On Saturday January 21st at 8 by the Eastern clock, come to Seaside Beach to ring in the new year of the lunar calendar - the Year of the Rabbit! Known as the Spring Festival to many, it is an opportunity to sweep away last year's misfortune and find prosperity in the new year.
The Seaside Beach boardwalk and pier have been adorned with moon and rabbit banners, and space has been cleared for market stalls selling food and candy, firecrackers, and plum trees.
Braziers surrounded by rabbit tracks mark shrines along the beach, where offerings can be made by burning incense or paper, creating red paper lanterns, or setting aside gifts of money, treats, or precious trinkets wrapped in red or gold paper. Please avoid giving timepieces; and offer monetary amounts that begin with 8 for good luck, but avoid 4 as an unlucky number!
Tempted by so many interesting sights and smells, a number of rabbits have left their beds by the shrines and gotten lost! Or at least that's the story told by the monks tending them, who may have lost track of their charges after drinking too many spirits. Return a rabbit to the shrine for good luck, and envelopes of money they recommend you spend on the Lucky Rabbit Lotto!
((To play, post ?roll 1d8 in the #green-room. Your die result will determine the outcome. While you can attempt this as many times as you like, you can only claim one prize!
1 - The rabbit tracks turn into rat tracks, and they lead you to the trash!
2 - You encounter one of the orange tabby cats that lives under the boardwalk. They scare the rabbits and will bother you for scraps!
3 - Success! You find a very full rabbit chewing on a paper tray. Hopefully you didn’t step in the clue it left! (303 silver noble prize.)
4 - A rabbit leads you on a chase, only for the spirit to vanish into the moonlight! A price must be paid for crossing paths with the dead. You lose your way or lose a possession.
5 - You are distracted by a bull or ox wearing a bell. It has intelligent eyes, like it could talk to you if you tried hard enough. It will try to point you to the nearest rabbit.
6 - You find a rabbit among the stalls and games on the boardwalk! It’s hard to get there without losing money on these distractions, but that’s not such a bad thing. (606 silver noble prize.)
7 - The tracks you follow fade away, and you find a portent of the future! A small dragon spirit buzzes around your head, and leaves you some fireworks before departing for the heavens. Isn’t that dangerous?!
8 - It’s a long journey, but you find your way to the pier and a rabbit hiding in a great spot for watching the fireworks show! (808 silver noble prize.)
Post your results here to get your prizes!))
Passage can be booked aboard the Moonlight Vessels, a pair of Chinese junks crewed by nimble harengon sailors. The silver sails are driven not by wind but the light of heavenly bodies. Both traverse RhyDin's waterfront to bring guests to and from the celebration, but while one berths at the Docks, the other shifts across planes from Twilight Isle itself, giving passengers a romantic view of the gloaming sky.
Fireworks burst sporadically over the water from Seaside all the way down to the Docks, starting at dusk, but the main event starts at 11:45 by the Eastern clock. Every sign from the lunar calendar is represented in the bright displays, starting with a red dragon stretching across the sky, and ending with a parade of golden rabbits.
Before you leave, make sure you ask one of the monks or event staff for the collectible coin celebrating the New Year of the Rabbit!
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