Nightal 20

On This Day

 * It is the Winter Solstice.
 * Priests of Auril celebrate the Coming Storm by calling vicious ice storms to torment a town or region.
 * Worshipers of Eilistraee may celebrate the High Hunt, in which a deadly beast is hunted in the dark. Hunters may wear anything, but priests go naked, carrying only a sword.
 * Worshipers of the gnomish deity Gaerdal Ironhand celebrate the Great Clang by rhythmic chanting and singing.
 * Worshipers of Mielikki and Gwaeron Windstrom celebrate the Fourth Feast and praise the Forest Lady with song.
 * Priests of Malar may observe a ritual they also call the High Hunt, in which they armor themselves with their personal skull or head trophies and stalk a sentient being, usually a human male, until his death or dawn, whichever comes first.
 * Worshipers of the gnomish deity Segojan Earthcaller offer up gems and bury them in holes dug by badgers in a festival honoring the treasures of the earth.
 * 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 Darking of winter.
 * In 1375 DR, the life-or-death game of sava between Lolth and Eilistraee for the fate of the drow began with the death of Lolth's Champion Selvetarm at the hands of Cavatina Xarann wielding the Crescent Blade.
 * In 1375 DR, drow mages of Vhaeraun performed a High Magic ritual for the first time since the Descent of the Drow (circa –10000 DR), which opened a gateway to Eilistraee's realm in Arvandor. The Masked Lord attempted to assassinate his sister, but was killed by her instead.