Cornelius Kristoff Cornwall

## Connections

### Home

Passage, AundairCornelius Kristoff Cornwall's Continuous Collection of Curious Curiosities

### Organization

The Guild of Endless DoorsArcane Congress

## Description

### Age

Unknown

> "*Welcome, welcome, welcome! To Cornelius Kristoff Cornwall’s Continuous Collection of Curious Curiosities! (Open morning, noon, and night: service with a smile!)*" ― Cornelius Kristoff Cornwall
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## Curious Collector

A sign hangs outside the door advertising the shop, with the name in front of a selection of seven handpainted stars. While the door has a windowpane, you cannot see inside, only seeing your reflection.

Upon entering, you see a homey, well-lit wooden building that seems larger than the exterior would suggest. It has two stories, with a staircase on the side leading to the upper floor. The shelves on the first floor are stocked with all kinds of mundane items; anything that may be found in a typical general store, from rope to waterskins to basic arms and weaponry, can be found here. While there is no barrier across the opening to the staircase, you cannot step onto it without the proprietor's permission. (As in, you are physically unable to - some magical force stops you.)

Said proprietor is Cornelius, a light-skinned human man with short golden hair, a luxurious mustache, and impressively bushy sideburns. He wears a ruffled white shirt with a brightly colored ascot (the color changes based on the day), an equally bright vest with many pockets, and dark trousers. He seems like a human peacock, and is friendly and welcoming to all who enter his shop. Cornelius is an accomplished wizard, who has personally enchanted many wondrous items, and anyone wanting to go upstairs to the second floor, which leads to his personal quarters and personal workshop, must have his explicit permission.

Perceptive visitors will note that the inside has windows, even if the outside did not - or where the outside *could* not, such as on the sides, if the shop exterior were crammed between two buildings. Even more perceptive visitors will note that each window seems to show differing streets and scenes outside - different weather patterns, different architecture styles, different times of day.

No matter what city the party visits, as long as it's major enough, they can find a Cornelius' Curious Collection. While Cornelius will at first insist that he runs a chain and merely has franchises all over the world, anyone who has been to a Collection in more than one city will likely immediately discern the truth, which Cornelius will admit when pressed: There is only one store.

Cornelius Kristoff Cornwall's Continuous Collection of Curious Curiosities exists as a small demiplane, and whenever he opens a new "franchise," it's merely a building facade with a magic door leading into the one true Collection. However, despite the same door acting as entrance for a dozen different cities, people will only exit to the entrance they came in from - no using it as a handy quick-travel tool.

## Known Shop Locations

* Passage, Aundair
* Fairhaven, Aundair
* Arcanix, Aundair
* Sharn, Breland
* Wroat, Breland
* Trolanport, Zilargo
* Korranberg, Zilargo
* Metrol, Cyre (Closed)
* Thaliost, Thrane (Closed)

## Trivia

* Cornelius's musical theme is Jon Williams's Gilderoy Lockhart from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
* Cornelius has a golden pseudodragon familiar named Tipsy. Tipsy got that name because he can't control himself around alcohol.
* Cornelius's true location is the guildhall of The Guild of Endless Doors in Passage, Aundair.