squiring ♔ if you want peace, work for justice

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn,Tony Stark, Barry Allen, Bonnibel Bubblegum,Gaz Kothari, Rey, Poe Dameron, Scott Summers, Caroline Forbes, Grant Ward, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || January Squiring Ceremony  
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || January 22nd, 2016, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam

The impressively large Great Hall of the castle could easily pass as a royal throne room, with its length and the red carpet leading up to a set of steps. However, there is no throne set at the top of them, and the Hall is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of Knights. And indeed, several hundred Knights stand in ranks on either side of the wide stretch of red, each wearing the traditional set of ceremonial armor in their possession.

The newest squires have been fitted to his armor after meeting with Wynn as always. It's traditional for them to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it and they are assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances. It does, however, create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.  There's an air of something unsettling in the air - this is, after all, the first ceremony to be held here since the attack on the castle, and while the room maintains its usual air of majesty, it's hard to ignore that the atmosphere has changed for many Knights who once considered this place unassailable.

They enter together, with a flair of orchestral music that fills the hall with as much pomp as possible. It's a lot like that last scene in A New Hope which seems more appropriate than ever. Yeah, you thought I was going to get through an entire post being all serious, didn't you.

At the top of the steps, Wynn waits, wearing a sword on his belt that canny eyes† might recognize as familiar. Mark has, after all, brought it back with him from Andres - the famed sword, Excalibur.

It's one hell of a long walk past all those staring, curious eyes. Luckily, it's a long musical number.

For additional dice rolling fun (optional):

† Roll or randomize a d20. Those who roll a 15 or above can spot the sword for being the exact same sword that was suspended in the statue above the Round Table, when they met with Wynn in the Prologue.
† Roll a d20 dexterity check. If your character rolls a 2 or 3, at some point during their walk they're bound to stumble. A critical fail will lead to an epic faceplant ... or worse.

Comments

[highlyemotional]

[ graceful and delicate (dex 25), caroline tugs on her armor as she follows barry. ]

This is not the most flattering look. I still think it could be more fitted...

[newgenwraith]

[somewhere between the two, Poe is able to walk in the armor, even if he looks uncomfortable in it (dex 15)]

Yeah, I would never have made it as a stormtrooper. Is this thing chafing anyone else?

[forcevisions]

[ reasonable and calm, rey strides up the aisle with little concept of the ceremonial importance (dex 15). in fact, she doesn't glance up at wynn, but rather around the rest of the room, taking in what is all still very new to her. ]

It's heavy. [ her complaint is quiet but firm. she doesn't see a need for it, and she's never seen a reason to WEAR metal. ]

[farmgirlfighter]

[ Gaz walks awkwardly (dex 11), muttering to herself, ] I don't know how people do it with this full plate. Hide armor is so much more maneuverable.

[highlyemotional]

Ew, hide like some poor cow's backside? No thank you, I'll take the armor that matches my ring.

[ which it does, lmao. how fortuitous. ]

[monosaccharide]

[Bubblegum is as poised and balanced as a princess ought to be, gracefully holding her head high as she strides down the aisle as though her armor weighs nothing at all (dex nat 20).]

From what I've seen, most people only wear this armor for ceremonial purposes. It really isn't very practical for the battles of this era.

[builtinacave]

[tony just breezes by and ignores everyone like what up i got a big cock (dex 18) walking in big metal suits is sort of his thing idk what to tell u.]