02-01-2004, 21:34
Said the Mauve Queen unto Scott Joplin:
"I like System of a Down,
But only one alone amongst these rockers,
May wear my mighty crown."
And said Scott Joplin unto the Mauve Queen:
"Why must it be this way?
Let us dance and soon forget,
And leave this to another day.
And so he played a ragtime song,
And the Mauve Queen danced to its beat,
And in the kingdom knew neither right nor wrong,
As the Mauve Queen shimmied and moved her feet.
A Brief Overview of the Principalities
The Eleventy-Five Principalities of the Principality of the Mauve Principalities are ruled by a single royal family: the Mauve Imperial Metabarony. The Mauve Queen, Psychosis, (current ruler of the Principality of Principalities), is one of thirteen brothers and sisters, all of whom are constantly plotting and counterplotting in order to seize the throne. Born to Queen Emphysema and King Meningitis, these thirteen siblings assassinated their parents as children, and divided the single Principality of Mauve into fifty five sub-principalities, doled out amongst themselves.
The sisters are: Delerium, Lunacy, Psychosis (the eldest sister in the family), Fantasia, Paranoia, Anorexia, Eureka!, and the youngest, Neurotica.
The brothers: Pandemonium (the eldest brother), Mausoleum, Moratorium, and Bob.
Now because we have an uneven number of principalities and an uneven number of siblings, naturally some are going to get more than others, and this is the cause of most of the guile, cant, and intrigue amongst the family. Though the throne is held by Psychosis, the eldest sister (aptly named, for she is indeed, psychotic), this is by far a temporary position, as Pandemonium is mustering a palace coup to oust his sister, and Neurotica and Eureka!, the two youngest sisters, begin to rouse their own rabble of pig-worshippers and hack lawyers, by using the power of a ragtime piano infused with the spirit of Scott Joplin.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention him. Since the formation of the Principality, and the creation of the imperial line, the advisor to the family has always been a large player piano wherein dwells the reincarnated spirit of early 20th century ragtime pianist, Scott Joplin. Some believe that Joplin secretly harbours his own plan for domination of the principality, but others stolidly disagree. Frankly, the debate is as high up in the air as the mediaeval debate over how many angels could dance upon the end of a needle.
As for me, I am the faithful family butler, Moravic Butler, from a long family line of butlers. I will be your guide and companion as we tour the Mauve Principalities.
Yours truly,
Moravic Butler,
Butler to the Mauve Family
"I like System of a Down,
But only one alone amongst these rockers,
May wear my mighty crown."
And said Scott Joplin unto the Mauve Queen:
"Why must it be this way?
Let us dance and soon forget,
And leave this to another day.
And so he played a ragtime song,
And the Mauve Queen danced to its beat,
And in the kingdom knew neither right nor wrong,
As the Mauve Queen shimmied and moved her feet.
A Brief Overview of the Principalities
The Eleventy-Five Principalities of the Principality of the Mauve Principalities are ruled by a single royal family: the Mauve Imperial Metabarony. The Mauve Queen, Psychosis, (current ruler of the Principality of Principalities), is one of thirteen brothers and sisters, all of whom are constantly plotting and counterplotting in order to seize the throne. Born to Queen Emphysema and King Meningitis, these thirteen siblings assassinated their parents as children, and divided the single Principality of Mauve into fifty five sub-principalities, doled out amongst themselves.
The sisters are: Delerium, Lunacy, Psychosis (the eldest sister in the family), Fantasia, Paranoia, Anorexia, Eureka!, and the youngest, Neurotica.
The brothers: Pandemonium (the eldest brother), Mausoleum, Moratorium, and Bob.
Now because we have an uneven number of principalities and an uneven number of siblings, naturally some are going to get more than others, and this is the cause of most of the guile, cant, and intrigue amongst the family. Though the throne is held by Psychosis, the eldest sister (aptly named, for she is indeed, psychotic), this is by far a temporary position, as Pandemonium is mustering a palace coup to oust his sister, and Neurotica and Eureka!, the two youngest sisters, begin to rouse their own rabble of pig-worshippers and hack lawyers, by using the power of a ragtime piano infused with the spirit of Scott Joplin.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention him. Since the formation of the Principality, and the creation of the imperial line, the advisor to the family has always been a large player piano wherein dwells the reincarnated spirit of early 20th century ragtime pianist, Scott Joplin. Some believe that Joplin secretly harbours his own plan for domination of the principality, but others stolidly disagree. Frankly, the debate is as high up in the air as the mediaeval debate over how many angels could dance upon the end of a needle.
As for me, I am the faithful family butler, Moravic Butler, from a long family line of butlers. I will be your guide and companion as we tour the Mauve Principalities.
Yours truly,
Moravic Butler,
Butler to the Mauve Family