Met Ash during the party's first public day in Velvet Cross after the Rabe House stay.

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Matilda is the Velvet Cross magic-clothing merchant who sold Ash the Pants of Familiarity.
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Matilda is the Velvet Cross magic-clothing merchant who sold Ash the Pants of Familiarity.
Met Ash during the party's first public day in Velvet Cross after the Rabe House stay.
Sold the Pants of Familiarity to Ash for 50 gp after a discount.
Trades in magic that makes companionship practical
conspicuous
and occasionally embarrassing.
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Velvet Cross
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Foulcrum - Ash Stonefist
Matilda sold Ash the Pants of Familiarity for 50 gp after a negotiated discount.
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Pants of Familiarity
Matilda explained and sold the companion-calling garment in Velvet Cross.
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07.16.26: The Public Mandate and the Missing Axe
2026-07-16 / Magic-garment merchant
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Magic-garment merchant
Sells Ash the Pants of Familiarity and explains the garment's Companion-specific benefit.
Status: Introduced as a recurring merchant contact
Knowledge: Players learn where the Pants of Familiarity came from and how the garment works.
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Pants of Familiarity
Matilda explained and sold the companion-calling garment in Velvet Cross.
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Maine enters the Queefdom election, Jonah and Ash receive unusual magic, Morgan meets her sister, and Vic's missing great axe is found in the dying Alexa B’Praghus.
itemThe wearer can cast Find Familiar. If the spell is used to call the wearer's closest Companion, that Companion has advantage on its first check after arriving.
locationVelvet Cross is Gravenhurst's wealthy, polished subdistrict, known for clean water, private rooms, revival subscriptions, specialist shops, and the quiet leverage that accumulates when comfort itself becomes a form of power. Rabe House now makes the quarter a visible political and adventuring hub as well as a fashionable address.