squiring ♔ there is a battle to be fought before the weapon is in hand

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, Aedan Cousland, David Levin, Kenzi, Phineas Dantalion, Jaina Solo, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || April Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || April 1st, 2012, 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 new squires are fitted to their armor after meeting with Wynn, and it's traditional for each to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it. Each new member is assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances, but it does create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.

The squires are ushered in 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. 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.

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

Re: The Pledge

[morethanasidekick]

[Well it could have been worse. Thank you Wisdom Bonus, Kenzi got a 7 so though she is repeating her oath, she makes half of it sound like more of a question and can't help but throw in her own little flourishes here and there. You should all be grateful she didn't roll above a 10, otherwise she would be rapping her oath for Wynn. As it stands, she's having to actually use whatever concentration she does have just to keep up.

But she's still Kenzi so she can't help but add an extra somethin somethin at the end.]

And I shall continue to be fabulous while doing it. [She tosses a look over her shoulder at the rest of the room... and winks.] Bitches.