Well it's time to celebrate your birthday, it happens every year

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WHO: Anders, Nathaniel, and invitees!
WHAT: Fancy birthday party in Camp Shady
WHEN: Harvestmere 27, evening
WHERE: Camp Shady
NOTES: Will update.

Since many Wardens moved into the Kestrel House, there is plenty of space in the camp for a big top tent. Finding enough candlesticks, tables, and chairs required a lot of time and a number of bribes to pull off. The tables are nicely draped with fabric lent by one of Anders' patients, and each is decorated with flowers. The tent is alight and smells like good food--more donations from grateful patients.

One of the Wardens is known for her fiddling, and she plays lively dances and crooning ballads. In the center table is an ice sculpture of a cat chasing a butterfly (you guessed it--donated by a mage patient). It glitters spectacularly in the candlelight.

On the menu is a slow-roasted pig, spiced hot cider, spectacular salads, jams, cakes, delectably seasoned vegetables, a lamb-flank, and your choice of wine. There is even a hard-won bottle of Antivan brandy Nathaniel had to win several card games to achieve.

Relax, enjoy, greet the birthday boy, and mingle. The nights will be cold soon, but under this tent, life glows.

Comments

[conqueredhearts]

Iskandar was rather quick to notice someone people watching. Not because that someone stood out necessarily but more that the someone didn't. He rather liked people watchers actually. They always had such interesting observations of the world.

So of course he went over to the man and gave him a large smile. "Good evening! I am Iskandar. Who might you be, my friend?"

Because the best way to start a friendship was a friendly introduction, right? Probably more essential when one had an intimidating height of nearly seven feet and the muscles to go with it.

[blightedson]

Felix's brow rose a bit at the sight of this mountain of a man. Honestly, he expected to see a Qunari but instead he seemed pretty human. He chuckled a bit and offered his hand to shake. "I'm Felix Alexius," he responded. "Iskandar... That's an unusual name." It sounded almost like an Avaar name, but chances were this man was a Rifter. Not that Felix seemed to mind the idea. He looked friendly and curious more than anything.

[conqueredhearts]

"Thank you! It is one that I gave to myself after Persia was conquered." It had seemed just the thing to do since he would be ruling that land. Besides, the name had a fine ring to it that pleased him. So why not? Iskandar gave him a bright grin then took that offered hand. "What land do you come from, Felix?" The man did not look like a rifter so he was curious to know about where he was from in this world.

Then again, he was rather curious about everything so that was no surprise.

[blightedson]

"Tevinter," Felix responded. He had never heard of 'Persia' so the idea that he was talking to a Rifter seemed to be even more possible. "Have you heard of it?" If he was native, he'd probably already have plenty of opinions.

[conqueredhearts]

"I have. I've heard people make mentions of it for the histories of this place mostly." He really had no opinion of the place himself since he really only knew about it from word of mouth though. So he gave the man a smile that was so encouraging. "Tell me more about it! I'd love to hear of your homeland. I can tell you of mine after!"

[blightedson]

"It's in the north, so it's much warmer than this area is." That part Felix says a little wishfully. He misses feeling warm. "It's ruled by mages, or more accurately by a Magisterium who happen to be entirely made up of mages who come from long family lines of more mages. It's rather different than here, where people seem to think mages and demons are the same thing."

[conqueredhearts]

"Really? That is quite different!" He was amazed by how different actually. He wondered what people here thought of that but decided to just focus on this man's views of the lands. After all, he was speaking to him and not others so their thoughts were not so important in this moment. "My own homelands are very warm as well. It has been quite the change in weather to be here. Ah but I'm curious. Are you a mage yourself then?"