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<p>Actor: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170186/?ref_=tt_cst_t_7 Enrico Colatoni], Ref ''Person of Interest'', "Beeman"—''Constantine''</p>
<p>Actor: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170186/?ref_=tt_cst_t_7 Enrico Colantoni], Ref ''Person of Interest'', "Beeman"—''Constantine''</p>
=Concept=
=Concept=
Quirky Occult "Fixer"
Quirky Occult Supplier


=Tropes=
=Tropes=
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=Details=
=Details=
*"Book nerd"—reads, yes, but is greatly interested in the history of books and bookbinding, etc. Insists on rubber gloves for handling the really old/special ones.


===Contact===
===Contact===
:Category:  
:Category: Occult (Theurgy)
:Core Skill:
:Core Skill: Thaumaturgy-15
:Modifiers: Reciprocal (Not for free); focused on Material or Technical Favors (others at -2?); Supernatural (contacts)


=Traits=
=Traits=
Unflappable; Occultism Expert; Books Expert; Novice Street/Stage-Magician, Sleight-Of-Hand; Knows more dead languages than he lets on


=The Magic Shop=
=The Magic Shop=
[[File:Nc-est-magicshop.jpg|right|500px|thumb|"The magic shop," 16544 Plymouth Rd]]
[[File:Nc-est-magicshop-int-lower.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Lower/main shop-floor]]
*Lou never bothered to name the place; no signage. Doesn't really advertise, except word-of-mouth.
*Lou never bothered to name the place; no signage. Doesn't really advertise, except word-of-mouth.
*Sign over the inside of the door saying, "A Curse Be Upon Ye Who Enter With Ill Intent"—may be real?
*Somehow able to source some ''very'' unusual materials/items
*Somehow able to source some ''very'' unusual materials/items
*Ground-floor is mostly tarot cards, crystals, ouija boards, etc.; the ''weird'' stuff is upstairs
*Rumor has it there's a passage that leads to the "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BazaarOfTheBizarre Bizarre Bazaar]" in a closet somewhere in the back.
*Rumor has it there's a passage that leads to the "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BazaarOfTheBizarre Bizarre Bazaar]" in a closet somewhere in the back.



Latest revision as of 21:05, 12 October 2025

Name Lou Polidori
Age 52
Affiliation NA
Job Apothecary
Status Living
@PCs Contact

Actor: Enrico Colantoni, Ref Person of Interest, "Beeman"—Constantine

Concept

Quirky Occult Supplier

Tropes

Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?

Details

  • "Book nerd"—reads, yes, but is greatly interested in the history of books and bookbinding, etc. Insists on rubber gloves for handling the really old/special ones.

Contact

Category: Occult (Theurgy)
Core Skill: Thaumaturgy-15
Modifiers: Reciprocal (Not for free); focused on Material or Technical Favors (others at -2?); Supernatural (contacts)

Traits

Unflappable; Occultism Expert; Books Expert; Novice Street/Stage-Magician, Sleight-Of-Hand; Knows more dead languages than he lets on

The Magic Shop

"The magic shop," 16544 Plymouth Rd
Lower/main shop-floor
  • Lou never bothered to name the place; no signage. Doesn't really advertise, except word-of-mouth.
  • Sign over the inside of the door saying, "A Curse Be Upon Ye Who Enter With Ill Intent"—may be real?
  • Somehow able to source some very unusual materials/items
  • Ground-floor is mostly tarot cards, crystals, ouija boards, etc.; the weird stuff is upstairs
  • Rumor has it there's a passage that leads to the "Bizarre Bazaar" in a closet somewhere in the back.

Notes

  • Folks from the Roma community sometimes shop at the store, and he's gotten to know some of them.