The Festival of Lights

Held every New Moon for 4 days until the moon reappears, it is believed that lighting the lights when the moon is gone keep monsters and evil spirits away when the moon is not there to illuminate them.

History

The tradition started when King Leopold (then Lord Leopold) gathered the order of light on the night of the new moon to face the Kraken under 2 divisions, Leopold Manning one division, and General Nessel manning the second. The boats pressed to the sea, as the Kraken began breaking ship after ship, torches on the sides of each shipped remained visible until the giant tentacles snuffed them out, breaking and sinking each ship in its way. When the darkness crept in new torches were lit among Leopold divsion, the light bouncing off their plate armor. A balista from the shoreline fired as the Kraken let out a loud roar. The balista arrow was attached to a winch that began reeling the creature up to shore as King Leopold ran out amongst the crowd and plunged "Lightbringer" through the skull of the creature the sky cracked and a beam of divine lightening fell from the heavens the Kraken laying motionless on the black sand beach, as the sky returned to pitch black. The torches amongst the men a reminder of what lay in the night. From then on every New Moon, the order of light dedicates supplies and helps everyone around town light their torches and the city of Styrt becomes a become of light for those in the dark.

Components and tools

2,500 torches light up the walls and main streets of Styrt

Participants

The Order of Light holds a ceremony for the first Torch lit, ask Dusk turns to night, the torch is lit, and the gathering in the town square lights their's as well. A glow of yellow light washes over the down as citizens spread of to mount their torches on nearby torch holders, many of which were mounted to the inner side of the city wall, others placing their's in torch stands located throughout the city streets.