It's the year 1850, in the land of Esyndia.
The winter has just set in. The blistering winds and blood-chilling cold approach, and the days falter and shorten by the week.
For the first time in many years, however, this winter isn't accompanied by gruesome civil war. All three of the major cities have finally decided to lay their arms to rest, and simply co-exist. While some still shiver from the high-running tensions that remain, a relative peace has come about at last.
It is in the sway of this reasonably good news that a gathering has been organised in the upper reaches of Malyast, the smallest of the major cities and the underdog of the wars from years gone past, to commemorate a year of no murders in its reach.
One way or another, it is within the bounds of this gathering that you have found yourself.
Chapter I -- Thrust Into
Spoiler: Cassius
Spoiler: Vincent
Spoiler: Zephyr
Spoiler: Mearie
The southern reaches of Esyndia are its most mountainous parts, and it is within these peaks that Malyast sprawls.
The night is cold, the wind briskly blowing with scattered flakes of snow dotting the dark sky. The occasional warm light glows out of the households you pass, but dark clouds have obscured the moon and there isn't as much light as one would like to go around.
You aren't extremely bothered, though. It's only going to make the warm atmosphere of the party more pleasant, is it not?
You trudge up the cobbled roads that weave between increasingly gorgeous-looking buildings. You're certainly in the rich part of town now.
A quiet crowd becomes increasingly audible as you walk. Soon you've arrived at the entrance to a well-furnished tavern with pleasant music and equally pleasant laughter echoing out of it. There is a guard patrolling the outside, and you notice the windows to the rooms for guests hanging over his head; they all appear to be on the second story.
Presenting yourselves and your means of entry, most of them invitations, you're soon led into the centre of the building, a lovely dining hall filled with many posh, wealthy and cheerful men and women. It doesn't take long to be assimilated into the crowd, and you've no inhibitions in enjoying everything the gathering has to offer.
There are snacks and aperitifs being served at the moment; it seems as though the complementary dinner is to come later.
You've arrived at the scene. Now is the chance for you to introduce yourselves, whether to the readers or the other characters. There's nothing wrong with a little prior familiarity between any of you that you so choose; simply by entering the world of the wealthy you'll likely have gained some recognition to your name.
Additionally, special clues and hints may be given to characters apt to notice them. I'd suggest checking your PMs each time a new non-battle post lands.
How and when you use them and with whom you share them is up to you.
What will you do?.
- Cassius (Cime) ..| [Front] | 23/23 | 02/02
- Vincent (Shade) ..| [Front] | 13/13 | 20/20
- Zephyr (Shelly) ..| [Cover] | 15/15 | 22/22
- Mearie (pf5234) ..| [Cover] | 09/09 | 28/28
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