The Honey Ginseng Shoppe

The Honey Ginseng Shoppe is an alternate universe written by Artemis. It’s like Imperial China meets Animal Crossing, except I don’t know how to write an Imperial China setting. For now, there’s only small snippets of the characters’ lives, so no assassinations or rebellions or any sort of political drama. Yet.

Premise
Welcome to Synapse, a charming world of cozy cottages and magical mischief. The royal family is off getting poisoned by their advisors or something, but that’s okay! They don’t really matter right now.

The Honey Ginseng Shoppe- a medicine and witchcraft shop, situated at the edge of the little village of Bookend. All sorts work here, some even living in the upstairs or back of what is basically their repurposed house. There’s animals to tend to, gardens to grow, and lots of curious customers, mercenaries and mages-in-training.

Three Bears’ Bakery- a quaint bakery and café in the busier part of Bookend. Not actually owned by bears. Maybe? While it isn’t the most popular in the town, The Honey Ginseng Shoppe has a strong loyalty towards it and vice versa.

Grimm’s Marketplace- founded by some guy no one cares about. The Marketplace, as they call it, is a wonderful place for teenagers to hang out or witches to sell their wares.