The Courtyard Proper                                   -      N      - 
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You are standing just south of the center of the courtyard of the Runic
Castle.  All around you are the best merchants in the area, selling their
wares to anyone who happens to come in.  There are shops lining all of the
walls of the courtyard, and there are people wandering in and out of them
all day long.  To the north is the center of the courtyard, to the east and
west is the courtyard proper, and far to the south is the entrance to the
Runic Castle.