travelling merchants from around Norlaria, or even around Eliqueth, if you didn't find what you were looking for in Aerilon, it's worth a look in Fearth.		Fearth is a medium-sized town in the south east of Joriah, at the base of the Attleholm Peaks. It's often quite busy as most travelers coming in and out of Joriah to the rest of Norlaria have to pass through this town, including via the train line between Fearth and [[Thul Lodar]] in [[Yne]], so Fearth sees plenty of business and trade despite it's distance from the trading city of [[Aerilon]]. The town is overseen by the elected Mayor and a few council members in order to allow the people to have say in decisions made about their town and there have been minimal complaints since it was implemented across the kingdom, it's a relatively quiet job for the Tradiers that live in Fearth. Fearth may be much smaller than the capital city but it's filled with hidden treasures on travelling merchants from around Norlaria, or even around Eliqueth, if you didn't find what you were looking for in Aerilon, it's worth a look in Fearth.

	=== Taverns ===		=== Taverns ===

Things to create

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	Medicament		Medicament

			Tavern with a built in aquarium (2 minute tabletop)