Frolicking Nymph
The bathhouse is a one-storied, stuccoed building with stained-glass windows and clay roof tiles. Ten-foot-tall walls enclose a large courtyard outside the southeast corner of the building. The closed wooden doors to the courtyard are engraved with images of smiling nymphs dancing and frolicking in water.
The courtyard features a trimmed lawn and nicely manicured shrubbery. The yard is decorated with white marble benches and stone fountains, each in the form of a smiling nymph tipping a jug that spills water into a circular stone basin.
Inside the bathhouse, a twenty-foot-high chamber forms the main bathing chamber. Pillars hold up the vaulted roof, and frescoes of bathing royalty adorn the walls. Natural light streams through the stained-glass windows, creating colorful patterns on the tiles of blue marble that cover the floor. Three shallow, sunken pools contain perfume-scented water. White marble benches bearing stacks of dry towels are situated near the pools, each of which is equipped with a large brass faucet shaped as a nymph.
On normal days, many Baldurians of wealth come to the Nymph to socialize, bathe, and relax. The bald-headed Jabaz pampers guests to the best of his ability, bringing fresh towels, drinks, and refreshing hot water at their beck and call. The muscular Qurmilah, a woman who looks like she could fell a tree bare-handed, is available to provide massage services to those with tight muscles.
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Bathhouse
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