The Poisoned Quill was a shop in the Central Trade Lanes of Skullport in the late 14th century DR.[1]
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The Poisoned Quill was a one-story shack in squalid condition.[1]
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In 1370 DR, The Poisoned Quill specialized in creating high-quality counterfeit documents and writs, ranging from travel permits to official licenses. It's owner, "Blind" Issayk had an intricate web of contacts across the Realms, which kept him abreast of bureaucratic changes that may render his forgeries obsolete. As a result, his products were highly effective, provided they were used promptly.[1]
Through a combination of bribes, blackmail, and other underhanded methods, Issayk has amassed wax pressings of crucial governmental seals from across Faerûn, including those of Calimport, Luskan, Waterdeep, Cormyr, and Sembia. This collection enabled him to replicate a wide variety of official documents with remarkable precision. His services, however, came at exorbitant prices: minor travel writs might cost several hundred gold pieces, while more elaborate items, such as an engraved invitation to a Calishite noble’s ball or a signed adventuring license for use in Cormyr, may cost 2,000 gold pieces or more.[1]
By 1492 DR, the shop was owned by Tasselgryn Velldarn, an archmage who was a close friend of Halaster Blackcloak. Instead of creating forgeries for clients, she instead provided a physical means of a quick exit from Skullport via teleportation circle. She was capable of bypassing the teleportation restrictions of Undermountain due to a series of enchantments cat by Halaster.[2]
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- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but Christopher Perkins answered a question via Twitter and stated the year was 1492 DR. Corroborating this, Dragon Heist page 20 refers to events of Death Masks (set in 1491 DR) as being "last year". Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1492 DR for events related to this sourcebook and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (which is referenced on pages 5 and 98 of Dragon Heist).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Joseph C. Wolf (1999). Skullport. (TSR, Inc), p. 56. ISBN 0-7869-1348-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 308. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.