The message was indeed written in common - in Abyssal and (presumably) Infernal as well, however.<br/><br/>The small shop seems to be part pawnbroker, part tavern. There are two counters, one having an assortment of bottles and barrels, the other having a variety of<em>things</em>. Jewels, weapons, armour, trinkets...<br/><br/>There is a fiend behind each counter - one overweight thing chopping a small rodent to pieces, and the other a chain devil. Sitting around, there are a couple of imps going over documents while drinking small glasses of stuff.