The Ashen Market

Location: Cinderforge Hold, Giantfolk Territories Proprietor: A rotating council of elder scavengers

The Ashen Market is a sprawling, chaotic collection of tents and stone stalls situated near the outer perimeter of Cinderforge Hold. It serves as the primary trading post for food, scavenged goods, and exotic materials brought in by the various Giantfolk tribes of the Lifeless Swells.

The market smells strongly of sulfur, roasted mammoth meat, and the metallic tang of raw aether. It is a dangerous place for outsiders, but those who can prove their strength or offer valuable goods can find rare treasures here.

Services and Goods

• Scavenged Tech: Remnants of Steamfort automatons, broken aether-engines, and Ironclad scrap, often sold for their raw materials.
• Exotic Meats: Mammoth steaks, Lithovore Behemoth jerky, and other hardy delicacies.
• Elemental Foci: Unrefined Cinder-Crystals gathered from the slopes of Mount Ignis, used by shamanistic casters.
• Information: Scouts and hunters constantly pass through, trading rumors about Steamfort patrols and the movements of Ignis-Kaan.