Editing The Echo Bazaar

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<blockquote>''"Some call the Bazaar a 'he', others a 'she'. Either way, the Bazaar is spoken of as a single, living thing. The Masters of the Bazaar style themselves as 'Mr' – but no one seems to think they are actually men."''<ref name = "snippets">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>''"The Bazaar stole London three decades ago. Of course only anarchists and [[revolutionaries]] say "stole" any more. Everyone who matters has grown to know and love the status quo. It's quiet down here. All those jewels and mushrooms and all that black water. What could be better?"''<ref name = "snippets"/></blockquote>

'''The Echo Bazaar''' is the center of commerce in [[London|Fallen London]].

==Let the Echoes Flow==
<blockquote>''"Welcome to the Bazaar. We are looking forward to meeting your money. Echoes are the currency of the Bazaar. One hundred pennies are one Echo. Get Echoes by selling the treasures you acquire."''<ref name = "player">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Echo_Bazaar!|The Echo Bazaar!|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Fanghat.png|thumb|The Seal of the Bazaar.]]
Almost all legal commerce takes place beneath the auspices of the Bazaar's spires. People from almost all walks of life are free to buy and sell their wares here, including people straight out of [[New Newgate]]. The Bazaar sells and buys many things, from more common items like clothing or pets to the more intangible such as secrets and souls. Stories of love seem to be of particular interest. The Bazaar trades in '''pennies''' and '''echoes''' (100 pennies = 1 echo),<ref name = "player"/> and echoes are ‘echoes’ of the Bazaar's first-ever currency.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_lovely_place_for_a_lecture|A lovely place for a lecture|Fallen London|}}</ref>

The Bazaar has seven doors, each of which is made of a different material:<ref name = "snippets"/>
*'''Copper''', for those who should ''never'' be crossed.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Will_you_feature_in_a_tale_of_peril%3F%22|"Will you feature in a tale of peril?"|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Ormolu''', for the truest of romantics.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Will_you_grace_a_romance%3F%22|"Will you grace a romance?"|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Ivory''', for the finest of thieves.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Will_you_titillate_listeners_with_the_stories_of_your_misdeeds%3F%22|"Will you titillate listeners with the stories of your misdeeds?"|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Glass''', for those who can see the subtlest of details.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Will_you_execute_our_denouement%3F%22|"Will you execute our denouement?"|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Paper''', used for postal purposes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Insist_on_Favourable_Circumstances|Insist on Favourable Circumstances|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''Steel''', <font color="white"><span style="background-color: white">the door which leads to the Masters' apartments.</span></font><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Incarnadine_Fur_Robe|Incarnadine Fur Robe|Fallen London|}} ''"The Steel Door swings open to reveal a black-cushioned lift."''</ref>
*'''Teeth''', reserved for the greatest of Londoners.<ref name="restoregreatness">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Will_you_restore_yourself_to_greatness%22|"Will you restore yourself to greatness"|Fallen London|}}</ref>
<gallery widths="100" spacing="small" position="center" orientation="none">
Bazaardoor_copper.png|The Copper Door
Bazaardoor_ormolu.png|The Ormolu Door
Bazaardoor_ivory.png|The Ivory Door
Bazaardoor_glass.png|The Glass Door
Bazaardoor_paper.png|The Paper Door
bazaardoor_steel.png|The Steel Door
Bazaardoor_teeth.png|The Door of Teeth
</gallery>
The Bazaar deals in commerce on a far greater scale than these goods; for what it's worth, its vaults are far too extensive and secretive to contain only the mundane.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_lovely_place_for_a_lecture|A lovely place for a lecture|Fallen London|}} ''"The actual coins are no more than thirty years old. But they represent something ancient. Fragments of a primal power, locked away in the Masters' vaults since the deal that bought the First City."''</ref> The Bazaar also closely monitors the people it deems Notable, and it may bestow rewards and specialized roles to those who gain its attention.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22And_why_would_I_care_how_Notable_I_am%3F%22|"And why would I care how Notable I am?"|Fallen London|}}</ref> People of exceptional skill and fame may bargain for esoteric knowledge to push their training even further.<ref name="restoregreatness" />

It’s tempting to ask why all this is how it is, but good luck trying to find answers. There are powerful people who’d like to keep it secret.

===The Side-streets===
''"What can you find in the Bazaar Sidestreets? Respectable firms crammed into ramshackle workshops and poky offices. The rent here is astronomical. But the quick and the hungry turn profits in the shadows of the spires. Just keep your eyes off the carvings up high. And whatever you do, don't fall in love."''<ref name="sidestreets">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Category:Bazaar_Side-streets|Category:Bazaar Side-streets|Fallen London|}}</ref>

'''The Bazaar Side-streets''' are only accessible to those of some Importance, but these alleyways have many lucrative business opportunities for these well-known figures. They can be accessed using a document called a '''Shaper's Pass'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_document_of_some_sort|A document of some sort|Fallen London|}}</ref>

== Notable Businesses and Locations ==

=== Main Shops ===
[[File:Banknotes.png|thumb|The Bazaar's legal tender.]]
These are main shops of the Bazaar, accessible to almost anyone.<ref name="player" />
*'''Carrow's Steel''': ''"Self-defence for the discerning gentleperson."''
*'''Maywell's Hattery''': ''"Your crowning glory."''
*'''Dark & Savage''': ''"Grace your hands with the finest and most attentive gloves in London."''
*'''Gottery the Outfitter''': ''"We are always sufficient."''
*'''Nassos Zoologicals''': ''"Pets for all! Be brave."''
*'''MERCURY''': ''"Boots out of legend!"''
*'''Dauncey's''': ''"For Gentlemen."''
*'''Fadgett & Daughters''': ''"By Appointment to the Shuttered Palace."''
*'''Trompowsky et Fils:''' ''"Purveyors of the frangible and fine."''
*'''Nikolas Pawnbrokers''': ''"Best wares. Best prices. No spiders."''
*'''Merrigans Exchange''': ''"Wholesale Agents to the Bazaar. Celebrating Twenty Years Without An Apostrophe."''
*'''Redemptions''': ''"A labour exchange. Of sorts."''
*'''Crawcase Cryptics''': ''"Secrets, Papers, Truths, Mistruths, Rumours, Lies, Prayers. Books."''
*'''Penstock's Land Agency''': ''"Exceptional Dwellings for Exceptional People!"''
*'''[[Mr Chimes]]' Lost and Found''': ''"Only those most Exceptional Londoners can persuade the Master to part with these goods."''

=== The Sidestreets ===
[[File:Bazaarpremises.png|thumb|100px|Premises at the Bazaar, a very expensive place to live.]]
These services are only available to those who have proven their Importance.<ref name="sidestreets" />
*'''Empire Adornments''', a jewelry dealer.
*'''Blackfinger Street''', where publishers and writers do business.
*'''The Horse-Steak Club''', a tavern of some note.
*'''Baseborn and Fowlingpiece''', the Neath's best provider of legal documents and permits.
*'''The Great Downward Engineering Company''', hawking interesting contraptions and cheap labor.
*'''The Bridge Without''', another tavern of some note.
*'''Green Salon,''' club for people with exceptional demands for clothing, where they can buy curious and exotic garments from its host - '''Clay Tailor.''' <ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Visit_the_Clay_Tailor|Visit the Clay Tailor|Fallen London|}}''"The Clay Tailor gathers London's most sartorially daring citizens at the Green Salon."''</ref>

== The Courier ==
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<blockquote>''"In the deepest matters of the Bazaar, always look to love. Always."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27...look_forward_so_very_much_to_your_next_visit...%27|'...look forward so very much to your next visit...'|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>

Before it came to the Neath, the Bazaar, also known as '''the Courier''', was a messenger of the stars.<ref name="seventh">''[[The Seventh Letter]]''</ref> Its true form is that of a giant space-crab, covered in spires inscribed with the maddening [[Correspondence]],<ref name="bazaar visit">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Visit_to_the_Bazaar|A Visit to the Bazaar|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> symbols of power and meaning that it etches itself.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Chimney_Pot_Wars The Chimney Pot Wars, ''Fallen London''] ''"High above, where the Fisher-Kings huddle, a new sigil traces itself across the Bazaar's skin. It's not one you've seen before, but as close as the Guttersnipe Princeling can decipher, it means 'to eternally circle the object of your affection'. The Bazaar has extended its welcome."''</ref> It is still very much alive, and in a procedure performed by the [[Surgeon's Child]], it underwent a sort of lobotomy to remove its urge to wander.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Cladery_Heir|Explore her Surgery|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Nowadays, it stays in [[London]], seeking solace in the sphinxstone of the [[the Salt Lions]]; the substance acts as a drug that induces nostalgia for better days.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bright-Eyed_Sequencer#Penstock's_Plea|The Bright-Eyed Sequencer|Sunless Sea|}}''“The Bazaar has been feasting on old memories from the Salt Lions. It only makes her more melancholy, and that's worse for all of us... but especially those who love her."''</ref> Despite its best efforts, the Bazaar quite literally sits in a puddle of tears - there is a sea of '''[[lacre]]''' beneath it,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Sundered_Sea|A Sundered Sea|Fallen London|}}''"Sigils beat […] takes the red light and returns it, somehow, as purest white […] a second sea […] lacre foams in cells and pits like a horizontal honeycomb […]. It is unlikely that it would particularly benefit you to fall in."''</ref> and its tears are a distilled form of lacre.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_potent_possibility|A potent possibility|Fallen London|}}''"Do you know what lacre is? Well, I don't. But the rumour is, this bottle contains a particularly potent distillation […] you probably shouldn't feed it to anyone you like. But it will command an extremely high price, for the rash few who desire it..."''

''You've gained 1 x Vial of Tears of the Bazaar''</ref>

=== The Tale of the Bazaar ===
A long time ago, perhaps eons ago, the Bazaar and [[the Sun]] became entwined in a scandalous and forbidden love; the affair between a Judgement and its messenger produced strange cosmic rock offspring, including [[the Mountain of Light|Stone]]. The Sun then fell in love with a different [[Judgements|star]], and to add insult to injury, sent the Bazaar to give the other star a love letter. This other star rejected the Sun in her reply, which the Bazaar feared would cause the Sun to die of grief. The Bazaar begged [[Storm]] for extra time to deliver the rejection notice; so it has seven cities' time - ordered by the [[Dragons]] - to find seven cities' worth of love stories, which it hopes to anthologize into a powerful enough message about the nature of love to prevent the Sun from drowning in its own tears.

We ''used'' to think that the Bazaar was collecting love stories to prove to the Judgements that love between links of the Great Chain (the Sun is above her on this Chain) is permissible, but upon careful inspection of [[The Seventh Letter|a certain forbidden play]], this is a misconception.<ref name="seventh" />

Before coming to the Neath, the Bazaar made a deal with a ragtag group of [[Curators]]. These Curators were unwelcome amongst their kind, so they joined the Bazaar to escape poverty.<ref>https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/</ref> The Bazaar gave them a simple promise: '''''"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."'''''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mr_Sacks!_Take_my_best_regards!_2|Mr Sacks! Take my best regards! 2|Fallen London|}}</ref> By the time of [[London|the Fifth City]], these Curators considered themselves [[the Masters of the Bazaar]], and a few of them, like [[Mr Iron]], have by now grown suspicious of the Bazaar's authenticity.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_door_of_its_crimson_carriage_swings_open|The door of its crimson carriage swings open|Fallen London|}}</ref>

== The Stone Pigs ==
The Bazaar's thrusters, which it once used to travel through space, are conjecturally known as the '''[[Stone Pigs]]'''.<ref name="tireless">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Tireless_Mechanic#Speak_to_the_Tireless_Mechanic|Ask the Mechanic to explain exactly what the hell is going on|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The Pigs are responsible for the creation of [[the Cumaean Canal]],<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Cumaean_Canal_Staging_Area|Travel to the Surface|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and they also demolish the Bazaar's current city whenever a new one is about to Fall.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/My_Kingdom_for_a_Pig|My Kingdom for a Pig|Fallen London|}} ''"Some people call them Stone Pigs. When the Fifth City fell, they awoke. That's why the Fourth City doesn't exist anymore. They churned it into the ground."''</ref> Fortunately for us all, they have remained asleep for quite a while now.

== References ==
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:''Special thanks to Midnight Voyager for research and citations.''

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