The Odyssey

There is no month more merry than the month of Mors. The hustle and bustle to get back home with family or gather together items for a thoughtful gift is clearly in the air as people begin to prepare for the celebration known as The Odyssey; a celebration of the worldly trip of a mysterious Changeling known as The Traveler.

A Three-Day Celebration

The Odyssey is a celebration that takes place over the course of three days. These days are known respectively as "His Plan", "His Gift", and "Our Thanks".

His Plan

The first day of the celebration, just as any good traveler's path should begin, is with a plan. This is the day when many far in wide begin to draw up plans, decorations in preparation for the following day; the day when gifts are exchanged between family and friends, and The Traveler delivers his gifts to those who have shown themselves to be virtuous through the year

His Gift

The second day of the celebration marks the highpoint of the holiday, in which children to adults alike run to their front doors to see if their decoration had guided The Traveler to their doorstep with gifts and kind gesture for their good deeds. It is not all who receive pleasant surprises, however. Conversely, those who have shown to act in bad spirit to the holiday of giving and the year find The Traveler's "gifts" to be more... lesson-worthy. Typically adorned in plain boxes or worse, the gifts presented to these folk are a jab at their wrongdoings in ways to guide them to a better path, or warn of a darker future if they continue on their current one. A routine thief might get a pair of shackles. A greedy scrooge may receive a letter from a nearby charity, thanking them for offering a sum of money to their organization.

Our Thanks

Once His Gift ends at precisely midnight, the last day begins. Our Thanks is a day dedicated to some of the biggest parties throughout the whole of Astillon. It is said that The Traveler every single year picks one party to join; the biggest and most festive one of all, and everyone across the land has their own way to show thanks to The Traveler for the gifts and lessons he brings and his ever-watchful eye.

Execution

Common practice across Astillon typically involves the decorating of one's doorstep with many things to help The Traveler in his quest to give his kindnesses. It is traditionally done with handmade crafts and old family items that resemble the green, black, and white colors that are normally associated with the holiday.
In the East, it is said that The Traveler is blind, simply using a sixth sense to detect who has led a life of good and who has lead a life of bad. Under the light of no moon, however, it is tradition to include many bright lights and fancy décor to ensure that The Traveler is able to see his way forward on his travels, and be guided to ones home.
In the West, it is believed The Traveler befriends only the most secretive of Luminance Dragon's in the post to deliver their gifts on the eve of the second day. As such, it is more customary to place pictures and carvings of family outside in the hopes of helping make his helpers able to find the proper location to deliver the gifts The Traveler had set out for them to get.

Participants

Everyone across the land observes The Odyssey in it's entirety. From Sphinx to Gem Gnoll, doors and homes across the world can be spotted adorned with all sorts of green, black, and white crafts and wreathing in celebration of The Traveler's trip .

Observance

There are three days in which the holiday is observed with the first day beginning on the 30th of Mors, and the last day being the 32nd.