Gralphank's Ten-Foot Pole Emporium

Gralphank's Ten-Foot Pole Emporium, often shortened to "Gralphank's", is a goods seller providing an expansive variety of items in the Pipestones District in New Keeleon of the Queendom of Keeleon.   Gralphank’s offers a wide variety of products and services, including magical items, enchantment services, and health potions. In addition to the standard stock they provide, the proprietor offers items produced by smaller suppliers and crafters around the city, especially those with less means to do so on their own.   It is a franchise of the original Grank's Ten-Foot Pole Emporium located in the Ruined Coast region of eastern Gimora.

Description

The exterior juts out from Victory Market and is one of the brick-and-mortar anchors of the area. The building is triangular, with a steep, sloped roof leading down to the street. The front is sheer and constructed of many different shades of bricks arranged in a crisscross diamond pattern of browns and greys and reds.   Above the double-door entrance is a large carved wooden sign illuminated through magic, reading “Gralphank’s Ten-Foot Pole Emporium” with subtext reading “A Grank’s Franchise”.   The interior opens up to a wide room with a silver carpet running the length of it. Violet and grey curtains hanging from the thick wooden support beam rafters. Large shutter windows open on the angled sides of the ceiling, letting in outside light. To either side are wooden raised platforms with shelves of goods and items set in enclaves of spell ingredients, adventuring supplies, fabric and clothing, and other assorted products.   On one side of the room is another, smaller entrance leading into the covered Victory Market paths.   At the back is a dark wooden counter with a draped cloth, which has a copy of the store’s front sign embroidered on it. Behind the counter are a series of tall shelves running nearly to the top of the triangular roof, with a thin rolling ladder to one side.   Behind these shelves is a hidden doorway section that opens up into the living space for Gralphank.

Notable People

  • Gralphank: The orcish proprietor of the shop. He is a charismatic enchanter and works with other suppliers around the city to offer a wider variety of items.

History

The Fifth Age: The Age of Beginnings
On 12 Adroth 5A 352, the Lightbringers purchased supplies and items at Gralphank's, including several healing potions. In addition, Chaka bought a Fanny Pack of Holding, Mortimr bought a Hat of Disguise, and Arwin commissioned Gralphank for an enchantment on his bow, which would take a week to complete.   On 13 Adroth 5A 352, Chaka returned to Gralphank's to buy additional supplies. When he attempted to trade an art piece for a jeweled horn, Gralphank offered a trade instead; the jeweled horn in exchange for helping his potion maker from the Mud Ward to restock their needed supplies.   At some point after 13 Adroth 5A 352, Lord Lortuk began assisting Gralphank to complete Arwin's commissioned enchantment.   On 16 Adroth 5A 352, Arwin returned to Gralphank’s and retrieved his enchanted bow, Ancalagon, from Gralphank and Lortuk.
Type
Shop, Generic
Parent Location
Region
Desecrated Hills   Continent
Tarteria   Plane
Material Plane