It didn’t take long before the staff had a decision for the male fashion portion of the show.
"In a resounding victory, we have Gathach, wearing the Obliteration Python scale fashion of the Amitabha Group’s Master Craftsn." The announcer declared.
Karl clapped along with the others, as the man in the snake scale suit bowed and waved to the crowd.
That was their cue to retreat from the stage, and leave the rest of the show to the ladies.
"Lord Karl, wonderful showing today. I must say, simply exquisite work on behalf of your Guild. Tell , what branch is best to request custom work?" One of the Mythic mages in the audience asked.
"The Alliance house here in Zilaz is the practical option, but if you happen to be in Drodh, we do have a storefront in our Guild House there, and they can take all your asurents and custom stat or skill bonus requests." Karl explained.
"What about the Darklight Host’s third location?" One of the other mages at the table asked.
"The Supre Lady has chosen not to involve herself with the drudgery of crafting, but any of the mbers there could certainly pass along your request to the other locations.
We split our staff based on their preference of residence, so the item may be made in sections, depending on the request." Karl explained.
"I see that mana storage is one of the buffs on Lady Dana’s dress. Is that an intentional buff, one that you can replicate?" The mage asked, his draconic eyes flashing silver with excitent.
Karl took a small mana jade statue out of his inventory and placed it on the table for examination.
"That is a Monarch Ranked mana storage statue. The affordable option for daily use. We stock them in Royal and Commander Rank as well, because they are so popular with warrior class cleaning staff, who have limited mana of their own." Karl explained.
The Mages gave each other panicked looks, then stared at the statue again.
"You have cornered a market that we didn’t even know existed." One of them joked.
Karl smiled and took out a pair of functional rings, one with a cleaning spell on it, and another with an enchantnt to fold laundry.
"There are many things that can be done with the appropriate application of Runecrafting, and not all of them are combat related." He agreed.
The guests at nearby tables were all admiring the craftsmanship on the simple wooden rings, and calculating how much ti and effort that would save around their own Guild Houses.
If they could have everything magically cleaned every day, it would change the entire vibe of many of their Guild Houses, which more closely resembled Frat Houses than any sort of dignified Noble estate.
Hiring dostic staff was expensive in Zilaz. But if they could get a magical item designed for cleaning, they could assign a few of the junior mbers to the duty and actually expect it to get done.
The mage slid a handful of Mythic Rank nature and arcane gems across the table toward Karl, who graciously nodded in acceptance and let him have the three items on the table.
"If you need more like those, we have them in stock at the Drodh Guild House. It’s open to the public, and much easier to access than the Alliance House that we operate out of here in Zilaz." Karl explained.
The Mages smiled. It might take multiple hops for them to get to Drodh, but they could all use the Portal spell. They could make money reselling these once their alliance had enough.
Karl socialized with a few more groups of well-wishers, then rejoined the table with the Immortal Regent and Matilda.
"Good showing. But I think that you’ll get the most important category." Azov greeted him.
Karl nodded. "So of the other dresses are nice, but I can already see that the one Dana is wearing is getting an extre level of attention, and not just for the enchantnts.
Rae’s fashion really is the perfect blend of form and function."
The announcer cleared his throat. "Ladies, can you line up to take a walk down the stage and back, let everyone get a good look at the fashions you are modelling today?" The host requested.
That sohow left Dana at the back of the line, as she never tried to push to the front like the others did.
But it would work out perfectly, Karl thought.
One by one, the ladies strutted down the stage, showing off for the crowd. Many notes were made, and Karl realized that the crowd actually took judging very seriously. They were not just leaders of powerful alliances, but so national leaders, and other very wealthy investors, who had a vested interest either in fashion or in equipnt crafting.
Karl could hear his own na ntioned from dozens of tables around the room, so even though she wasn’t crossing the stage, Dana still held many people’s attention.
Then, as the last of the contestants crossed the stage and joined the group, she stepped out from the shadows, letting the spotlight sparkle off the embedded gem flakes in the dress and her fluffy fox tail swish behind her.
Karl couldn’t help but smirk at the way that half the room’s heads moved in ti with the swaying of her hips. [Fox Charm] was a simply overpowered passive ability.
And the Dana Mage was all his.
She got to the middle of the stage and gave the crowd a twirl, letting them see all the features of the dress, and the audience rose to their feet clapping and cheering.
The announcer let them go for half a minute as Dana did her best not to fidget under their scrutiny and continue waving at the guests.
"Thank you ladies. Miss Dana, please take your spot, and we will begin the voting on the first category.
Esteed guests, in the category of functional enchantnts on accessories, please cast your votes. Just a reminder that the people’s choice winner and the hired judges rankings may not match."
And now Karl knew why everyone was making notes.
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