The Poisoned Quill

This well-kept shop smells of old parchment, freshly-mixed ink, and cinnamon chai. Its owner is an elderly human archmage with greying hair by the name of Tasselgryn “Tas” Velldarn. Though the outside of the store matches the decrepit look of Skullport, the inside of the shop is warm, well-lit, colourful, and opulent. Fancy quills from various exotic creatures are framed on the walls, including axe beak, cockatrice, couatl, griffin, and roc feathers. Tas is usually sitting at the table in the center of the room when characters arrive, drinking tea and either reading or writing. She greets visitors enthusiastically, and offers to put on a fresh pot for them. If they inquire about her services, she offers the following: Transport: She can teleport people to the surface using teleportation circle for a flat fee of 50gp per person. If they do not know the address of a circle in Waterdeep, she sends them to The Lonely Urchin, an orphanage in the Dock Ward. The owner, Varia, is a friend of Tas’, and let her set up the teleportation circle there. She is polite but urges them out the door with all haste, not wanting folk from Skullport around the children. Messages: Tas can cast sending, and will do so for 25gp. The characters must write their message out for her, being sure to keep it under 25 words. She sends it to their recipient of choice, but also keeps in mind what was said, and writes it down in a secret journal later—one never knows when information could suddenly appreciate in value. Identify: Tas can cast identify on one magic item for 10gp, but also offers one identification for free with purchase of any other service. Remove Curse: Tas can cast remove curse for 50gp, for anyone who may be suffering a curse, or attuned to a cursed object. Before doing so, she always casts protection from evil and good on herself, on the off chance that the curse attempts to jump to her. Lock: Tas can cast arcane lock on one container the characters are carrying with them, and does so at a cost of 150gp (assuming, reasonably, that anyone with something worth magically securing has a decent amount of coin to their name). The lock’s conditions are decided by the customer. She will not leave her home to provide this service. Lore: Tas can cast legend lore to unravel properties and history of objects ancient and legendary. This service costs 200gp, and she keeps mental note of objects that react to the spell, as she likes to know if someone in Skullport has a powerful artifact on hand. Mind Shielding: Tas can cast Mind Blank for 250gp. She can do this only once per day. She also offers parchment and ink as needed, and can sell up to 250gp worth of ink for copying spells per tenday, after which she must restock before she can sell anymore.

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Trade Lanes

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Tasselgryn "Tas" Velldarn