This building
is constructed of wood and
is badly in need of paint. Above the door is a painted cluster of red roses. All is quiet within. |
The madam will languidly welcome the
party and make praising remarks about the
robustness of the fighters
or the handsomeness
of the clerics.
She will wave toward the
hallway and announce that they may go
and choose what room they will--all her
girls are presently unoccupied. When the
characters check, they discover most of
the
rooms to be normal bawdyhouse rooms,
each containing a large bed, other
furniture,
<eg. hamper, fountain, shelf>
and a young, pretty, half-dressed woman.
One room, however, is empty of women,
and under the bed is a trap
door entrance to
a secret passage leading to the catacombs.
The passage resembles a section of the
city's
sewer system.
The madam is an active supporter of the
slave lords,
keeping the room with the
secret passage unoccupied at all times.
The
passage is maintained as a private entrance
and exit for the Nine. One is sometimes
spotted going in but not coming out, which
is what the bartender at the
Sign of the
White Knight
alludes to in one of his pieces
of information. The madam will notify the
slave lords via messenger if any
"customers"
happen to discover the room's secret; she
will investigate if any are gone for too
long.
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