Kythorn 20

On This Day

 * It is the Summer Solstice. It is the longest day of the year, with a northern location like Silverymoon seeing nearly 16 hours of daylight.
 * Worshipers of Amaunator celebrate with a day of prayer, relaxation, and sunbathing.
 * Worshipers of Mielikki celebrate the Second Feast and praise the Forest Lady with song.
 * Worshipers of the gnomish deity Segojan Earthcaller offer up gems and bury them in holes dug by badgers.
 * Worshipers of Thoth perform the Ceremony of Introspection by fasting for 24 hours followed by immersion in icy water.
 * Worshipers of Uthgar fast for a day and a night to celebrate the Fullness of summer.
 * In the Moonshae Isles, the night is Midsummer's Eve, a time of great magic when the Ffolk celebrate life and prosperity and the Earthmother's druids harvest mistletoe.
 * Waterdhavians celebrate Dragondown in remembrance of all the dragons that were defeated or driven off the city.
 * In 1358 DR, during the Time of Troubles, Bane defeated Mystra and imprisoned her in the ruins of Castle Kilgrave.
 * In 1360 DR, the Tuigan Horde conquered the city of Phsant in Thesk.
 * In 1374 DR, the city of Selgaunt in Sembia elected a new Hulorn (Lord Mayor), Thamalon Uskevren II.