Like many such threads, this is an aggregate of home-like locations used by my characters.
► Brignole Manor
Queen Sekhmet of the Scorching Depths doesn't live in Hell. That would be a terrible place to raise her family. Instead, the Brignoles own a stately manor house and a sizable plot of land around it (being royalty has its advantages, including the wealth necessary to purchase this prime real estate). The house is nestled in a tropical forest, only a short walk from gorgeous white sand beaches. The nearest village is far enough away that they don't really have neighbors, a benefit when you're a celebrity who wants to keep your family out of the public eye, like Sekhmet is.
The house itself is a stately, three-story affair built in an antiquated victorian style, but with modern amenities. In addition to all the normal rooms a house has, there's an extensive (albeit currently mostly empty) library, an arcane ritual chamber, a magically warded vault, and a shielded basement room used as a portal chamber. The house is pretty empty with only a family of four living inside; Sekhmet is considering hiring servants or bringing out some of the more promising demons from her domain to take care of the house and grounds.
Speaking of the grounds, the most notable feature is the workshop, a large shed off to one side of the house with stacks of timber, blocks of stone, and ingots of metal stored nearby, where both Brignoles practice their crafts: Prumathe carves stone and Sekhmet smiths metal, and they both (but primarily Prumathe) work to animate the products into golems.
In addition, Sekhmet has finally planted that garden she dreamed of, growing flowers and vegetables on the other side of the house, and there's the beginnings of an orchard in the back, where tropical fruit trees have been planted.
The house itself is a stately, three-story affair built in an antiquated victorian style, but with modern amenities. In addition to all the normal rooms a house has, there's an extensive (albeit currently mostly empty) library, an arcane ritual chamber, a magically warded vault, and a shielded basement room used as a portal chamber. The house is pretty empty with only a family of four living inside; Sekhmet is considering hiring servants or bringing out some of the more promising demons from her domain to take care of the house and grounds.
Speaking of the grounds, the most notable feature is the workshop, a large shed off to one side of the house with stacks of timber, blocks of stone, and ingots of metal stored nearby, where both Brignoles practice their crafts: Prumathe carves stone and Sekhmet smiths metal, and they both (but primarily Prumathe) work to animate the products into golems.
In addition, Sekhmet has finally planted that garden she dreamed of, growing flowers and vegetables on the other side of the house, and there's the beginnings of an orchard in the back, where tropical fruit trees have been planted.
► SHOW SPOILER
You'd be forgiven for overlooking this place. That's the point. A run-down warehouse in Inside's docks district is hardly notable, and from the outside, the place doesn't look like anyone's been there in years, with its grimy brick walls coated in graffiti and its metal signage and doors tinged with rust.
But that's all an elaborate ruse. Inside is the lair of Jade and Jason Fisher, twin superheroes. The facility is split into several sections.
On the upper level are the living quarters. The twins sleep and shower there, and not much else. Directly below them lies the kitchen and a small recreational area featuring couches, computers, and a television.
The most important section is the workshop and laboratory, where all the equipment necessary for building, upgrading, and maintaining the twins' power armor is located. This is where they most often are found, tinkering with some device or other.
The next area is the gym, where exercise equipment rules the day. Lined in mirrors, it looks exactly like what you would expect, stocked with all manner of exercise equipment.
Then there's the infirmary. In addition to medical supplies, the twins have managed to source high-tech diagnostic machinery and basic surgical gear, although for anything complicated you'll want a real surgeon.
And of course there's the heart of the operation in the computer room. With all manner of advanced communications equipment linked to a powerful supercomputer, this system monitors crime in real time and feeds information to heroes in the field. It can be manually operated for the most effective coordination, or automated so that both twins can deploy.
Of course getting an invite to this secret hideout is difficult. Neither Jason nor Jade are open about their secret identities, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. But some select few have earned the privilege to visit.
But that's all an elaborate ruse. Inside is the lair of Jade and Jason Fisher, twin superheroes. The facility is split into several sections.
On the upper level are the living quarters. The twins sleep and shower there, and not much else. Directly below them lies the kitchen and a small recreational area featuring couches, computers, and a television.
The most important section is the workshop and laboratory, where all the equipment necessary for building, upgrading, and maintaining the twins' power armor is located. This is where they most often are found, tinkering with some device or other.
The next area is the gym, where exercise equipment rules the day. Lined in mirrors, it looks exactly like what you would expect, stocked with all manner of exercise equipment.
Then there's the infirmary. In addition to medical supplies, the twins have managed to source high-tech diagnostic machinery and basic surgical gear, although for anything complicated you'll want a real surgeon.
And of course there's the heart of the operation in the computer room. With all manner of advanced communications equipment linked to a powerful supercomputer, this system monitors crime in real time and feeds information to heroes in the field. It can be manually operated for the most effective coordination, or automated so that both twins can deploy.
Of course getting an invite to this secret hideout is difficult. Neither Jason nor Jade are open about their secret identities, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. But some select few have earned the privilege to visit.