The Masquerade of Three Crowns

You enter a lavish ballroom where masked nobles, duelists, and spellcasters circle a raised stage beneath chandeliers shaped like silver roses. Three pedestals wait under spotlights of blue, gold, and violet, while masked finalists clutch small metal tokens. At the room's center, a hedge maze grows from a circular garden pool, its leaves silvered by moonlight. A griffon guards the maze entrance, watching every guest. Near the stage, a silver wand hums faintly whenever someone speaks a lie, and a sealed invitation glitters with reflected candlelight.