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The '''Interdimensional Black Market''' was an illegal interdimensional hub ruled by the [[Queen of the Black Market]], who kept the peace through the use of her [[Wraith]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') It was located on a rocky island floating in an inky abyss of nothingness. Its coordinates were a tightly-kept secret, although [[Pythagoras-858]] discovered them thanks to having been nearby on an occasion when the Queen used an emergency teleport back home, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') as she left [[Hilbert's]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') | The '''Interdimensional Black Market''' was an illegal interdimensional hub ruled by the [[Queen of the Black Market]], who kept the peace through the use of her [[Wraith]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') It was located on a rocky island floating in an inky abyss of nothingness, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') lit only by strange multicoloured spheres that floated above the island. It was a pocket universe; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Century Smith and the Time Terror (short story)|Century Smith and the Time Terror]]'') Its coordinates were a tightly-kept secret, although [[Pythagoras-858]] discovered them thanks to having been nearby on an occasion when the Queen used an emergency teleport back home, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') as she left [[Hilbert's]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') | ||
[[Madame Tarsa]] owned a stall at the Black Market where she sold some of her magical toys through a living puppet intermediary. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') Among the things sold at the Black Market, there were also assassination contracts, as well as curse toadstools that could turn living individuals ''into'' wraiths. After escaping [[Venus]], the five surviving [[Wellsian]]s travelled to the Black Market from the [[Interdimensional Tavern]], and, from there, sent [[Forga sog-Forgos]] to [[Hilbert's|the Interdimensional Hotel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') | [[Madame Tarsa]] owned a stall at the Black Market where she sold some of her magical toys through a living puppet intermediary. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') Among the things sold at the Black Market, there were also assassination contracts, as well as curse toadstools that could turn living individuals ''into'' wraiths. After escaping [[Venus]], the five surviving [[Wellsian]]s travelled to the Black Market from the [[Interdimensional Tavern]], and, from there, sent [[Forga sog-Forgos]] to [[Hilbert's|the Interdimensional Hotel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') | ||
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On April Fools' Day 2021, the [[Faction of the Fooling Fish]], who had recently acquired inter-dimensional travel, forged a letter from the Queen which they distributed to all the merchants in the Interdimensional Black Market, claiming that the old location's secrecy had been blown and that they were all to instantly relocate their business to the coordinates of the [[Interdimensional Tavern]]. Meanwhile, the Queen was left alone in her palace with her Wraiths. A Fish visited her and tried to start a charade of having important business with her, but she at least bought no part of it and threw the visitor out. Eventually, the trickery was discovered and the merchants returned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Multiversal Mischief (short story)|Multiversal Mischief]]'') | On April Fools' Day 2021, the [[Faction of the Fooling Fish]], who had recently acquired inter-dimensional travel, forged a letter from the Queen which they distributed to all the merchants in the Interdimensional Black Market, claiming that the old location's secrecy had been blown and that they were all to instantly relocate their business to the coordinates of the [[Interdimensional Tavern]]. Meanwhile, the Queen was left alone in her palace with her Wraiths. A Fish visited her and tried to start a charade of having important business with her, but she at least bought no part of it and threw the visitor out. Eventually, the trickery was discovered and the merchants returned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Multiversal Mischief (short story)|Multiversal Mischief]]'') | ||
[[Lainya Vantrik]] discussed assassination contracts at the Black Market. Auctions were also held there for strange items, including the outfit of [[Acantha]] after it was plucked out of the fringes of non-existence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Century Smith and the Time Terror (short story)|Century Smith and the Time Terror]]'') | |||
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