Through the open doorway come the theatre owners, Wallen and Valena Baird. They are unmistakably siblings, both with the same reddish-yellow hair - hers is neatly cut at chin length, while his is unruly curls and worn with a short beard. Both are openly beaming.<br/><br/>“What a night! What a night!” Wallen says. “When I say this is the greatest debut in the history of the Eye, I mean every word. You were astonishing! Magnificent!” He moves through the room, giving each of the performers a vigorous handshake that some may find too firm.<br/><br/>Valena has a small steel lockbox in her arms, and she sets it down on a dressing table and unlocks it with a key. “Everyone was very impressed. The crowd, the crew, even the critic.”<br/><br/>“Keep this up and you’ll be the talk of the town!” Wallen says.<br/><br/>“We’ve had quite the number of inquiries about your next acts,” Valena says. “We’d like to schedule you again on the night of...” She takes a notebook out of a satchel and opens it to a page covered in dates and names. “Let’s see, 7 Mirtul. That’s the earliest we can do. And the crew asked me to express their gratitude. Everyone has earned a fair bit of a bonus tonight," she adds with a grin.<br/><br/>One by one, Valena removes small burlap sacks from the lockbox and gives one to each performer. The sacks rattle pleasantly, and are heavy with coin.<strong>(You each gain 80 gp.)</strong><br/><br/>“Oh, and this arrived for you.” Valena takes a small package from her satchel and gives it to Mara. It is wrapped in purple silk and tied with a white ribbon. An attached card reads:<br/><br/><div align="center"><em>To Wyld Gold<br/><br/>From an admirer</em></div><br/>Inside is a velvet-lined wooden box just large enough to hold a crystal vial of perfume and a folded voucher. The perfume is the latest creation from the Eomane family, a scent called Tashalar Nights, reminiscent of tropical flowers and sultry sea breezes. The voucher is printed on expensive paper embroidered with silver thread. It reads:<br/><br/><div align="center"><em>Hissing Stones Bathhouse<br/><br/>Enjoy a complimentary deluxe spa treatment for you and a friend. Good through the end of Mirtul.</em></div><br/>Valena gives the black rose held by Sharell a curious glance. She frowns slightly, as if trying to remember something.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>DM's Note:</strong><br/><br/>The Hissing Stones Bathhouse is located in the Seatower district. Built in the Chessentan style, it offers cold baths, hot baths, steam rooms, a special mineral bath, and various other services including sinew-soothers who give massages. The bathhouse occupies a special place in Balduran politics, as the owner forbids all personal items from entering the baths. Only bathhouse-provided robes and towels are allowed inside. As a result, feuding parties sometimes use the bathhouse as a neutral meeting place.<br/>