Feast of Red Blood, the

Its important to know that this tradition is steeped in the anger of the falsely betrayed.

The knife, the red impressive clothing, it's all theatre, all meant to convey an impression, an atmosphere of us against them.

But it all starts with that blasted pod. They all start to celebrate at: "Hark to the silence of betrayal, hear the cutting of the light!" And show a smallish, silvery pod, as one might fit and or affix to one's ear to aid in long distance communications or translation. And then they speak of Wyse 3c2f9547-19fe-4bb6-848f-cd3bce1702c3, who chose Nyota Wyse as her gene-name with reverence.

It is so very macabre, this shadow play of scorn, this puppetry of betrayal. All the more so that some of the facts are true.

They bring out 'the knife', and pantomime 'a culling'. It gets them all so very excited, so angry.

It's mostly true, the only falsehood is the perpetrator, or perpe-traitor, as it were. Heh, sorry, couldn't help myself.

"Yes, the spiller of Red Blood that day was one of their own, as Red as they were. One or more of them, we can never be sure, but it's presumed in respectable circles that he, she or they were the founding member or members of the Red Cabal"

— The worship of hate, Claude Gemini d9f6e120-3d7a-48e3-86f5-d0bb3350977c, Red Funeral Press, Qualisar Anterior, 3222.

History

The ceremony is a dramatized retelling of the events at the end of The cutting of the light, where the Red clone-lines and their dependants were stranded in the Red claw of the Sagittar, bereft of support.

Over time, the details were glossed over, the participants and witnesses died, and now it's folklore, the detail of just who ordered what lost to time

Execution

The participants meet in a large, open space, with no seats and stand. This will usually be a place at the center of the community, and everyone is invited, but active-duty military personnel are excused, in reference to the role the military played in the original events.

Components and tools

A silver earpod to aid in hearing or translation

A knife or dagger, died with blood, does not need to be sharp

Red, expansive robes with golden plectrals

Participants

Civilian leaders wear red robes, and mostly act solemn

One off-duty military personnel bears the earpod and acts the part of Wyse 3c2f9547-19fe-4bb6-848f-cd3bce1702c3

A shadowy group wears dark robes, hides their faces, and mostly say 'cull them' at the appropriate moment.

Observance

The ceremony is a yearly ritual, and is a mandatory holiday in the red claw of the Sagittar.

Primary Related Location

The Red Chapel

Important Locations

• Kimanjo City

Related Organizations

• Red Ethno-faction
• Terran Meritocracy

Related Ethnicities

• Red clone-lines