WHITE WARLOCK: Persuade that APPRENTICE to enter the race for black monarchy.

The WHITE WARLOCK shoves the WHITE APPRENTICE into the race just as the ADJUDICATOR calls the end of applications. It is added to the campaign roster and placed on a CEREMONIAL PEDESTAL that the ADJUDICATOR created just now out of the board.

From the BLACK SIDE, we have... TWO PAWNS? THAT'S IT? REALLY? Well, okay. Two pawns, one regular and one fashionable. From the WHITE SIDE we have ONE PAWN in a SUSPICIOUS HAZMAT SUIT and ONE KNIGHT.

Oh how democracy has fallen, the ADJUDICATOR thinks. Well, let's get this shitshow on the road.

The BLACK ADJUDICATOR sets some preliminary RULES and takes a poll of the BLACK SIDE's opinion.

The BLACK PAWNs are tied. Every PAWN on the black side voted for one of their own, because PAWNS are the only pieces who believe PAWN LEADERSHIP would be a good idea. The BLACK PAWN H got one more PAWN VOTE than the BLACK PAWN B, but the BLACK BISHOP A voted for the BLACK PAWN B because it admires its moxie.

One of the BLACK PAWNs abstained from voting because it was too busy digging a HOLE. Same for the LEVITATING ROOK. The GREY KNIGHT was also digging the same hole, but it wouldn't have been counted anyway because it is not recognized as a BLACK PIECE.

The WHITE APPRENTICE got one PITY VOTE from the TEMPORALLY DISPLACED BLACK ROOK.

The ROARING KNIGHT and the BLACK BISHOP B both vote for the WHITE KNIGHT B. Neither of them like endorsing a WHITE PIECE, but they don't think anything below a ROOK would have what it takes to lead. The BLACK BISHOP B orders its summoned POT OF GREED PAWNS to vote for the WHITE KNIGHT CANDIDATE. With them under its control, the BLACK BISHOP B controls a significant portion of the vote.

The BLACK ADJUDICATOR adjusts the podiums' HEIGHT VALUES according to each piece's POPULARITY. Each candidate will now have to give a SPEECH, after which another VOTE will be cast, and then each of them will complete one PROJECT for the BETTERMENT OF THE BLACK SIDE, After which a third VOTE will be taken. Once all that's done, whoever's PODIUM is tallest will become the new BLACK KING.

And of course while all that is happening all of the other side plots will be allowed to continue as well, because it wouldn't be FUN otherwise.