Description
Collectors in Alyria can find worth in nearly anything, provided suitable rarity or uniqueness. Some adventurers hoard strange items found on their travels, or iterations of ordinary items with notable differences. Many ordinary Alyrians, not so taken with exotic treasure, prefer pedestrian collectibles such as stamps, or collectible plates.
Such collectibles may be acquired from anywhere, and when collected are safest deposited into an appropriate receptacle. Many homemakers prefer to stash their dishes in a portable armoire in an unused corner, whereas stamp collectors typically buy their stampbooks directly from the postman.
The unknown entity that manufactures plates, and there are a great number of variations, issues plates commemorating special events, important people and all manner of other things. There are notably fewer stamps variations, but collecting either is an exercise in patience and calmness, as it often takes a long while to acquire a full collection- the very traits that folk often credit the Powers with viewing favorably, and rewarding practitioners of.
The specially constructed armoires and stamp books each have slightly more room for their designated collections than are necessary, to accomodate accidental duplications; the stamps stick in the books once inserted, and plates are rolled into reinforced slats in the armoires, resulting in an inability to get them out once inserted. The receptacles are inflexible enough to only allow for a few erroneous insertions, after which there will be insufficient room for a full collection, and should a full collection be desired, a new collection will have to be started.