Shop Owner: Alexiel Alastaire (Click for Description)
Note that I do not sell dragons here, but you can start the Dragon Tamer Quest here.
Appearing to have no name, this building is a recent addition to Latent. The building is located in a part of the Latent business district where many shops appear to be rundown and it fits in quite well there. However, upon investigation one will find that the building is, in fact, a pet shop.
Constructed of stone, the building is grey and dismal on the outside; even the single large window on the face of the store appears shabby with heavy black curtains covering it. If you''re lucky, you might get a glimpse of the shop through holes in the curtains. The only entrance to the shop is an oaken door with a strange tribal symbol painted on it in white. The symbol resembles the figure of a wolf.
Push open the heavy, oaken door and you''ll enter to find that the shop is just as dreary on the inside as it is on the outside. On either side of the door is a line of cages with birds of various species, exotic jungle birds, scavengers, and the kind of birds you?d find in any normal pet shop. Lining the wall to your right, you''ll find reptiles, amphibians, and fish of all kinds. None of them are poisonous and none of them appear to be very large. Again nothing you wouldn''t find in an ordinary pet shop. Lining the wall to your left is of course, the small mammals and rodents, cute little bunnies, rats and mice, ferrets, gerbils, etc. In the center of the store is a row of three shelves, each having two sides. The shelves hold various supplies that pet owners would need.
Lining the back wall is the counter and in the back left corner a walled off area with another heavy oak door. The counter stops a few feet from the walled off area, this is where the owner enters the counter area. In the center of the counter sits a cash register and to the right of it, a tray that always seems to be full of cookies of various kinds. On the counter in front of the cash register is a nameplate that reads simply, ?Lady Alexiel.? One could presume it is the name of the shop owner. To the left of the register is a small perch stand, which a raven is usually seen perching on. Everything appears as it would in any normal pet shop.
However, this pet shop is far from normal. The door in the back of the shop seems to emanate a strange aura of power and magic, and wafting through the cracks is a most enticing scent and when one steps through the door, they would find that they feel strange. It''s hard to tell what the feeling is that one gets, a shiver up their spine, a tingling sensation at the back of their neck. The reaction is different for everyone who enters. Beyond the door is a spiral staircase that goes both up and down. On the second story, there is nothing strange, merely the shop owners living quarters, but below? Below the shop awaits many wondrous and strange things.
Only Lady Alexiel can open the door and other people only ever go below when the animal companion they seek can not be found on the first floor of the building. This includes animals that are larger than a small mammal, birds of prey, dogs, cats, larger beasts, and magical beasts. If you can''t find what you?re looking for above, ask the shopkeeper and perhaps you may find your way downstairs. But be warned, the price for such an honor can be a heavy one.
When you descend the stairs, it grows steadily darker until you reach the dimly lit hallway at the bottom. The wall of the hallway is lined with torches and the enticing scent is stronger here. At the end of the hallway is yet another oak door. Beyond that door lies a large room. Running down the center of the room is a crimson carpet. Many drapes made of sheer material and of all kinds of color hang from the ceiling, hiding what waits at the end of the carpet. The only light in the room comes from candles that rest in candle stands lining the carpet.
Hanging on the back wall of the room is a tapestry that is black in color. Woven into the tapestry is a white tribal design in the shape of a wolf. Resting on the floor in front of the tapestry is a pedastal made of obsidian and quartz. On the pedastal there rests a ceremonial dagger that looks rather plain in design.
Whenever one enters the room, there will always be a creature waiting for them in front of the pedastal, though no one can be sure what kind of creature it will be.
You must ask yourself before entering what will await you in this mysterious room? Will it be love? Dreams? Horror? Maybe even death? Only those who are willing to pay the price will find out.
Important Info
- While you're in the torchlit hallway, you'll be asked to imagine the creature you''re looking for, I'll ask you to describe it in a post with as much detail as possible.
- I will then make a post in which my character leads into the last room, past all of the curtains and I will describe the creature that waits for you.
- The creature you get may not be exactly as you describe it, that's for me to decide. However, for the most part, you'll get what you want.
- Just so you know, if the creature is a special one, like it's magic or it's a mythical creature, the price you pay is not in gold. You pay in blood and in some cases you pay with your life. Your character will also owe Alexiel a favor which she may call upon you in the future to collect.
