Blacke Velvet Wintergard Management & Acquisitions

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Blacke Velvet Wintergard Management

The Blacke Velvet echoes with cheers, celebration, and copious amounts of alcohol. Merchants finalize lucrative deals with a hand shake and toast. Waiters and waitresses flirt with patrons with a liar's wink and smile. Bards sing bawdy tales throughout the night as groats fill their cups. Gamblers cry out, the inevitable loss of every groat in their purse being witnessed in one hand. The gladiator pits echo thunderous cheer as blood pools around victor's boots as the loser lies dead and defeated. Shadowy figures move silently throughout patrons on the edges of the dim purple glow not a sound from the leather boots heard above the ruckus of the crowd, a purse grows lighter. Some retainers cheer, and drink to the defeat of foes beyond the ward, but others raise a toast to those lost in defeat. Life of the Ward revolves around the Blacke Velvet drawing regular patrons and visitors alike through its doors to drown their sorrows or raise their spirits no matter the reason for their visit the Blacke Velvet collects its share.   

Introducing Wintergard Management, the Blacke Velvet needs a boost, and Wintergard Management is looking for entrepreneurial individuals who can step in and take hold of key aspects of the Blacke Velvet business. Ideally, Luna Wintergard will act as a support to establish, legitimize, and provide authority to act on behalf of House Velstra within the Blacke Velvet if you are choosing to not join the House as an independent contractor. This provides an opportunity to create storylines with one of the most notable hubs in CoA, and allow for your own creative process which will be largely independent.

Possible Positions/Character Concepts

Gladiator Games Host, this job would require a PC to begin hosting gladiator games in the pit below the Blacke Velvet. You would be in charge of scheduling, marketing, running, collecting payments, and providing prizes (Luna can support with the last one). This is fully a self starter with a patron that is willing to fund your process to get started. 

Sommelier/Spirits Brewer/Cook, this is a job where you could expand the list of available drink and food options at the Blacke Velvet. You could even create your own signature drink or food dish (likely with an app). If your desire is to have an interesting roleplay that revolves around drinking alcohol, eating food, and selling potions this might be a good fit.

Wait Staff/Bouncers, this job is support for those hosting gladiator games, gambling tournaments, performances, or protection for VIP visitors.

Orators/Musicians, this job is for a player to draw crowds to the Blacke Velvet and promote upcoming events.

Master of Games, this job is to run gambling events where in the end, the House always wins, and the winners leave with a modest prize. It's really up to the player on how they would like to run the gambling events.

The above are just a few ideas, but you can always come up with your own.

Now, the truth is Wintergard Management is a front to help set up the Blacke Velvet as the hub for an unknown/unnamed criminal organization. The organization is meant to be a group capable of blending in with the nobility of the Ward to seem as innocuous as possible in order to not draw suspicions to what is really occurring behind the screen. If this is something that interests you, please feel free to message me on Discord, and we can talk over your ideas or if you want to clarify something.

Class Ideas: Rogue, Bard, Wizard, Sorcerer, Fighter, Barbarian, Monk
Alignment: Chaotic Good/Neutral, Lawful Evil, Neutral Evil, Neutral Good(?)

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Needing a new character concept, or seeking to develop the Blacke Velvet! Look to the above!

Exciting ideas are in the works!