MUSPELL FAQ

[Altair]

MUSPELL FAQ

Lost a book? Want a book? Wish there was a book?
Muspell has it, finds it, brings it.

Opened: November 1948

Location: At the end of one of those really narrow, really creepy alleyways is a small, insignificant door with silver letters spelling "MUSPELL".

Opening hours: Usually Mondays to Fridays 10.00 - 16.00. Otherwise whenever the owner is around. You may have to knock on a closed door in order to find out. Sometimes the door is closed even when the shop is opened. This may be due to customer privacy. It may also be due to Altair not wanting any costumers that day.


Who owns the shop?
Altair manages and owns the shop. Previously a Mr. Anansi was said to own the shop, but this turned out to be Altair under a different name. He does no longer hide that it is him that owns the place.


What sorts of services does this shop offer?
The shop is concentrated around rare books, meaning books you're not very likely to find in any normal bookstore. Muspell offers:

-Loan of books
-Sale of books
-Buying books
-Tracking down rare books for customers
-Taking problematic books off your hands


Is Muspell haunted?
Extremely. Not by far all spirits are benevolent, but all are under the control of Altair and may do no harm on the level of the building that is opened to the public. Spirits oftentimes act like spies, feeding Altair a whole lot of information for which he has very little interest. That, and more serious things, is a cost of meddling with certain powers.

There is no spirit in the shop that was not once summoned - intentionally or unintentionally - by Altair himself. A fair few simply chose to stick around.


Can you find books on Dark Magic inside of the shop?
Yes, but not out in the open. Most books borders to Dark Magic but does not fall completely into either category. People from the right circles will know there is dark stuff in this shop and will know that this is a by-request-only service. Altair may choose to refuse to show you this material.


Does Altair provide other services?
On occasion, Altair may agree on retrieving other sorts of lost and/or desired items. It is rumoured that most of his tracking down is done by use of psychometry and that he has other abilities like it.


Will services be offered to underaged witches and wizards?
No.


Why did Altair pretend to be someone else?
1. He enjoys his privacy.
2. He's in Knockturn anyway, and it's a shady place.
3. He's got a lot of history and is trying to stay off the radar of the Ministry.


Does Altair have more names?
The short answer is yes. He'll be recognised as Marcus Antares Vega by family, old school mates and by old friends. However, Marcus Vega died on the 24th of August 1933, and since he has been going by the name of Altair. There is still a Marcus Vega around, but that turns out to be a different one...