CHAPTER TWO
“Skymarket, as the name implies, was originally a trading post founded by a group of valley dwellers to barter with the inhabitants of Mount Snarl. The cinderblock houses are far from picturesque, and the shrine to the Mercantile Guardian Spirit is of limited historical interest. The views of Capital Valley, though picturesque, are not very different from those available in Summertown.
The real interest still lies in its bazaar, which features most of the goods produced on Mount Snarl, including butter, honey, cheese, kefir, beer, mead and various textiles. There is also illicit trafficking of Stayout’s ergot dust; due to this and to the relatively large amount of money flowing through Skymarket, the town has a higher crime rate than the other towns on Mount Snarl.
Tourists
