Rainoga

Tucked into the bustle of Baldur’s Gate’s Outer City, Danthelon’s Dancing Axe is a beloved and chaotic outfitter’s haven catering to adventurers of every stripe. The shop is famed not only for its vast and bizarre inventory—ranging from mundane climbing gear and oil flasks to collapsible rowboats and reinforced monster cages—but also for its exuberant proprietor, Entharl Danthelon. A thick-bearded dwarf with an infectious laugh and a flair for storytelling, Danthelon regales visitors with tales from his supposed adventuring days, especially the tale of the elven princess who gifted him a magical, flying axe that now serves as night watchman. While skeptics abound, the enchanted axe is quite real—and quick to defend the shop. Danthelon’s shop thrives thanks to its reliability, eccentric charm, and the sheer breadth of oddities crammed within.

The Dancing Axe’s storefront is a lopsided affair, with patched timber beams and a swinging wooden sign shaped like a whirling axe mid-spin. The upper floor leans slightly over the lower, crowded by bundles of rope and netting hung out to dry. Inside, the air smells of oiled leather, old steel, and sawdust. Wall hooks bear swords, axes, and pikes, while cluttered shelves groan with lanterns, traps, caltrops, and even shrunken tents in brass cases. A loft overlooks the main floor, accessed by a rickety staircase barely wide enough for a halfling. At night, the axe—sleek, silvered, and engraved with moonlit motifs—can be seen drifting silently from beam to beam, watching over its domain like a spectral guardian.