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.

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.

Rent

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 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: 2 Moliko 416 (6/17/2015)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room
Teh Black Market	Pucktin	3 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	4 pm	10 pm	Water Room
My Two Kronars!	Annandale	4 pm	3 am	Water Room
Klausette's Bros And Co.	Klausette	5 pm	12 am	Water Room
Thevelar's Retail Therapy Centre	Thevelar	1 pm	12 am	Grass Room
Quartre-Plea's Mercantile	Sortny	5 pm	3 am	Grass Room
Scales Of The Sand	Bovi	10 am	11 pm	Grass Room
Leneisa's	Leneisa	11 am	6 pm	Solarium
Mofasah's Desert Outlet	Mofasah	5 pm	1 am	Solarium
Pot Luck!	Monedero	12 pm	4 am	Solarium
K's Tools, Armor, Gweths N More	Kenzaze	2 pm	2 am	Forest Room
Tavern Nuts	Chestnut	9 pm	12 am	Forest Room
Canfield Trading Co.	Slayton	8 pm	6 am	Forest Room
Dark Corner	Bradlie	6 pm	9 pm	Dimly-Lit Storage
Ilithi Arms, Armor And Arcanum	Mythrose	9 pm	1 am	Dimly-Lit Storage
Tranon's Hobby Shoppe	Tranon	2 pm	2 am	Dimly-Lit Storage
Phirst's Past And Present	Phirst	7 pm	4 am	Meeting Room
Miss Gnomer's	Tinkery	4 pm	7 pm	Meeting Room
Favre And Friends Drop-Joint	Endeavor	3 pm	6 pm	Meeting Room
WEAPONS Ammo And BRAWLING	Kurtus	1 pm	4 am	Moon Room
CAMBRINTH Signs Toys Pets	Tsuchikage	5 pm	11 pm	Moon Room
Stuff!	Ienna	5 pm	2 am	Moon Room
Legiro's	Legiro	variable	variable	Armor Room
Gnara's Tiny Shop	Gnara	12 pm	10 pm	Armor Room
Tirsten's Shop Under Siege	Tirsten	12 pm	3 am	Armor Room
Naniaki's Trash And Treasure	Naniaki	3 pm	5 am	Lodge Room
Gweths N Discount Older Weapons	Schieffelin	10 am	3 pm	Lodge Room
Lukretian Empire	Lukretia	9 pm	3 am	Lodge Room
Catwalk Couture	Maybeth	8 pm	12 am	Gladiolus Room
Softy N Longtail's Secret Cache	Zemon	10 pm	8 am	Gladiolus Room
Clockwork Vintage Angel	Octaveia	8 pm	11 pm	Gladiolus Room
Novice Shop	Jefferie	6 pm	10 pm	Fire Room
Aigo's Shop	Aigo	variable	variable	Fire Room
Bows, Arrows, And Stuff!	Banisad	1 pm	10 pm	Fire Room
From The Battlefield To The Ball	Stylia	6 pm	3 am	Library
Pretti Unique	Pretti	6 pm	12 pm	Library
Tayria's Trader Table	Tayria	11 pm	4 am	Library
METAL Skin Cloth Bone And TOOLS	Jerde	12 pm	2 am	Volcano Room
Vanadesse's	Vanadesse	4 pm	1 am	Volcano Room
Gypsy Roots	Hazelnut	4 pm	7 pm	Volcano Room
Upper Crust	Aettsamme	12 pm	1 am	Palm Room
Subi's Stuff	Subiboshi	6 pm	11 pm	Palm Room
Uncommon Finds	Kalcovah	8 pm	11 pm	Palm Room
Tasyra's Fascinating Finds	Tasyra	2 pm	3 am	Ocean Room
Resero's Auction Overflow!	Resero	8 pm	12 am	Ocean Room
Shin'kicker INC	Keilsun	2 pm	11 pm	Ocean Room
Archipelagos Rare'N Wicked Stuff	Archipelago	1 pm	4 am	Tundra Room
Wicked Witch	Lycette	5 pm	12 am	Tundra Room
Jileanne's Discount Goods	Jileanne	6 pm	9 pm	Tundra Room
Glittermine	Ascher	7 pm	12 am	Jungle Room
Den Of Antiquities	Cristrulan	5 pm	12 am	Jungle Room
Roaringbelly Brothers' Odd Finds	Skaggi	6 pm	11 pm	Jungle Room
Something Shiny	Zaherli	11 am	6 pm	Savannah Room
Ysei's Shop	Ysei	7 pm	12 am	Savannah Room
Keltie's Old-Rare-Fest N' Quest	Keltie	4 pm	7 pm	Savannah Room
Longs Island	Islanda	6 pm	9 pm	Desert Room
My Humble Shop	Alyandera	4 pm	11 pm	Desert Room
LADY LOURETTE'S BOUTIQUE	Lourette	8 pm	2 am	Desert Room
Ariya's Armoire	Sonae	8 pm	11 pm	River Room
Soliciti's Fine Goods	Soliciti	7 pm	10 pm	River Room
Pistro's Wonderful Wares	Pistro	4 pm	11 pm	River Room
Best Shop Ever	Indaara	5 pm	2 am	Tasting Room
Festival Finds	Triesti	7 pm	3 am	Tasting Room
RKM Leather And Cloth Outfitters	Remigius	3 pm	1 am	Tasting Room
M's Boutique	Mellicent	2 pm	1 am	Bottle Room
Obsidian Pass Trading Company	Vii	5 pm	3 am	Bottle Room
All That Brazz	Brazz	3 pm	8 pm	Bottle Room
Atrui's Shop	Atrui	3 pm	7 pm	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
Erudite Emzer's Eclectics	Emzer	7 pm	10 pm	Barrel Room
Wizard And Warrior Emporium	Shalendrya	3 pm	1 am	Barrel Room
Badtooth's Tools/Armor/Stuff	Badtooth	1 pm	4 am	Barrel Room
MAPS JEWELRY Gems Instruments	Harven	4 pm	3 am	Fermentation Room
Arizona's Forged Steel And More!	Arizona	3 pm	1 am	Fermentation Room
Jazarene's Eclectic Collections	Jazarene	3 pm	12 am	Fermentation Room
Groot Of All Evil	Groot	4 pm	2 am	Cooper Room
Tiddeggur's House Of Pain	Tiddeggur	2 pm	3 am	Cooper Room

Riverhaven's Knight's Hall

Last Updated: 2 Moliko 416 (6/17/2015)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room
Stalkton's Scrolls And Sundry	Stalkton	10 pm	4 am	Rose Room
Crimsondae's Collections	Crimsondae	1 pm	1 am	Rose Room
Ciressa's Tiny Haven	Ciressa	7 pm	3 am	Rose Room
Demophon's Deeds And Deals	Demophon	1 pm	2 am	Warrior Room
Lexara's Mercantile	Lexara	1 pm	2 am	Warrior Room
Bloodbath And Beyond	Sorhatani	6 pm	12 am	Warrior Room
Sereena's Shop	Sereena	4 pm	1 am	Food Plaza
Dram's Scrolltopia And Ore Shop	Dramulius	4 pm	1 am	Food Plaza
Augstawne Lefns Cehs	Malakye	4 pm	11 pm	Food Plaza
Jhesili's Junk	Jhesili	4 pm	12 am	Children's Room
Nebby's Quick Stop	Ellysia	7 pm	10 pm	Children's Room
Rare Quest Fest And Forged	Ryylewkai	2 pm	12 am	Children's Room
Lion's Gait	Twid	12 pm	12 am	Theatre Room
GRYPHON'S CLAW	Meelick	3 pm	8 pm	Theatre Room
Secretia's Secret	Secretia	11 am	2 am	Theatre Room
Kasmer's Kasbah -Scrolls'n More!	Kasmer	9 pm	2 am	World Room
Broken Drum	Emilynn	4 pm	1 am	World Room
Pieces Of Eight	Vinseti	3 pm	8 pm	The Back Room
Gilded Garter	Daemona	2 pm	8 pm	The Back Room
Old World Antiques	Toleana	6 pm	2 am	The Back Room
Gomi's Gear	Gomihako	2 pm	11 pm	Keep Room
Mollai's Range	Mollai	5 pm	11 pm	Keep Room
Inver Brass	Jondac	6 pm	1 am	Dungeon Room
Forever Phoenix	Devrilry	variable	variable	Dungeon Room
Quill Stitchery And Tools	Menela	7 pm	10 pm	Storage Area
Taylii's Tremendous Trinkets	Taylii	7 pm	10 pm	Storage Area
Scrolls, Gweths And Rings	Maevenn	12 pm	3 pm	Storage Area

Shard's Crystal Plaza

Last Updated: 2 Moliko 416 (6/17/2015)

Shop Name	Owner	Opens	Closes	Room
Myya's Miscellany	Myya	5 pm	2 am	Prism Room
Bavaro's Effects And Sundries.	Bavaro	4 pm	8 pm	Oak Room
Diamonds	Spyra	5 pm	11 pm	Luminous Room

Utilities

• Trader Shop Inventory Logger (script): a set of scripts and triggers that runs through every Trader-owned shop in the market plazas and logs inventory.
• Trader Shop Inventory: Isharon's spreadsheet of inventory and prices at Trader shops.

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