Lantern Lodge
Built in 4711 AR by Venture-Captain Amara Li, this lovely complex of Tian-Shu-styled buildings and courtyards is the Avistani center of the Pathfinder Society’s Tian contingent. Originally, they worked to ensure that Tian interests were not forgotten by the Pathfinders. Very quickly, however, the Lodge found itself embroiled in general advocacy of Tian causes in Absalom, such that today only a fraction of the Lodge’s staff in Absalom are actually concerned with Pathfinder business, a shift accelerated by Amara Li’s return to Tian Xia a few years ago.
Instead, the Lantern Lodge concerns itself with supporting the various Tian communities in Absalom. The Lodge helps new immigrants get settled in Absalom, connects them to legal services, provides small loans, and mediates between city authorities and the Tian enclaves in Tiantown. The Lodge’s peaceful landscape gardens and sweeping-roofed halls are also an oasis of Tian culture in the larger city, and expatriates can often be found socializing and relaxing around the Lodge, while Tian groups often use it as a venue for artistic performances such as mask-dancing or Shu Opera. Of course, hosting people from so many Tian nations and ethnic groups occasionally leads to conflict; while many expatriates are willing to leave old grudges behind, not all are so accommodating, and arguments, fistfights, and the occasional duels are not uncommon.
Instead, the Lantern Lodge concerns itself with supporting the various Tian communities in Absalom. The Lodge helps new immigrants get settled in Absalom, connects them to legal services, provides small loans, and mediates between city authorities and the Tian enclaves in Tiantown. The Lodge’s peaceful landscape gardens and sweeping-roofed halls are also an oasis of Tian culture in the larger city, and expatriates can often be found socializing and relaxing around the Lodge, while Tian groups often use it as a venue for artistic performances such as mask-dancing or Shu Opera. Of course, hosting people from so many Tian nations and ethnic groups occasionally leads to conflict; while many expatriates are willing to leave old grudges behind, not all are so accommodating, and arguments, fistfights, and the occasional duels are not uncommon.
Founding Date
4711
Type
Arcology / Residential Complex
Parent Location
Owning Organization
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