Athame Club – Owned by Selina Cross and mentioned in Ceremony in Death. A private club, religious in theme, which offers its members group and individual ritual services and is licensed for private sexual functions; it was a suspected chemical distribution center and had been under investigation with Illegals for almost two years.[1]
- Named for the athame, which was used used in ceremonial magic traditions.
- Revolving balconies of smoky glass and chrome trim ringed the main level in two tiers.
- The central bar speared out in five points with stools fashioned to resemble optimistically exaggerated body parts.
- Mirrored walls that pulsed with cloudy red lights.
- Some tables tubed for privacy; some were smoked so that silhouettes could be seen; all were coated with a shiny black lacquer.
- Band played on a raised platform.
- The smell of blood pumped out from the air vents for mood enhancement.
- On the second level, instead of tables were floor pillows and thick rugs.
- Dozens of privacy rooms on this level with heavy black doors bearing chrome plaques with names such as Perdition, Leviathan, Hell, and Damnation.
- Ages of the clientele varied from the very young to the very mature with solid, upper middle-class backgrounds.[2]
References:
- ↑ Ceremony in Death (ISBN 0-425-15762-8), p. 20
- ↑ Ceremony in Death (ISBN 0-425-15762-8), pp. 95-96