Old Xoblob Shop

The Old Xoblob Shop is a curiosity shop in the Dock Ward of Waterdeep. It is known for the stuffed beholder hanging outside it's door and it's strange, purple-loving owner Xoblob.

It appears in Waterdeep Dragon Heist.

Exterior
The shop was located in the ground floor of a tall stone-and-timber building. A broad stair led to the second floor.

Interior
The shop was messy and its contents, all of which are purple, were disorganized.

Services
The Old Xoblob Shop was famous for carrying items that were not available from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. The owners bought and sold all sorts of trinkets, including relics from all over the land and even other worlds.

History
The shop was named after the beholder that was killed by the first proprietor, Dandalus Ruell. It was unclear whether Old Xoblob was actually the name of the beholder or just the part of it that Dandalus could pronounce.

In the late 17th century DR, the shop was purchased by a deep gnome who had survived the detonation of a gas spore and had acquired some of the mannerisms of a beholder, such as the drive to establish a lair. After unsuccessful attempts at renaming the shop, the gnome instead changed his own name to Xoblob and restored the shop's original name.

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The shop is first introduced during the Fellers' search for Floon Blagmaar.