Calendar and Holidays

Marks the first day of the official thaw. In Ironport, this is celebrated by the "Unchaining Ceremony," where the massive heating coils on the Skyland Chains are powered down for the season.

Tradition. Citizens wear a simple cord or ribbon around their wrist for the week leading up to the holiday. On the morning of The Breaking, they cut the cord and burn it.

A night celebrating freedom and wind. Since Ventis is the windy season, the music carries furthest on this night. In Rupert Square, the Gilded Stage hosts open-air performances, and the Firebrands often use this night to mock authority figures through song.

Tradition. Wearing silver masks and dancing until dawn; a noble might dance with a docker without scandal on this night.

The planting festival. In the Silver Awning, long tables are set up in the streets with free food provided by House Moss and the Church. Farmers from the Iron Greens bring the first seedlings to be blessed.

Tradition. Hanging flower wreaths on doorposts to invite prosperity.

A celebration of Law, Order, and the Monarchy. The Golden Legion parades through the Iron Gate, and the Basilica of the Flame lights all its braziers at once. It is a day where debts are settled and pardons are sometimes granted by the King.

Tradition. Citizens wear platinum or silver ribbons pinned to their chests.

The "City’s Birthday." It celebrates the industrial might of Ironport. The Sky-Forge does not sleep; instead, they add chemicals to the smokestacks to turn the smog harmless and colorful (purples, greens, and golds) for one night.

Tradition. Ironport Industries gives workers a bonus (or an extra ration of grog), and fireworks are launched from the Hullwrights' docks and around the city.

The start of the "Social Season" for the Ivory Pavilion. The Gilded Consortium hosts a massive masquerade ball that determines the social hierarchy for the coming year.

Tradition. The "Coin-Toss." Wealthy merchants travel to the lower districts and toss handfuls of minted copper coins to the crowds—a display of charity that the Firebrands despise.

A chaotic festival of pranks, illusions, and deception during the foggiest month. Nothing is as it seems. It is a favorite of The Copper Crows, as petty theft is considered "bad luck to punish" on this day.

Tradition. Telling elaborate lies that must be "believed" until midnight. Bakeries sell "Roulette Pastries" (some sweet, some spicy, some filled with colored dye).

A day to honor the dead. The city goes quiet. No forges run in the Sky-Forge; no ships leave Burnished Harbor.

Tradition. Fasting until sundown, then floating small paper lanterns down the Pavilion canals (or into the harbor) for those lost.

The final day of the year. Nefnore Academy opens its gates to the public for displays of illusion and wonder. As the clock strikes midnight, the Star-Spire pulses with light to ring in the new year.

Tradition. Lighting a single blue candle in the window to "guide wisdom home" for the coming year.