open | The Commander's Audience at the Palace of Landed Sky

[alderwood]

Characters: The Ironwood Emperor Alderwood Commander and anyone who came to speak with the Ironwood Emperor.
Date: June 15th
Location: The Palace of Landed Sky
Situation: The expected holding of an audience for any that care to speak with the Ironwood Emperor, though they will be met instead by the Alderwood Commander.
Warnings/Rating: N/A; to be updated if necessary

The hall is still and white, strung with softly glowing lanterns that are strung up high beyond reach. Outside, the sun is at its zenith, and it filters down through the cloudy glass roof to create a brilliant, nearly blinding ambiance.

The floor is marble, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ruby quartz. It catches the light, and casts strange patterns on the walls.

The room itself is almost eerily silent. No noise, no echoes. No one and nothing vaguely human, excepting the presence of Evandau. The Alderwood Commander stands before the Emperor's empty throne with patient expression and posture reminiscent to the at-ease bearing of a soldier. He waits to receive the petitioners, kedan and Foreigner alike, in Eshai's place this day. As with her audiences, those wishing to make their case must approach him and he will make not move to shorten the distance between the grand entryway and the throne that he defends.

The 'audience' is an open one, and no one will be turned away. So come one, come all, to the Palace of Landed Sky.

[Actionspam or prose are both acceptable! The Emperor has delegated the audience to Evandau this month and he has been temporarily granted many of the authorities that she naturally holds. Why is that? Well, telling y'all would be too easy, wouldn't it?

Characters will only be admitted into the hall one by one, so there won't be anyone present for anyone else's conversations, and there won't be any 'mingling' in the chamber itself.

By popular demand, we continue to allow mingling for those waiting for an audience in an antechamber. There is a thread header below to allow for that!]

Comments

[alderwood]

[This is an unusual request to hear and further garners his attention to the nature of this Foreigner. He smiles, the expression wry and fleeting. Her request bears reason with it and he sees no reason to deny it.]

Earth Sector. Speak with the craftkedan that work near the border with Fire and they will direct you to what skilled weaponsmiths we have.

[fearlessherosheart]

You have my thanks. There is one more matter, if I may.

[alderwood]

Speak to it. [And little more than that. Evandau is ready, however, to listen on the heels of her reasonable first request.]

[fearlessherosheart]

It is more a puzzle. My sorcery draws its power from a rare substance, that I do not believe is present on the turtle. And I find that I regret its absence. So, I am left with the task to discover something else I may draw upon if I wish to cast spells.

[alderwood]

[Evandau raises one shoulder in a shrug.]

Magic is too fickle. I have never learned it and know little of it. You would better speak to an herbalist or one of the elder kedan.

[fearlessherosheart]

Sorcery is hardly fickle where I come from, though it is only available to citizens of my home Empire. But I will speak to those people you recommended.

[alderwood]

Do that and learn what you can. [A nod.]

[fearlessherosheart]

I will.