Der Doomtag

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DER DOOMTAG

By dictation of Johannes Lothar von Alstreim

Penned by Scribe Konrad Lipa

On the 6th of Harren’s Folly, 1952

 

 

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FRIEDEN UND SEGEN,

 

The children of the late Heinrich, Johannes and Adelheid reached the age of majority some years ago. But no celebration was ever made. War, crisis and death have marred the Union and made such festivities irresponsible.

 

Yet now, with a short stint of peace on the horizon. Merryweather invites peers, friends and commoners to join us in Merryweather to celebrate the journey of life of both Johannes and Adelheid.

 

The doomtag is a rite of passage for young children, a tradition brought to house Alstreim, over three generations ago by Prince Ulrich Lothar von Alstreim, while exploring the cultures of Atheran Salvus. It is a day of festivities with friends and family, which towards the night turns to one of the foretelling of one's death.

 

The event begins in the early morning, where a sermon shall be given, about life and death. All will then move out to the feast area, where blood pie, beef and plenty of drink shall be served. The siblings will not partake in the feast, restricting themselves to water, committing themselves to the rite of dooming.

 

When daylight fades and the night takes over, the two siblings shall be taken one by one to speak with a doomsayer in private - Exactly what happens is known only to those who go through the rite. No matter the details, one thing is certain, the two will resurface pale-faced with the knowledge of how they will die.

 

Depiction of Archaengul Aeriel, guide of the dead

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WEDNESDAY, 30TH ; 4PM EST

IN MERRYWEATHER

 

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HIS HIGHNESS, Johannes I von Alstreim, Prince of Merryweather and the Rhine,

Landgrave of Alstreim, Baron of Corwinsburg, Lord of Blackwater, 

Palsgrave, Master of the Langkette Pass

 

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Aleksander Jazlowiecki wonders when will he die.

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Philip Laurent reads the missive while he kept a look out for those dastardly Haeseni patrols. 

"Doomtag... well thats a rather depressing name for a party." He poked his head out of the watch tower before lowering himself down into cover again. "I hope I dont die attending."