Rumours abound about a gay-men-only exclusive private Turkish bath somewhere in Quality Town (formerly known as Terézváros [ˈtɛreːzˈvaːroʃ]), which may or may not move around within the district, and (this should go without saying, really) may or may not exist.
What all accounts agree on is that it is run by and for homosexual males who must have a well-developed moustache to gain entry.
Some will obviously try to seek out such elusive places solely for the challenge and the thrill of the hunt (or is that wild goose chase?), but regulars (again, if there are any) are said to come because the establishment is in fact a portal.
GMs are welcome to insert into the steamy vapours of the Újlaki-Rejtő Törökfürdő [ˈuːjlakirɛjtø tørøkfyrdøː]) (at least that the name mentioned) the entrance to their favourite dimension/underground tunnel system to reach the most well-guarded locations in the city state/Umbral realm/pocket realm, umbilical to an Umbral chantry, audience with a prophet(ess), glimpse into the past/future, a coveted magickal treasure, or anything that their PCs are currently looking for.
Wherever it might be (this post neither confirms nor refutes the notion that the bath does not have a fixed address), the bath opens from a nondescript employees-only entrance next to a hairdresser's, pizza bar, burger joint, dentist office, stationery shop, city council customer care office, or public transport drivers' lounge.
The bath is in fact a fully functional, albeit tiny and shoestring-budget Turkish bath: it has three sitting pools of varying water temperature, an electric and a steam sauna complete with post-session snow dispenser, and an on-call masseuse. All this looks makeshift, jerry-rigged, and temporary, but it sort of works, and anyway, it isn't the facilities that visitors are interested in.
Moustaches are in fact mandatory - Life mages are at an advantage here.
Patrons' sexual orientation needs to be vouched for by a current member - seeking one out, and persuading/brow-beating/bribing/seducing/blackmailing/et cetera him to bring one or more of the PCs is valid plot hook. So is trying to find someone who is said to be frequenting the place.
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