you didn’t forget about us, did you? in your eagerness to celebrate a new union, thoughts of our little messages had gone all but forgotten by so many. but we’re not so easily forgotten, not so easily dismissed or halted.
let us leave a reminder in a way you might take to heart.
a message in flame.
as our nobles are winding down on a night of dornish fun, as they prepare to bid the new couple goodnight, screams sound from the depths of the extravagantly decorated ballroom. fire has caught to the many tapestries hung, quickly spreading to every surface possible. the screams intensify, bodies scrambling out as smoke and flame fill every space of the room.
guards pour from every corner of the palace, buckets of water begin passing down lines of any willing to help. for a few moments there are no nobles, no commonfolk, no dornish, no southerners, just people seeking to stop great tragedy from striking.
of course, not all stay to help, and trust the martells see who is so unwilling to save their home after their hospitality has been offered.
but those who came together succeed, the flames smothered in water and weary bodies slowly filter off to bed.
come sun rise they are given a new edict from the ruling princess martell, the gates of the palace are closed, none in, none out. our characters once again find themselves trapped in the aftermath of tragedy, another royal’s iron fist eager to seek out those who sought to harm their own.
OOC INFO
as you can see, we end all weddings with a bang!
this plot drop is not optional, all threads from here on must reflect these events. all characters are now unable to leave sunspear’s palace until further notice.
you do not have to drop your event threads though it is highly encouraged to do so. all players may have one free starter, but again we are telling, not asking, everyone to make the effort to also reply to opens and not solely focus on closed threads. unlike the event, we will be handing out warnings to those players who have not responded to any opens after some time has passed.
if you are interested in having characters be involved in this plot drop, please dm the main and remember that some things are limited so asking is a lot kinder than telling.
options for involvement include those who fled rather than helping put out the flames, those injured in the mass escape from the ballroom, deaths (npc or otherwise), victims of attempted kidnappings, and those who may have been a shining star amongst the helpful ( i.e. helping others out of the fire, tending to wounded, one of the first to jump in to help put out the flames ) this does not mean everyone who helped, just those that were the most helpful/notable.
just so everyone is on the same page, as it was missed on the other significant update post, king aedar targaryen did ride to dorne atop his dragon, attor (the larges dragon of all).
within the months after all were released home from winterfell the ravens begin arriving. a royal wedding is to be had. the ruling princess of dorne invites all far and wide to witness her son, crown prince ryon martell, bind his life to the lady of the arbor, denyse redwyne. the festivities promise fun, merriment, fine wine and food, and the wedding of the new year.
who could turn such a thing down?
arc iii begins with characters descending upon dorish sands in sunspear for the wedding of denyse redwyne + ryon martell ! our characters will have been traveling between days to months, sailing or riding, but we start when the last of everyone has arrived.
this does not immediately begin the event, but a roughly two week period ooc of settling in writing / catching up on the 3 months characters have been parted from one another. ic it’s about a week prior to the wedding, festivities and feasts will occur nightly.
all characters will be staying at sunspear, either in the keep or in nearby fine places.
as usual everyone gets one free open, and we do ask that you try to write with everyone and don’t just focus on closed starters.
all threads from prior to this arc must be dropped.
remember this is an inclusive group ! we do monitor people who are not giving equal effort to write with others and will message when we deem appropriate.
we are posting this to give people the chance to plot things for the time skip, but please do still prioritize posting for the event. the primary thing we need between now + the skip is any major changes to characters/npcs which you can find below.
this arc will bring us to dorne for the wedding of denyse + ryon !
after the new years event the storms will begin to clear dramatically, making travel home easier and allowing our nobles to take their leave. this will be in a matter of days after, and we will not be writing it. you will be required to drop all threads at the end of this event.
the gap will be roughly 3 months, with your characters traveling to dorne accordingly as invitations for this event go out two months after everyone leaves winterfell.
we will not be going straight into the wedding event, there will be about 2 weeks of regular para time for characters to be arriving + settling in. the wedding event should kick off at about early/mid februrary just depending on how the dash is moving.
as this is a new arc, please submit any hard changes to the main prior to the 18th such as deaths, pregnancies, marriages, births, betrothals or otherwise major updates. remember that we do limit certain plots so try to message about them as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT : be sure to utilize family chats to ensure everyone is on the same page ! things like marriages/births/alliances would involve more than just the couple, keep that in mind <3 these house chats are important for ALL plots that involve the whole family, be sure you are using them ! we’ve had several instances of late involving conflicting plots/ideas that could be easily remedied by speaking in these chats ahead of time. i know it’s easy to get carried away with an idea, but please, please, please remember that certain things affect a whole house, or might not mesh with the vibes already going, and the last thing we want to do is step on other player’s plans/back stories by not speaking to them before agreeing to certain plots.
a summary of major changes during the skip will be posted on the main, it will only include what’s been submitted so please do be sure you include us or your updates won’t be official.
if you have any questions to help plot out your characters over this skip, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the main !
