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Shops
SHOPS
grocery
Instead of buying individual food items you can buy a menu of groceries that falls into one of three budget categories. The specifics are up to you, as the menus are meant to simplify your finances, but choose wisely! Your grocery budget is meant to last you the entire month and each category comes with its own perks or lack thereof.Basic | Consists of the bare minimum to fulfill basic needs. Some bread, some veg, and maybe a little bit of meat. This will keep you alive and that’s about it. May leave you still hungry or leave you susceptible to food crisis. Farmers and Fishermen get this automatically through their work in providing food. | Cost: 50 Brass
Bountiful | Consists of ingredients for filling, hearty meals and occasional treats! Enough to share with a hungry neighbor or get through a crisis without incident if you ration well. | Cost: 100 Brass
Lavish | The finest ingredients money can buy, fit for nobility or preparing for a feast. Fine selections of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, bread, expensive spices, and sweets! Those who purchase this menu will be immune to events affecting food resources, can frequently offer food to neighbors with no cost to themselves (or host a dinner party), and once per month can choose to resurrect at home in bed if they die. | Cost: 300 Brass
upgrades
Interested in upgrading your home or business? Seek out a construction consultation, or become a shareholder of your business depending on what it is! All upgrades should be reported to the bank, but here are some listings for your convenience.Home Upgrades:
Depending upon where you live, you may be eligible for upgrades to your home! Ask at the Bank if you are not sure what home upgrades apply to you.
Small Item | Small personal items or pieces of decor. Applies to things that are handheld or easily carried by a single person. Available regardless of home or living situation and does not need to be reported, just add it to your ledger! | Cost: 50 Brass
Large Item | A piece of furniture or larger decor. Applies to things that can be carried by a single person with some effort or things that require a team lift. Again, this is available to everyone and does not require approval. | Cost: 150 Brass
Room Remodel | Allows you to modify a single room in a cosmetic way, such as painting it or redecorating with multiple items to personalize it.| 300 Brass
Home Remodel | Allows you to personalize and modify your entire home to make it more functional and personal! May account for minor structural changes, or incur more costs if structural changes are drastic. | Base Cost: 500 Brass
Home Expansion | Add a new room to your home! May incur additional costs if it requires specialty furniture or has an elaborate design. | Base Cost: 1500 Brass
New Custom Home | Want to build a brand new home from scratch, just for you, wherever you want it? The cost will vary, based on how much space you need and how fancy you want to make it, so inquire at the Bank for details! | Base Cost: 5000 Brass
Business Upgrades:
Some businesses such as farms, clinics, and fishing boats are eligible for expansions while others allow you to invest stock in the company to receive more back over time. Regardless of what the nature of the upgrade is, the benefits are uniform for the sake of simplicity.
Level 1 | This is the level you start at with any job, and it is free. It allows you to get 50 extra Brass for each thread above 10 tags you submit for bonuses. | Cost: None, this is the default
Level 2 | Improves your business space a moderate amount, providing more space, more equipment, or more sources of income depending on the business. Allows you to get 80 extra Brass per thread bonus. | Cost: 800 Brass
Level 3 | The maximum level, which makes your business space the most efficient and high quality it can be! Allows you to get 100 extra Brass per thread bonus. | Cost 2000 Brass
clothing
The clothing shop has a variety of offerings in different colors and styles, and are priced by complexity. The specifics of the outfit are up to you as long as it fits into the category you’re paying for, but a few examples are provided.
Simple | A minimal outfit in two or three pieces and basic colors. Includes shoes, and may include some basic accessories like suspenders and hats. Only a bit more fashionable than what you arrived in. | Cost: 50 Brass
Classic | A structured and functional outfit that is relatively durable with some embellishments. Includes shoes, gloves, and a neck accessory and/or hat if desired! | Cost: 200 Brass
Stylish | A quite fashionable outfit suitable for outings! Tastefully embellished and including any accessories you might like, within reason. | Cost: 300 Brass
Lavish | A couture outfit indicative of impressive spending, typically intended for formal events. If someone were to wear something like this on the average day, that person is either ridiculously wealthy or terribly gauche. Expensive fabric, fancy embellishments, and bold accessories, none of which are suitable for working in. | Cost: 500 Brass
Custom | Perhaps you’d like something much more specific that doesn’t really fall into the typical fashion of Pumpkin Hollow. The tailor may be able to replicate it for you! Put in a special purchase request on the post below and you will receive a price estimate based on how complex it is, comparable to the existing categories, as well as an estimate of how much time it will take to complete your request.
[NEW!] Winter Coat | The weather outside is frightful! If you would like to get just a winter coat that isn't part of a full outfit, they will range between 100 and 300 Brass based on level of embellishment. Feel free to send a special purchase request for approval!
miscellaneous
In addition to the standard fare of essential shops, the streets are packed with unique shops of all kinds. They carry wares like tools, weapons, pets, mounts, jewelry, trinkets, and more!For now, please submit a special purchase request to the comment below for any miscellaneous items. Prices for items that have been previously requested can be found in this buyer's guide. We'll add official listings for requested items as we determine them!
shady merchant
In a back alleyway of the commercial district there is an odd door beneath a tattered shop awning that is marked only with a red crescent moon symbol. Were it not for candlelight flickering through the dirty windows, one might assume it was abandoned. There is an "OPEN" sign dangling from the door knob.The banner strapped to the desk on which the cash register sits reads "CALLOWAY'S CURIOS" in hand-painted letters. The shelves are stocked with all manner of odd-looking, mostly useless things alongside a few specimen jars. Many of them claim to be good luck talismans but they just look like junk. However, there are a few things worth looking at here.
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Blood Fruit | It looks a bit like a pink onion, but with wrinkled, translucent skin that appears to have a tiny network of bluish veins running just beneath the surface. It's a bit squishy and reeks of iron. A deep red liquid fills the inside of the fruit and rushes to its surface when it is punctured. The merchant claims they grow on a bush in Lockwood Forest but artfully dodges giving away the location. They go for 20B a pound, which is highway robbery for most comparable vegetables, but they're admittedly quite unique. "You never know what you might need some spare blood for," Calloway says.
Fire Spell Jar | Apparently great for dealing with Brutoks, this amber glass jar is filled with some kind of liquid, a hunk of carnelian crystal, and a bit of fabric that comes out of the top. The lid is otherwise tightly sealed with red wax. Instructions on the sign say that all you need to do is light the fabric and throw for an instant fireball spell. Use with caution. 50B per jar seems criminal, but it is magic, right?
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Amulet of Honesty | A piece of onyx clasped nicely into a golden base, Calloway warns that, not only will you not be able to remove this if you put it on yourself, you'll have to have someone remove it from you, but it will lose a single chain link any time you're less than honest with someone else. Do it enough times, and breathing will get a bit... challenging. Since it's still a nice piece of jewelry, however, he's asking 250B for it.
[ Requested by: Olivia Fleischmann ]
Automaton Warrior Figurine | Calloway assumes that this must be some sort of revered warrior from another place and time, granted how intricate the details on it are. What's more is that its posable, and it lights up! For an enchanted figurine, no less, Calloway's asking price is 200B.
[ Requested by: Deon Wilson ]
Beasts of the Waking Dream | A book, unfinished, containing extensive information on several creatures from a place dubbed the Dreamlands. If it were finished, Calloway admits he'd ask more for it, but is willing to "cut you a deal" by only asking for 150B for the tome.
[ Requested by: Arthur Lester ]
Bloody Journal | Scrawlings of a madman in a fine leather binding. Several pages are stained with blood. All the wisdom contained in it, however legible or not that is, is in your hands for 100B.
[ Requested by: Miles Upshur ]
Capricious Earrings | No matter how he tries, Calloway can't manage to keep track of these green earrings in one place. As such, the answer to him is clear: to sell them as single pieces. That's probably fine. 200B per earring is a fair price to ask, right?
( MOD NOTE: the Potara earrings, if causing fusion, only last for an hour at a time. Be sure to communicate how this goes with the buyer of the other earring and how exactly that all shakes out! )
"Charles" | A wad of flesh, with a large, fanged mouth on one side of it. Calloway says it's his "buddy" now, and demonstrates as he throws a little cracker to it, and it catches it easily. He has no idea what it's for, nor that it could be anything of note. Sometimes he gets "junk," and sometimes that junk becomes a weird thing you feed crackers. He'll begrudgingly part with Charles for 400B.
[ Requested by: Wilson P. Higgsbury ]
Cloak of the Ever-Watchful | A magic traveler's cloak that, when worn, your identity becomes impossible to discern, and better than that, anyone looking at you will perceive you looking directly at them! For 300B, you'll never get snuck up on again.
[ Requested by: Music Alwyn Szereban ]
Cloak of Many Bats | An elegant cloak that, when opened, releases anywhere from 1 to 100 bats (feel free to do a dice roll for the Bat Value per each open), which will flutter away from seemingly nowhere. They do appear to be real, tangible bats, but Calloway's never managed to catch one to confirm. It's very dramatic, though! 250B, and you can have as many bats and dramatic entrances as you like.
Disconcerting Amorous Plush Toys | Two somewhat-humanoid plush toys, one orange and one pink in disquieting appearances, stitched together at the hand. Lovers, perhaps? Calloway isn't sure. He doesn't want to think about it. He doesn't even like looking at them, and the meager 100B price tag speaks to that.
Elegant Snakeskin Trenchcoat | A finely crafted garment of snakeskin, barely even damaged from Calloway's finding it! No enchantments to speak of, but what does one need magic for when the fashion speaks for itself? For such a luxurious find, his asking price is 300B.
[ Requested by: Daniil Dankovsky ]
Flesh... Onion? | Calloway doesn't know what this is, and he doesn't even try to pretend to, this time. It looks like the bulb of a plant, but it's decidedly meaty. If asked if he's tried to plant it, he'll quickly assure you that, of course not, he can't be out of work for a day, he's got a business to run. Even with his lack of confidence in it, he's asking for 100B per bulb, and there are 3 total.
[ Requested by: Wilson P. Higgsbury ]
Frog's Cloth | A long, wound-up length of plain cloth, which is reported to be able to snare targets with unparalleled precision. "Like frogs n' flies," Calloway remarks. "Thought about calling it Spider's Cloth, but there's already been too many spiders in here." He's asking 350B for such an incredibly handy tool.
[ Requested by: Hitoshi Shinsou ]
"Gently-Used" Bag of Holding | A bag of holding is a fantastic find! This one does come with a small catch, however: it seems someone's used it before. As such, when you pull an object out, sometimes it'll come out with a little bit of lint, a piece of old candy, or... what appears to be glitter? Maybe the previous owner was the artsy type. It still holds anything, though! For 300B, this handy bag is yours.
Intimidating Infernal Blade | Named as such because Calloway thinks he's seen demons with similar weapons, this weapon is a sharp, multi-bladed sweeping tool, certain to do some real damage to whatever it hits. "It's been too long since I did some perfectly legitimate weapon trading," Calloway reminisces. "Ahh, the good ol' days." For 450B, this blade can be yours!
[ Requested by: Beckett Mariner ]
"Lady by the Lakeside" | "I'm gettin' into art sales now, apparently," Calloway remarks. "Nice picture, eh? Real scenic, too." He doesn't know the subject of the photo, nor the location, but for this tiny piece of "art", especially with the rarity of full-color photos, he's asking 200B for it.
[ Requested by: James Sunderland ]
Mask of Many Voices | A half-mask and head-piece, all in one, that allows the user to change their voice to that of another person's. At least, so Calloway says - he says it's "fiddly" and "complicated." 250B, and perhaps you can figure it out with more ease than he was able to!
[ Requested by: Hitoshi Shinsou ]
Miniature Replica of a Useless Table | "If ya want a dollhouse to have somethin' that doesn't sit quite right, I s'pose." Even if Calloway can't discern what the object is supposed to be, it's a nice figurine! For 150B, it could brighten a shelf, or hold a small object poorly on top of it.
[Requested by: Beckett Mariner]
Mystical Bag of Enchanted Stones | Calloway's not sure what these lovely gems are for, but he knows they've got some magic to them. That's surely enough reason for the outrageous asking price of 450B for them, isn't it?
[ Requested by: Cassandra de Rolo ]
Perplexing Peepers | Plastic, rattling, and in an unreasonable volume, these plastic eyes topple whichever way you move them. Calloway keeps the box of them closed, because, as he's been quoted, "I don't like 'em lookin' at me. They're weird." 150B gets you the whole box!
[ Requested by: Max Maximum ]
Restless Orb | A shimmering blue sphere, egg, or perhaps a rock? Whatever it is, it occasionally teeters on its uneven sides within the basket he's put it in. Calloway isn't sure what it is, and he doesn't intend to mess with it too much to find out. No sense breaking the product, after all. Someone, perhaps with 250B to spare, will be willing to take a closer look!
[ Requested by: Drelasa Veloth ]
Staff of Serpentine Manifestation | Apparently, this magical rod has only one spell it can cast: it turns "sticks," extremely loose in its definition, into snakes. The process is irreversible. He warns that, if you use this on the house of a hated neighbor, he isn't responsible for any legal hot water that comes from that. 300B, and you can have as many snakes as you like!
[ Requested by: Anders ]
Unruly Crystal Gardening Kit | One of Calloway's "special" products, that he expressly leads you to a back room to see, where purple crystals accompany scorch marks on his floor. "Don't have a smoke beside even a little one," he warns. "But they sure are pretty to look at, aren't they?" Considering this handy product offers unlimited crystals, his asking price is an outrageous 800B.
[ Requested by: Sally Boyle ]
BARGAIN BIN
Sometimes goods don't sell as quickly as Calloway might like them to. He's not a beacon of patience, and small items that aren't moving are just gathering dust, as far as he's concerned.
For things such as these, he's created the Bargain Bin, a clearance section of sorts to help move some of his lingering stock. For information on the items, each name contains a drop-down with more information!
Battered Teaware
Tragically damaged before Calloway could get his hands on them, the teapots and teacups alike have suffered some losses to their structural integrity, making them poor choices for drinking. Spectral creatures seem to be attracted to them, though! There are two teapots and three teacups remaining. Each teapot is 100B, and each teacup is 50B.Book of Food Poetry
Several copies of a surprisingly long anthology of shortform poems describing food. There are over 200 entries. The book's pages are strangely stiff and spiral-bound, and have pictures of some entries. The book is entitled "The Cheesecake Factory". Each one is 25 brass - a bargain, he says, for so much exceptional writing. Two copies are available.Bottle of Stink
A bottle of foul smelling teal-blue liquid. The odor is something almost akin to mint, but awful, Calloway notes. The front label is damaged from where it was found laying face-down on the mud, but the text "TERINE" is still legible. The label on the back, however, is fully intact. It's unclear why anyone would want this. 25 brass, because he really just wants it gone more than anything.Canned Experience
A tin can containing disgusting food. "I tried one for myself," Calloway admits. "It tasted like dog food, but afterwards I got way better at bookkeeping and organizing for some reason." One can costs 100 brass, and there are two remaining.Collectible Bug-Eyed Homunculi
"Got a whole shelf of these little evil things. Look at them," Calloway complains. They come in a wide variety of assorted shapes and colors, and there are currently 15 in total, and each one is 75B. Do you recognize anyone among them? (Feel free to specify who or what the figurine is of when you buy it!)
Flighty Inkwell
A small, antique inkwell in the shape of a cicada, which can have its ink accessed by opening its wings. Unfortunately, judging by some splashes of ink around the shop, and the fact that the inkwell is now kept in a small box, it seems to have a bit of a mind of its own. Not to mention that surprisingly low price of 100B. Hey, it is a nice antique, though, isn't it?
Jar of Soothing Stink
Though the smell is strange and remarkably pungent, Calloway is pleased to report that this substance eases the ache of the joints like nothing else does, if you can get past the tingling sensation that comes with it. Each large jar bears a tiger on the fading label. There are 3 jars, and each costs 100B.
"Larval Parenthood" Moldable Clay
Strange, vexing kits that claim to allow you the joy of creating your very own larva. There are 4 available, and Calloway is asking a mere 50B for each, as he doesn't feel right asking for more for something you could feasibly "parent."Leaf Everlasting
A broad, vibrantly green leaf, that is unable to be ripped, never seems to wilt, and produces a strong gust when swung. It looks like it could be held at either end and used to glide, with how exceptionally strong it is! 200B for this leaf of many talents.Pendant of Purring
An elegant amulet depicting a stylized cat, accented by a lovely piece of cat's eye gemstone. When wearing it, it simply gives the wearer the new ability to express their joy, comfort, and calm through a feline purr, all for the low asking price of 100B.Scroll of Ultimate Ascension
Calloway will not let you read this scroll inside his business, and simply claims that you'll have to trust that it's worth the money. Has he ever let you down before? Don't answer that. 100B, and you can learn the secrets within.Sneaky Pajamas
Comfortable garments that are far a bit too tight and marginally overdecorated, as far as Calloway's concerned. They let you move around in remarkable silence, however! 300B for the full set.Story-weaving Incenses
Aroma-therapy? No, no. Calloway will assure you that aroma-story-telling is the newest experience to hit Marrow Isle, and these incenses, with the stories they portray in their fragrant curls of smoke, will show you exactly what he means. When asked what he saw, he'll report that the "world's saddest giant snake ate some poor bastard," and elaborate no further. It better be a worthwhile experience, for the steep asking price of 150B per stick. There are presently 2 total.Vile Potion
Metal tubes similar to the pocket tankard, but taller, containing an absolutely disgusting fizzy green liquid that makes the drinker go real fast. There are 10 in total available. 75 brass will get you a single tube.
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The shop restocks often, and the merchant adds new items to his lineup every time he finds something "mysterious and otherworldly" that he thinks might be valuable. If you have anything in mind you'd like Mr. Calloway to keep an eye out for, please make a special purchase request over at the bank! For past items, please see the log of sold items. (Note that you absolutely can buy items for other people or items other players have requested, but we provide notes on who asked for what so that there can be a conversation about it beforehand!)
player owned
As new residents establish themselves here in Pumpkin Hollow, they've opened up new businesses! Shops can be run by Artisans and Physicians out of their home-workspaces or by Entrepreneurs who pay to open up new businesses such as restaurants, inns, theatres, or other custom establishments. Some other circumstances can allow characters to open businesses. Here are all the current businesses owned by otherworldly immigrants to Marrow Isle.Infernal Arms & Armor | A blacksmith's forge owned by River la Croix, predominantly focused on combat gear. She can also provide enchantment services. She has two apprentices by the names of Ashwood and Sulana, both local elves.
Pinhole Printing and Binding | A printing press and book binding shop owned by Gerard Keay. He can print manuscripts into proper books or make copies of existing books, bind blank reams of paper into journals, and more! Additionally he prints the Pumpkin Hollow Gazette and supplies the newsstands in Downtown Hollow.
Blackberry Apothecary | A drug store owned by Sally Boyle. She makes all of her medicines with local plants and has an impressive knowledge of herbalism and chemistry. Additionally, her shop carries first aid supplies and "recreational" substances.
Various Medical Establishments | Several medical clinics have become available via newly-arrived doctors. Marrow Isle Health and Wellness is still currently owned by local physician Dr. Agnes Winterbottom but is slated to be taken over by Chris Freeman. The Finest Kind Clinic is owned by Dr. Hawkeye Pierce and occasionally doubles as a bar (a very unique approach to medicine, indeed). The Office of Dr. John H. Watson, M.D. is precisely what it says on the tin. First Aid, an "automaton" who can transform into an amazing self-driving ambulance carriage, is capable of transporting patience to any of these establishments in the event of an emergency.
Mipha's Grace | While not technically a shop, this fishing vessel owned and captained by Princess Zelda is the source of a fair amount of the island's seafood and is responsible for harvesting seaweed from the seaweed garden established by Jean. Several residents --- Jon Sims, Pomni, and Bart Torgal --- work aboard the ship. A seafood stall run by members of the crew can frequently be seen in the market district.
Velvet, Ambrosia, and Silk | A brothel run by Hikiishi Magne . In addition to erotic services the brothel offers singing and music, gaming tables, space for symposiums on topics related to gender and sexuality, and the services of noted chef Max Maximum. A magical barrier over the door bars entry to everyone under the age of eighteen.
St Arden-Sul Surgery/Butterfly's Fang Salon | A cosmetic surgery/tattoo parlor run by Sheogorath/Theodore Gorlash, offering cosmetic alterations both mundane and magical!
Hitchcock's Textiles | Owned and operated by Cal "Okie" Hitchcock III, this shop offers crafting supplies such as fabric, yarn, needles, thread, and unspun cotton, as well as a selection of fine blankets, socks, quilts and scarves. A perfect stop on any adventurer's quest for maximum coziness!
Because the only way for residents to officially make money is via Activity Bonuses, all transactions made at player-owned shops will have the expenses handwaved. As a courtesy, if you obtain items or services from the shops in question, the best way to pay them is by threading with them long enough to obtain an Activity Bonus.
Purchases
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Margaret will buy the Gilded Pins for the 200B, Alice will buy the Crass Mug Of Affection for the 150B and Daisy will finally come take the Fugitive Firearm off him for the 200B for good because they're both tired of this song and dance.
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Ripley would like to buy the Shoes of the Swift for 200B.
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He does, however, get one of the local artists to draw a portrait from description, and posts Bananathaniel's picture at the front of the shop, with a "LIFETIME BAN" noted below the page.
(He tragically has no idea how funny that is, considering the thief's name.)
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Rambo's Digging Through The Bargain Bin
- Warrior's Best Friend Combat Knife (150)
- Serpent's Blade (120)
- Lantern Of Unbridled Convenience (150)
John will attempt to haggle for a bulk buying discount of 370 brass for the lot. If Calloway refuses, he'll settle on the full price--but if Co is a little noisy while he's paying? John's not going to admonish her. >.> XD
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And then not use it. And sock it under his bed to eventually use when he's like... he old or something. Because he's noticed those kits are still there, and he knows what it's like to be unwanted, and Runt is cute.
No, he's not telling anyone about the purchase. (OOCly, the players of his 'adults' have been informed LMAO.) Yes, this is a stupid idea. But hey it means Rex keeps his room cleaner than usual so no adult tries to tidy up for him....
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But he's pissy about the Mask of the Unseen being there so he's going to try and haggle that one. He's going to try and low-key threaten Calloway with the fact the mask belongs to a dangerous cult, claiming they're a sect of Nyarlathotep that uses the mask in their rituals, so what does he think will happen when one of them finds out he's got an important object? People have been killed for far less, but he'll take it off his hands faster and cheaper than the cost of his fucking life. Just because people come back doesn’t mean they won't make it excruciating.
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He doesn't like it, but he gives Arthur the mask for a mere 50B, tacking on that Arthur will "owe him a favor" down the line, but there's not much resolve in that. (Mostly, it just seems like he wants it out of his shop as quickly as possible, but doesn't want to make this sort of argument a habit.)
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Vespertine is delighted to buy a "Larval Parenthood" moldable clay kit, because of course it is, it loves raising bugs, and for 50B, it can afford it!
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