The Tetterby Hotel is a brothel run by the faerie Madame Moira. Culturally very different from the puritanical humans of The Burgue, faerish reverence for the natural world includes a comfort with sex which lies at odds with human mores, provoking public disapproval while privately spurring the interest of those who would exploit this openness to sate their own desires.
History[]
The Tetterby Hotel begun as an upscale hotel in Gloamingside; its business began to evolve when the first faefolk began to arrive in The Burgue. It became a performance venue, and the current owner, Madame Moira, started her career as a dancer at the Tetterby. Over time, the performances became more erotic and titillating in nature and soon it was expected that such an establishment would provide services of a more intimate nature. Soon, the Tetterby was offering more than just dance performances and lodgings.[2]
When the hotel's human owner, Mr. Tetterby, was on his deathbed, Moira convinced him to sell her the property. Moria envisioned a faerie-owned and run business as she had no wish to be prostituted out by another human owner. The Tetterby would still be a brothel, but a brothel where Moria and other fae could work in comfort and safety.[2]
In the post-war era of hostility to the fae in The Burgue, the fact that the Tetterby is a successful fae-owned business is remarkable. There are a few such businesses in The Burgue, and the Tetterby is the most successful and well-known.[2]
Seven years after the end of the war in Tirnanoc, the Tetterby Hotel provides employment for many faerie immigrants, including Fleury and Tourmaline Larou.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Season 1, Episode 01: Some Dark God Wakes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carnival Row Role-Playing Guide