ASTER HALL: Valentine's Day

[Eryane 3698]

ASTER HALL

6th of Harren's Folly, 1859

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW HOLIDAY

TO CELEBRATE THE

EMPEROR’S DECENNIAL JUBILEE:

ST. JULIA’S DAY

 

It is with great honor that the Imperial Household celebrates the 10th year of the reign of his Imperial Majesty Philip III as Holy Orenian Emperor.

 

In honor of this occasion, Empress Anastasia sees fit to decree the creation of a new annus to venerate the mutual respect of their 23 year marriage and 10 year tenure as co-monarchs.

 

This new holiday shall be given the name ‘St. Julia’s Day’ in commemoration of the wife of Exalted Horen, patron saint of mothers, matrimony and exorcism. 

 

Symbols of the holiday shall be: A red rose, a gift, a promise ring, an apple, and the spirit of St. Julia. Activities will act in accordance with these symbols.

 

This holiday will be practiced around this time in the Saint’s Calendar. Let the year be joyous, full of love for the family, the spouse and the children.

 

Their Imperial Majesties do decree the above announcement regarding the Imperial Furnestock & Auxiliary Households and the Palatial estates of the Imperial Crown,

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk,

etcetera

 

HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, Anastasia I, Holy Orenian Empress, forever August, Queen of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess of Ves, Duchess of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Adria, and Lorraine, Baroness of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera

 

[Frymark 3100]

"10 years as co-monarchs." Scoffed the Haeseni Marshal at the missive, "10 years of the bloodiest war in Almaris' history, that's been. How ironic that it is celebrated with love and joy." The man snorted to himself before placing the parchment away, then continuing back to his duties.

[ratlordmagic 1484]

“And of those ten years, how many were as an excommunicate, illegally holding the throne?” Adalrich Barclay wondered aloud upon reading the missive.

[Proddy 2415]

8 minutes ago, Frymark said:

"10 years as co-monarchs." Scoffed the Haeseni Marshal at the missive, "10 years of the bloodiest war in Almaris' history, that's been. How ironic that it is celebrated with love and joy." The man snorted to himself before placing the parchment away, then continuing back to his duties.

“But your Dwarven allies started the war.” scoffs a hooded and cloaked William Trissingham in return as he appears from behind a corner. Coughing abruptly, the baseborn turns heel and sprints madly for the Karosgrad gates. He had no interest in being made a prisoner for ‘anti-Haenseni think’ today.

[HurferDurfer1 2979]

Candle thinks the Empress surely isnt showing much remorse for having a woman who didnt agree with her or apologize to her, executed just two Saint Days ago. Instead she invents a holiday to glorify herself after such a brutal act. Tut tut he thinks.

[Eryane 3698]

28 minutes ago, HurferDurfer1 said:

Candle thinks the Empress surely isnt showing much remorse for having a woman who didnt agree with her or apologize to her, executed just two Saint Days ago. Instead she invents a holiday to glorify herself after such a brutal act. Tut tut he thinks.

Empress Anastasia smokes a cigar and listens to a group of musicians from her office.

 

Spoiler

 

 

[MRCHENN 4741]

In the proclamation of this Imperial holiday, an opportune businessman lights a candle for his estranged aunt - wherever she may be. Dead, or alive.

[TryaxReck 377]

Alec wishes that city folks would stop trying to have their dainty sandwich picnics in the fields he has to plow. This St. Julia's Day will only increase the amount of pesky twenty-somethings galivanting about places they shouldn't.