squiring ♔ during our darkest moments we must focus to find the light

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, Damon Salvatore, Adi Laskaris, Kate Bishop, Omar Anoke, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || July Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || July 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 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.

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. 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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The Pledge

[wynn]

[Each line is spoken separately as a call and respond.]

"I swear to defend the Knighthood."

"I swear that I shall protect all weaknesses and shall constitute myself the defender of them."

"I shall not recoil before mine Enemy."

"I shall make war against injustice, without cessation and without mercy."

"I shall never lie, and shall remain faithful to my pledged word."

"I shall be generous, and listen to and respect all."

[And finally, in ringing tones:]

"I shall be everywhere and always the champion of the right and the good against injustice and evil."

[optional rolling; roll a D20 Wisdom check in order to see if your Knight can remember the phrases properly or not so much. Remember that a 10 is an average person's capacity to do so. :) ]

[unforgivably]

[ With an 11, he's actually listening to what Wynn is saying. He knows it's something he has to do in becoming a knight. Which is still ridiculous if you ask him. ]

I swear to defend the knighthood.

I swear that I shall protect all weaknesses and shall constitute myself [ what is this grammar ] the defender of them.

I shall not recoil before mine Enemy.

[ he sighs. ]

I shall make war against injustice, without cessation and without mercy. [ how about without succession, too?

so. there's a pause here. an apt, pretty long pause. ]

Ishallneverlieandshallremainfaithfultomypledgedword.

[ there. ]

I shall be generous, and listen to and respect - I can't say most? ...All. I shall respect all.

[ ... what even. ]

I shall be everywhere and always the champion of the Republican right and the good against injustice and naughty, naughty evil.