A thin staircase leads to the attic through a closed door, which opens easily with a twist of the ornate doorknob. Inside, tallow candles are waiting to be lit from a wall sconce, shining dimly in the dark. A stretching rack sits to the side, ready to do its painful work, and the leather cuffs at the head and foot of it are well oiled and supple. Golden and ivory toys, made for pleasure rest in exquisite boxes lined in velvet upon a shelf. Neatly stacked beside them are iron clamps, thin chains and coiled rope. Hanging from the wall, whips of every shape and size hang, ready to be wielded by a masterful hand. Thornless red roses, dewy and fragrant, spill from another vase atop a school room desk in the corner. ~ TheMasque

Il Soleio is a general conversation and topic room allowing the open and free expression of our alternative culture. In this room, expect explicit scenes, training, and overt sexuality in a casual chat atmosphere.

There is open, consensual sex in this room. If you are uncomfortable with that, do not enter.

There is open, consensual scening in this room. If you are uncomfortable with that, do not enter.

Safe, Sane, and Consensual (S.S.C.), Personal Responsibility, Informed Consensual Kink (P.R.I.C.K.), and Risk-Aware Consensual Kink (R.A.C.K.) are equally accepted and required.

While chat is expected to continue around scenes and serves, please do not insert yourself into another's scene without permission.

Multiple scenes may be underway with different parties at the same time.

Some members expect to be spoken to during their scenes and intimate moments but please do not attempt to disrupt it. Note that the participants may ignore chatter and are not obligated to respond. As with other rooms, Private Messages (PMs) from the room moderators and site staff should not be ignored.

Unless the Dominant/Top involved in a public scene invites participation, do not jump into a scene through action, or advice. They are focused on each other and may consider distractions to be disruptive.

Be mindful that scenes and dynamics might not be the same as yours. It is acceptable to ask respectful questions.

If something in the room is upsetting, triggering, irritating, or otherwise a turn-off, ignore it or leave. Please do not announce your pique. This is not the appropriate place for your opinion. If you find an action to be dangerous or against the site rules, please screen-capture  the action and send it to an admin or courtesan@themasque.net without comment.

If training or mentoring is taking place in the room and you have a comment or addition, please ask the trainer to be allowed to offer your opinion.

This is a gathering place for many Goreans, as such, Gorean philosophy, food, drinks, service, dances, and furring are to be expected and are welcome and appreciated. Visitors are welcome to comment or ask questions. You are not intruding.

Open questions, in the room, help inform and educate everyone and there is no such thing as a stupid question.

Dominants will only address the behaviour of their own charges. The behaviour of others will be brought to the attention of the room or site Moderators.

The safewords, "RED" or "SAFEWORD" will stop all activity in the room

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