D&O Toy Emporium


The D&O Toy Emporium is a toy shop located in the Deliberation Disc of Uthodurn. Formerly known as Oltgar's Chest, Oltgar Dradegon created and sold wooden toys out of the shop until business faded as such items fell out of favor. Drixlitch Ovana convinced Oltgar to sell metal and enchanted toys instead and to sell him majority share of ownership, and the shop was renamed.

Description[edit | edit source]

D&O Toy Emporium is a toy shop in the Deliberation Disc directly off the Auger Trail, located to the right while descending. The building had one story for most of its existence, and a second floor was added after Drixlitch Ovana acquired majority ownership.[1] The lower floor is made of well-cut stone, and the upper of metal plates. By 843 PD, it is painted turquoise with purple accents, and has a carnival-like air about it. There is an enchantment that makes it appear as though smoke emits from the chimney.[2]

Inside, the lower floor is well-decorated, with several rooms, and has shelves and glass displays full of metallic toys.[3] Drix's apartment is on the upper floor, and has a canopy bed, a finely crafted wooden desk, and two barred windows.[4] The entire shop sustained significant damage when the pymon firebugs escaped and Drix's pet craskkalid metamorphosed into its adult form.[5]

History[edit | edit source]

Before Campaign 3[edit | edit source]

Originally opened as Oltgar's Chest, Oltgar created and sold wooden toys for children in Uthodurn. He at some point took on Chetney Pock O'Pea as an apprentice and taught him woodcrafting.[6] Chetney ultimately became next in authority at the shop.[7]

Wooden toys eventually fell out of favor among children and business began to fail at Oltgar's Chest some years before 843 PD.[8] Drixlitch informed Oltgar that metal toys were now popular. He successfully convinced Oltgar to change direction and to sell Drix partial ownership of the store. Chetney, feeling betrayed by Oltgar's decision to move away from exclusive woodcrafting, stabbed both Oltgar and Drix and was driven out of the city by Glassblades.[9][10][11]

Drix eventually acquired majority ownership of the shop, and it was renamed D&O Toy Emporium by 841 PD.[12][13] Drix outsourced much of the toycrafting, notably to child laborers in Shadycreek Run.[14] Drix's management wore Oltgar and his staff to exhaustion and disillusionment, and Oltgar came to hate Drix by Fessuran 843 and regret his decision to involve him in the business.[15]

Campaign 3: Bells Hells[edit | edit source]

Bells Hells visited the shop while in Uthodurn, though Chetney was initially reluctant. As they approached the outside, an armed and armored orc ran from the building with his hair on fire.[16] Fearne asked Oltgar what the issue was, and he told her that when the enchantments failed due to the apogee solstice, a number of pymon firebugs escaped the disenchanted Wizzle-cages. Drix then appeared and asked that the party also deal with his pet craskkalid, which had been small and cute in its larval form but had transformed into its dangerous adult form.[5] After some negotiation, Bells Hells went in, Fearne and FRIDA having stolen Drix's keys.[17]

Inside, they were able to capture or kill the various swarms of firebugs and trap the survivors in metal boxes. They also Polymorphed the craskkalid, and Fearne ran it outside of the city, where the spell dropped and it was killed by the Glassblades.[18] Bells Hells went through the documents in Drix's room and found the documents proving that he had outsourced toymaking to child laborers and was in debt, as well as had forged Oltgar's signature on documents leaving the shop to himself.[19]

They then spoke to Oltgar, who had been waiting outside. Chetney apologized for some of his past actions, but Oltgar admitted he felt he had deserved it. Imogen and Chetney told Oltgar about what Drix had done, and Chetney told Oltgar to sell Drix the shop and leave the city, giving him two days to do so. Oltgar agreed.[20]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Ripples" (3x53) at 1:05:28.
  2. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:14:53.
  3. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:59:10.
  4. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 3:15:09.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:23:20.
  6. "Fight at the Museum..." (3x21) at 3:14:47.
  7. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:09:13.
  8. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 2:37:09. Oltgar says that he has had "many years to look at the mistake that I made". See also "Hope Within History" (3x55) at 8:08.
  9. "Far From The Others" (3x52) at 2:36:57.
  10. "Ripples" (3x53) at 1:06:20.
  11. "Chasing Nightmares" (3x11) at 2:43:00.
  12. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:25:25.
  13. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:09:06. FRIDA says that despite living in Uthodurn for two years, they do not recognize the name "Oltgar's Chest".
  14. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 3:46:38.
  15. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:40:00.
  16. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:17:51.
  17. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 1:33:55.
  18. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 3:56:14.
  19. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 3:48:58.
  20. "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) at 4:02:31.