<strong><em>Far 13th, Lharvion, 998YK, in the Firelight District of Sharn</em></strong><br/><br/>Sharn, the City of Towers...though on days like this, in the middle of the month of Lharvion at the height of the summer heat, it may as well be called the City of Saunas.  The heat and the humidity of Sharn at this time of year is oppressive at best, murderous at worse; that is, unless you are one of the wealthy who can afford magical methods of climate control in your dwellings.  For those who can't, the options are smaller - one such option is to visit an inn or other establishment that can.<br/><br/>Dante's Inferno, one of the more infamous houses of pleasure in all of Sharn, can.  Dante Boromar, the owner of the Inferno, takes a special delight in his club's name - called the Inferno, yet kept as the coolest place in all of Firelight.  Catering to every sin and vice one can legally offer in Sharn (and several that are less legal), the Inferno is a popular spot as is; but on days like today, with the overbearing heat and with the Race of the Eight Winds not ten days off, it is absolutely crammed with patrons.<br/><br/>It is here where our party finds itself, in the Inferno's main taproom, amidst the din and chaos of excited racing speculators, gamblers, drinkers, and whores on the hottest day (so far) of the year...