The Grand Tournament Charity Ball
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To the good people of Ishgard, and to our allies across all Eorzea,
House Dufresne and House Pepin cordially invite you to attend a celebratory ball, that we might honour those champions of the Fury who performed so admirably in Her Grand Tournament, and to usher in, as well, a future of hard-won peace and unity for us all.
The affair is to take place this 9th Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon, in the gardens of House Pepin whose greenhouses will so perfectly represent this new springtime for our people.
Attire is to be modest, formal dress, and refreshments will be provided by our dear friends at the Shooting Star Bakery, whose talents in their craft are bound to please your palate.
There are to be a number of raffles throughout the evening so as to raise funding for reconstruction and relief efforts throughout Ishgard, and our floor managers highly encourage all to participate in the dance.
We sincerely hope that you might join us on this evening of merriment. Until then, may you go blessed by the Fury.
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Dancing - It’s a Ball, After All!
         Open Floor Dances
         Maybe you’re a little shy after all!  Fret not! We’ve set up the “Dancers’ Pool†to
         help break the ice and introduce you to what could be a bosom future friend!
Raffles - We Promise It’s for a Good Cause!
Please feel free to contact Gwenneth Gilrouis (Reima here on the RPC), Eliane Dufresne, or Martiallais Heuloix with any questions or for more information.
OOC Information
- With the Grand Tournament of the Fury concluded, we’d to close out the festivities with a dress ball to celebrate our champions, and for a taste of something outside of combat!
- The event will take place on Saturday, July 9th at 7:00 pm EST, with organized events running until 11:00 pm EST, at the Sanctum of the Twelve in East Shroud. You are welcome to stay and socialize after 11:00 pm!
- The Sanctum will be serving as a placeholder for the Pepin greenhouses, as it is best suited to represent the setting and provides the space we require.  Event attendance and participation is open to everyone, whether or not you’re Ishgardian!
- On Spoilers - While we will be unable to police spoilers for the event, we ask that everyone is considerate in regards to what is revealed during public roleplay. The event will take place after the “Final Steps of Faith†of Patch 3.3, but any aftermath revealed during the ending cutscenes should be considered “work in progress†so as to best keep everyone’s timelines at a happy medium.
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Entertainment
Dancing - It’s a Ball, After All!
- Twenty-minute dance sets for the evening will be broken up into two alternating types: “Open Floor†and “Dancers’ Poolâ€, detailed below.
- Regardless of which type is currently in progress, we encourage you to invite a partner onto the floor!
- Don’t forget propriety! Be sure to /bow to your partner when you begin!
         Open Floor Dances
- Open Floor sets allow our guests to invite a partner of their choosing to dance. We will not be providing a partner for you at this time.
- Did you come with a companion? Or perhaps a certain mysterious someone has caught your eye during the course of the evening? Don’t be shy!
         Maybe you’re a little shy after all!  Fret not! We’ve set up the “Dancers’ Pool†to
         help break the ice and introduce you to what could be a bosom future friend!
- Whether you’ve come alone, with a companion, or as part of a group, interested participants may enter their name into the pool by contacting one of the Floor Managers at the event:
Gwenneth Gilrouis
Eliane Dufresne
Hyrtwyda Eyhafrynwyn
Brave Horizon
Martiallais Heuloix
Eliane Dufresne
Hyrtwyda Eyhafrynwyn
Brave Horizon
Martiallais Heuloix
- Our Floor Managers will randomly pair up the participants and announce who will be dancing together before a set begins.
- In keeping with our theme of unity and in the interest of socialization without restriction, the couplings will be made with neither gender nor orientation as a factor.
- In order to keep our guests comfortable, if there is a person or persons you would not like to be paired with for any reason, and you feel they may be in the Pool, please be sure to let us know privately. Â While the dance is for socialization, we understand that there may be certain individuals whom you have an OOC or IC grievance with and wish to avoid in order for you both to enjoy yourselves.
- In order to keep our guests comfortable, if there is a person or persons you would not like to be paired with for any reason, and you feel they may be in the Pool, please be sure to let us know privately. Â While the dance is for socialization, we understand that there may be certain individuals whom you have an OOC or IC grievance with and wish to avoid in order for you both to enjoy yourselves.
- When a set of dances is complete, the next will be announced so as to allow for partners to change accordingly.
- If you are leaving the ball, please inform one of the Floor Managers so that we can remove you from the Dancers’ Pool! This is to keep things running smoothly for both the guests and staff, and ensure no one is left without a partner!
Raffles - We Promise It’s for a Good Cause!
- Guests will be able to purchase tickets before the raffle begins. The more tickets you buy, the more chances you have to win!
- Tickets will be sold for 500 gil per.
- Each guest is limited to spending a maximum of 10 tickets per item.
- Tickets will be sold for 500 gil per.
- Our volunteers will keep track of how many tickets each guest purchases, and how many you spend on a particular item (below).
- When the raffled items are announced, each guest will whisper one of the raffle attendants with how many tickets they’d like to spend on that item.
- Reminder: each guest is limited to spending a maximum of 10 tickets per item.
- The attendant will roll /random to set a Target Number, then ask for all interested in that item to roll.
- The number of rolls you make corresponds with how many tickets you’ve “spent†on the item.
- The closest number without going over the Target Number is the winner!
- Reminder: each guest is limited to spending a maximum of 10 tickets per item.
- If you’ve  “spent†five tickets, and your second roll is the winner, you’ve still “spent†all five tickets.  Just like a real raffle, once they go into the “box for that itemâ€, they’re out of your hands!
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Please feel free to contact Gwenneth Gilrouis (Reima here on the RPC), Eliane Dufresne, or Martiallais Heuloix with any questions or for more information.
"Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
                                -George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
