Valentine’s Day is a much loved holiday in Breton and is always celebrated to the fullest. This year will be no exception!

At noon on Saturday, the festivities will begin with a ‘dessert crawl’ for the younger citizens and anyone else with a sweet tooth. Local bakeries, candy shops, and coffee shops will be featured on a map that anyone can get if they visit the first stop, Brainwash. At each stop they can get a sweet treat and a special stamp on their map. Once they’ve visited every stop, they can bring their map back to Brainwash for an extra special treat that will be sure to keep them sugared up for the holiday.

On Sunday, the day of love, The Castlebrac hotel will host an adults only celebration. With the theme of naughty or nice, all party guests must dress in their sexiest outfits or lingerie; Dark colors for the naughty, lighter colors for the nice. The festivities will continue well into the evening and many employers have already cancelled work for Monday in preparation.

OOC information below the cut!

This event will run from Saturday, February 13th, to Sunday February 14th at 11:59 PM EST. Both parts of the event can be written starting Saturday. We can’t wait to see what fun you have with this!

Also, be sure to use the tag bretonvday2023 so we can keep up with all you do!

Julia felt a little out of place. She hadn’t been back in Breton in years, let alone at a party with this many people. She wondered if anyone here remembered her, would notice she was not only back, but collarless. It sent a trickle of nerves down her spine. She looked down at her gown, smoothing her hand over it, trying to let out a calming breath. There were just so many people. She needed a drink. 

Just in time, a waiter was coming her way, just one champagne flute left on his tray and she made a beeline his way. Just as she reached up for the glass though someone else did as well, bumping hands and nearly knocking the glass over and Julie snatched her hand away, an embarrassed laugh escaping her, “Sorry! Please, go ahead, I’ll find another.”

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If Tor had his way-- he probably would have called it an early night and gotten some good sleep for the night.

Some poking, prodding and the sense of duty to his house-- and Tor is at the party for the night. Mint green is the color of the night-- maybe a mojito, or three will tie along with it.

Rhett Thomas-Floch attends the 2022 Breton Masquerade.

Aramis Gagne attends the 2022 Breton Masquerade with @kit-chareonsuk, wearing a goblin mask. 

Pittengreen Ball | Beginnings

Theodore moved to the front of the dias and stepped up on the platform that was prepared for his use. He straightened his already straight tie, leaving it slightly askew. This would embarrass him later but for now, he was something unusual for the confident man. He was nervous. Apprehensive. This was the first step for the future of Breton. Glancing over, he nodded at his little girl, looking ridiculous beautiful and so grown up in her gown. He felt a rush of pride and a longing for his claim. How he wished she were here to see her girl grown into a beautiful woman. He turned his attention to the waiting crowd and began.

“Good evening and welcome to the 109th Pittengreen Ball. It is a night when we celebrate our continued freedom and honour our nation’s place in this world. It is a fitting night to recognize all who have come before us, to celebrate the people of Breton, and to welcome those who have reached their date of designation in the last year to our ranks.” He paused to allow the crowd to politely clap before he continued.

“Tonight we pay tribute to His Royal Highness. For over two decades, he led our country forward with utmost respect for all of his people. A man who welcomed the world and greeted the future while never forgetting the past. It is due to his hard work, we can boast of our arts, our industry, our environmental record and land use policies that people from around the world come to study. We have much to honour of our past but even still, I do not forget the lessons that he taught us. For Breton must never forget her past but to honour that past, we must move into the future with grace.

We are presented with a challenge, that is true, but in challenge there is opportunity. His Highness was both our liege but also our friend. He loved his people but he did not patronize them, nor fail to recognize their needs. So I will follow his example. His life was cut short through tragic accident and unfortunately, no heir was selected prior to his untimely passing.

That said ... good fortune smiles upon us because we have three worthy potential successors. I am proud to acknowledge the Duchess of Anjou, Amalie Dubois, the Duke of Maine, Cyrus Tanet, and the Duchess of Nantes, Katarin LeMeur. Each stand in equal rank to succeed the King. Each leads their House with passion, care and respect. Each is worthy. Still .... a choice must be made.

Therefore, I am proud to announce that I have been selected as the Interim Head of the Royal Council of Breton and will be tasked with selecting the next leader of our beautiful nation. I am proud and humbled to be so tasked. It is truly an honour. 

To begin our year, I wish to offer a challenge to each of our potential successors and their respective Houses. A leader has many patronages. Institutions, organizations and causes that are dear to their heart and speak to what each believes to be vital to the continued success of Breton. I ask each of the noble Houses of Nantes, Maine and Anjou to select one such patronage and organize a fundraising event for that patronage. Together they must collaborate to determine the date of their event but they alone must determine the patronage they will support and the nature of the event itself. There are only two caveats - they can only support one patronage with their event and the event itself must in some way be tied to that cause. They have until December of this year of our Lord 2022 to host their event. 

With that said, I invite each and every attendee at the Ball to enjoy their evening, in honour of one another and our King ... May he rest in peace...” Lifting his glass Theo toasted the crowd before taking a sip. With a wave of his hand, the band struck up once again. 

Arabella Montague at the Pittengreen Ball

Something is brewing at the Castebrac ...

In honour of all Hallow’s Eve, we invite you to join us for the most sensual event of the year.

Come dressed to play. Make it sexy. Make it scary. Raise an eyebrow or raise the dead. Halloween is the night to show us everything you’ve got.

Come one and all ...

Location: Castlebrac Hotel

Date: October 31st

Time: Party starts at 8:00 p.m.

OOC:

After all of our wild and crazy kidnapping fun, we thought it was time for a party where everyone can let down their hair and have a good time. Sexy times are happening at the Castlebrac. Rooms will be secreted where twosomes, threesome and more are welcome to occur.

Show us how sexy your muse can be. It is time to get very naughty.

tag: bretonhalloween2022

Rhett Thomas-Floch attends the Pittengreen Ball on behalf of the House of Maine. 

Please join us as we celebrate the end of our summer reading program! The event will include a raffle with awesome prizes donated by the Houses that will help to fund next year’s program. This is a fun event for all to attend!

ooc:  This charitable event is held each year and the Heads of each House all attend and support. It will begin on Saturday, August 22nd, and will extend for a few days.

This event may have a surprise or two, so you are highly encouraged to have your character participate.  Event posts should be tagged bretonlibrary2022.