Moresca Ball 2014

Food.

Food.

MORE FOOD.

PORK BOAAATS

Not standing Clytie up for the ball, and our back-and-forth dialogue involving gnomes and teapots. Courtesy of Morwenne and Caldor.

Meeting all the new and new-ish people! Y'all were awesome!

oh god the songing contest ive been waiting to sing those two songs and im so glad you guys liked it
Seriously, though, everyone who sang, you were all great.

and, of course, the post-ball-car-ride-pork boats

Last minute sorcery from Alister before we walk into the main room. Followed by Caldor's reaction. "Uhhhhhhh..."

Walking in with my knight Anhil since Conor was going to be late.

Celtvy is now a thing!

FOOOOOOOD

-taps Angelica's arm and whispers- I want to get up from the table but the corset is making it hard... Could you slide over a bit?

Also, thanks Christine for the corset!


Caldor's rune making and silly questions about being a Celt, among other things.

"I have to ask... But are those -points to chest- because of being a Celt or the corset?"
Then a prompt joke about one of Aella's arrows mysteriously finding it's way into his shoulder.

Last bit of the storytelling contest

A serious talk with Ava about where she stands and where to go next with her chaos warrior (and soon Dreadnaught) training.
Seriously though, whenever someone's giving her a talk, Keavy always shows up late!

New lords!

Dancing!

And the singing contest! On a whim I thought about singing the song we sang to Caldor after Caelvan and Keavy's wedding, but I didn't expect to win! And especially didn't expect the sudden plot surprise from Zach! It was awesome to feel like we grabbed the attention of something mysterious!

Everyone had fantastic songs and I swear I was going to cry for Sindarion's they were so beautiful.

It was a great night.

Food was good and there was plenty of diversity.

My top highlight was OOG, when a player told me that while it is plain that Edwin is curt and does not spare the feelings of others, Charlie is a very nice person. Having played competitive Diplomacy, I can state without reservation that many cannot distinguish between Gaming and real life. Those who played in the Darkness Before Dawn LARP can think of several.

I made book on who would be promoted. One had to get it all right to win. Everyone had Gideon and Ardin, a few went on a limb and said Jack would become Knight Protector. No one selected Victor to be a Lord, so I cleaned up.

I view the Ball as an evening to conduct diplomacy and business, both of which went well. Had productive conversations with Caldor, Gideon, and Victor. It is always a pleasure to RP with Geoff, particularly in the current circumstances. A few months back he called me a traitor concerning my actions that demonstrated the Bank of Travance was not solvent. At the Ball we discussed wide ranging topics which will have us in close proximity often. Edwin really wanted to bring up the traitor charge, but even he knows the point is out there without being stated.

Good RP with Swyft, concerning one of the directions her future might hold, but it is not as cut and dry as she thought. Told Keavy my preliminary findings on something that concerns her, but that woman makes a mule seem easy to persuade.

With Ardin saying Mirwin is the Jewel of Pendarvin, it appears that Silverbow women are jewels and princesses. Made arrangements to have someone run my business, said someone not being a vassal of Pendarvin (IMO, it is not right to be selfish and do less for the land by asking one who lives in Pendarvin to do it).

Got some good advice from Slightly Sane (actually he was completely sane), I did not ask for it, but when has that ever stopped him from offering it?

A very important matter is the white doublet Kelly made for me acquired no stains. My DS &WW is impressed.

My first Winterdark ball! From the gorgeous venue to the wonder of everyone being dressed in their fine and fanciest, it was truly a delightful, stress free evening! I think the only issue I had all night was trying to figure out how to walk in a gigantic hoop skirt. Eventually I realized I just had to lift an end a tad and I could take steps that weren't painfully dainty...

THE FOOD.

Omg, who brought that chocolate brownie-but-not-exactly-solid DELICIOUS chocolate explosion? Please, please... I need that recipe. I have never tasted any chocolate anything-ever quite that exquisite!

Kayla, that buffalo chicken dip was amazing... I need more, good thing you live so close! Brendan's sweet and sour kielbasa was surprisingly delicious! Angeliana had to explain to me what a “pork boat “ was and I'm glad she did. Tasty! Honestly, all of the food was above and beyond. Thank-you!


Atrus and Angeliana, you two crazy kids, you. You looked fabulous! I particularly enjoyed Swyft wearing just about the exact opposite of what Atrus was, lights and all... But damn, dude. That mask...


Ava, your costume was morbid to Swyft but AWESOME to me! Cool concept! And Orophin wears fancy ruffles well!


Morwenne, your style remains forever an inspiration to Swyft. You looked GORGEOUS, girl. And your dancing eleganza extravaganza was my favorite part of the night! How we all laughed! Just plain good times.

I had a nice chat with the lovely Godric, gained some insight and not discouragement. Swyft looks forward to future discussions.

Drunk Count is Best Count!

Trying to explain some things on etiquette to Atrus with Angel. The count did not help the situation... But it was hilarious!

Serious talks with Edwin. He cares so very much!

Trent's singing... spot on as usual! Love the mask!!!

Nalick finally singing. Oh my goodness, what a beautiful voice.

Thank-you for getting the brevity of my song! It was fun to sing! Thanks to John for being a good sport.

Thank-you for all of your kind words on the dress! And thank-you to Kayla for putting it together!
I got to live a little dream that night, what with all that fancy, frilly, floofy... stuff. It was wonderful!

So this was my first ball and I had so much fun.

First off magic portraits on the grounds so much fun. Shey and Charcoal your two portraits beautiful.

Naar we make an adorable couple thank you for coming to the ball with me.

Spending time with Shey during the story contest though Hazel did not like a lot of them cause they were so sad and dark.

The dancing so much fun thank you Lord Victor for helping our group with the dances. Morwen you did a wonderful job with the dancing and explaining it sorry our group took a little bit to figure it out.

The food was wonderful and the singing contest beautiful long but beautiful.

Talking with the Count getting a little nervous when he threatened to lock the doors and kill us all. I thank Gaia he didn't.

Thank you so much for a wonderful evening and I look forward to coming back again.

Well, this was my first Ball NOT as Marika, and I thoroughly enjoyed it

At first, it was a bit awkward, because Winifred was so bloody nervous having a Knight as her escort. But after eventually loosening up, she had great fun! Thanks Ben for putting up with my awkward silence

The storytelling was nice, though I'm sorry I missed Steve's story with the plate.

Jen, I think this was a record singing competition. How many people participated?

OMG food. Jason, gimme Rie's pecan pie recipe NOW.

Everyone looked fantastic! Year after year I am more and more impressed with people's outfits.

And thank you Alisia for organizing the dancing. I couldn't participate, but it was fun to watch!

See everyone in a week!