The Endless Masquerade – King of Shadows

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I have had a most rare vision.
I had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was…
The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen,
man's hand is not able to taste,
his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report,
what my dream was.

Summary
▐▐ ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT>>
King of Shadows is the winter ruler of the fairy tribe in the swamp, and it only stands to reason that his heart’s vision would reflect this role, alongside his Unseelie nature.

His world is an eternal masquerade, where anonymity permits visitors to become someone else entirely.

The Tree
▐▐ WHO LOVES TO LIE WITH ME UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE>>

Within the limitless forest is a beautiful clearing where it is forever night and forever winter.

Despite the season and the chill air that makes a traveller’s breath hang on the air in a delicate fog, the trees and plants seem impervious to the cold. All around, there are strangely glowing mushrooms and forever-blooming flowers, with the grass long and lush underfoot.

At the heart of the clearing is a vast and truly ancient oak tree with gnarled boughs which reach up against the stars like the antlers of a stag. The tree has bark which glimmers in unnatural colours and is festooned with uncountable flowers, trinkets, and strange gifts.

In the air, all around the great tree, butterflies with brilliant pink and blue wings that gleam like precious gems flit and move, as restless as running water.

In the middle of the tree, the gnarled trunk is inset with a doorway shaped like the head of a caiman, which opens upwards to invite visitors into its gently smiling jaws.

And the Endless Masquerade.

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The Heart's Vision

The World

▐▐ CENTRAL CLEARING>>
The central clearing at the heart of the masquerade is where most of the revellers opt to mingle. It is a beautiful place, with a central dance floor covered in a thin layer of powdery enchanted snow. Every step kicks up flakes in a swirling and glittering flourish. The cold here does not bite, and the snow never seems to melt or ball up, merely a natural decoration, tame and amicable in this place.

The trees around the glade are laden with ice, interlaced into archways and lattices of shimmering frost, and flowers bloom overhead while frosted with ice. Vines creep across the furniture, sensuously entangling with objects and one another as they go.

Chairs are along the edge of the clearing for dancers to rest, but their designs can’t be pinned down to any era. The forest seems to be between time and furnishings, which could be from the earliest eras of human history, coexist with ones composed of indiscernible alloys unseen even in the present day.

The clearing is spacious and comfortable, with a dance floor for merrymaking, seating for relaxing, beanbags for reclining and inset alcoves for more intimate conversation. It is a meeting and communicating space and is entirely equipped to see that anyone choosing to do so is seen to.

There is a bar off to one side of the clearing, manned by a figure in a white caiman mask and impeccable white suit who fills any drink order without hesitation.

▐▐ THE STAGE AND THE PLAYERS>>
WIP - A stage where people can perform and a band which seems able to play music from all places and times.

▐▐ THE BOWERS>>
WIP - Comfortable quiet booths where individuals can have truly quiet and private discussions.

▐▐ THE FEAST>>
WIP - Food beyond dreaming. Possibly dangerous to eat, it's fairy food after all.

▐▐ THE LIBRARY>>
WIP - Endless books in strange languages.

▐▐ THE CAVES>>
WIP - Glowing mushrooms and bizarre creatures.

▐▐ THE RIVER>>
WIP - There are caiman in the river.

The Effects on Visitors

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There are some physical boons within this realm.

Visitors -
- Never tire (though they can sleep refreshingly if they so choose)
- Never become exhausted.
- Find themselves capable of incredible feats of stamina.
- Cannot be harmed enduringly (if they are “killed” they simply return to the party)
- Are free of any physical ailments their player chooses to free them of. It is still fully acceptable to decline this boon.

King's Rules

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- Within the Masquerade realm visitors will find they cannot reveal their identity. Their swamp-given names are silenced as soon as they are spoken.

- If they wish to understand the identity of who they are interacting with, they must petition King to exchange their true names.

- Kin cannot identify one another through physical traits due to a natural glamour the realm imposes.

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Additional Information

Moodboard

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Parting Gifts

When kin depart this realm, they will find that they gain a cord of leather strung with a glittering bead; this can be worn around the neck, hoof, horn, or whatever they desire. For every trip to the Masquerade, they gain a new bead on their cord.

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The Host

King of Shadows - Matope

▐▐ NAME>> King of Shadows
▐▐ SPECIES>>Acha
▐▐ GENDER>> Flexible
▐▐ DESCRIPTION>> Carrying himself with an obvious sense of poise and pride, King is the leader of the fairy tribe in the winter months. He is a sleek lean creature who is capable of moving with startling stealth. He is a strong swimmer, with wiry muscles and an ever knowing smirk. His eyes are mutated with four competing for space on his face scales rather than the normal two. He smells of exotic mushrooms and damp, fertile earth.
▐▐ PERSONALITY>> King of Shadows is an overtly masculine acha, who in spite of his smaller and daintier frame still nevertheless presents an unmistakable aura of power and sensuality. He can be cold and callous when it comes to matters of the heart and sees the world in a way that is primarily logical. His main sentiment is aimed at the tribe, along with his friends and family where he would lay down his life to protect the tribe from any harm which might befall them. When he is not in control of the tribe he grudgingly falls back to permit Fair to exert her rule over the feasts and festivities.

Though “serious” by fae standards, King is not at all averse to revelry, dabbling in the company of other tribe members and generally having a very, very good time.

King of Shadows - Masquerade

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Access

The Entry Gift

Any kin who has been granted entry to the Masquerade will have been gifted a glowing mushroom with a marking on top which resembles an eye. When eaten, it permits a hallucinatory vision to one who eats it. If you eat it, you lose your entry pass though, so probably don't.

The Guest List

Permission is henceforth granted to enter this realm to the following revellers.

Any kin owned by Toshiful
For the duration of the forest introduction event, all visitors are welcome to attend the party!

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RP Links

The First Rp

Kin involved or ORP:
The First Roleplay in The Endless Masquerade - This should be a brief summary of what its about maybe.

Code for Roleplays

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[b]Kin involved or ORP:[/b]
[url=fake-link][b]The First Roleplay in The Endless Masquerade[/b][/url] -[i] This should be a brief summary of what its about maybe.[/i]

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