- The Troll's Bane Christmas Festival!
You might ask what this new word is! And you have every right to. Is it some festival to an unknown goddess? Is your Governor proclaiming his faith to a demon? Is your Governor finally exposing himself as a secret nudist who will try to throw a party based on similar ideas? No, of course not. Christmas is Old Gynk for “Give Back,” and through this festival, that's what I truly intend to do.
A few days ago, a mysterious dwarf with a bushy beard and an assortment of rare goods made himself known on Gobaith, calling himself the great Santa. This man had little regard for personal hoarding, and seeming to be quite contempt at giving away his things free of charge. As a man who leads a town, I try to look at what derives pleasure in my citizens, and seeing as how the line to his throne continued to grow and grow, I knew then that my citizens would get a delight out of doing it once more.
The date the festival will take place is on the fourteenth of Imras, year 32 ((Wednesday, December 22nd at 1 PM Eastern Standard time. Please contact me to make the proper time conversions for other regions that wish to take part.))
So in this time of giving, I've decided to enact a Festival to give back to your people with the following list of actives:
- Free presents to all who attend:
In my entire time on this island, I've managed to collect and hoard my own personal treasury of as sortable wares and rare goods. These items will be given out to the public free of charge, as well as coins and other small pleasantries. Where you ask? At the site of the old, run down Troll's Bane jail. Once a place where criminals of the Governmental and bandits of our people were kept will become a new foundation of giving and a vocal point of this festival. All people who participate will line up at the door, go inside and receive their gift and exit through the side. Gifts will be based on what the participant alludes to and seems to want. Every effort will be made to give equality among all.
- The Troll's Bane Christmas Festival Raffle:
All those who attend and get a present will be able to get a chance to throw in 5 silver coins for a raffle, and whoever wins will receive 80 percent of the raffle ticket money. The extra twenty percent will be donated to whatever organization attempts to rebuild the Grey Rose castle (as a general rule of thumb here, Troll's Bane and it's allies won't be involved in those.. so the money will go towards the Grey Rose Knighthood.)
- The Troll's Bane Christmas Festival itself:
There will be plenty of food, drink, and entertainment for all who attend. Free of charge at the expense of the Troll's Bane Governmental. Now you may stand up and shout, Mister Governor Elijah Varrin, you bloody tyrant and vagabond.. half the people on our island (exaggerations at their best) won't be able to attend because they are holed up in some makeshift jail somewhere or banned! This is only for your close friends and allies so that you can spread the wealth among them. Well, let me quell that talk right now.
On the 14th of Imras, year 32 .. Every person in Gobaith will be hereby granted amnesty of their crimes for the duration of the festival and will be granted the same privileges (such as free presents, food, and being apart of the raffle).
Oh hey! It's me again.. yeah me.. the one screaming of your tyrannical ways and finding fault with everything you say! You see, Mister Varrin.. I see past your ways and I know you are only using this to get them in town and then bludgeon them because you are such a devil!
I say no, my good friend and mighty mouse that summons the courage to scream such slander into my ears. All members of the festival who are granted this amnesty will be escorted out of Troll's Bane the following day ((Thursday, December 23rd)) if they continue to linger. This gives them enough time to sober up and stay alive once they leave our walls.
Signed,
The Troll's Bane adminstration