The Alliance dropped the first group of settlers on the recently terraformed moon, Innsmouth, shortly before the war against the Independents, and promptly forgot about them once the fighting began. After their victory over the Browncoats, Alliance security forces eventually got around to checking up on the small settlement. They found it to be decaying and inhabited by people with odd eyes and a shambling gait. The residents spoke reverently of a great tentacled beast living in the terraformed seas of Innsmouth which Alliance scientists dismissed as being impossible….
Providence is the home of H.P. Lovecraft, author of the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Given that the Ball Weekend is the Halloween season, we plan to have a spooky Friday evening.
We will gather at the hotel for a Halloween party with appetizers, a cash bar, and lots of fun mashing the Firefly and Cthulhu universes together with the theme: Cthulhu in The ‘Verse.
The Welcome Reception will be in the Barrington Room on the First Floor, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm.
If you get to the hotel early, be sure to check in at the hospitality suite (“The Parlor Room” on the Sixth Floor) for your on-site program and other goodies.
Attendees are invited (and encouraged!) to wear whatever kind of costume they would like to the event. Everything from traditional ghosts and goblins to your favorite ‘verse character or elder god acolyte to elaborate ensembles is welcome. There may even be prizes for best costume in one or more categories. Could totally happen.
As part of the evening’s entertainment, we are very pleased to announce special guest, mentalist and storyteller Rory Raven! Starting at 8:00pm, who knows what secrets will be revealed, and what wondrous tales of the strange, scary and fantastical he will spin for us?
After the official party is over, be on the look-out for unofficial fun and shenanigans at various strategic locations in the hotel (ie, the hospitality suite).
So go buy your ticket now and be part of the fun!