Action: Come one, come all!

[ofthebeast]

Characters: ALL THE PEOPLE
Open? Yes.
Where: The Palace
When: The night of the 3RD
What: A masquerade ball and a very deep sleep.
Warnings: Part of a comm-wide plot!

The Prince Sif has felled an unknown beast, and presented its stuffed head to the King. This would be reason enough for a ball, but there are victories to celebrate. More heroes arrive every day. The kingdom was aptly defended when the forest wall fell. No one has tried to assassinate the king in several days.

All told, a good night for a party. The theme of the ball is a masquerade, and shops in town have been surprisingly (almost suspiciously) able to provide gowns and masks in ready supply.

The palace has been opened to heroes and townspeople alike, provided they can present themselves appropriately. The heroes have been strongly encouraged to attend, and those who do not come voluntarily may well be greeted with royal retainers at their doorstep, outfit and dance card in hand. Expect a very full dance card, heroes.

The banquet table is stacked full of food – roasts and cheeses, summer fruits and vegetables, rivers of wine and more ornate desserts than should be permitted in a time or war. This evening is about success – best to enjoy it.

In the center of the ball sits the beast’s head. A scaly, purple thing. Its eyes have been taken out and replaced with rubies, its mouth twisted in the same sort of anguished look on its face as when Sif killed it. There has never been a beast like this in Schwanheim before – if you like, come closer and take a look. The king is very generous with his gifts.

[ooc: The party is a LIE. Well. No, it isn’t! Enjoy the party. Your characters will be expected to wear full masquerade gear, or they will be shunted aside and dressed properly.

After the attendees go home, they will be plagued with dreams more tangible than they have ever felt. More information here]

Comments

[folklorist]

So there is a limit to where they can reach then. [ an audible hum from him. That's good to know, very good to know. He'll have to talk about this with the others then, but for now he'll sigh and lean back in his chair. ] Ah! Yes of course. S-supernatural might not have been the best choice in words. I-I suppose I'm just used to people regarding things as such in my own world. [ A light chuckle from him. ]
Giants are just normal beings with just...a bit more added height.

[offyougonow]

Quite a bit more. They're easily three times as tall as I am! [[pardon him as he grabs for another chicken leg. Can't let this food go uneaten!]]

[folklorist]

The giants I know are about the same, really. Though you can't really tell that they're giants. Illusionary magic and all that. [ He looks a bit amused as he says that. He'll pause for a rather long minute or two considering something and all the things he's learned thus far. There's a good amount of creatures living here. Chimeras and Roc and then there was the beast whose head was eerily mounted to the wall like a trophy in a hunters trophy room. It still made him shudder looking at it. ]

Are there any dragons here? [ A silly question, he knows, but he can't help but ask. He probably knows the answer to be yes but he can't be too sure about it. ]

[offyougonow]

Of course! Off by the mountains.