Following the success of last Mayaween's contest, the Delosian Tailors
Union is once again sponsoring a costume design contest, open to tailors
and non-tailors alike.

PRIZES
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~ Tier 1 prize: A permanent and resetting costume of the winning entry,
and the costume stocked for sale at the Festivities Annex. Multiple
people may win the Tier 1 prize.

~ Tier 2 prize: ONE of the winning entries from Tier 1 will win the Tier
2 prize. If the winner is NOT already a Tailor, he or she will win a
free tailoring license. If the winner is already a Tailor, he or she
will win a crafter's portfolio.

HOW TO ENTER
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Design a full costume with APPEARANCE, DROPPED, and EXAMINED
descriptions. (See HELP TAILORING for an explanation of these terms, and
see the sample text below.) You may also include your concept for the
special effects when the costume is donned or removed, but this is not
necessary and will not be judged. BE SURE TO SIGN THE LETTER WITH YOUR
NAME.

Once you have your letter, put it in the black box at the Delosian
Crafters Union in Delos. You may submit multiple entries, in one letter
or in separate letters.

Sample text:
Appearance: a Pixie Queen costume
Dropped: Light plays charmingly over a pair of iridescent wings peeping
out from this discarded Pixie Queen costume.
Examined: Light shimmers over the fabric of this gorgeous ensemble. A
periwinkle-blue dress enhanced with dozens of glittering beads make this
costume of the Pixie Queen shimmer and glow. Attached to the back of the
bodice, a pair of iridescent wings flutters charmingly from an
enchantment that has been cast upon it. A gilded crown of woven leaves
sits atop the thicket of curly scarlet silk threads that has been used
to mimic the Queen's lustrous hair. A small wand that appears to be as
fragile as spun sugar grants a touch of regal authenticity to the
costume.

WHAT NOT TO SUBMIT
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No costumes of the Divine. Do not re-do a costume that already exists.
Check the Festivities Annex in New Thera for costumes currently on sale.

Currently discontinued costumes, including winners from last Mayaween,
are also ineligible. These are: costumes of Blu, a phantom, Simbata, a
dracolich, Grollum, a dream horror, a skeleton, Epicurus, Jirken, a
poharaehe, a Black Boar, a bone golem, a Zarathustran eagle, a Runic
Knight, a Viridian, an inmate of Creville, a corrupted earth golem,
Liirup, a runic totem, a Foozlebox, Pryla'ket, the Wyrm Lord, a harlot,
a suicide mouse, a paradise bird, a balloon giraffe, Penelope, a tengu,
a man-eating shark, a diva, a selkie, Ellie, a guardian angel, an oaken
vial, Euterpe, a piranha, and a fell werewolf.


DEADLINE
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Your deadline is the end of Glacian, 521 A.F, or until the submissions
box is removed from the Delosian Crafters Union.

Good luck!

Amarisse, the Crafting Guild Secretary

Penned by My hand on the 4th of Scarlatan, in the year 521 AF.