VIII. THE SCHOLAR'S CORNER

Quiet relative to the rest of the Bazaar. Patrons speak in low voices. There is an unspoken rule against running.

📚 The Unbroken Page

Books, Maps & Historical Documents Proprietor: Sera Nahl, a young woman of extraordinary organisational ability who has read everything in the shop and remembers all of it

The best bookshop in Ka'limport. Sera buys, sells, and trades. She has maps of questionable legality, histories of fallen empires, and philosophical texts from traditions most scholars don't acknowledge exist.

Standard Stock:

Common books — 1–10 gp
Rare histories and tomes — 25–200 gp
Maps (city, regional, nautical) — 5–50 gp
Language primers (20+ languages) — 10 gp each

Unique Items:

~~Annotated Ruins of Calimshan~~ — A scholarly text on the pre-Spellplague ruins beneath and around Ka'limport, written by a Waterdhavian archaeologist. Contains crude maps of three separate ruin complexes. The annotations in the margins are in a different hand — someone who clearly visited the sites after reading the book. — 75 gp
~~The Hollow Compendium (Vol. III)~~ — A dense philosophical text on the nature of magical voids, null-spaces, and entities that exist through absence rather than presence. The cover has been deliberately damaged — the author's name is illegible. — 120 gp
~~A Child's Atlas of the Stars~~ — An illustrated children's book, charming on its surface, with unusually precise star charts and careful illustrations. Something about its detail feels out of place for a children's book. — 5 gp

🖊️ The Ink & Oath

Scrivening, Contracts & Tattoo Work Proprietor: Davan, a former lawyer who now practices magical tattooing as "a more honest profession"

Davan writes legal contracts, produces calligraphy, and practices the Calishite art of magical tattooing — inscribing minor enchantments directly into skin. He also appraises documents for authenticity, though he is careful about how he phrases what else he might be capable of.

Services:

Legal contract drafting — 10 gp (standard); 50 gp (magically sealed)
Document appraisal — 15 gp
Magical tattoos (takes 2 hours):
- The Watcher — A tattoo on one eyelid. When that eye is closed, it sees in darkness as if lit. — 150 gp
- The Compass Rose — A tattoo on the wrist. Always points toward a single location designated at the time of inscription. — 100 gp
- The Anchor — A tattoo over the heart. Once per long rest, when reduced to 0 HP, the bearer may drop to 1 HP instead. The tattoo fades permanently after this activates. — 400 gp