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Day of The Titans

Festival
100-3-15

Celebration of Sydon and Lutheria’s dominance - the main day of dedication solely to the Twin Titans among the settler races. Originally, a festival where Sydon and Lutheria symbolically betray those closest to them. It served as a reminder to pay heed to the twins as they are capricious and hungry for dominance. The day involved a ceremony where the common folks were chased down by the representatives of Sydon and Lutheria and ritually punished. The variety of these rituals were varied but mostly involved being painted red, bound to a pole, blindfolded, thrown into a vat of wine or forced to run across hot coals.

After the reign of Nicholas Phobas; King of Mytros and founder of The Order of Sydon a century ago, the festival was changed to one of symbolic fealty to the Twin Titans. The chases still happen, with the Order having sacred masks and robes to chase people. Those who are caught can either swear an oath to the titans and join the masked revellers or oppose them and be made to suffer non-violent versions of the ritual punishments. There's a game of wits amongst the priests of the five and their followers to find clever ways to swear an oath that satisfies the masked chasers but means absolutely nothing. A priest of the five emerging from the day with no punishments is praised for their quick wits and the Order will make sure to target them more thoroughly next year.

As with all festivals to the titans, the evening often involves a bacchanal for those who have sworn fealty to the titans with the wine provided by the cult of Lutheria.