The Sufontis Market
The Sufontis Market (Bajhit Sabban, Tlaen Drudach, Trades Ward (Calimport), Calimport) This well-kept khanduq is not quite the norm for khanduqs, as it keeps little direct control over the bazaar surrounding its outside walls. Inside, it is a mish-mash of services that provide el Sufontis with many diversified revenues. It provides local warehouse space for numerous local merchants (in exchange for hefty rents). The courtyard of the khanduq becomes an open market for spices and silks and other exotics (including illegal substances and spell components, sold quietly off the books as part of the black market) every other day. The khanduqs second floor offices provide moneylending and moneychanging services, and the third floor is merely living space for the lesser Sufontis families that work in this market.
The Sufontis family member in charge of this market is Hamal el Sufontis (NE hm F0), the 4th son of the aged Pasha Sufontis (see E7, Tower Sufontis). With the pasha on his deathbed, Hamal maneuvers to claim the market and as many other of his familys holdings as he can before his brothers or their lascivious and crafty stepmother can steal them. Once the pasha dies, street warfare may result among the various Sufontis families and allies over the many real estate and trade holdings of Pasha Amahd el Sufontis.
