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The Anvil and Acorn

Est. 2026 Shield Dwarf Commoner

The Anvil and Acorn

The shop is called The Anvil and Acorn, a low-ceilinged general store built into a natural stone chamber beneath a dwarven tradehall. Its walls are faced with d...

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Shopkeeper

Hilda Stonebrow, a Shield Dwarf Commoner (Lvl 5)

Keeper's Species

Shield Dwarf

5 Weapons11 Misc2 Armor2 PotionsEst. 258 gp

Shop Inventory

(20)
Weapons5

A stout iron knife with a broad tang, useful for meals, rope, leather, and emergencies in a dark tunnel.

A balanced handaxe with a practical wooden haft and a wedge-shaped beard favored by miners and woodcutters.

A compact steel hammer suitable for driving pitons, repairing gear, or cracking stubborn joints.

A sturdy miner's pick with a reinforced head. It is sold as a tool, though many adventurers know its battlefield value.

A small spring-loaded wrist launcher used by miners to retrieve tools from ledges and test suspicious gaps.

The cord retracts into a brass spool after the dart is removed.
Miscellaneous11

A thick canvas pack reinforced with leather straps and brass buckles. The inside bears chalk marks for ration counts.

A hooded lantern with a thick glass reservoir and a hinged shutter. Built to resist drafts in deep tunnels.

A sealed tin of clean-burning oil rendered from cave moss and rendered fat. The smell is smoky but not unpleasant.

Heavy hemp rope with red thread woven through every tenth foot, making distance easier to judge underground.

A box of twelve square-headed iron pitons. Each is stamped with the mark of the local dwarven tradehall.

A compact ration bundle containing hard biscuit, smoked mushrooms, salt pork, and enough bitterroot tea for ten days.

A bundle of twelve short beeswax candles, each marked with a black line indicating one hour of burn time.

A stoppered ceramic flask of lamp oil sealed in a padded leather sleeve. Useful for lighting fires or starting trouble.

A polished tin mug with a folding handle and a small inscription honoring Moradin's forge.

A palm-sized brass disk etched with a simple warning rune. It is popular with prospectors who sleep near unstable tunnels.

The rune glows amber when triggered.

A thumb-sized block of enchanted chalk made from limestone dust and silver filings.

The mark resembles a tiny anvil and points toward the direction from which it was placed.
Armor2

A round steel shield with a dark leather grip and a raised central boss. It is plain, dependable, and easy to repair.

A practical suit of riveted chain shirt made for caravan guards and tunnel scouts. The rings are oiled against cave damp.

Potions2

A canonical healing draught brewed by the shop's cousin in the lower forge district. It tastes of cherries, iron, and pepper.

Heal 10 HPThe liquid glows faintly red when shaken.

A peppery tonic made from roasted roots, salt crystals, and a pinch of powdered obsidian. Dwarven miners swear by it on long expeditions.

The drinker gains a warm, smoky sensation and belches a harmless puff of gray vapor.

Lootable Stash

(6)

Where The Take Sits

The shop keeps ordinary coin in a locked drawer beneath the counter, while higher-value goods and sensitive records are secured in a squat iron strongbox in the rear office. The office is separated from the sales floor by a half-height wall and a hanging wool curtain. A bell wire runs from the strongbox to a brass chime beneath the counter.
1 Money On Hand2 Personal Item2 Valuable Goods1 Records

Security Check

Dexterity (Thieves' Tools)
DC 15

On Failure

If the party fails the theft attempt by 5 or more, a pressure bell hidden beneath the counter rings in the back room. Hilda Stonebrow and her apprentice emerge in heavy work aprons, while a pair of nearby clan guards arrive within 10 minutes. If the failure involves tampering with the locked strongbox, the shop's Stonewatch Alarm Disk activates and alerts the neighboring forge.

Estimated haul

244.36 gp

Money On HandLoot target #1

Daily Till

38 gp, 74 sp, and 96 cp
Locked drawer beneath the front counter
A heavy iron cashbox containing the day's ordinary sales, mostly silver and copper with a few gold coins. Hilda keeps enough change here for caravan customers and does not empty it until closing.
Personal ItemLoot target #2

Hilda's Brass Spectacles

15 gp
Inside the shopkeeper's desk in the rear office
Hilda's rune-carved brass spectacles, tucked into a leather case. They are valuable mainly to her, though a jeweler might pay for the finely worked hinges and lenses.
Valuable GoodsLoot target #3

Prospector's Stone Pouch

85 gp
False-bottom compartment in the locked strongbox
A sealed pouch containing four uncut garnet chips and two small pieces of blue quartz, reserved as barter for a mining crew that has not yet returned.
RecordsLoot target #4

Tradehall Debt Ledger

40 gp to a rival merchant, or more as leverage
Locked desk drawer beneath a stack of inventory sheets
A ledger listing debts, caravan routes, supplier names, and recent deliveries of lamp oil, weapons, and alchemical supplies. It could be sold to a rival merchant or used to identify a profitable caravan target.
Personal ItemLoot target #5

Silver Hearth Locket

8 gp as silver, priceless to Hilda
On a nail behind the rear office door
A small silver locket containing a charcoal portrait of Hilda's late spouse. It has little resale value but would provoke a fierce and personal response if stolen.
Valuable GoodsLoot target #6

Reserved Alchemist's Fire

50 gp
Padded crate on the highest shelf behind the counter
A stoppered ceramic flask of alchemist's fire packed in sawdust and marked with a red warning rune. Mishandling it could ignite nearby rope, oil, and parchment.
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Hilda Stonebrow

Shield DwarfCommonerLvl 5

Shop Atmosphere

The shop is called The Anvil and Acorn, a low-ceilinged general store built into a natural stone chamber beneath a dwarven tradehall. Its walls are faced with dark granite, its shelves are made from old mine timbers, and every beam is carved with tiny clan marks and practical inventory symbols. A black iron stove keeps the room warm, while a copper pipe carries the smell of baking bread from the neighboring communal kitchen. Customers step over a shallow brass rail at the entrance that catches mud and loose gravel from the street. The proprietor is Hilda Stonebrow, a broad-shouldered shield dwarf with iron-gray braids, a soot-darkened apron, and one cloudy eye from an old cave-in. She is a level 5 dwarf commoner with the habits of a former caravan quartermaster. Hilda speaks plainly, distrusts anyone who haggles over pitons, and gives a small discount to customers who can name their clan, crew, or expedition leader. She records every sale in a neat runic ledger and tests unfamiliar weapons by striking them against an anvil behind the counter. The store carries practical adventuring supplies, basic arms, armor, food, light sources, and a few low-powered custom tools for cave travel. Hilda's apprentice, Pekk Copperthumb, usually handles restocking and watches the front counter. He is an enthusiastic young dwarf who is easily distracted by unusual weapons but knows the shop's inventory by smell. The shop's prices are in D&D 5E coinage: platinum pieces, gold pieces, electrum pieces, silver pieces, and copper pieces. Hilda accepts barter from established miners, but she adds a 10 percent surcharge to purchases made on credit.
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