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"Well, I should probably start by... OOH, SHOPS! I wonder how their security is...?"
Search (3) Disaster Defense and (11) The Invincible Drifter for poorly-guarded wares free samples.
You stand in the Salvage Keep bazaar, wondering which shop to enter and explore. One that piques your interest is Disaster Defence, an armour and weaponry shop. You check around the exterior first, trying to sniff out anything of use. You see something sparkle in the dirt, only to find out that it's a bottle cap. A useless, partly shiny bottle cap.

There are scraps of metal out the back, as well as an outdoor workshop. Tools of all kinds lie here, as well as a forge, and various materials. It seems as if the rhydon who owns this place makes a lot of her own wares. As you're scavenging through some of the materials outside, something in particular catches your eye.

It looks to be a long, wooden rod. At first you wonder why it got your attention, but then you notice how finely carved it is. It's been preserved nicely, and when you look closer, you can see strange runes in it. You survey the area again, and see nothing quite like it. Perhaps the rhydon came across this rod somewhere, as opposed to making it. There's also something about it that seems to draw you in, like it's soothing you. Something in your mind tells you to hang onto it, so you decide to take it with you.

[Staff Shaft] was added to the Team Inventory.

You rest the staff in a secure-looking nook and cover it with some larger materials before you head inside Disaster Defence and begin to look around for anything interesting. Weapons, armour and equipment are for sale here, as well as materials that look to be used to craft some of these items.

Shop: Disaster Defence discovered! Added to the Map.
Spoiler:
(3) Disaster Defence
"Buy something, get [Blueprints: Dagger] free!"
  1. [M:Padded Strips] $20 SP$
  2. [M:Iron Ore] $30 SP$
  3. [M:Titanium Ore] $60 SP$
  4. [M:Wood] $10 SP$
  5. [Blueprints: Padded Armour] $100 SP$
  6. [Blueprints: Scale Mail] $140 SP$
  7. [Blueprints: Chain Mail] $200 SP$
  8. [Blueprints: Plate Mail] $300 SP$
  9. [Blueprints: Gemstone Headband] $70 SP$
  10. [Blueprints: Elemental Dagger] $200 SP$
  11. [Blueprints: Dagger of Dispersion] $200 SP$


You hear shifting in the back room before a thud, and then muttering. You figure that the rhydon is probably in a storeroom of sorts, and you hide before she emerges. You hear the clatter of several weapons against the main counter, which you use as cover to slip into the back and look around. Aside from a few silver splinters, you don't see anything that stands out like the rod did. Nevertheless, you pocket the splinters.

$12 SP$ was added to Nicklefool's Inventory.

You manage to slip out the back, then find the staff again and head to your next location.

Nicholas "Nicklefool" Foligan the Mr. Mime (M: Psychic/Fairy)
Health: 10/10| Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 10/10
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Diplomacy


You next find yourself at the Invincible Drifter, the store in the bazaar that is by far the most colourful. Again you start with the exterior, scouring every inch of it to the best of your ability. Again you find nothing of real worth, so you head inside, hoping to find something--whether it's loose cash, stray items, or something similar to the rod you already found.

You are met with display cabinets filled with items and objects of many kinds. There's one particular shelf with a line of different boxes, and a sign near them reading "Single-use skill boxes!" You wonder what this means, but you know that the box labelled "Silver Tongue" makes you immediately think of your proficiency with diplomacy.

Shop: The Invincible Drifter discovered! Added to the Map.
Spoiler:
(11) The Invincible Drifter
  1. [Aqua Gear]: $150 SP$
  2. [P:Lockpicking Tools]: $200 SP$
  3. [P:Silver Tongue]: $200 SP$
  4. [P:First-Aid Kit]: $200 SP$
  5. [P:Blessed Charm]: $200 SP$
  6. [P:Old Tech]: $200 SP$
  7. [P:Tinkerer's Tools]: $200 SP$
  8. [M:Elemental Orb]: $300 SP$
  9. [M:Smoke Ball] $350 SP$
  10. [M:Light Ball] $350 SP$
  11. [M:Focus Ball] $350 SP$
  12. [Adrenaline Orb]: $300 SP$
  13. [Ancient Relic]: $200 SP$


Out of everything there, the strange, faintly glowing relic near the entrance draws you in the most. To your surprise, it gives you the same feeling that the rod does, and you can't help but wonder why. You consider breaking the cabinet and taking it, but the store's owner, a girafarig, has her eyes fixed on you as she pretends to work away at the counter.

You spend some more time wandering slowly around the shop, and eventually head back outside again. You notice that the door to the back rooms is open, and you creep inside, hoping your fellow psychic-type doesn't notice. As you rummage quietly around inside, you come an odd piece of paper. You pick it up, and it's just...squares.



=Mysterious Squares= was added to the Team Records.

You pocket it despite not knowing if it's significant at all. You also find a small coin purse and chuckle as you pocket that as well.

$17 SP$ was added to Nicklefool's Inventory.

Aside from those things, you can't see anything more. You exit the shop and head back to base, keen to share your findings.


Nicholas "Nicklefool" Foligan the Mr. Mime (M: Psychic/Fairy)
Health: 10/10| Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 10/10
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Diplomacy