James closed his eyes and swam in the images of the evening to come. The colorful stalls lining the sunset pier and the vibrant banners of this and that vendor dancing playfully to the sea breeze and the hum of the market.
There would be all kinds of goods, the likes James had never seen and never heard of, and the likes he knew to crave until the year after. Alterac manna biscuits! Candy skulls! Conjured mana lollipops – or no, not them, he wouldn’t be allowed to have those things again. James grinned to himself as he recalled the weeks following the previous market, exhausting to his good old mother as he persistently but to no avail tried to convince her to let him become a mage apprentice. In a few years though, she would have no say in that. One day he too would impress people turning nothing into something.
Opening his eyes James studied the large harbor, his legs dangling over the stone edge and kicking flickering shadows upon the golden lion embedded into the wall below. The seaside district had fallen quiet with the decreasing frequency of ships escorting soldiers to some distant lands he didn’t remember the names of. Perhaps the rumoured entertainment such as the summer dances his elder sister so eagerly anticipated with that silly twinkle in her eyes, and all the noisy games and the heated haggling would liven up the place to its former self, even if just for one night.
All that aside, there was one special thing James hoped to see at the market above anything else, more than any mouth-watering treat or the hilarious incidents of the proud and bold turned clowns by their own hand. It was to see his mother smile again – one of those real smiles, not the kind that only served to reassure everyone around her that she was alright - after they received news in late winter that James’s father would not be coming home from the war.
It’s up to you if the little James’s dreams come true.
I haven’t roleplayed on the Alliance side much for a while and with all the recent discussion about faction roleplay and Stormwind, I came to remember the market event held in the SW harbor in 2016. It went quite well, shall we give it a reprise?
Looking for stallholders, entertainers and people interested in hosting some activities!
Date: Saturday 1st of June
Time: 19:00 onwards
Location: Stormwind Harbor
Rumoured stalls & activities
- Alliance Salvaging and Procurement will be present!
- Dark Iron Art; have yourself immortalized in a portrait!
- Battlefield memorabilia sold by the 2nd (Northshire) Regiment of Foot to help the King’s cause. Also leaflets - for free!
- Miscellaneous Meals and Merchandise, presented by Pyremaw Investigation Agency!
- The Pig & Whistle: Food & drinks to keep the party going!
- Tangle Vine Trading: a variety of items such as wine, beauty products and miscellaneous other goods!
- Travelling arcanist from Kirin Tor: Aeilmar Lytton readily predicts your future!
- Test your strength in the High Striker game hosted by John Ralin - see how high you score with the hammer! And if you break into a sweat; grab a mug from the adjacent cider stall!
- Photo booth: pictures for a tip, for singles, couples, groups and families!
- Chester’s fish stall! Best fish, coming at you directly from the warm Westfall seas! Raw and cooked! Cheap prices!
- “Fen’s Fentastic Fooderama” and “101 Treasures” can be found adjacent to each other!
Scrupulous Stiches provides for all the glamorous tailoring needs!
Scrupulous Stitches description: https://www.argentarchives.org/node/209523
Arienne’s Alchemy Supplies and Reagents!
List of available items:
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Trinkets by Old Mary
Details:
[A-Event] Stormwind Harbor Market - #31 by Manata-argent-dawn
Marciella's Cupcakes - A balanced diet is having a cupcake in each hand!
Menu: https://www.argentarchives.org/node/211948
Lost and Found Raffle from Stormwind Investigation’s collection!
Since our last raffle at Redridge, the storage lockers are overfilling with all sorts of eccentric trinkets, peculiar items and aberrant collectibles! For the low donation of 20 coppers towards the veterans charities, you get one ticket for the raffle in the hopes of getting something extra special. Look out for a full set of gold dentures, or the latest edition of Harrison Jones’ novel signed by the legend himself!
One citizen’s junk is another one’s treasure!
Social dances welcoming both the young and old, and couples and friends alike! The first session begins at 20:30
OOC: These are pre-choreographed dances inspired by medieval social dances. People will be guided through the choreographies with simple instructions that make use of coordinated movement and some emotes such as /clap /wave /bow /curtsey and /kneel.
If you would like to host a stall or provide some entertainment or service for people, please post here or send me a message! You are welcome to spontaneously set up a stall upon arriving to the event too. It could be pretty much anything from baked goods to fortune telling to the draenic version of Indian head massage (idk if it involves cold face tendrils). In the case of potentially illegal goods try apply common sense regarding what might get your character in trouble in a public place with guards around.