King

Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.

Dennis: Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. 

-- Monty Python, Holy Grail

Playing Shadows Over Camelot tonight, a cooperative game where Arthur and the knights go off on quests hoping to complete enough Good Deeds before the Forces of Evil do what Forces of Evil do. 

We lost; even having Excalibur didn't help much. However, the stars of the evening were the newly painted figures.  In the game, these come as plain grey plastic but a friend had offered to paint them as a lockdown activity.  They returned a week ago so this is the first time they'd come out to play. They are absolutely fantastic.