Istral'fennidahn

Istral'fennidahn was the season of D'rek, the Worm of Autumn, which took place in the Fall.The Bonehunters, Prologue, US SFBC p.21-22 The start of the season marked celebrations amongst the goddess' worshippers. 
Before its conquest by the Malazan Empire, Kartool Island marked the season's first night with "an island-wide fete, filled with sacrifices and propitiations" to the island's patron goddess.The Bonehunters, Prologue, US SFBC p.23 Kartool City's Demidrek led a procession through the city streets on a "carpet of fecund rubbish, his bared feet sweeping through maggot- and worm-ridden rubbish". Convicted criminals sentenced to death were first publicly flailed and their long-bones broken before being cast into various Execution Pits to be devoured alive by carrion beetles and red fireworms. Children cornered and stoned to death lame dogs while screaming the goddess' name. These practices were outlawed by the Malazan occupiers as part of their attempts to suppress D'rek's cult.The Bonehunters, Prologue, US SFBC p.24
Istral'fennidahn seemed to be synonymous to or occurred simultaneously as the Clear Season. Orgies were held on the first night of the Clear Season in the Grand Temple of D'rek.The Bonehunters, Prologue, US SFBC p.26 The Clear Season also marked the two month period when prevailing winds made travel to Malaz Island and the south from Kartool virtually impossible.The Bonehunters, Prologue, US SFBC p.21/26
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Category:Seasons