BAROVIFEST

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BAROVIFEST

4 Joma 291

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Rooted in the golden harvests and autumns of old, the Haeseni Barovifest owes its charming festivities to the warmhearted countrymen with which they began. Blessed often with plentiful yields of the farm and field, the peasantry were renown for their annual celebrations of plenty and abundance—celebrations that, with the consolidation of the Haeseni people, have formed the present-day Barovifest observed throughout the modern Haeseni realm. Now, as the autumn season draws near, markets overbrim with the warm colors of the harvest’s yield and the streets are bedecked with decorations that herald the many revelries to come.

 

FESTIVITIES

In Order of Occurrence

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First Day

 

PUMPKIN HUNT—

Throughout the city of New Reza will be pumpkins spread out for participants to search for. For those with the diligence and sight to find the most pumpkins hidden will be rewarded.

 

COSTUME CONTEST—

A grand costume contest involving participants of any class of folk with the winner to be determined by select judges unnamed as of yet; the prizewinner will be chosen on the grounds of the effort and cleverness expended on the costume and its presentation.

 

AUCTION—

Various goods will be presented at a great bidding sale to be held on the first day of the festivities, during which the landfolk will be able to place bids on mark-worthy and valuable items.

 

 

Second Day

DRINKING COMPETITION—

Competitions of the drink are to be held at the tavern of New Reza, during which contestants are to test their tolerance for the famed Carrion Black. ‘Yopil’—a more tasteful mixture of various fruits and Carrion Black—is also to be a subject of the games. As with any challenging festivity, there are to be prizes a-plenty for the victors.

 

WEAPONLESS MELEE—

In a traditional Haeseni test of a man’s strength, an unarmed melee will be held to determine the physical merit of the subjects of the Haeseni realm—and, indeed, for he who will triumph, there will be bountiful rewards. For this particular competition, wagers may be openly placed on the contestants’ successes.

 

ARCHERY CONTEST— 

For the man who strikes from afar, a competition of marksmanship will be held with the use of bows and straw targets. There will, as with other contests, be a noteworthy prize for the triumphant archers and wagers are permitted. 

 

BOAT RACING— 

In a contest of speed, wooden vessels will be raced across the waters of Lake Milena through a predetermined course; individuals wishing to compete may do so alone, or elect to do so with an accompanying partner. 

 

ROYAL FEAST—

Embodying the plentiful harvest to which Barovifest is dedicated, a sumptuous feast will be held at the Royal Palace, featuring a dazzling array of the rich fruits, meats, and vegetables of Haeseni cuisine—some of which will be drawn from the very yield of the esteemed Royal Hunt.

 

OBSERVANCE OF MASS—

Barovifest commemorates the harvest, and without the Almighty GOD, the fields of Haense would lay barren. Great thanksgiving, therefore, must be apportioned to Him, and Barovifest will conclude with an elaborate Mass.

 

 

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Signed,

HER MAJESTY, Milena Ekaterina Barbanov née Carrion, Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska and its pertaining realms

 

HER HIGHNESS, Maya Valeriya Alimar, Princess of Muldav

 

HER EXCELLENCY, Kamila Julya Stafyr née Baruch, Lady Chamberlain of Haense

 

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OOC INFORMATION

DATE: Saturday and Sunday, October 26^th and October 27^th 

TIME: 4pm EST (for both days)

 

BEGINNING LOCATION:

First Day: Town square of Reza

Second Day: Crows Hearth Inn and Tavern, Reza

 

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Emma Ludovar smiles from the Seven Skies, happy that her festival endured another elven year.