{ dream notes: #20.5 royal winners announcement }

[dreamkeepers]

DREAM NOTES #20.5: ROYAL COURT WINNERS

Hear ye, hear ye! We have tallied the votes and we have… …Well. We have something.

THE ROYAL COURT

So…the original idea was that we would have two sets of four winners to represent the two courts: Day and Night. This would give us a total of eight winners ranked from first to fourth each.

However, what ended up happening was we had so many ties, we had to change it. Thus the winners and their titles (with costumes linked by name) are:

TITLE	DAY	NIGHT
Emperor:	Eustace	---
King:	Trahearne	Childe
Queen:	Mei	Lyria
Grand Duke:	Aether	Phantom
Grand Duchess:	Venti	Beat
Prince:	Bennett	Kazuma
Princess:	Link	Gina

…Yep……. Because of the four-way tie in the King's slot as well as a few other ties, this was the only way to fit everyone. Alas, poor Eustace, the lonely emperor having to rule over such a chaotic court. Who could be his lovely empress~? Everyone has their "pair" to match the court. Day King and Queen, Night King and Queen, etc. For at least an hour or so, the "pairs" will spend time together to go through the festival. This doesn't have to be threaded, of course.

For the Royal Court costumes, everyone will have fairy wings. They will be given the gift of decent flight, capable of flying up a few feet but not for too long, but will make for excellent gliders. All who gaze upon them will feel an inclination to bow their heads and try to serve them in some way. The royals will also have a commanding aura, capable of understanding and manipulating plants and animals, and also "persuading" others to do their bidding—usually on accident. Nothing too strong, think more mundane like, "It's hot, I feel thirsty" and whoever is closest suddenly rushes out to get them water. Any commands that could cause harm to others will not work, it's all for silly stuff.

And for fun, here are the final numbers (it includes the toplevel as a vote):

EVERYONE ELSE

Just like last year, special costumes will be "granted" to everyone.

For those who were nominated, they will find themselves in a special "flying pollinator" outfit designed after various insects, birds, and flying mammals that help pollinate fruits and flowers. Bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, bats—players can be as creative as they want with this! The costumes should reflect or have traits related to whichever court they were nominated in. The key features for these costumes are: wings for…a little bit of wobbly flight; edible glitter sprinkles that they can spread and dump anywhere where they wish; attraction to flowers, specifically those in costume. They may feel a bit more "affectionate" in the "let me hug and cling to you so I can spread my pollen goodness."

Have fun with that.

Every other guest will find themselves in a flowery costume. These are going to vary between elegant and beautiful to downright hilarious, and it's all up to the players which they'd like to see their character in. And here are some examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (someone please do this), 7

The flower costumes also have bonus effects in which they can freely spread flowers with a wave of their hand and can sprinkle glitter pollen to spread love and joy to all~~~ However, this also may incite some anger and hatred because not everyone is a fan of glitter but that won't be a problem, right?

Unlike last year, these costumes can be removed…after wearing them for about two hours. After that time limit, the costumes will come off easily like any other clothing. They can also change and alter depending on one's mood.

COURT FEUDS

One last side note. This is completely optional, but there is a kind of rivalry between the Day and Night courts. Everyone that wasn't assigned or nominated in the votes can choose which court they wish to be in. There are no real additional perks for either side, so it's just "pick a team."

Whenever there is a game or competition and two opposing sides meet, they will feel more competitive and will try to win for their side. They might also feel a little hostile or aggressive, but not enough to start a fight.