Location The Turban

[Adelaide Sitai]

The Turban has neither shop window nor sign, rather its success rests on its reputation and its prime location, a shop assistant usually standing outside, ready to wave in the 'right sort of person', not always the one you might expect either. Mostly dynasty, often free born, but an odd assortment of characters, which the assistants have a knack picking out from the crowd. Once you are waved in, or have walked in of your accord, through the little white door into a small corridor, you will find a door to the right leading to the workshop and an old staircase, leading to the upstairs, wholly taken up by a show room, a shop. It is complete with a large pot plant, two armchairs, a sofa for two people, two little coffee tables and an old-fashioned chaise longue. The furniture is distinctly worn, but of a good quality, serving the overall appearance of the room well. The walls are painted white, two large windows letting in a large amount of light onto the warm brown floorboards. There are four mannequins, one with the stuffing coming out, and one heavily patched up, three with exquisite costumes hanging on them, their craftsmanship clear for all to see. All the shop assistants wear stiff floor-length black dresses, with corsets underneath and a high buttoned-up collar. You may choose to try on one of the costumes or the couture pieces from the mannequins, one of the few hanging up on the wall or peruse the catalogue and choose to have one of those costumes or couture pieces especially made. In actual fact, there are very few ready-to-buy costumes or couture pieces available and, usually, your measurements will be taken so that the outfit is ready within ten days, twenty if what you've picked is considered exotic. THE CATALOGUE If there is anything in particular that the customer has in mind, they can request it and it will be done on commission. That said, the cost may be higher and there should be an allowance of between fifteen and thirty days to make the costume. However, most people are perfectly happy choosing from the catalogue. Once you have chosen your costume, or costumes, you may leave the shop. However many days later, you can come back to pick it/them up. the assistants will have placed it/them in one of the black boxes characteristic of the shop, and tie them up with whichever colour ribbon you choose, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, charcoal or white.   NPCs Name: Pinta Oceanripple Race: Human, Svefra DoB: 33rd Spring 487AV PoB: The Suvan Sea Title: Manager of the shop, designer and seamstress Skills: Sewing:61xp:Expert, Costume Design:56xp:Expert, Sailing:28xp:Competent, Swimming:25xp:Novice, Persuasion:7xp:Novice Gnosis: None Additional Info: Pinta opened the Turban in the Winter of 512AV, with a loan from the Sitai family, when she arrived in Kenash and saw a gap in the market for Costumes. Very quickly, she built up a successful and thriving business catering for all manner of Costume Balls and Dynasty follies, but also for the few Theatrical venues in Kenash. Born on the Suvan Sea, her settling down in somewhere like Kenash - which she has ultimately no affinity with - seems an odd choice, but she insists that she could not be happier anywhere else. Name: Wendy Race: Human, Vantha DoB: 1st Spring 506AV PoB: Unknown Title: Slave, and seamstress Skills: Sewing:40xp:Competent, Intimidation:20xp:Novice, Gnosis: Unknown Additional Info: When Wendy was first brought to the costume shop, she didn't speak a word, and due to a strange series of events and a few sudden disappearances, the other slaves assumed she was a Kelvic. It soon turned out she wasn't, and after close to forty days, she started speaking, fluently, eloquently and with a certain manipulation. On first view, she's adorable, clever and a bundle of joy. A little vanthan doll. However, when you get to know her, she'll destabilise you. Sometimes people aren't sure if she is speaking in jest or serious, and she has a tendency of watching people very silently, unblinkingly. Otherwise, she is a hard and vigilant worker, and very skilled in sewing for someone so young. Name: Mercedes Race: Eypharian DoB: 33rd Spring 487AV PoB: Kenash Title: Slave, and seamstress Skills: Sewing:42xp:Competent, Seduction:18:Novice Gnosis: None Additional Info: Mercedes is the third employee (though she is a slave) of the Turban. Bred in Kenash from two Eypharians for pleasure and the advantage six arms can bring, she has proved to be invaluable to the business. As Pinta likes to say, "She has six arms and all six of them can sew." She has short, dark hair and a short temper to match, though her position as slave has tended to steer her away from any huge temper tantrums. Still, she is a great asset to the business and is witty, seductive and very useful at parties.   Goods or Services - Simple Costume (Light) - 12GM - Simple Costume (Heavy) - 15GM - Fine Costume (Light) - 30GM - Fine Costume (Heavy) - 35GM - Exotic Costume (Light) - 50GM - Exotic Costume (Heavy) - 60GM - Simple Headdress - 2gm - Fine Headdress - 6gm - Exotic Headdress - 10gm - Simple Mask - 1gm - Fine Mask - 5gm - Exotic Mask - 10gm - Made to order - Prices vary, depending on fabric used and hours needed, but the costume can be made to your wildest dreams. Everything is tailored to fit.