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THE MOSSY FOX
Type of Location: Housing/BusinessLocation: Ache
Lamp Location: Yes
Identifiers: Identifiable by the moss-covered fox statue outside the gate with a small, hand painted sign under it. In neat calligraphy it reads:
The Mossy Fox
Apothecary and Pharmacy
Treatments for ailments of both supernatural and mundane origin available. Appointments not necessary.
Hours of Operation: Whenever the Medicine Seller is in. The door into the kitchen/dining area is always open though.
Employees/Roommates: Just the Medicine Seller though the place is almost definitely haunted.
Means of Contact: IC Inbox | OOC:
Description: A farmhouse tacked onto an older structure that had once belonged to a successful, albeit reclusive, apothecary before for the former resident fell prey to the creatures that lurk in the surrounding forest. The house itself is flanked by Trenchwood, and the rest of the land is an overgrown orchard of cherry, chestnut and persimmon trees. Reaching it is a dangerous trek, the pathway up to it largely overgrown with weeds and brambles - to say nothing of the 'neighbors' that dwell in the surrounding trees. A stone fox statue covered in moss stands guard just outside the gate leading up the path.
Interior:
Old Structure
The old building is quite small, with only three rooms. It's built from wood and a ceramic tiled roof and is the main area of business. It is a good hundred and fifty years older than the residential structure tacked on to it, but besides that is largely unchanged. It is sturdy and has weathered years of neglect far better than the new structure.Pharmacy: The main area. Contains many boxes of typical medicinal herbs on display. There is a specific section for hunters with various types of incense. Behind an old hard-wood counter, there are shelves of tonics and two doors, one leading to storage and the other to an examination room.
There is a discrete sign is propped up on the counter, advertising the other services the Medicine Seller can provide. It reads thus:
Nightwalker Services
Available by Appointment Only.
Talk Therapy Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Massage Therapy Monday and Wednesday Tea Ceremony Friday Morning Negotiable Intimacy Weekends, clients aged 20 or older only Warding/Spiritual Protections Daily No appointment needed for emergency spiritual negotiation or extraction of parasitic entities.
Storage: What it says on the tin. Or tins, rather. The storage room is where the Medicine Seller stows excess goods and non-perishables.
Examination Room: Rarely used - but fairly typical. There's an examination table, a scale, and rudimentary medical equipment.
New Structure
A larger, residential structure added on to the old building about a century and a half later. Despite its relatively recent construction, it is far more dilapidated than the old structure, not having survived well in its neglect. The outer walls are covered in mildew, and the doors and windows are in poor shape. The interior is dusty, and the wood floors creak precariously but remain relatively sound otherwise.[F1] Garden: Connecting the old structure to the new is a wooden walkway passing a semi-interior garden.
[F1] Kitchen/Dining area: Probably the biggest room in the entire building. There is a fire pit in the middle of the floor as well as an old cast-iron oven. There are shelves with cookware and mismatched stoneware, and a heavy stone basin and indoor water pump. Fairly fancy and modern, all things considered. There is a small pantry as well as other storage.
[F1] Tatami room: An unused room. Contains a dusty sewing machine and a few empty boxes. Very exciting.
[F1] Bath: A tiled bathroom with a bath with a sliding door leading outside to dispose of used bathwater rather than bottling it and selling it over the Omni like any sane person.
[F2] Bedroom: Small and a bit cluttered with books, the Medicine Seller has done away with the rotting bedframe and mattress, and made a sort of nest of cushions and thick, downy blankets on the floor.
[F2] Work room: Walls are lined with shelves containing a growing collection of books on medicine and various kinds of local erotica (old habits die hard). Herbs hang in bunches drying out, and there's a small workspace with a floor table and cushion where the Medicine Seller crafts his various potions and poultices.
[F3] Loft: Less a room and more of a glorified crawlspace. Basically just more storage, but remains empty for now.
Basement: An old stone cellar with an earthen floor. Contains some aging casks and a not so insignificant population of spiders.