A Dance with Dragons

[strongworld]

Who: You!
Where: Li Yu Tiao
When: May 24th - 31st
What: The Festival of Dragons!
Status: Open!

That special time of year has arrived when the Typhoon Grips allow safe passage to the Sky Islands. Here on Li Yu Tiao, the Festival of Dragons is about to begin. During this time, the villagers celebrate the koi that pass through their island to spawn and the great dragon that guards their land with its powerful magic.

From the opening, the streets will be filled with music, dancing, and indulgence. Grab some incredible local food and sample the fine alcohol brewed on the island. The hot springs are open to adults in the evenings and offer both separate and communal baths.

From May 25th until the 27th, the Dragon's Judgement Tournament will take place. The tournament is single-elimination, in which combatants can win either by amassing points by connecting with their hits, or by submission. Only nonfatal weapons are allowed and killing is strictly forbidden. The winner of the tournament will gain the title of the "Dragon's Hand" for the next year, and will be gifted with a crimson robe and a golden dragon statue.

On the 30th, a large stage is erected in front of the Dragon Gate. At sundown, the woman decided to be the most beautiful on the island will perform a dance on the stage. She will be dressed in a robe of glittering gold and a headpiece resembling a koi's whiskers. The dance is said to entice the koi into the next stage of their lives. During the dance, a single koi will leap through the gate and be transformed into a great dragon with impressive rainbow-colored scales. It is said this dragon's magic keeps the island tethered to the Dragon Gate and is the source of its wonderful weather. As the dance completes, the dancer's dress transforms into a pair of brilliant wings, and she takes into the air to live as the dragon's bride and protector. The two will then depart together for the mountain's summit. While the dancer is almost exclusively a local villager, it is not unheard of for an outsider to be selected for the role.

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Opening Day

[strongworld]

Enjoy the cool breeze, the delicious food, and the beautiful women. Some stalls may still be in the middle of setting up, but they'll happily sell you their wares.

Dragon's Judgement Sign-Ups

[strongworld]

Are you man enough to face the Dragon's Judgement? Are you here for honor? To show your strength? Maybe you'd just like to get your hands on that golden statue?

Whatever your reasons, you may sign up here.

(Sign-ups can be performed either ICly or OOCly. Fighters will be placed in brackets at random. Minor NPCs may be placed into the tournament should we need to reach an even number. Each round winners will be decided by RNG.)

Re: Dragon's Judgement Sign-Ups

[judgementscythe]

[as soon as she sees the counter she perks up]

Sign me up!

[yourotherleft]

[fighting tournament? Don't mind if I do!]

Oho, you think I can't fight without my swords? You'll see.

[youhearthebells]

Awwwww yeah, sign me up!

[om_nom_namur]

He's so in.

[seakingbait]

[Not nervous nope.]

Re: Dragon's Judgement Sign-Ups

[crankyshark]

No way Thash would pass this up

[letteropener]

[SURPRISE IT'S A PONY]

[Really, she's just doing this for a lark.]

[vanitas_veci]

Sounds fun.

[whitedragon_abs]

Dragons are my thing!

[rebellions]

GORILLA FATES ARE YEARNING and such

The Dragon's Judgement Tournament

[strongworld]

The three-day tournament. Preliminary tournament will take place on the 25th, the semi-finals on the 26th, and the finals and winner's coronation on the 27th.

Round 1

[strongworld]

The Hot Springs

[strongworld]

Both separate and communal, the hot springs open in the evening to adults only.

open;

[anelegantmyth]

[After everything that's happened these past few weeks. Cynthia couldn't get to the communal hot springs faster. They had told her this was an adults only bath. She didn't even WANT to think about whatever underlying meaning it had. All she cared about right now was relaxing and not worrying about how drunk her captain probably is by now. Yup. Heaven.]

Open

[booyaka_boom]

*This was perfect - Selphie could spend forever in the hot springs, just allowing herself to wind down, relax, to try not to think about anything. So here she is, soaking in the communal hot springs. She spends most of the time lying back with her eyes closed and a peaceful smile, but sometimes she sits up to adjust her tied up hair and see who else might be around*

OPEN

[judgementscythe]

[Nothing felt better after a fight than a dip in the hot springs. Relaxes the muscles, releases the tension, This is something Lorelai was happy. A way to relax and unwind that wasn't her usual path of getting really drunk. Yeah she's not as social but a relaxed Lorelai is a happy Lorelai and a hot tub after a good fight means you get a very relaxed explorer.]

Dragon's Bride Voting

[strongworld]

Are you, or do you know of a woman who's beauty is beyond compare? Please, submit her name to be voted to become the Dragon's Bride! The winner will perform the dance to close the ceremony on the last day of the festival.

(Submissions can come either ICly or OOCly. You may vote for yourself or for others. Only one vote per character, please.)

[thetruehistorian]

She is an excellent dancer.

The Dragon's Dance

[strongworld]

The Dragon's Bride will perform her dance and summon the great dragon that protects this village.

open

[yourotherleft]

[this festival is more like it! Zoro is curious about the tales of an actual dragon - he still remembers searching Phantasia for one, and though he's aware he's not allowed to slay it, he wants to see it if it's real.

Until then, he can be found all over the place. Definitely indulging in food and drink, signing up for the tournament, maaaybe the hot springs if anyone wants a bath party.

Either way, he's in a much better mood than he has been the last few weeks. With the storm clouds cleared and life back on track, he's ready to party with anyone who crosses his path.]

[seakingbait]

[Hey Zoro you've got a mermaid on your arm. Keimi beams up at him.]

Isn't this place neat? I've never seen a human festival for fish before!

open

[youhearthebells]

[this place is even closer to home, for Gan Ning, than Yuezhong. He's in a sort of daze as he walks around, checking out the landscape and the people. They, in turn, seem extremely impressed with his massive dragon tattoos, so as he goes he finds that he doesn't really have to pay for drinks.

There's no fight in him this week, just fun - outside of the tournament, that is. Of course he's going to prove his prowess the manly way. But whether he succeeds or gets eliminated, he's going to have fun, and then go back to drinking and rubbing shoulders with the festival-goers. One might find him in the middle of a throng telling his tales of fighting the demon Orochi and brushing up against the gods to anyone willing to listen.]

[anelegantmyth]

[Apparently a crowd formed around her captain as he told his grand epic about him and Orochi and whatever else. In reality, that story's been so overtold on the ship, she somehow trained herself to tune out every time he even mentions the name Orochi. But this is a completely different story. People were so amazed by him. Sitting down, pouring him drinks, gawking at him. That's never good.

Her own drink in hand, she kind of just blends into the crowd and listens in. Though, in a sea of red and gold, a blonde in all black won't blend no matter what happens. Oh well. She'll just be here. ]

OPEN

[fastandfuryous]

[The Nightfury may be slightly larger than those who know him would remember him to have been before. His harness and tail fin have been upgraded too, and things would be more apparent as to what might have happened if one were to see Hiccup about as well.

But Toothless will find his way into things as he's prone to. He keeps hearing people say stuff about dragons but so far he hasn't seen or smelled any! But what he has smelled...is a lot of fish! Hopefully no one is going to yell at him for upturning a basket, in which he stuffs as many fish down his gullet as he can.

Just be thankful he hasn't gone after any koi!]

[crankyshark]

[The shark hybrid had been wandering around near the good when he heard the racket of a basket of fish being devoured. When he turned to look he was pretty shocked to see a dragon! And it didn't look anything like the dragons from his world...but those dragons could talk so he assumed this one could too]

Hi...you're a dragon right? Wow, a dragon with wings....

open

[originaldragoon]

Rose is walking around the festival, checking out stalls and other activities. The festival is about dragons so of course that catches her interest. Though the dragons that are depicted in the art work around the festival are very different from the ones in her world.

The Tournament sounds interesting, though she will not be signing up for it. Fighting in a tournament to prove one's self never really appealed to her, as she feels she has nothing to prove. Besides, it also required non fatal weapons, and she never felt comfortable using a wooden practice sword, so she will just be watching.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     There's so much to see around here, but Lyrik can't help but be slightly disappointed for the lack of actual dragons to be seen. Here he'd been hoping he could see whatever counted as a native dragon of the land. The images of them nevertheless seem impressive. They look nothing like the ones from his world.

     He spends most of his time looking at the various wares of the vendors gathered for the festivities. The food is delicious, and there are so many interesting things sold, although nothing that's quite caught his eye enough that he'd wish to purchase.

     Of course, with so much going on, it's easy for him to get distracted that he might not pay as careful attention to where he's going as he ought to. Oops!

Open To All!

[myfayevalentine]

Festivals are always fun. For Faye they mean plenty to drink, plenty to eat, and the opportunity to wear some new outfits. She can be found in various places enjoying all of these things - spectating at the fighting tournament, wandering around to enjoy the atmosphere and waste some time, or sitting somewhere with a drink in her hand. While the crew are on the island, Faye figures that she really ought to take advantage of the hot springs too, so she can be found every day (in varying bikinis) soaking up in the communal hot springs.

Re: Open To All!

[alwaysgrumpy]

Akira is...well, just sort of there. As he tends to be, given how quiet he is when he isn't deliberately trying to get attention. He's still mostly dressed, just his legs dangling in the water as he gazes up at the moon.

"I wonder how long we'll be able to celebrate like this, all the crews together," he said, "Probably not much longer."