18. The Brotherhood of the Burning Heart
Thwo sides of the Guildhouse feature a tavern with dancing girls, and a Bard workplace
respectively. The tavern has the most attractive members of Essembra dancing with
very little (if any) clothing on as ale flows freely to its patrons. The other room
has a large bookshelf, a scribe for penning lyrics, and the cots of a half dozen
bards and a half dozen apprentices. The powerful guildleader, Numa, is a well-traveled
adventurer that practices his own Heartfan style, one that emphasizes passion and fire.
If you want to be entertained by Numa's ladies (one being his wife and two being his
girlfriends) you must first be invited. It is no little secret that Numa sometimes
gives his girls potions of charisma and sells them out to rich adventurers looking
for a good time. Numa's practices are grudgingly accepted, and even his pickpocketing
and shoplifting are allowed because of his talent in architecture and the way his bards
light up the various taverns of Essembra and the wonderful north hill.