Thanks Nazuna, we're counting on you. As this group goes to the curio shop they'll notice that while it looks somewhat small, the inside is much bigger than it seems! There are walls and walls of shelves with various artifacts from all over the world, art on the wall, etc. They will find that it is a giant maze and so they may wish to have a system in place to track where they're going like breadcrumbs or a string or etc. The walls also seem to shift, changing up the maze and sometimes separating the group!

In the end, they will eventually find themselves at a back room with a cashier counter and the curio shop owner! The owner will have the wire that the supply shop clerk wanted, but in exchange, he will tell the group that they need to bring him some new "world wonders" for the shop (strange art pieces, gold items, etc), a blue velvet jacket for one of his mannequins and a special kind of tea that he prefers that's shipped in once every few months. Obtaining and trading these items will garner the wire needed for the supply shop clerk as part of his deal to give the group the paint for the innkeepers.

Let me know if you guys need some more information!