Festival Time! [Arc Reveal]
Jul 16, 2020 18:40:54 GMT -5
edited on Jul 16, 2020 18:41:09 GMT -5 by Jade
Post by Jade on Jul 16, 2020 18:40:54 GMT -5
The great Picori Festival is finally here in Lorule!
Every year, the people of the land gather in a grand celebration, honoring the legend of old about the hero who fought the greatest evil the land had ever seen, over 500 years ago. A time-honored tradition, the festival lasts two weeks, and takes place in Castle Town, complete with revelry, feasts, merriment, and games galore! Find yourself running obstacle courses, dancing with friends, or even swimming in the moonlight! The culmination of the event is the Hero’s Trial, where those who think they have a hero’s heart compete to be the Hero of the Festival! The Trial begins with the Quest for the Triforce, where participants show their Courage, Wisdom, and Power. They then must face the greatest knight in the land to a boffer fight, with the knight playing the Great Evil, blindfolded! And, at long last, when a hero has been chosen, they will be brought to the Minish Door, where they will draw the replica Picori Blade and be named that year’s Hero of the Festival! This year’s processions are being hosted by two priestesses of the Goddesses, who claim to work towards the will of Power and Wisdom, and it is by their powers alone that this will be the greatest Picori Festival in a century!
But, this year is special. Every century, on the seventh day of the festival, it is rumored that the Minish Door opens, a pathway to another world entirely. No records of it happening in the last generation were kept, but there is a notable increase in the guard surrounding the Minish Door this year. Perhaps something special will happen this year? Who knows what wonders can await? So come one, come all! Bring your friends, forget your fears, and be careful.
The very enemy you fear can be right under your noses.
Every year, the people of the land gather in a grand celebration, honoring the legend of old about the hero who fought the greatest evil the land had ever seen, over 500 years ago. A time-honored tradition, the festival lasts two weeks, and takes place in Castle Town, complete with revelry, feasts, merriment, and games galore! Find yourself running obstacle courses, dancing with friends, or even swimming in the moonlight! The culmination of the event is the Hero’s Trial, where those who think they have a hero’s heart compete to be the Hero of the Festival! The Trial begins with the Quest for the Triforce, where participants show their Courage, Wisdom, and Power. They then must face the greatest knight in the land to a boffer fight, with the knight playing the Great Evil, blindfolded! And, at long last, when a hero has been chosen, they will be brought to the Minish Door, where they will draw the replica Picori Blade and be named that year’s Hero of the Festival! This year’s processions are being hosted by two priestesses of the Goddesses, who claim to work towards the will of Power and Wisdom, and it is by their powers alone that this will be the greatest Picori Festival in a century!
But, this year is special. Every century, on the seventh day of the festival, it is rumored that the Minish Door opens, a pathway to another world entirely. No records of it happening in the last generation were kept, but there is a notable increase in the guard surrounding the Minish Door this year. Perhaps something special will happen this year? Who knows what wonders can await? So come one, come all! Bring your friends, forget your fears, and be careful.
The very enemy you fear can be right under your noses.
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The Royal Family has returned to Hyrule! The land is rejoicing with jubilees, celebrations, and revels thrown in the name of the Monarchs and their healthy return. Even the citizens of Castle Town have prepared a festival of proportions unheard of, preceded over by Queen Zelda and the Hero himself. There have been plans for musicians from all over the land, magic performers, dramatic reenactments of the climactic battle, and so much more!
But to those within the inner circle of Castle Town, there has been a brief period of unrest is the time of peace that has been ushered in. A woman, clad in green, arrived in Hyrule, preaching to any who would listen about the word of Farore, Goddess of Courage. Many dismissed this as the ramblings of a woman left behind by her sanity, but the Queen and her Hero have experienced another oddity in line with her appearance of a doorway in the castle courtyard, one no one can open, nor that they recognize. They’ve been through enough to know coincidence isn’t commonplace in their lives, and as such have decided to take the matter seriously. Even as guards were sent out to usher the self-proclaimed Oracle away, a scribe was sent to transcribe her words, and what Zelda and Link looked upon with their council was as such:
Harken to the whims of Courage, those who are lost to it entirely! Years since the folly of the Goddesses has bred contempt, and we stand at the precipice of another calamity. Three shining stars have fallen, one among you, and two in a distant land, conspiring together to open the door! No Wisdom shall escape such destruction, no Power shall prevent it when it comes. Something darker still grows on the other side of the reflection, and naught will be done to stop it! Celebrate now, but sleep afterwards with an eye open. Fear the very thing you once looked up to, and I shall be your shepherd to salvation!
But to those within the inner circle of Castle Town, there has been a brief period of unrest is the time of peace that has been ushered in. A woman, clad in green, arrived in Hyrule, preaching to any who would listen about the word of Farore, Goddess of Courage. Many dismissed this as the ramblings of a woman left behind by her sanity, but the Queen and her Hero have experienced another oddity in line with her appearance of a doorway in the castle courtyard, one no one can open, nor that they recognize. They’ve been through enough to know coincidence isn’t commonplace in their lives, and as such have decided to take the matter seriously. Even as guards were sent out to usher the self-proclaimed Oracle away, a scribe was sent to transcribe her words, and what Zelda and Link looked upon with their council was as such:
Harken to the whims of Courage, those who are lost to it entirely! Years since the folly of the Goddesses has bred contempt, and we stand at the precipice of another calamity. Three shining stars have fallen, one among you, and two in a distant land, conspiring together to open the door! No Wisdom shall escape such destruction, no Power shall prevent it when it comes. Something darker still grows on the other side of the reflection, and naught will be done to stop it! Celebrate now, but sleep afterwards with an eye open. Fear the very thing you once looked up to, and I shall be your shepherd to salvation!
Despite this report, the decision has been made that festivities will continue as planned, and many grand events, hosted by all the races in the land. It begins today, so bring your friends, bring your family! A week of festivities awaits you, along with things you never dreamed you could see.