Upper Cascades Spa and Bathhouse

Maya Pendragon based off Ann Glazyrina through the ages

The Upper Cascades (Owaln Cascades) Spa and Bathhouse is near the top of the waterfall. Aesthetically, it resembles a huge Swiss chalet but with a large grass-covered shallow roof which touches the ground. Of wood and stone. The madame is Maya Pendragon. In very basic terms, she is a femme fatale, protective of those under her charge and pretty cynical of traditional upper class nobility. Pendragon was born in Alteross as daughter of a high-ranking general but her family was exiled during the purges and they fell on hard times. The then-teenage Maya was forced to prostitute herself to help keep the family afloat but her beauty allowed her to quickly move into the prestigious Bathhouse. After a decade or so of being a courtesan, she progressed onto madame at an early age. Naturally very cunning in her position and has a close relationship with Cesca; Cesca considers Pendragon her teacher in the ways of the world and in general scheming. Links to Ualek and Psychedelia and even privy in some ways to the master plan, though she was not altruistic enough to be fully drawn in.

I'd like to note that even though it is a brothel, it still actually is a spa and so is used by nobility for that purpose. Estelle Alber took Molly and Cesca there on several occasions, to Maya's joking about happy endings and all that.

The Upper Cascades Winter Gala is one of the more prestigious parties of the year held in Graddenhos Hall. Set over several days, it has food, music, dancing and general revelry for the wealthy and influential. However, it is more famous for the final night, the Tjenralligota, essentially an occasion of feasting, drinking and fucking, featuring some of the best and most skilled courtesans in the land. Most controversially and kept under wraps from the masses is the practice of bondage and rape of female prisoners which the nobility tended to pull strings for. It naturally has received moral backlash but the nobility are too powerful and certain members of religious authorities have been seen there. Propaganda campaigns make sure it's glamourised by the masses, particularly regarding the Alternativist movement and the subsequent sexual revolution.

Corabelle 'Corie' Willingthorpe is a courtesan working there - blonde, chatty, looks like Jeff Milton, voice like Natasha King or Emiliana Tornini. No Heathers or Krystals - Aurmi, Haeda instead

Not walking around naked - semi-revealing gowns/dresses. That's the style.

Of course there are male prostitutes. In a metropolis like Acrefell, female definitely does outweigh male but the demand for males is existent, from noblewomen or homosexuals. I'm not quite sure what the general consensus for homosexuality is. I assume it's mostly considered an abomination, less so in large cities. Who knows what the tribalists think of it? In the West, religion resembles a kind of aggressive Buddhism, so they might be more accepting of it. Exceptions do occur - Bolscemenans are kind of indifferent to it as many major characters in their mythos are lesbian or gay.

The site for old Acrefell was chosen all those years ago was for its hot springs and fortifiable position. The baths remained natural and open to all who wanted to make the trek up the cliff. When the expansion occurred and the Bolscemenan capital was moved from Kvalhai, foreign interference led to its privatisation and construction of the 'bathhouse'. Colour blue. Tram station. Occasionally used by the authorities to get rid of political prisoners through its little known Thailon Suites (named after the Thailon Valley myths).

Every year, the Upper Cascade Bathouse holds a huge ball and gala. It also features a large orgy section held in the Graddenhos hall. Whilst the rest of the festival is fine with dancing, feasting and light drinking, the tjenralligota night descends into raunchy, debaucherous chaos - all the respectable married men and women leave, leaving young bachelors and bachelorettes to have fun. Maybe a rape section???

Graddenhos Hall is named after a major donator to the construction of the Bathhouse, Phiter Graddenhos. It is half submerged in the snowy rock with a glass ceiling. Decorations include white marble pillars, boarding, lapis lazuli trimming, majestic tapestries and furs, combined with a beige Pau Ferro floor. Crystal chandeliers (Alexander and Pearl Gabor floating crystal pendant)