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knightsoflegend2014-06-01 02:35 pm
wynn) wrote in knightsoflegend2014-06-01 02:35 pm
squiring ♔ who sows virtue reaps honor
♬ Troy - James Horner
WHO || Wynn, Abigail Hobbs, Natasha Romanoff, Lydia Martin, Hayley Marshall, Faith Lehane, Rebekah Mikaelson, The Doctor, Stiles Stilinski, Will Graham, Chris Ramirez, Leia Organa, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || June Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || June 1st, 2014, 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 air of the ceremony is unusually solemn this month. Most expressions are grim in the face of the revelations that have come in the last week: the castle's infiltration by the doppelganger who now lingers in the dungeon below, and of course, the conspicuous absence of the wide grin of Sir Thomas Bancroft at the front of the ranks, beside the other Dragon's Claw, Sir Chessing. Jack casts a glance at the space beside him with a frown, meeting the eyes of some of the other section leaders as he does so. It's hard for the reality of the situation to not cast a dark note over this day - that Dimitris Sarandis, one of the Knighthood's most reviled enemies for his role in the disappearance of another Dragon's Claw nearly ten years ago, has Thomas in his clutches, and his fate yet hangs in the balance of their actions in the days to come.
The newest squires are, of course, oblivious to this turmoil, and 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.
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.Especially ironic this month.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.
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