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 |
| 55 | 3 | 3 |
| 60 | 3 | 4 |
| 70 | 3 | 5 |
| 75 | 4 | 5 |
| 80 | 4 | 6 |
| 85 | 5 | 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: 196 Uthmor the Giant 429 (27 December 2018)
| Shop Name | Owner | Opens | Closes | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teh Black Market | Pucktin | 12 pm | 3 am | Sun Room |
| Thamar's Shop | Thamar | 5 pm | 1 am | Sun Room |
| On A Whim | Rajara | 4 pm | 12 am | Sun Room |
| My Two Kronars! | Annandale | 9 pm | 9 am | Water Room |
| Klausette Full Of Things | Klausette | 5 pm | 1 am | Water Room |
| Kalyssia's Armor And Tools | Kalyssia | 8 pm | 2 am | Water Room |
| Schwifty Shop | Lurel | 5 pm | 12 am | Grass Room |
| Thevelar's Retail Therapy Centre | Thevelar | 1 pm | 12 am | Grass Room |
| Scales Of The Sand | Bovi | 11 am | 2 am | Grass Room |
| Loot And Booty | Kzarina | 2 pm | 8 pm | Solarium |
| Pipe Dreams | Katamas | 7 pm | 10 pm | Solarium |
| Bloodhouse Weapons N Ammo | Monedero | 12 pm | 4 am | Solarium |
| Noce's Fine Establishment | Chestnut | 9 pm | 1 am | Forest Room |
| K's Tools, Armor, Gweths N More | Kenzaze | 2 pm | 2 am | Forest Room |
| Knick Knack Paddy Wack | Liham | 5 pm | 10 pm | Forest Room |
| Tezler's Shop | Tezler | 5 pm | 1 am | Dimly-Lit Storage |
| Joolie's Jingling Pockets | Joolie | 11 am | 2 am | Dimly-Lit Storage |
| Revamped! | Tranon | 2 pm | 2 am | Dimly-Lit Storage |
| War and Pieces | Tinkery | 6 pm | 11 pm | Meeting Room |
| Deinaken's Portal To The Past | Deinaken | 9 pm | 8 am | Meeting Room |
| Another Man's Treasure | Emirld | 4 pm | 11 pm | Meeting Room |
| Bloodhouse2 Weapons And AMMO | Vii | 3 pm | 1 am | Moon Room |
| Maybeth's Place | Maybeth | 6 pm | 11 pm | Moon Room |
| Dijkstra's Shortest Path | Dijkstra | 10 am | 6 pm | Moon Room |
| Run To Maumy! | Maumasai | 8 pm | 3 am | Armor Room |
| Cash Is King! | Cash | 4 pm | 7 pm | Armor Room |
| Tirsten's Smoking Conceriege | Tirsten | 10 pm | 1 pm | Armor Room |
| Naniaki's Trash And Treasure | Naniaki | 1 pm | 5 am | Lodge Room |
| Anglers Daily Catch | Schieffelin | 1 pm | 10 pm | Lodge Room |
| Pistro's Wonderful Wares | Pistro | 4 pm | 11 pm | Lodge Room |
| Pirate Plix's Treasure Trove | Gashler | 12 pm | 3 am | Gladiolus Room |
| Tribbly Tavern | Taylii | 8 pm | 11 pm | Gladiolus Room |
| Dark Corner | Bradlie | 5 pm | 9 pm | Gladiolus Room |
| Quill's Convincing Forgeries | Quillith | 3 pm | 9 pm | Fire Room |
| Softy N Longtail's Secret Cache | Zemon | 3 pm | 2 am | Fire Room |
| Banisad's Quest N Fest Rares | Banisad | 1 pm | 10 pm | Fire Room |
| Fest And Quest Overstock | Rottenzeal | 4 pm | 2 am | Library |
| The Shrubbery | Caper | 6 pm | 11 pm | Library |
| Here Today, Pawn Tomorrow | Adoli | 3 pm | 9 pm | Library |
| METAL Skin Cloth Bone And TOOLS | Jerde | 12 pm | 2 am | Volcano Room |
| Gypsy Roots | Hazelnut | 6 pm | 1 am | Volcano Room |
| Urban Rampage And Survival | Rahmbo | 4 pm | 1 am | Volcano Room |
| Between The Trade Routes | Aettsamme | 10 am | 1 am | Palm Room |
| Gathering Storm | Arrogance | 7 pm | 12 pm | Palm Room |
| Subi's Stuff | Subiboshi | 6 pm | 11 pm | Palm Room |
| Tindle's Weapons, Ores, And More | Tindle | 2 pm | 2 am | Ocean Room |
| Barder Town | Barder | 11 am | 2 am | Ocean Room |
| Aaaarrghh! Painfully Good Deals! | Secretia | 9 am | 1 am | Ocean Room |
| Forged in Flames | Scrytenslatha | variable | variable | Jungle Room |
| Fine Fripperies | Fieria | 6 pm | 12 am | Tundra Room |
| Prison Maze Paraphernalia | Nuxes | 6 pm | 10 pm | Tundra Room |
| Triple Threat Trading Co. | Shidalyn | 1 pm | 6 pm | Jungle Room |
| Roaringbelly Brothers' Odd Finds | Skaggi | 6 pm | 12 am | Jungle Room |
| Vacant | vacant | variable | variable | Jungle Room |
| Pretti Unique | Pretti | 5 pm | 11 pm | Savannah Room |
| Metal Matters | Dhalinar | 7 pm | 3 am | Savannah Room |
| Ysei's New Adventurer Shop | Ysei | 6 pm | 2 am | Savannah Room |
| Haute Hunting And More | Martyen | 4 pm | 11 pm | Desert Room |
| Free Range Goods! | Ellysia | 5 pm | 2 am | Desert Room |
| LADY LOURETTE'S BOUTIQUE | Lourette | 8 pm | 2 am | Desert Room |
| Hits And Misses | Deame | 5 pm | 1 am | River Room |
| Dram's Scrolltopia And Ore Shop | Alarak | 9 pm | 2 am | River Room |
| Jennye's Jubilee | Jennye | 6 pm | 12 am | River Room |
| Tayria's Trader Tables | Tayria | 8 pm | 3 am | Tasting Room |
| Vault of Wonder | Dheese | variable | variable | Tasting Room |
| Whimsical Wares | Triesti | 5 pm | 2 am | Tasting Room |
| Just Jelayna! | Jelayna | 5 pm | 8 pm | Bottle Room |
| Lost Treasures Are Pleasures | Deschein | 5 pm | 9 pm | Bottle Room |
| RKM Curios | Remigius | 10 am | 12 am | Bottle Room |
| ARMOR Shields And Parry Sticks | Loshant | 3 pm | 1 am | Stomping Room |
| Muleie's | Muleie | 5 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 |
| Vacant | Vacant | variable | variable | Barrel Room |
| Arizona Arms And Accessories | Arizona | 1 pm | 11 pm | Fermentation Room |
| MAPS JEWELRY Gems Instruments | Harven | 4 pm | 3 am | Fermentation Room |
| Suit Yourself | Zlato | 6 pm | 10 pm | Fermentation Room |
| Tiddeggur's House Of Pain | Tiddeggur | 2 pm | 3 am | Cooper Room |
| Wicked Witch | Lycette | 4 pm | 1 am | Cooper Room |
| Menela's Menagerie | Menela | 8 pm | 11 pm | Cooper Room |
Riverhaven's Knight's Hall
Last Updated: 24 Lirisa 429 (11/29/2018)
| Shop Name | Owner | Opens | Closes | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA Trading: Gwen's Mercantile | Gwenhwyfach | 7 pm | 11 pm | Rose Room |
| Northern Lion | Gronen | 6 pm | 1 am | Rose Room |
| Aase's Oasis | Aase | 4 pm | 9 pm | Warrior Room |
| Demophon's Dragon Scale Armory | Demophon | 1 pm | 3 am | Warrior Room |
| Khohan's Various Valuables | Mulla | 6 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 |
| Rare Quest Fest And Forged | Ryylewkai | 4 pm | 2 am | Children's Room |
| Discount Scrolls Emporium Ect. | Coinany | 6 pm | 10 pm | Children's Room |
| Stalkton's Scrolls and Sundry | Stalkton | 3 pm | 9 pm | Theatre Room |
| Olivr's Seven Star Trading | Olivr | 8 pm | 11 pm | Theatre Room |
| Gracious Gifts | Sinclaire | 3 pm | 8 pm | Theatre Room |
| Starcanth Forge And Mercantile | Lexara | 4 pm | 5 am | World Room |
| Jhesili's Junk | Jhesili | 2 pm | 12 am | World Room |
| Broken Drum | Emilynn | 4 pm | 1 am | World Room |
| Starry Road | Thornrot | 3 pm | 6 pm | The Back Room |
| Nyken's Metals and Instruments | Nyken | 7 pm | 2 am | The Back Room |
| Old World Antiques | Toleana | 6 pm | 2 am | The Back Room |
| Mollai's Combat Depot | Mollai | 5 pm | 1 am | Keep Room |
| Aly's Treasures | Alyanah | 8 pm | 2 am | Keep Room |
| Bavaro's Effects and Sundries | Bavaro | 2 pm | 10 pm | Keep Room |
| Inver Brass | Jondac | 6 pm | 1 am | Dungeon Room |
| Insara's Exotics | Insara | 6 pm | 12 am | Dungeon Room |
| Ronco Inc. | Popeil | 8 pm | 11 pm | 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.