Festivals

Throughout the course of the year, there are a number of Festivals which are held throughout the lands of Elder Tale Online. Below, you can find some basic information on each festival, including themes and when they are held.

(THIS DOCUMENT IS A WIP - MORE INFORMATION ON FESTIVALS WILL BE ADDED IN FUTURE UPDATES)

Summer Beach Festival (June)

The Summer Beach Festival celebrates the true beginning of Summer in Yamato. Warmer temperatures make the land far more hospitable for travel and encourage people to explore. The lack of monsters near the shorelines encourage people to enjoy beach-side activities. Magical fireworks displays are common, bringing a sense of joy at the changing of the seasons and a return to the warmth of summer.

Common Occurrences:

• Monster spawns near the shorelines decrease.
• Sun-bathing, swimming, summer sports and cookouts become popular.
• Rights of passage are performed in the Holy Empire Westelande.

Storm Festival (July)

The Storm Festival is a time where low cloud cover, heavy rains, and almost omnipresent storms rage across Yamato. It is a tense time of year, but also a time to celebrate surviving even the worst that life has to throw at you. Often, this event creates unusual happenings around the storms, with increases in monster activity as well as unique locations which may only be accessible during the storms.

Common Occurrences:

• Increases in water-affinity monsters.
• Inclement weather: Thunder, Lightning, Torrential Rains, Hurricanes, Typhoons.
• High winds and flooding that may threaten some settlements.

Firefly Festival (August)

The Firefly Festival is a time where people celebrate the past and look to the future. It is a somber celebration, often including various rituals of remembrance, where people honor lost friends, relatives, and ancestors. Due to unusually clear skies during this time of year, it is also a time when diviners and stargazers look to the stars, seeking signs from the past and indications of the future.

Common Occurrences:

• Lantern lighting, grave memorials, familial altars with tokens from ancestors.
• Stargazing, divining, looking to the stars for signs.