Player owned shop

Shop Hours

Traders who have reached at least circle 30 are allowed to rent their own shops in the Shop Plazas of Crossing, Riverhaven and Shard. Circle/10; rounded down, is the number of hours you can have the shop open regardless if you're there or not. For example, 3 open hours at 30th, 15 hours at 150th, and higher, presumably 20 hours at 200th.

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. Sometimes this doesnt work so try SELL my <item> for <price> on <surface>
• 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.

Protections against rollover issues are in place, and will prevent transactions (deposits and sales) that would push your shop's bank account into an overflow situation.

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

You can PUSH a surface to have it moved between the sales floor and the backroom. To exchange or replace a surface, it must be in the backroom and empty of all items, then simply SELL SURFACE (table, rack, etc) and it will require you to repeat that to confirm. Once sold, a replacement can be purchased from a trader furniture shop, such as Clerk's Collections, Krobble's Karavan or the Furniture Warehouse in Crossing Market Plaza.
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: 35 Lirisa 447 (11/11/2023)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room	Entryway
Teh Black Market	Pucktin	3am	11pm	Sun Room	a steel arch
Cloudberry	Choni	2pm	12am	Sun Room	a marble entryway
Thamar's Shop	Thamar	5pm	1am	Sun Room	an azure entrance
On A Whim	Rajara	2pm	12am	Sun Room	some bright double doors
Northern Watch Tower	Parkons	3pm	4am	Sun Room	a silverwood drawbridge extending from a recessed alcove
My Two Kronars!	Annandale	9pm	11am	Water Room	a honey-colored goldenoak doorway carved with a pair of coins
Klausette Full Of Things	Klausette	5pm	1am	Water Room	a low mahogany entrance
Tipsy Taboo	Kalyssia	11am	2am	Water Room	an ornately engraved arch
Two Pinches Of Pipeweed	Narresun	9am	12am	Grass Room	a heavy iron door
Outland Oasis Imports	Nituki	4pm	12am	Grass Room	an ornately engraved arch
Faldesu	Eledion	12pm	3am	Grass Room	a low mahogany entrance
Alizee Shoppe	Alizee	9pm	12am	Solarium	a round lunat door
Boots And Bows	Kattressa	12pm	9pm	Solarium	a flower-covered arch
River's Bounty Trading Co.	Valdendir	5pm	10pm	Solarium	a shady entrance
Crossing Connection	Hirem	3pm	2am	Forest Room	an oaken door
Rhudee's Emporium	Rhudee	5pm	8pm	Forest Room	a vine-shrouded arch
Osija Ameshi Kashik	Tibsley	9pm	6am	Forest Room	a stooped granite entrance
Tezler's Shop	Tezler	12pm	8am	Dimly-Lit Storage	a stately carved marble door with a gilt frame
Joolie's Jingling Pockets	Joolie	5am	12am	Dimly-Lit Storage	an ornately engraved arch
Sleepless Knights	Vhern	4pm	11pm	Dimly-Lit Storage	a low metal entrance
Rolling Caravan Collective	Arizona	6pm	10am	Meeting Room	an oaken door
Dragon's Cache	Endrath	2pm	11pm	Meeting Room	an ornately engraved arch
Another Man's Treasure	Emirld	5pm	12am	Meeting Room	a stooped granite entrance
Tsuchikage's Place	Tsuchikage	5pm	12am	Moon Room	an ornately engraved arch
From Here to Antiquity	Maybeth	5pm	11pm	Moon Room	an oaken door
Gnome Depot	Juggo	3pm	1am	Moon Room	a shady entrance
Mister Purr's Purrfect Paw-nshop	Zowpurr	8am	2am	Armor Room	an ornately engraved arch
Guilty Treasures	Avaritia	9am	12am	Armor Room	a stately carved marble door with a gilt frame
South End Exchange	Dobi	11am	11pm	Armor Room	a silver-plated ornate entrance
Scroll On Down!	Lelliana	4pm	12am	Lodge Room	a dimly-lit recessed arch
Anglers Daily Catch	Schieffelin	1pm	10pm	Lodge Room	an oaken door
Hidden Treasures	Selasious	5pm	3am	Lodge Room	a shady entrance
Pirate Plix's Treasure Trove	Gashler	12pm	3am	Gladiolus Room	a heavy iron door
Amberwynn's Fluff And Stuff	Amberwynn	7pm	10pm	Gladiolus Room	an ornately engraved arch
Dark Corner	Bradlie	12pm	10pm	Gladiolus Room	a shady entrance
Family Kronar	Ulgok	3pm	1am	Fire Room	a heavy steel door comprised of ornamental gears
Rexal's Retail	Rexal	6pm	9pm	Fire Room	an ornately engraved arch
Banisad's Quest N Fest Rares	Banisad	1pm	10pm	Fire Room	a fiery red entrance
Old World Antiques	Toleana	3pm	4am	Library	a dark entrance almost hidden by old bookshelves
Kiyora's Starlight Selections	Kiyora	7pm	3am	Library	a round lunat door
The Shrubbery	Caper	2pm	5am	Library	a flower-covered arch
Pack And Pryde	Teavira	3pm	10pm	Library	a low mahogany entrance
Stravaig's Shop	Stravaig	4pm	11pm	Savannah Room	a stooped granite entrance
Rombel's Shop	Rombel	unknown	unknown	Savannah Room	an ornately engraved arch
Dancing Swan Catering Company	Dewblossom	6pm	1am	Savannah Room	a heavy iron door
Arkial's Accents And Accessories	Arkial	unknown	unknown	Jungle Room	an ornately engraved arch
Malk Akom	Shakhra	12pm	7pm	Jungle Room	a low mahogany entrance
Bare Necessities	Ellis	6am	12am	Jungle Room	a heavy steel door comprised of ornamental gears
Hoarder's Corner	Liham	2pm	11pm	Tundra Room	a flower-covered arch
Savage Steel Company	Vinari	10am	11pm	Tundra Room	a stone-framed entrance
Prison Maze Paraphernalia	Nuxes	4pm	11pm	Tundra Room	an elegant stained glass door depicting a setting sun
Kiki's Oddities	Kikilakita	4pm	4am	Palm Room	a flower-covered arch
Help! Allye Made Me Sell Stuff	Hannana	6pm	12am	Palm Room	a low mahogany entrance
Subi's Stuff	Subiboshi	6pm	11pm	Palm Room	a paneled palmwood door
Deame's Dreams And Follies	Deame	6pm	2am	River Room	an ornately engraved arch
Blowout Sale!	Utred	2pm	1am	River Room	a stooped granite entrance
Jennye's Jubilee	Jennye	6pm	12am	River Room	a stately carved marble door with a gilt frame
Free Range Goods!	Ellysia	5pm	2am	Desert Room	a sandstone framed door
LADY LOURETTE'S BOUTIQUE	Lourette	8pm	2am	Desert Room	a sandstone framed entrance
Beaver and Fox	Smavandree	4pm	11pm	Desert Room	am ornately engraved arch
Quest, Fest, and Crafted	Acronyx	3am	11pm	Ocean Room	an ornately engraved arch
Trindin's Lost And Found	Trindin	2pm	12am	Ocean Room	a cypress-framed entrance
AAA Always The Best Prices.	Secretia	9am	1am	Ocean Room	a paneled cypress door
METAL Skin Cloth Bone And TOOLS	Jerde	12pm	2am	Volcano Room	an obsidian arch
Sweet Treats	Hazelnut	6pm	1am	Volcano Room	a low mahogany entrance
Krazy Karakhan's Kombat Krafts	Karakhan	3pm	1am	Volcano Room	an obsidian-inlaid door
Tayria's Trader Tables	Tayria	7pm	5am	Tasting Room	a stooped granite entrance
Vault of Wonder	Dheese	1pm	10pm	Tasting Room	an ornately engraved arch
Whimsical Whimsies And Whatnot	Triesti	6pm	4am	Tasting Room	a heavy steel door comprised of ornamental gears
Aro's Assorted Oddities	Arohuko	5pm	3am	Barrel Room	a low mahogany entrance
Diamonds	Spyra	3pm	4am	Barrel Room	a flower-covered arch
Shale's Crafting Tools And More!	Shalendrya	3pm	1am	Barrel Room	an aged oak door
Jelayna From The Block	Jelayna	5pm	8pm	Bottle Room	a stooped granite entrance
Apodu Hekemhhg	Bovi	2pm	6am	Bottle Room	a flower-covered arch
RKM Curios	Remigius	9am	12am	Bottle Room	a solid oak-paneled door
Armory And Things By Loshant	Loshant	5pm	3am	Stomping Room	a heavy iron door
Muleie's Mercantile	Muleie	2pm	5am	Stomping Room	a flower-covered arch
Martyka's Secret Room	Martyka	5pm	3am	Stomping Room	a stooped granite entrance
Tiddy's Titillating Timeout	Tiddeggur	8pm	2pm	Cooper Room	an antique oak-framed entrance
Wicked Witch	Lycette	10am	2am	Cooper Room	a smooth mammoth tusk archway
Menela's Menagerie	Menela	8pm	11pm	Cooper Room	an antique oak-paneled door
Ravens Repo	Ishcah	9am	2am	Fermentation Room	a deep-set door
Gray Market	Gray	7pm	2am	Fermentation Room	a deep-set limestone arch
Par Tea Time	Sunete	4pm	9pm	Fermentation Room	a stooped granite entrance

Riverhaven's Knight's Hall

Last Updated: 92 Lirisa 446 (07/28/2023)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room	Entryway
The Cramus Collection	Cramus	7 pm	11 pm	Keep Room	a mahogany entrance
Raven's Repo North	Alyanah	8 pm	3 am	Keep Room	a heavy steel door
Affordable Treasures	Malbog	11 am	6 pm	Keep Room	an ornately engraved arch
AAA AAATRADING: Gwen's Mercantile	Gwenhwyfach	3 pm	2 am	Rose Room	an aged barn door etched with a herd of wild horses
Bloodbath and Beyond	Sorhatani	4 pm	1 am	Rose Room	a stooped granite entrance
Roaringbelly Brothers' Trading Company	Skaggi	11 am	11 pm	Rose Room	an ornately engraved arch
"Awesome" Rare Gifts	Hallbera	5 pm	8 pm	Theatre Room	a silk-bannered entrance
JAK'S Treasures	Jarxaxle	9 am	12 am	Theatre Room	a heavy iron door
Gnometastic	Gnilli	4 pm	11 pm	Theatre Room	a smooth mammoth tusk archway
Practical Provisions	Urbaj	11 am	3 am	World Room	a stooped granite entrance
Trader Arievlyn Shoppe	Arievlyn	3 pm	6 pm	World Room	an ornately engraved arch
Shakim's Splendiferous Solutions	Shakim	12 pm	8 pm	World Room	a heavy iron door
Pop Shop ~ A FizzCo Subsidiary	Fizzlepop	6 pm	1 am	Warrior Room	a mahogany entrance
Lasaia's Ferda Sea Fashions	Lasaia	2 pm	3 am	Warrior Room	an ornately engraved arch
Liriums or Bust	Jayte	4 pm	3 am	Warrior Room	an elegant stained glass door depicting a setting sun*
BABY GOT YAK	Dokorum	12 pm	11 pm	Food Plaza	a steel arch
Itsky Jelly Shop	Itsky	4 am	7 am	Food Plaza	a round lunat door
Aethenri's Outlet	Aethenri	12 pm	10 pm	Food Plaza	a granite entrance
Dream Vision	Eygor	5 pm	11 pm	Dungeon Room	a flower-covered arch
Dragon's Hoard	Jaytaug	6 pm	1 am	Dungeon Room	a dark recessed entrance
Budget Arms, Armor And Misc	Vallaron	4 pm	9 pm	Dungeon Room	a heavy iron door
Glittermine	Ascher	6 pm	12 pm	Storage Area	an ornately engraved arch
Tears of the World Dragon	Monne	12 pm	3 am	Storage Area	a shady entrance
Caveat Emptorium	Cauchy	1 pm	10 pm	Storage Area	an oak door
Finer Things By Zincir	Zincir	5 pm	3 am	Children's Room	an engraved arch
All-Mart By Ralfey	Ralfey	10 am	4 am	Children's Room	a low mahogany entrance
Khauskho's Wholesale	Khauskho	4 pm	1 am	Children's Room	a heavy iron door
Keshko And Co.	Keshko	1 pm	3 am	The Back Room	a steel arch
Gnara's Tiny Shop	Gnara	1 pm	11 pm	The Back Room	an elegant stained glass door depicting a setting sun*
New World Treasures	Refractal	6 pm	11 pm	The Back Room	a dark entrance

• the command to enter a shop with a 'glass door' is to 'go door'

Shard's Crystal Plaza

Last Updated: 1 Ka'len 450 (08/18/2043)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room	Entryway
Lacee's Leather and Lockpicks	Lacee	4pm	1am	Luminous Room	a gleaming white entrance
General Dokora	Genshun	3pm	6pm	Luminous Room	a heavy iron door
Rasgrim's Shop	Rasgrim	2pm	12am	Luminous Room	a crystalline arch
Jep's Jems	Jep	12pm	4am	Oak Room	an engraved oak entrance
Busy Bee's Bodega	Buisen	2pm	12am	Oak Room	a stately carved marble door with a gilt frame
Inver Brass	Jondac	6pm	3am	Oak Room	a flower-covered arch
Miss Gnomer's	Tinkery	5pm	10pm	Prism Room	a shady entrance
Myya's Miscellany	Myya	12pm	3am	Prism Room	an elegant stained glass door depicting a setting sun
Nyr And Far	Nyrhin	12pm	3am	Prism Room	a steel arch
Inabelle's Exotics	Inabelle	7pm	10pm	Play Yard	an embossed entrance
Anvils Ablaze By Slixy Stars	Slixy	3pm	1am	Play Yard	a heavy iron door
Function over Fashion	Tellel	12pm	3am	Play Yard	an ornately engraved arch
Silvyandril's Shop	Silvyandril	2pm	1am	The Sea	a crab entrance
Krazeil's Troop Supply And Arms	Krazeil	3pm	11pm	The Sea	a heavy iron door
Bits And Pieces	Aycius	1pm	8pm	The Sea	a steel arch
Ciarelle's Parlor	Ciarelle	5pm	1am	Food Court	a low mahogany entrance
AAA AAAOutpost: Nineve's Nook	Nineve	5pm	12am	Food Court	a red-framed door
Fish Habitat	Notocar	6pm	12am	Food Court	a flower-covered arch
Junk And Disorderly	Greyhallow	8am	11pm	Storage	a simple entrance
Fertin Store	Fertin	10am	6am	Storage	a hidden door
Ravens Repo, South	Zayreal	8am	9pm	Storage	an obscured arch

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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