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Rolled 10, 7, 19, 19, 11, 15, 4, 2, 8, 8, 10, 7, 1, 3 = 124 (14d20)
Anios gracefully slips through the tent entryway, wearing robes of deep scarlet, embroidered with gold thread – he looks every bit the son of a god as he glides to meet the competitors once more – he is followed by teams of servants who have cleverly disassembled the wooden stage from this morning’s poetry contest and are now just as quickly reassembling it once more. Once the stage is complete, Anios leaps atop it gracefully and
"Friends, competitors - we come now to the most glorious end of the Delia, the celebration of Apollo Δηλιος, my father." He inclines his head in recognition of all of you - and you take the moment to steal glances across the room. Teukros looks solemn, Menelaus bored. The Delian princes, similar in appearance, are a palette of expressions - Andros, looking anxious, Thasos, pleased and smug, and finally, Mykonos, looking calm. Palamedes is clearly irritated about something - of the bunch, only Pollux, Castor and Odysseus look to be enjoying themselves, whispering jokes to one another as King Anios speaks.
After so many benedictions and prayers to Apollo in one day, Anios' voice loses distinction, blurring into a monotone - you can't force yourself to listen as he continues with another long-winded hymn. Instead of paying him your attention, you cast a glance out of the crowd and see that many of the nobility are staring at Teukros in equal parts fascination, anger, and interest - no doubt his excellent performance so far is offputting to the Hellenic nobility as a whole.
"And so let us applaud our competitors, who have offered up blood, sweat and sacrifice to most-high Apollo on the day of his birth!" The audience cheers politely once more, before Anios summons Teukros to the wooden stage. Clearly, the contestants will compete in the approximate order of their standing.
Teukros, to his credit, manages an easy grin as he ascends the stage flanked by his chorus - once the crowd has quieted down, Teukros begins to sing in a clear tenor, strumming his lyre...
>See bonuses below - singing is a contest of pure CHA + relevant traits!
Menelaus: +5 bonus
Ajax: +1 bonus
Odysseus: +10 bonus
Castor: +4 bonus
Pollux: +4 bonus
Palamedes: +0 bonus
Teukros: +3 bonus
>cont
