 THE NOMAD MARKET    Located
just
southwest of Night City, is the world
renowned Nomad Market.
This huge gathering is the largest open
air bazaar in the world, and
while many such markets exist outside
other city's, Night City's is the
most famous. The idea is simple,
nomads from all over the world
come here to buy sell and trade with other
road folk. The market
is also open to the general public, and
many adventurous and
enterprising city dwellers come here
looking for good deals on
everything from fresh fruits and
vegetables grown by the agricultural
tribes, to fabrics and textiles newly
imported from overseas.
There are only two entrances into the
market itself, as the entire area
is surrounded by a hand made reinforced
sheet metal wall, 30 feet
high. One gate on the northern side
is for civilians, the other
gate is on the southern side and is for
nomads. There are tents
and other living quarters inside the
market, but most tend to sleep in
the parking lot with their vehicles if
they themselves aren't
actively selling. Affiliated nomads
stick with
their clans and families, tribal leaders
and their personal entourages
however, are encouraged to reside with
their corresponding delegates in
their Nations main tent inside the market.The Nomad Markets were originally created by the Council to combat the ever growing number of violent incidents associated with "wilding" and the Raffen Shiv. Now, by council ruling, any 
tribesman who don't have
official business inside the city
are politely asked to stay in the
Market, both for their own safety and
that of the nomad community as a
whole. Anyone who violates this
rule and is arrested by local authorities
will be left to their own
devices and neither the council, nor their
own family heads are allowed
to
intervene. It may sound harsh, but
the general public's opinion of
nomads is not very favorable, seeing
nomads as either marauding raiders
of the road and pirates, or at the very
least shifty eyed gypsies out
to swindle and steal.     Finally
the
Markets
provide a sense of community and stability
that
many nomad families find themselves sorely
lacking. In addition
to the trade area itself, the market also
boasts a huge area dedicated
solely as campgrounds for the
tribesmen come to barter their
goods. A giant tent city surrounds
the southern portion of Night
Cities market, and contains 
everything from single man pup tents for
individuals, and larger "circus" tents for
families and even
clans. The market area itself is
simply enormous, and is made of
everything from simple
wooden stalls to large tent enclosed
"stores." It's not uncommon to see
single individuals with
nothing but a blanket on the ground
hawking their meager wares. The
Nomad market is
also a giant black market bazaar, and many
urban warriors use it to buy
and sell weapons and equipment, book
non traceable passage and/or
escorts, and of course, information
itself.
Corporations send
scouts
into the market, always looking for
anything they can get a good deal
in mass quantities of. In fact many
designer clothing labels were
originally manufactured, designed, or
imported by
nomads. The
ingenuity of nomads at creating whatever
they need is
 fascinating to
most city dwelling technicians, and the
market is a prime place
to
find
to innovations and
designs. Talent is also scouted
here, from
drivers
and techies, to mercenaries.
Life
on the road is hard, and to
survive you
have to be very good at whatever it is you
do. Navigating the
market is
very difficult, as it is always crowded
and changes daily as traders
come and go. There are very few
landmarks, and even fewer
permanent structures. There is no
organization, and no guarantee
whatsoever that just because
you
found something once that it will be
there tomorrow, or even the merchant
selling it.   While
payment
in cash is expected of outsiders, among
the community
trade is the more accepted form of transaction.
Money
doesn't
come in very handy in the wastelands, but
ammo, food, gear and vehicles
are always needed.
Outsiders
are encouraged to trade as well, but
also to use common sense, very few nomads
will have any
use for your
500eb pair of Giiovanii pumps.
Quality weapons, ammunition,
sturdy clothes, armor, vehicles,
technology, tools, camping
equipment,
books... etc. The rule of thumb for
what a nomad generally
values, simply wonder
what you would want to have with you alone
in the
wilderness.       Outsiders
be
warned, just as the council has no
authority in the city, neither do
they accept local police in the
market. If you are caught
violating the rules in the Market, be
warned
now, nomad justice is
swift, harsh, and often unusual. The
nomads in the market police
themselves, just as they do on the open
road, with Paladins, the chosen
enforcers of the nomad
community. All seven of the nomad  Nations
have
representatives here, and a council of the
highest ranking
headsmen from each nation meet twice a
week in the center
tent to cover
policy and settle major disputes.
Minor disputes are usually
settled by the the individual nation heads
as they come up.   |
Whatever
you
are
looking for, you can find it at the Nomad
Market, if
you are willing to look hard or long enough.
Written
By Deric
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