MIRA'S MAWAA &

CANTINA
A PLACE TO LOOK AT THE STARS AND BREATH

What do your players do when they're stuck on Coriolis and their ship is
stuck in the Net and they need a place to lie low?

They go to Mira's of course.

by Millie Lavelle
 “I look to the stars.
It’s a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near.
That’s where I’ll be going soon. “We’re all star stuff” , I suddenly
remember Delenn’s line from Joe’s script. Not a bad prospect.
I am not afraid.

In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty

around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars.

Breath in. Breath out.

That’s all.”

Mira Furlan
9/7/55 - 1/20/21
 Mira’s Mawaa is a refuge, a boarding house for some of the lost folk of the
MIRA’S MAWAA & CANTINA
Coriolis station. Cheap, spartan but clean. A place to rest in lieu of a place to
call home.
Her Cantina is not one for the fussy, but a good place for those low on birr and
big on hunger, and in the evening there’s always song, although some nights
it's better than others.
THE CANTINA
ENTERING THE CANTINA
Off the Promenade and away from most
of the hustle is a small door in a quiet alley-
way. The entrance to the Cantina is open
from the start of 2nd Watch to the end of
4th Watch. When open there is nothing but a
beaded curtain covering the doorway to the
entrance. When closed the door has no sig-
nage that the Cantina is there. If you didn’t
know about Mira’s you’d probably never no-
tice it.
ANTEROOM
Serving as both a quick place for steve-
dores to grab a drink before or after shift, or
for those seeking a room in the Mawaa to
meet Mira. During 2nd Watch customers will
pay for their meal here, and then patiently
queue to go into the main room. The round
room is small but decorated with a mosaic
of the stars, and low tables and cushions.
Knowledgeable travellers might notice that
the constellations are as seen from Sadaal.
Mira, or the staff here, just shrug if asked.
THE MAIN ROOM
The main feature in this room is the long
table and benches that run along it. It will
easily fit ten or more hungry stevedores
along each side, and it does during 2nd
Watch when food is served. There is a small-
er table in the corner that has a heating plate
and stacks of dishes, this is moved near the
door to hand food to hand food to the next in
line, or take the empty plates off satisfied cus-
tomers as they head out.
Once food service is done, this room gives
space to the small house band that plays
here. Mostly made up of Mira’s various grand-
children, it’s an ever evolving cast and always
changing style and as much practice as per-
formance.
BOOTHS
Off the main room are several booth areas,
they serve as both overflow for when meal
service is busier than expected, places for
Mawaa guests to wait out the day, and quiet
places for private business.
BAR
The Bar area is small, efficient and clean. It
offers a place to sit and chat with Mira, watch
the Bulletin on the modulator, or avoid the
band if they’re not on top form that night.
KITCHEN
The kitchen is always cooking vast quanti-
ties of Moussaka. One of Mira’s numerous off-
spring is always here. There is always clean-
ing, chopping or cooking to be done. You may
sometimes find one of the Mawaa residents
here, helping out to lower their rent.
STORE ROOM
Small but exactly inventoried and ordered
perfectly. Kawah, tea, kohôl, wine, tabak and
dry goods for the kitchen.
MIRA’S CHAMBERS
A simple and spartan set of rooms are Mira’s pri-
vate chambers, and she never invites folks in unless it’s
completely necessary and unavoidable. There’s a bed,
a table, a small set of Icon talismans making a private
altar and a surprisingly up to date security system that
covers both the Cantina and the Mawaa. Folks might be
surprised to find that Mira has a Nestera Parox Acceler-
ator rifle under her bed.
MAWAA ENTRANCE
The final door in the bar area leads to the Mawaa.
This door is never locked, but Mira ensures only current
residents use this door.
THE MAWAA
ENTERING THE MAWAA
Around the corner from the Cantina is a second
door, again unobtrusive, that is always locked. This is the
out of hours entrance to the Mawaa. Entrance keys are
only given to the folks who have a room here, and Mira
is diligent about keeping them updated when guests
leave, or do not pay rent. This door leads to a private lift.
MAWAA ROOMS
There are ten guest rooms, five on each of the two
floors above the Cantina. Mira tries to keep all male
guests on the 2nd floor and everyone else on the top
floor. The rooms are spartan, containing a bed, a wash
basin and a place to store clothes. Cooking in rooms is
forbidden, and Mira preferes that guests don’t spend all
day in their rooms.
MAWAA BATHROOMS
At the opposite end of the corridor to the stairs, on
each floor, is the communal bathroom. Each of these
have 3 basins, and 2 showers. The top floor however
also has a bath. These rooms are cleaned daily.
THE MENU
There is only one meal available at Mira’s, and it’s
only available during 2nd Watch. If you arrive a mo-
ment after 3rd Watch has begun, well there’s no mous-
saka for you! If you do arrive during 2nd Watch, you get
a hearty plate of moussaka, and a glass of wine at a
price so cheap you wonder how Mira turns a profit. Oth-
er times of the day the bar list is short. Tea, kawa, ar-
rak, kohôl and tabak all come in one variety each. The
cheapest variety.
IN YOUR CORIOLIS
Mira’s Mawaa & Cantina is a perfect place for your
players to stay when in trouble, or meet a patron or
nemis. While the staff at the Cantina seem to be an ever
changing rota of young faces, there are one or two reg-
ular guests at the Mawaa that might be able to help out
PCs in need (or get them in trouble!)
MIRA, MAWAA & CANTINA OWNER
Mira is an older woman, with a lot of “grandkids”. She
runs a strict but clean mawaa, and a simple cantina
that’s popular among the stevedores. She’s easy going
and sympathetic to lost causes, but not so sympathet-
ic to the Coriolis Guard, or the tax collectors. What Mira
did before opening her Mawaa and Cantina isn’t clear,
but is often a subject of gossip amongst the younger
staff and newer patrons. The leading current theory is
that she was an ambassador who was tired of politics,
but some think she was an operative and now runs the
cantina as a safe house for some unknown organisa-
tion, others suggest the mawaa is a hub in a smuggler
ring, but Mira laughs at all mention of these. She’s just
here to look at the stars, and offer a place for folks to
catch their breath.
 On rare occasions she has been known to sing in the
bar. Any patrons lucky enough to be there for this perfor-
mance will testify that she sings better than any courte-
san in Alkamarr’s.
CHARACTERISTICS: Calm, humming Laughter, always listening.
ATTRIBUTES
STRENGTH 2 AGILITY 3, WITS 3, EMPATHY 3
HIT POINTS: 5
MILES RAFI, NEGOTIATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE
This older gent often sat at the bar of the cantina or provid-
ing support to the practicing band. His jovial attitude belies
the extra-legality of the jobs he usually has on offer for
favoured colleagues. Even though the work might be dicey,
the people running jobs for him know that behind the know-
ing smile, he also has their back. As he’s fond of saying, “Your
success is my success!”

MIND POINTS: 6
Characteristic: stocky, first flourishes of greying hair and a
rue smile
REPUTATION: 6

SKILLS: Culture 2, Manipulation 3, Ranged Combat 3

ATTRIBUTES
TALENTS: Judge of Character STRENGTH 2, AGILITY 3, WITS 4, EMPATHY 3

GEAR: Accelerator rifle Nestera Parox (Weapon Dam- HIT POINTS: 5

age 4, CRIT 1, Extreme Range. MIND POINTS: 7

REPUTATION: 5
ÉLODIE NOIR, OPERATIVE ON THE EDGE
SKILLS: Command 1, Culture 1, Manipulation 3

Often sat in one of the booths, El mostly spends her time in WEAPONS:Vulcan Cricket (Weapon Damage 2, CRIT 2,
the cantina alone, occasionally she meets with people who Close Range)

also would like to be alone. She has the grace and presence of GEAR: Top of the range tabula and stylus
someone with courtesan training, but it seems she’s looking
for someone, or perhaps someone is looking for her.

Characteristics: Paranoid, fine features and cold blue eyes

ATTRIBUTES
STRENGTH 2, AGILITY 4, WITS 3, EMPATHY 4

HIT POINTS: 6

MIND POINTS: 7

REPUTATION: 4

SKILLS: Dexterity 1, Infiltration 3, Ranged Combat 1

WEAPONS: Hand fan (Weapon Damage 2, CRIT 1), accel-

erator pistol (Weapon Damage 2, CRIT 1, Long Range)

GEAR: Arash, personal communicator.

IN MY CORIOLIS
Mira’s Mawaa & Cantina was created for my Mercy of the Icons - Emissary lost playthrough. As my players will have
no access to their ship for a big chunk of this campaign I wanted to make sure they have a place to go that was relatively
safe for them, and after watching The Effekt Podcast use a “crossroads college” as an oasis, I wanted to make some-
thing similar with my players. They wanted a Cantina, with a band.

On Friday 22nd Jan, just before I sat down to do the prep I heard the news of Mira Furlan’s passing. Babylon 5 was
my first introduction to Real Sci Fi. It wasn’t all nice and fluffy like Star Trek, and wasn’t as scrappy and hopeful as Star
Wars. To me it has this realness of actual characters, with flaws and triumphs. G’Kar and Londo’s frenemies. Ivannova
versus the world. Delenn. Oh wow, Delenn. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go watch it. It’s a little dated now, but
if you’re looking for inspiration for stories to tell whilst stuck on a space station, it’s a gem. No spoilers here.

With Mira Furlan gone, it feels like my Sci Fi world just got a little darker. There are no Minbari in Coriolis, but now
there’s a little corner of my Coriolis with a light in it. Not a bright light, something a little grey around the edges, and a
refuge for those who are getting the work done.

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”

― Terry Pratchett

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