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Sand and Thorn
Pearl Lane, Ul'dah ✦ Est. by necessity
Sand & Thorn
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Sand & Thorn operates out of a fixed location on Pearl Lane, lower Ul'dah, staffed day to day by Saya Kha, a Miqo'te who came up through the same circles as the rest of the organization and knows the catalogue better than anyone who didn't make it themselves. The shop is open when the door is unlocked. Walk-ins are fine. Saya handles the counter, takes orders, and knows exactly which clients get access to the restricted sections without having to be told.

The operation belongs to Yucca Al'Sahra, who built the formulations over fifteen years in Thanalan and continues to fill the more unusual orders personally. Her partner Levthgar Yorvasch runs the magitek side: commissioned weapons, custom builds, and technical devices that cannot be sourced through any licensed shop in the city.

We do not ask what you need it for. We ask that you not come back to complain about something you used incorrectly.

🌿PotionsEight standard formulations. HP recovery, aether restoration, stamina, brute force, invisibility, truth compound, cold protection, and caster enhancement. All field-tested.Browse potions →🐍PoisonsSix formulations across the full range: weapon coatings, contact paralytics, slow-acting compounds, sleep agents, despair compounds, and fast systemic toxins. Sold without receipts.Browse poisons →⚙️MagitekCustom firearms and technical devices built by Levthgar Yorvasch. Commission-based. Four weapon types, four gadgets. Nothing is off the shelf and nothing is traceable.Browse magitek →🌵AboutThe people behind the counter, where else to find them, and the relevant warnings, which are worth reading.Learn more →
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Potions
Sand & Thorn ✦ Standard Catalogue
Potions & Remedies

All formulations prepared by hand. All ingredients gathered in Thanalan and surrounding regions.

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Crimson Bloom Draft
HP Recovery

The first thing anyone who survives in the desert learns is how to stop a wound before it decides the fight for you.

Ingredients

Wolfbane petals (treated and rendered non-toxic, Central Thanalan), sun lemon rind (Upper Thanalan), wild onion pulp (Thanalan plains), cinnamon bark (Eastern Thanalan), amber resin binder.

Effect

Accelerates tissue regeneration and closes active bleeding from within. Effective on moderate to severe physical injury. Not effective on wounds caused by voidsent corruption or sustained aetheric damage.

Duration: immediate onset / effect persists until wound stabilizes800 gil (standard) / 1,500 gil (concentrated)
Blue Dust of Thal
Aether / Mana Recovery

Rest is not always available. This is the next best thing, and it does not complain about the hour.

Ingredients

Mandrake root dust (Central Thanalan), chamomile head (Thanalan lowlands), star anise resin (Eastern Thanalan border), earth crystal trace (Thanalan mines, abundant near Halatali).

Effect

Restores aetheric flow and clears casting fatigue without sedation. Safe for repeated use in a 24-hour window if spaced by at least four hours. Not a substitute for sleep, but effective for extended fieldwork.

Duration: absorption over 20-30 minutes / full restoration within 1 hour1,200 gil (standard) / 2,000 gil (high potency)
Runner's Blaze
Stamina Boost

Ul'dah teaches efficiency. The body is capable of considerably more than it lets on when it has no choice in the matter.

Ingredients

Wild onion concentrate (Thanalan plains), thyme oil (Thanalan hills), cloves (Upper La Noscea, trade import), star anise (Eastern Thanalan border), cinnamon bark (Eastern Thanalan).

Effect

Eliminates physical fatigue and sharpens reflex response. Extends endurance significantly past normal limits. Useful for extended travel, sustained combat, or operations where stopping is not an option.

Duration: 4-6 hours active / followed by 2-3 hour fatigue crash
// Do not take before sleep. Do not take more than one in a 24-hour period. The crash is real and non-negotiable. Plan around it.
600 gil
Solar Confession
Truth Compound

The desert has no patience for lies. This borrows that quality.

Ingredients

Wolfbane blossom at micro-dose (Central Thanalan, handled carefully), sun lemon blossom (Upper Thanalan), almond oil (Eastern Thanalan groves), salt (Ul'dah trade standard).

Effect

The subject becomes incapable of producing deliberate falsehoods. They may stay silent or speak in half-truths. They cannot lie outright. Tasteless, colorless, and undetectable by standard magical screening.

Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour from onset
// Dissolves in any liquid including wine, water, and tea. We ask no questions about intended use.
4,500 gil
Veil of Dunes
Invisibility

The desert swallows things whole when it wants to. This borrows the method for a while.

Ingredients

Chamomile concentrate (Thanalan lowlands), dried mandrake skin membrane (Central Thanalan), wind crystal suspension (Thanalan, abundant), star anise resin (Eastern border), thyme oil stabilizer (Thanalan hills).

Effect

Full visual concealment, extending to worn clothing and carried items. Breaks immediately on direct physical contact with another person, loud vocalization, or active spellcasting. Does not muffle sound. Does not suppress scent.

Duration: 20-40 minutes / varies with user's aetheric capacity
// Plan for the scent and the sound. We cannot do everything for you.
6,000 gil
Stone Blood Brew
Brute Force Enhancement

For situations where finesse is something that was not on offer to begin with.

Ingredients

Mandrake root (whole, Central Thanalan), cloves (Upper La Noscea, trade import), wild onion mash (Thanalan plains), earth crystal resin (Thanalan mines), almond paste (Eastern Thanalan groves).

Effect

Dramatically increases physical strength and raises pain threshold. Allows the user to operate through injury that would otherwise be incapacitating. This is not a healing agent. It delays the consequences, not the damage.

Duration: 2-3 hours active / side effect: severe muscle fatigue for 6-12 hours after
// Rest before or after, not during. The crash while sedentary is unpleasant. The crash mid-operation is worse.
2,500 gil
Clear Mind Distillate
Caster Enhancement

The mind is an instrument. This one tunes it and gets out of the way.

Ingredients

Chamomile (Thanalan lowlands), thyme oil (Thanalan hills), star anise resin (Eastern Thanalan border), fire crystal trace (Central Thanalan, near the ruins of Nald's domain).

Effect

Sharpens aetheric focus, improves spellcasting precision, and accelerates pattern recognition. Particularly effective for extended ritual work, complex casting sequences, or rapid decision-making under pressure. Not recommended for non-casters or those with low aetheric sensitivity.

Duration: 3-4 hours
// May produce mild visual disturbance or the uncomfortable awareness of how many things you have been getting wrong. This is a feature.
3,000 gil
Ember of Ul'dah
Cold Weather Protection

For those who grew up where cold was something that happened to other people, and then had to go to Coerthas anyway.

Ingredients

Cinnamon bark (Eastern Thanalan), cloves (Upper La Noscea, trade import), star anise (Eastern Thanalan border), thyme oil (Thanalan hills), fire crystal core (Central Thanalan, harvested near Halatali).

Effect

Raises core body temperature from within without fever symptoms or surface heat. Provides effective protection against extreme cold, including Coerthas, the Dravanian Forelands, and the Sea of Clouds. Does not affect surface skin temperature.

Duration: 8-10 hours
⚠️ WARNING — Do NOT consume if black tea was ingested within the past four hours. The compound interaction with black tea tannins produces severe gastrointestinal distress of a kind that will make you regret both the tea and your life choices in rapid succession. This has been tested. We are not responsible for what happens if you ignore this notice.
1,800 gil
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Poisons
Sand & Thorn ✦ Restricted Catalogue
Poisons & Toxins
// Restricted catalogue. The following products are sold for in-character roleplay purposes only. All purchases are handled privately. We do not maintain records. We do not discuss clients. We do not ask what the target did to deserve it, though we find ourselves respecting you more when there is a good reason.
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Coat of the Dune Asp
Weapon Coating

The asp does not hunt loudly. The venom does the work after the bite is already forgotten.

Base Components

Dune asp venom concentrate (trapped in Central Thanalan, processed fresh), wolfbane resin extract (Central Thanalan), cinnamon oil binder (Eastern Thanalan), sun lemon acid (Upper Thanalan).

Effect

Applied to any bladed or piercing weapon. Causes wounds to burn internally and resist standard healing conjury for up to four hours post-contact. Each vial covers approximately ten strikes before degrading.

Delivery: contact via wound / Active on blade: 6 hours from application2,000 gil / 5-dose vial
Sand Spider's Kiss
Paralytic

The spider does not kill what it catches. It simply makes certain it cannot leave.

Base Components

Sand spider gland extract (Thanalan desert spiders, Central and Southern), mandrake leaf in paralytic preparation (Central Thanalan), chamomile oil carrier (Thanalan lowlands), wolfbane at sub-lethal dose (Central Thanalan).

Effect

Full muscular paralysis within 3-7 minutes of exposure. The victim remains conscious but cannot move, speak, or cast. Useful for extractions, containment, or situations requiring a cooperative but non-participating subject.

Delivery: skin contact, wound, or surface application / Duration: 2-5 hours by body weight
// Can be applied to handles, fabric, or any contact surface. Gloves are included with purchase. Use them.
3,500 gil
The Long Afternoon
Slow-Acting Death

Patience has always been the more elegant approach. This one allows you to be elsewhere when it concludes.

Base Components

Wolfbane at extended cure (Central Thanalan, slow-processed), over-aged mandrake in corrupted preparation (Central Thanalan), cinnamon oil catalyst (Eastern Thanalan), earth crystal residue (Thanalan mines).

Effect

Symptom onset occurs 12-24 hours after exposure. Progressive systemic failure over 3-5 days, presenting as natural illness at each stage. Undetectable by standard diagnostic conjury. Irreversible after the first 48 hours without specialist intervention.

Delivery: ingestion, contact, or wound / Duration to conclusion: 3-5 days
// We do not supply an antidote separately. This is intentional. Finding the right healer in time is your concern, not ours.
8,000 gil
Final Dream
Eternal Sleep

Some endings are a mercy. This one is quiet and does not linger.

Base Components

Wolfbane distilled to pure extract (Central Thanalan, long reduction), chamomile oil carrier (Thanalan lowlands), mandrake concentrate (Central Thanalan), star anise as masking agent (Eastern Thanalan border).

Effect

Deep unconsciousness within 15-25 minutes of ingestion. The subject does not wake. Death presents as natural causes on examination by standard medical and magical means. Tasteless, colorless, and odorless.

Delivery: ingestion only / Onset: 15-25 minutes
// Our most requested product. We understand. We say nothing.
12,000 gil
The Black Hour
Despair Compound

Not all damage needs to be visible to be thorough.

Base Components

Wolfbane blossom extract (Central Thanalan), mandrake in nightmare fermentation, over-aged and deliberately corrupted (Central Thanalan), thyme oil carrier (Thanalan hills), fire crystal trace in unstable form (near volcanic zones, Central Thanalan).

Effect

Induces severe psychological deterioration: acute paranoia, dissociation, and a despair so comprehensive that the subject becomes a danger primarily to themselves. Non-fatal, but profoundly effective and potentially lasting on vulnerable constitutions.

Delivery: ingestion or inhalation (powder form on request) / Duration: 6-12 hours active
// Do not use on persons you intend to keep functional. We are not responsible for lasting consequences. The warning is in the name.
9,000 gil
Desert Judgment
Fast-Acting Systemic Toxin

The desert does not negotiate. Neither does this.

Base Components

Wolfbane concentrate at maximum extraction (Central Thanalan, triple-reduced), cinnamon acid (Eastern Thanalan), sun lemon caustic extract (Upper Thanalan), fire crystal accelerant (Central Thanalan, volatile grade).

Effect

Rapid-acting systemic toxin causing cardiovascular and pulmonary failure within 30-60 minutes of ingestion. Bare skin contact causes chemical burns at the point of exposure. This is our most potent formulation and is priced accordingly.

Delivery: ingestion / Contact with unprotected skin causes immediate burns
// Gloves are included. We are serious about this. We have seen what happens to people who don't use them and it was not a pleasant conversation.
15,000 gil
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Levthgar Yorvasch
Sand & Thorn ✦ Commission Workshop
Magitek Arms & Devices
// Commission catalogue. All weapons and devices are built to order by Levthgar Yorvasch, Hrothgar gunsmith and magitek engineer operating out of Ul'dah. Nothing in this catalogue is kept in stock. Orders are taken by Saya at the Pearl Lane counter. Build time varies by complexity. Payment is half upfront, half on delivery. No serial numbers. No paper trail.
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/ / Firearms
Standard Revolver
Sidearm

Reliable. No modifications you didn't ask for. No failures you can blame on the builder.

Construction

Single-action six-chamber revolver built from Garlean-salvage components and locally sourced alloy. Custom grip fitted to the buyer's hand. Balanced for holster draw. Accepts standard alchemical rounds and aetheric charges without conversion.

Notes

Lev's standard commission. The most tested design in the catalogue and the one he will stake his name on without hesitation. Recommended as a starting point for clients who don't know what they want yet.

Caliber: standard / Capacity: 6 / Action: single-action5,000 gil / base configuration
Gunbreaker's Arms
Specialized Firearm

Built for people who use a gunblade and understand what it means when something needs to hit harder than a sword alone can manage.

Construction

Heavy-frame repeating mechanism chambered for aetheric cartridges and integrated with blade-mount compatibility. The firing assembly is designed to discharge on draw, on command, or on impact depending on configuration. Cartridge housing is custom-threaded for easy reload mid-engagement.

Notes

Lev does not build gunblades. He builds the firing component for people who already have one and need it to work properly. Bring your blade to the first consultation.

Cartridge type: aetheric / Compatible: standard gunblade mounts / Config: 3 fire modes11,000 gil
Machinist's Arms
Rapid-Fire Firearm

Machinists burn through ammunition. This one is designed to let them do it without stopping to think about it.

Construction

Lightweight repeating firearm with hot-swappable barrel assembly and a magazine feed designed for continuous operation. Aetheric heat venting built into the chassis prevents the misfires that other builders charge extra to fix after the fact. Three barrel configurations available at no additional cost.

Notes

This is the design Lev knows best. He runs a variant of it himself. Clients who want something tuned to their specific rotation should say so at the first consultation, it changes the barrel weight distribution.

Feed: magazine / Barrels: 3 included / Cooling: integrated aetheric vent9,000 gil
Arm Cannon
Heavy Prototype

There are situations that a pistol does not resolve. This is for those situations.

Construction

Magitek arm-mounted heavy cannon running on refined aetheric charge cells. Mount is fitted to spec and cannot be transferred between users without modification. Single high-yield discharge per charge cycle. Recharge time is approximately ninety seconds under field conditions. The housing is Garlean-influenced and very difficult to explain to the Brass Blades.

Notes

Limited build. Lev takes two at a time and only when his schedule permits it. Ask Saya for current availability. If the wait is long, it is because the alternative is cutting corners and he does not do that.

Mount: arm-fitted to spec / Charge: single discharge per cycle / Recharge: 90 sec
// This is not a subtle weapon. Plan accordingly. We are not responsible for what happens when you point it at something you did not intend to destroy.
22,000 gil
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/ / Devices & Gadgets
Signal Jammer
Aetheric Disruption Device

What cannot be detected cannot be reported. What cannot be reported did not happen.

Function

Compact device that emits a low-frequency aetheric field disrupting magical communication, detection conjury, and linkpearl signal within a radius of approximately fifteen yalms. Runs for three hours on a standard charge cell. Does not affect physical senses or aetheric abilities, only transmission and detection magic.

Range: ~15 yalms / Duration: 3 hours / Affects: detection and comms only
// Turn it off before trying to use your own linkpearl. This is the most common complaint we receive and it is entirely preventable.
4,000 gil
Clockwork Scout
Autonomous Reconnaissance Drone

Small enough to go where you cannot. Quiet enough that most people don't notice it until after.

Function

Palm-sized clockwork drone with basic autonomous navigation and a visual relay crystal mounted on the chassis. The operator receives a simplified image feed via a paired receiving stone. Flight ceiling of approximately four fulms. Battery life of forty minutes in motion, longer when stationary. Not armored. Not fast. Very useful.

Size: palm / Flight ceiling: 4 fulms / Relay: crystal pair / Battery: 40 min active
// Do not use in strong wind. Do not use near birds. These are the two situations that have come up most often and they have not gone well.
6,500 gil
Flash Coil
Aetheric Burst Emitter

A few seconds of blindness is enough time for most things that need doing quickly.

Function

Single-use device that releases a concentrated aetheric flash on activation, overwhelming the visual senses of anyone within eight yalms for ten to twenty seconds depending on proximity and sensitivity. Causes no lasting damage. The casing is small enough to palm and activates by pressure mechanism. Three per purchase.

Range: 8 yalms / Duration: 10-20 sec / Use: single / Sold: 3-pack
// Do not use it facing the wrong direction. We say this because it has happened.
3,000 gil / 3-pack
Lockbreaker
Bypass Tool

Most locks assume the person on the wrong side of them does not have the right tool. This corrects that assumption.

Function

Compact magitek bypass tool calibrated for standard Ul'dahn mechanical locks and the most common grades of magically-sealed barriers. Operates in under thirty seconds on standard locks. Magically-warded mechanisms take longer and are not guaranteed, but Lev will tell you the failure rate honestly if you describe what you're working with. Leaves no visible damage on mechanical locks.

Effective on: standard mechanical and common magical seals / No visible damage on mechanical locks
// Describe the lock when you order. A vague description means Lev builds for the middle range, which may be exactly right or entirely insufficient. He would rather know.
5,500 gil
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Sand and Thorn
Sand & Thorn ✦ The People Behind the Counter
About
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Yucca Al'Sahra & Levthgar Yorvasch

// The Desert Hare & The Gunsmith — Proprietors

Sand & Thorn was not planned. It grew out of necessity, the way most things do in the lower city. The fixed location on Pearl Lane came later, once the operation grew enough to justify it. Yucca runs the formulations side: roughly fifteen years of learning which plants in Thanalan heal things and which ones kill them, developed in circumstances that did not leave much room for error. No academy. No certification. The quality of the work reflects that, and the prices are accordingly honest.

Lev runs the magitek side. He is a gunsmith and engineer by practice, trained on salvaged Garlean components and several years of fieldwork that he describes accurately if asked and does not otherwise bring up. He does not cut corners and does not take commissions he cannot finish to his own standard. The catalogue exists because those are the things he will build reliably. Outside it, he considers requests if they are technically interesting, which is a threshold he sets himself.

The shop is one side of what they do. The other is fieldwork: contracts, extractions, operations that take them across most of the known world. When the shop is closed, they are usually somewhere that is not Ul'dah. When it is open, Saya is at the counter and both of them are reachable when the matter requires it.

Yucca grew up in the city orphanage and built what she needed from what the streets offered. This explains the prices she charges, the clients she refuses, and why the children two streets over get their medicine for free. There is a third thing she will not confirm directly: the operation that used to bleed vendors and run trafficking through the desert routes changed hands, and whoever runs it now has different rules. The sand coins appearing in Brass Blades reports carry a hare on one face. Make of that what you will.

Yucca and Lev
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Saya Kha

// The Counter — Shop Manager

Saya came up through the same circles as the rest of the organization. She was one of Zahira's own, one of the children who passed through the orphanage and stayed close afterward, and when Zahira died she did what made sense: she stayed useful. Yucca offered her the counter on Pearl Lane and she took it without much negotiation. The terms were fair. The work was familiar enough.

She handles the day-to-day of the shop. That means the walk-ins, the regular clients, the inventory, and the order log that goes to Lev at the end of each week for the magitek commissions. She knows the full catalogue, including the restricted sections, and she knows which clients get access to what without being told. If she asks you something before completing a transaction, answer honestly. She asks for a reason.

She is not a member of the Sand Court in a combat capacity. She is, however, a member, and the people who work the Pearl Lane area are aware of it. This has resolved certain problems before they became problems. It is a useful arrangement all around.

When Yucca and Lev are out of the city, Saya runs the shop independently. She does not take orders she cannot fulfill and she does not make promises on Lev's behalf without checking his schedule first. If you need something that requires either of them directly, she will tell you when they are expected back and hold your name for follow-up.

Saya Kha
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