Post by Krepta on Mar 3, 2012 14:07:50 GMT -5
In one of the shadier parts of Metropolis there's a run down little shop wedged between the vast sky-scrapers and apartment buildings that dot the area. It looks like your typical grocery store from the front-- dusty bricks, stuttered street-lamps, a display or two in the window that obviously hasn't been changed out in years. Peering past the grime on the class through, the inside looks a little less shabby-- maybe it's an old antique shop? Most who pass it do just that-- pass buy, as if it sort of just... slips past their range of vision. A large sign on the front reads, "Save Big!" Below it is a smaller sign that reads--
Mr. Obscurity's House of Curiosities
On the rusty old door leading into the shop, a small notice in yellowed old paper reads: "Those with special interests, there is a gargoyle next to the door around back. Please leave a note in it's mouth and I will get back to you."
A little strange... Maybe it's a magic shop?
Those going in the front will find just what they expected-- dusty old antiques, silly little magic kits, maybe a jar here and there reading, "Shrunken Head," or , "Monkey's Paw". Little curiosities, but most of them are obviously rather mundane or completely fake.
However, upon venturing around the back, they might find themselves instead to be greeted with a much cleaner face of the building. Here, graffiti is absent-- which, in this part of town is strange enough. The display windows are not only empty, but blacked out, and parts of the building seem to take on, suddenly, a far more exotic look. There is indeed a large gargoyle on a pedestal beside the well-locked door there as well. It sits there patiently, it's worn features wise and it's toothsome maw a wide yawn as it waits for the next message it must seemingly deliver.
Around the gargoyle, on the ground, there is also some faint markings. If one weren't looking for them, they might not even notice them. However, upon passing the circle of seemingly chicken-scratch in the dust, heroes and those of ill-persuasion towards the shop might find themselves suddenly forgetting what they were about to do and wandering off. Those with genuine interest in the goods offered here though, may never even know something of a rather arcane nature has just occurred and continue on their business.
Those who have passed the circle may now suddenly notice a neat little stack of papers at the gargoyle's feet, stating a list of goods currently for sale at the shop, as well as the following statement, scrawled in neat, but slightly spidery hand-writing:
"Those wishing to make a quick buck or two off their recently acquired magical artifacts may do so here. Kindly leave me a note expressing the nature of the artifact as you know it and I will arrange a meeting for collection and negotiation of price. Be aware that I will offer you only fifty percent of the profits gained.
~Wishing you well, Mr. Obscurity
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OOC Note: All transactions must in In Character. This is basically a shop where your bad-guys can sell their stolen goods, or where potential world dominators can buy potent magical items they might not be able to get elsewhere! Everything in stock here was either sold to Mr. Obscurity, or stolen by Mr. Obscurity, so the quantity and quality of the stock will depend on what been made available through plots and events.
Please post transactions and notes to Mr. Obscurity below unless directed to do otherwise.
Please post transactions and notes to Mr. Obscurity below unless directed to do otherwise.