Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgisnacht, or the eve of St. Walpurga’s day is one of the many names for the night of April 30, the day before Beltaine. It is a powerful night for the forces of Heaven and Hell, as well as for some of the more powerful ethereals. As such, it would be quite reasonable to tie some of the night’s traditions into your campaign.
== The Fires of Protection ==
With so many people setting bonfires, April 30 is a great night for the servitors of Gabriel to head out and dispense their various forms of justice. No matter where they are, there is likely to be a source of Essence nearby. This may even be why the fires have such a reputation for holding evil at bay.
However, since the association of the fires is with Protection and not Retribution, Zadkiel is also quite active on this night. It is they who typically answer the prayers for sanctuary or healthy livestock.
== The Witches’ Night ==
Sorcerers do not like being obvious. At the same time, they will take advantage of whatever power is at their disposal. If people throughout the world believe that dark magic is at its peak on this night, then it is at its most powerful on this night. It is the perfect night for Kronos to push these sorcerers towards their Fates, and the baroness Hatiphas is often at the fore of these attempts.
Andrealphus is also fairly active on this night, but for an entirely different reason.
== The Horned God ==
The Horned God is a powerful ethereal entity. He is one of only a handful of deities to have attained their godhead after the end of the Purification Crusade. He is worshiped by Wiccans and a number of other neo-pagan movements, and one of the largest rites in his honor happens on the night of April 30. With such a large supply of Essence at his command, this is also the time when he is most likely to appear in the corporeal realm.
On this day in particular, he is more than capable of throwing a spanner into the works of either Heaven or Hell, though he usually prefers to stay out of their battles unless specifically importuned by one of his worshipers. Servitors of both Andrealphus and Eli have a nasty habit of trying to subvert the Horned God’s rites so that they server their own Superior (even if Eli himself has a tendency to show up in support of the new god).
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