A remote and esoteric specialist store, the Mineral Bazaar is almost a myth among elementalist mages, stocking rare and hard-to-get mineral components as well as interesting and specific pieces. The proprietor is a gargantuan and gravelly-voiced Earth Elemental by the name of Cobble, brooks no insolence and is characteristically hard-edged in all his offers.
He does, however, enjoy Amethyst Cakes, and those who bring him a gift of the rare food earn his effusive thanks and a change in his demeanor. Among his wares are the following items: 1. Liquid Metal - Stored in a small double-walled glass vial, this very fluid silver liquid can be poured into mechanisms or onto a surace, hardening into steel-like consistency within seconds. This can be used to create sculpture or repair damage, but also to jam locks irreparably (100gp per vial). 2. Crystal Geode - These small, rough stones can be thrown, breaking open to cause an uncontrollable growth of colourful quartz crystals in a 20-foot radius, some even human-sized. Creatures within the area take 4d6 piercing damage, with a dexterity save (DC 13) for half damage. The crystals deteriorate naturally over time, or can be broken with application of blunt force or thunder damage. (450gp per stone) 3. Obdurium Ingots - This gloosy-black metal is even harder than adamantium, and can only be melted in the depths of the Elemental Plane of Fire, such is its hardness. These small ingots are incredibly dense, around 6" by 2" by 1" and weighing nearly 120 pounds. The metal is all but unbreakable, and is heavily sought-after by metallurgists, alchemists, and master armourers. 4. Magmajel - This dangerous substance is harvested from the border of the Plane of Fire, and somehow defies all laws of nature in its deliciousness. Although its density and heat are instantly lethal to humans, the flavour has been described by those immune to fire as 'beyond description'. It is served in translucent, glowing cubes around one inch in size. All mortals known to have attempted to eat the substance have died. (50gp per cube) 5. Heeblestone - This light stone is suffused with bubbles, making it light and easily carved with a spoon or similar tool. It can be used for sculpture, and weighs only about half a pound per cubic foot. It can be sourced in large chunks, up to about house size, and is considered 'a bit weird' by those who dwell in the Elemental Plane of Earth, who would like to see it removed. (25gp per pound) 6. Foilsilver - This light metal has the substance of fabric, and can only be harvested in thin scraps from beneath the mightiest of earthbergs. The metal flutters like jaggged ribbons, although it is harder than steel. This metal is rare but just an oddity, with no specific usage identified by its sellers. (100gp per sheet, about hand-size) Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 23 June 2021. Comments are closed.
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