Magpie Manor
Half social club, half retirement home, this ornate marble-and-tile structure dominates a busy corner near a popular marble fountain. Patrons pay a princely sum for the privilege of attending the various parties, dinners, and impromptu performances organized by the manor’s domos. The domos are retired performers, mostly actors or musicians but with the occasional puppeteer or professional wit included, who have grown too old or infirm to continue to live as wandering players or put on stage shows every night, but who have the skill, the fame, or the notoriety to amuse the patrons who visit Magpie Manor. Most do little actual work beyond being charming, although they do take on students or occasionally craft custom performances to the patrons’ tastes. Domos receive a share of the Manor’s profits.
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