Playable Location: Gabriel's Shop

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A new shop has set up, just down the street from the TovaCom Building. If you pay attention, you'll see the large wooden sign, mounted on the wall beside a large door made of black wood, with a brass doorknob and a copper pentacle inset at about eye-level. The sign beside the door reads, in bold letters:

[glow=red,2,300] Gabriel Coven, Professional Wizard [/glow]

[glow=red,2,300] Items Recovered, Potions Made, People Found, Curses Broken. [/glow]

[glow=red,2,300] Fair Rates, Negotiable Fees [/glow]

[glow=red,2,300] No Love Potions, Blatant Mischeif or Kid's Parties. [/glow]

When you enter the shop, the soft sound of bells greets you. The room is quite wide and roughly square. The floor is covered in thick, deep purple carpet, and the walls are paneled with glossy black wood.A group of four tables, all covered with bizarre curiosities fill the center of the shop, and the walls are lined with bookshelves filled with books, bottles of all types, and more oddities. A well worn wooden counter with a percussion cash register sits at the opposite end of the shop, along with a large, boxy desk and chair.

The entire shop is well lit with candles from the candlebra overhead, and from the candle holders spread out through the shop. The candles make no smoke or, surprisingly, heat. The shop is a pleasent 75 degrees fareignheight, and smells of a combination of old books, tea, and something you can't quite place.

Come in whenever you want, buy something, commission the proprietor, Gabriel's rates and prices are reasonable enough.

(List of services to follow)

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Gabriel's Shop has an extensive list of curiousities and strange objects for sale. Most of the objects are nonmagical, and if they're enchanted, are harmless. The following is a list of curios found in the shop that one can buy, in no particular order. This list will be updated as neccessary.

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- A bronze, straight bladed sword with a circular handguard.
- A very old katana with sheath. The blade is heavily nicked and pitted
- A platter full of old bronze and silver coins. They appear to be of US minting, circa AD 1000
- A glass hourglass full of green sand that flows upwards.
- A large brass desk clock with twelve hands of various lengths, but no numerals.
- A bowl full of polished blue and green stones. If a stone is removed from the bowl, it reappears in it in five seconds.
- A set of six bone dice that roll themselves at random intervals.
- A small matchbox that cannot be opened. If shaken, something inside it screams.
- A shrunken head, with long blonde hair. The eyes are missing
- A three foot tall coil of steel wire. It vibrates and emits static electricity.
- A crystal ball full of red-winged flies. None of the flies die. They just buzz around inside the sphere.
- A jar of pickled eyes. The eyes watch anyone who moves near it.
- A plain gold pocket watch. It emits a loud, piercing alarm every day at exactly twelve minute past two, for three seconds
- A large stone crucifix.
- A foot tall dodecahedron made out of marble.
- A loop of rope. There is no indication of how it was fused together.
- A large metal gauntlet with seven fingers and brass studs on the knuckles. It's much larger than a human hand.
- A single leather boot.
- A large, ornate hand mirror. It reflects everything, except people.
- A group of Brazilian wooden carvings
- A stuffed bunny rabbit. The rabbit smells like fresh honey.
- A small terracotta statue of an oriental warrior.
- A magic eight ball. The predictions given by it are all negative.
- A marionette clothed like a jester, without a face.
- An abstract water color painting. The colors change when nobody is watching.
- A small ceramic jug with a cork stopper. When the stopper is removed, it emits a thin streamer of grey smoke that smells like burning deisel.
- A small broach, made of gold and studded with rhinestones, shaped like a bee. The wings twitch every so often.
- A set of twelve reddish-brown candles which, when lit, burn with a green flame. They never melt.
- A small jack in the box. The jack in the box itself has no head.
- A large bowie knife with a handgrip shaped like a man with his arms folded. When picked up, the handle laughs maniacally and quite loudly.
- A fist-sized amathyst geode.
- A large, broken chainsaw. The blade is stained blood red. Touching it ilicits a sudden surge of fear until it is released.
- A jar labled 'Powdered Children' with a cork stopper on the top
- An antique compass. The needle constantly spins in random directions.
- A large broadsword. The handguard is unadorned, and the blade has no edge. The word 'Mercy' is engraved on the pommel.
- A marble chessboard with a full set of tin chess pieces. The pieces continually move on thier own accord as the board plays itself.
- A red Domino-style mask with blue and purple trim around the edges. The world looks bright green to whoever wears the mask.
- A large black hat with peacock feathers in the hat band. When one puts it on, one can hear the ocean.
- A two headed quarter. One head has the entire surface scratched out, like someone took a knife to it. When tossed, the coin always lands on its side.
- A flat, gray, square stone tablet, exactly 4.29 inches on each side. The edges are neatly milled.
- A largish human skull. The joints on the skull are all melted together.
- A set of twelve, seven pointed shuriken. Each shuriken has a different animal pictured in the center.
- A triangular, knif-sized piece of what looks like glass. The longest edges are incredibly sharp.
- A wax human hand, giving the 'thumbs up' sign

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Gabriel's Store has a list of various books. These tomes range from books on magic and mythology, to rare books and collectables, to the just plain bizarre. This is a list of what's curently available, in no particular order. This list will be updated as neccessary.

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- A copy of War and Peace. All the printing in the book is backwards and upside down.
- The Arduin Grimore, Twelth Edition.
- A Dissertation on the Acts of Merlin, by Arthur Collak. The book is in good condition
- Curses Through The Ages, by Jane Forthald. The cover of the book is covered in scorch marks.
- Dragonslaying for Dummies. The first four pages are completely charred.
- Enochian Incantations by Theric Vangloid. The entire book is written in Wingdings font.
- Nordic Runes and Their Translations by Helmut Shwartz.
- Don't Pee on Electric Fences
- The Collected Works of St. Fortuna. The binding is wirrten on in gold leaf.
- 101 Ways to Sell Your Soul, by Jacob Faustus
- A Beginner's Guide to Potion Making, by Sandra Wilcox. The pages smell smoky and have notes handwritten in Latin in the margins.
- A well-used copy of Atlas Shrugged
- An untitled book covered in what looks like black leather. When opened, the pages are blank, but the book emits a horrific scream of pain until closed.
- The Devil Made Me Do It: The Alan Schlitzinger Story
- 1,001 Drink Recipes, by I. P. Alkin. The back cover has a largge stain on it.
- Der Leiben Jesu by Strauss. The book is in good condition, but the first three pages have the word BLASPHEMY written on it in bright red ink.
- A book full of pictures of birds.
- How to be a Violent Bastard by James Worthington
- A copy of The Anarchist Cookbook. two-thirds of the book's text is crossed out by a black sharpie.
- A copy of the Lex Magica Arcana
- Poor Richard's Almanac, 2029 edition
- A History of Sex and Violence by Albert Shcwartz
- Occultism Through The Ages by Augustus Danzil
- Witchcraft and Wicca, A Comparsion by Dana Brigid.
- Why Magic Isn't Real by Stan Guuld
- A Geneology of Angels by Uriel Strontheim. The entire book is written in Hebrew.
- A copy of the musical Lease. The word 'REJECTED' is stamped on the front of it.
- A History of Violence and Sex by Talbert Srawch
- A copy of the script for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- How to Save The World on $20. There is no author's name.
- A copy of The House of Blue Leaves. The text seems to twist oddly when read.
- A copy of See Spot Run. You can hear children giggiling when it's opened.
- An untitled book. All 241 papes show nothing but the same picture of a lighthouse by the sea. The pages smell like salt.
- Sodom and Gamorrah: The True Story by Lot.
- What God is Thinking Right Now. The book is a full foot in thickness, and is to heavy to lift.

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Gabriel's Shop offers a variety of magical potions, all brewed by the wizard himself and carefully labeled. Each of the various bottles are clearly labeled with instructions, most of which include the words 'IGNORE AT OWN RISK.'

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- Eight small sports bottles in various colors, labeled 'Expidious Retreat' in black marker.
- Four eyedroppers, each labeled 'Extract of Insomnia - Concentrate'
- A glass cola bottle with a screw top, filled with a translucent blue fluid. The legend 'Second Sight Solution - 1:8 dilution' is written on masking tape.
- A small, ornate glass bottle with a cork stopper, filled with a bright red fluid. There's a tag on the neck of the bottle that reads 'Dragon's Breath Elixer.' The bottle is warm to the touch.
- A rack of eight test tubes with rubber stoppers, filled with an iridescent black substance. The label on the rack reads 'Sovreign Lubricant'
- A pair of wine bottles, filled about half-way with what looks like sand. the labels read 'Dehydrated Merlot, 2001.'
- A perfume spritzer, with a container filled with thin lavender liquid. A tag on the nozzle reads 'Faerie Repellant'
- A set of eight round glass bottles with wax caps. The bottles contain a clear lquid, with glittering flecks suspended in it. The labeles on them read 'Instant Sunlight.'
- A set of ceramic flasks, each of which have red CAUTION: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE labels on them. The label beneath the warning symbols read "Alchemical Fire"
- A cologne bottle shaped like a panther, with a cork stopper. The tag ttached to it reads 'Oil of Animal Magnetism.'
- A group of plastic cola bottles, each about half full of a thin, brownish black fluid. The labels read 'Instantanious Wake Up Potion'
- Another perfume spritzer, this one cheap looking and filled with a thin, dark green fluid. The tag reads ' Super Fertilizer.'
- A cologne spray, dark blue. The label reads 'Ambient Coolant Spray.'
- A set of glass bottles with wax stoppers, fillwed with a bubbiling, milky fluid. The labeles read 'Expanding Fire-Retardant.'
- Three small cologne bottles with yellowed stoppers. The labels read 'Essence of Garlic and Holy Water' in ornate script.
- A clear glass decanter filled with glowing orange fluid. The label reads 'Faerie Wine.'

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Of course, the real reason you're here in the shop is because you want to hire Gabriel for something, don't you? Well, here's a list of what you can hire him to do, and the costs associated with them.

Locate/Recover Objects: $50 a day plus expenses. Payment due on delivery of object. Failure to pay resluts in forfeiture of object.

Locate People: $100 a day plus expenses. Payment due on location of person.

Break Curse: $100 and up, depending on severity of the curse. If Gabriel cannot break the curse, 1/2 of the payment is returned.

Brew potion: Varies due to potion and/or quantity. Payment due on completion of potion. Failure to pay results in forfeiture of potion. Asking for love potions will get you thrown out of the shop.

Create/Repair Talisman: $100 per day of creation. Payment due on completion. Failure to pay results in forfeiture of talisman.

Advice: Free of charge.

Assistance in police cases involving magic: $20-$50 (depending on hazerdousness of the case) per day, plus expenses.

Books/Curios/Potions in shop: Varies. Ask Gabriel.

Kid's Parties: Didn't you read the sign???

All rates are negotiable, within limits. Gabriel has the right to refuse any requests that he feels would violate the Laws of Magic or result in his demise. No refunds unless specifically stated.