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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Urko" data-source="post: 2200619" data-attributes="member: 30822">Retiring earlyAn aged bellhop missing one arm, probably an injury from the Last War, escorts Xavier to a set of double doors on the top floor. He opens them with a flourish, revealing a long room dominated chiefly by a huge bronzewood table and glittering chandelier overhead. A kobold in hotel uniform looks up guiltily from the food-laden table when you come in and pulls its finger out of a pie and hops down to the floor. The bellhop barks something in Draconic, sending the kobold scurrying past you, pushing a cart that looks far too large for it to control. The old man apologizes and shows Xavier about the suite. The dining hall opens into a sumptuous drawing room with an enormous bay window presenting a grand view of the city and the river beyond. To the right and the left of the window two more doorways lead to identical halls. The halls each have three bedrooms, with luxurious canopy beds, and a bathroom at the end. The bathrooms have inset marble tubs, running hot and cold water, and functioning toilets (a marvel rumored to exist in the palaces of nobility, but one that Xavier has never been in the position to experience personally). The bellhop says with a chuckle ”One set of rooms for the ladies, one for the gents. If you need anything, just give us a shout through this.” He indicates a tube set into the frame of the entryway joining the dining and drawing rooms. The sun is beginning to dip below the trees on the horizon when Xavier notices an odd metallic whistling in the hall outside. The sound draws closer, accompanied by heavy footsteps. The outer doors open to reveal the bellhop, accompanied by a tall copper-skinned warforged. ”Here you are, sir. One of your party is here already. I expect the rest will be along shortly.” The bellhop departs once again, leaving Xavier and the newcomer to regard one another. Eff Flat, that’s your cue.</blockquote>

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