Lowsun
The ninth month of the year. It is was known as ag Nyaoplamyulí in the old tongue, and is often referred to as Lowsunyulí by many. It is associated with the Caste of the Poor and starts with the rise of the The Fruit
Major Dates
9/1: Worshipers of the Halfling deity Cyrrollalee celebrate Hearthday. 9/1: Followers of Tyr perform the ritual of Seeing Justice, at which a giant warhammer appears above the congregation glowing white hot. 9/2: Day of Poor Praise 9/6: Trial Day: This holiday is celebrated in honor of the gods of justice and law. It is a time for people to test their strength and courage, and to prove their worth to the gods. 9/7: Worshipers of Waukeen observe Spryndalstar, a High Festival in recognition of magic and its benefits, marked by hiring mages to cast entertaining spells and by sponsoring wizardly research. 9/11: Worshipers of Hoar celebrate the Penultimate Thunder with a great feast in honor of their lord's victory over Ramman. 9/13: Worshipers of Garl Glittergold celebrate the Communion of Laughter with various activities. 9/13: Worshipers of Tyr perform the ritual of the Maiming at which a giant gauntleted hand appears above the congregation and then disappears in an Illusion of flaming blood. 9/21: Brightswords, a holiday celebrated in Wide Berth. It consisted of parades and demonstrations conducted by the city's main military organizations, as well as competitions and staged battles. 9/20: Torm Praise Day 9/21: It is the Autumnal (Autumn) Equinox. 9/21: Worshipers of Aerdrie Faenya have a festival called the Dance of the Swirling Winds with aerial ballets and offerings of beautiful feathers. 9/21: Priests of Lathander perform the Song of Dawn. 9/21: Worshipers of Mielikki celebrate the Third Feast and praise the Forest Lady with song. 9/21: Worshipers of Rillifane Rallathil observe the Transformation with dances in remote oak groves. 9/21: Worshipers of the Gnomish deity Segojan Earthcaller offer up gems and bury them in holes dug by badgers. 9/21: Tribal clans who worship Uthgar gather upon their burial mound or at Beorunna's Well for Runemeet to set policy, perform marriages and many other rituals. 9/21: Wideberth celebrate Brightswords, a series of displays and competitions of martial skill and open enlistment by the City Guard and City Watch, topped off by an aerial demonstration by the Griffon Cavalry. 9/22: Worshipers of Tyr perform the ritual of the Blinding at which an Illusion of a giant pair of eyes appears above the congregation and then sheds flaming tears until they drain away to nothing. 9/22: The Fast of Lights: This holiday is celebrated in the fall, during the harvest season. It is a time for people to give thanks for the abundance of food and to reflect on the past year. 9/28: The festival of Brightswords takes place, celebrated in Cormyr and Sembia. The festival included parades of soldiers and guards, demonstrations of martial prowess, Horse races, other competitions, and abundant sales of arms and Armor. 9/28: Highharvestide, an annual festival, taking place on Lowsun 28. It was traditionally a feast to celebrate the harvest and the abundance of food, but also the time when those wishing to travel left on their journeys before winter set in. Preparations for the feast started as early as a tenday before, while preparing, cooking, and preserving the harvest for the cold winter months. Traditions varied from community to community, but examples of festive activity included food-related contests; races and challenges of skill and strength; receiving homemade sweets from the local clergy; and priests blessing larders, wine cellars, grain bins, and food preserves. This day was often an important anniversary to various governments. Often, taxes and tithes came due, rulers held "open courts" to hear the concerns of their citizens, oaths were publicly renewed, troops received marching orders to new duty stations, and guilds met to confer on prices and rate changes for goods and services. According to tradition, dwarves only drank water and elves drank only dew on this day. However, these traditions began to fade at some point. It was said that children born on this day were favored by Tymora to have lifelong good luck but be smitten with wanderlust. Another legend was that Human females born on this day had control over their reproductive system (i.e., got pregnant only when they wanted to) by force of will alone, and that they could instantly sense when they had been Poisoned, either by ingestion or being bitten by a venomous creature for example. 9/28: Worshipers of Anhur celebrate the Remembrance Ritual in honor of fallen comrades. 9/28: Worshipers of the dwarven deity Dugmaren Brightmantle spend the morning in thoughtful meditation and the rest of the day at a scholarly symposium. 9/28: Guardians of Gorm Gulthyn gather for ritual salutes, martial weapons displays, chanted prayers, and the offering of weapons used in a defensive action. 9/28: Worshipers of Isis in Mulhorand put on an exuberant celebration thanking Isis and Osiris for their Aid with the harvest. 9/28: Worshipers of Lliira open a holy festival with the Swords Cast Down ritual in which weapons are thrown on the ground with chanting and covered with fresh flowers. 9/28: Worshipers of Loviatar celebrate the Rite of Pain and Purity by dancing in a circle upon broken glass or other sharp objects. 9/28: Worshipers of Malar celebrate the Feast of the Stags and pledge to hunt through the winter for selected people unable to hunt for themselves. 9/28: Followers of Marthammor Duin call this day the Thunderbolt and pray for inspiration in any approaching battles. 9/28: Priests of Osiris invite the citizens of Mulhorand to celebration of Osiris's bounty. 9/28: Worshipers of Shiallia celebrate fruition on this day, inviting friendly creatures to join in feasting, dancing, and singing. 9/28: Worshipers of Silvanus consider Highharvestide holy, and often give sacrifice by breaking and burying an object constructed of Wood. 9/28: Worshipers of Talos call for storms and lightning. 9/28: It is said that the Stag King sometimes appears floating above a bonfire, portending that those who see him are destined for adventure in the coming year. 9/28: Children in the Dalelands would would wear terrifying masks, hoping to scare the neighbors into giving them treats.On This Day
...The Mighty Menagerie
2020
d Lowsun 01, 2020 KC. - Redfall 01, 2020 KC. 01 Boarded a ship heading to Neyer. A mutiny a week later means they spent the remainder of the month sailing throught the Carrune islands, lost.2023
d Lowsun 03, 2023 KC. 35, 36 After exiting the Feywild, they lost another 3 years. However, the Skola Vale is fixed. They also learned Apple Cedarfrost was a spy. The party also learns the Airship is updated, and there is a fort that needs clearing out. Sas gets the party to check the empty fort to see if her father might be there. d Lowsun 04, 2023 KC. 36 Travel... more normal forest, but still nuances of the Feywild watch hears gurnts and scuffles, smell of ozone. about 100 ft away is a flash of red. a large Troll fighinting a. flying flame skull. d Lowsun 05, 2023 KC. 36 a cart heading towards party and says he seen them before. Volo, the odl guy whith a black bead that calliope tried to steal and shadow tried to rip off. he offfered combat gloves of missile snaring a sentinel Shield a spellbook made of skin blowgun +1 staff of swarming insects. he had bouth a tavern in Wideberth the party sold a shortsword, Behir horn and scales d Lowsun 06, 2023 KC. 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Got to River's Keep, fought guards. Jacoby is back, and younger. began to clear out the site. Found Solec, but he got taken away. d Lowsun 07, 2023 KC. 40, 41, 42 Went to Jacoby's hideout. "killed" him. Was a ruse, the Solec they saw was actually jacoby. d Lowsun 08, 2023 KC. 42, 43, 44, 45 Explored Jacoby's hidout. Some strange experiment was taking place. Also found Solec, Something happened to Jacoby. They then went back to the keep. Met Teeka, then some D'Jedi Knights. d Lowsun 09, 2023 KC. 45 Travel back to Skola Vale Village d Lowsun 10, 2023 KC. 45 They are near the waterfalls and make camp as it starts to sprinkle a bit. Pretty normal here. They are on the major travel road it and the immediate bloodhands have been taken care of. The night has a bit more rain. d Lowsun 11, 2023 KC. 45 fought a Roc during travel d Lowsun 12, 2023 KC. 46 Got back to Skola Vale Village, left the chair, learned of Emerald mine problems. Shopping episode. Started mission to get a Beholder. d Lowsun 13, 2023 KC. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 The party explored the Beholder caves, had a strange trip to Toril, but then killed the Beholder. Found a Blink Dog. d Lowsun 14, 2023 KC. 50, 51 Ambushed on the way back to Skola Vale, recover missing emeralds. d Lowsun 15-28, 2023 KC. Session 52: Downtime in Skola Vale Surprises Report The party enjoys some downtime before the knighting Ceremony. Meet the Shadow Thieves, a run-in with Calliope's mom.
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