The Markets

**The Markets** are located in the Sea of Sculptures, above Enerdias, and contain a giant metropolis of interconnected rafts and shops.

## Appears in

Major canon:

*The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*

## Description

The Sea of Sculptures is located in the territory of the House of Atros, above the city of Enerdias. Many raft markets are held at the center of the sculptures that give the sea its name, and it is here that the Mantissa encounters the Markets that take up a large portion of the *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*.

The Markets are the size of a city, made of countless rafts resting on the sea's surface. 'Ropes of colourful bunting and flags were tied between the wooden and shell buildings on the huge platforms. Fish, octopus and squid dried on giant racks, including one long serpent-fish that looked twice as long as Mosk was tall. Mosk could make out people walking on the rafts, and children running, and he could see them splash into the water sometimes, before clambering onto another raft.'

Many musicians play instruments made from shells during the Markets, and sing in many sea fae languages. The Markets are an intricate maze of buildings, bright colors, and noise.

When the Markets are busy during the Mantissa's visit, stalls line 'the narrow wraparound decks, shining lights and shimmering flags indicating goods and services everywhere. The smells of food cooking and frying, smoke weaving into the air, the shouting of voices as merchants hawked their wares. Eran saw a surprising number of fae with bird’s wings, and Julvia pointed at a fae with giant eagle’s wings and marvelled.' Many stalls sell rare shells, and things that glitter and are pearlescent, or have fire motifs carved into them to 'bring warmth into the soul'.

It seems that the weather around the Markets is controlled by the House of Atros, so that the Markets can be calm, even amidst high winds.

In the evenings, as 'the last of the sun gleamed golden on the waters . . . thousands of bright fairy lights of all different colours began to glow within the Markets'.

## Residents

* Tanadem
* Thricksten

## Quotations

* Churielle: ‘It is sacred water upon and within the Atros seas, where none can war or battle, and great raft markets are permanently held. The Mantissa has never been invited, though some of the crew have seen it.’

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 21 November 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/51287020. Chapter 19: Evolutions.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 27 December 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/52448491. Chapter 22: Service.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 9 January 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/52978921. Chapter 23: The Sea of Sculptures.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 July 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/47044390. Chapter 10: Veils.