The Blue Lantern
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Entertainment and pleasure
Description
Kinalla Silkskin was once considered the most beautiful and accomplished courtesan in Haven (40 years ago). She is still attractive (particularly for the geriatric set), and will occasionally entertain a customer. Black-haired (with the help of a good hairdresser), black-eyed, and still slender, she has a good business mind, and succeeded in purchasing the Blue Lantern from its former madame some 20 years ago. The quality and name of the establishment have increased under her management.
Exterior
A three-story building is slightly inset from the street proper. It has a wide opening centered on the ground floor, above which hangs a large lantern which glows blue (the color is intense enough to be easily distinguished even in full daylight). There is an alley on the south side of the building, a walled garden in the rear, and a row of small shops to the immediate north.
Interior
Immediately inside the opening is a spacious room [a] dominated by a fountain which sprays a lightly scented blue liquid into the air above the wide basin. Three elaborately carved screens block the view of the other exits from this room.
Behind the screen to the left is a lounge ** (to handle the musicians and entertainers who perform in Theater). A hall [c] leads to the wings of Theater, and to a dressing room [d]. To the right is a large office [e], where the accounting and management personnel work. It is seldom occupied after about 6:00pm, and is almost always locked, even during normal business hours.
The opening behind the third screen leads to a room [f] with a wide marble staircase. To the left is the “Hall of Beauty” [g], where many fair flowers wait to be plucked. There are usually 4d4 girls lounging about here, in various states of (un-)dress. A wide opening leads to the entertainment area [h], where wine and song are provided (if you came through the Hall, you already have the women). Theater area is two stories, and has a large stage [j] with a runway and an orchestra pit. A long bar [k] in the rear dispenses alcoholic beverages of many kinds. Meals may be ordered from the kitchen [l]. Most of the food supplies for both the girls and the customers are stored in the pantry [m] off the kitchen.
The remainder of the house is devoted to living (and working) quarters for the regular girls. The smaller rooms on the second and third floors are used for transient entertainment of clients. The larger rooms are housing for the regulars. Kinalla has a suite [n] on the third floor, with a circular iron staircase giving access to both the garden and the bar.
Price Range
As per the girl’s qualifications.
Quality
This house is Fine, and of medium size.
Cash Box
The money garnered in Theater-bar is kept in a wooden coffer stashed under the curved end of the bar. The girls are responsible for collecting their own earnings, and are expected to pay one-quarter to the house (if Kinalla discovers a girl is cheating on the amounts, she simply requests her to leave and not return. Kinalla does not believe in violence).
Staff
Kinalla, Bianca, and 17 other girls (11 of whom split the large rooms used for residence); 4 are elite level, 10 veteran, and 3 intermediate.
There are also 12 part-time amateurs (1 intermediate, the rest green), 3 maidens-in-training, and various ancillary service personnel (none of whom reside in the house.
The bouncer, Kethelas, a bull of a man with sufficient physical power to toss an unruly customer lightly over the garden wall into the alley, has worked at the Blue Lantern as long as Kinalla, and has been her best friend and lover nearly that long.
Customers
Many.
Outstanding Items
There is a young newcomer, Bianca, who has made quite a splash with the customers. She is the runaway daughter of a noble family on The Heights, and is a natural courtesan. She has altered her name and dyed her hair to change her appearance.
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Brothel (Entertainment)
Owner: Kinalla Silkskin
District: The Street of Silk Veils
Grid (Key) Ref.: M07 (DG)
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Type: Brothel / Whorehouse
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Ruler/Owner: Kinalla Silkskin
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Id: c39a381b-8d84-4ac7-aa93-3f280a7f2dba
Entity Type: Article / landmark
Category: Places: Street of Silk Veils
Tags: fcoh,street-of-silk-veils-location,cat-entertainment,type-brothel,entertainment
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