The Hive holds several main houses where Xaositects sleep and various taverns where they congregate. One place in particular, run by Quake Lavender, has a steady clientele of Xaositects. has a steady clientele of Xaositects. That might sound surprising, 'cept for the way the tavern's laid out. See, the place is built of light walls and furnished only sparsely. Every few days, Quake and her employees rearrange the walls, often repainting them or replacing furniture inside. They like to change the name, too - but not necessarily at the same time that they alter the place physically or move it to a new location.
Quake is a Xaositect herself, a big boss (factor), and she knows that to keep Xaositects coming to her place - herself included - she's got to keep it fresh. That means changing it whenever the mood strikes her. A body never can tell what Quake's place'll look like from day to day, or what it'll be called. At least mt always stays in the same block. A body can't predict when Quake'll remodel, either; recently, during a party with more than 100 revelers crowded into the hovel she was using, Quake decided to move to another building.
Most of the party went with her.
Quake's a wild mage of the first order. According to the chant around the Cage, she received her training from the famed mage Hornung the Anarch (Whom she recruited into the Xaositects a year or so ago. - Ed.} and by Homung's former apprentice, Nahal the Incorrigible. With her magic, she renovates her tavern, sometimes just throwing a spell into the middle of things to see what happens. The half-elf has a long scar on the right side of her face that mars her prettiness. She uses makeup occasionally just to draw a design on her cheek.
Quake can look pretty surly when she wants to (which means most of the time), and she talks tough, refusing to tolerate bothersome customers. She walks away and ignores those who displease her - at least, when she doesn't throw a spell. Some folks've seen her cast confusion in her tavern just for fun. She loves chaos all right, but doesn't seem to care for much else.
The tavern manages to hold Quake's interest pretty steadily, though she leaves for days at a time when she feels like it. She never hires Xaositects, knowing how unreliable they can be. (Quake does allow Xaositects to work part time voluntarily, though. - Ed.) Most employees are Clueless, newly arrived in Sigil.
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Quake Lavander