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April 17, 2017 07:44:55

THE LEVITOS PAGEANT

The scene sets on a cloudless day, with light dripping onto the city's archaic structures and splitting over the lazy bob of gondola bows. Elaborate bridges bend from end to end of the great canals, and the jaunty melody of gondoliers carry across the still, silent water, before then rushing out towards the sea. Beneath the scenic view of an ivory bridge, the paths divide into a circular pool of which, at its epicenter, stands a pavilion of streaming banners and marble steps. An audience of gondolas cling to the sidewalk encircling. All at once, a burst of static. Then-

"On fair Levitos, risen from deep beneath, we call to the daring and the daunting, the finely dressed and the astoundingly unprepared. For with gates opened and boats afloat, all you raise your oars to this year's pageant!"

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HOW IT WORKS:

Unlike ordinary fashion contests, this pageant is shaped according to the rules of dragon vs dragon games. Basically, each participant must enter a dragon to compete with the one above them. The next user will then judge which they like between the two, add a point to the winner, and enter a dragon of their own to best their choice.
[note that each player has a maximum of 3 dragons they can enter into the game (but only one dragon per theme). The themes will change everyday for the next 10 days, before the highest-scoring dragons move onto the finale round, which takes place for the 3 days after. See schedule below.] The dragon entry limit is for a smoother counting method, but does not limit you from entering into all the themes as long as you are okay with changing your dragon's appearance up a bit. If you'd rather your dragon keep to its current apparel, you may always save a picture and interchange the image in the bbcode with it.
Pointing system: Every new entrant starts with 0 points. Points are earned when one player's dragon is chosen over the other. For every time your dragon is chosen, you earn one point. Points accumulate per round, but will return to 0 for the next day. Scores per day will be recorded and the dragons with the highest total for all the days will pass onto the finals.
Entrance fee: a fee of 1kt per dragon Since the maximum number of dragons 1 player can enter is 3, if you would like to enter 3 dragons in the fee will be 3k. (they must be sent to @nemodave entitled "Pageant Fee" through PM only) The fee must be sent before or immediately after the first post. Should the payment be sent even a day late, all points that dragon has earned will be null and void.
skins are not permitted, but accents and skincets are.
each person must wait 2 posts after their last before re-entering their dragon.
the roleplay option is entirely optional- you may choose to write something about it, you may also decide to not. However, the person (or even people) which the judges decide have beautiful RPs, will receive a special prize.
only one dragon per user will be eligible for passing into the finals. That said, not all users will have a dragon in the finals- only dragons with the most points. (the number of dragons who will move up to the finals will depend on the number of entrants.]

SCHEDULE:
Contest | April 17-27, monday to thursday
Finale Round (elimination, Q&A, etc.) | April 28-29, thursday to saturday
Grand Prize Winner Reveal | April 30, sunday

form wrote:

DAY 11 - WEDDING
[image and url of chosen dragon above you]
[name of chosen dragon] - [number of points of chosen dragon]
VS
[image and url of your entry dragon]
(optional introduction?)
[name of your entry dragon] - [number of points of entry dragon]

Code:

[size=5][font=garamond][color=purple]DAY 11 - WEDDING[/color][/font][/size]

VS

Show off to the world that you're participating! Here's a lovely button you can add to your signature by the amazing @/Riesenraddieb

Code:

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Last edited on May 27, 2017 05:33:32 by mareike

[center] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QErnXg2.jpg[/IMG] [size=7][font=monotype corsiva]D[/font][/size][size=6][font=garamond]AILY[/font][/size] [size=7][font=monotype corsiva]T[/font][/size][size=6][font=garamond]HEMES [/font][/size] [img]http://i.imgur.com/wSfTGgf.png[/img] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2168160#post_2168160]main post[/url] | daily themes | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2168160#post_26756157]prizes[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2168160#post_26756170]winners[/url] [/center] [center]DAY 1 - SPRINGTIME (APRIL 17) After years buried deep below, Levitos once again wakes from its barnacle-encrusted slumber and rises to welcome all of dragonkind. Yet it's streets are waterlogged and empty, and though the city is just as beautiful as it is said in the legends that surround it, it could use some color! (Not to mention, [i]flowers[/i]) DAY 2 - MERCHANTS (APRIL 18) A city of trade would be nothing without the cycle of treasure and goods passing from hand to hand. With the ports open and the bustle of life flooding back into Levitos, the streets are now lined in a vast array of wares from all across Sornieth. The faces of experienced and apprenticed merchants alike peer from behind decorated storefronts- one is smoothing his silks; another is headed into a side alley with a yowling crate in her hands... DAY 3 - BEACH PARTY (APRIL 19) Surely, the menagerie of fantastical items and counterfeit products would lure a couple of tourists in, but undoubtedly Levitos' imports aren't the only main attraction. Because of the city's ideal in-the-middle-of-the-ocean location, every canal can be turned into a beach! (As long as dragons remember to steer clear of the gondolas) DAY 4 - ASSASSIN (APRIL 20) Riches only take a dragon so far, and with all the gold and glory sloshing in the capital of trade, it's no surprise that a little bag of money and the slash of a needle-sharp knife would bring about the existence of such unfriendly guests. Down the regal slopes of Levitan houses and flickering past column-lined courtyards, the locals whisper of bad blood and cloaked figures dancing in silver and ice. What are their allegiances? And whose faces hide behind those masks? DAY 5 - PROPHETS (APRIL 21) Water is a flight shrouded with mystery, notorious for housing some of Sornieth's most avid prophets- namely their deity, the Tidelord. Though down below in the Spiral Keep, his words are buoyant and lift from the seabed, melding into the very currents that rush through the canals of Levitos. Not only Water Flighters are prophets of course, for future and present and past are delicate things and none are sure how these dragons come into the know. Only one thing's for sure: something strange is going on here. DAY 6 - PIRATES (APRIL 22) Strange things indeed, that here on Levitos, the string of events are as unchanging as the sea. The merry tunes of gondoliers are overpowered by the rowdy song of the city's new guests. Their mighty vessels groan and sway, with masts that rise from the morning fog and sails that carry wind from isles beyond. Sets of eyes watch from the shadows of the deck, of which the ship's crew will let none pass. Might there lie treasure within the hull? Or could some long-forgotten treasure sit idly beneath the sands? DAY 7 - STEAMPUNK (APRIL 23) In the heart of the city, a transformation sets in- one of brazen flames and burnished clockwork, of gears and gizmos scattered on cobblestone paths. The picturesque Victorian setting peels back in favor of a rougher, darker atmosphere, and the bright lanterns dim into blown-glass baubles that dangle from scaled tails. Steam spills into the tainted air, and the waters have gone turbulent by some unseen force. A plague outbreak? A legendary creature of the endless blue? For why should the city fall into eclipse, if not for the end of the world? DAY 8 - DEEPSEA CREATURES (APRIL 24) The waters have silenced, the flames have sunk and the air has stilled. Though the festivities continue onward, once in awhile a goldolier cries out in sight of a trail of bubbles shearing the waves. At night the water glints in passing shadows, of eerily shaped objects lurking just beneath the surface, and lights of an unknown source pulse soundlessly before flickering out and into the abyss. One can only hope to see the beasts of legend, old as the risen city itself, kind of heart and gifted with magic, lest something more sinister swim this way. DAY 9 - ROYALTY (APRIL 25) In the dreary-eyed dawn a parade of carriages ratte into the city. Golden spokes flash beneath the star-speckled vehicles, whose velvet curtains are drawn back to behold the faces of the golden-spooned and the golden mouthed. A grand event will partake in the soon-approaching end of the festival, a farewell to the great sea-risen city, and of course the royals would dare not miss such fanciful displays. It would be shameful to skip the much awaited Marriage of the Sea. Yet even more shameful are the thoughts of some particularly envious monarchs, who would rather, perhaps, have the Tide to marry one of their own? DAY 10 - MASQUERADE (APRIL 26) A Levitan saying goes: "to love the land one must dance to the sea," and so bright laterns are strung from one window to the next, and banners are hung over balcony rails, and all about dragons of every shape and size flood towards the heart of the city where the ball is taking place. Amidst the flurry of tresses and airy laughter, dragons entwine into the constantly accelerating mass of an elaborate dance. Their faces are covered with masks, some golden and glittery and some sleek and mysterious. With the city entomed in such gathering, of bodies clashing and feet rising and the cacophony of sinister and savory, one can almost taste the possibilities of endlessness stretching, reaching, dissolving under the moon. [b]DAY 11 - WEDDING (APRIL 27)[/b] There is but the stretch of three measely nights and three measely days until the close of such festivities. The sea is rising, slowly, slipping into the stone streets and lapping playfully at the passing feet that walk too close to the canal's edge. No one speaks of this distruption- the city still stands, after all. What chatter that comes about is to the marriage. What would the bride wear? The groom? The Levitans take to the streets in bridal fashion, and tourists are much obluged to do the same, for the time of festivities will not silently slip back into the sea, but rather disperse with the splendor only the city of whispers can provide. APRIL 28-29 - ARTISTIC FREEDOM Anything goes in this battle of the best! Questions will be posted (one for each day. Mind you- answers will be judged by quality over quantity, so players still have a shot at the grand prize even if only one question had been answered). At the same time, the events will continue. Only the highest-ranking dragons are allowed to participate.[/center]

mareike

2886

April 17, 2017 07:52:52

DAILY THEMES

main post | daily themes | prizes | winners

DAY 1 - SPRINGTIME (APRIL 17)
After years buried deep below, Levitos once again wakes from its barnacle-encrusted slumber and rises to welcome all of dragonkind. Yet it's streets are waterlogged and empty, and though the city is just as beautiful as it is said in the legends that surround it, it could use some color! (Not to mention, flowers)

DAY 2 - MERCHANTS (APRIL 18)
A city of trade would be nothing without the cycle of treasure and goods passing from hand to hand. With the ports open and the bustle of life flooding back into Levitos, the streets are now lined in a vast array of wares from all across Sornieth. The faces of experienced and apprenticed merchants alike peer from behind decorated storefronts- one is smoothing his silks; another is headed into a side alley with a yowling crate in her hands...

DAY 3 - BEACH PARTY (APRIL 19)
Surely, the menagerie of fantastical items and counterfeit products would lure a couple of tourists in, but undoubtedly Levitos' imports aren't the only main attraction. Because of the city's ideal in-the-middle-of-the-ocean location, every canal can be turned into a beach! (As long as dragons remember to steer clear of the gondolas)

DAY 4 - ASSASSIN (APRIL 20)
Riches only take a dragon so far, and with all the gold and glory sloshing in the capital of trade, it's no surprise that a little bag of money and the slash of a needle-sharp knife would bring about the existence of such unfriendly guests. Down the regal slopes of Levitan houses and flickering past column-lined courtyards, the locals whisper of bad blood and cloaked figures dancing in silver and ice. What are their allegiances? And whose faces hide behind those masks?

DAY 5 - PROPHETS (APRIL 21)
Water is a flight shrouded with mystery, notorious for housing some of Sornieth's most avid prophets- namely their deity, the Tidelord. Though down below in the Spiral Keep, his words are buoyant and lift from the seabed, melding into the very currents that rush through the canals of Levitos. Not only Water Flighters are prophets of course, for future and present and past are delicate things and none are sure how these dragons come into the know. Only one thing's for sure: something strange is going on here.

DAY 6 - PIRATES (APRIL 22)
Strange things indeed, that here on Levitos, the string of events are as unchanging as the sea. The merry tunes of gondoliers are overpowered by the rowdy song of the city's new guests. Their mighty vessels groan and sway, with masts that rise from the morning fog and sails that carry wind from isles beyond. Sets of eyes watch from the shadows of the deck, of which the ship's crew will let none pass. Might there lie treasure within the hull? Or could some long-forgotten treasure sit idly beneath the sands?

DAY 7 - STEAMPUNK (APRIL 23)
In the heart of the city, a transformation sets in- one of brazen flames and burnished clockwork, of gears and gizmos scattered on cobblestone paths. The picturesque Victorian setting peels back in favor of a rougher, darker atmosphere, and the bright lanterns dim into blown-glass baubles that dangle from scaled tails. Steam spills into the tainted air, and the waters have gone turbulent by some unseen force. A plague outbreak? A legendary creature of the endless blue? For why should the city fall into eclipse, if not for the end of the world?

DAY 8 - DEEPSEA CREATURES (APRIL 24)
The waters have silenced, the flames have sunk and the air has stilled. Though the festivities continue onward, once in awhile a goldolier cries out in sight of a trail of bubbles shearing the waves. At night the water glints in passing shadows, of eerily shaped objects lurking just beneath the surface, and lights of an unknown source pulse soundlessly before flickering out and into the abyss. One can only hope to see the beasts of legend, old as the risen city itself, kind of heart and gifted with magic, lest something more sinister swim this way.

DAY 9 - ROYALTY (APRIL 25)
In the dreary-eyed dawn a parade of carriages ratte into the city. Golden spokes flash beneath the star-speckled vehicles, whose velvet curtains are drawn back to behold the faces of the golden-spooned and the golden mouthed. A grand event will partake in the soon-approaching end of the festival, a farewell to the great sea-risen city, and of course the royals would dare not miss such fanciful displays. It would be shameful to skip the much awaited Marriage of the Sea. Yet even more shameful are the thoughts of some particularly envious monarchs, who would rather, perhaps, have the Tide to marry one of their own?

DAY 10 - MASQUERADE (APRIL 26)
A Levitan saying goes: "to love the land one must dance to the sea," and so bright laterns are strung from one window to the next, and banners are hung over balcony rails, and all about dragons of every shape and size flood towards the heart of the city where the ball is taking place. Amidst the flurry of tresses and airy laughter, dragons entwine into the constantly accelerating mass of an elaborate dance. Their faces are covered with masks, some golden and glittery and some sleek and mysterious. With the city entomed in such gathering, of bodies clashing and feet rising and the cacophony of sinister and savory, one can almost taste the possibilities of endlessness stretching, reaching, dissolving under the moon.

DAY 11 - WEDDING (APRIL 27)
There is but the stretch of three measely nights and three measely days until the close of such festivities. The sea is rising, slowly, slipping into the stone streets and lapping playfully at the passing feet that walk too close to the canal's edge. No one speaks of this distruption- the city still stands, after all. What chatter that comes about is to the marriage. What would the bride wear? The groom? The Levitans take to the streets in bridal fashion, and tourists are much obluged to do the same, for the time of festivities will not silently slip back into the sea, but rather disperse with the splendor only the city of whispers can provide.

APRIL 28-29 - ARTISTIC FREEDOM
Anything goes in this battle of the best! Questions will be posted (one for each day. Mind you- answers will be judged by quality over quantity, so players still have a shot at the grand prize even if only one question had been answered). At the same time, the events will continue. Only the highest-ranking dragons are allowed to participate.

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( T H I S | A N D | T H I S | A N D | T H I S )

Last edited on Apr 27, 2017 03:10:14 by mareike

[center] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/QErnXg2.jpg[/IMG] [size=7][font=monotype corsiva]P[/font][/size][size=6][font=garamond]RIZES[/font][/size] [img]http://i.imgur.com/wSfTGgf.png[/img] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2168160#post_2168160]main post[/url] | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2168160#post_26756150]daily themes[/url] | prizes | [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drs/2168160#post_26756170]winners[/url] [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rO9d0tNjVko/WPUst74BleI/AAAAAAAAQS8/iPZBvCx2WqcJ8OKqCecsDK4woEn8ug31wCL0B/h247/emissary.png[/img] [font=garamond][size=5]EMISSARY DI LEVITOS[/size] GRAND PRIZE WINNER[/font] [size=2]this is not just a prize, but a title! officially the winner will be crowned ring-bearer to the marriage of the sea which will take place at the end of the Saturnalia. this dragon will be entrusted to the preservation and protection of both Levitos the the ocean surrounding it. [item=seashell mantle][item=warmwater wanderers][item=deeprealm trident] + 1 blurb of the winning dragon by nemodave (claimable) [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3sAwVz4cAHc/WPUsxfiQ8II/AAAAAAAAQTI/KuGYLWGsBX03L7Nu-lUZKFX6mYCB7yQ5QCL0B/h247/pageant.png[/img] [font=garamond][size=5]PAGEANT VICTORS[/size] DAILY THEMES SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS [size=5]SPRINGTIME[/size] [item=scarlet sylvan dress][item=scarlet sylvan wings][item=violet flowerfall][item=violet lei][item=violet corsage][item=violet flower crown] [font=garamond][size=5]MERCHANTS[/size] [item=scottish fold][item=ember sylvan dress][item=supercharged alchemist tools] [item=antique lace waist frill][item=antique lace ribbons][item=antique claw] [font=garamond][size=5]BEACH PARTY[/size] [item=accent: splash][item=accent: sea mother][item=accent: rainbow fins][item=grove sylvan bracelets][item=grove sylvan anklets] [font=garamond][size=5]ASSASSIN[/size] [item=blood red wolf cape][item=grey wolf cape][item=phantasmal halfmask][item=burlap hood] [font=garamond][size=5]PROPHETS[/size] [item=mysterious mantle][item=mysterious cowl][item=windbound mask] [font=garamond][size=5]PIRATES[/size] [item=eastsong face mask][item=black and red bandana][item=traditional broadsword][item=blue renaissance shirt][item=blue breeches][item=black cavalier] [font=garamond][size=5]STEAMPUNK[/size] [Item=ravenskull broadsword][item=monkey wrench] [font=garamond][size=5]DEEPSEA CREATURES[/size] [item=crystalhide jester][item=ruby deepsea bulb][item=emerald deepsea bulb] [item=aqua deepsea bulb][item=cobalt deepsea bulb][item=violet deepsea bulb][item=fuchsia deepsea bulb] [font=garamond][size=5]ROYALTY[/size] [item=royal cape][item=pleated ruff][item=crimson silk veil][item=crimson silk sash] [font=garamond][size=5]MASQUERADE[/size] [item=regal masque][item=earthen masque] [font=garamond][size=5]WEDDING[/size] [item=marigold flowerfall][item=white wooly coat][item=white waistcoat] [item=sweetheart lace headpiece][item=sweetheart lace collar][item=sweetheart lace wristlet] [font=garamond][size=5]BEST ROLEPLAY[/size] [item=accent: ocean gift][item=glamortail hopper][item=tickled hyacinth][item=sunrise hibiscus][item=heatherbed lily][item=diver emblem] *some prizes were removed and replaced due to issues with donations. Sorry for the inconvenience.[/center]

mareike

2886

April 17, 2017 07:53:01

PRIZES

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EMISSARY DI LEVITOS
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
this is not just a prize, but a title! officially the winner will be crowned ring-bearer to the marriage of the sea which will take place at the end of the Saturnalia. this dragon will be entrusted to the preservation and protection of both Levitos the the ocean surrounding it.

+ 1 blurb of the winning dragon by nemodave (claimable)

PAGEANT VICTORS
DAILY THEMES SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS

SPRINGTIME

MERCHANTS

BEACH PARTY

ASSASSIN

PROPHETS

PIRATES

STEAMPUNK

DEEPSEA CREATURES

ROYALTY

MASQUERADE

WEDDING

BEST ROLEPLAY

*some prizes were removed and replaced due to issues with donations. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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( T H I S | A N D | T H I S | A N D | T H I S )

Last edited on May 27, 2017 05:39:25 by mareike

THE PARADE OF LIGHTS
PAGEANT WINNERS
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mareike

2886

April 17, 2017 07:53:39

THE PARADE OF LIGHTS
PAGEANT WINNERS
main post | daily themes | prizes | winners
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Last edited on Apr 21, 2017 19:30:52 by mareike

daily pinglist:
@/Joydom @/seamadeland @/saristar @/alagasianflame @/Lallie

pinging the judges!
@tigressrising @Pilotslover @SilverIcyCat @Boundingfeather

mareike

2886

April 17, 2017 07:53:51

daily pinglist:
@/Joydom @/seamadeland @/saristar @/alagasianflame @/Lallie

pinging the judges!
@tigressrising @Pilotslover @SilverIcyCat @Boundingfeather

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( T H I S | A N D | T H I S | A N D | T H I S )

Last edited on Apr 18, 2017 19:56:38 by mareike

And we're open! First post will just have to post any dragon.

mareike