Place: Mela's Respite<br/><br/>Mela's Respite is a two story inn and tavern set up some distance into the desert road, where various travelers can find cool shelter from the heat, as well as various refreshments.<br/><br/>Person: Seven Chances<br/><br/>Seven Chances is a lost egg, Chosen of Mela, who owns and runs Mela's Respite.  He's rather fair and welcomes travelers and the poor, but he has zero tolerance for abuse and cruelty, preferring to sneak in and kill evildoers in their sleep.<br/><br/>Thing: The icebox<br/><br/>A simple and crude device made of blue jade, this very basic artifact requires no maintenance and blasts cold air when attuned for three motes.  It's able to keep the entire building of Mela's Respite at a pleasant temperature, though the room in which it's kept is best used for food storage rather than living space.