Midnight Mushroom Ball

Every year the Draenei of Zangarmarsh celebrate the coming of the firefly swarms by holding various celebrations in their settlements. Well known for its beautifully haunting setting, the largest celebration is held in the town of Telredor, high atop a mushroom tree...

Guests are invited along for this night of fun, laughter and dancing, all set among the glowing swamps of Zangarmarsh. The dress code for the evening shall be ‘Purple Power’ in honour of the local Sporeling population. There will be food and drinks provided by some of Stormwind’s most famous taverns, as well as a number of contests and events including:
- The Midnight Mushroom Costume Contest!
The dress theme for the ball will be ‘Purple Power.’ Interpret this as you will, but those who feel their outfit is fit for worldwide fame are welcome to sign up for the Costume Contest. This will be judged by a select group of judges, and fabulous prizes shall be given to the winner and runners up! Guests are allowed to enter as single or couple entries. The judges will be looking for creativity, originality and overall style!

- The Midnight Mushroom Talent Show!
Fancy yourself as Azeroth’s funniest comedian? Does your poetry bring tears to people’s eyes? Feel you can out-dance Illidan himself? Able to perform magical tricks to rival those of the Kirin Tor? Then sign up for the Talent Show! Entrants will be judged on the cheers and applause of the audience, and will only have a small amount of time to perform their act. As per usual, fabulous prizes shall be awarded to the winning act! Acts can be performed alone or in groups, so get practicing people!
- Scavenger Hunt!
The swamps of Zangarmarsh are home to various strange plants and critters. Teams in this contest will be given a list of items to collect, each item scoring a number of points, and have a set amount of time to gather as many items as they can. Items will not just be found around the swamp, bonus items may be acquired from less obvious locations...The winning team will be the one with the most points, and will gain fame and glory! The maximum team size is five people.
- Tinkerton’s Philosophical Sale!
For a small donation to the Telredor Food Fund, guests can receive a personalised piece of written philosophical advice which they can keep forever to guide them through life. A real piece of Draenei tradition, and yours to keep!
- As well as much more yet to be announced...
Security for the evening will be provided by the Stormguard, so rest assured all guests shall be well protected from troublemakers, Horde and Fen Strider attacks.
So come along down to the glowing swamps of Zangarmarsh and experience the beauty of the Midnight Mushroom Ball. Whether you dance the night away, take part in the various activities or just sit with a loved one and gaze down at the glowing lights of the swamp, the Midnight Mushroom Ball is sure to appeal to all!
Current Order of The Evening
18:30- Initial Summoning for those who require it ((Summoning of lower levels))
19:00 (Game Time)- The Ball Begins
19:30- Welcome Speech, start of the Scavenger Hunt.
20:00- Costume Contest
21:30- Talent Show
22:30- End of the Ball (Possible fireworks show, watch this space!)
Remember, the dress code for the event will be ‘Purple Power.’
There hasn’t been a ball in a while, and past experience shows Balls are a big attraction for members of the roleplaying community. In an attempt to create a Ball that’s a bit more exotic and different, this will be held deep within the Outlands in the settlement of Telredor. Obvious this means difficulty for lower levels reaching the Ball, but fear not, hopefully there will be several warlocks available to transport you.
Transport
If you are a warlock, or have a high level warlock alt, your services would be very much welcome for this event! We would only need you for a short while before the ball begins to summon lower level characters to Telredor in Zangarmarsh. As a reward you will receive one eternally grateful gnome, as well as thanks from the entire Argent Dawn roleplay community!
If you wish to attend the ball on your lower level character, make sure you are online and whisper Tinkerton at 18:30. Obviously summoning cannot be arranged, and will be given on a first come first serve basis, but hopefully everybody will be safely transported! If you have a warlock in your guild or are friends with a warlock, why not save some time and have your character summoned to Telredor during the day or days before the event? Or if you are a slightly higher level, why not get a group together and get escorted to Telredor from Shattrath? (Shattrath can be easily reached via a mage portal). I appreciate this will require a lot of effort from people, but it will all be worth it to have the ball in such a fantastic and exotic location!
Volunteers
As with most events, I would greatly appreciate volunteers to help me with this. While I could technically run most things single handed, such as the contests, this could cause my Gnomish mind to overload and melt. Therefore if anybody wishes to volunteer for the following positions, please send me an in-game mail or message via the Argent Archives:
- Food and Drink (If you run a tavern in Stormwind or Ironforge, this event could be ideal for you to promote your wares by selling food and drinks at the ball.)
- Contest Organisers (While I could run most things myself, this would be very difficult and could cause complications on the night, therefore if anybody wishes to run a contest such as the talent show, costume contest or scavenger hunt on my behalf, I would be very grateful! This would require good organisation skills and patience.)
- Prize Donations (Do you have something cool gathering dust in the corner of your bank? Why not donate it as a prize for one of the night’s various events? Giving is better than receiving as the Dwarven Legend says...)
If anybody wishes to run an activity during the ball they would be more than welcome. Merchants, dancers, fortune tellers would be ideal! If you wish to run an activity, please mail me via the Argent Archives with your idea and I shall add it to the list of the ball’s events.
Finally, this is obviously an Alliance only event. Sorry Hordies!
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