ENTER SF&F Avatar Contest - "Rituals and Ceremonies"

Thanks again to all those who voted last time.

With the Olympic Games, the Diamond Jubilee, and various other real life events of pomp and circumstance going on of late, I thought an avatar contest centred around all sorts of rituals and ceremonies would be a good idea.

Christenings, marriages, coronations, funerals, remembrance, awards, magical gatherings, promotions, banishments... anything fictional in the worlds of science fiction and fantasy that brings the people together in formal pageantry, solemn unity, and fancy outfits and stuff.




I'm not sure if I'll be able to post the voting thread later this week, as I'm out of useful Internet contact for a while once the week starts, so if someone could create a voting thread for me please, that would be very nice indeed.

Usual avatar board rules apply. Good luck!

 

Will this work?

 

That's great!

 

Nobody escapes the carousel!

 

^^ Vote!

I can do that...

 

Funeral?

Or wedding?

 

Koon-ut-kal-if-fee:

 

Thanks.

 

She looks like a strong woman, but I'd imagine her arms would hurt after a while

 

Aragorn crowned King of Gondor

 

AWESOME.

Or, uh, "Renew!"

 

DS9 'To the Death'

"First Omet'iklan, can you vouch for the loyalty of your men?"
"We pledge our loyalty to the Founders, from now until death."
"Then receive this reward from the Founders, may it keep you strong."

 

^Those images are a little dark; I can barely make out what's going on. You might want to brighten them up.

 

^

The Defiant's a little dark when it travels under cloak...and I don't think I have the right thing to brighten up on Croden, my new used laptop.

 

Just put them on Photobucket, brighten them and put the images back together in animation.

Or, PM them to me and I'll brighten on Photobucket for you, if you like.

 

Not the first thing I had in mind when coming up with this one... but I guess it fits.

 

^VOTE!