'A Gathering of Shadows'

THE GREAT FEAST

In the name of

WILLIAM OF THE HOUSE STARK, THE FIRST OF HIS NAME, KING OF THE ANDALS AND THE RHOYNAR AND THE FIRST MEN ET AL., LORD OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS AND PROTECTOR OF THE REALM

by the word of

BRYAN OF THE HOUSE PENROSE, LORD OF GRASSY VALE, SMALL COUNCIL AND ACTING HAND OF THE KING

I do hereby invite you

to gather

at the Red Keep of King's Landing

on the 16th of APRIL

for a feast in celebration of

His Grace's divine appointment.

Signed,

Lord B. Penrose, Small Council and Acting Hand of the King, &c.*

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This event will be held over the approximate span of a FORTNIGHT, real time. Each day of the event in-game will be spread over two to three days of real time. An opening thread will be made with each passing day, detailing the day's general itinerary. Threads will be created for major points of the event. Separate threads for encounters of the more private variety are not only permitted, but welcomed.

SAVEPOINT

Casual union of the Stark women.

The Royal Family before the Feast.

The arrival of Elia Martell.

Tags: calendar

The Red Keep in all its ancient, majestic glory stood tall at its usual place atop Aegon's High Hill. The weather was fair, the aging castle's crimson bricks painted strikingly against a refreshing blue sky, though storm clouds gathered some distance away over the horizon north of the Trident. The change in climate was sudden, much like the cliff which surrounded the royal palace.

Oblivious and untouched by the downpour a day's ride away, the grounds of King's Landing were lavishly decorated in all the colours of Westeros, with the white and the grey of the sigil of the House Stark being the most prominently displayed of them all. Even Flea Bottom appeared slightly less dismal than was usual, though there was no questioning that its pitiful state set it worlds apart from the glamour that overwhelmed the rest of the city.

Distinguished men and women famed in the lands of the north and the south, by the prestige of birth or by noble achievements, climbed the winding path carved around the precipitous hill. Most arrived in horsedrawn carriages, while others chose by volition or by circumstances to saddle and mount one of his or her own.

Those who completed their long, often exhausting journey at last were rewarded with the warm and efficient reception on the part of royal envoys and designated receivers of the court. Each guest was provided with their own private accommodation in one of the many chambers housed in the structure, the arrangements made in such a way that kins were kept together in an area and even floors of their own.

The steady flow of incoming traffic waned by the evening, though activity on the road did not cease completely. Modest, private eight-course meals were served in en-suite dining halls for weary, unwinding guests. Intimate friends of the Starks were extended a special invitation to congregate at the Queen's Ballroom in Maegor's Holdfast following dinner for casual pleasantries.

Most, however, expected to turn in not long following evenfall in anticipation of the coronation ceremony scheduled in the early hours of the morning.

Who: Elia, Prosperyn and anyone else she can drag along in her wake
When: The evening after everyone's arrival
Where: Starting out in the Red Keep, heading out for hedonistic debauchery and running amok as soon as she can arrange.
Rating: PG but with any luck it'll get up to R.
Status: Closed.

( What happens when a viper gets bored? )