Fall Ball a Success!

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By: Eleyan Teyal Al'Landerin in the News & Announcements Forum on the Old Boards

TarValon.Net's 4th Fall Ball (held in Albuquerque, New Mexico) successfully kicked of a new era in Tower events! While the Fall Party has been referred to as a "Ball" for several years, the name was given more in anticipation than in actual practice. 2004 saw this change with the communities first-ever formal event.

Check in began on Saturday, and most spent the afternoon and early evening meeting up with one another for dinner or at the hotel bar. At 8:30, opening ceremonies commenced with the traditional Goldschläger Toast, four raisings, and three first-sibling ceremonies. Eleyan Teyal Al'Landerin, along with the help of Senior Members, finalized a series of ceremonies (closely based on the text found in "Wheel of Time") that will be used for all real-life raisings from here on out. The evening ended with an auction (where members volunteer themselves to servitude for a day to help raise money), bringing TarValon.Net a few hundred dollars in total.

Sunday morning brought the first qualifying round for Sa'sara dancers, and judges were impressed by the quality of all candidates. Lunch was served while volunteers taught basic ballroom dancing. Everyone enjoyed a three-hour life-sized modified version of "Trivial Pursuit". This game used live pawns, and included physical challenges, charades, and more than a little bit of chance while teams attempted to collect 7 seals before making their way to the Amyrlin Seat Seat. The Blue Ajah won after a difficult and prolonged battle with the Browns.

The Ball itself began with a procession and dinner, then progressed to ballroom and swing dancing. However, it wasn't long before the Aes Sedai were dancing the electric slide and doing the Time Warp. Decorations were lovely, the prize drawings were numerous, and the company unsurpassed.

TarValon.Net's next main event is "Tower Party Australia" to be held in the next few months. The next party in North America will be our 4th Anniversary Party in Denver, Colorado.