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GMN - Ostol, Great Majorca

Today, Regius Palace released news that HSH Crown Duchess Areen of Great Majorca has decided her duty to the people and throne of Great Majorca requires her to find a suitor.

The Crown Duchess is first in line to the throne currently held by Grand Duke Marek I. "The pressure to marry and produce a heir has become more apparent" says Judith Benton, aide to the Crown Duchess.

Nearly 30 years ago The Grand Duke abolished the law that requires the throne of Great Majorca to be ascended only by a male heir. Three years ago the Grand Duke changed the law to allow members of the royal family to marry anyone they choose regardless of royal title or priviledge.

The Crown Duchess is an accomplished pianist and has a B.S. in education. She is currently working on completing her Masters and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She enjoys hunting and has only recently starting thinking of her future as heir to the throne of Great Majorca.

The Crown Duchess will host the annual Autumn Ball for the Prime Minister and members of parliament as well as other honored guests. She sends an open invitation to all potential suitors and hopes they can join her on this festive occasion. The Autumn Ball will be held 11-10 at Regius Palace in Ostol, Great Majorca. The Grand Duke and Duchess will also be in attendance.

To HSH Crown Duchess Areen of Great Majorca,

I wish to attend the annual Autumn Ball in order to meet you. I await your reply. If you wish more information feel free to ask.

Signed,
Alberto Listless

To:HSH Crown Duchess Areen of Great Majorca
From: The Socialist Republic of Deurem

We would like to send one of our delegates a Carlos Garcia to your Autumn Ball if you allow.

OOC: Any other info, like age, interests, etc?

IC:

The Empire of Arnatia would be honoured to send its beloved son, Lord Ethan Malis, to the ball. Lord Ethan is an accomplished scholar, educated in economics, political science, and strategic studies. He has served as a military officer, rising through the ranks of the infantry in the family tradition. Though he presently performs primarily governmental functions, he retains command of 3 Battalion, 2 Imperial Fusiliers, and is responsible for the Empire's northern administrative region, Castamere.

The morning sun was beaming through the large plate glass windows. It would be a beautiful day if it were not for the strong winds that Areen could hear blowing against the palace walls.

Areen looked out the windows on to the courtyard below and she could see people rushing by on their way to their destinations. Road traffic had been prohibited in front of the palace for several years due to the number of people who would stop their cars to take a look at the palace. Areen could only think to herself how the people felt as they headed off to work or to take their kids to school or...

A knock rang out on the 12' high oak door to Areen's office. The Princess turned around to give full attention to Judith Benton who walked in with the days mail. "Good morning your Highness, beautiful day out today" Judith said as she walked to Areen's desk and layed a basket on her desk with corespondence Judith had thought deserved the Princesses immediate attention. Areen responded "very sunny, but dreadfuly windy. What is the temperature today?" Judith looked confused for a moment and said "I think they said 39 degrees on the radio as I drove in today m'am."

Areen ended the small talk with asking Judith "what do you have for me today Judy?" Judith said "the usual invites and requests but it seems the newspaper article did well at getting responses to the Autumn Ball. You have three replies. One from the Socialist Republic of Deurem, one from Beatus, and one from The Empire of Arnatia." Areen looked at the responses and read each of the carefully. "Please send them my regards for responding to my invite and give them a little bit of personal information about myself...but not too personal or intimate." Areen closed the responses and stuck them in her desk drawer. "Yes m'am, right away!" Judith curtsied and asked the Princess "would you like anything to drink your Highness?" "Perhaps a water would be nice" Areen replied. Judith nodded and said "right away m'am" and walked out of the office.

Judith took the water to the Princess and returned to her desk. She pulled up the template of the Princesses stationary and began to type:

To: Alberto Listless, The Beatus
From: Judith Benton, aide to HSH Princess Areen

HSH Princess Areen, Crown Duchess of Great Majorca has recieved your reply to attend the Autumn Ball being held in Ostol, Great Majorca.

The Princess has asked me to inform you that you will need to make accomodations once you arrive in the city. Travel to and from the palace will be provided.

On a personal note the princess has asked me to share the following with you: She is 24 years old and 5'8" tall. Her primary education took place at the Benedictine Convent in Sancte Michael, her university studies took place at Balthom University in Ostol. She will complete her Masters in primary education in the spring and enjoys hunting and martial arts. Please feel free to contact HSH at the palace with information you would feel is necessary about yourself.

Best regards,

Judith Benton

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To: Carlos Garcia, The Socialist Republic of Deurem
From: Judith Benton, aide to HSH Princess Areen

HSH Princess Areen, Crown Duchess of Great Majorca has recieved your reply to attend the Autumn Ball being held in Ostol, Great Majorca.

The Princess has asked me to inform you that you will need to make accomodations once you arrive in the city. Travel to and from the palace will be provided.

On a personal note the princess has asked me to share the following with you: She is 24 years old and 5'8" tall. Her primary education took place at the Benedictine Convent in Sancte Michael, her university studies took place at Balthom University in Ostol. She will complete her Masters in primary education in the spring and enjoys hunting and martial arts. Please feel free to contact HSH at the palace with information you would feel is necessary about yourself.

Best regards,

Judith Benton

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To: Lord Ethan Malis, The Empire of Arnatia
From: Judith Benton, aide to HSH Princess Areen

Your Imperial Grace. HSH Princess Areen, Crown Duchess of Great Majorca has recieved your reply to attend the Autumn Ball being held in Ostol, Great Majorca.

The Princess has asked me to inform you that you will need to make accomodations once you arrive in the city. Travel to and from the palace will be provided.

On a personal note the princess has asked me to share the following with you: She is 24 years old and 5'8" tall. Her primary education took place at the Benedictine Convent in Sancte Michael, her university studies took place at Balthom University in Ostol. She will complete her Masters in primary education in the spring and enjoys hunting and martial arts. Please feel free to contact HSH at the palace with information you would feel is necessary about yourself.

Best regards,

Judith Benton

Areen finished her days work and decided that the late afternoon was a perfect time to retire a bit before she had to leave for her final fitting of her ball gown. Areen opened the door to her office and began to walk down the wide hallway. Judith caught glimpse of her and jumped to her feet saying "Your Highness, the House Master has informed me that he would like to inform the suitors as to proper protocol for the ball." Areen responded "Very well, but tell him to keep it simple...no grand displays!" "Yes m'am" Judith replied and as she finished her notes she caught a glimpse of HSM The Grand Duke walking with his aide Gordon Tyre walking down the hall on an intercept course with Areen. Judith retreated to the wall and curtsied as she said "Good day Your Majesty" Grand Duke Marek nodded and acknowledged Judith. Areen turned to her father and said "Hi dad!" The Grand Duke smiled and said "Don't forget you have your final fitting today at 6:00. I am off to Parliament House to see the PM and make our announcement. I will see you when I get back and your mother is still at her hospital charity banquet." "Yes dad" Areen said as she rolled her eyes at the thought of being stuck a hundred time by the seamstress. The Grand Duke and Gordon continued down the hall until they came to the elevator and entered. "6 o'clock" the Grand Duke yelled as the doors closed in front of him. "24 years old and he still treats me like a 12 year old" Areen said sarcasticly. Judith laughed and said "my father would be the same way." Areen continued on her walk with Judith at her side until they got to the two large glass doors which bore the Royal Crest, these doors signified the entrance of the personal chambers of the royal family. Judith asked in a polite voice "Do you need to be present at your father's announcement?" Areen responded "no, but I will need to be present at the official receiving ceremony once the delegates arrive. My father says it is good training." Judith nodded with acknowledgment. "Judy, come get me around 4:30. Any plans for this evening?" "No m'am, just my cat and I this evening" Judith replied. Areen smiled gently and thanked Judy for doing a good job and walked through the doors to her royal apartment.

Judith turned around and made her way back down the long hallway toward her desk on her way she noticed the House Master was in his office and decided she would stop and relay the Princesses wishes concerning his request. Judith knocked on the door frame so as not to startle the house Master who was looking over some papers that lay scattered on his desk. "Her Highness has given her consent for you to contact the suitors, however she hopes you will keep the protocol simple." Judith spoke with a definite confidence since she knew that outside of the royal family the House Master gave little credence to what the other House Staff had to say. Judith knew she outranked the House Master when it came to matters of the personal schedule of the Princess, but she was still intimidated by the older gentleman that sat at the desk. The House Master looked up and said "I understand" and immediately began to look for the Royal letterhead on which to pen his letter. Judith made sure she had passed the doorway before she shuddered and shook her head and then walked back to desk to finish her work for the day noting the 4:30 wake up call she needed to make to the Princess.

The House Master started typing his letter. He thought to himself of how it would look if he sent out a form letter as opposed to a personal letter to all three suitors. He realized only one was of royal blood and the other two were commoners. He decided on writing a form letter:

Dear sirs-

Tomorrow night you will be honored guests of Her Royal Highness Princess Areen, Crown Duchess of Great Majorca. When you arrive you will be escorted to the Black Hall. In that hall you will see a Large set of wooden doors with a red carpet rolling away from them. At Royal functions, it is tradition for the Prime Minister to escort the Princess. The right side will be reserved for the Prime Minister and his wife. The left side will be reserved for the PM cabinet and yourselves. I will annouce the arrival of HSH and you will rise and bow before the Princess. The PM will then greet the Princess and take her hand and they will retreat to the right side of the carpet. I will then annouce the arrival of TSM's the Grand Duke and Duchess of Great Majroca and you will bow again. The Grand Duke and Duchess will then make their way down the carpet to the royal stage where they will be seated with the Princess and the PM and his wife. Once the Grand Duke and Duchess are seated the band will begin to play music. At that point the PM's offical duty as escort ends and you will be allowed to ask the Princess for the pleasure of a dance. We await your arrival at Regius Palace. Please remember this is a black tie event and as such proper attire is required.

Sincerely,

Sir Geoffry Eeks
House Master, Regius Palace

The elevator quickly descended to the garage level of the palace Marek asked Gordon "What color tie did you pick for this occasion?" Gordons quickly fished for the tie in the pocket of his suit coat. "The navy blue and maroon one your majesty since it is an offical announcement." "Thank you Gordon" the Duke said as he grabbed it from Gordon's hand and began to tie it around his neck. "...more than one announcement today, Gordon." Gordon had a confused look on his face as the doors of the elevator opened to the garage level. The two men walked to toward the three cars that awaited them. Men in suits bowed as the Grand Duke approached the car which one of the men had an open door awaiting His Majesty to enter. These men were officers of the Royal Guard. The Royal Family's personal secuirty detail. The Grand Duke and Gordon stopped in front of the middle car and Gordon pulled a leather padfolio from under his arm and gave it to the Grand Duke. "Your statement is all prepared for you Yourt Majesty and..." Gordon couldn't finish his sentence before Marek interuppted him and said "ride with me Gordon, I need to discuss something with you." Gordon again had a complete look of puzzlement on his face but nodded in acknowledgment and got into the car after the Grand Duke entered the car.

The security guards got into their respective cars and the matorcade began it's exit out of the ground around the palace ground and out on to the main roadway. The Grand Duke and his aide were now on their way to Parliament House to meet the Prime Minister.

Gordon, whos face was still painted with a look of confusion, asked the Grand Duke, "what do you need to talk to me about?" The Grand Duke looked directly into Gordons eyes and said "I am concerned about my daughter and this suitor thing. I see this no more than a upscale personal ad. I am concerned for the safety of Areen." Gordon looked as if he had just gotten a stay of execution. The relief was not because he had thought he done anything wrong but rather the possibilities of what the subject could be. Gordon looked at the Grand Duke with sincerity and asked "What do you have in mind?" The Grand Duke said "I want security stepped up and several eyes on the Princess. Coordinate it with Lt. Love and let him take over the assignment of officers to Areen." Gordon responded with a touch of worry in his voice, "what should I tell the Princess?" Marek told Gordon "I will take care of telling Areen." The trip to Parliament House was less than 4 miles from the palace so it only took a few minutes to make the trip. especially with the aid of a police escort.

GMN - Ostol, Great Majorca

Today, Regius Palace released news that HSH Crown Duchess Areen of Great Majorca has decided her duty to the people and throne of Great Majorca requires her to find a suitor.

The Crown Duchess is first in line to the throne currently held by Grand Duke Marek I. "The pressure to marry and produce a heir has become more apparent" says Judith Benton, aide to the Crown Duchess.

Nearly 30 years ago The Grand Duke abolished the law that requires the throne of Great Majorca to be ascended only by a male heir. Three years ago the Grand Duke changed the law to allow members of the royal family to marry anyone they choose regardless of royal title or priviledge.

The Crown Duchess is an accomplished pianist and has a B.S. in education. She is currently working on completing her Masters and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She enjoys hunting and has only recently starting thinking of her future as heir to the throne of Great Majorca.

The Crown Duchess will host the annual Autumn Ball for the Prime Minister and members of parliament as well as other honored guests. She sends an open invitation to all potential suitors and hopes they can join her on this festive occasion. The Autumn Ball will be held 11-10 at Regius Palace in Ostol, Great Majorca. The Grand Duke and Duchess will also be in attendance.

Dear Judith Benton,

We would like to know what age range the Duchess fits into.

Peter Waddle,
Chief Minister

Ooc: 24

The large grandfather clock in the hallway of the office wing of the palace rang out the quarter hour. Judith looked at her watch and realized that the Princess would want to be waken very shortly. Judith shut down her computer and neatly placed the papers she was working on in a folder and removed herself from the desk. She walked down the hall toward the large heavy glass doors that lead to the royal living quarters. Her eyes fixed on the royal crest which was neatly centered on each glass door. She went through the doors and made her way down another hall before she turned right toward a door at the end of a short hall. That door was that of the Princesses personal apartment. A guard stood outside the door and Judith nodded at him as she raised her hand please the button which rang a chime inside the apartment. Judith knew the Princess would be napping on the lounge in the main hall of her apartment and would be able to here her response once she rang the bell. A few moments passed and she pressed the button again. This time a voice came from behind the dorr that said "enter." The guard opened the door and Judith walked into the room. Judith thought to herself that even with all the grandeur of the palace the royal apartments were rather small. Maybe even smaller than her flat in Ostol. "Good evening m'am" Judith said as Areen was now sitting on the end of the lounge "the seamstress is in the library for your final fitting. Shall we meet her there?" Areen rose to her feet and looked quickly in a mirror that hung on one of the tall walls of her apartment, "soon as I look presentable Judy. I would hate to be fitted for a heavy silk dress with my hair in a tangled mess." Judith and Areen shared a laugh. Areen had learned to trust Judith with some many details of her life and Judith had become a close personal friend even though her employment as the Princesses aide required Judith to keep the relationship between herself and the Princess professional. "You look lovely your Highness" Judith said "besides, have you seen the seamstress?" another chuckle rang out aas the two women left the royal apartment and made their way to the library where Areen knew she would have to endure countless sticks with pins.

Judith and Areen made their way to the library and upon entering the large open space the saw an elderly lady standing next to a dress form and the Princesses dress draped over a chair which sat in the middle of the room. The seamstress curtsied and said "Good day your Highness. I think you will be pleased with how your dress came out" Areen loved the dress her mother had helped her pick out. she took the dress and retreated behind a door to change into the gown that needed fitting. Judith sat down on another chair knowing full well the Princess would want her opinion. After a few minutes Areen appeared from behind the closed door. The dress with unfinished hems and tacked ribbond hung on her like an oversized bag. she made her way to the center of the room and took her place on the platform which the seamstress used for fitting the dress. Judith said "the color looks lovely m'am, have you decided which tiara you will wear with it?" Areen nodded and said "the standard tiara I use for all official occasions. It is small but it has a lot of diamonds." Areen grinned and look down as the seamstress began fitting the dress to Areens figure.

After what seemed like hours the seamstress said "finished your Highness. It should be finished by morning and delivered by 9 AM." Areen looked at her and nodded she retreated behind the door once again to remove the garment. She came back out and handed the dress to the seamstress and thanked her for her work and gave her approval of the garment. Judith and Areen started back toward the office floor of the palace. "Tomorrow is the ball your Highness, are you nervous?" "I am" Areen replied, "but my mom and dad will be there. I won't be stuck talking politics all night" Areen laughed as Judith stopped by the elevator and said "I am heading home now m'am. I will see you in the morning. Don't forget to watch your fathers announcement on TV tonight m'am." "I won't" Areen said wiht a sigh. The two parted their ways and Judith disappeared behind the sliding doors of the elevator.

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To the esteemed Crown Duchess Areen of Great Majorca,

President R.L. of the Dominion of Ruthless Slaughter requests permission to attend the Autumn Ball being hosted in your nation's capitol. Lodging and transportation have already been attended to and the Dominion's Chief of Presidential Security will make arrangements with the appropriate contacts.

The President is a retired Leutenant of the Dominion Defense Forces and was honorably discharged at age twenty six when his father died suddenly and he was required to take power and serve out the term. (In the Dominion if a President dies his/her next of kin if meeting the requirements of office take power before the Vice President) R.L. is a master of Krav Maga as well as the mixed martial arts regimen of the DDF. He has a Master's degree in Criminal Justice with special focus on investigative services and criminology. He SCUBA dives and spearfishes when his duties permit and is certified to fly three types of helicopter used in the Dominion.

He is a sportsman as well and looks forward to making your acquaintance.
Sincerely and with regards,
President R.L.
Commander in Chief, Dominion Defense Forces
Co-Chairman, United Defense Directorate

Judith was handed a telegram by a page on her way to her car. She opened and read it. She smiled at the thought of how happy Areen would be if she found a suitable companion to help reign Great Majorca.

OOC: The ball thread will start tomorrow. It was to start tonight but I am terribly far behind can not start in until then.

Ooc: 24

Thank you for your response. May I propose HRH Prince Henry, the King's eldest son and heir apparent.

We would also like to be able to establish mutual embassies and transport links.

Sincerely, Rt. Hon. Peter Waddle MPP