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	\| type = Occult bookshop		\| type = Occult bookshop
	\| location = Main Street, Verdant, Connecticut		\| location = Main Street, [[Visit Verdant\|Verdant, Connecticut]]
	\| founded = 1890s		\| founded = c. 1890s
	\| owner = [[Margot Delacroix]]		\| owner = [[Margot Delacroix]]
	\| notable_residents =		\| notable_residents =
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	== About ==		== About ==
	'''Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures''' is an occult bookshop on Main Street in [[Visit Verdant\|Verdant, Connecticut]]~~. It is~~ the oldest establishment on ~~Main Street and~~ has been in the [[~~Margot~~ Delacroix\|Delacroix]] family for generations. The shop serves simultaneously as a legitimate occult retail business and as a ~~front~~ for ~~the storage, acquisition, and occasional sale of~~ genuinely dangerous artifacts connected to the supernatural history of Verdant.		'''Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures''' is an occult bookshop on Main Street in [[Visit Verdant\|Verdant, Connecticut]] and the oldest continuously operating establishment on the street. It has been in the [[Delacroix Family\|Delacroix]] family for generations. The shop serves simultaneously as a legitimate occult retail business and as a repository for genuinely dangerous artifacts connected to the supernatural history of Verdant. What sits on the shelves is interesting. What sits in the vault below is dangerous.

	== The ~~shop ==~~		The current owner is [[Margot Delacroix]] (b. May 25, 1976), a legacy member of [[House Subconium]] and one of the most knowledgeable living figures in Verdant's occult community. Under her ownership the shop has been transformed from the tourist-facing commercial operation her mother ran into a serious occult enterprise with an appointment-only specialty operation in the basement for vetted collectors.
	Delacroix~~'s Tomes and Treasures stocks occult texts, grimoires~~, ~~curiosities~~, ~~and esoteric goods. It draws~~ a ~~steady clientele from both the town and~~ [[~~Eastern Tsuga College~~]] ~~— students curious about~~ the occult~~, faculty~~ with ~~research interests, and a smaller circle of initiated customers who know what~~ the ~~shop really holds~~.

	The shop~~'s public~~-~~facing inventory is curated carefully~~. ~~What sits on~~ the ~~shelves is interesting~~. ~~What sits in~~ the ~~back is dangerous~~.		== Description ==
			The shop occupies a Main Street storefront that presents as a well-stocked occult retailer: texts, grimoires, curiosities, and esoteric goods drawing a steady clientele from both Verdant and [[Eastern Tsuga College]]. Students curious about the occult, faculty with research interests, and tourists looking for witch-themed souvenirs all find something here. A smaller circle of initiated customers know what the shop really holds and come for different reasons.

	== The ~~Delacroix line ==~~		The basement vault is not accessible to general customers. It contains the Delacroix family's artifact collection, accumulated and maintained across nine generations. The vault's full inventory has not been established in canon.
	~~The shop has passed through generations of~~ the Delacroix family, ~~each generation inheriting not just the business but the responsibility of guardianship over the artifacts connected to [[The Hemlock Veil]]~~ and ~~the broader occult history of Verdant~~. The ~~current owner, [[Margot Delacroix]] (b. 1976), is a legacy member of [[House Subconium]] and one of the most knowledgeable living figures in Verdant~~'s ~~occult community~~.

	~~Previous~~ generations ~~include:~~		== History ==
	* '''Eloise Delacroix~~''' —~~ Margot's mother; ~~retained documents~~ she did not ~~share with~~ the ~~Historical Society~~		The shop was established in the 1890s and has passed through generations of the [[Delacroix Family\|Delacroix matrilineal line]], each generation inheriting the business along with the responsibility of guardianship over the artifacts connected to [[The Hemlock Veil]] and the broader occult history of Verdant.
	* An unnamed grandmother (~1897–1969) — Order of the Hemlock operative; used [[~~The Anklet of Inevitable Accord~~]] to ~~kill [[Elias Roarke]] in 1929~~
			For most of its history the shop was run as a commercial operation with the vault below functioning as a separate, private concern. [[Eloise Delacroix]], Margot's mother, ran it as a tourist business — mass-produced spell kits, novelty candles, crystal ball magnets. She was not negligent; she simply did not know what the shop was supposed to be. She had been raised outside the Delacroix tradition by a mother who was trying to end it.

			When [[Margot Delacroix]] inherited the shop around 2007 she made her position clear. Out went most of the tourist kitsch. In came a serious occult operation: rare texts, vetted artifact sales, and appointment-only access to the basement for clients who knew what they were looking for. The shop is now what it should have been for decades.

	== Known artifacts ==		== Known artifacts ==
	Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures has served as a repository for some of the most significant supernatural objects in the [[Subconium Shared Universe]]. The full inventory of artifacts held or previously held by the shop has not been established in canon.

	=== [[The Darewright Jar]] ===		=== [[The Darewright Jar]] ===
	A written-compulsion artifact. Slips drawn from the jar bind the drawer to obey ~~the directive~~ written inside. Effects can stack, conflict, and become permanent over time~~. The jar shares a magical origin with [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]] but operates differently~~. It was sold unknowingly by a shop employee named ~~'''~~Maggie~~'''~~ in ~~2023 —~~ Maggie was ~~unaware of the jar's nature or significance and was, according to canon,~~ compelled by the jar itself to complete the sale. Its current whereabouts are unknown.		A written-compulsion artifact created in the early twentieth century. Slips drawn from the jar bind the drawer to obey directives written inside. Effects can stack, conflict, and become permanent over time. It was sold unknowingly by a shop employee named Maggie in 202X. Maggie was compelled by the jar itself, via a slip inside reading "Sell me," to complete the sale. Its current whereabouts on the ETC campus are unknown. The Darewright Game has restarted.

	=== [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]] ===		=== [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]] ===
	A targeted ~~curse~~ artifact that compels truth-telling and ~~compliance with~~ requests in its wearer. Unlike [[The Hemlock Veil]], whose effects are ambient and unconscious, the Anklet's effects are personal and the wearer is aware of being compelled. ~~The Anklet has been in the~~ Delacroix ~~family for generations — an unnamed Delacroix grandmother~~ used it to kill [[Elias Roarke]] in 1929. ~~In [[Comply]],~~ [[Margot Delacroix]] ~~places~~ it on ~~protagonist~~ [[Haley Wegner]].		A targeted compliance artifact that compels truth-telling and obedience to verbal requests in its wearer. Unlike [[The Hemlock Veil]], whose effects are ambient and unconscious, the Anklet's effects are personal and the wearer is aware of being compelled. [[Marguerite Delacroix (Gen 7)\|Marguerite (Gen 7)]] used it to kill [[Elias Roarke]] in 1929 and locked it in the vault specifically so it would never be used again. [[Margot Delacroix]] removed it in 2024 and placed it on [[Haley Wegner]].

	=== [[Stones of the Rolekeeper]] ===		=== [[Stones of the Rolekeeper]] ===
	~~Referenced in canon but their function and lore have not been established~~. ~~Their connection~~ to the ~~shop has not been confirmed but they are believed~~ to be ~~among the artifacts the Delacroix line has historically guarded~~.		A series of sorting stones from the 1920s, each bearing a different symbol charged with energy that calls to someone compatible with that symbol. Used at parties to assign roles to attendees. The stone [[Haley Wegner]] is drawn to in [[Comply]] bears the symbol for "to be controlled."

	== Relationship to House Subconium ==		== Relationship to House Subconium ==
	Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures and [[House Subconium]] are deeply intertwined. The shop has historically served as a staging point for artifacts that House Subconium monitors or safeguards. [[Margot Delacroix]]'s dual role as shop owner and House Subconium legacy member means the two institutions operate in close coordination, though the exact nature of that coordination has not been fully established in canon.		Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures and [[House Subconium]] are deeply intertwined. The shop has historically served as a staging point for artifacts that House Subconium monitors or safeguards. [[Margot Delacroix]]'s dual role as shop owner and House Subconium legacy member means the two institutions operate in close coordination, though the exact nature of that coordination and what House Subconium knows about Margot's use of the Anklet has not been fully established in canon.

	== ~~Relationship~~ to ~~Comply~~ ==		== Connection to the SSU ==
	~~In [[Comply]], [[Margot~~ Delacroix~~]] uses~~ the shop and ~~its resources as part of her campaign against protagonist~~ [[Haley Wegner]]. The shop is ~~the base~~ of ~~operations from which Margot exercises her influence over Haley through [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]]~~.		Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures is the point where the SSU's supernatural history makes contact with its contemporary narratives. The Darewright Jar was sold from this shop in 202X and is now circulating on the ETC campus. The Anklet was removed from this shop's vault in 2024 and is now on [[Haley Wegner]]'s ankle. Both of the most consequential supernatural objects currently active in the SSU passed through this basement. The woman who runs the shop is responsible for both of them being in play.

	== Canon notes ==		== Canon notes ==
	* The shop's founding date has not been ~~precisely~~ established — 1890s is the ~~approximate period~~		* The shop's precise founding date has not been established beyond the 1890s
	* Maggie's full name and background have not been established ~~in canon~~		* The full inventory of the vault has not been established in canon
	* ~~The current whereabouts of~~ the ~~Darewright Jar after its sale are unknown~~		* Maggie's full name and background have not been established
	* The full ~~inventory of artifacts held or previously held by the shop~~ has not been established		* Whether House Subconium is aware Margot removed the Anklet from the vault has not been established
			* The appointment-only basement operation's full client list has not been established

	== Related articles ==		== Related articles ==
	* [[Margot Delacroix]]		* [[Margot Delacroix]]
			* [[Delacroix Family]]
	* [[House Subconium]]		* [[House Subconium]]
	* [[The Darewright Jar]]		* [[The Darewright Jar]]
	* [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]]		* [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]]
			* [[Stones of the Rolekeeper]]
			* [[Comply]]
	* [[Visit Verdant]]		* [[Visit Verdant]]
	* [[~~Comply~~]]		* [[Eloise Delacroix]]
			* [[Marguerite Delacroix (Gen 7)]]

	[[Category:Locations]]		[[Category:Locations]]

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{{Infobox Location
| type = Occult bookshop
| location = Main Street, Verdant, Connecticut
| founded = 1890s
| owner = [[Margot Delacroix]]
| notable_residents =
| first_appearance = [[Comply]]
}}

== About ==
'''Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures''' is an occult bookshop on Main Street in [[Visit Verdant|Verdant, Connecticut]]. It is the oldest establishment on Main Street and has been in the [[Margot Delacroix|Delacroix]] family for generations. The shop serves simultaneously as a legitimate occult retail business and as a front for the storage, acquisition, and occasional sale of genuinely dangerous artifacts connected to the supernatural history of Verdant.

== The shop ==
Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures stocks occult texts, grimoires, curiosities, and esoteric goods. It draws a steady clientele from both the town and [[Eastern Tsuga College]] — students curious about the occult, faculty with research interests, and a smaller circle of initiated customers who know what the shop really holds.

The shop's public-facing inventory is curated carefully. What sits on the shelves is interesting. What sits in the back is dangerous.

== The Delacroix line ==
The shop has passed through generations of the Delacroix family, each generation inheriting not just the business but the responsibility of guardianship over the artifacts connected to [[The Hemlock Veil]] and the broader occult history of Verdant. The current owner, [[Margot Delacroix]] (b. 1976), is a legacy member of [[House Subconium]] and one of the most knowledgeable living figures in Verdant's occult community.

Previous generations include:
* '''Eloise Delacroix''' — Margot's mother; retained documents she did not share with the Historical Society
* An unnamed grandmother (~1897–1969) — Order of the Hemlock operative; used [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]] to kill [[Elias Roarke]] in 1929

== Known artifacts ==
Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures has served as a repository for some of the most significant supernatural objects in the [[Subconium Shared Universe]]. The full inventory of artifacts held or previously held by the shop has not been established in canon.

=== [[The Darewright Jar]] ===
A written-compulsion artifact. Slips drawn from the jar bind the drawer to obey the directive written inside. Effects can stack, conflict, and become permanent over time. The jar shares a magical origin with [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]] but operates differently. It was sold unknowingly by a shop employee named '''Maggie''' in 2023 — Maggie was unaware of the jar's nature or significance and was, according to canon, compelled by the jar itself to complete the sale. Its current whereabouts are unknown.

=== [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]] ===
A targeted curse artifact that compels truth-telling and compliance with requests in its wearer. Unlike [[The Hemlock Veil]], whose effects are ambient and unconscious, the Anklet's effects are personal and the wearer is aware of being compelled. The Anklet has been in the Delacroix family for generations — an unnamed Delacroix grandmother used it to kill [[Elias Roarke]] in 1929. In [[Comply]], [[Margot Delacroix]] places it on protagonist [[Haley Wegner]].

=== [[Stones of the Rolekeeper]] ===
Referenced in canon but their function and lore have not been established. Their connection to the shop has not been confirmed but they are believed to be among the artifacts the Delacroix line has historically guarded.

== Relationship to House Subconium ==
Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures and [[House Subconium]] are deeply intertwined. The shop has historically served as a staging point for artifacts that House Subconium monitors or safeguards. [[Margot Delacroix]]'s dual role as shop owner and House Subconium legacy member means the two institutions operate in close coordination, though the exact nature of that coordination has not been fully established in canon.

== Relationship to Comply ==
In [[Comply]], [[Margot Delacroix]] uses the shop and its resources as part of her campaign against protagonist [[Haley Wegner]]. The shop is the base of operations from which Margot exercises her influence over Haley through [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]].

== Canon notes ==
* The shop's founding date has not been precisely established — 1890s is the approximate period
* Maggie's full name and background have not been established in canon
* The current whereabouts of the Darewright Jar after its sale are unknown
* The full inventory of artifacts held or previously held by the shop has not been established

== Related articles ==
* [[Margot Delacroix]]
* [[House Subconium]]
* [[The Darewright Jar]]
* [[The Anklet of Inevitable Accord]]
* [[Visit Verdant]]
* [[Comply]]

[[Category:Locations]]