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Agrarian Enclave Mingle: Oca Street Bathhouse
This is another mingle set in Magisteria's Agrarian Enclave, or the Agriculture District. For maximum thirst, it can be combined with the first Enclave mingle, specifically the ambrosial honey. Visitors are welcome to play it as their characters exploring both, either individually or together!
Known throughout the district as a haven for relaxation and wellness, the Oca Street Bathhouse features luxurious hot springs, invigorating steam rooms, and therapeutic pools infused with herbal extracts, all housed in/among rooms with soft, ambient lighting. Visitors may select from among a wide number of "Aqua Aromatics" to produce different sensory experiences.
The Oca Street Bathhouse also offers an impressive number of massage options derived from Otherworlders' ancestral cultures. Whatever your desire, every aspect of the bathhouse is fully customizable for all patrons, lending to a wholesale self-care experience.
[Below are some ideas to get everyone started, though players are of course free to make up their own massage options, bathing rituals, and aromatics! A world like Magisteria would of course have options beyond those from Earth history, but I kept it simple here. Again, feel free to add more!]
Massage Options & Bathing Rituals
Elemental Stone Massage: This unique massage technique incorporates smooth, heated stones placed strategically on the body's energy centers to promote deep relaxation, balance, and a sense of grounding.
Aromatherapy Massage: Using a blend of carefully selected essential oils, this massage focuses on soothing the senses, relieving stress, and enhancing overall well-being.
Thai Herbal Compress Massage: A traditional technique that combines gentle stretching, acupressure, and the application of warm herbal compresses to stimulate energy flow, release muscle tension, and promote detoxification.
Shiatsu Massage: Based on Japanese acupressure principles, this massage involves rhythmic finger pressure applied to specific points on the body to restore balance, relieve tension, and boost energy levels.
Deep Tissue Massage: Ideal for those seeking targeted muscle relief, this massage utilizes firm pressure and slow strokes to reach deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, releasing chronic tension and promoting flexibility.
Hinoki Wood Bath: Inspired by Japanese traditions, the Hinoki Wood Bath combines warm water and fragrant Hinoki cypress, known for its therapeutic properties. It rejuvenates the body and mind, relieves fatigue, and promotes a sense of tranquility.
Moroccan Hammam: Experience the purifying and exfoliating benefits of a traditional Moroccan Hammam ritual. This steam-based cleansing ceremony invigorates the skin, leaving it refreshed, smooth, and glowing.
Ayurvedic Abhyanga: Drawing from the ancient Indian healing system of Ayurveda, this ritual involves a full-body massage using warm herbal oils tailored to balance the body's specific dosha (constitution). It aims to restore harmony, improve circulation, and nourish the skin.
Turkish Ottoman Bath: Step into a world of opulence and relaxation with the Turkish Ottoman Bath ritual. Enjoy a sequence of hot and cold water treatments, exfoliation, foam massages, and invigorating splashes, all designed to cleanse, revitalize, and refresh the body.
Aqua Aromatics
Blissful Lavender: Extracted from lavender flowers, this herbal extract promotes relaxation and stress relief. It has a soothing aroma that calms the mind and helps to create a tranquil atmosphere in the bathhouse.
Revitalizing Eucalyptus: Derived from eucalyptus leaves, this extract has invigorating properties. It releases a refreshing scent and provides a cooling sensation, revitalizing the body and mind.
Enchanting Rose Petals: The extract from rose petals adds a touch of luxury and romance to the bathhouse experience. It has a delicate and captivating fragrance that promotes self-love, sensuality, and emotional balance.
Soothing Chamomile: Chamomile extract is known for its calming and soothing effects. It is perfect for those seeking relaxation and relief from anxiety or muscle tension. It helps to create a serene and peaceful ambiance in the bathhouse.
Invigorating Peppermint: Peppermint extract offers a refreshing and uplifting experience. Its cool and minty aroma stimulates the senses, providing a burst of energy and clarity. It can also help soothe headaches and improve focus.
Grounding Sandalwood: Sandalwood extract has a woody and earthy fragrance that promotes grounding and centering. It creates a sense of tranquility and aids in meditation and spiritual practices.
Energizing Citrus Blend: A blend of citrus extracts, such as orange, lemon, and grapefruit, can provide an energizing and uplifting experience. The vibrant and zesty scents help to rejuvenate the body and mind, boosting mood and vitality.
Nourishing Oatmeal: Oatmeal extract is known for its nourishing and soothing properties. It can help moisturize and soften the skin, making it ideal for individuals with sensitive or dry skin. It provides a comforting and gentle bathing experience.
Purifying Green Tea: Green tea extract has antioxidant and detoxifying properties. It can help cleanse the skin, leaving it refreshed and revitalized. Its subtle aroma creates a refreshing and purifying atmosphere in the bathhouse.
Harmonizing Jasmine: Jasmine extract is often associated with relaxation and harmony. Its sweet and floral scent promotes a sense of balance and peace. It enhances the overall sensory experience and encourages self-reflection.
Left: This woman currently manages the bathhouse. She goes by Tai. She will be happy to accommodate clients.
Right: Yokai clans comprised one of the groups that founded the bathhouse. Murals can be seen on the walls.
Pleasures of all sorts may become quite real within the sensuous sensory-rich environs. Citizens of diverse backgrounds visit this place. Waterfolk of various kin, but also mundane normie humans, elves, faeries, and even some on the tech-forward side.
PCs are free to handwave interactions with amorous locals or with workers at the establishment, who are trained in full-service massage+pleasure work. Random one-off NPCs can be made for this purpose in the location, so go wild! ♥
At some point, Otherworlders might encounter a worker who looks a little uncertain. She’s conversing with elf guy (likely also a worker there).
Otherworlders may overhear the worker say that lately certain of their clientele had been behaving a bit strangely. Unfamiliar women arriving and … there was talk of induction into some group. Otherworlders will overhear her saying she did manage to collect digital business cards for certain individuals/the organization.
If Otherworlders listen closely, they’ll hear concern: these people were kind of giving off… culty vibes.
PCs are free to approach and ask about those business cards... Simply reply to "Plot Key" below.
[Note: This plot clue relates to an ongoing game plot in the works. It may be a little confusing to new players, but any are free to ask into the clue/pursue details.]
Right: Yokai clans comprised one of the groups that founded the bathhouse. Murals can be seen on the walls.
Pleasures of all sorts may become quite real within the sensuous sensory-rich environs. Citizens of diverse backgrounds visit this place. Waterfolk of various kin, but also mundane normie humans, elves, faeries, and even some on the tech-forward side.
PCs are free to handwave interactions with amorous locals or with workers at the establishment, who are trained in full-service massage+pleasure work. Random one-off NPCs can be made for this purpose in the location, so go wild! ♥
Plot Key
At some point, Otherworlders might encounter a worker who looks a little uncertain. She’s conversing with elf guy (likely also a worker there).
Otherworlders may overhear the worker say that lately certain of their clientele had been behaving a bit strangely. Unfamiliar women arriving and … there was talk of induction into some group. Otherworlders will overhear her saying she did manage to collect digital business cards for certain individuals/the organization.
If Otherworlders listen closely, they’ll hear concern: these people were kind of giving off… culty vibes.
PCs are free to approach and ask about those business cards... Simply reply to "Plot Key" below.
[Note: This plot clue relates to an ongoing game plot in the works. It may be a little confusing to new players, but any are free to ask into the clue/pursue details.]
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I do not seek power in any formal sense, if that is what you suppose. Tch... besides, if I have any role, at present, it is as the Chief Financial Advisor among the Otherworlders.
[ Appointed by himself, but someone has to don the mantle!! ]
Yet, my nature is... as it is. I cannot be other than what I am. To guide humanity, to observe their progress through the eons -- it is for that reason I came into existence.
[ Doesn't Lucy understand? Out of everyone here, Gilgamesh thinks she might be capable of comprehending him. But perhaps it is difficult, if her world is as different as it seems to be. ]
My official title at any moment is of no consequence. It is my nature, my internal state. I cannot be a commoner. In my life, collecting all the world's treasures, it is something like breathing to me. An activity I engage in naturally, without intention or thought. It is the same with accumulating wealth, or taking responsibility in the manner you speak of. If Magisteria is to be a place I think of as my domain, then its fate falls to me.
Think of it this way, Lucy. If indeed evil comes to Magisteria, then we do not bear the lives of a few people on our shoulders. We bear the lives of the whole human race. That makes it easier, doesn’t it? Whatever may happen, the instant you fail all those who would condemn you for it have been eliminated. You can take pleasure in battle and fail without fear.
To take on the burden of all things is essentially to face the world one-on-one. There is nothing to fear. Against all the lives in the world, you may become all its evils, it doesn’t matter. The only one who can punish you is you yourself.
[ #GilgameshPhilosophy. ]
Perhaps you think you are not yet ready to face All the World's Evils, yet such has been my journey from the beginning. With me by your side, you shall not lose, whatever we may face.
Be pleased, there is not another whom I would say such words to, aside from the one who would be worthy to be my Master.
[ Which he's ... tentatively, somewhat in the market for, in this world. An unclaimed heroic spirit, but not just any, at that. ]
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No, Lucy's not ready to face all the world's evils. Even with Gilgamesh by her side. Even with Musashi by her side. She's not a warrior like them, she's not a hero.
What, then, was Lucy Kushinada made for? She can barely think of the answer; it's too tied up in visions of wires and glitches and children's cries and pain. ]
It's a good thing Magisteria has someone like you then, huh.
[ It comes out a little jaded, Luzy's gaze tipped back to the sky rather than watching Gilgamesh. Suddenly, she's all too aware of the incredible difference between them. A king and a gutter rat. A hero and an edgerunner. A man with access to all the world's pleasures and a woman who still hasn't decorated her apartment. ]
I get it. You're made to take on the burden of fighting evil. You can't not. It's pretty noble, actually, even if you're saying it's just your nature.
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He glances downward and away. There is not much of a reply Gilgamesh can offer at such a moment, because even if it's a touch jaded, Lucy's assessment is not wrong. Nobility is Gilgamesh's by right of birth and role. But of course, there is another side to all this. His very uniqueness does mean that he is an absolutely individual existence, alone in all space and time. That is to say, absolute loneliness.
But this, too, is not something Gilgamesh allows himself to accept any sort of sympathy or comfort over. He is as he is. It is only that every coin has two sides, and there is also a price to the sort of Absoluteness which Gilgamesh so casually projects. ]
Of course, in my kingdom, there was no such thing as an extraneous individual. All lives contribute to the glory of the kingdom and the King.
[ Gilgamesh casts a glance around, though he looks almost disinterested in the surroundings. Really, he's contemplative, as ever. ]
So it seems in Magisteria, also.
[ And with that, he rises, locating a towel and wrapping it about his lower half as he strides away from this particular scene. There are no further words or any hint of any external reaction beyond that. ]