Dascombe 234 Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) Where: The Den of Flame (Grom'Goshar Peak) When: Friday 5th July 20:00 server-time. Who: Any race or non-hostile faction. (Due to current events, any Twilight cultists caught sneaking in will be summarily executed via a torturous burning display as part of the festivities) Event Type: Social / celebration GM Assistance: Required only for the sporadic spawning of various flame spirits joining in the festivities and a special task for the evening's entertainment (PM'd in a ticket). GM's welcome to intervene and join in though. Flames licked the twinkling light sky in Haven as fire dancers and many others performed dazzling tricks of the light in amazement of the population on this midsummer's eve. Traditionally in the past and outside the trapped realm of the Doldrums, the celebrations are performed for a number of reasons but always in the same two weeks... some Kaldorei in the forests of Ashenvale celebrate it as part of complex lunar cycles marking the seasons and is generally seen as being in opposition to the Lunar festival which is more commonly celebrated however their Sindorei kin in Silvermoon celebrate it the fire festival ferociously as a totem to their cultural prosperity that the ever living flame provides. The Dwarves celebrate the festival to mark the ritualistic replacement of more oil lamps (usually family heirlooms) for their deep mining excavations across Khaz'modan whilst the Shu'halo see it as another aspect of the earth mother in their culture. The Orcs though? To the Orcs, the fire festival crosses over with a similar festival held in the valley of Shadowmoon known as 'Aka'Reth', the blessing of the flame. Although many of the Orcs hold a place in their hearts for festivals of a spiritualistic nature, this was as important as breathing or drinking water to the Pyremasters and Blademasters of Draenor with many travelling from across the land for many months just to arrive in time for the festivities. The elder Orcs would gather children and adults alike and tell stories of the brave accomplishments of warriors or of sage tales with a lesson to be learned at the end, some of the more artistically inclined sculpted great statues that would be torn down at the end in commemoration of the destructive nature of the flame... but what many of the more martially inclined Orcs turned up for was the famed 'blademaster duels' An arena in the centre of the festival would be built just for this occasion where positions of the moon and stars would be engraved into the floor along with various Kalimag runes, you could always spot the newcomers to this festival when their eyes light up in surprise at the clash of swords which causes the blazegrease to ignite and form a spectacular display of colour, light and combat prowess all rolled into one. It is an occassion that many Orcs would remember fondly, be they finding a life partner in the glow of the campfires or simply inhaling the incense totems constructed by the clan shaman to enhance the senses to a level indescribable in mortal tongue, there was something for everyone at the Aka'Reth festivals. Prior to the dark portal's opening, the festival was an evolution over thousands of years warning Orcish clans of the deadly nature of winter that everyone but the Frostwolves grew fearful of as it ate food supplies and slew many dead on high mountain passes... in tales told by shaman this evil biting cold would be personified by an anthropomorphic spirit. It would be years later when the Orcs settle in Azeroth that this being once thought of on another world by shaman in lucid dreams would turn out to be a very real and very deadly threat. And so the people of the Doldrums gather and celebrate a time honored tradition to many for a multitude of reasons. However it would seem that the Orcs of the newly named Flamespire Clan have extended an informal 'invitation' of sorts for denizens of the Doldrums to come celebrate with them in a place dominated by the flame where a malicious spirit of fire in service to the old ones was vanquished by the very same denizens of these isles. The word spreads that this celebration upon the peak will be treated with full Orcish hospitality including cooked food hunted by the clan's hunters and brewed Orcish grog strong enough to give a steam tank engine a kick-start. Though the invitation is welcoming, it does warn that those attending will be searched at the base of the peak and required to discard their weapons to ensure that any twilight cultist that tries any smart ideas is quickly cleaved by seasoned veterans of the peak. "This desolate peak is tarred as a place of death and mire Let us now spark the embers of life" Edited July 4, 2019 by Dascombe 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dascombe 234 Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Event concluded! Wonderful turnout, thanks to all for coming! For the purposes of GM tracking, the following characters made the following offerings to the spirits of the midsummer festival should GM's wish to act on these sacrifices (for better or for worse) at a later date: Alistair - Ebon Blade Insignia Dragor - Morkash's Ashes Mel - Pretty Pebble Mikturok - X50 glimmering gemstones, two mugs of wine and a superior stone of flames (Superior Weapon Upgrade) Rothan - His own decapitated horn Treant - An Ancient Seed Eamane - Eamane's Business Card Volruk - His Mag'Har Tabard Montague - Ten Gold Coins Gruk - Ceramic vessel that once held Smoulderon's heart Drokthul - His old axe Edited July 8, 2019 by Dascombe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dascombe 234 Posted July 8, 2019 Addendum: missed a couple people off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites