Tidebreak Festival

The Tidebreak Festival is a gnomish tradition held during the spring following the solstice. The Tidebreak festival occurs once a year when the three moons and sun align to create a 36-hour period in which the tides cease. This is most noticeable in Fizzlebreach where the active waterfalls are most affected by the tides. This short day-and-a-half period is the only time in which the rocks of the preceding riverbed are exposed allowing its citizen to play and celebrate in the pooled water.
The Tidebreak festival brings in some of the best bards and performers from around Espen each year. With some of the most recognizable performers commanding as much as 500 GP per performance, the Tidebreak festival has been known to make or break some of the best bards in Espen as a poor performance here could lead to years of lost revenue.
Beginning in the early mornings, Aqualithe, a sport only played in pooled water involves two teams of four attempting to carry a weighted leather sack from one end of the play area to another. A point is scored if the sack makes it past the line of demarcation and a second point for heaving the ball between two raised wickets. The first team to 7 points is declared the winner.
The Long Dive competition is less an organized competition and more a show of stylized dives from the roof of the Breakwater Public House.

Observances

Held on the second Mazzaday of Waketide, the Tidebreak Festival is a 36-hour celebration of Gnomish culture.