Locations

==Mount Othrys (and surrounding areas)==
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Mount Othrys is the home of the titans and their children. The children of Cronos have been restricted to the mountain, though everyone knows rules are meant to be bent - or broken.
===Mount Othrys===
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Mount Othrys is the mountain Kronos has constrained his children. It's a sprawling palace - lovely in places, showing signs of pending war in others - but its size does little to obscure the truth. This is, in many ways, a prison for the gods.
* Archery Range is a range on the mountain for the various gods to hone their skills in archery, located in a narrow but long courtyard open to the air with high walls on 3 sides and round straw targets hung at a variety of distances from the starting line and hay bales lining the back all to catch stray arrows.
* Grotto is a limestone formation on the sea.
* Hall of Fountains a large open space, with a ceiling so tall and windows so large it's easy to forget you're indoors. Water flows from beautifully carved stone in graceful arcs unlike anything the mortal realm will see for centuries to come while fish with brilliant scales swim in the pools with underwater tunnels allowing them to come and go as they please. The light streaming in through the windows shine through the streams of water and dance upon the ceiling. At night, candles are lit instead, creating even more of a sense of quiet magic about the space.
* The Guard Walls are the growing fortifications around Mount Othrys, an impressive and intimidating sight, hewn from the very mountain itself, as is the rest of the palace. The massive walls host a series of wide, sturdy walkways for those in residence to easily take up arms against any who would foolishly attempt to breach the palace's defenses.
* The Palace of Kronos is the home of the titans and their children, where the children of Cronos must stay, though not necessarily within the opulant palace.
* The Hearth is where the First Fire lives far away from the austerity of the throne room, deep in the kitchens of Mt Othrys.
Archeryrange.jpg|alt=a bow hanging on its stand and two arrows|The archery range is a good place to practice getting your eye in.
The-grotto.png|alt=limestone formations and clear turquoise water|One of the palace's grottos.
The guard walls.png|alt=an imposing fortress|The walls seem to grow higher every day.
The-hearth.jpg|alt=a roaring fire|The Hearth
Palace of Cronos.png|The palace of Kronos is a lovely prison, but a prison all the same.
===The Underworld===
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The Underworld is where the dead and chthonic deities reside. Much of it is taken up by the fields of Asphodel, though there is always the entrace to Tartarus and Elysian Fields. The gates are guarded by Cerberus, the dead judged by the select few. Five rivers wind through it, rivers that also are held by gods.
* Entrance to the Underworld is one of several spots in Ancient Greece, but all of them bring you down to the Underworld. Some of them come and go at the whims of the immortal gods who live and work below. Some are natural, and could be mistake for any other cave or grotto. Some have been built up; some fallen into disrepair. But any who come near one can feel something strange and different, the cool wind coming up from the depths below.
* Hypnos' Cave is the headwater of the River Lethe and where Hypnos and those close to him reside whenever they wish. Located north of the Black Sea within a hollow mountain in Cimmeria, silence and twilight shadows reign. Before the entrance, poppies bloom and countless herbs which cause somnolence grows. Hypnos himself lies with heavy eyelids on a high couch of ebony in the cavern's central space, surrounded by empty dream-shapes, which mimick many forms.
* The River Lethe is the river that wipes all memories clean and one of the five rivers of the Underworld. Beginning in the Cave of Hypnos, its murmuring induces drowsiness, before making its way to the Underworld where it is drunk by the shades of the dead to leave their mortal life behind, borders Elysium, and runs next to Hades' palace near a cyprus tree.Wikipedia - The River Lethe 
* The Underworld is where the soul goes, brought by psychopomps after your death. It is a large place, one of darkness made for the dead, where the soul is judged and accounts are settled.
underworldentrance1.png|alt=a set of stairs into a subterranean area|An entrance to the underworld.
Cave-of-hypnos.png|alt=a dark geologic formation with a river in front|Hypnos' Cave
underworldentrance1.png|alt=a set of stairs into a subterranean area|An entrance to the underworld.
===Private chambers of Mount Othrys===
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The private chambers of a given person are where only those with invitations have permission to enter. Just because they are one big, not-particularly-happy family doesn't mean they don't need a space to call their own.
* Athena's Gynaikon is where Athena spends the most time. It’s full of her creations, her pastimes, and a place of privacy as few people ever are allowed in. You must be invited.
* Ganymede's Bedroom is located down a short staircase that while not directly connected to the thunder god's own chambers, is still close enough to be convenient. One of the few rooms in the palace not connected to others on the same level by a common atrium or hallway, it is clean and has a lived-in look, but lacks the personal touches one might expect. The room of a honored long-term guest rather than a member of the family.
* Hades' Office is up high, for the Underworld, cut into a wall that overlooks the majority of the larger underground spaces. One must go up a long staircase cut into the stone to get there. The door is heavy, brass, impossible to move for mortals, though childsplay for any god. They open on to a huge space cut into the stone, full of heavy, dark furniture also almost entirely cut from the granite and polished with use. The art is simple and geometric; all the walls are lined with inset bookcases. Some have doors that can be locked, some curtains that can be pulled to hide what's within, and some allow anyone to peruse what's within. One wall is cut intricately so the sounds and sights of the Underworld below can be examined by any within.
* Nike's Wing reside over a cliff, overlooking the clouds moreso than the rolling plains and mountains. They are open and airy, the perfect spot to fly in and out of. The inside is littered with cushions and feathers, her armor and scrolls scattered around.
* Poseidon's Chambers look out over the water and have floor to ceiling openings out onto a private balcony that hangs over the water. The room feels open and airy and is sparsely decorated as the sea god is rarely home, however that all may change now that his lover has moved in with him. He also almost never uses the door, preferring instead to jump in and out of the sea from the balcony.
Hadesoffice.png|alt=a minimalist office space with dark colors on the walls|Hades' office.
Nikes-wing.jpg|alt=an open circular room with a pond|Nike's wing of the palace
Poseidons-chambers.png|alt=a breezy, open room with a view of the sea|Poseidon's chambers
===Among the mortals===
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Among the mortals are a number of locations where the gods may break the restriction about leaving the mountain, assuming they were ever bound by it in the first place. Here they can experience the world mortals are living in.
* A Cave Network is a collection of caves around and inside Mount Othrys, numerous enough that finding the one you want may be a challenge. Just where the land becomes the domain of the mortals, there's a cave entrance wedged half-behind an ancient tree; it's low enough that a tall person would need to duck to enter and about twenty feet deep. But there's a moving stream very nearby with a low stone shelf that'd keep a sheltered fire burning. It's a hideaway for when you're avoiding your family, for whatever reason.
* Agora is a centralized public space for all aspects of Greek life - athletic, artistic, business, social, spiritual, and politcal. Some items for sale include fruits, clothes, pottery, religious and luxury goods, perfumes, incense, dyes, wreaths, and ribbons.Wikipedia - Agora 
* Artisan Row is a series of stalls and tents, crowded with vendors for anything you may be looking for.
* Athens a busy, bustling, thriving city.Wikipedia - Athens Wikipedia - Parthenon 
* Festival Grounds are a place where mortals and gods gather to celebrate anything and everything. There's tents and stalls, colors bright enough to hurt your eyes in the Mediterranean sun, and always, always, the possibility that the gods walk amongst you.
* Forest Clearings are openings in the trees, where the sounds of mortal activity is muted - if they are there at all - and moonlight streams in through the branches, illuminating the forest floor in a gentle kiss. The idyllic natural beauty of the clearing may be disturbed around the edges by several newly felled trees, bark splintered, as though struck by some immense force before violently giving way.
* Forested Mountains are across Ancient Greece. Such as those on the island of Crete where dense forestry hosts a plethora of mega fauna and flora, including the goat nurse Almalthea. There are whispers that terrible beasts reside in the mountains, as well.
* Hanging Gardens are a magnificent sight, watered by mortal ingenuity and aqueducts, and filled with an explosion of greenery at all times of the year. The halls are cool and moist, leaves stirred by warm breezes carrying the scent of flowers and soil. The vegetation nearly flows out of arched halls, proclaiming that nature will always be desired by those surrounded by brick and civilization. They are perched above a city, waiting for the visitors who wish to climb mountains in their backyards.
* Mykonos Beach is on the island known as the Island of the Winds nestled within the chain of Cyclades, and is not yet a battleground, home to only white soft sand, azure blue water, and strong winds. Too soon, it will be the site of the Gigantomachy. But today, it is only a pleasant strip of sand and rock with a few trees and perfect weather.Wikipedia - Mykonos 
* Sandy Pylos is a place in southwest Greece, sacred to Poseidon and some-day home to his sons, becoming the seat of their great kingdom. The magnificent bay is a perfect place to swim, languid in the Mediterranean summer sun.Wikipedia - Pylos 
* The Fields are a group of meadows, untamed, filled with wondrous wild grasses and flowers. The sun bathes the tall grasses in its golden light and encourages the vibrant blossoms to glow temptingly. Bees hum lazily as they sport from flower to flower.
* Troy is the capital of a rich and prosperous nation - Ilium.Wikipedia - Troy Wikipedia - Iliad LibriVox - the Iliad 
* Oracle at Delphi is slowly growing to its eventual magnificence, but is still a site sacred to Apollo.Wikipedia - Delphi 
Agora.png|alt=an older European square|An agora.
Artisans-row.png|alt=a Greek market place with stalls|Artisan's Row in any town in Greece
Athens.jpg|alt=a view of Athens with the Parthenon above it|The city of Athens.
Thewild.jpg|The Mountains of Crete|alt=a mountain river and cliffs covered in trees and clouds.
Hanginggardens.jpg|alt=a large building overflowing with greenery|A hanging garden in the ancient world.
Mykonos-beach.png|alt=a view of Mykonos beach|Mykonos Beach
Oracleatdelphi.png|alt=some ruined columns overlooking a mountain range|The site of the Oracle at Delphi
Sandy-pylos.png|alt=aerial view of an aquamarine bay in Pylos, Greece|Pylos, Greece
Troy.jpg|alt=a screenshot from the city of Troy|The city of Troy.
===Olympics===
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The Olympics were an event held in the server that had a few dedicated areas to interact with.
* Altis is a sanctuary to the gods or sacred grove of a site, where feasting and awarding of medals is done.UNESCO - the Altis 
* Kladeos Baths are built to service the needs of the athletes, since they used them to wash after training or after the Olympic Games. In those days, athletes would rub their body with oil and then throw dust on it during training, in order to improve their performance. This was a time-consuming process, but it was necessary and followed a certain ritual. The cleaning of their body after training sessions and sport competitions was very important for the athletes. First, they used the strigil to scrape the oils and dust off their bodies. Then, they were massaged to soothe the nervous system. The last part was the ‘cleansing’ of the body and soul with water.Wikipedia - Greek Baths in ancient Olympia 
* Pankration was an unarmed combat sport supposedly invented by Heracles and Theseus that combined boxing, wrestling, and other fighting styles. There were only two rules in the pankration – no biting and no gouging. While competitorss were urged to avoid attacking the on-display genitals, there were no points, no time limits, and no weight classifications in the boxing, surrender only acknowledged by raised their index fingers – or death. Boxers who could not be separated could opt for klimax, a system whereby one fighter was granted a free hit and then vice-versa – a toss of a coin decided who went first.Wikipedia - Pankration 
* Symposium is part of a banquet after a meal, where drinking was combined with music, dancing, recitals, or conversation.Wikipedia - Symposium 
* Tent City is full of dark alcoves, tents for rent or for sale, performers and "performers" of any variety you might prefer. The various hetairai (courtesans) and pornai (sex workers) have set up elaborate rooms and, while one might certainly employ them, they also have plenty of gossip, clever fingers, and secret backways through the tent city.
Altis.png|alt=three columns and a raised platform|The altis at the Olympics
Kladeos.png|alt=a courtyard filled with a pool|A traditional kladeos
Pankration.png|alt=a pankration ring filled with men fighting|A pankration ring
Tentcity.png|alt=a tent with maps and a chaise inside|The interior of one of the tents in tent city
==Versailles==
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The Palace of Versailles is the seat of the Sun Court and Louis XIV's power after being converted from a paltry hunting lodge during the peak of wealth and opulence in France. The Court has been summoned to the palace, far away from Paris in the countryside. Nobles, ladies, servants, and any artisan of interest have been caught in the gilded cage of Versailles. They must ask the King for leave to return to their manors or Parisian homes and follow the rules of etiquetteFrench Nobility - Forms of Address Etiquipedia - French Court Etiquette at Versailles and Who Was Madame Etiquette? Party Like 1660 - Living at Versailles... A Hungry Court Party Like 1660 - Dining with the Sun King Party Like 1660 . Their every day is structured according to the most recent fashions and revelries, gambling, and excessive drink and womanizing are scheduled into every week.Wikipedia - The palace of Louis XIV Party Like 1660 - Living at Versailles 
===The Palace===
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The palace of Versailles is a golden, glittering place that could take you weeks to see every inch of. Not that anyone does. The wealthy stay in their halls, the servants in theirs, and under the opulence are those who keep it shining. Here, the flowers of the court are more than rose bushes and lilies, but women dressed in silk. The courtiers all hope to gain favors from those above them, and be owed favors from those below. Step carefully.
* A dressing room is a descretely hidden room for changing needs away from the roar of the ball, prepared by the servants for costumes that need touch up, guests who have had too much to drink, or other such purposes. Only a servant knows how to get through the hidden panel and back to it.
* A Private Alcove is a small nook off a less-frequented corridor big enough for two or three people.
* A Private Parlor is a parlor open to invitees of the owner only, out of the way of the main festivities. There may be a few couches, perhaps moonlight and light from the candles and torches from the terrace and gardens outside cast a small amount of light into the room through the single window, illuminating the edges of things enough to see where they are, but not reveal any great details about them.
* Chambre Du Bains is a generic washing space.
* The Grand Ballroom is a place of music, light, and dancing until all hours of the morning. When the sun is barely starting to contemplate setting on yet another exquisite day, light gilds the edges of the paintings within the Trianon's gallery ballroom, illuminating the paintings just as it gilds the gardens they depict outside. It's quiet enough -- as quiet as an afternoon is around here. There may be a few servants on business, a gardener refreshing the flowers in vases on the side tables. Someone has left a spinet at the end of the room.
* The Hall of Mirrors is a Baroque gallery emblematic of the glory of Versailles and France, reflecting light and the gilded humans walking its halls.Wikipedia - The Hall of Mirrors Chateau de Versailles - Hall of Mirrors 
* The Library is a place for quiet study or other activities within the palace, located between the chapel and private quarters and the lounges of the courtiers, it sits welcoming all to behold the vastness of knowledge and arts within its painted walls. Shelves stacked with books of every subject in an array of languages. Maps, globes, statues, exquisite craftsmanship in the furniture and architecture is as overabundant as everywhere else in Versailles. And perhaps when pursuing the tomes, one may find the perfect corner to sit and read for hours on end.
* The Royal Chapel is technically the fourth chapel constructed at Versailles, and will eventually be replaced with a fifth. The chapel is still ostentatious like the rest of the palace, but one of the quieter places in Versailles—it's not really a vivacious atmosphere, after all. There's a bell set up to ring for a priest (probably the assistant priest) in case anyone needs confession - the booth is open. A couple maids are tidying up the altar area to bring a few things back to the sacristy, and it's relatively peaceful—but stepping inside, under the sunbeams through the stained glass windows, you can't quite help but feel like you're being watched from somewhere. Or like you just heard footsteps.Wikipedia - Chapels of Versailles Chateau de Versailles - Royal Chapel 
* The Terrace is a transitory space between the palace and the magnificent gardens outside. It opens up wide from the Hall of Mirrors, any music can be heard out here. Perhaps an acrobat and juggler are performing in one corner, and the Great Lawn yawns beyond- the gardens, hedge maze, the fountains on desplay before you. When there is no party, courtiers have the ability to sit and watch the gaudy flowers of the Court stroll by or under you. A peaceful place, compared to the bustle always occurring within.Wikipedia - Gardens of Versailles, Parterre d'Eau 
Grand ballroom of Versailles.jpg|alt=Photograph of the grand ballroom of Versailles|Grand ballroom of Versailles
Hall Of Mirrors.png|alt=Photograph of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles|The Hall of Mirrors
Versailles library.jpg|alt=a number of rooms filled with bookshelves|The library at Versailles
The royal chapel.png|alt=Photograph of the Royal Chapel of Versailles|The Royal ChapeL
Latonasparterre.png|alt=a view down the Terrace d'Eau|The grand view down the main garden of Versailles
===Private chambers===
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The private chambers within the palace may vary in size and grandeur based on their occupant's position at court. A minor courtier may only have a single room, a servant a single bed, while there are those with entire apartments waiting to be filled with company.
* Grand commun is the home of the palace's servants and the great kitchens of the estate.Chateau de Versailles - Grand Commun Chateau de Versailles - Construction of the Grand Commun 
* Chevalier's chambers are airy and bright, gold with accents of blue and white. The space is often changing, art coming and going; a commissioned artist might be working in the salon. There are a few rooms and he is particular about who is allowed in them. The deeper a person is allowed within the rooms, the more sparse the design- the eye drawn to certain focal points with precision. A feast for the sensibilities of an aesthete.
* Athena's Chambers are as decoratively ridiculous as any royal chamber in Versailles, pink gilded with gold with crystal chandeliers, passed down from her two older sisters.
* The Cardinal's Apartments are exquisitely well-appointed but the study is as far as most people ever see and contains a desk for himself and another for his secretary
* Celestial Apartments are the home of Selene in the Sun Court.
* Felice's chambers consist of two rooms, one to receive visitors and her bedroom.
Athenas-chambers.jpg|alt=the Empress' apartments at Versailles|The Madame Royale's apartments
CelestialApartments01.jpg|Grand entryway to the Celestial Apartments|alt=a two story gilt and marble foyer.
Cardinals-apartments.png|alt=an ornate room|The Cardinal's apartments at Versailles.
===Gardens of Versailles===
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The grounds of Versailles sit to the west of the palace, covering about 800 hectares and meticulously manicured in the formal French style.
* Cozy garden alcove is a secluded space within the gardens.
* Duel d'honneurs is a corridor of the Grand Trianon and as good a place to duel as any, far from the throngs and with plenty exits should a guard catch on and you and your seconds need to make a run for it. Dueling is illegal under King Louis XIV, and the punishment for being caught dueling - should you survive - is life imprisonment, banishment, or death- unless the King decides to be merciful. Duels are fought with rapiers over honor, women, family, or pride.
* Great Lawn is a large expanse of green bordered by urns that leads to Apollo's Fountain. Perhaps you are interested in pall mall over conversation and refreshments. Are you here to win, or to make friends and influence people—or to just show off your newest outfit? Perhap the more athletic will try this game called tennis.Chateau de Versailles - the Royal Way or Great Lawn 
* L'Orangerie is the home to orange and lemon trees, oleander, palm and pomegranate trees. The orangery faces south, taking advantage of the shelter provided by the South Parterre from the cold winds. The orange trees were gathered from the royal houses; new trees come from Italy, Spain, and Portugal. There is no finer collection anywhere in Europe.Wikipedia - Versailles Orangerie Chateau de Versailles - Orangery 
* Le Parterre de Latone is a large fountain depicting Latona - or Leto, as she would be known to our characters - located outside the hall of mirrors, past the twin pools of the water patrerre and designed by André Le Nôtr. The tall hedges surrounding the parterre are dotted with marble sculptures depicting figures from antiquity, including: Antinoüs du Belvédère (Hermes), Uranie (Urania), Vénus callipyge Farnèse (Aphrodite), Bacchus (Dionysus), Ganymède Médicis (Ganymede), Faune Borghèse (depicts the satyr Silenus carrying the infant Dionysus), Mercure Farnèse (Hermes), Cérès (Demeter), Circé (Circe), Pandore (Pandora), Hercule (Heracles), Cérès, dite aussi L'Eté (Demeter), Achéloüs (Achelous), Apollon du Belvédère (Apollo).Wikipedia - Latona Fountain Chateau de Versailles - Latona's Fountan Open Maps - Map of Versailles with Sculpture Labels Google Maps - Street View of Latona's Fountain 
* Petite Trianon is a chateau on the grounds, technically not yet constructed. The first two floors of this building are laid out around a vast staircase with first-floor reception rooms opening out directly onto the grounds. The west facade looks out over the French gardens, and the east over the vegetable gardens.Wikipedia - Petit Trianon Chateau de Versailles - Petit Trianon, History of the Site 
* Saturn Fountain is the fountain symbolizing Winter within the gardens of Versailles, located at the south end of the fountains intended to symbolize the four seasons. Saturn sits on a throne in the center, surrounded by cupids on an island covered in shellfish.Chateau de Versailles - Saturn Fountain 
* Shadowy stairs are an interesting spot for shady or scandalous business. Some are inside the palace, others descend from the terrace towards the orangerie open to the air. This one is darker and less used than the rest.
* The Grand Trianon is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles, built a retreat for King Louis XIV and his maîtresse-en-titre of the time, the Marquise de Montespan, and as a place where he and invited guests could take light meals away from the strict étiquette of the royal court. The Grand Trianon is set within its own park, which includes the Petit Trianon.Wikipedia - Grand Trianon Chateau de Versailles - Trianon Chateau de Versailles - Estate Trianon Chateau de Versailles - The Grand Trianon 
* The Hedge Maze is a labryinth of hedges filled with fountains. It's as good a place as any to get lost. Some nights, the winding paths are lit by covered paper lanterns and moonlight and out of ear shot, other revelers are wandering the maze. These paths spiraling in towards the well buried deep in the middle, lined with spools of golden thread.Wikipedia - the Labryinth of Versailles 
* The stables are home to some of the finest steeds in Europe.Chateau de Versailles Grande Ècurie Chateau de Versailles - The Great Stables Chateau de Versailles - Horses at Versailles Chateau de Versailles - the Small Stables 
* Woods beyond the palace are an expanse of greenery outside of the walls. If one can communicate with them, they will part to reveal a meadow, tall grass bending towards the wind, happy to see her, welcoming her. Somehow, the sun is warmer here, brighter, the air is clearer. And in the center of the meadow: a beautiful, ancient tree, trunk too wide to get most people's arms around, branches rising up to the sky so high it must be able to be seen from the palace... although it's not. The bottom half of the tree iss festooned with little trinkets, tied there with ribbons.
Great-lawn.jpg|alt=a long, green lawn ending in a large, man-made body of water|The lawns of Versailles.
Latona-Fountain.jpg|alt=a multi-tiered fountain with gold and a number of spouts|Latona's Fountain at Versailles
Petittrianon.jpg|alt=an aerial view of the Grand and Petite Trianon|The Petite and Grand Trianons
Saturnfountain.jpg|alt=a copper man lounging amongst cupids in the middle of a fountain|Saturn's Fountain at Versailles
Grandtrianon.jpg|alt=a large French house with well-manicured landscaping|The Grand Trianon at Versailles
Hedgemaze.jpg|alt=a maze made of hedges|A hedge maze on the grounds of Versailles for any sort of meeting.
===The Hameau de la Reine===
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The Hameau de la Reine is the Queen's Hamlet - a picturesque little farm.
* Le Grand Salone Jaune is called such due to the the yellow painted silk wall hangings and luxurious furnishings on which the Queen's guests may lounge and engage in all manner of hedonism with each other.
* Le Petit Salon Blanc is a small room with a piano and white furniture and walls within the Queen's House.
* Maison de la Reine is the Queen's house on the estate within the Queen's Hamlet, it accessible only by intimates of the Queen and consists of two rustic buildings connected by a covered gallery that is curved in a half-moon shape where the Queen hosts small and intimate gatherings for her inner circle. What these private and exclusive events entail is the subject of much wild speculation and gossip amongst the court, but those privileged enough to secure an invite have the utmost discretion and handily deflect all inquiry.Wikipedia - Queen's House and Billiard Room Chateau de Versailles - A Virtual Visit of the Queen's House 
* The Hameau de la Reine is an escape from Palace life for the Queen and her retinue, also known as the Hamlet, an idyllic imitation of a small french town, including a farmhouse, a dovecote, a boudoir and a barn built around a pond and stream. Note: While this was not yet constructed as of the setting of our game, and was built about 100 years later, it's still an extremely fun location so we're using it.Wikipedia - Hameau de la Reine Chateau de Versailles - the Queen's Hamlet 
YellowSalon.png|alt=a room with yellow upholstery, wall hangings, and curtains|The Yellow Salon is, in fact, filled with yellow furnishings.
WhiteSalon.jpg|alt=a room with white and copper curtains, wallpaper, and furnishings.|The White Salon is a smaller salon filled with white furniture. Quelle surprise.
QueensHouse.jpg|alt=Maison de la Reine in early spring|Maison de la Reine in early spring.
Hameau de la Reine.png|alt=Photograph of The Hameau de la Reine (The Queen's Hamlet)|The Hameau de la Reine (The Queen's Hamlet) near Versailles
===Other locations===
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There are other locations in France that are generally accessible within the game.
* L'Cloche de Argent is a very upscale Parisian brothel.
* Les Clos des Vignes was a complex and particularly unique situation of mostly foreign ambassadors. Owned by a local Frenchman, the building was repurposed from a mansion. With the rich coming into worse days, it made an opportunity for the nouveau riche to step their game up.
* The Crypt is a place within the palace to house the dead prior to burial or the infamous catacombs beneath the city of Paris.Wikipedia - Catacombs of Paris 
* Chateau Vaux is the ducal estate of the Amboise family.Wikipedia - Vaux-le-Vicomte Vaux-le-Vicomte - The Château 
* Château de Blain is the family home of the Rohans.Wikipedia - Chateau de Blain 
Sc crypt.jpg|alt=a stone corridor|The entrance to the crypts in Sun Court
==The City==
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The City is golden, decadent and flourishing. Prohibition, crime, the rise of film and wealth previously unimaginable have cast even darker shadows. Jazz, speakeasies, and back alleys. Short skirts, short hair, and dark lipstick. Crime syndicates rule over the night life, but the Gods have found their way into this metropolis with relative ease. Everyone is willing to accept just one more don, spoiled heiress, or lounge singer. Not that they need to work- but they do need to be seen and loved. Desperately.
===Civic establishments===
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The civic establishments of the City are open for business - making people's lives a little better. Additional information can be found on respective pages or the reference section of this sheet.Before Rockwell, a Gay Artist Defined the Perfect American Male 
* Central Park is the largest greenery landscape within the City, offering a recreational space to commune with nature and people right outside urban front doors and often hosts public events for families and children - or chosen by protest groups. The large acreage is maintained by the City Council and includes flat lawn, sprouting fountains, grouping of woodland trees, small streams to a lake, and various walking trails. The Park has gained ground the last several years with greenery seeping past fence lines, growing through the sidewalks, great roots burrowing down deep and spreading further than realized. The Park is thriving and gorgeous, so as of yet no one has rung any alarm bells about it.
* Heaven of the Gods is the largest and oldest cemetery in the City, it is lso a lovely park and place to have a picnic with your loved ones, both living and dearly departed.
* Metropolitan Life is the location of Aldric Simons' employer - his office is on the 26th floor. Their slogan is Vita post mortem multas formas -- life after death takes many forms. Mr. Simons is the Vice President of Beneficiary Relations.
* PrytaneumHouse.jpg|Prytaneum House||PrytaneumFoyer.jpg|Entryway of Prytaneum House||Hestia Private parlor.jpg|alt=a cozy room with a hearth fire|Hester's private parlor is winding path that follows the river through the City that leads to an olive tree in the center, lit by gaslight at night.
* The City Athletic Club is a sumptuously-appointed men's club in the Downtown of the City bedecked in dark wood, marble, and brass fixtures where wealthy men play at being sportsmen.
* The University is the City's university.
* City Aquarium is an aquarium owned by Finn Thresher.
* Prytaneum House is a haven within the City for those who need it.
Centralparkreservoir.jpg|alt=a sepia photo of central park|The park in the City
Finnsoffice.png|alt=an office with plush chairs and a fish tank|Finn's office
Cemetary.jpg|alt=a black and white photo of a cemetary|Heaven of the Gods Cemetary
Metropolitanlife.JPG|alt=the metropolitan life building|Aldric's office building
PrytaneumHouse.jpg|Prytaneum House
Riverwalk.jpg|alt=a winding path along a river|One of the more serene views of the bustling river way, this pedestrian path is for everyone.
CAA.jpg|alt=a black and white image of the Chicago Athletic Association|The City Athletic Association, a men's gymnasium.
===Entertainments in the City===
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Entertainments in the City are varied, from the high class opera to some earthier delights.
* The Enchanted Sanctuary is a premiere burlesque club and Vaudeville Theater.
* The Museum is a place where art and science are displayed side-by-side and was recently burgled by persons unknown.
* Botanical Gardens is a space open to the public; home to a gorgeous conservatory, with a music room, a small area for parties, and large, lush greenery.Longwood Gardens 
* Elysian Fields is a City-approved venue that allows for the indulgence of any number of vices - horseflesh, good food, good drink, and good company.
Conservatory.png|alt=the layout of the conservatory|A map of the conservatory at the Botanical Gardens
RacetrackOffice.jpg|alt=A wood paneled room with a model ship on the mantle|Philip's office at Elysian Fields.
EnchantendSanctuary1.png|alt=A stage lined with red curtains and tables ready to watch.|The Enchanted Sanctuary is upscale and sure to entertain.
===Hotels===
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Hotels abound for those who don't want to deal with the irritations of rentals or home ownership, or just need something new for a night.
* Hotel Alsace is the City's premiere hotel - one that puts the Ritz to shame, with a dining room to match, and host to some of the grandest parties in the City.
* The Casablanca is a hotel in the City.
* The Lansdowne is a hotel in the City.
* The LeClair is a hotel in the City.
* The Ritz is a luxury hotel.Wikipedia - The Ritz-Carlton 
* The Winston Hotel is in the heart of the City's bustling theatre and nightlife district, and not a hotel one chooses to stay at if one desires any manner of quietude in one's life.
* The Cafeteria at Metropolitan Life is on the 25th floor of their building, and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner mostly to their employees. It is a sit-down affair with a small, fixed menu for most meals and Executive Seating in private rooms to the side.
HotelAlsace.jpg|alt=A painting of a ritzy eatery, with a landscape on the wall and flowers growing up trellises|Hotel Alsace is a premiere party venue or simply an expensive place to eat or meet an old friend.
Trixiessuite.png|alt=a room crammed with clothes and gifts from admirers|Trixie's main room in her hotel suite.
===Restaurants in the City===
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There are a number of restaurants in the City, to cater to any taste. Menus are to your taste, of course.New York Public Library - 1920s Menus Vintage Menu Art - 1920s 
* Bonnert Marine is a rooftop restaurant overlooking the river.
* Daisy Duke's Diner is a local diner, open at all hours to provide delicious pie‚ with a few notable regulars.
* La Caspah is a darling little Moroccan place off of West Leighton and 12th with (supposedly) exquisite coffee.
* Ludnow's has some of the best rye in the City, should you enjoy reubens.
* Masha's is a hole-in-the-wall eatery specializing in Russian food.
* Nikko Inn is a restaurant along the river and a romantic location serving Japanese cuisine.
* Pierre's is a creperie on 46th Street that makes such light and airy delicacies as to make one cry. Technically, it's not a restaurant, more of a counter where one can order, watch the batter swirl, and a few filling options.
* Prime is the best steakhouse in the City.
* Stratosphere Club is found in a tower of glass and chrome, a shining beacon of decadent sophistication. The skyline wraps around the floor to ceiling windows like a lover’s embrace. The City stretches languidly below the terraced balconies, bedecked in the glittering baubles of the seedier nightlife establishments, resplendent in all her brilliant glory. And, oh that view! It’s so easy to fall in love up here, high above the noise and the dirt and the teeming confusion. The band plays sweet and loud and fast. Partners twirl around each other on the dance floor. Every party is catered by the Stratosphere Club’s excellent restaurant, hors d’oeuvres circle the guests on sliver platters, a galaxy of plenty, to be emptied and refilled perpetually, even as the hours grow late. Beverages are plentiful and cooling…and temperate. At least until the guests sneak in their own adulterations.
* The Automat is a place to eat at any time, day or night, its north wall covered with little doors, each one thoughtfully marked with what is inside, from sandwiches and burgers to side dishes to pie and coffee on the far end.Wikipedia - Automat 
* The Bosporus boasts exquisite Turkish food with friendly staff who will explain any dish you want and has a reputation for the cleanest kitchen on Fifth.
* The Park is a rooftop restaurant overlooking one of the City's many parks.
* The Trolley Stop is a diner located in an old trolley car.
* Vecchia Roma is a delectable Italian restaurant.
* Archer's Cafe Archerscafeexterior.jpg|alt=a photo compilation of cafes|The exterior of Archer's Cafe||Archerscafeinterior.jpg|alt=a photo compilation of cafe interiors|The interior of Archer's Cafe.
Archerscafeexterior.jpg|alt=a photo compilation of cafes|The exterior of Archer's Cafe
Stratosphereclub.jpg|alt=a collage of a skytop ballroom|The Stratosphere Club
Automat.png|alt=a well lit wall where a coin gets you a pie|Automats are like giant vending machines of old.
Vecchia roma.jpg|alt=a restaurant with plenty of seating|Vecchia Roma
===Shopping in the City===
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The shops in the City can provide you with anything you need - for a price. That is, after all, how shops work. Additional information on fashion of the 1920s can be found in the Reference section of this sheet.1920s Pajamas and Robes History 1920s Men's Underwear and Socks History Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants 
* Mistress Magicks' Mystic Emporium is full of whimsical wonders and cabinet curiosities, with stock ranging from beginner's card tricks to strange antiques, dusty tombs to cursed objects, tarot readings to full blown seances.
* Village Hats is a pleasant and cozy millinery and haberdashery shop run by a lovely English woman named Julia. Sometimes, there's secret champagne - after all, nothing goes better with a new chapeau than some champers. The hat selection is ever-changing with the seasons, but there's a nice variety for daily wear as well as putting on the Ritz.
* Flower Shop is a place where the bouquets made by the owner almost seem to guarantee love.
* Crossroads Apothecary is a shop located right across the street from the City’s church. A quaint pit stop should one need a remedy for their aches and pains - be it physical, mental, or from an annoyingly unwanted outside source; it carries a plethora of freshly picked herbs, carefully mixed elixirs, and professionally prepared medicines. The atmosphere is charming, calming and the shoppe keep is quite a sight herself.
* Mallon and Mallon is a tailor and dressmaker shop
Crossroads Apothecary.jpg|alt=a room of dusty jars and drying herbs|The Apothecary is a place with a little magic dancing among the dust motes.
FlowerShop.jpg|alt=an old black and white photo of a florist's shop|You can say a lot of things with a bouquet of flowers.
Mallon tailor.jpg|alt=a black and white photo of a tailor's shop|A bustling place where appointments are a rarity and the suits are true finery.
Mistressmagickemporium.jpg|alt=a room filled with strange jars and a suspended alligator|Mistress Magick's Emporium
Villagehats.jpg|alt=a black and white photo of a hat shop|The front entrance to Village Hats
===Hospitals and institutions===
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Hospitals and institutions are for more than just physical ailments. Please interact with them at your own comfort level - 1920s mental health care was little more than guesswork and benign cruelty. For additional resources, see the references section on this page.Etsy - Vintage First Aid Kit Johnson & Johnson - The Birth of the First Aid Kit 
* Corinthian House is a large stately mansion surrounded by lush greenery and a beautiful wrought-iron fence that was once the home of one of the wealthiest philanthropist in the City and now is the Corinthian Retreat for Hysterics. Many of the women in Corinthian House come from some of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the City, those of a means to be sent some place "finer" than the Institution or Reformatory. Here, when not in treatment, the inhabitants have a terraced pleasure garden, stables, as well as leisurely activities to fill their days. Regardless of its aesthetic, it is still one of the City's lunatic asylums and the patients are regarded as such.
* St. Mary's Hospital is a hospital in the City.
* The Institution is an insane asylum in the City that is less than kindly towards its patients.
* Dr. Brizer's Clinic was originally a corner of a rented motel room amongst the 'ladies of the night'.
* The Reformatory is an all-women "Reform School" to make its occupants acceptable to society.
CorinthianHouse.png|alt=a stately manor with manicured lawns|Corinthian House is a home for wealthy, problematic women.
Brizers clinic.png|alt=a shelf of dried herbs and spices|Dr. Brizer's clinic is a place of conventional and unconventional healing.
Institution.png|alt=an imposing building|The sharp exterior is soft compared to the things happening inside the Institution.
ReformatoryExterior.png|alt=Penhurst Aslyum, a foreboding building with gray clouds behind|The Reformatory is a place where they attempt to civilize the untamed girls of the City.
===Speakeasies===
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Speakeasies were the American solution to Prohibition. Proof positive that making something illegal doesn't stop people from using it. Just make sure you get a decent mixer to take the edge off the bathtub gin, even if Prohibition era alcohol was technically alcohol, it was not particularly good. It certainly contained the necessary alcohol group (-OH). Most of the time it was even ethanol (two carbons, six hydrogens, one oxygen, for the organically inclined.) But sometimes, they increaed production by using industrial alcohol in bootlegged stock, risking the required additives of methyl alcohol or other toxins in the bootlegged liquor. Drinking during the era was even more hazardous to your health than it is today.History - 10 Thinks You Should Know About Prohibition 
* Farrell's is a higher caliber speakeasy.
* Hadestown is a higher-class speakeasy than the Cat Scratch.
* Rose Room has aspirations toward class, but still keeps things generally low key, decorated with cheap gold paint and boasting lighting that's easy on the eyes, a scatter of velvet settees and cozy tables for two or three. Clean enough, but not fussy - it's the sort of place you can take a date without worrying about breaking the bank, if they aren't too picky about the difference between real and fake razzle. And it's open late, if you're not quite done with your night.
* Three of Clubs is a low-end speakeasy
* Cat Scratch Club is a speakeasy inside the City.
* The Wine Cellar is a dimly-lit speakeasy owned by Dionysus himself, made of cool brick and stone, lined with barrels of the best wine, oak, and plush velvet. If one has a refined palate, there is delicious ambrosia to wet the tongue, swaying piano, gentle conversations. But there is certainly no lacking for those with rougher tastes and deeper hungers... What Prohibition?
* Gull is a place where the criminal elements mingle. You may even be able to find someone willing to do a murder - for the right price.
CatScratchClub.png|alt=orange lighting, a bar, and a number of tables in an upscale establishment|The Cat Scratch is a place to have a nice night on the town, just out of sight is the dance floor
Hadestown.jpg|alt=A glass and steel bar setup with a much cooler atmosphere than the Cat Scratch|Hadestown is blued steel and modern feeling with little warmth.
RoseRoom.jpg|alt=a room with yellowed ambiance|The Rose Room speakeasy
Winecellar.jpg|alt=a cellar room, dimly lit|The Wine Cellar speakeasy.
===The City's underbelly===
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The City's underbelly makes the speakeasies look like upstanding places to spend an evening. These places have back rooms off their back rooms.
* Back Alleys are where streetlights don't reach, the police don't patrol, and any number of unsavory things could lurk in the shadows within.
* Ring the Square is an underground boxing club where some of the shadowier denizens of the City gather to settle disputes, place their bets, and soothe their need for violence.
* The Docks are where goods and people come in and out of the City. A number of characters work and live here so tread carefully, lest you end up in their territory.
* The Green Pips is a larger underground gambling facility in a marginally nicer part of town with harder regulars. It has a larger variety of games than the Irishwomanm with actual staff and games beyond simple cards dealt by an agreed upon person or with your own dice. Lately, even the smaller joints have had a cadre of suspicious folks walk through their doors, and Moira is not appreciative of the trend. Tomaso Zatti is the Casa Nostra representative at the head of the joint.
* Chastity's is a place where one can pay for pleasure. Owned by Chastity.
* Warehouse 47 is where Alex Rocher runs his operation.
* Rough Trades is the social club for the laborers, the farmers, the workers of every sort.
* The Irishwoman is a basement gambling den for locals and money laundering operation on the side, secretly owned by Moira Faust.
RoghTrades.png|alt=A room in orange-hues with the walls filled with memorablia and a few tables throughout.|Rough Trades is the local worker's social club.
The docks 01.png|alt=an old time photo of dock workers|The docks is a back-breaking but generally honest way to make a living.
Theirishwoman.jpg|alt=three men smoking and gambling|A round of cards at the Irishwoman.
Warehouse.jpg|alt=a warehouse filled with burlap sacks|A warehouse in the City
===City publications===
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The City's publications run from tawdry to reputable. Subscribe to any and all that give you the information you need.
* City Enquirer is a tabloid newspaper of decent readership and extremely limited ethics.
* City Globe is a paper in the city with a beloved sports section that Moira Faust submits to under a pseudonym - Felix Ascher.
* City Herald is a reputable but rarely groundbreaking newspaper of the City.
* City Journal of Commerce and Daily Financial Times is a financial paper for those with a taste for securities trades, war debts, and international markets that Moira Faust submits to under a pseudonym - Tyler Handak.
* The City News is a reputable but rarely groundbreaking newspaper of the City.
* The Saturday Post is a well-respected weekly newspaper that employs Moira Faust under her real name.
* Weekly News is a reputable but rarely groundbreaking newspaper of the City.
* Worker's Weekly is the weekly paper that employs Cyril Mulford. It's so far left it's bluer than the former tsar's supposed bloodline.
===Private property===
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Private property in the City generally indicates the home of a particular character - but not always. There is a wide array of apartment layouts - this was an era that celebrated originality in its architecture.New York Public Library Digital Collections - The World's loose leaf album of apartment houses 
* The Villa is a luxurious villa with a gorgeous pool, greenery that never fades, and wine bottles that never empty.
* Athena's Headquarters is the central location for the Parthenon.
* Athena's Penthouse is a six-story building inhabited only by Athena and those she invites in.
* Mercurio is Nina Draper's dressmaking studio.
* The Vineyard is where Dionysus grows his grapes.
* Hestia's Warehouse is a warehouse in the heart of the City belonging to Hester Casella.
* Ida Blackburn's townhome is situated on a row that houses at least six more of the City’s most influential people, the house is large by city standards, spread over four spacious levels.
* Oz Harper's Apartment was once shitty, but has been upgraded since moving into Coventry Apartments with Gale Prince. They're roommates, you see.
* Mortimer's Apartment is a small, second-floor apartment near the docks.
* Theodore's Apartment is a penthouse in a lovely Art Nouveau apartment building.
* Moira's Apartment is a spacious two-bedroom apartment with a view of the sunset.
* The Factory is a hive of steel-producing activity, the air saturated with heat, sweat, and misery.
NyxTownhome.jpg|alt=a black and white photo of an Art Deco living room|Ida lives in a stunning Art Deco-styled townhouse.
Ninasstudio.png|alt=a sepia photo of a four story building|Mercurio Studio
Tychesapt.png|alt=a layout of a 1920s apartment|Moira's apartment floor plan.
Thanatos mortimersstove.png|alt=a massive 8-burner stove|The stove in Mortimer's apartment.
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The-factory.jpg|alt=men working at a metals foundry|The factory in the City is hot and backbreaking.
TheVilla.png|alt=A koi pond, a sitting area on a patio, and a terracotta-tiled building|The Villa is a place for relaxing
Vinyard.jpg|alt=a photo down a vinyard row with grapes overhead.|Dionysus' vinyard is filled with grapes ready to be made into wine.
==References==
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