Festive mood had not yet left the lands of the Empire, but that day was still one of its kind. A warming, encouraging, inspiring mist had come down on the Empire once again, and no factions, no ages, no living or undead could resist the magic of love charms.
Well, almost no one...
According to the latest report of a miserably bowing messenger, the caravan with Valentine's cards, the Empire's tokens of loving heart and tender feelings, was ambushed by demons and ransacked again, despite the heavily fortified guard.
Her Majesty was enraged when She got the news. If it was not for the date, and the mysterious shroud of warmth and that extinguished any violent thought, the messenger would have probably gotten into one huge scrape.
Rumours spread fast, and soon, the news reached the ears of the five fugitive councilors who resided in a mansion in the outskirts of Empire Capital, lavishly placed at their disposal as their lodging. It was nearly as luxurious as their own dwellings in the Old Empire used to be, and even understanding the Empress' wish to impress the noble visitors, they were still utterly surprised.
Arabat Flamesoul the Fourth, the former Infernal who managed to evade their influence and broke off their rows, believed he had information to share with the new Court. After exchanging some quick words with the other councilors, he left the living-room and ordered a chariot towards the palace.
"Your Majesty" - Arabat's curtsey was extremely gracious for a demon. Her Majesty had already noted before that that particular councilor devoted much attention to his looks, manners, speech, never even able to tolerate being addressed informally from those whom he deemed to be lower in position. "May I inform you that I have some knowledge of these demonic "Valentine's thieves" as they call them." After receiving a nod of interest he continued. "Among all the range of emotions inherent to us, humanoid creatures, two are the strongest. They are Love and Fear. These strong feelings are in constant struggle in our hearts, never getting along. These demons, or rather, demonic spirits are consumed by fear. There is no Love left in their hearts, and they feed on hearts of the others. No! Not literally", Arabat noticed a grimace of aversion on Her Majesty's visage. "What I mean is, they feed on warm, kind emotions; and on a day like this, when Love, the warmest of them is spread right in the air, they feast. Their arrival on such day cannot be averted, but they must be destroyed. Only by defeating them can we ensure that all Fear, doubt, indecision yield to Love in our hearts, thus making able to spread this beautiful emotion to those we care for."
Her Majesty the Empress heard those details with much attention. "It might actually be apposite to have a knowledgeable demon at hand for advice", - She thought to Herself later while giving orders to proclaim Her will on that day:
Lords and Ladies,
The Valentine's day brings the spirit of love to veil the Empire with its warm charming mist. This is the best of days to overcome all fears and indecision and to express all the warmth and tenderness of your hearts to your loved ones.
The fears, as well known, are not easy to overcome. The Empire calls you to give battle to demonic invaders spreading this horrendous feeling right in their ominous dwellings in Dragons' Caves and Magma mines. Each victory will earn players a Valentine's card that may be gifted to characters of opposite gender. Those who do not wish to spill blood on this brightest of days may attempt to seal an amicable deal with the thievish demons.
As usual, the Lord and Lady with the most cards will be named Valentines of 2013!
Happy St. Valentine's Day to you and your beloved!
LordsWM team
UPDATE
The day of Love has passed, and thanks to the bravery and eloquence of brave Empire heroes, the evil demons consumed by fear have been successfully driven off the Empire lands.
The lordship managed to secure in battle or procure with diplomacy, and share their warm feelings by sending an impressive total of 63290 Valentine's cards!
Valentines 2013:
Lords
LordDensson [15] - 199 Valentine's cards
Игориус [17] - 117 cards
Мирий [18] - 75 cards
Cotoderon [11] - 58 cards
Клоун-Зануда [5] - 56 cards
Ladies
Alisa_Evans [9] - 1316 Valentine's cards
Mishely [11] - 516 cards
oksik-21 [8] - 495 cards
tasha89 [17] - 467 cards
rose25 [15] - 336 cards
Congratulations to those who won the most sympathies!
The Valentine's cards will remain in character information pages until February, 22. |
