Annion Market Square & Stockyards
"Market Square" is the beating heart of Annion. Comprised of several brick-and-mortar businesses, an ever-changing array of stall holders, travelling salespeople, entertainers and wagoneers. It can be found to the east of the township. The area is marked with coloured flags suspended on poles that mark the borders of the marketplace. The area beyond the flags is sometimes used when the marketplace is bustling but not far past the flags you will find the edge of the faemore forest and the governing bodies of Annion take no responsibility for any misfortune that comes to anyone working past the marked areas.
Each stallholder wishing to trade in Market Square must pay a fee to Annion's Merchant guild, even those trading outside the marked area, even though the Merchant Guilds Militia will not protect them. The Merchant Guild also set all the pricing for the fees, taxes and dues owed by anyone who trades in Market Square. They also have the final say in whether or not a stall may be set up in one place or another so to get the best position it is not uncommon for certain favours or gold to pass hands.
At the centre of the Market Square, there is a circular fountain, which serves as a meeting place and a water source for the community. The ground about it is cobbled circularly about the fountain, The fountain is edged with a low wall, and at its centre is a monument to the god of Commerce and Trade.
Store List
Bricks and Mortar- Stock & Feed store
- Blacksmith/Armorers
- Adventure Supply
- Green Grocer
- Butcher
- Tavern
- Bank
- Purveyor of Potions
- Junk Dealer
- Clothiers
- Carpets, Rugs & Soft Furnishings
- Perfumes
- Weaponry
- Livestock Traders
- Snake Oil Salesman
- Travelling Missionaries
- Toys/Games
- Magic School Representatives
- Plant Nursery
- Newspaper/Newsletters/publishers/Booksellers
- Ceramics
- Wood Turners/Carpenters (Stammering Steve sells custom furniture and small wooden trinkets)
- Artists/Painters/Sculpters
- Bard's
- Actors
- Puppeteers
- Joungleurs
- Fortune Tellers
- Comics
- Magic Item Sales
Purpose / Function
Market square's primary purpose is the transfer of goods, services and livestock via trade, barter or sale.
Alterations
Posts have been erected with bunting stretched between them to denote the portion of the square that is patrolled by the Commerce Guild's militia and therefore protected from things like Petty thievery, raiders, monsters and the like.
An Elaborate fountain has been built at the center of the Market, as a gathering place, talking point and water source for those using the space.
Architecture
Most buildings erected here are of simple solid construction in wood or brick. Save the fountain which is mostly constructed of imported marble and the flagstones that surround it. Otherwise almost every stall or shop here is transient, erected from easily portable items such as wooden crates, trestle tables or right off the back of a wagon, further out you will find make-shift pens for livestock constructed largely from commonly found wood stock.
Defenses
Their is a defensive wall that goes around the city proper but does not protect Market Square, Toward the edge of the patrolled area the Militia have set up some guard stations, which provide a small refuge from any attack and a defensible position, but these stations are basic and will fall quickly to any concerted attack. After years of peace the people of Annion have let their market become poorly defended.
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