Augurs of Unity

The **Augurs of Unity Festival** or Syrael Athava in Yirsi'tal is an event hosted every 25 years in The Kingdom of Anglunia. The idea of the festival is to bring together all people across the country, no matter their culture or species, together in one grand show of unity. It proceeds in three stages; Revyistael, Aellsyrael and Aeyyathava.

## Stages of the Event

### Revyistael

Revyistael (The road home) — is the first stage, when the festival begins. Each participant must start a journey before they reach the designated place of the festival, which can be changed each year. As they prepare and travel to the said place, they must greet and give something as a gift to any person they meet on the road (or at least three people), to express generosity and kindness, traits intended to be nurtured during the augurs.

### Aellsyrael

Aellsyrael (Great Gathering) — Before you reach your final destination, you must meet and greet all the other participants of the festival. As you all meet in one place, an attending priest of Solonism, Soleviel and Arternaia will select people in groups of two. The two must exchange words and tell each other three things they like about one another. After the conversation, each must gift something to the other.

### Aeyyathava

Aeyyathava (The Beauty of Unity) — In one final display, a grand fire shall be lit and all the participants must gather round and listen to the words of beauty and wisdom spoken by the two priests, as the gods of both Arternaia, Solaris and Solon will meet in their halls in the sky, and bond as they party for 30 days.

## Past Festivals

### 152 SMP

The Augurs of Unity Festival that took place in this year was hosted at the Northern Anglunia city of Norstaeyya by the Onsyr Hadanna Alsey-Lochatlan (HAMOD\_DAD). People from all across Anglunia ventured to the city where they found one another in the newly built cathedral and festivities area that had been constructed. There they exchanged gifts and pleasantries amongst each other.

Priests of Solon, Soleviel and Arternaia were in attendance. Having exchanged pleasantries guests were led to the Norstaeyya cathedral where Mash Dardellan-Lochatlan gave a speech dedicated to the Soleviel Gods with great fervour. Next the Archbishop of Soliana Laurry Lansury made a passionate speech to Solon where he recited the commandments with dedication to the attendees.

The people were then led outside into the prepared area where a great bonfire was lit. Zehros Elzar-Rezuraia the Yirsidan of the nation, being a man of zealotry and faith himself having grown up in Rezuraia surrounded by many Arternaian monks, decided to lead the sacrifices and ceremony personally to his people. There he recounted each of the Arterna, describing their power and influence, with each he prepared a sacrifice befitting of their purpose, being met with great zeal from the crowds of Arternaian's in attendance.

Having finished the sacrifices, the Yirsidan climbed to the top of the bonfire and beseeched the Gods to show his people a sign to demonstrate their love for Anglunia. There the young monarch seemed to be taken by a strange force, gripping him suddenly and elevating him a couple of feet off of the ground. From his body a huge dragon emerged, taking control of the Yirsidan in front of all in attendance. The love of the great god Azeras demonstrated in full sight of the Anglunian people. The whole spectacle lasted but a couple of minutes but many in attendance were reduced to tears of joy having seen the holy dragon of Azeras first-hand. Having been released from the grip of the God, Zehros fell off of the pyre, stumbling for a few moments until he got his bearings. Unsure what had happened the people around him looked in awe, confused at first he asked the people, "why did they look at him so?." A moment of silence ensued until the Onsyr of Rannikko Seryn Goldnyr spoke up, "my liege the spirit of Azeras possessed you", she exclaimed, "he showed himself to us through you." Taken aback by the notion Zehros composed himself, looking broadly to the people of his great nation, he shed silent tears, "to all of you, my people whom I care for so deeply, to this country that I would sacrifice all for, we are blessed, and all here on this day have been shown the love of our Gods, we shall remember this day for eternity." A great roar erupted amongst the people in attendance, Arternaian and alike, even those who did not follow the Aterna shared in one another's humility having been visited by such a great being in the flesh.