The Festival of the Way

The Road to Trinsic, Trammel, Baja (PaxLair Times) – May 21, Year – by Ashlynn – Yesterday evening, all citizens of the alliance were invited to cross the ether to the shard of Baja and take part in a special celebration there called The Festival of Way. Though not everyone could participate, Benito, Ozog and I were able to make the trip and attend the gathering on the steps of Castle Britannia where the tradition was explained to us.

The Festival of the Way, we were told, was an event held to honour the final journey of a long forgotten Thaumaturge and the four who tried to follow him. They never did find the Thaumaturge or the way he went despite seasons of searching, and with their footfalls, they created the long road that runs from Britain to Trinsic. We would undertake the same journey they did and at the end, indulge in a little celebration and fine drinking!

From Castle Britannia, we began our trek, most of us clad in the colour of charcoal and bearing a candle. Along the way, we stopped to see many sights and the person who took the role of The Storyteller related a little history about them as we went. During our journey, one member of the group named Lady Silverbrook was subject to a haunting by a spirit. The ethereal creature attempted to grab her more than once but its efforts proved ultimately fruitless. I lost sight of it in the end and can only presume it is a ghost that haunts the woods between the old bridge and the gates of Trinsic.

Eventually we made it to Trinsic where a huge feast had been arranged for us. Tables and chairs were set out with food both familiar and strange to me, the most interesting being Moonberry Pie. At the journey’s end, I was also gifted with a few finely made bells and a little silver. Not one to turn down fine food and drink, I stayed for a while and got to know my companions a little better before retiring for the evening.

The evening was certainly a wonderful one, both fun and insightful. I am always fascinated by the traditions of those from the other shards of the gem that ties all of us together. Lady Magdalena has even been so kind as to point me to a text on the origins of Moonberries which I was most curious about (well, that and the recipe for moonberry pie).

I’d like to thank the people of Baja for inviting us to their fine event and making us all feel very welcome. They even politely ignored Ozog’s poor habits and hygiene and for that, they all surely deserve a medal!