The Easting Reach

Midwinter Festival

You have heard it, you have seen it!

The smoke and fumes of the Daemonic Nightmare are past us;
the terrors and anguish of winter are lifted.

Gather! Rise! Cheer! Celebrants and entrepeneurs, artists and farmers,
embraced by the holy names of Ilmater and Lathander, and the goodly gods of
the Triad and Sune, we shrug off the yoke of the Year of the Wyvern.

Bring your wares and laugh and relief before the gods and fellow men,
at the City Square of Sarshel!

Join together in compassion and relief, not only in suffering and endurance.
Join us and meet these exceptional vendors:

MULLED WINE, SPICED WITH CINNAMON AND NUTMEG - THE FINEST OF VASSEUR'S WINES

Mariana Héidart ~ UNIQUE HANDCRAFTED NESTING DOLLS
HAVE YOU NOT ALWAYS WANTED YOUR LIKENESS CAPTURED?
WHY NOT ON A DOLL ~ WHY NOT IN SEVEN WAYS, ON SEVEN NESTED DOLLS?
Feast your eyes upon her handiwork right in action!
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Reipart Gotte ~ WOODCARVER OF SAINTS AND HOLY VISAGES
WE EACH PAY OUR RESPECTS TO THE GODS DIFFERENTLY.
BUT TO PRAY TO THEM THROUGH ICONS, WOODEN CARVINGS OF THE TRIAD,
IS THE ANCIENT STEADFAST TRADITION OF IMPILTURAN BLOOD.
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~GRIBO GUMFOOT~
TOYS, TRINKETS AND TAILORMENTS OF THE GREAT DALE
AND ELSEWHERE.
FEAST YOUR EYES ON BAUBLES AND WONDERS!
POP LAUGHTER FROM A BOX, THUNDER FROM A MARBLE!
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Dhalos' Delights ~ cloaks, scarves and belts of the highest quality
Only the finest wares all the way from Sembia and the Vast.
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ROASTED MEATS. HOLVARD DANSK.
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--Your Advertisement Here!--
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The Golden Quill ~ IS OPEN ANEW!
WITH BOOKS, SCROLLS AND PENWORK THAT ENTHRALL THE HEART
AND FEED THE MIND.
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Madame Annaliese's Boutique ~ SPRING FABRICS & ATTIRES
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Jongleurs, painters, vendors of exotic foods and trinkets, let your faces be seen!

Poets, artisans and scholars, come and let us bask in your works!

Strongmen, archers, and dancers, show us your talents like no other!

The celebrations will continue until Greengrass. Seize your chance!

~ Masked Ball ~

To residents and visitors of the City of Faith,
you are openly invited to the most bedazzling event of this Spring!
A masked ball awaits you soon at lovely Jezebel's, city south,
with the worldly intent of sharing exquisite company
and the divine intent of fundraising.

We gather donations and gifts for the construction of
Lathander's first holy hall in the city, who will stand as bastion
for education, arts and all prosperous new beginnings.

Your requirements to join this lovely eve:

• Entry fee of 25 sardils,
  
• Refined appearance,
  
• Mask (purchaseable at Annaliese's boutique, limited stock!)
  And your most outstanding self.

Delightful entertainers sought! Make haste to apply
and use this grand opportunity to introduce yourself to
Sarshel's extravagant circles of patrons and artlovers.

My esteemed acquaintance,

You are cordially invited to this year's first - and with good hope, certainly not the last - festive arrangement.
Your intriguing self deserves to be exposed to a greater network, and an approach from a new angle.

It is my hope that you will join the occasion. We will know splendour, mystery and joy.

Your donation is not required, only heartfully appreciated. The funds will go to the renovation of the structure that will be the Morninglord's first-ever chapel in the City of Faith. May it be plain that contributors will be invited personally to its opening ceremony.

May your endeavours bring you and us all prosperity,

Artemis D'Assanthe, High Dawnlord.
Signed, 28th Chest 1364DR.

OOC: Currently still devising the best time for this, with the (potentially vain?) hope of organising the ball on 1 April 2017 (Saturday) Euro evening. Stay tuned! I will bump this thread when the time becomes more concrete. You can already think about your gorgeous gala outfit and mask...

Donations received at the Masked Ball will go to the renovation
of the Halls of Prosperity. This location will serve as Lathander's first
chapel in Sarshel.

Donors & Guests:
*Anonymous
*Wynna Blackwing
*Abigail Beaumont
*Mersa Posht
*Ilia Preaux
*Mariana Hediart
*Coretta Reen
*Annaliese Meyer
*Braedon, brother of the Velvet Chantry
*Johlm Tenmar
*Luk Staflemm
*Lanskaar Dhalos
*Lady Peveril
*Fenneken of the Flooded Forest
*Perry Quietfoot
*Ginny Sureshot
*Lucan Faraghar
*Baalon Drosc
*Rannie Marrinson
*Alistair Dryden

OOC: Aiming for 8pm British time on 1 April (Saturday). Arriving fashionably late is allowed. The organiser is looking for donations for the Lathanderite temple. In the long term, the chapel will put its focus around the skills of Appraise, Diplomacy and Knowledge: Religion, ranging from supporting the creation of more shops, more public recreational places and art galleries, to gathering specialized information on undead and human faiths, and potentially selling potions and items that give a bonus to the above-mentioned skills.