Truth or Dare: The Imperial Court

[madame_de_fer]

WHO: Select Orlesian and Fereldan Nobility and the Inquisition
WHAT: Josephine and Vivienne have orchestrated a good-will soiree in response to this dastardly rumor.
WHEN: Drakonis 15, Evening
WHERE: Skyhold Great Hall
NOTES:
- A list of nobles in attendance can be found here. The list was provided by the mods but there will be no npc support for them. Play away.
- A secondary outside party is being held in the valley in the tent town for anyone who couldn't/wouldn't attend and/or behave in the fancy pansty party.
- The goal of the evening is to clear up a spurious rumor about Cassandra and Leliana, with secondary goals of establishing the Inquisition as a respectable presence in Thedas (and fish for more money). Any major disruptions that would Game Over the court approval should probably be brought to the advisors and/or mods.



To say that Josphine has far outdone herself with this little soiree would be the understatement of the year. The Lady Ambassador has pulled out all the stops in providing a festive and yet elegant stage for this political intervention. Because sometimes gossip can be more deadly than a sword.

The Great Hall of Skyhold has been converted into a grand receiving hall, glittering with hundreds of lights around the room, in addition to the repairs accomplished to the original chandeliers. Of course, there has been artful placement arranged so there are a few shadowy corners for rendezvous of the more suggestive nature. Just in case. The majority of the floor has been cleared for dancing, and a fine troupe of musicians have been installed for the bulk of the evening's entertainments. Some members of the Inquisition have plans to entice attendees with their own artistic performances in addition to the group of mages performing illusory tricks to oohs and aahs.

For those who feel their energy flagging, there are chairs set against the walls, with a few tables interspersed between. Servers hired for the evening circulate the crowds with wine, fine Orlesian and Nevarran reds as well as crisp whites from Antiva. Refreshments are set out on buffet tables, tasteful and extravagant nibbles, including imported cheeses, spicy saucisson, dried fruits and nuts, and the highly sought after deep mushroom and anise petits fours that are all the rage in Orlais.

Comments

[fleurdesel]

"A decade is a terribly long time to hold a grudge over a Fereldan scandal." She is not entirely at ease in his company, connected as he is to Anders and the Wardens. She has not yet forgotten the matter of Felix and it shall be a long, long while before the sting of Anders' lie is laid to rest. But she is civil enough, dipping into a curtsy.

[pinprick]

"I would have been glad had it been merely a scandal," he says mildly. "But people are forgetting the name. This is the first of these sorts of parties I've been to since I was a squire."

[fleurdesel]

"Fereldan politics are usually considered mere scandals among the Orlesian nobility. They create a larger fuss over using the wrong fork at dinner than they do a civil war in a neighboring country." Priorities. Clearly the Orlesian elite do not quite have them in order- or at least in any sensible order as best Adelaide can tell.

[pinprick]

"In other words, the worst crime of Rendon Howe was not getting away with it? Sounds consistent of them. I doubt they know it, but at least one of them is related to me."

[fleurdesel]

"I will not pretend to understand as most of what I heard was filtered through several nobles with other concerns and the templars that chose whether or not I was being sent was appropriate for me to read."

[pinprick]

"And what did you read about, my lady?" A winking smile. "Besides your studies. Surely it wasn't all politics and rumor."

[fleurdesel]

"Whatever poetry and short stories my younger brother saw fit to send my way before publishing." She's never met him, it has been easy to be distantly fond of him for that. "He has a terrible habit of abusing commas."