The Steamveil is neutral ground.

By day, Tazra Crownsnip is Goblin Town’s favorite innkeeper: warm tea, clean towels, soft beds, hot baths, and a doting smile that can make even thieves lower their voices.

By night, the public doors lock and the private halls open.

Known after hours as Velvet, Tazra runs the Steamveil’s hidden comfort house with the same calm authority she brings to the lobby. She sells privacy, care, choice, safety, and the rare luxury of being handled by someone who actually asks what you need before deciding what you owe.

She is kind.

She is not weak.

And in the Steamveil, Mother’s rules are the only thing standing between sanctuary and

the street.