The Masquerade
New Year's Eve
Excalibur

For the highly anticipated masquerade, management of the Excalibur resort had spared no expense in creating a medieval atmosphere. Outside the resort, the castle turrets were brightly lit, and so was the walk alongside the moat. Colorful flags cracked in the wind. Costumed men on horseback flanked the resort's entrance doors, while employees dreased as peasants took admission fees and ushered the masked guests to the banquet hall. The room was quite large, with space enough to have an eating area full of banquet tables on one side, and a dance floor to the other.

Light was provided by candle. Some of the wall and ceiling mounted candles were electric, while those on the tables were wax, to allow for ambience. The banquet tables carried a wide variety of finger foods, including meats, cheeses, loaves of dark bread, thick soups, and a few fruits and vegetables. Beverages included ale, water sweetened with honey, and a few more modern drinks. At the head of the banquet hall, a family of actors was seated at a large table. They played the part of royalty with more enthusiasm than historical accuracy, laughing and allowing employee musicians to play for them and courtiers to flirt with them.

At regular intervals, paid dancers put on elaborate shows, doing traditional group dances that had them clapping and twirling.

In the wings, there was an actual warlock paid by Excalibur to work a few glamour spells to help set the mood. Most of his work went into lighting and scents, though he succumbed to temptation once and set a rustic armored knight into temporary motion, just to freak a woman out.

At near midnight, the guests would be ushered outside to watch fireworks by the moat.



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