The silence of an Underdark trading post would be perplexing to an outsider, to a surfacer. The thought that so many people of different races, languages, and dialects could come together to trade and interact with such little sound, color, and fanfare would be absurd to one accustomed to the bright caravans of Amn, or the brilliant tents of Trademeet. This was a different world, a world where advertising yourself meant inviting death. The pioneers and merchants travelling the tunnels of the Underdark wilderness had adapted, the way fish left with no other option had adapted to the lightless pools and streams of the underground labyrinth. Few called this place home, and those who did were those carried their homes with them as they travelled.
This small outpost was no exception. Split into two sections, and primarily dominated by less than permanent buildings, the trading center was not much of a sight. The makeshift tents of the duergar, as grey and listless as the skin of their owners, stood around the outer front, while the dark and more imposing buildings of the drow lay protected against the stone walls of the cavern. In the center stood a tavern, somewhat small, but larger than any other building in the area. Various figures of various sizes came and went, some cloaked and hidden, some drunk and staggering, but almost all keeping a healthy level of attention to their own back.
This small outpost was no exception. Split into two sections, and primarily dominated by less than permanent buildings, the trading center was not much of a sight. The makeshift tents of the duergar, as grey and listless as the skin of their owners, stood around the outer front, while the dark and more imposing buildings of the drow lay protected against the stone walls of the cavern. In the center stood a tavern, somewhat small, but larger than any other building in the area. Various figures of various sizes came and went, some cloaked and hidden, some drunk and staggering, but almost all keeping a healthy level of attention to their own back.
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"I live! Flesh and blood and bone! I AM ALIVE! HAHAHAHAHA! I swore I would scratch and crawl my way back into the world of the living, and I have DONE IT!"
"I live! Flesh and blood and bone! I AM ALIVE! HAHAHAHAHA! I swore I would scratch and crawl my way back into the world of the living, and I have DONE IT!"
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