Hartwall Auction Lots

Summary

The Hartwall Grand Auction House lots included historical art, magical items, coins, wines, and the chariot tied to an Excellence defeated in the battle of the unending seas.

Known Lots and Sale Details

• Drink lots included 28-year elven booze sold for 20 gp, 100-year-old and older bottles bought by Candelissa Hustlebustle, Smehlebeard whiskey bought by Janet Boulderdew for 270 gp, Crankfruit sold for 400 gp, Blind gale XXX with physick before imbibing, and Sereza cherry wine sold for 10 gp.
• Coin lots included five Black Dragons, a Grand Towers penny, a golden crown and two silver clappers, dwarven copper coins, unsold electrum, silver pieces associated with gnome great Fummouth, and a Brass City coin.
• Art lots included the talon of soot, a painting of Lord Bleakstorm / Caroline Harthwall(?) / Iceborg / Jayseel details, Valentinhide's Betrayal, Davina Browning’s circling vultures, love poetry / blessings of Laurel, and a red and blue glass sculpture of Serra.
• Magical and unusual lots included a moon-cycle pocket watch, green-rim spectacles translating elven to common, the mahogany / Smulty box that made illusionary scenes, Ray of sorting and stirring, elven forest comb of delousing, elven turtle flute carved with mice, smoke hourglass, holy symbol of Noxia, shield ring with runes of Lauren, Firefang, Browning’s spell scroll, bracelet of locating, and a mimic mouse trap.
• Firefang was an 8/400-year-old longsword in Invar’s style with +1D6, 5 spell charges, and Burning Hands; it sold for 2,050 gp.
• Browning’s spell scroll generated a new random spell every morning at 2:37, was disrupted by Geldrin’s Dispel Magic, was valued at 600 gp, and sold for 6,200 gp.
• The chariot interested The Guilt, was tied to an Excellence defeated in the battle of the unending seas, drew heavy bidding, and was taken with everything to the Palace.
• The party added one Brass City platinum piece to the auction.

Related Entries

• Xinquiss/Zinquiss
• Everard Browning
• Excellences
• Mother-of-Pearl Elemental Chariot
• Known Passwords and Inscriptions

Open Questions

• Is the Hartwall chariot the same object as the mother-of-pearl elemental chariot from Day 22, or a separate chariot?
• What is the Amle for adult? lot mentioned before detailed bidding?
• Who are the Ravens, jewellery men, emissary, Dally, and Hartwall partner, and what were their agendas?
• What did battle of the unending seas, Valentinhide's Betrayal, and the talon of soot refer to historically?