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'''Waukeen's Promenade''' was a massive, open-air marketplace within the [[Center District (Athkatla)|Center District]] of [[Athkatla]].<ref name="BGII.SoA">{{Cite book/Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn}}</ref> The promenade was one of the most recognizable, and impressive structures in the entire city; it was twice as large as the marketplace in [[Waterdeep]].<ref name="LoI.A-p29">{{Cite book/Lands of Intrigue/Amn|29}}</ref>

While the market was well-guarded by Athkatlan security, it often served as a clandestine meeting area for not-entirely-legal business that would occur elsewhere in the city,<ref name="LoI.A-p29"/> any of which could be rectified so long as the proper fine was paid, even before the deed took place.<ref name="LoI.A-p7">{{Cite book/Lands of Intrigue/Amn|7}}</ref>

==Description==
The promenade was a sprawling, oval stadium with 50' (15.2 m) walls and 75' (22.9m) wide terraces that were fed by broad ramps lined with merchant booths and stalls of all kinds. The structure was so massive the upper levels shaded the lower ones.<ref name="LoI.A-p29"/>

The ground floor was the most expansive, granting the largest area for merchants to peddle their wares. The first terrace was home to the city's grander guilds and more reputable merchant houses.<ref name="LoI.A-p29"/>

==Notable locations==
;Shops:
*[[Adventurer Mart]]: A [[:Category:magic items|magical item]] shop run by the retired adventurer, [[Ribald Barterman]]<ref name="BGII.SoA" />

==History==
In [[1369 DR]] a traveling circus set up within the promenade and began providing entertainment for the citizens of Athkatla. Along with a number of wild animals, the circus had performers including [[Hannah]], the [[avariel]] [[Aerie]], her "uncle" [[Quayle]], and a gnome named [[Kalah]]. Unfortunately, Kalah twisted the circus with strong [[illusion|illusory]] [[magic]] until some adventurers were sought to investigate the circus' troubles.<ref name="BGII.SoA" />

Later in the same year, there was a significant, albeit brief battle that broke out within the promenade between a group of [[assassin]]s from the [[Shadow Thieves|Shadow Thieves guild]], the disfigured [[mage]] [[Jon Irenicus]] and the [[Bhaalspawn]] [[Imoen]]. During the [[arcane]] skirmish, Imoen's [[Gorion's Ward|foster sibling]] and their fellow adventurers and friends [[Jaheira]], [[Minsc]], [[Boo]] and [[Yoshimo]] were present to witness the fight and its aftermath. As a result of the unsanctioned use of of magic by Irenicus and Imoen, they were taken into custody by the [[Cowled Wizards]] to [[Spellhold]], the [[magic]]al asylum for illegal magic-users,  on the island of [[Brynnlaw]].<ref name="BGII.SoA" />

==Appendix==
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===Appearances===
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| video games         = ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]''
| video game refs     = ''[[Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford]]''
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===External Links===
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[[Category:Locations in the Center District of Athkatla]]
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[[Category:Locations in Zehoarastria]]
[[Category:Locations in Amn]]
[[Category:Locations in the Lands of Intrigue]]
[[Category:Locations in West Faerûn]]
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[[Category:Locations on Toril]]
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