Issue 71 of the DDO Chronicle is now available!

[Cordovan]

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[Rinnaldo]

Eberronukah - A small band of brothers of the forge held off a whole roamin' army. The army broke every last bottle of repair oil at all of their shrines. Except one. When they returned it to town, the little bottle of repair oil miraculously lasted long enough to be used for eight Warforged, instead of just one! Small pockets of Warforged across the realm celebrate this holiday by frying things in oil until the whole house smells.

[Holybird]

Gamborlah, the day of hammer of creation. One of biggest celebrations in Warforged community. They celebrate House of Cannith and their creators. Gamborlah includes eating with friends and family and some religious things like praying for Lord of Blades. Nowadays celebration have grown bigger in size when Bladeforgeds were invented. They have some different manners when celebrating Gamborlah but still the frame is same. Warforged titans don't celebrate Gamborlah. Warforgeds don't fight when Gamborlah is live but some actualy get in to little fights when little drunk... but well only tavernkeepers care about it.

[Hathorian]

All Heroes Day - dedicated to the heroic group of adventurers who saved the city of New Phlan by defeating the powerful evil spirit Tyranthraxus.

[Backley]

Well there is the Festival of the Dark Six, where Kobold be healed.

[desertbuttons]

I would imagine that on Eberron there is something akin to Memorial Day to remember the lives lost in the Last War.

[ComicRelief]

It must be "Time-Loop Day" 'cuz I know I've experienced this before...

It must be "Time-Loop Day" 'cuz I know I've experienced this before...

It must be "Time-Loop Day" 'cuz I know I've experienced this before...

It must be "Time-Loop Day" 'cuz I know I've experienced this before...

[Fnordian]

Restivult - after a month of collecting, eating, and tossing Festivult cookies and cakes at monsters, many Eberron residents like to celebrate with a day resting quietly in bed and not moving around or eating much.

[Phoenix-daBard]

We'll randomly select a winner after Noon Eastern on Friday, November 6th. Good luck!

So is that 2015? or do you have a time machine?

And to the question: Lolth's birthday, how can anyone be happy about that?

[Cauthey_No_CCInfo]

Spanksgiving.

This is a devious holiday, originally instituted by House Jorasco nobles, but now celebrated widely throughout Stormreach. It involves naughty halfings, lots of "spank-and-runs" (the actual spanks-giving), streaking, lewd and raucous jests, and various other debauchery.

[Thumbed_Servant]

Describe a little-known (or previously uncelebrated) holiday in the Forgotten Realms:

It's not a huge secret, they just don't...talk...about it. Warforged of Eberron often worship the gods of other races, and all give recognition to, if not outright worship, the Lord of Blades. All of these are active, demonstrative worships. But if all warforged give recognition to the Lord of Blades with time worn verbal acknowledgements and physical displays, they also ALL of them give silent, but daily thanks and recognition to...Cog. Cog is not a big deity; indeed, Cog is a small...very small, some say diminutive deity. And it's worship is done silently. Each and every warforged give silent thinks to Cog for empowering the internal workings of their mechanical bodies. If and when they do speak of Cog, it is usually the same greeting and return: "There is a little Cog in each of us" "Indeed, there IS a little Cog in each of us"; it's not meant to be clandestine, other races simply don't understand the import of that short verbal exchange.

In this same quiet and almost reflexive manner, all warforged celebrate The Day of the Cog. On this day they will go about their normal business, there are no festivities, no feasts, no celebrations. On The Day of the Cog, there is only the solemn observance upon starting the day, and upon finishing the day, of the Wonders of the Cog. Each warforged will take a few minutes look inside themselves in observance of the mechanical wonders of the Cog that allow them to exist...this is a literal looking inside as each warforged will remove their docent and peer studiously at the internal parts that somehow miraculously come together and bestow life and movement to the warforged. The only outward display of celebration of The Day of the Cog is the sometimes saving of, and reflecting upon a cog from a lost friend or loved one. The Cog of Remembrance is kept in a private place, different for each warforged, but on The Day of the Cog it is taken out by those who keep one and gently held, or gazed upon, or fingered as the warforged give silent thanks to the Cog and the miracle it bestows upon all warforged. What makes The Day of the Cog very different from other *holidays* is that The Day of the Cog is different for every warforged: It is celebrated on the personal creation day of the particular warforged. To those few of the other races who have learned of The Day of the Cog this would seem to make The Day of the Cog a non-holiday; warforged only shake their heads and say that this only goes to show how other races don't understand them.

[gelgoog]

Did a search regarding festivals in the Forgotten Realms, here is some of the festivals that are interesting:

The Festival of Blue Fire is an annual festival held in Ormpetarr and is sponsored by the Order of Blue Flame. Pilgrims travel from around Faerun in the hopes of acquiring a spellscar.

The Festival of Remembering was a solemn dwarven holy day dedicated to remembrance of the dead. During the ceremony, loved ones toasted the dead with a glass of ale flavored with honey and bitters to symbolize sweetness and sorrow

Open Feast was a revelry held on the 26th of Mirtul each year by the King of Cormyr. It was known as the "open" feast because by tradition no members of the royal family attended the festival and the nobles were able to speak openly.

Shieldmeet was the equivalent of a leap year day in the Calendar of Harptos and this festival occurred once every four years, adding a day to the end of the month of Flamerule. Traditionally the day was used for fayres and gatherings at which people competed in tournaments and the noble people interacted freely with the commoners. Entertainment in the form of theatre and music was provided, as well as the option to view the tournaments themselves

[cdbd3rd]

Scarlet's birthday.

She, like all the other girl's, didn't really want to discuss her birthday, but always hoped for at least a Happy little mention now 'n then.

Dejected, thinking no one appreciated her and her 'window washing' abilities, she wandered off ne'er to be seen again.


( Or... maybe Malicia just didn't like the competition for most popular NPC? ...but that's a discussion for another thread.)

[Dandonk]

Server-day: Where the poor overworked server hamsters get time off and can rest their tired 'forged bodies.

[LFKnowledge]

Describe a little-known (or previously uncelebrated) holiday in the Forgotten Realms or Eberron!

In Eberron, the kobolds of Stormreach celebrate the Ritual of Prayer Beads. On this day, they parade around the sewers of Stormreach, flashing their crystals at bystanders, hoping to get beads thrown their way. The following days after, eager adventurers roam the sewers and loot never-ending collectibles of Prayer Beads, as part of the clean-up process.

[Ungood]

The Annual Wayfinder "I'm ****ed about something" Sit in

If you are ****ed about something, anything, or even nothing at all, well, ok, if you are not ****ed about anything, this might not be the event for you, but, if something is ****ing you off, even if it is the idea that you're ****ed that other people are ****ed at what you don't think they should be allowed to be ****ed at, this is the event for you!

In fact, Memnir might even show up to ask questions about obscure geek/nerd reference so you can get ****ed that you don't know the answer! and much ****ed off fun can be had by all!

Join us for the Annual Wayfinder "I'm ****ed about Something" Sit in!

[PuppiesAndRainbows]

The banishment of Yaced Dliug.

Celebrated in Eberron, it marks the departure of the hideous beast Yaced Dliug.

The beast thrived on the misery and discourse he brought to guilds.
Yaced was known and despised for sneaking on airships and stealing shrines.

The holiday is celebrated with a large party.
The purpose of the party is to reunite with those you've gone the longest without seeing.
Tell them how much you've missed them and burn effigies of Yaced Dliug.

[Dulcimerist]

Dwarf Tossing Day!

No description needed here.

[NPC]

Kreerel is a solemn cultural holiday celebrated on the first crescent moon of spring.
It is associated with a deception, love and a natural disaster.
It is also associated with cheetahs and donkeys.
Traditions include public annulling of contracts, duels and truces.
Nearly all regions celebrate it differently.

[NexEverto]

Biannual Bard Beheading Banquet!
Twice a year Bard’s all across Eberron are captured by other classes and are held captive until the great feast is ready. Before the first dish is served however, the Bards must be beheaded! With the Bards all lined up, sharp axes are raised, and quickly brought forward. Thunk! With the Gods of Loot satisfied, the Divine’s attending raise the Bard’s and the banquet can commence.