Changes: Codex entry: The Black Emporium

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Codex text

It is a myth, of course, nothing more.

Tales of a mysterious underground shop run by an immortal—perhaps undead—proprietor who peddles impossible and implausible goods have circulated for decades among the templars. Now and then, a zealous or curious knight will go looking for the place to no avail. Stories place the Black Emporium in Kirkwall's Darktown, the sewers of Val Royeaux, in the back of an empty boathouse in Llomerryn, at the top of a tower in Marnas Pell, and hidden beneath the skirts of the giant statue of Andraste at the Merdaine.

No reputable source has ever found it and none ever will, because it does not exist.

You will, of course, hear the standard justifications: it appears only to the worthy, it appears only to the invited, it is hidden by blood magic, it exists only in the Fade. Rubbish. There is no magic that can hide an entire shop full of trinkets from the eyes of a Seeker of Truth. And I am not just saying that because I searched for six months and didn't find it; shut up, Tristan.

—From a letter by Seeker Benedict to Divine Justinia V.

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Codex entry: Xenon the Antiquarian

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 It is a myth, of course, nothing more.
-Tales of a mysterious underground shop run by an immortal—perhaps undead—proprietor who peddles impossible and implausible goods have circulated for decades among the [[templars]]. Now and then, a zealous or curious knight will go looking for the place to no avail. Stories place the [[Black Emporium]] in [[Kirkwall]]'s [[Darktown]], the sewers of [[Val Royeaux]], in the back of an empty boathouse in [[Llomerryn]], at the top of a tower in Marnas Pell, and hidden beneath the skirts of the giant statue of [[Andraste]] at the Merdaine.
+Tales of a mysterious underground [[Black Emporium|shop]] run by an [[Xenon the Antiquarian|immortal]]—perhaps [[undead]]—proprietor who peddles impossible and implausible goods have circulated for decades among the [[Templar Order|templars]]. Now and then, a zealous or curious knight will go looking for the place to no avail. Stories place the Black Emporium in [[Kirkwall]]'s [[Darktown]], the sewers of [[Val Royeaux]], in the back of an empty boathouse in [[Llomerryn]], at the top of a tower in [[Marnas Pell]], and hidden beneath the skirts of the giant statue of [[Andraste]] at the [[Merdaine]].
 No reputable source has ever found it and none ever will, because it does not exist.
-You will, of course, hear the standard justifications: it appears only to the worthy, it appears only to the invited, it is hidden by [[blood magic]], it exists only in the Fade. Rubbish. There is no magic that can hide an entire shop full of trinkets from the eyes of a [[Seekers|Seeker of Truth]]. And I am not just saying that because I searched for six months and didn't find it; shut up, Tristan.
+You will, of course, hear the standard justifications: it appears only to the worthy, it appears only to the invited, it is hidden by [[blood magic]], it exists only in [[Fade|the Fade]]. Rubbish. There is no magic that can hide an entire shop full of trinkets from the eyes of a [[Seekers|Seeker of Truth]]. And I am not just saying that because I searched for six months and didn't find it; shut up, Tristan.
-—From a letter by Seeker Benedict to [[Divine Justinia V]].
+—From a letter by [[Seekers of Truth#Known members|Seeker Benedict]] to [[Divine Justinia V]].
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 [[Category:The Black Emporium (Inquisition)]]
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+[[de:Kodexeintrag: Das Schwarze Emporion]]
+[[it:Voce del Codice: L'Emporio Nero]]