Pleasure Salon of Calistria

The Pleasure Salon is the largest of Calistria's temples in the city and has grown as a focal point in the Ascendant Court as a center of gossip and information.

Elves and half-elves are common among the temple prostitutes of the Pleasure Salon. Elves are otherwise relatively uncommon in Absalom, mostly consisting of adventurers or outcasts; more common are their half-elven descendants. Although Calistria's priests play a significant role in the operations of the temple, the Pleasure Salon is managed by the ranking sacred prostitute, Dyrianna of House Avenstar.

The Salon boasts a sizable congregation, including a brothel, public baths, and an apiary, where a majority of the best honey in the Inner Sea region is farmed and utilized by Absalom's mead brewers. The public baths have become a meeting-place for distrustful factions due to the temple's requirement for nudity within the baths.

Architecture

The edifice is constructed in the colonnaded style of a classical Azlanti temple to match the architecture of Absalom rather than elven cities. Its exterior is covered with bas-relief sculptures of hedonistic humanoids, and it is rumored that the interior contains blasphemous sculptures of Calistria herself engaging in salacious activities with other deities.

Type

Cathedral / Great temple

Parent Location

Ascendant Court