{Events Calendar} Cold Cycle 722
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:11 pm
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a festival or other recurring events. | a specific event for this season | a weather or natural phenomena event |
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Reward | Moderated | Open |
this thread offers some kind of reward for pcs. This might be training or items. | a thread run by a Scalv mod! | this is a plot point which is open for anyone to use. |
Guest Storytelling |
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We really want to encourage Guest Storytelling on Scalvoris. Any of the "Open" or "Reward" plots can be used as a story prompt by a GST - please simply PM Peg and be assured that I'll be VERY happy to help! Each season, I'll also pick one plot point which I'd be happy to Co-Mod with a GST! |
Specific Events
Vhalar: 123 Trials
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Heroes Celebrated! | All Cycle | The events of the Forging and the heroes that saved Scalvoris and maybe the entire world on top of it have inspired many a playwright, artist or musician. Most of those plays or songs, or works of art, are quite flattering, of course, but there are certain inaccuracies, and the quality varies wildly. A clever dollmaker has even started to sell little action figures of the people that released the three Induks, those that were at Glass Temple, and the villains. Open! This event was created by Doran - thank you! | |
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University Opportunities | All Season | There are a number of opportunities with the Univesity throughout the season | |
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Saoire! | All Season | The Immortal remains in residence this Cycle, and her school is functioning excellently. An enormous Oak Tree grows in the middle of the central courtyard of the school - known as the Naficula-Àdánù it becomes well known that it is the tree gifted to her by Kisaik, the tunawa Knight | |
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Desnind! | All Season | The ongoing agreement between Desnind and Scalvoris sees the flutterbus leaving all arc round and the exchange of goods and knowledge continue between these two locations. Specific Expeditions are maintained | |
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Bounties and Odd Jobs | All Season | The Odd Job, Bounty, Rumour & Expedition board is up to date! | |
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Always, on the 1st..... | 1st Vhalar | The 1st Vhalar has long since been known to be just weird. This arc is no exception. On 1st Vhalar there is darkness over all of Scalvoris - no sun in the sky - but also no stars. People begin to panic and gather in public places to pray or proclaim the end of the world. Open | |
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Festival of the Immortals | 1st - 8th Vhalar | This is the largest festival in the Scalvorian calendar. Festival of the Immortals, as it is called, lasts for eight trials (one for each of the Original Beings), with each trial having a different theme. Open. | |
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Vhalar's Dawn | 1st Vhalar | This arc, the 1st of Vhalar is in darkness and so the Market is cancelled. Traditionally, this has always been the trial when very weird things happen on Scalvoris and so, at the dawn of the trial all the citizens of Scalvoris congregate together in public places, parks and so on. Each person brings a ribbon or piece of cloth or lace which they tie to a tree or fence and make an oath for the arc to come, in Vhalar's name. This arc, they instead make offerings to Vri and some proclaim that this is Syroa and Audrae's revenge. Or Chrien's. Or Faldruns. Panic grows. Open | |
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Celebration of Taste | 2nd Vhalar, | Residents of Scalvoris wake up to find that the dawn has arisen and all is well again. In true Scalvoris style, they say they never doubted it and carry on as normal. On this trial a great feast is held, allowing the residents to taste. Every household is expected to bring a plate to the feast and then long trellis tables are put out and the citizens of Scalvoris sit and eat and drink together.Open | |
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Celebration of Scent | 3rd Vhalar | This is the Celebration of Scent or 'Immortal's Scent' and it is traditional that a gift is given which is scented in some way, often dried flowers or a candle. This is also a very traditional trial for couples to get engaged and is considered to be the most romantic trial in the Scalvoris calendar.Open | |
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Festival of Flight | 4th Vhalar | On this trial is the Festival of Flight where literally thousands of people fly to Darbyton. For this night and the next, Darbyton becomes a vast city of tents as people from all over the island travel there, in preparation for the 5th. The skies of Scalvoris are quite an amazing sight to behold on this trial.Open | |
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Festival of Sight | 5th Vhalar | This festival is given over to beautiful sights and is a trial when crafts and other items of beauty are displayed and sold in a special market which happens only once an arc. Many of the shop and business owners spend all arc in preparation for this market ~ the largest and most impressive one is always held in Darbyton, as the first settlement on Scalvoris, although each town / village will have a market of their own.Open | |
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Festival of Dreams | 6th Vhalar. | Jesine is the Mortalborn who is honoured on this night - and it has become even more important since she died. In a bizarre tradition, a tent or other area is set up in the town or village and there must be at least eight people sleeping throughout the trial. This is achieved by people volunteering and then taking a herbal tea which effectively puts them to sleep. This tradition ensures good dreams and keep Jesine's protection over the island. During the night of the Festival of Dreams, people will find they have dreams of spiders, whether nightmares, Nightmares, or just ordinary dreams featuring spiders. And when these people having these dreams awaken, they will find a lattice of glowing web has been woven over them by a group of lunar spiders. The web above their bed will spell out, very clearly in the webbing, the name of Kielik, former Mortalborn of Nightmares..Open: Reward: The lunar spider web, will be enough to yield 1 bolt of lunar silk if it's harvested and processed in a loom by someone of appropriate skill. This event was created by Woe - thank you! | |
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Festival of Sound | 7th Vhalar | Music and musicians are celebrated on this trial, with groups, individuals and singers all being given a stage to perform throughout the day. The whole trial is filled with song and sound all across Scalvoris. Each region organises this slightly differently but celebrates it to its fullest.The birds which appeared last arc are back and they seem to have taken aggressive pills. People who sing or perform are covered in bird-poo (they're very good shots) or divebombed. The only people immune are priests or followers of Delroth. Open | |
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Festival of Touch | 8th Vhalar | The final trial of the 8 day period is the Festival of Touch. This is a strange trial where each of the regions in Scalvoris chooses a "lord" and "lady" of the festival. They spend the whole trial blindfolded and with their ears covered in as close to sensory deprivation, except for their sense of touch, as possible. At the end of the night, during a party held in the most open area, they are tied together to a dancing pole and must manage a very specific 'Immortals Dance' for one hundred trills. Hysteria usually descends and they have their blindfolds removed no matter how well, or poorly they did.Open | |
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Daia's Dancers | 10th Vhalar | Apparently, they're going to make it an annual thing! Daia's dancers arrive on Scalvoris, with groups in all the populated areas of the island. They host impromptu parties and celebrations, dancing and celebration of friendship. They also sell unusual fabric, and items made from it, alongside teaching anyone who wants to learn the art of needlecraft. Dance lessons happen throughout the five trials that they are on the island and are free for all to join. [/b][/glow] | |
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Festival of Dance | 15th Vhalar | The dancers who arrived on the 10th Vhalar have a final celebration and festival in honour of the Immortal Daia. There are dances and festivities, singing and music, all alongside stalls selling clothing, musical instruments, and all sorts of wonders Open | |
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Combat Festival! | 18th Vhalar | Bramwell Foy was so happy with last arc's events that he has decided to make it an annual thing at the The Proving Ground. From the 18th of Vhalar to the 21st of Vhalar, practitioners of various armed and unarmed combat styles will demonstrate their skills and even give short impromptu lessons. To that end, Mister Foy is looking for people that are willing to work for him for one or all five trials. Furthermore, there are competitions where people can test their combat skills, with small prizes to be won, and spectators can enjoy drinks and snacks. Reward: Please post completed threads for this into the Impact Tracker for mods to provide rewards. This event was created by Doran. Many thanks! | |
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Immortals' Night | 25th Vhalar | The tradition of Immortals' Night is that Scalvorians all (or as many as can) go to Immortals' Tongue and spend the night eating, drinking and singing. It is believed that miracles happen on that night, but if so, no one is telling. This Arc, many people report of having strange dreams on this night (whether they're on Immortals' Tongue or not) - these dreams all center around a small box with a swirling storm engraved on top of it...... Open | |
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Scalvoris Derby | 29th - 34th Vhalar | The second annual Scalvoris Derby takes place! A series of races are held in an overall competition. Races are catered to each variety of mount, whether aquatic, flying, or ground. Sponsors of all kinds will be offering racers endorsements in an effort to raise their profile. It becomes a bit of a ongoing series of events, where various commercial interests sew insignia into the livery of horses, and flags and banners upon the rider of their choice. Even for those who don't place highly may earn some rewards from those who sponsor their race and wear their livery. Reward: Mod Oversight This will be a mod-overseen thread(s)- we'll do a tracker for it - please claim early and we'll set it up! There's no limit on the number of pcs, but you'll need to work together in plotting. This event was created by Woe. Thank you! | |
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Harvest Dawn | 35th Vhalar | This is the first harvest of Vhalar on Scalvoris. At dawn on this trial, as the farmers and agriculturalists make their way to the fields, the people of their area stand holding candles, lighting a path to the fields. This is done in Qylios' name as the light is believed to protect and give courage to the farmers. The same path of carefully held candles returns at dusk in order to lead the farmers home.Open | |
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Fright Night II | 31st Vhalar | There's something about the 31st Vhalar when things go bump in the night! Will it be ghostly pirates or a strange masked ball? Who knows! Moderated: This is a moderated All Hallows Eve themed event! Muahahaaaa! | |
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Harvest Dusk | 55th Vhalar | Harvest Dusk marks the last trial of the last harvest of the arc, at least symbolically. At dusk, the farmers bring baskets with fruits and vegetables and place them all on a table in the town or village so that the residents can be assured that there is sufficient food for them all. It is the superstition that should the harvest be bad in this season, then next Vhalar some awful calamity will occur.Open | |
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Wagon Woes!! | 61st Vhalar | On the night of the 61st Vhalar, Wagons across Scalvoris are stolen! They disappear from the backs of shops, some people even report that their wagon literally disappeared from underneath them - but that can't be right, can it!? Open | |
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It's no yolk! | 78th Vhalar | We've had glowing chickens and we've had rainbow eggs - but what is this? Scalvoris is inundates with flocks of Ostrich - their feathers are rainbow coloured and on the 78th Vhalar, each lady-ostrich lays two rainbow-eggs. Inside the eggs the enormous yolks are swirling shades of gold and the white of the egg is also rainbow. Fertilized eggs hatch into "rainbow ostrich". This is a very odd occurrence and the University, Menagerie and the Office for Natural Affairs are all interested in studying these ostrich Open - please submit any threads to do with this to the Impact Tracker. PM Peg or Avalon if you want some random weirdness! | |
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Ritual of Remembrance | 85th Vhalar | This trial marks the very private ‘ritual of the dead'. At some point during this trial a family gathers together and celebrates their dead, in the hope that they didn't stick around last season. This is done in a large family group or small ones, it does not matter and it is individual to each family.Open | |
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Starsong | 92nd Vhalar | All over Scalvoris, tonight, there is the sound of singing. From the moment the first star appearing in the night sky, this song is heard. People gather outside and all who hear the song report feeling full of hope and joy. Impromptu parties break out. Note that this happened the same time last year. What causes it is a mysteryOpen | |
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Call for Aid! | 93rd Vhalar | a fire in a house in Almund quickly spread to a whole street. The fire destroys nearly a dozen houses and damages many more. People die and others are injured. After the fire is put out, there is a lot of damage - people need medical care and in the days that follow, there's a real crisis for the people who have lost everything. Open - feel free to be involved in any part of this - but please let Peg know just so I can co-ordinate things. Thanks! | |
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U'frek's Trial | 100th Vhalar | This is the trial that the Immortal U'frek is celebrated. This is an incredibly important Immortal to the people of Scalvoris, living on an isolated island as they do. Beautiful, intricate maps a drawn and placed in a leather binding, creating a unique book each arc. Offerings are made to U'frek and the trial usually is finished off by visits to the beach and boat trips. The town of Almund especially enjoys this tradition and fully engages with the festivities.Open | |
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Enormowls | 101st Vhalar | Around the 100th of Vhalar, the temperature plummets, and it won’t be warm again for quite some time. In order to make the cold a little easier to bear, warm people’s hearts and fill them with love, the Knight’s Rest has organized a speed-dating event. Each speed date lasts ten bits, and at the end of the date, each person makes a note, stating if they want to see the other person again. There are free drinks, and if a marriage results from one of the dates, the Knight’s Rest promises to pay all of the couple’s wedding expenses.Open: Reward! This event was created by Doran - thank you! | |
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Enormowls | 111th Vhalar | Enormowls take flight over Scalvoris today and can be seen high in the skies above all the island - they fly in flocks and are joined by many owls of the usual variety. A chance for people to learn more about these beautiful creatures. .Open | |
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Vhalar's Farewell | 120th Vhalar | Throughout this trial the children of Scalvoris go in large groups and collect up fallen leaves, ferns and flowers. These are taken back home and dried then used for craft activities or placed in decorative bowls. Originally this tradition was a last chance to let the children run around outdoors, but it has become something significant in its own right as it provides colour and entertainment throught the winter trials.Open | |
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Vhalar: 123 Trials
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Vhalar: 123 Trials