[This was originally composed by Hibi!]The night of the masquerade is here!
There are two main areas for the festivities. The general public will have access to the palace grounds, which are decorated with alchemical lights that look like flowers. The area is laid out with a large open plaza with a fountain at the center, where there is room for dancing to live music (of the classical persuasion). Around the parameters, there are tables with drinks and fancy snacks. Beyond that are the palace gardens, complete with a hedge maze, where there is room to mingle and socialize. Feel free to stumble onto a gazebo or alcove or other interesting bit of architecture one finds in a fancy garden.
VIPs, including the guild leaders, their guests, and anyone bold or sneaky enough to talk their way inside, will have access to the palace ballroom, an immense and ornate space that is two stories high with a massive chandelier, a painted ceiling and a grand staircase on one end, as well as another live band performing. Construct waiters will bring guests food and drink and it is a generally lavish and opulent environment. There is some security presence to prevent anything from going awry, which could include played characters with no other excuse to attend than to provide guard detail. Guards are still asked to wear masks, which would be handed out to them when they arrived.
Unmasking will be at midnight, so anyone who would prefer to keep their identity completely secret should make themselves scarce before then! After midnight, characters will be free to interact without the confusion of masks.
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