Event #1: A New Year's Fête
Hey everyone,
Sorry for the delay.
@Kuno has generously offered her character, Thomas Caldwell, as IC host for this event. With his slightly scandalous reputation, it's little surprise that the Duke has invited not only the gentry and nobility for the annual New Year's party held at his townhouse, but also any number of common folk. It's also no secret that he doesn't much care if someone arrives with a friend or three.
How to get your character there: Unlike most balls, this party is actually more catering to the commoners and less proper members of the gentry and nobility. For commoner characters, this would be a great opportunity to meet potential clients or sponsors, as well as take advantage of some free food laid out, so even if they don't have a direct relationship with Thomas, I'd imagine this is a party greatly anticipated by those who can find someone they can steal an invitation from, or a friend they can ask to bring them or give their invitation, etc. It also has a reputation for being a really good time. More proper nobles probably somewhat look down on this season-starting bash, but... he's a duke, and is inviting a lot of other nobles. Whatever his reputation, his connections are nothing to sneeze at, and this party is probably a large affair so particularly the more desperate men and women wouldn't hesitate to jump at going.
All that said, no one is under any obligation to force their characters to be there.
IRL Duration: I'm really sorry to add this delay when I know how much you guys are anticipating this, but both because my life is going to be blowing up the first week of January, and because I don't want to so perfectly overlap with Kuno's own sandbox murder mystery event,
A Turkish Delight which you all should definitely check out, you don't even need a full character sheet or anything so gogogolook, our event will
start January 13th, and end April 13th. (Giving you all the allotted 3 months we're gonna test out)
IC Duration: Since this event is the first and kind of a test drive, it's going to only last
one night IC. It'll start at 7pm (after the more formal dinnertime), and last until well into the night for those who choose to stay that long.
More Notes on the Setting: This event is a more casual party that will be held at an extremely spacious townhouse in London, and plenty of drink will be served. There will be a game room for men to smoke, drink, talk about political shit, and play cards, but the main ballroom will probably be the main setting. While dancing will be available, I don't expect it to be expected of or even necessarily a main attraction, especially when there are so many commoners around.
