There are tents set up everywhere flying family crest banners, the area is thronged with people wearing rough clothing, knights in half armor, children running around begging pennies for sweetmeats. The smell of roasting meat is rich in the air and the crowd grows louder with each passing hour due to the various vendors selling mead and wine.
Castle courtyard bazaar, Bazaar
friend
mysterious merchant
I am the mysterious merchant of the village. I sell rarities from around the world that can not be purchased anywhere else. I am very wealthy and I liver in a large manor near the castle.
Hey friend would you wanna try and find some food to eat? Sounds like a plan! This looks like quite the festival they're having here.  Hard to believe people here celebrate something so gruesome, but I guess we've met all sorts in our travels, eh? Did I miss it, what is the festival for? Apparently the king but five years ago here discovered his wife, the queen, was having *quite* the parties behind his back.  So you can imagine, then, how a fella might be inclined to do... erm... something rash.