Post by wanderingmagus on Jul 7, 2014 18:53:56 GMT
RSVP (Sign-Up) Form: innofwanderers.freeforums.net/thread/189/sweet-elite-another-evening-signup
Private Quarters (OOC): innofwanderers.freeforums.net/thread/190/sweet-elite-another-evening-fancy
Lord Fancy Pants V has invited each one of you as guests to his estate for a semi-formal period of relaxation and discussion concerning the adventures you have shared with either himself or his good friend, the infamous Sir Green Strokes. Attendance is presumably by invitation.
*****
It is a gorgeous place, the Pants Family Estate. Not quite as elaborate as the Royal Palace, of course, but impressive nonetheless. The walkways paved with rare stones, the exotic plants blooming in the gardens, even the very gates through which arriving land-based carriages can enter is designed as if specifically to cater to those of expensive tastes.
The house is, if possible, even more impressive within than it is without. A great painting of Lord Fancy Pants the First hangs above elegant blackwood stairs carpeted with velvet, and marble tiles inlay with rhodium sparkle on the floor. Servants bustle to and fro cleaning various rooms or bringing supplies and materials to where they were needed.
There are visible guards to maintain order and protect the guests, of course, but they are friendly and polite, much unlike the cold, stone-faced ones serving the Royal Military.
As for risks of intrusion or interruption, there was very little. The Pants Estate was surrounded by a wall, about four meters tall, tipped with needle-sharp rhodium points and crafted of marble, extending four meters down into the ground and a meter thick. The wall was enchanted such that almost all manners of breaching it was rendered impossible, and from the top of the wall there extended an invisible magical dome which covered the entire estate. The walls and walkways were patrolled constantly by several regiments of Servants of the House of Fancy. There was an additional layer of enchantments which allowed Lord Fancy Pants and his trusted Servants to know whenever the wall was approached or disturbed, and by what or who.
The main entrance through this impregnable defense was the Entrance Gate, a tall and elegant structure of gold and rhodium and numerous enchantments standing five meters tall and tipped at the top with rhodium spikes. Unlike the wall, this gate allowed visibility on both sides, although this visibility may easily be turned "off". Should antimagic be used, the gate itself was physically strong enough to resist thermonuclear attacks and dense enough to prevent hydrogen atoms from entering or exiting. It was guarded constantly by another regiment of Servants of the House of Fancy, most notably Gatekeeper Hacklimb. On this occasion, as the party was invitation-only, all must present the golden scroll emblazoned with the family seal of the House of Fancy in order to pass into the Pants Estate.
In the Dining Hall, appetizers of all sorts are laid out elegantly, and a small symphony of classical musicians are quietly playing a calm piece over in the Ballroom. The Library is open with helpful directories pointing to different subjects and sections, while the Gardens offer some cool respite to the business of the interior. It is, of course, not large enough to be a Gala, or even what most elites would consider a "party", but in a way that made the event all the more exclusive and personal. The estate had long been refurbished and re-fitted with extra security measures since the disaster of the previous meetings, as well as the frightening events of the Adventure of the Princess Conspiracy. Tonight, however, it was hoped that peace and comfort would reign as the two old partners and their friends traded stories of adventures past and present.
Private Quarters (OOC): innofwanderers.freeforums.net/thread/190/sweet-elite-another-evening-fancy
Lord Fancy Pants V has invited each one of you as guests to his estate for a semi-formal period of relaxation and discussion concerning the adventures you have shared with either himself or his good friend, the infamous Sir Green Strokes. Attendance is presumably by invitation.
*****
It is a gorgeous place, the Pants Family Estate. Not quite as elaborate as the Royal Palace, of course, but impressive nonetheless. The walkways paved with rare stones, the exotic plants blooming in the gardens, even the very gates through which arriving land-based carriages can enter is designed as if specifically to cater to those of expensive tastes.
The house is, if possible, even more impressive within than it is without. A great painting of Lord Fancy Pants the First hangs above elegant blackwood stairs carpeted with velvet, and marble tiles inlay with rhodium sparkle on the floor. Servants bustle to and fro cleaning various rooms or bringing supplies and materials to where they were needed.
There are visible guards to maintain order and protect the guests, of course, but they are friendly and polite, much unlike the cold, stone-faced ones serving the Royal Military.
As for risks of intrusion or interruption, there was very little. The Pants Estate was surrounded by a wall, about four meters tall, tipped with needle-sharp rhodium points and crafted of marble, extending four meters down into the ground and a meter thick. The wall was enchanted such that almost all manners of breaching it was rendered impossible, and from the top of the wall there extended an invisible magical dome which covered the entire estate. The walls and walkways were patrolled constantly by several regiments of Servants of the House of Fancy. There was an additional layer of enchantments which allowed Lord Fancy Pants and his trusted Servants to know whenever the wall was approached or disturbed, and by what or who.
The main entrance through this impregnable defense was the Entrance Gate, a tall and elegant structure of gold and rhodium and numerous enchantments standing five meters tall and tipped at the top with rhodium spikes. Unlike the wall, this gate allowed visibility on both sides, although this visibility may easily be turned "off". Should antimagic be used, the gate itself was physically strong enough to resist thermonuclear attacks and dense enough to prevent hydrogen atoms from entering or exiting. It was guarded constantly by another regiment of Servants of the House of Fancy, most notably Gatekeeper Hacklimb. On this occasion, as the party was invitation-only, all must present the golden scroll emblazoned with the family seal of the House of Fancy in order to pass into the Pants Estate.
In the Dining Hall, appetizers of all sorts are laid out elegantly, and a small symphony of classical musicians are quietly playing a calm piece over in the Ballroom. The Library is open with helpful directories pointing to different subjects and sections, while the Gardens offer some cool respite to the business of the interior. It is, of course, not large enough to be a Gala, or even what most elites would consider a "party", but in a way that made the event all the more exclusive and personal. The estate had long been refurbished and re-fitted with extra security measures since the disaster of the previous meetings, as well as the frightening events of the Adventure of the Princess Conspiracy. Tonight, however, it was hoped that peace and comfort would reign as the two old partners and their friends traded stories of adventures past and present.
