Avenue of the Hopeful

The Avenue of the Hopeful is a winding street in Absalom's Ascendant Court and a busy market catering to those fascinated by the Test of the Starstone: hopefuls, followers, worshippers, and the merchants, pickpockets, and charlatans who hope to make money from them. Some of the sincere hopefuls have lived on the street for years, while others are merely confidence men. Merchants offer religious symbols, holy water, and relics, as well as "faith papers", which indicate the popularity of a hopeful deity. The booth of the Masked God of Secrets, a presumed hopeful, is a front for an organization that collects and sells secrets.