Grand Bizarre
Although Port Kolin boasts numerous market areas scattered across its expanse, the Grand Bizarre stands out as the epitome of trade within the city. Within its confines, traders from across the Maelstrom nations and beyond, converge, creating a bustling hub of commerce and mystique.
The Grand Bizarre dominates the cityscape with its surreal presence, resembling a twisted dream woven into the heart of Port Kolin. Its vast size, surpassing that of entire towns, defies comprehension. As one traverses its labyrinthine alleys, a palpable aura of arcane secrecy and forbidden dealings envelops the senses.
Ancient stone structures line the winding avenues, adorned with intricate carvings depicting long-forgotten deities. Within these enigmatic edifices lie shadowy shops illuminated dimly by flickering candles, offering an array of eldritch artifacts. Crystal orbs murmuring forgotten prophecies, grimoires bound in leather from otherworldly creatures, and clockwork contraptions defying natural laws can be found in these mysterious shops.
However, it is amidst the stalls flanking the thoroughfares where the most peculiar and valuable commodities can be found. Elaborate awnings woven from threads spun by ethereal spiders stretch overhead, sheltering merchants as they hawk their wares amid the smoke-filled air, trading in ancient artefacts, to the secrets of a soul.
The sensory experience within the Grand Bizarre is overwhelming: exotic spices tantalizing the palate, herbs stirring memories long forgotten, and wood resins imbuing the skin with the essence of ancient forests. Amidst cooking fires, chefs craft dishes from ingredients sourced from other dimensions, adding to the surreal ambiance.
Above the clamor, the voices of traders mingle with the cries of unseen creatures, trading in rare and mystical goods in hushed tones. Amidst the cacophony, the constant hum of barter weaves a spell of compulsion, where fortunes are exchanged and destinies entwined like waxen threads.
Legend speaks of hidden markets within the depths of the Grand Bizarre, leading unwary travelers to realms beyond the mortal one, from the horrifying markets of the Brass City to the orderly stalls of Axis.
In the Grand Bizarre of Port Kolin, reality blurs, and the mundane converges with the eldritch. Those who dare to venture here seek not merely goods but transformation. Within this sprawling marketplace, the line between merchant and sorcerer fades, and every transaction carries a price beyond mere gold.
The Grand Bizarre dominates the cityscape with its surreal presence, resembling a twisted dream woven into the heart of Port Kolin. Its vast size, surpassing that of entire towns, defies comprehension. As one traverses its labyrinthine alleys, a palpable aura of arcane secrecy and forbidden dealings envelops the senses.
Ancient stone structures line the winding avenues, adorned with intricate carvings depicting long-forgotten deities. Within these enigmatic edifices lie shadowy shops illuminated dimly by flickering candles, offering an array of eldritch artifacts. Crystal orbs murmuring forgotten prophecies, grimoires bound in leather from otherworldly creatures, and clockwork contraptions defying natural laws can be found in these mysterious shops.
However, it is amidst the stalls flanking the thoroughfares where the most peculiar and valuable commodities can be found. Elaborate awnings woven from threads spun by ethereal spiders stretch overhead, sheltering merchants as they hawk their wares amid the smoke-filled air, trading in ancient artefacts, to the secrets of a soul.
The sensory experience within the Grand Bizarre is overwhelming: exotic spices tantalizing the palate, herbs stirring memories long forgotten, and wood resins imbuing the skin with the essence of ancient forests. Amidst cooking fires, chefs craft dishes from ingredients sourced from other dimensions, adding to the surreal ambiance.
Above the clamor, the voices of traders mingle with the cries of unseen creatures, trading in rare and mystical goods in hushed tones. Amidst the cacophony, the constant hum of barter weaves a spell of compulsion, where fortunes are exchanged and destinies entwined like waxen threads.
Legend speaks of hidden markets within the depths of the Grand Bizarre, leading unwary travelers to realms beyond the mortal one, from the horrifying markets of the Brass City to the orderly stalls of Axis.
In the Grand Bizarre of Port Kolin, reality blurs, and the mundane converges with the eldritch. Those who dare to venture here seek not merely goods but transformation. Within this sprawling marketplace, the line between merchant and sorcerer fades, and every transaction carries a price beyond mere gold.
Demographics
The Demographics of the Grand Bizarre is similar to that of Port Kolin as a whole, execpt that planer scions are more commonly found here along with a small number of outsiders who've taken up residence and run shops and stalls within the markets.
Defences
For the most part, the defences of the Grand Bizarre hinge upon the fact that everyone who makes a living there needs it to be a functional market where trading can occur; this non-aggression is rooted in a pact that was said to have been drawn up in the early days of Port Kolin, long out of the knowledge of the mortal races that make use of the markets, the outsiders who frequent the market though are very tight-lipped about exactly what this pact was and who it was between, that said they act in accordance with the legends that still persist about it.
For those rare instances when fighting breaks out and it is more than a mere scuffle powerful enforcers each carry with them a device that they can activate, doing so creates a powerful peacebond aura around them, allowing them to round up and eject the troublemakers, should the market itself not dealt with them already.
Around the entrances to the Grand Bizzare from Port Kolin, the collage of magic maintains a varied dimensional lock that makes it almost impossible for outsiders to leave the Grand Bizarre without the accompaniment of a high-ranking member of the city council and a senior member of the collage.
For those rare instances when fighting breaks out and it is more than a mere scuffle powerful enforcers each carry with them a device that they can activate, doing so creates a powerful peacebond aura around them, allowing them to round up and eject the troublemakers, should the market itself not dealt with them already.
Around the entrances to the Grand Bizzare from Port Kolin, the collage of magic maintains a varied dimensional lock that makes it almost impossible for outsiders to leave the Grand Bizarre without the accompaniment of a high-ranking member of the city council and a senior member of the collage.
Industry & Trade
The Grand Bizarre trades in all manner of mundane and exotic goods; the deeper into the market you travel, the stranger and more esoteric the items you can buy become, not all coming with a cost in gold, beyond the more obvious trading that can occur in a market such as this, there are a number of fighting pits that hold bouts that can be bet upon, when these places are not being used to settle a disagreement between individuals.
There are also several peacebound locations maintained by the high College of Magic that can be hired out by groups whose trust in each other is non-existent, yet they need to meet and talk or trade.
LOCATIONS: Inn –The Dragons Breath, Innkeeper Burne Human
Constellation Emporium
There are also several peacebound locations maintained by the high College of Magic that can be hired out by groups whose trust in each other is non-existent, yet they need to meet and talk or trade.
LOCATIONS: Inn –The Dragons Breath, Innkeeper Burne Human
Constellation Emporium
Points of interest
Deep within the Grand Bizarre exists portals linking this market to trading locations on other planes, the total number and destinations of these portals are not known, however, it is possible to hire guides to take you to the major ones, such as the Medina Mudii'a, Axis, The House of the Itinerant Soul, and Nodollin
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