Central Bazaar
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The central hub of Fastheld's markets, the Central Bazaar houses the Interdistrict Carriage Hub for the Market District. Divided into four quadrants, each decorated with a large monument to a noble House, the Bazaar boasts many stores as well as the well-known and thriving Hawk and Dove Tavern. The Market District Emporium is also a noted neighbor, nearby to the south.
Description:
Central Bazaar <Market District> (Outdoors) (Cover: Fair)
Massive archways adorned with bas relief sculptures grant access to the
central bazaar from the main thoroughfares that pass through the Market
District: Providence Road to the west and east, Market Road to the north, and
Guild Row to the south.
The corners of the bazaar are marked by monolithic statues by artisan
Harlim Nillu. The northwest corner features a forty-foot-tall rearing
mongoose, the familiar of House Mikin. A snarling mudbear looms in the
northeast corner, signifying House Nillu. At the southeast corner rears a
stallion with an armored rider, the symbol of House Seamel. The southwestern
corner is dominated by the massive form of a solid, intractable bull with
curved horns, representative of House Lomasa. In the center of the bazaar
rises a fifty-foot-tall snarling, rearing wildcat of House Kahar.
Conspicuously absent from the statuary homages to the noble houses of
Fastheld is the raven of House Zahir. In his entire career as an artisan of
Fastheld, Harlim Nillu refused to craft the visage of the raven. He considered them an ill omen, particularly given the traitorous behavior of Goram Zahir during the First Wildling War.
Although some small concessions have been made to recognizing House Zahir on Guild Row and in the market quads, the city-state has remained true to
Harlim Nillu's vision for the dominant design of the bazaar - free of
significant Zahir presence.
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