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Palace of the Silver Princess: Part 5 (The Reception)
| DM | In the great hall of the
castle in Harren a gathering of nearly two hundred guests was arranged to
celebrate the wedding of Princess Argenta and Captain Ellis. The party of
adventurers was invited along with many of the local gentry. A list of the
most important guests (with notes) here follows:
Argenta, Princess of Harren
The rank of princess is honorary and she is politically subordinate to the
Baron of Biazzan. This is because Harren is a small political entity inside
the Barony. The Barony itself is one of the semi-independent regions of the
Thyatian mainland. Argenta is of Ylari descent rather than Thyatian, which is
no surprise given that Biazzan borders Ylaruam to the North. She is dark and
beautiful with large brown eyes. She attends the gathering in a striking
silver dress with a curved silver necklace and matching anklet.
Ellis (the Strong), Commander of the Order of the White Drake, Captain in
the Retebius Air Fleet (Retired)
The Retebius Air Fleet is a branch of the Thyatian military that specialises
in air combat. The members all ride flying steeds. The Order of the White
Drake, understandably, uses White Drakes and Ellis was, until recently, their
commander. He has now retired to take up his position as Prince of Harren. He
is tall and commanding and always stands near Argenta. He seems fairly cool
but is clearly a friend of Helen Ledamiades. He wears the uniform of the
Thyatian military and a number of medals.
Mirabilis, Court Mage of Harren
A very loud and rather strange old mage. He wears blue and silver robes.
Curiously the patterns on the robes change every now and then.
Silverheart, Court Alchemist
Silverheart is a middle-aged man with dark hair and a slightly panicked look.
He is wearing good Thyatian clothes but nothing remarkable.
Eusebius Torion, Prince of Thyatis
In this case the rank of Prince is anything but honorary. Eusebius is the
emperor's representative and also his eldest son. He is aloof and cold,
although a moment listening to his conversation proves that he is quite
bright. He seems to be finding Harren rather provincial. He wears the uniform
of a Thyatian general and a purple cloak (the Imperial colour). There is a
picture of an eagle worked into the cloak.
Tredorian, a noble
Tredorian is a good-looking young man of about twenty-five. He is pale
skinned with long dark hair. For some reason he is always a step behind
Eusebius. He wears good quality clothing with a picture of a horse with a
man's face and a beard embroidered onto the breast.
Helen Ledamiades, a Thyatian Lady
Helen is well known in Harren as the woman who introduced Argenta and Ellis.
Helen looks like a fun girl to be around, although maybe a little too fun. She
is renowned as the ringleader of the decadent set in Thyatian nobility. Helen
glides everywhere, smiling sweetly. She is blonde, buxom and startlingly
beautiful. She wears golden sunburst earrings, a dress embroidered with roses
and a pair of shoes that appear to be crystal.
Abdul Al-Hazred, Ylari ambassador to Thyatis
Dark and quiet, Abdul is there in his capacity as Argenta's uncle, rather
than for any official reason. He wears the robes of an Alaysian and, from a
distance, is almost indistinguishable from Habib.
Baron Babrak, Baron of Biazzan
Babrak is also part Ylari and it shows in his complexion. He is polite and
clearly has a fondness for the trappings of an Alaysian nomad, although an
eagle motif appears prominently on his clothes.
The events of the evening are not wholly clear although it's known that
Berillia was seen being fed a small, orange fruit by Helen, who was seen
leaving the hall with Narond. Shianara was spotted chatting to Mirabilis and
Habib was deep in conversation with both of the Alaysians. Leanna seemed to
hit it off with Tredorian and Dreylin talked mostly with Argenta.
As the evening draws to a close, all the guests head out to the balcony to
watch the fireworks. Silverheart sets them off and then settles back to hear
the applause. There's quite a lot of it. For you poor provincial
Darokin/Alfheim/Ylaruam folk they're good fireworks. (For Dreylin they're
about average, the Shires like fireworks).
The music winds down and the slaves enter and begin to clean up. Ellis and
Argenta head towards the bed-chamber and encourage all present to do likewise.
In a mild haze (stronger than mild for some of you) you wander gently to your
rooms. For those of you awake enough to notice, Narond and Helen head off to a
party of their own. |
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