Post by The Smith on Jun 8, 2007 16:09:03 GMT -5
The Merry Maid Inn stood at the south end of the bustling market square. Nearly a hundred stalls were packed into the middle of the square. The ironworkers might be on the Street of Steel and the bakers on the Street of Flour, but everything else and even a biscuit or two could be could be had at the Market. Some stalls looked prosperous with their goods laid out in neat bright rows, other merchants just had stool and sold out of a sack they'd carried in.
The greengrocers lined the west side of the square, their pears, peaches and grapes glistening in the morning sun, and potatoes, turnips and beets promising solid sustenance. Arguel Flowers was the most prosperous of the greengrocers, using his Highgarden connections to ensure the steady supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. His brother Angalin Flowers across the market sold wine, again from Highgarden. Other vegetable sellers had their markets, the Tyroshi sold strange fruits rarely seen in Westeros, sometime rumored to be able to made into poisons, the Lump sold moldy vegetables and soggy fruit that other merchants wouldn't touch.
The trinkets, geegaws and household stalls lined the south side of the square, Barlane Wood sold bowls, plates and little carved statues of the seven, the Puppet Master next to him sold puppets and toys for little children and large elaborate icons for the lords and ladies of the land. Near the entrance of the Merry Maid an old crone sold ribbons, needles, and charms and the occasional potion to the girls of the Inn and whoever else wandered by.
On the east side, were the merchants who sold the luxury goods, the wines, the cheeses, the silks. Hoster Broom sold fine leather gloves, Ellana Waters luxurious fabrics that graced some of the finest of the land, and Pierre Dumont sold cheeses that melted in your mouth.
The farmers stalls were on the north end of the square, places where solid landsmen could get their seed from Maester Ork, known for his plant experiments, or Bregga the Widow, whose solid girth was testament to the hardiness of her crops. A weather witch sold her spells for good weather and rain and Mundul sold farm steel, from fine plowshares to cheap digging sticks.
The greengrocers lined the west side of the square, their pears, peaches and grapes glistening in the morning sun, and potatoes, turnips and beets promising solid sustenance. Arguel Flowers was the most prosperous of the greengrocers, using his Highgarden connections to ensure the steady supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. His brother Angalin Flowers across the market sold wine, again from Highgarden. Other vegetable sellers had their markets, the Tyroshi sold strange fruits rarely seen in Westeros, sometime rumored to be able to made into poisons, the Lump sold moldy vegetables and soggy fruit that other merchants wouldn't touch.
The trinkets, geegaws and household stalls lined the south side of the square, Barlane Wood sold bowls, plates and little carved statues of the seven, the Puppet Master next to him sold puppets and toys for little children and large elaborate icons for the lords and ladies of the land. Near the entrance of the Merry Maid an old crone sold ribbons, needles, and charms and the occasional potion to the girls of the Inn and whoever else wandered by.
On the east side, were the merchants who sold the luxury goods, the wines, the cheeses, the silks. Hoster Broom sold fine leather gloves, Ellana Waters luxurious fabrics that graced some of the finest of the land, and Pierre Dumont sold cheeses that melted in your mouth.
The farmers stalls were on the north end of the square, places where solid landsmen could get their seed from Maester Ork, known for his plant experiments, or Bregga the Widow, whose solid girth was testament to the hardiness of her crops. A weather witch sold her spells for good weather and rain and Mundul sold farm steel, from fine plowshares to cheap digging sticks.
Hope you all are well and happy.