Welcome to a Gala Event
On behalf of Their Imperial Majesties
The King-Emperor, Elijah IV, and the Queen-Empress, Mara I,
You are invited to attend a Gala at the The Queen Adah Hotel in Cabazon Beach, Union of South Ceti, a Protectorate of the Holy Empire of New Edom. Symbolic of the greatness of the Holy Empire, which traverses the Region of Cornellia and contributes greatly to the peaceful trade, good order and amity of the Region, this will be the first of a series of events celebrating the official designation of the nation as the Holy Empire. Each state within the Empire will be honoured as a jewel in the Imperial Crown.
This event will include an excellent repast, dancing, and entertainments suitable for the honouring of achievement. Special honours will be presented to the men who made the Union of South Ceti’s entry into the Empire possible: Dr. Benjamin Scroll, diplomat, Major-General Abishai Hagar, commander of land forces, Rear-Admiral Daniel Esaraddon, naval forces, and Mr. Lev Tolstoy, head of government.
Guests to the Celebration
Delegates, celebrities and attendees staying in either The Queen Adah Hotel accommodation or elsewhere are provided with breakfast menus or room service, or are not disturbed as required. A VIP plane helicopter route is delineated by the Coastal Defense missile defense system as passable to foreign aircraft which are validated as friendly and official to land at the venues.
Security on the hotel itself as well as in surrounding blocks of the city was visible and discreet both. Visible in the form of roadblocks, checkpoints and street patrols by armed soldiers of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment in body armour with assault rifles, sub-machineguns and sniper rifles. Discreext in the form of observation drones such as the S-100 and plain clothes members of the Council Police.
Cabazon Beach is a small city of 75,000 people, and is in a tropical pleasant climate on the coast of the Union of South Ceti. It features an urban rail system, large well made roads, and a friendly largely ethnic community of Arcologians, Aboriginals and colonial Cetians. Persons of quality wear casual formal clothing except at the beach. There are two beaches at Cabazon Beach available to guests staying at the resort, which include a beach requiring swimming costumes and another which is clothing optional.
There are many pleasant things to do at Cabazon Beach. Marine past times such as snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming, yachting and fishing are available. A tour of the Bara-Ceti Wildlife Sanctuary features such exotic animals as toucans, quetzals, hoatzins, parrots, tree anteaters, sloths, monkeys, tapirs, jaguars, river otters, caimans, turtles, maras, and capybaras, a small native strain which is wild and not domesticated. Local cafes and nightclubs feature dancing, musical recitals, and for the sports enthusiasts there are football matches, a race track, and a sports club attached to the resort. A haven for piracy and revolution? No more.
The Arrival at the Gala
The event was held at the Queen Adah Hotel and the theme was water. A curious and delightful feature of this setting included the Artificial Lily Pads designed by a Roman engineer and architectural firm for the purposes of the hotel’s impressive grandeur. The event was largely to be held outside but one could also go in to experience dancing and particular events to be held. The itinerary included a buffet, a musical recital, dancing, and a ceremony to honour the guests of honour. (General Hagar, Mr. Tolstoy, Dr. Scroll, Admiral Esarhaddon)
As guests began to arrive, their cars were brought to the grand entrance of the resort, and valets would take the cars away. Ceremonially dressed Royal Cavalry Guards in white uniforms with silvered breastplates and helmets, shining riding boots, halberds and long silky horsehair plumes were presenting arms to VIPs (that is to say, heads of state, royalty, and government leaders) and they were greeted by the Grand Chamberlain, Count Evol Merodach, and by Countess Ramona Sharra, the Grand Matron of Honour. The Grand Chamberlain was a man in his early 30s, with slightly curly dark brown hair, a light olive skin, wearing a black uniform with silver leaves decorating the breast, while Countess Sharra was an attractive middle aged woman wearing a blue ball gown.
Beyond them, several Edomite officials and courtiers would be found, already mingling at a buffet. This included such dainties as: Cocktail Tramezzini, filled with smoked salmon tartar; Croutes double decker topped with herb-cheese-cream (home made) & cranberries; Chaco Roast beef served with hibiscus-chilly Ambrosia style; taquitos filled with grilled sweet potatoes and fresh lime; grated Yucca fried into crispy patties with a spicy cilantro dip; exquisitely carved fresh vegetable and fruit flowers; grape leaves stuffed with mint, chopped tomato and fresh grilled Capybara and many other delicacies. The buffet tables and drink servers were young naked servers with exquisitely clean bodies in good shape who were painted with floral designs of leaves, blossoms and fruit.