[RP Event] Byltan Festival | March 23, 2024

Wyrmrest Accord
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Seventh annual festival on WRA


Event Information

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When: 5pm WRA / 7pm MG) Saturday, March 23rd
Where: Root-Bound Sanctuary, Amirdrassil
Invite: Open (Horde & Alliance)
Attire: Creative Green or Blue Transmog
Anchor: Alliance: Celassa - Wrymrest Accord
Recommended Addons: Listener & Cross RP

Event Schedule

💐 5:00 PM - Introduction 💐
🌙 5:15 PM - Ritual of Renewal 🌙
🌱 6:00 PM - Tree Planting Ceremony 🌱
💧 6:45 PM - Mazu’s Dance 💧
👘 7:30 PM - Costume Craft Contest 👘
🥗 8:00 PM - Feast & Gift Exchange 🥗


About

The festival of Byltan celebrates the cycle of life. Where the saplings of tomorrow thrive thanks to fallen trees of the past, Byltan encourages its guests to learn from the lessons of old and focus on the potential of the future.

Byltan is a kaldorei holiday dedicated to the celebration of burgeoning Spring time. This year, the festivities and ceremonies are being hosted in Root-Bound Sanctuary and will be open to both Horde and Alliance participants. We kindly ask that all Horde and Alliance parties treat the event with respect by honoring the festivities with peaceful participation. Additionally, please refrain from actively practicing “dark” magics (fel, death, Void, etc.) at the festival, such as summoning ghouls or demons. The Sentinels of Bel’ameth will be quick to escort transgressors out. For additional details, see “IC Expectations” in the F.A.Q.

If you come from off-realm and require an anchor invite, please /whisper Celassa-WyrmrestAccord.

Ritual of Renewal

Priestess Sylve will lead those who wish to participate in the cleansing ritual. Traditionally this ritual is conducted with the intent of cleansing ones essence of the past year in preparation for all upcoming occurrences in the year to come. Those participating in the ritual are asked to don ceremonial robes which will be provided by the hosts.

Tree Planting Ceremony

To honor the arrival of spring there will be a Tree Planting Ceremony within the space within Root-Bound Sanctuary; both symbolical to life arriving to the newly grown tree but also to aid in the efforts of fostering balance and growth within the recently born ecosystem of Amirdrassil.

For immersion, we recommend participants bring a Winter/Spring/Autumn Blossom Tree from Merchant Greenfield at the Sunsong Ranch in Pandaria, acquired through the Tillers. Alternatively, you can grind a one time package of tree seeds from Ella if you get to Best Friend status with her. This can be accomplished by farming gifts from the nearby patches of Dark Soil in the Heartland’s giant vegetable farms, and giving them to her. But this is not a requirement to participate. Please note, it takes 1 Day for the trees to grow in your character’s ranch, so please plant them the day before!

Mazu's Dance of Life

The Mazu’droru (“Flow of the Sea Goddess” or “Mazu’s Dance” or “The Dance of Life” in Common) is a timeless ritual that takes place in early spring and involves dancing in heavy rain to offer positive, life-giving energy back to nature. Formerly regarded as one of the largest festival activities of the year in Auberdine Darkshore, community-hosted Mazu’droru rituals have greatly diminished since the port-city’s destruction.

The ritual itself is meant to call upon the power of the sea to nourish the land for the coming year, and provide enough pure waters for life to flourish after the Byltan holiday.

OOC note: This is a lyric-led (in /say) group dance, involving specific movements everyone is intended to perform together in unison.

Costume Craft Contest

This is Byltan’s third transmog contest! Each contestant will need to provide a themed outfit and will be reviewed by a panel of judges. A ten minute window will be open for people to line up to participate after the ceremonies, and will be announced in /yell at the festival!

The theme of the contest is: The Eternal Cycle of Life and Death. The festival of Byltan celebrates the cycle of life. Where the saplings of tomorrow thrive thanks to fallen trees of the past, Byltan encourages its guests to learn from the lessons of old and focus on the potential of the future. but toys are not! Additionally, you can partner up, but the prizes will be split!

Three winners will be selected (1st, 2nd, 3rd), and each winner will receive a gold prize. First and second place winners will also receive a special pet or mount in addition to their gold prize.

Libations & Celebrations

After the rituals, a period of wind-down time will take place including feasting, and an icebreaker gift-exchange.

:gift: Gift Exchange

The gift exchange is a portion of the event that involves giving a gift of your choice to a fellow member of the community. To participate, simply attend the event with a gift of your choice and ensure that it is in a wrapped gift package (click link to see limitations). Please, refrain from wrapping poor quality items, and please do not feel obligated to wrap expensive gifts. The gift exchange takes place during the feast at the end of the Byltan Festival. Gift roulette rules apply, which involves exchanging your gift with someone in the community up to three times, so that the gift you bring passes through 3 pairs of hands before finding its intended recipient.

:moneybag: Vendors & Entertainers

We encourage any who would like to attend the event as a vendor or performer to do so in the grassy areas around Root-Bound Sanctuary!

:cherry_blossom: Budding Friendships

Those who are interested in making new connections are strongly encouraged to wear flowers in their hair, around their wrist or carry bouquets of flowers with them, to indicate you are looking to meet new people (are open to walk-up RP).

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Absolutely bananas for this event! I am so stoked & looking forward to see all the mog people make, esp with the latest in-game content!

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Come join us for an awesome time!

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A useful toy to obtain if you’re not keen towards a rep grind for the seeds is the [Fast Growing Seed] which plants a similar appearing tree!

You can find the guide to obtain this toy here!:

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Bump! Can’t wait to see everyone again at the Renewal Ceremony this year - ! See you this Saturday!

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A wee update to this!

The anchor is now Cellasa - Moon Guard!

First place of the transmog contest will be receiving a headshot of their character done by Kyphaz!!

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There is a group under the name of “Byltan” in Custom groups if you are cross server and/or cross faction!

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The time has come! The tree planting ceremony is beginning!

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