Artisan's Quarter
The sleepy district surrounding Greyhawk's Low Market lacks the infamous taverns and crowded streets of the city’s more famous quarters, but its influence is felt in other ways across the city and in distant marketplaces. Most of Greyhawk’s finest artisans live and work here, carting their wares to the Petit Bazaar a few days a week or running respectable permanent businesses from a storefront deeper in the district. Most of the city’s trade guilds are headquartered here, and the residents keep tabs on one another out of compassion or the hope of discovering some competitive advantage. With the proximity of the Low Market, locals don’t have to travel far to acquire the supplies they need, making the Artisans’ Quarter one of the most insular and self-sufficient communities in the Free City. It is also one of the safest.
The Artisan’s Quarter has at its heart the Low Market—the city’s main marketplace. The district occupies the south-eastern portion of the Middle City, reaching from the Millstream to the eastern wall. The Low Market opens every day of the week from dawn until dusk. The large market square is crammed with booths, stalls and tables as well as any number of peddlers and itinerant sellers. Stardays are especially busy. Nearly any common item that can be sold may be found here. The West Market (on the west side of the Processional) is mainly used by out-of-town traders and peddlers, while the East Market is laid out in organized rows of stalls owned by local traders.
The clean, narrow streets of this area are lined with guild halls and artisan’s premises. As many craftsmen live above their shops and tend to group themselves on streets by professions, the quarter has very tight-knit community. The fold here look out for their own and do not easily welcome outsiders. Thieves and troublemakers are not tolerated and are likely to be run out of the district by a band of locals if they are discovered.
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