The Crossroad.

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* The Crossroads
On the edge where the more classic Old Cove district meets the downtown
metropolis of King George City is a small hotel and bar named The
Crossroad. Open seven days a week with a 24-hour bar, there is usually
some sort of traffic buzzing around the location. The cars in the
parking lot are varied from expensive to rusted and run down, and all
look natural against the hotel's cool neutral gray coloring. A simple
sign and logo stating "The Crossroad, Hotel and Bar" sits on the edge of
 the lot with a constant "Vacancies, visitors welcome!" board below.

The
 interior of the hotel is all done in hardwood with large comfortable
throw rugs and warm, colorful designs - an interesting contrast to the
stark gray tones of the exterior with it's gray shingles and black and
white trim. At the front desk is always a cheery receptionist who is
sometimes a woman, sometimes a man, depending on the day. The atmosphere
 is calming and inviting, and there are decorations on a coffee table
that change with the seasons as well as a fireplace that's lit during
the cool times. Fatebound new to town are genially offered to stay a
night for free, and up to six days more if those days are accompanied by
 full work shifts at the hotel to cover the cost of a room.

Attached
 to the hotel is a bar, also done with hardwood floors, but these are
scuffed from years of use. The tables are mismatched from what look like
 constant new picks from used furniture stores, but they all seem to go
together well. There are comfortable hanging metal lights that accent
the flare of the old tables with a touch of modern atmosphere to it - it
 seems to be decorated with intent. The bar is also split into two
sections by a large sound-proof remove-able wall - a front and a back
that requires VIP access. The back is not visible from the windows of
the bar.

Those who are familiar with the place know it as the
Waypoint, a spot where all new members of a Domain are required to sign
in, and where visitors must make themselves known. The bar, however, is
not exclusive to the Fatebound. Humans are often seen in the front
(although they are not allowed in the back without a Fatebound escort
who has signed a waiver for them) and Fatebound bring them there to talk
 or, in many cases, hopefully carefully bring them into the culture of
their world.

Pure Fae are also welcome at the Waypoint, if they
are able to make it there after the escape from Tir Na Nog. Like the
Fatebound, they can enter discreetly through back entrance and mingle
with those that reside there under the rules of the Waypoint. It is rare
 for a Pure Fae to appear at The Crossroad, and when they do, it is
almost always due to them seeking help in finding a mortal fate thread
to bond themselves to so they may stay on the surface.

Abigail, a
 pale, dark haired, red-mouthed Siren frequently tends the back bar with
 a friendly smile and the offer of a free drink and a meal to newcomers
to make them welcome. As the owner and Hearthtender, she manages the
location with languid efficiency and a gentle buffer against the Seelie
and Unseelie who mingle there. She leaves the iron fists to her
bouncers.

In both the back and the front, there are darts and
pool tables for those who wish to challenge companion and nemesis alike
to a "friendly" game of skill. There is a book shelf full of board and
card games for those not interested in the more physical sports, and the
 bartender is known to turn a blind eye when stakes are raised and the
gambling begins. Finally, once a week every week, the removable wall is
pulled back and the two sections are opened for a free-for-all karaoke
night. On these nights, the lighting is turned down to a very personal
level and the Aether in the air runs as thick as a casino's cigarette
smoke.

Fatebound of any age are welcome in the back area of the
bar, as a Fae in a teenager's body may be thousands of years old while
the fate she's merged with is only sixteen. In fact, discrimination of
any Fatebound is strictly not tolerated and is listed on "Abigail's
Rules for The Crossroad" on the wall next to the book shelf filled with
board games.