Queen's Garden Party

(Year 235, Summer) It's social seasion and Aristocracy has many traditional events to attend these days. Yesterday it was time to visit HRH Queen Venezia in her annual Queen's Garden Party where only females get access. This year they were eight, and only 2 guests from last year's event attend. There's no strict rules regarding how often you can be invited to a tea party, but there is obviously some attention to heritage and achievements, when the exclusive guest invitations are sent out.

Of course you would like to know who were there!

The large terrace is on the back of the royal palace, accessed either from the garden or via the Throne Room. Queen Venezia and Crown Princess Emireza sat at each their table, each with three of the guests. And if you thought the seating was random in such a rather informal setting, you were wrong! Anything taking place at the royal palace is well planned, just like the experienced guests would expect.

Districts not yet affected by Decrees and Taxes

(Year 235, Summer) A new community challenge has occured. The great peerage intendedly had one Peer in each District, but over two centuries several peerages came on the same hand through marriage or other changes affecting nobility. The result is that several districts can not enact the decrees, again meaning that residens of those districts will not benefit from increaed skill gain and tax reduction.

King Tarriot enacted the Verdant Accord as the national 2nd Decree.

Today the Royal Chamber announced a plan to solve this during the next handfull years. 

Exhibition: High Nobility Peer Crowns

(Year 235, Summer) Social Season is here, and high society gathers at various smaller events, all over the Mazaloom kingdom. Yesterday was no exception as the long hinted High Nobility Crown Exhibition opened at Casbah Gallery at Arts Quarter in San Myshuno.

Earlier his year all high nobility Peers, including their wives, were photographed wearing their high nobility crown. Updated photos were wanted for the Heirlooms index, and for the occasion all crowns had been rinsed. As a side project, the photos were converted into painted portraits of both the Peer and his wife. Now the community can admire those paintings for the very first time! 

All eight high nobility Houses were represented at the exhibition, although a painting of Duke Merlin von Windenburg is not there. He was in hospital during the photo session, and is still recovering in a clinic. But 15 portraits is not bad. In addition the Peer Crowns, including Windenburg dukedom, was exhibited in each heir display case, next to the Peer painting for comparing.

Sea kingdom: An Heir was born!

(Year 235, Summer) This morning King Salomar of Sea made a surprise announcement; the kingdom had its heir! Crown Prince Longjav and Princess Lia had a son last night, name not yet decided. King Salomar informed that his grandson is with good health, born in Sulani.

The little prince is the 2nd child born to the Crown Prince and his wife. They previously had a daughter, Princess Kealie (3). Because of Sea traditions only sons can inherit the throne. The king was releved that there was finally born a baby boy, and he even got the blue skin that has been a genetic trademark for the Sea kingdom's royals ever since photographing was a thing, and the actually skin can be proven.

The Romeo & Juliette Story

(Year 235, Summer) You probably heard about this couple and their romance. But do you actually know how the story goes? Why they ran away, where they went - and not the least - why did they return to the neighborhood they once escaped from to protect their true love? It's time for an update!

Juliette (Capp) Monty (58) and Romeo Monty (58) arranged a chat session with us in their lovely home at Bellacorde, region Tredony. Back then, this house was the home of House de Monty, while Juliette grew up not so far away.

- House de Monty is just a bit more than a century old, not as old as House de Capp, and we never held a barony, Romeo explains. - My older brother Mercutio was raised to lead the House into the future. Our father was long gone, so Mr Mercutio actually took over at the young age of 16, probably assisted by our mother.

Royal estates - leaked notes!

(Year 235, Summer) Internal note from the Royal Palace Office (RPO) was leaked, possibly by a palace staff member (rumored to be the fired House Maid Elisabeth Lunvik, but not confirmed). Although the note is not dated, it is of interest as it shows how the numerous royal estates might be occupied over the coming years.

Who's gonna reside at Hafen Herrenhaus?

And, perhaps of even bigger interest, it suggests that some of the current royal caretakers might be asked to move out!

Weddings Galore

(Year 235, Summer) We have so many weddings these days, that Church of Similius had to restrict the frequency of wedding ceremonies in their five churches: Only one wedding per seasons Spring, Summer and Fall per church. This year all churches were booked for Summer, and several outdoor venues were used as well.

Meadows parish

Let's start with the Meadows parish, where some well known residents gave their woes.

Ms Valeria Phlum and Baron Rainert of Myshuno were married in Gloom Church.

The wedding getting the most attention this year, was Baron Rainert of Myshuno (33) finally getting married. The bride was Ms Valeria Phlum (32), also from San Myshuno. The two met at the private Mossy Lane dorm while getting their University degees. Valeria is already a doctor, just like her mother, and she is also known from Ice Skating where she won medals five times, winning gold 6 years ago as her best achievement.

New Photo of the Royal Family

(Year 235, Summer) The Royal Palace Office has shared a new family photo, showing His Majesty and the Queen with all their four children. This time there's no gown and tiara involved, but it's been a while since we saw a group photo featuring them all.

Left to right: Prince Marcuz (20), Prince Cecil (20), Queen Venezia (59), King
Tarriot (67), Crown Princess Emireza (24), and Prince Bazillimus (22).

The photo was taken in the lovely King's Tea Salon, the room where the royal family gathers on Constitution Day, connected to the palace's main balcoony where they pop out to wave to the cheering crowds. This time it was an internal gathering where the birthdays of all three princes were celebrated. There's no information on the full giest list, only that it was a moderate and informal party with only the close family and maybe a couple friends, too, eating and mingling.

The Flock Project

(Year 235, Summer) There's been quite some fuss regarding the scientic Flock People project, since a royal palace staff member was fired for joining the project by getting pregnant, without informing her employer. Some time back another female resident at Willow Field in Gloomville gave birth to the first Flock baby. So what is next? Is this project still fully covered by science?

Illustrations created to document the unique looks of the now dead Flock man.

When the last known Humperton Flock was found dying, Landgraab Science Lab in Oasis Springs kept the body under observation. The project was kept secret until they managed to create a new Flock baby, carried out by Edith Mox, leader of the Save the Flock People organisation. The Flock People has their roots at Willow Field in Gloomville, but was scared away decades ago when the willow forest was cut down.

University Graduatees

(Year 235, Summer) The first member of the current generation of growing up royals got their degrees! There will be plenty more over the next few years, but today the attention goes to HH Princess Evendice alone.

Graduatees: Mr Robin Hump, HH Princess Evendice, and Mr John Phlum.
Right/back is Duke Jarret of Rossie, who is Patron for University of Britechester.

The obligatory photo session took place at University of Britechester, where she studied for 3 years. Students normally spend 4 years on their degree, but royals (and a few high nobility Houses) follow a fast track focusing on a total of 4 classes every term. This gives less room for joing all the fun student activities, but saves them a full year.

Royal Court Line-up includes Surprise

(Year 235, Summer) At the closing session of this year's Great Mazaloom Simposium, taking place at Hotel Lykke in Windenburg, HRM King Tarriot revealed the line-up for the Royal Court. Court won't take place until 1st Day of Winter (aka Investiture Day), but according to traditions the line-up must be announced not less than 6 months earlier, gioving the aristotical community a chance to react in case of shady inheritance etc. These days this is not really needed, but back in the previous eras there could be more conflicts and less transperancy.

While the announcement is a pretty regular thing with few reasons to even raise an eyebrow, this time was different. The audience was left with huge questionmarks on their faces.

Royal Approval for PM Dougham

(Year 235, Spring) A new Prime Minister will traditionally get an audience with His Majesty before the new People Chamber opens, but this time the procedure was slightly postponed for last week of Spring. It's a simple meeting, isolated from all he functionality of People Chamber, but needs to take place according to stately protocol.

Mr Charloman C. Dougham (62) finally got his audience, and following tradition his wife, Mrs Corinne Dougham Mester Crestville (71) joined.