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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]] | '''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 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. | |||
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The shop | == 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 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. | |||
== History == | |||
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. | |||
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 == | ||
=== [[The Darewright Jar]] === | === [[The Darewright Jar]] === | ||
A written-compulsion artifact. Slips drawn from the jar bind the drawer to obey | 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 | 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]] === | ||
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. | ||
== | == Connection to the SSU == | ||
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 | * The shop's precise founding date has not been established beyond the 1890s | ||
* Maggie's full name and background have not been established | * The full inventory of the vault has not been established in canon | ||
* | * Maggie's full name and background have not been established | ||
* The full | * 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]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Eloise Delacroix]] | ||
* [[Marguerite Delacroix (Gen 7)]] | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 23 April 2026
| Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures | |
|---|---|
| Type | Occult bookshop |
| Location | Main Street, Verdant, Connecticut |
| Founded | c. 1890s |
| Owner | Margot Delacroix |
| Notable residents | |
| First appearance | Comply |
About
Delacroix's Tomes and Treasures is an occult bookshop on Main Street in Verdant, Connecticut and the oldest continuously operating establishment on the street. It has been in the 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 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.
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 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.
History
The shop was established in the 1890s and has passed through generations of the 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.
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
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.
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 (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.
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
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.
Connection to the SSU
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
- The shop's precise founding date has not been established beyond the 1890s
- The full inventory of the vault has not been established in canon
- Maggie's full name and background have 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