2016 Ball Highlights

It was so great to see you all fantastic individuals in your full fabulous glory <snap snap>.

Seeing everyone from the other side of the hall for the first time was really something special for me, Angeliana was nervous as hell but felt comforted standing next to the Count and Magnus, then joined by the Lords and Ladies. All of your entrances were fun to watch and greet.

Sindarion, good job for having such energy and being such a wonderful spark, lighting up the room.

A-nonymus delivery of a black rose with purple glitter on it... This made my night. you know you.

The Baron making it in the nick of time, or as he said it: "Exact time he needed to be there." Angeliana was worried he wasn't going to make it in time for his entry, scrambled to escort him down to the court.

Following the Baron around and welcoming people, introducing some newer folk to him and seeing their reactions were truly a highlight. People also finding out how much of a true gentleman the man behind the title is, was touching.

All the food was great, we ate last to make sure everyone got food but what we had was great. Especially people's balls and Angry's ham

The card plot and the poker game were both epic. Angeliana was going to enjoy it and then let someone else take the gold towards the end, but then she found out the real story behind what was going on. Had to find a way to save the souls after all and when the 10 of spades never turned up, she opened the veils and searched the spirit realm for it. The soul was trapped behind a large clear 10 barrier, calling for help, so she shattered it, the soul escaped into her and in the process and killed her. Caldor's reanimation was great. I have plants inside me now?

One final poker hand against black sorcery and evil. At stake? 5 souls, no big deal... We won. Had to anty the King's gold to entice the entity for the game though. Angrin I'm so sorry man. you. I will repay you what you lost.

Congrats to all the winners, everything well deserved.

And I will not forget this highlight, my top. New sister, came to my rescue, without even meeting me or knowing who I was. My shoes were about to snap due to being a little big and heels weak, not having extra holes on the strap. She gave me her own boots out of the goodness of her heart. She was rewarded with a perfect cut diamond. Her glowing face was adorable.

It was great seeing you all again, can't wait until the next time. Stay amazing KR family!

Angeliana wrote: I have plants inside me now?

So I shouldn't cast germinate on you? Or should I? I don't know...

Allyce's Formal Report of "The Ball"

-She hated it lol. It was alright though- she just channeled all of the awkwardness into doing work for the Guard. Who needs a relaxing night? With that said, I think the Baron himself has ordered me to relax and enjoy myself on no less then 3 occasions....

-Chats. All of the chats. I felt like everytime I turned around, there was someone else who wanted to "chat."
-"Talking" with Tobias. Hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
-Swallowing my tongue after saying something to the Baron. Not dying. Nearly fainting after. And then getting chided gently by Lord Pyre later for being overly subtle and tactful and to just "say things straight out." Allyce was soooo relieved. She really CAN do politics. I even got complimented on it! Its just....annoying. So many people to please....
-Getting asked after the ball why I spent the entire Ball working. People do not understand Allyce at all.
-Having the drink with the Baron. Trying to act casual about certain topics and then getting more and more terrified that I had committed a faux pas and went literally RUNNING to Lois. I then realized that Lois is becoming the person Allyce goes to the most to ask social questions. I have no real idea whether to pity her or be thankful.
-"Why do people put color on their lips when it doesnt stay? Its been about 20 years since I did this and I was just learning THEN!"
-Having Magnus give us a very interesting idea on how to handle an issue that I would NEVER have thought of. That involves "Genetic Engineering." Which I have, OOG, trained in. Which amused the hell out of me.

So. There was a ton of awesome food. Tons of awesome people. A bit of frustration. I got compliments!!! And just....work. A lot of prep work for this next event. And hopefully it works.

I was there for Magnus' mad scientist lesson. As he explained it, I just watched Allyce slowly pan her vision to the left... and there sat Lois. The light in her eyes as she saw the Seneschal....

This was my first event back after two years absent, and it was so good to see everyone. I brought along my cousin for her first ever Larp event and want to thank everyone who reached out to RP with her, even briefly. you're all wonderful.

Just a few points:

-Sindarian, excellent job as Master of Ceremonies, you were born for this.

-Captain Ironjaw - i have no idea who you are under that mask, but damn were you entertaining. The best tree pantomime I've ever seen.

-Ferryn and Rowan - I can not wait to RP with the both of you again. I loved your chemistry together and ability to converse in character. I hope to be victim of your future misadventures.

-Magnus - Glad you aren't dead. Sorry you died a few times in my absence.

-Valanye - Now I've met you. that's important. But really - you have a great grasp of your character. cant wait to fight with you.

-Lorelei- good to see you again. Thank you for updating me regarding the Homunculi (sp?) and a few other important events from the past year.

-Food - Good lord. The food. To everyone that brought something, thank you thank you thank you.

-All of your costumes were fantastic. Everyone looked great.


I had and still have a lot of catching up to do with story from the past two years. i hope to be at one or both of the next two events, so i'll be sure to check out the chronicle. Again, thank you everyone for a wonderful evening. I wish i could have stayed the entire time, but the two and a half hour drive home demanded me to depart early.

Thank you all again. See you soon.

What a fantastic evening! Thank you everyone for the compliments on my dress and crown I ended up sewing in a time crunch and had to abbreviate some things and leave out the pauldrons, but I had a great time designing something fancy to suit Kestrel and running around as her trying to figure out how to navigate such a long and delicate dress. And then being delighted and moving more gracefully when she was finally given an opportunity to dance and discover that the dress moved as fluidly as her beloved ocean currents. Thank you everyone who pointed out that it moved like water! I was really hoping that would come across, and am honored that I placed in the best dressed contest

Speaking of dancing, it was quite a shock to Kestrel when she ended up dancing next to/ with the Baron. While the conversation may have begun with a matter of bee suspicion, it turned into a surprisingly polite and pleasant exchange that has further sent Kestrel's previous opinion of the Baron into question. Thank you for RPing with me and throwing Kes for such a loop with a simple conversation and an offer to teach her lol. And thank you Clytie for leading the dancing!

Speaking of dancing, it was lovely being taught to waltz by Red Kestrel! Sharing a Purple Kes dance was great fun, and I only wish we'd had more time for more dancing! It took 9 months to come out in game, but Blue Kes loves to dance and is very excited to get to dance with her other half again in the future

This ended up being a very role play heavy evening, with a number of very important conversations taking place in the open and off in the darker corners.

I loved that Red Kes and Blue Kes got to spend quite some time strolling the catwalks and discussing ways in which our respective groups could better work together in battle. It was fantastic to actually have time to speak tactically (even better in ball gowns against the backdrop of a fancy party) and bond personally. They really are two sides of the same coin - sunrise and sunset. Hayley you are amazing! I hadn't expected Blue Kes to open up or be willing to answer those questions, but you played that scene perfectly - offering trust when asking to be trusted - and caused Blue Kes to remember all the times Red had proven herself to be of similar mindset and worthy of trust. I'm super excited we got to have that backstory!bonding moment, and very happy that Red Kes has joined the ranks of Magnus as the only PCs to have that information. Lastly, I'm honored. Beyond honored. And excited to continue to walk our paths.

Captain Blackjaw! You know why

Had a very nice time eating dinner with Prometheus and getting to speak a bit. That was quite interesting and I hope I get to RP with you more in the future! It was fun connecting over how silly formal manners are and discussing magic.

Holy crap Aaron, way to throw me for another big loop as Abel! I really was not expecting to relate so closely to Abel, but how you played him at the ball and those conversations that we had definitely set Kes on the road to make some very big life decisions. Kes learned so much about Abel and was made to reflect on so much about herself, it inspired her to take some significant actions. Thank you for taking the time to RP with me so much! I promise, grapes really do taste better than my eyes.

Also holy crap, Matt. A pair of NPCs that you made may permanently alter my character's life in a huge way. Can't wait to see what happens

Jackdaw's story! Loved that it was audience participation.

Puppet Starling! Jackdaw's date was still lovely in miniature lol and omg Justin you did an awesome job

Hilarious awkward date between Magnus and Red Kes lol Attempting to make it less awkward by turning it into a double date with Jun and Blue Kes. That turning into yet another awkward conversation between Jun and Blue Kes about whether or not they're a thing, it getting closer than before, but once again devolving into them agreeing that feelings are dumb and love sucks/ wtf even is it. At least I wasn't trying to keep you from losing consciousness and bleeding out this time!

Seeing Magnus again was great! I wish I'd tracked you down more to speak to him.

Lilith, as always, was amazing! Really enjoyed how excited she was that I was blue again and our greeting exchange of "Oh! The blue one!" And "The very white one!" While moving forward to investigate each other lol. Her amusement at Jackdaw being in trouble with the Father was adorable Don't worry, I will continue, apparently with the Count's amused support, to investigate this bees in power situation.

The Count's statue of Kes lol Still glad it's a free standing one and not shoved into a wall.

Thank you everyone who helped with Jackdaw and Kestrel's mission to free their kidnapped crewmates (Crane and Nightingale)! A rival pirate band didn't like how chummy we've gotten with Kormyre and took them hostage right before the ball. Starling had to go oversee negotiations while we acquired the ransom. We didn't know it until later, but Jun got us even more than what we needed early on in the night lol Thank you Mary Beth for taking the time to run a little side quest for Kes and Jackdaw! That was fantastic!