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January 1892 - Cassius Lestrange - December 26, 2021
This month, the full moon will be on Thursday, January 14th. Those who play/plot with werewolves should plan accordingly.
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RE: January 1892 - Lucius Lestrange - December 30, 2021
What: Lestrange New Year's Levee
Who: Hosted by Lucius (aka Belphoebe) for the extended Lestrange Family. Attendance is expected. Arthur Pettigrew, however, should not even try to rock up.
Cost: Your fealty, I guess. Possibly some of your pride, depending on your life choices.
Where: Lestrange country house
Why: It's the new year!
When: January 1st
Contact Player(s): Aldous Crouch
RE: January 1892 - Roslyn Ross - December 30, 2021
What: Minister's New Year's Tea
Who: Hosted by Roslyn Ross for the wives of Ministry Important Folk, and the Ministry Important Folk with vaginas.
Cost: N/A
Where: The Painted Lady in Hogsmeade, the tearoom having been reserved exclusively for this gathering.
Why: Ros needs to do more Minister's Wife stuff
When: January 3rd, 1892(!!)
Contact Player(s): Aldous Crouch
INVITEES:
RE: January 1892 - Ginevra Blackwood - December 31, 2021
What: Hedonists Art Show
Who: The hostess known only as Lady Cyrenai is the organiser, for anyone in very discrete circles, and only for those who can be trusted to be both hedonisti and discrete.
Cost: nope
Where: A secret kept location, invitees were provided a portkey to the location and then portkeyed home, so they could not lead others to the location.
Why:Because she wants to
When: 14th January - full moon time.
Only those known to be trustworthy and discrete will be invited.
Contact Player(s): Dante - on any account with questions
RE: January 1892 - Eldritch Morgan - December 31, 2021
What: Magical Miscellany Auction
Who: An importer is hosting; open to anyone of moderate repute who has money to buy things.
Cost: Not for entry, but to buy things, obviously yes. Some items may go for MC-reasonable prices but all will be too expensive for WC folks, and if you seem like you obviously can't afford to buy anything you'll probably get the stink-eye
Where: Hogsmeade Hall
Why: because I want one
When: January 15 & 16
Items up for auction (also feel free to make up your own, these are just ideas):
- a grandfather clock whose labels read things like "soon" "imminently" "in the distant future" etc instead of numbers, and which has five hands which are customizable based on what you put in the clock (for example, buy a wedding ring and place it in a compartment to get predictions on when you'll marry; use graveyard dirt for your demise; etc)
- opera glasses which reveal auras around people based on their current emotional state
- gloves which emit a soft glow of light, ideal for reading or doing craftwork in the evening
- minor invisibility cloaks (last about 48 hours of use before spells fade)
- fabric that changes color on demand
- lullaby book- a book of stories and songs which, when read aloud, put any listener to sleep within 5 minutes
- necklace of charisma - makes you slightly more persuasive while you wear it, effects fade after some amount of use
Contact Player(s): Lynn
RE: January 1892 - Emrys Selwyn - January 1, 2022
What: Casino Night
Who: Emrys hosting for an intimate group (around 30). Invitees are the sorts of people with a taste for luxury and indulgence but also whom Emrys knows to be discreet, and old enough that Emrys doesn't consider them teenagers.
Specifically: Desiderius Morgan, Camilla Prewett (plus Fitzroy Prewett he guesses), Arthur Pettigrew (whose invitation does not mention his wife but does say he can bring friends if desired), Trystan Selwyn, Ambrosia Selwyn, Porphyria Dempsey + her rakish brother, Langston Dashwood
(If you want to come and I didn't tag you please ask me first so we can establish how Emrys knows your character!)
Cost: No, but gambling is expected.
Where: Emrys' home in Bristol
Why: This is actually just a very elaborate way to flirt with Art Pettigrew.
When: Jan 21st
Any of the players may gamble with money or with "favors" — tokens they can receive free of charge from a staff member at the table by the floo. The favor tokens magically record who they originally belonged to and who has won them, but there's no magical compulsion element to them at all; it's basically the same level of pressure as getting a dare in truth or dare. :P Emrys is branding them as more exciting and adventurous than just playing for money (since most of the guests have plenty of it) and will be making fun of anyone who seems hesitant to play with favors as the night goes on. The real, unadvertised reason for the favors is that he doesn't want anyone's night ending when they run out of money, so these are an encouragement to keep playing.
The idea with the favor tokens is that you would cash them in with the initial owner, either during the party or later for a favor of your choice.
Contact Player(s): Lynn Emrys Selwyn
RE: January 1892 - Henrietta Cartwright - January 19, 2022
What: A Winter's Night Ball
Who: NPC host for society types
Cost: No
Where: Private residence in Wellingtonshire
Why: I've now referenced this made up event in two threads so figured maybe I should share the love in case other people are looking for society excuses to have threads
When: 20 January
Contact Player(s): Lynn