Zory’s Shop — a two-story stone building modestly nestled in the Artisan District, attracting alchemists, wizards, and anyone seeking rare potions and elixirs. The shop’s front door is slightly lower than usual, making every customer taller than a dwarf or halfling bow their head, as if greeting the proprietor herself, Zoryana Krucha.
On the first floor is the shop itself and an alchemy lab, where Zory spends her days brewing magical potions and elixirs. Immediately to the left of the entrance is the counter, usually staffed by either Zory herself or her assistant and apprentice, the halfling Igor. In the far corner is the lab, dimly lit by daylight coming through a small window near the ceiling that opens onto the back yard.
A staircase along the left wall leads to the second floor, where Zory’s quarters are located, along with a small room that is sometimes rented to University students eager to learn the secrets of alchemy. Local lore says that no one but Zory has been in the shop’s basement, where she jealously guards her alchemical ingredients—her professional secrets are hidden there, and only those she fully trusts are allowed entry.