Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

"Nothing Succeeds Like Excess!"
Connection	6
Type	Seattle Nightlife
Player May Join	No
Health	Maintaining
Area of Operation	Seattle

Faction Information

A staple of the Seattle Nightlife, Dante's Inferno is also very poorly covered in 5E texts. The below work is almost entirely the work of, and attributed to, Eric Faber of Airborne Ham Games, with our sincere thanks

Summary

Perhaps the premier nightspot in Seattle, Dante’s Inferno has earned its place at the very top with a long history of devotion to the motto “nothing succeeds like excess.” One of three sister-nightclubs (the other two in London and Hong Kong), the Inferno takes the theme of “Nine Circles of Sin” quite literally, having nine levels. The first seven are associated with the Seven Deadly Sins; guests enter at the topmost level and descend to the increasingly select and rarified depths, weeded out by the Inferno’s door-staff and the wishes of the club’s manager and its owner, Dante Passini.

At the lowest levels are Purgatory (“where there’s a promise of getting into Heaven”) and Hell (“where you forget all about Heaven”). These are invitation-only, open to Dante’s favored few and the rich and famous of the Seattle nightlife scene. A ticket into Hell is a sure sign you have truly arrived in the Emerald City. With fantastic AR displays complementing transparent floors and spiral staircases, and full-service bars and menus on each level, there’s more than enough sin at Dante’s to go around, so pace yourself!

>You have to hand it to Dante. The Inferno, like a snooty French restaurant, makes being discriminated against part of the experience, but they do it in style. For example, a fantastic wrought-iron staircase spirals around the outside of the club so guests enter from the top floor and make their way down, meaning the lowest floors are the most exclusive. So, if you have to stand in line for hours, you might as well do it with a great view, right? The stairs have a canopy, so Dante’s can accommodate much longer lines than other clubs, and people are willing to go there just to be seen waiting in line!
>Khan-A-Saur

>Dante himself is an increasingly rare sight at the Seattle Inferno, as he prefers his townhouse in London and spends more of his time there. The nightly affairs are in the well-manicured hands of the manager, an elf named Alessio; always dressed sharp enough to cut you in the latest designer suits, his bald head covered with animated tattoos of hellish torments and delights and his solid black cybereyes reflecting the hot glimmer of flames, even when there are none present.
>Ethernaut

>The Inferno sometimes rents out Purgatory and Hell for private parties, which include a very nice security package, making them ideal for those get-togethers where nobody wants to be disturbed, or have their image captured.
>Danger Sensei

Major Locations

Entrance

The nine story building, taking up its own city block, is actually dwarfed by the surrounding architecture of downtown. Because of this, sky bridges from neighboring buildings stretch across the streets to the top of the Inferno and act as the only way to reach the entrance of the club, apart from the private landing pad on the roof.

Upon arrival, bouncers under the order of Charon, the club’s head of security, weed out the undesirables at the entrance to the first level. There, anybody who is allowed in has two options: party in limbo or try to go deeper. A stairway spirals around the exterior of the building from top to bottom, stopping off at each floor along the way. At each level, another team of bouncers wait to judge whether you are allowed to go deeper. If not, you go into the layer you are on or are asked to leave.

The following types of people would be turned away at the door:

• Anyone acting obviously violent or out of control
• Anyone who doesn't look like they should be there, based on dress or lifestyle
• Any Infected who do not have a membership via "Patron of the Arts" as part of their lifestyle
• Drakes?? (Pending Thematic Review)
• Cyborgs?? (Pending Thematic review)

Access: Public - anyone can come to the entrance, but not everyone gets in. Security: Extensive - anyone in the entrance can expect to be watched, assensed, and perceived through the matrix.

>Nobody knows if Charon took the name to keep with the club’s theme or if it just worked out for him. Either way, the name fits his role. Charon and his guys are the ones who pick and choose who gets into the Inferno, following any specific directions from Dante or Alessio of course.
>The Fitz

Narrative Significant Runs

Name	GM	Metaplot	Date of Run
Small Embers	Asmodeus		15 September 2084