The Cosmetic Emporium
A small shop with fixed prices, clearly labeled cards, and a strict no-surprises policy. Where the lottery sells you a chance, the Emporium sells you the actual thing. You pick the cosmetic, you pay the listed Donator Points, and it is yours — permanently, account-bound, and entirely unsellable. The clerk considers this last point a feature.
Where to Find It
The Emporium keeps a counter inside the Prefect's Lounge, filed under Use Points — which is only sensible, since it deals exclusively in Donator Points and would have nothing to say to anyone holding mere gold. There is no queue worth mentioning, which the clerk takes as a personal challenge.
How It Works
- Every item has a fixed Donator Point price. No draws, no wheels, no "maybe."
- Items are permanent and account-bound. They cannot be sold, gifted, or otherwise pried loose.
- You can only buy a given item once; the register politely declines a second.
- Cosmetics display as badge icons on your name, alongside anything you've earned elsewhere.
Featuring a Cosmetic
Owning a thing is one matter; being seen to own it is the entire point. Any cosmetic you own may be set as your featured piece — one at a time — which then appears beside your name on your character sheet and your public file, colored to its rarity. Choose it from inside the shop, change it whenever vanity demands, or take it down entirely and return your file to a state of tasteful emptiness.
Rarity & Price
Each item carries a rarity, which sets both its display color and its price. Price climbs gently with the tier, on the theory that prestige should cost roughly what prestige is worth — and that a cosmetic seen mostly on your own file ought to stay an impulse, not an investment.
| Tier | Price (DP) |
|---|---|
| Common | 100 |
| Uncommon | 200 |
| Rare | 300 |
| Epic | 400 |
| Legendary | 500 |
Buying out the shelves end to end is also, not coincidentally, how one completes The Compleat Collector — a legendary Collection Set that hands back a slice of the Donator Points it cost you. The administration reserves the right to restock, which it treats with the solemnity of a minor weather event.