Player owned shop

Traders who have reached at least circle 30 are allowed to rent their own shops in the Market Plazas of Crossing, Riverhaven and Shard.

Renting a shop

There are a limited number of shops available at each Market Plaza. A good time to start looking for a shop to rent is the day that rent is due as there are usually one or two shops available due to the previous tenant being evicted. Ask other traders around the market about when the next end of pay period arrives.

For starters, visit the clerk in the main office of the plaza where you are seeking a shop and ASK CLERK about RENT. They will inform you if you are ready for a shop, then you can find a vacant shop in the market and RENT it. Make sure your debt is cleared before you attempt to rent your shop.

Commands and help

After renting your shop, head into it (after OPEN <shop entrance name - entrance, door, arch, etc>), and take a while to familiarize yourself with the SHOP command and HELP.

SHOP

The SHOP verb is the way that you interact with the various settings of your shop. The following options are available:

• SHOP PRICE - Set the price for an item in your shop.
• SHOP RESERVE - Reserve an item for a certain person to buy.
• SHOP CUSTOMER - Shows you what your customers would see if they used the SHOP verb.
• SHOP REMOVE - Removes an item from your table or a player from your shop
• SHOP BLACKLIST - You can ban a person from your shop permanently.
• SHOP SCHEDULE - Schedule times for your shop to be open when you're not there.
• SHOP TIMERS - Change the timers for shop-related things, like blacklisting.
• SHOP WIDTH - Modify the width of your ledger.
• SHOP NAME - Change the name of your shop.
• SHOP STATUS - Find out how your shop is doing.
• SHOP CATEGORIES - Update the categories of items that your shop sells..

You can enter these commands by themselves for more information about how to use them.

See the SHOP page for more detail.

HELP

Shops are the pinnacle of achievement for any trader. While a shop might start small, its success (and influence!) can quickly become something of great renown. This help file is designed to help you navigate your shop and learn the different ways that it can be used. To access information on a specific topic, use the syntax HELP [TOPIC].

The available topics are:

• BASICS - Get basic information about how a shop is run.
• OPENING - Learn about opening your shop and keeping it open while you're away.
• SURFACES - Learn about sales surfaces, and how you can acquire more and different ones.
• MERCHANDISE - How to interact with your merchandise.
• PEOPLE - Find out the unique capabilities of your shop when dealing with people.
• BACKROOM - Find out more about what the back room is for, and what you can do with it.
• EXPENSES - Learn about the different ways you can incur expenses for your shop.
• EVENTS - What kind of random events can occur, and what you can do about them.
• FURNITURE - How and where to get new furniture for your shop.
• EVICTION - What you need to do to avoid being evicted if your shop goes into the red.
• CLOSING - How to close your shop and what effects that has.

See the HELP page for more detail.

Rent

Note: Keep in mind you are running a business. If you mismanage it for an extended period of time, expenses can quickly spiral out of control.

The base cost of rent per month is 30 plat per month. The base cost is increased by the number of surfaces that you have as follows:

# surfaces	Price
1	.75 plat
2	3 plat
3	6.75 plat
4	12 plat
5	18.75 plat
6	21.75 plat
7	24.75 plat
8	27.75 plat

After the total is calculated, the rent is scaled by location (Crossing is charged full price): Riverhaven: 50% Shard: 25%

This amount is then charged at the end of a pay period.

Pay periods are 80 Elanthian days, [or 20 RL days]. This is exactly two Elanthian months, and occurs at beginning of the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth months of every Elanthian year. When a pay period ends, several things happen:

- Your expenses are charged to your store's bank account.

- Your rent is also charged to your store's bank account.

- Your earnings are added to your store's bank account.

- Your expenses and earnings are reset in anticipation of the next pay period.

If your shop's balance of sales to rent is negative for too long, you may be evicted by the plaza owners. You may DEPOSIT any amount of money into your shop's bank account (while in back room) at any time, and may WITHDRAW any positive amount of money in the bank account as well. When you perform a withdrawal, the money is transferred directly into your local bank by a secured courier - No need to worry about thieves! You can also WITHDRAW #### POCKET to keep the money on your person.

Your shop's currency is the same as its local province - Kronars for Zoluren, Lirums for Therengia, etc.

Eviction

When you get evicted, a Plaza official will approach you with a similar message:

A Plaza official approaches you and says, "Your shop in <Town> has been in debt for too long, and your tenancy there has been forcibly ended. Your belongings will be stored in a Guild warehouse so that you can claim them later. Because of the tardiness of payment, you have been assessed a fee of <Price> <Currency>, plus an additional <Price> <Currency> in administrative fees. Good day, <Madam|Sir>." With that, the official takes his leave.

Retrieving your Belongings

• Zoluren

Head over to the Administration Office at the Plaza entrance.

ask clerk for goods

Surfaces

At 30th circle, you will be limited to a single surface on which to place your wares. As you gain circles, you will be able to place more surfaces on your sales floor:

Circle	Surfaces on Sales Floor	Total Surfaces
30	1	1
40	1	2
45	2	2
50	2	3
60	3	4
70	3	5
75	4	5
80	4	6
90	5	7
100	5	8

Surfaces can be ADJUSTED in the back room to change the noun used to identify it.

Purchased Item	Adjust 1	Adjust 2	Adjust 3	Adjust 4	Adjust 5	Adjust 6	Adjust 7	Adjust 8	Adjust 9	Adjust 10	Adjust 11
cabinet	armoir	bureau	dresser	endtable	sideboard	breakfront	highboy	vanity	locker	cupboard	bar
rack	shelf	shelves	mantle	mantle
table	worktable	desk	workbench	stand	cart	buffet
trunk	chest	case	crate	footlocker	lowboy	bin

List of current shops

Store hours are in Eastern time.

Crossing's Market Plaza

Last Updated: 296 Skullcleaver 427 (05 July 2018)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room
Teh Black Market	Pucktin	1 pm	3 am	Sun Room
On A Whim	Rajara	1 pm	9 pm	Sun Room
Thamar's Shop	Thamar	5 pm	1 am	Sun Room
Kalyssia's Armor And Tools	Kalyssia	8 pm	2 am	Water Room
My Two Kronars!	Annandale	9 pm	9 am	Water Room
Klausette Full Of Things	Klausette	5 pm	1 am	Water Room
Thevelar's Retail Therapy Centre	Thevelar	1 pm	12 am	Grass Room
Carma's Collections	Carma	5 pm	11 pm	Grass Room
Scales Of The Sand	Bovi	11 am	2 am	Grass Room
Pipe Dreams	Katamas	7 pm	10 pm	Solarium
Loot And Booty	Kzarina	2 pm	8 pm	Solarium
Bloodhouse Weapons N Ammo	Monedero	12 pm	4 am	Solarium
K's Tools, Armor, Gweths N More	Kenzaze	2 pm	2 am	Forest Room
Noce's Fine Establishment	Chestnut	9 pm	1 am	Forest Room
Knick Knack Paddy Wack	Liham	5 pm	9 pm	Forest Room
Joolie's Jingling Pockets	Joolie	11 am	2 am	Dimly-Lit Storage
Tezler's Shop	Tezler	5 pm	12 am	Dimly-Lit Storage
Tranon's Hobby Shoppe	Tranon	2 pm	2 am	Dimly-Lit Storage
Deinaken's Portal To The Past	Deinaken	9 pm	8 am	Meeting Room
Miss Gnomer's	Tinkery	5 pm	9 pm	Meeting Room
Favre's Discount Collection	Lurel	6 pm	1 am	Meeting Room
Bloodhouse2 Weapons And AMMO	Vii	3 pm	1 am	Moon Room
Maybeth's Place	Maybeth	7 pm	11 pm	Moon Room
Dijkstra's Shortest Path	Dijkstra	11 am	4 pm	Moon Room
Run To Maumy!	Maumasai	8 pm	3 am	Armor Room
Gnara's Tiny Shop	Gnara	3 pm	1 am	Armor Room
Lerdaru's Rares, Maps And More!	Lerdaru	6 pm	12 am	Armor Room
Naniaki's Trash And Treasure	Naniaki	1 pm	5 am	Lodge Room
Anglers Daily Catch	Schieffelin	1 pm	10 pm	Lodge Room
Lukretian Empire	Lukretia	7 pm	3 am	Lodge Room
Poppy Underground	Taylii	8 pm	11 pm	Gladiolus Room
Pirate Plix's Treasure Trove	Gashler	12 pm	3 am	Gladiolus Room
Dark Corner	Bradlie	5 pm	9 pm	Gladiolus Room
Softy N Longtail's Secret Cache	Zemon	3 pm	2 am	Fire Room
Tibsley's Floaties And Sparklies	Tibsley	8 pm	11 pm	Fire Room
Banisad's Quest N Fest Rares	Banisad	1 pm	10 pm	Fire Room
Down To Earth	Khalazaro	7 pm	12 am	Library
Fest And Quest Overstock	Rottenzeal	4 pm	2 am	Library
Here Today, Pawn Tomorrow	Adoli	5 pm	11 pm	Library
METAL Skin Cloth Bone And TOOLS	Jerde	12 pm	2 am	Volcano Room
Urban Rampage And Survival	Rahmbo	4 pm	1 am	Volcano Room
Gypsy Roots	Hazelnut	6 pm	1 am	Volcano Room
Between The Trade Routes	Aettsamme	10 am	1 am	Palm Room
Subi's Stuff	Subiboshi	6 pm	11 pm	Palm Room
Gathering Storm	Arrogance	7 pm	12 pm	Palm Room
Tindle's Weapons, Ores, And More	Tindle	1 pm	1 am	Ocean Room
Timbuk Too	Timbuk	9 pm	12 am	Ocean Room
Barder Town	Barder	11 am	1 am	Ocean Room
QUEST FEST AUCTION LTD TREASURE	Archipelago	1 pm	4 am	Tundra Room
Prison Maze Paraphernalia	Nuxes	6 pm	10 pm	Tundra Room
Fine Fripperies	Fieria	6 pm	11 pm	Tundra Room
Triple Threat Trading Co.	Shidalyn	1 pm	5 pm	Jungle Room
Forged In Flames	Scrytenslatha	6 pm	2 am	Jungle Room
Roaringbelly Brothers' Odd Finds	Skaggi	6 pm	12 am	Jungle Room
Something Shiny	Zaherli	1 pm	10 pm	Savannah Room
Ysei's New Adventurer Shop	Ysei	6 pm	2 am	Savannah Room
Dream Vision	Eygor	7 pm	10 pm	Savannah Room
Haute Hunting And More	Martyen	4 pm	11 pm	Desert Room
Free Range Goods!	Ellysia	5 pm	1 am	Desert Room
LADY LOURETTE'S BOUTIQUE	Lourette	8 pm	2 am	Desert Room
Hits And Misses	Deame	5 pm	1 am	River Room
Jennye's Jubilee	Jennye	6 pm	12 am	River Room
Dram's Scrolltopia And Ore Shop	Alarak	9 pm	2 am	River Room
In Like Flyntt	Flyntt	11 pm	3 am	Tasting Room
Dis'N'Dat	Triesti	5 pm	2 am	Tasting Room
Tayria's Trader Tables	Tayria	8 pm	3 am	Tasting Room
Lost Treasures Are Pleasures	Deschein	5 pm	9 pm	Bottle Room
RKM Curios	Remigius	1 pm	11 pm	Bottle Room
Just Jelayna!	Jelayna	5 pm	8 pm	Bottle Room
Billet's	Billet	9 pm	12 am	Stomping Room
ARMOR Shields And Parry Sticks	Loshant	3 pm	1 am	Stomping Room
Containers Cloaks And Cloths	Martyka	6 pm	4 am	Stomping Room
Blacklist's Shop: Under The Moon	Blacklist	4 pm	11 pm	Barrel Room
Shale's Essential Incidentals	Shalendrya	2 pm	12 am	Barrel Room
Not So Curios	Mythrose	variable	variable	Barrel Room
MAPS JEWELRY Gems Instruments	Harven	4 pm	3 am	Fermentation Room
Arizona Arms And Accessories	Arizona	1 pm	11 pm	Fermentation Room
Suit Yourself	Zlato	6 pm	10 pm	Fermentation Room
Wicked Witch	Lycette	4 pm	1 am	Cooper Room
Menela's Menagerie	Menela	8 pm	11 pm	Cooper Room
Tiddeggur's House Of Pain	Tiddeggur	2 pm	3 am	Cooper Room

Riverhaven's Knight's Hall

Last Updated: 20 Akroeg 427 (4/27/2018)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room
AAA Trading: Gwen's Mercantile	Gwenhwyfach	7 pm	10 pm	Rose Room
Metal Matters	Dhalinar	7 pm	1 am	Rose Room
Northern Lion	Gronen	6 pm	1 am	Rose Room
Demophon's Deeds And Deals	Demophon	1 pm	3 am	Warrior Room
Votras's Various Valuables	Votras	7 pm	10 pm	Warrior Room
Nightmare Rider's Association	Humbert	3 pm	11 pm	Food Plaza
Dram's Scrolltopia And Ore Shop	Dramulius	2 pm	2 am	Food Plaza
Augstawne Lefns Cehs	Malakye	3 pm	12 am	Food Plaza
Discount Scrolls Emporium Ect.	Coinany	6 pm	10 pm	Children's Room
Rare Quest Fest And Forged	Ryylewkai	4 pm	2 am	Children's Room
Lion's Gait	Twid	12 pm	12 am	Theatre Room
Secretia's Secret	Secretia	11 am	2 am	Theatre Room
Jhesili's Junk	Jhesili	2 pm	12 am	World Room
Broken Drum	Emilynn	4 pm	1 am	World Room
Starcanth Forge And Mercantile	Lexara	4 pm	5 am	World Room
Esoteric And Mundane	Blackfu	3 pm	6 pm	The Back Room
Old World Antiques	Toleana	6 pm	2 am	The Back Room
Aly's Treasures	Alyanah	8 pm	2 am	Keep Room
Mollai's Combat Depot	Mollai	5 pm	1 am	Keep Room
Inver Brass	Jondac	6 pm	1 am	Dungeon Room
Insara's Exotics	Insara	6 pm	12 am	Dungeon Room
Card Room	Inil	4 pm	8 pm	Dungeon Room
Seruk's Chop Shop	Seruk	12 pm	6 pm	Storage Area
Candy Man Can	Thornrot	10 pm	1 am	Storage Area

Shard's Crystal Plaza

Last Updated: 20 Akroeg 427 (4/27/2018)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room
Quest Fest And Forged	Acronyx	5 pm	2 am	Play Yard
Ilithi Trade Consortium	Plats	6 pm	9 pm	Play Yard
Myya's Miscellany	Myya	12 pm	11 pm	Prism Room
Bajahd's Belongings	Bajahd	1 pm	4 pm	Oak Room
'The Shrubbery'	Caper	8 pm	11 pm	Oak Room
S.o.S. Fashions For Flight	Whechard	6 pm	11 pm	Luminous Room
Memory Lane	Kavett	5 pm	9 pm	Luminous Room
Leather Goods And Mercantile	Slepowren	4 pm	7 pm	Luminous Room
Fertin Store	Fertin	5 pm	11 pm	Storage
Dram's Precious Metals	Kiiwa	9 pm	12 am	Food Court

Utilities

• Plaza Shop Browser: Etherian's website listing of searchable shop data.
• Searchable Shop Listings: Seped's website listing of searchable shop data.
• Trader Shop Inventory Logger (script): Isharon's set of scripts and triggers that runs through every Trader-owned shop in the market plazas and logs inventory.
• Crossing market plaza shopping script: A StormFront script that runs your character through every open shop in the Crossing Market Plaza searching for the item noun you input via the SHOP command.

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