Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley Tags: Rick Donovan Donovan’s Read 380 times / 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley on January 11, 2013, 01:43:22 AM Donovan’sCommissions, Wares, & Repairs[ 342 Diagon Alley South, London ][click picture for full size and source]“Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”StaffPhillip Kinsey ►shop assistantAlexandra Carstairs ►apprentice Located between GalloLoans and Obscurus Books, Rick’s (imaginatively named) shop looks exactly as you’d expect from one set up in this neighborhood—which is to say, creaky floorboards, wooden beams, and a general feeling of old. It wasn’t new when Rick bought it in 2003, and seven years later it isn’t new now. However, since then the place has undergone heavy renovation. The crappy shelves he had once used as displays have long been replaced with magnificent oak frames; the rickety display cases with sturdier, ornate ones made of carefully wrought iron and glass. The entire space has been enlarged and divided into aisles, the ugly-ass chandelier replaced with a collection of smaller, simpler ones he had made himself, and a good third of the second floor has been torn away to allow for the newly installed glass ceiling to let in some light. [ description ] • store info • • layout • Skip to next post Re: Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley Reply #1 on August 04, 2014, 11:07:52 PM Store InformationCommissionsMost of Rick’s profits are made by taking on commissions. Whether it’s a simple part (that, given the right materials, you can probably make yourself) or a complex architectural mechanism (you can’t), he’ll work it out. Prices may vary, but providing your own blueprint is generally faster, and cheaper.Merchandise/ConsignmentIn his spare time, Rick makes and sells his own inventions, which may range from widgets to whole creations. If he’s impressed, he may agree to sell one of yours (with the ten percent commission fee).ServicesOfficially, Donovan’s is repair, augmentation, and alteration only. Prices depend on the level of difficulty of your concern.Store hours are 9 to 5, Tuesday through Friday. Appointments can be discussed in person during store hours, or any hour via owl-mail; walk-ins considered only during store hours. If no one’s at the counter, just ring the bell. • description • [ store info ] • layout • Skip to next post Re: Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley Reply #2 on August 05, 2014, 12:40:58 AM Floor PlanFirst FloorFamily, friends, staff and clients only.The OFFICE ►Finances, appointments and other meetings are held here. A window is kept open to receive mail and warded against trespassers. The walls are lined with bookshelves.▒RICK’S FLAT ►The residential rooms of Rick Donovan. Contains two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a spacious kitchen/living room. The master bedroom has a balcony, and there’s a dog bed near the kitchen.▓Ground FloorMain area of Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs. Only floor open to the general public.The BACKROOM ►A gallery of more expensive, specialized works.Clients, customers and staff only.The YARD ►A narrow strip of concrete and cobblestone. Filled with crates and nondescript junk.▒░BasementSelect staff only.The SMITHY ►Foundry and forge. There’s a giantblast furnace at the very center of itand a shower nearby for cooling off. Sealed exit to Knockturn Alley.The CRAFTING CHAMBER ►For general spellcasting and initial testing. Adjacent to the smithy and heavily warded. Extremely sensitiveto internal activity and instability.The VAULT ►Where unfinished or larger pieces areplaced until pickup or completion. Guarded by a number of curses anda pair of automaton dragons. • description • • store info • [ layout ] Skip to next post
Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley on January 11, 2013, 01:43:22 AM Donovan’sCommissions, Wares, & Repairs[ 342 Diagon Alley South, London ][click picture for full size and source]“Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”StaffPhillip Kinsey ►shop assistantAlexandra Carstairs ►apprentice Located between GalloLoans and Obscurus Books, Rick’s (imaginatively named) shop looks exactly as you’d expect from one set up in this neighborhood—which is to say, creaky floorboards, wooden beams, and a general feeling of old. It wasn’t new when Rick bought it in 2003, and seven years later it isn’t new now. However, since then the place has undergone heavy renovation. The crappy shelves he had once used as displays have long been replaced with magnificent oak frames; the rickety display cases with sturdier, ornate ones made of carefully wrought iron and glass. The entire space has been enlarged and divided into aisles, the ugly-ass chandelier replaced with a collection of smaller, simpler ones he had made himself, and a good third of the second floor has been torn away to allow for the newly installed glass ceiling to let in some light. [ description ] • store info • • layout • Skip to next post
Re: Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley Reply #1 on August 04, 2014, 11:07:52 PM Store InformationCommissionsMost of Rick’s profits are made by taking on commissions. Whether it’s a simple part (that, given the right materials, you can probably make yourself) or a complex architectural mechanism (you can’t), he’ll work it out. Prices may vary, but providing your own blueprint is generally faster, and cheaper.Merchandise/ConsignmentIn his spare time, Rick makes and sells his own inventions, which may range from widgets to whole creations. If he’s impressed, he may agree to sell one of yours (with the ten percent commission fee).ServicesOfficially, Donovan’s is repair, augmentation, and alteration only. Prices depend on the level of difficulty of your concern.Store hours are 9 to 5, Tuesday through Friday. Appointments can be discussed in person during store hours, or any hour via owl-mail; walk-ins considered only during store hours. If no one’s at the counter, just ring the bell. • description • [ store info ] • layout • Skip to next post
Re: Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley Reply #2 on August 05, 2014, 12:40:58 AM Floor PlanFirst FloorFamily, friends, staff and clients only.The OFFICE ►Finances, appointments and other meetings are held here. A window is kept open to receive mail and warded against trespassers. The walls are lined with bookshelves.▒RICK’S FLAT ►The residential rooms of Rick Donovan. Contains two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a spacious kitchen/living room. The master bedroom has a balcony, and there’s a dog bed near the kitchen.▓Ground FloorMain area of Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs. Only floor open to the general public.The BACKROOM ►A gallery of more expensive, specialized works.Clients, customers and staff only.The YARD ►A narrow strip of concrete and cobblestone. Filled with crates and nondescript junk.▒░BasementSelect staff only.The SMITHY ►Foundry and forge. There’s a giantblast furnace at the very center of itand a shower nearby for cooling off. Sealed exit to Knockturn Alley.The CRAFTING CHAMBER ►For general spellcasting and initial testing. Adjacent to the smithy and heavily warded. Extremely sensitiveto internal activity and instability.The VAULT ►Where unfinished or larger pieces areplaced until pickup or completion. Guarded by a number of curses anda pair of automaton dragons. • description • • store info • [ layout ] Skip to next post
Donovan’s Commissions, Wares & Repairs :: Diagon Alley