The Market

Casnewydd Market aka "The Market"
Holder: Lord Mastersmith Maxen Maredudd (Knocker)
Rank:4
Type: Market
Affinities: Nature: (Decay), Actor: (Shopping), Fae: (Intruige & Secrets)
==Market Council==
*Lord Mastersmith: Maxen Maredudd
*Master Aethernaut:
*Master Clothier:
*Mistress of Confections:
*Mistress of Entertainment:
*Master Mason:
*Master Proprietor:
*Mistress of Toys:
*Weapon Master:
==Guardians==
*Captain of the Guard
==Description==
The Market is flooded with kithain at all hours. From dawn until dusk, it emanates the culture of the Seelie and then shifts at night to an Unseelie holding. The Lord Mastersmith goes through a change in his own legacy in harmony with his hold. There are several entrances into the hold from the human market through which the kithain and their Enchanted companions (or victims) can be dragged. Some kithain have stalls in the human market to provide for thier human needs but slip into the hold for errands and recreation.
Even during the day, the stalls are small and obscured in dust and shadows. There is a strong anachronistic feel to everything and a squalid dankness to much of it. The air is musty, there's a lot of obscured rot and mold. At night, however, both the sense of squalor and the frenetic tempo of the place increases.
Bright scarves, rugs, painted wood are used to cover a lot of things. The colors fade quickly. There is a great deal of revelry but it is a veneer over the more sinister and pernicious aspects of the culture. Just about anything can be bought or sold at the Market, much of it illegally.
==History==
No permanant human settlement began around the early 10th centure. The Market was established in Pre-Shattering Newport sometime in the 1200s. It was always a commoner hold and flooded with kithain following the Shattering. The Knockers have kept tight grip on it. Through the Interregum, the Market was lifeblood for the kithain, an escape from banality.
During both the Accordance War and the Gwent Civil War, there was a boom in weaponsmaking and related industries. While the crafters provide for nobility and commoners alike, there is a great deal of resentment towards House Fiona among much of the Market's burgess leadership.
==Others In The Market==
*Elfred Merededd sluagh grump proprietor of Angel's Rock Books.
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