Bloodsong

The Bloodsong was a special ceremony performed on the Feast of the Moon each year by the Heralds of Faerûn.
Heralds had a number of duties on the Feast of the Moon, a day when the dead were traditionally honored. Prime among these was to perform the Bloodsong ceremony, at which a Herald publically recited the genealogies of each noble family in the area. In this way, the Heralds reaffirmed a noble family's traditional authority and status, as well as the respect accorded to them.
==History==
In the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR, Thorn Tree, the Herald of Riatavin in Tethyr, disappeared hours before he was to recite the Bloodsong. This triggered a storm of controversy; for one reason, the rebel government of Riatavin had hoped to use the Bloodsong to assert their authority over the city amidst their secession from Amn to Tethyr.
==References==
Category:Ceremonies
Category:Recurring events
Category:Events in Faerûn
Category:Events on Toril