His Serene Starlit Highness Arkænyn Princeps Platinum of House Sol’Aværys cordially invites you to a Mascerata Regia at the Palatium Furiarum on the eventide of 61 Ash 123 Annus Ferro.
To celebrate the harmony between our two realms with a bit of merriment, Gens Sol’Aværys doth mandate that all guests must don their most fashionable disguises for an evening of anonymity. While spells and enchantments are encouraged to create costumes, the use of magic to pierce the disguises of others is expressly forbidden. Mages with passive abilities of discernment will be provided with bracelets of suppression to offset their Craft. Any guest who defies this mandate will do so at the risk of defying a royal mandate set forth by the Luxian Crown and ratified by the Umbrian. Golden Guard and Silver Sentinel mages on duty will be permitted to use their Craft to keep our guests safe and to ensure that all guests are in compliance with the rules of the ball.
No guest will be admitted without an invitation. Your presence and participation are eagerly anticipated.
The Grand Ballroom of the Palatium Furiarum
Palatine District, Solunarian Luxium
The Evening of 61 Ash 123
Palatine District, Solunarian Luxium
The Evening of 61 Ash 123
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The Grand Ballroom of the Blazing Palace was indeed ablaze on the night of the Mascerata Regia. The blinding lights of the layered arcane illusions overlaying the massive chamber dismissed the dim light still cast by the Sceptre as evening fell over the Luxium.
A royal daïs of black marble loomed high against the rear wall atop which two thrones of equal height towered. To the left was the golden Radiant Throne of the Luxium and to the right was the silver Argent Throne of the Umbrium. The daïs, which was surrounded by helmed guards in alternating gold and silver armour, was otherwise unoccupied as the guests began to arrive.
Royal and peasant alike, each guest was announced by the name they chose to suit their costume as they arrived. Sonically enhanced voices sang and enchanted instruments created tones hitherto unknown to the elven or human ear, all of which sounded as though they came from every direction- from the very air itself. To focus on the music was to amplify it to the ear of the listener, while it would quickly fade into the background when attention was turned to conversation or other diversions.
Meanwhile, scantily clad servi with toned and well-oiled bodies, sauntered through the arriving guests each with steady trays of spirits and hors d’oeuvres hovering around them like satellites. At a function where guests were mandated to don disguises the servants were naturally also masked, their faces obscured and their Auras and Symphonies shielded by the warded collars at their throats. There was an odd, anonymous symmetry to the staff- with a balance of masculine and feminine figures, each of similarly slender build and matching height of around 6 feet. Beyond those serving food, there were also dancers whose bodies glittered, unadorned by anything but jewelry and gemstones, already occupying the dance floor even as the first guests began to trickle into the ballroom.