The Festival of Hearts

==IC==
<A batch of posters has been placed here and there around Silvermoon, but also bulletin boards of other cities. The posters sport motifs of scarlet roses with flowing, thorny stems, as opposed to everpresent hearts.>
Dear fellow citizens of Silvermoon and the Horde!
In the everpresent celebration of the trappings of love that surround us it is easy to forget about the spirit of this sacred emotion.
To ensure my brethren - and who isn't a brethren to a soul filled with love and affection? - I, Lady Selesnya Thalethim, announce the Festival of Hearts, a celebration of all that makes love so dear to us.
Come friends, celebrate together with House Thalethim, come masked or openly, come with passion in your heart or still waiting for its spark! Come and show how much love lies in your heart and compete for the title of King or Queen of Beauty and Grace, the Most Beloved Sentient of all Azeroth!
With warmest wishes,
Lady Selesnya Thalethim
==OOC==
A lineup of four small events orchestrated by Lady Selesnya Thalethim (two different people ICly) to celebrate Love is in the Air in a somewhat more highbrow style. Despite grim predictions, attendance was high.
===The Grand Hunt - 13th February, 8 pm server time, Farstrider Retreat in Eversong Woods===
Lady Selesnya believes that to love is to find things that make one's beloved happy. To that end, she hired a small army of mages who busily transmute common animals into outlandish and exotic trophies to be captured alive and offered to one's chosen. The person with the most applauded catch will be crowned the King of the Hunt.
The winner vas Van the Flight, an expy of Vash the Stampede from Trigun, with a bird made of a glowing, glittering prism.
===Wine Tasting - 15th February, 8 pm server time, Saltheril's Haven in Eversong Woods===
Wine is the food of love. It is happy coincidence that the time to broach the kegs and open the bottles came just when it did - it allows everyone to give in a little to the pink haze of passion and alcohol. Prestige will be gained and lost, based on how well one judges the quality of this year's products.
===Poetry Slam - 17th February, 8 pm server time, High Rise in Thunder Bluff===
If there was no love, the gift of poetry would have been squandered completely. On this special occasion, the Thunder Bluff Storytelling will be given to those who speak of love... and the judging audience who will elect the Prince of Poets.
The winner was Khroga, with a bawdy ballad.
===The Grand Ball - 18th February, 8 pm server time, Silvermoon's Pride, moored to the Isle of Quel'danas===
The week's efforts will end in a high point at the Blessed Isle of Quel'danas where, in the light of fireworks, the King or Queen of Love and Grace shall be chosen.
The tournament part shriveled and fell off, but the fireworks were awesome!
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Category:One-off Event