Important Dates & Holidays

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The Day of Daimones,

It's a day where sorcerors respect their dead, good and evil, for no matter their moral alignment their choices shaped the future that is today. They have a heavy breakfast early and then spend the morning in ritual prayer at the graves/memory sites of their passed loved ones. The rest of day is spent in sobriety and fasting until sunset, then they celebrate for remainder of the evening for without their ancestors they wouldn't be there today.

DATE: January 1st

Embtog,

Back in history with was what marked the start of courting season. Considering the primitive sound it has to it, Wyverns have made it their equivalent to Valentines day. Married couples go out on extravagent dates, young fledglings try and woo their target of interest. It's a day of love for most Wyverns, and unfortunately, a day of mourning/resentment for those who have lost or those who have been rejected.

DATE: Third Sunday every February

Morning Star Prayer,

Fayes spend the early hours going through a ritual of prayer and the evening lighting candles to attract earth spirits in hopes for a good, strong planting season. They spend the day preparing for the growing season by tilling the fields and fertilizing the earth for the upcoming weeks of seed planting.

DATE: Spring Solstice in March

Celebration of Life,

Rorquals spend the day respecting life. They speak of their colorful history, and then also feast in honor of everything living that day. In the afternoon they begin celebrating in dance and music for life, and they pay their respects to their livestock that they've rescued and their families, especially their newly born and their elderly.

DATE: May 20th

Week of Talons and Tales,

Wyvern based, in the past they sent their young into the wilderness for a week to learn how to survive in the wild. Some returned while others didn't as it was a way to weed out the week Wyvern fledglings. But mortality isn't a goal in modern times, so it's a week spent teaching newly turned sixteen year old Wyverns how to hunt with traditional tools such as with bows and arrows, spears and snares.

DATE: Third week in May

Hearthfire,

It is a Rorqual specific celebration on the day of the summer solstice. They play games and drink and have a good ol' time in the name of celebrating the start of the summer season.

DATE: Summer Solstice in June

Grimoire of the Golden Dawn,

The Grimoire is an ancient textbook of spells and magic where modern day sorcerors draw their knowledge from when teaching younger sorcerors. It is believed at age thirteen a young sorceror can already display a hint of their capabilities and how strong the magic is that they weild. Elitist as it may be, sorcerors do still try to teach those who are having difficulties at this young age in hope it will help them strengthen their abilities. While they have years to hone and train it, those who have turned thirteen prior to this day will be tested so they can be classed in higher teaching groups while others who struggle are placed where they can recieve more attention.

DATE: July 2nd

Blue Moon,

Every full moon, Howlers shift without control, but there is one full moon a year where Howlers are inexplicably reverse-triggered. In fact, on the day of Blue Moon they become very 'human' per se, losing all of their enhanced abilities and wolf prowess for 7 days, starting sunrise the day of the first full moon of the year, to sunrise the same day the following week. As a con, this can leave them vulnerable as those who dislike werewolves are aware of their sudden lack of strength, athelticism, and healing properties.

DATE: Full Moon in August

Harvest End,

A Faye like Thanksgiving is all this is. After they harvest most of their crops, the save a good portion of it to prepare for feasts and they pay their thanks for the spirits who allowed them a good growing season. As an added tradition, they also place a packaged meal out on their doorstep for the aforementioned spirits as an added thank you. It's never there in the morning, but it's never been discussed about whether it's an actual spirit, a kind samaritan keeping the belief alive, or just some lucky foraging animals.

DATE: Fall Solstice in September

Merry Magnus,

A darker holiday to go along with the very human Halloween, Sorcerors do not dress up and trick-or-treat on this day. In fact, those who still heavily celebrate this in tradition stay indoors and leave only to go to their religious space to respect and pray for the evil spirits and demons. They believe that if those spirits go ignored they may wreak havoc on life as they know it, and others also emphasize that without evil there cannot be good.

DATE: October 10th

Festival of Lights,

It simply is a celebration as winter approaches to focus on the success of the year and prep for the year to come. Fires are lit and paper laterns line the woods and give them a warm and welcoming glow despite the cold, barren look late November brings.

DATE: November 18th

Sun's Dusk,

The Rorqual make this a day celebrating the past year. They give gifts to one another, much like on Christmas, but collectively within their community the gifts are distributed to each family. Whatever is bought isn't bought with anyone in mind, and it's a way of recognizing the ability to be grateful and how to make use of everything given to them.

DATE: Winter Solstice in December

full moon event,

Wolves, be cautious. You're prone to triggering due to high stimulation of any sort. By evening you should be locked away, chained and safe from wreaking havoc on the public. You don't want to wake up in detainment because you refused to follow the city rules.

Full Moon Dates

August 26, 2018
September 24, 2018
October 24, 2018
November 23, 2018
December 22, 2018
January 21, 2019
February 19, 2019
March 20, 2019
April 19, 2019
May 18, 2019