squiring ♔ character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn,  Jimmy Novak, Anthony Hudson, Lissa Dragomir, Diana Meade, Chai Faelan, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || July Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || July 1st, 2013, 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

[spiritualdebris]

[ A dex roll of 17+2 means that Tony is somehow managing to look fine as he makes his way down that carpet. His armor fits like a glove and somehow the fact that he is absolutely terrified manages to come off as a sort of quiet dignity rather than him just being stiff as a board because he wants to run far, far away.

Anxiety has never looked this good, people. ]

[necessaryevil]

[ a young guy with a scruffy mop of unkempt 70s hair watches from a few rows in, so it'll take a good spot check (18+) to notice him in particular. he looks really out of sorts in his armor, though with a casual air of not giving a fuck about it. ]

[spiritualdebris]

[ (Spot check 11) Anthony is a little too wrapped up in himself to notice anyone in particular so he definitely doesn't manage to spot someone who is hard to see. He's just happy he's managing to not turn around and march out of the room to go have himself a nice little anxiety attack in some secluded corner, in all honesty. ]