The King and Queen's Ball was an event held in Alent in the autumn of 1017 AE to honour the alliance between the Magicracy of Alent, the Grand Alliance and the refugees from the Sultanate of Karaganda as well as the coming end of the harvest season. It also served as a subtle means to keep the agitated Sarquil refugees distracted long enough so that Alentians could prepare their forces to quell any riot that might arise between the denizens of the Sarquil Downs and Threshold districts.