"We are in route, thanks Cheri. His tab is on me as of now, so set him up. We might need some privacy for work, can that be arranged?" Over comms to the team, "We are going Downtown to meet a friend folks, best behavior and all that."
include the link from Seattle 2072 entry reprinted below
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The Alabaster Maiden
East Mercer Street & 12th Avenue
One of Seattle’s many oddities stands outside the entrance to the nightclub
named after it. The life-size white stone statue of a beautiful, mysterious
woman is said to be all that remains of Gabriella Dematto, one of the
area’s first magicians. As the tale goes, Ms. Dematto, menaced by a gang,
overreached her magical talents and the resulting backlash left her petrified.
Her statue passed through various owners before it ended up outside
the club, where it has remained for decades. Visitors to the club regularly
touch the statue on their way in and on their way out for good luck.
> This story has been proven to be nothing more than an urban legend; there are
no records of a woman named Gabriella Dematto in Seattle after the Awakening,
although a lot of information was lost in the Crash of ’29. Astral examination of
the statue shows a faint magical aura, but not that of a human being who has
been calcified through sorcery. It’s something else, but no one has been able to
unravel exactly what as yet.
> Snopes
> There are a number of stories about the Maiden moving from time to time,
while no one is looking. Interestingly, there is even some photographic evidence
of this, very slight shifts in position, posture and such. The more fanciful stories
talk about her granting wishes to people in need, while the more lurid ones talk
about her feeding on the blood or souls of the living.
> Ethernaut
> If you stare at the Maiden long enough, you can see her move. You just have to be very patient.
> Pistons
> Or really plastered.
> Snopes
Inside, the Alabaster Maiden is a high-class nightclub with the latest in dance music
and holographic light shows. Magical acts sometimes appear on weekends; be sure to get
tickets for such shows in advance; the ticket line is no place to be seen the night of a show!
> The Maiden’s current owner is an elf named Cheri Ostler, who has no apparent magical talent of her own,
although she does have a grey cat with an unusual aura. Patrons claim to have seen a similar, but much
larger, animal prowling the area near the club late at night.
> Lyran
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