Bob walked into the marketplace, looking to pick up a few essentials for future quests. He quickly stopped by Porta's, where he picked up a potion, a fire bomb, a tonic and a nostrum for 50 gold, leaving him with 223. Moving on, though not without pondering a few more nostrums, Bob purchased a bedroll for 10 gold, resulting in 213 gold remaining. Deciding that this was good for now, Bob decided to leave and return to Heroi-
"Ooh, Shiny!"
The wagon in front of him, Elphaba's Magic wagon, as it appeared to be called, was filled with shining, sparkling gems. Forgetting about any notion of saving his money, Bob rushed over to the wagon and purchased A topaz gem for 100 gold, leaving him with 113. Looking around the shop, and not quite satisfied with all the curiosities in the wagon, Bob purchased a Nimbus Broomstick for 50 gold, leaving him with 63 gold, and, with what little gold Bob had left, he upgraded the Broomstick to WP 6 for 60 gold, leaving him with three gold. With a much lighter purse, and a significantly improved inventory, Bob headed back to the hall.