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

[wickedchase]

"Morrigan," is a polite greeting offered by Twisted Fate with a bow of his head. "I adore the gown." Admittedly, he never quite imagined he'd see her in something like it, but he's glad now to have witnessed it.

From various observations, he's witnessed her decline the dance offers, so he's wise to keep it to himself at the moment. Were it anyone else, he might have done it anyway out of amusement, but he does respect her quite a bit.

"You seem terribly amused. Dare I ask?"

[arcaneadvisor]

"I am glad someone does, twas a scandal in Orlais, though how a simple dress can cause such squawking…" Or rather, she had known exactly what she'd been doing when she'd made mockery of the Game by dressing in colours far too dark for their tastes, and of course they'd copied it.

"Why not be amused? They way they all scurry about as if they are somehow the noblest in the land, as if they are masters of it, and all for what? There are far easier ways to accomplish what one needs than this. And if I have to remind certain parties where their eyes should not linger I shall make a necklace of them. I am sure you are enjoying yourself."

[wickedchase]

"Ah, they do have such a way about them in what they prefer. Even right down to the fashions. Those I'd undressed even have had complicated underthings." With a small chuckle, he shakes his head. "For shame if they couldn't enjoy your fashion choice. It suits you."

Though he's certain she would prefer to wear her normal clothes, he's glad to have seen her as this for the time being.

"Ah, but they need to assure themselves of how important they are, and so many of us need to cater to them to make sure they feel that way. Flattery is everything." Twisted Fate grins crookedly. "I suppose that's obvious. Terribly un-Dalish of me, alas."

[arcaneadvisor]

"And all the rules regarding not setting fire to this chevalier, not encasing this baroness in ice, not to sending lightning through this comte; small wonder so little gets done with such rules in the way." There are some occasions where people can be dealt with so swiftly, and it caused a minor stir when the news of Vivienne's introduction to the Herald did the rounds. "And yet there were many who shunned their pale pastels when the next event rolled around."

Leliana is happy enough to see her like this, smug even though Morrigan's remarks about it being Kieran's choice have stolen her thunder, at least a little. And loath as she is to admit it, it tickles her, to cause a storm with little effort.

"You play their games with enjoyment?" A question where she doesn't know what she would prefer to hear. Some think that she plays the Game herself, but she's never thought of herself as doing so, but they're welcome to be wrong for as long as they'd like to be.