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[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

(partly inspired by a character suggested in one of Cheesecake's games)
You have been invited to a dead man's party.
This dead man is a well known lord, he owns a manor by the lake side. The lake has always had a small cloud of fog surrounding it and the entrance of the manor ever since he has moved in and no one has seen him in the flesh before, though his name is well known for his property holdings.
This invitation strikes you as being a prestigious prize for a lowly person such as yourself. You are a rather poor business owner, you don't know much about the business itself just that you knew the towns people would spend money at such a place and you could ride on the small profit till you got on your feet with a better holding, now's your chance to schmooze the guy who could fund you into riches.

You grabbed you finest clothes; nice red short sleeve button up, blue plaid sweater vest, black dress coat, nice wrist watch, black hat with white trim (short top hat), dress cane, black dress pants, and snazzy black slacks.
You park your auto mobile yourself in the back of the lot, too greedy to pay for someone to do it for you. You walk through the gates and feel a cold chill run down your spine, you see several other high class individuals walking towards the entrance to the manor where the party is to begin soon.
You enter and everyone is in line to sign their names on the guest ledger.
The ledger is asking for name, business, and title on the council of business
what do you write on the ledger?

[~Neri]

I have a feeling I know the book this setting may be from.

I shall be watching.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

It's from a song actually

[~Neri]

Ah.

There's a book that has a similar concept.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

((changed the OP just a bit to make it less stupid))

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Nobody wants to play?

[StrawBarrel]

We write:

V. X. Smellinger, Smellinger & Co. Garments, Head Honcho of Women's & Children's Garments

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

((Will wait till tomorrow morning for start up))

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

You approach the ledger and write down your name and business, also writing your BS position in the council.
You follow the other guests in as the great maple doors of the entrance close and the servants bring down great metal bars to bare the door shut.
There is a slight level of confusion though no one is too worried.
One servant walks out to address the crowd in the open entrance area.
He is dressed in all black like the others, there is red trim on the cuffs of the sleeves and pants. He is wearing leather slacks and a short top hat with purple trim on the rim, a blue feather sticking out from a red band around the base of the hat. He has a purple, red, and blue mask that covers his whole face.
You observe that the only difference between him and the others is the feather.
He speaks,¨We are sorry to inform you that the host of this party has some business to attend to currently, but he would like to move his guests to the dinning hall. For the mean time please mingle nicely and dine on the snacks set out in the hall and the Host will be with your shortly¨
The servants begin directing the crowd to the dining hall.

[StrawBarrel]

V. X. Smellinger: Take some time to admire the foyer. How does it look? Then walk into the dining hall.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

There is the whole double stair case from the entrance to the second floor thing and a large mingling are with a ledger sitting on a gilded stand in the middle  infront of a mahogany table with floral vases on it, the flowers are fresh. The servants lead you under the (porch?) of the stairs that lead up and open two great doors into a large hall with many side rooms. As you walk along on the blue and purple carpet a servant pulls you to the side slips a note in your pocket, then puts a finger over the mouth of his mask to say hush and leads you back into the group

[StrawBarrel]

Read the note as we walk.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

You unfold the note as you walk down the corridor, the other patrons seem distracted by the good trims on the ceiling, the intricately designed doors, the quality carpet, the everything.

The note reads-
Hello Mr. Smellinger,
I understand that you seek membership in the council, yes I know you lied on the ledger. I hold nothing against it, if anything by doing that you proved your dedication to extending your reach in the game.
As you know I am currently enthraled in some matters of my own but I think you may be able to help me and in the process gain a bit for yourself.
If you want to know more, encounter my servant wearing jade cufflinks. 

As you finish reading the group makes it to the dining hall, it is a large room with great stained glass windows looking out into the fog lake. The tables are long and covered in plates of snaking foods of the region, dumplings, rice balls, wine tasting platters, cheese spreads with salted crackers, and pretzels. The large group of business people begin gorging themselves in the delicious food and entrancing each other in their talk of large business and wealthy person troubles.
You see the servant with jade cufflinks serving fine wine to some patrons.

[StrawBarrel]

Go up to the servant and ask him if he can tell us how we can help.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Before you speak he hands you a glass of wine, you see there is something in the bottom of the glass, he whispers in your ear gesturing to the glass,"Read this one alone, the bathrooms are out those doors, the bedrooms are down the hall you came in through, and the kitchen should only have servants. (Other people look and he pulls back and speaks up) and this one sir is a fine red from Floun' danya, a nice city on the wine country, it should have a strong flavor and an aroma matched by few"