The second Labyrinth

The Labyrinth of Absalom is a mythical subterranean complex that supposedly Aroden had to brave to defeat a creature that once owned the Isle of Kortos. The second Labyrinth is a high-end tavern, gambling house, and brothel. Owned by House Tevineg, it is also a major source of profit for the House, and a place Chelish spies and sympathizers can gather in secrecy and receive favored treatment. The games within are scrupulously fair, with the house possessing no edge, but a hefty 100gp entry fee (waived for ''friends of the house'') to walk through the door, and extremely expensive food, drink, and paid companions ensure the Second Labyrinth sees a tidy profit. It is most famous for its unique betting card game, maze, and its least expensive courtesan, the Sculptress. Maze is a complex card game, and the Second Labyrinth holds tournaments every quarter for those who believe they have mastered it. In Maze, three to six players are dealt hands of two cards. Additional cards (equal to four per player in the round) are dealt face down. Players then bet secret amounts, which are revealed to determine the order of play (and then go into the pot). In order, each player looks at a card, he places a coins atop it, leaving it face down. No two players may look at the same card. Then, each player reveals one of their face down cards, after which each player either looks at a new card (and marks it with coins) or matches the coins on another player's card This process is repeated, then each player has one last chance to place coins on cards (either cards no one has looked at, or matching coins on a card someone has seen), then all cards are revealed. The player with the best five-card combination, using hes three or four cards with coins and two dealt cards, wins all bet money. Any card used in a winning hand is discarded, but all other cards are simply reshuffled and placed on the board (along with whatever replacement cards are needed) for the next hand. The sculptress is a great beauty who always wears a full-head veil. though she is the least expensive of all the high-priced courtesans in the Second Labyrinth, the management requires any who wish her company to sign a document swearing they hold the Labyrinth blameless for any ill to befall them within the establishment. Even so, the Sculptress is rarely unattended for an evening, and numerous poems and songs ring through Absalom speaking of the unrivaled skill with which she entertains patrons of any race, gender, or nationality.