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{{Location|name=Red-Light District|image=NeonAvenue_Galaxa.jpg|caption=The luminous core of Neo Terra Prime II’s entertainment sector.|universe=Continuum Universes|location=[[Deep City]], [[ | {{Location|name=Red-Light District|image=NeonAvenue_Galaxa.jpg|caption=The luminous core of Neo Terra Prime II’s entertainment sector.|universe=Continuum Universes|location=[[Deep City]], [[Mallikai III]]|type=Entertainment District|notable_worlds=[[Neo Terra Prime II]], [[Vel'Sura IX]], [[Carthion]], [[Elystra Prime]], [[Mallikai III]]|affiliated_groups=Guild of Pleasure Artisans|affiliated_group2 = Nightwatch|affiliated_group3 = House Tahrol|status=Active}} | ||
The '''Red-Light District''' is the common term across the [[Galaxa]] for designated entertainment zones that cater to nightlife, adult recreation, and sensory arts. Characterized by glowing neon facades, immersive music, and 24-hour activity, these districts represent the intersection of commerce, pleasure, and urban identity. | The '''Red-Light District''' is the common term across the [[Galaxa]] for designated entertainment zones that cater to nightlife, adult recreation, and sensory arts. Characterized by glowing neon facades, immersive music, and 24-hour activity, these districts represent the intersection of commerce, pleasure, and urban identity. | ||
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While the concept of a Red-Light District originated within the [[Galaxa]] universe’s early urban centers, similar institutions have emerged across other realms of the [[Continuum Universes]]. Each reflects its society’s values — what one calls vice, another calls art, and another calls sacred duty. | While the concept of a Red-Light District originated within the [[Galaxa]] universe’s early urban centers, similar institutions have emerged across other realms of the [[Continuum Universes]]. Each reflects its society’s values — what one calls vice, another calls art, and another calls sacred duty. | ||
=== | === Lethurîa: The Tîran Houses === | ||
Among the [[ | Among the [[Tîran]] of [[Lethurîa]], sensuality is considered a divine expression of empathy and life-force. Their equivalents to Red-Light Districts are known as the '''Houses of Whispering Silk''' — sanctuaries draped in crimson and gold, where companionship, storytelling, and dream-rituals intertwine. Tîran courtesans are trained philosophers and empaths, often serving as advisors to nobility. While outsiders might see the Houses as indulgent, within Tîran society they function as centers of emotional healing and spiritual recalibration. To the Tîran, pleasure is not sin but a mirror of harmony — an act that aligns soul and body with the rhythm of creation. | ||
=== Sonoko: The Geisha Districts === | === Sonoko: The Geisha Districts === | ||