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| The Spice Ball; Character driven, chance to introduce some people :) | |
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| Libby | Sep 25 2016, 03:06 PM Post #1 |
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OOC Stuff Niklaus wandered the corridor of the Corrino Palace in the desert city of Seitch. The open desert lay just a few hundred meters from the Palace walls, it was 8am and already the heat inside the Palace was raising, he'd have the servent go and open all the windows and turn the Air Conditioning up full,he knew he'd feel cold but the guests would suffer otherwise and it wouldn't do letting that happen. He was rather excited, as well as inviting all the Kaitainite nobility, and of course the staff at Chapterhouse, the Bene Gesserit school, he'd invited several families from beyond hi nations border. He was rather pleased that the Bene Gesserit had agreed to greet them at Arrakene airport and bring them up to the nations great Northern Desert. He entered the Palace's large ballroom, already the orchestra was gathering and Duke Niklaus recognised many of them, he stood chatting until they were all assembled and then left them to their work, he found himself humming along as he walked down to the lower level to where a more modern style of music was eminating. He pushed open the door to see a five piece pop band rehearsing. He nodded a greeting and then made his way out to the veranda, Duchess Agatha was sat enjoying breakfast while his two Concubines Nicole and Nivenden seemed to be enjoying watching some of the acrobats rehearse, the giggles of Niveden's two year old filling the air. He spotted a small pot of red powder on Agatha's tray. "You've not started this year Melange have you?" he asked sitting down and picking up the pot sniffing the sweet pungent spice that was instantly recognisable. "What, before the Bene Gesserit have blessed it, you think I'm nuts?" she said smiling, "It's the last of last years." she took a small spoon and sprinkled the red spice thinly on her eggs. "Good" Niklaus said sticking a finger in and licking the spice off. "You ready for tonight?" "Of course, what could go wrong, your weird Corrino customs and a load of foreigners." As a distant cousin of the Fremen family she'd grown up near the coast and despite being here in Seitch nearly 14 years she still struggled to come to terms with the heat and silly customs, she tolerated both though for her love and devotion to Niklaus. As a member of the Truthsayers the wife of Simon Fremen , Krystina had been ideally suited to the task of welcoming the guests, a member of the Bene Gesserit's Reverned Mother security detail and the wife of a prominent noble she had both the position and skills required to escort the guests to Seitch. It would be a two hour drive and she had to admit she was looking forward to it, first the coastal drive, then up into the mountains and then down into the interior plains and out to the desert. She had brought with her six other Truthsayers, each dressed in the blazers of the Sisterhood and carrying pistols on their hips. Everyone at the airport gave them a wide berth, a Truthsayer was a warrior of God in the eyes of the Kaitainites and as such if they were anywhere in force it could potentially be dangerous, however today that couldn't have been further from the truth. "Who we got coming in?" Alicia Fairbanks, one of the more junior Truthsayers asked as she returned from her fifth check of the exit hall. "Gods know" Krystina said looking at her watch, "Should be here anytime now, remember be polite, be nice, ask lots of questions, the Reverened Mother will expect a full report." "Fresh DNA?" Holly Maddix , Krystina's 2nd in command asked refering to the Reverned Mother's most recent press comments. "Something like that" she said as she watched the next aircraft come into land. OK, no invite replies etc, just turn up. The invites would have gone potentially to governments and nobles, the Bene Gesserit have a highly efficent research department called the Missionra Protectiva you can assume would have researched the nobility of your nations and sent personal invites. |
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| Gadshack | Oct 10 2016, 02:46 PM Post #11 |
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OOC: oops, ignore that arrival, i'll get to the ball, consider that an introductory post. |
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| DaveIronside | Oct 18 2016, 02:31 PM Post #12 |
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As people enjoyed the drinks and music a fanfare announced the arrival of the evenings special guest. The Reverend Mother, Helen Moriam had arrived, she was heavily escorted by various members of the four groups within the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. She was dressed in the traditional hooded green robe, its hood concealing her head of fiery red hair. "Reverend Mother we are honoured" Duke Niklaus said spitting onto the floor between them. "Duke" the nations religious leader spat into the same spot before embracing the Duke who was a favorite of the Reverend Mother. "It's a great pleasure to be here again" she said stepping back. "I hope you don't mind me arriving mob handed from Chapterhouse, seeing as you increased the guest list this year I believed I may need a bigger entourage." "Any member of Chapterhouse is welcome here anytime" Niklaus said graciously spotting how the phalanx of women following Helen featured all four of the branches of Chapterhouse, the dark robes of the Priestesses, the blue jackets of the Missionara Protectiva, the orders civil service and historians, the black tunics of the military wing, the Truthsayers, then the alluring tight red dress of the Honored Matres, the concubines and carers of the order. "I wish to meet some of these foreigners" she commanded clicking her fingers, a blue jacketed woman handed her a clipboard which she scanned before handing it back. "Diana, Alice" she said and gestured for the two red dressed women to follow her. Helen made her way over to the Crown Prince and Princess first. "Your Highnesses" she said with a smile. "I hope you will accept this locket" she slipped it from around her neck and handed it over, "It contains one of our faiths prayers, it is said to keep the wearer safe from all curses, I'd like it to be a gift to your child from the Bene Gesserit, who knows if the child is a girl perhaps you'd consider sending her to Chapterhouse, our institute of learning. Now please I have matters to attend to and time is short" she said glancing at the clock in the ballroom. Next she crossed to Zuma and Adachi . "Shogun, Your Lordship" she said to each in turn, "Before the formal part of my duties here begin I wished to say hello, it's an honour to have you here" she said kindly. "Now it is after all a ball, there will be much dancing and we noticed you have no dance partners, Diana and Alice here will be glad to teach you if your not familiar with our styles" she waved the girls forward, both moved elegantly, Diana a fair skinned blonde woman of around 20 years of age, meanwhile Alice was blessed with bright green eyes and fiery hair, she had turned 18 just a few days earlier and felt honoured to be brought to this gathering. "Ladies, anything these two men require you will provide" she said the two girls knowing exactly what was meant bowed in acknowledgement. "Please I must go" Helen said leaving the two girls to introduce themselves. The Reverned Mother headed to the stage where Niklaus was waiting. As she stepped next to him a second fanfare erupted and two large metalic cauldrons were brought out by the household servants. They placed them down before the pair. "Ladies and Gentleman, if I may have your attention." Niklaus yelled as the room fell silent. "Each year the people of Seitch produce the spice Melange from the discarded casing of the sandworm, it is expected that the spice last a full year." he took a box from a servant. "This is the last of the Corinno spice from last year and I now return it to the desert winds" he walked to the window and throw the bright orange dust out letting it drift away. "Now we bless the new spice." "Gods, please bless this harvest, let your gift of spice bring all those who consume it great power, insight into your will and abilities beyond their comprehension, let it act as an agent for good and help bring forth the kwisatz haderach." she picked up a pinch and blew it into the air above Niklaus. "Let the spice flow" she tipped the two cauldrons onto the floor and instantly children rushed to dance in it and spread it all over the dance floor, people picked up pinches of it and sprinkled it over their loved ones heads. Diana reached down picking up a sprinkle and letting it fall on the Shogun's head. "They say Shogun that it is an aphrodisiac" she smiled as she handed him some of the spice |
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