Solfjellhytte at 2244 BC

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-2244 BC - May 12th at 12:00 noon - Norway - Tauran -
Solfjellhytte. Engineers Corner high in the mountains of Norway. Playlist: Fantasy Soothing

When you arrive: You’re in the inner room of a round wooden structure. It’s cold outside, but a central hearth and solar-powered space heaters keep this room warm.
Extensive woodcarving and tapestries on the dark wooden walls give the place the overall feel of Edoras from The Two Towers.
Benches along the walls are covered with furs and 20th century winter gear, snowshoes and skis of both primitive and very modern construction. There are also bottles and skins of liquor.
There’s a chalkboard on the wall, with greetings on it in English, Spanish, and two Scandinavian languages. The Tauran symbol is upon the chalkboard as well.
There’s rope to ring a bell.
Turns out this place is sort of a spanner hotel or safe house.

Eventually a woman named Ullabrit appears, think of her as the Engineer’s concierge:
“Make yourselves comfortable. Private rooms are One Small Favor or $10,000 US per day, in bills dated prior to 2001. Skiing instruction is included. The slopes are good even during the off season for most other places. We are high above the level population.This room is safe to span to when you think you’ve skied far enough down the slope for one run. The closest building to the exit houses hot springs. Feel free to have all the Mead and oxygen you’d like. Our chef will provide lunch within the hour and dinner at 7 pm.”

Fun things to do in the Mountains:

1. Ski-ing. Snow’s only on the upper peaks. One week grants Novice. Each day scores you a clock. That’s assuming you access their instructors. Otherwise it’s 60/20 like normal for Athletics.
2. Hot springs. Outlying buildings house multiple hot springs. Scandinavian tradition is to relax and chat in the springs, then jump out and dive into the snow. Roll around, then get back in the springs to prevent hypothermia.
3. Eat & Drink. Relaxing night with lots of mead. Imported food from a variety of times, but the Chef brings whatever he wants - you have no choice what 5-star delicacy he’ll bring, but you may submit dietary restrictions and special needs before the meal.
4. Sleep. Modern beds in a few of the private rooms. Solar-powered space heaters are available. Each room has a stocked wardrobe - winter jackets, swimsuits for the hot springs, several varieties of long underwear, slippers, pajamas, etc.
5. Study. Extensive language and culture databases for every major culture in 3,000 BC to 1,000 BC. Two weeks will grant Novice in any language that makes sense for that era. Each week thereafter will grant a clock. Etiquette for any such culture may be learned at the rate of 1 clock per week, 1 week to gain Novice. Again, like with skiing, this all assumes you make full use of the facilities, resources, and instructors.

Before you leave: Ullabrit takes your measurements to prepare clothing for all your other stops, even the ones that have already happened. She then presents you with a few choices of clothes for Kish. Let the PCs look at the sections in Chronicle of Western Fashion for Persia, Assyria, Babylon and Crete.