The Other World

Despite its underground nature, the slave trading market is not without its network of informants, and it is known to have ties to corrupt officials and powerful figures within Midgar’s society. The city's noble elite, though they publicly decry the practice, often turn a blind eye to the existence of this hidden market, benefiting from its existence in ways few dare to acknowledge. The market itself is a cavernous, hidden arena, with crude torches casting flickering shadows across the grim faces of those involved in the trade. The walls are lined with iron bars, behind which the slaves—many from distant lands or captured during raids—are held in cages, their eyes hollow and full of despair. Some are bound in chains, while others wear tattered remnants of clothing, their bodies marked with bruises and scars from their harsh treatment.