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Sun 5th May 2024 04:07

The Archivist Shopkeep

by Archivist of Certa Oliver Clayhead

If only we'd left Gorgos.
 
Needing to replenish my supplies for my writing set, I offered to help Stela find some writing supplies. We made our way to the Triadem's Trinkets, meeting Clarence the archivist who wasn't actually an archivist. When pushed, Clarence admitted that he didn't actually work at the library, but instead ran this shop after the death of his parents. He just wanted to travel. He'd never done it before. I didn't understand why. I'd just decided to leave and so I did. Wanting to give him a goal, I wrote a letter to my parents and included a couple gold pieces, asking him to deliver the letter.
 
He agreed, and I got to take some stationary with me, restocking my supply.
 
Also Stela used that as a jumping point to give away 40 gold, and while I don't know this actually happened, I am still horrified enough to include it in my thoughts here.
 

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