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+# The Market Square of St Parnas — Summary
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+## Location
+St. Parnas market square: a central hub with shops, stalls, and vendors. Normally a modest town market, but currently flooded with magic items due to Deck activity. The square itself suffered minimal damage from the chaos storm but shows evidence of scattered merchandise being cleaned up by merchants.
+
+## Chaos Storm
+A magical phenomenon caused by Omta's panic—when the PCs agreed to help Tymora locate him, Omta manifested his fear as uncontrolled teleportation. Objects teleported 20–30 feet randomly; worst damage occurred at Castle Green (whose top half was teleported into the Museum of Orethys), with secondary damage in nearby areas. Many injured civilians, structural damage. Much of this chapter deals with aftermath and recovery.
+
+## NPCs & Party Changes
+- **Joycie** departs to return to her temple duties (high-level, in-demand)
+- **Lada** joins the party as a support character (always one level behind PCs, focuses on healing/blessing, will not engage in combat, panics if targeted)
+
+## Encounters & DM Notes
+- **Pig** (ogre, INT 6) stands in the market square holding a mandolin, recently gifted music ability by the Deck. Perplexed by the chaos storm, accessible for conversation but limited in what he can understand or relay.
+- **Magic item availability**: Unusually high for a medium town; merchants are selling Deck-conjured items, shipping unsold stock to Tradegate.
+- **PC compensation**: Any PC who received nothing from the Deck is owed 5,000 gp by Green—funds were distributed to their friends/family. DM should ensure all players have resources for one serious magic item purchase.
+
+## Key Mechanic
+Let players rotate running Lada's character during gameplay.