Hello all! Happy Ardortide !
Harris has been tasked with helping organize festivities, but since this holiday spans multiple days, we may have some events that are ongoing, repeated, or are shuffled to the next day.
Very open to suggestions for the schedule if critters have ideas! Feel free to post here to arrange hosting your own activity. (You need not match the suggested theme)
Plan for the biggest part of the celebration to be on NOV 14th, the next coming pirate event day!
More casual events will take place on week days.
Event location will be on the westernmost beach, Seashell Shore.
Most of the events will be outside on the beach itself- but critters may take shelter in the burrow with the moth sign in the event of stormy weather.
As a reminder the IC holiday dates vs IRL dates are as follows:
Ardortide: 1 Zenith - 23 Zenith (Nov 11, 1PM EST - Nov 17, 7AM EST)
The festivities Harris are organizing will largely take place at 8:00 PM or later.
Every day events:
Skill Swap Meets - 6:00PM EST, ongoing -
Seeking a mentor or apprentice for a particular skill? Leave your name on a sign up list and we'll try to help you get connected! Non-library skill book donations appreciated.
Open Market - 8:00PM EST, ongoing
Critters seeking to sell or trade goods are invited to claim an open market space! (NOV 13-16) Suggested as peak market days.
Open Bonfires - 8:00 PM EST, ongoing
Critters are invited to make use of the open bonfires for crafting or just for chatting and hanging out.
First-Aid Station - 8:00 PM, volunteer dependent -
Injured or sick during the event? Seek white mages or medics for help.
NOV 11 - Theme: Casual Meetups -
See: Every day events.
NOV 12: Theme: Athletics -
- Sparring Matches and Dummy Available - 6:00 PM, Ongoing
- Climbing Contest - 8:00 PM, Critters will race a certain distance of trees to win a prize.
- Relay Race - 9:00 PM, Teams of three will compete a designated course for prizes!
NOV 13 - Theme: Magery -
- Sigil Maze - 8:00 PM - A maze of blue (and possibly orange!) sigils will be set up. Fastest critter to complete it wins a prize!
- Magical demonstrations - 9:00 - Mages seeking to practice their spells or just show off will have access to a audience volunteers!
- Prismatic Charging Contest - 10:00 PM Mages will try to charge their crystal the highest, or fastest without breaking. Winner gets an additional prismatic.
NOV 14 - Theme: GO BIG OR GO HOME! PIRATES ONSHORE! -
(Note: Anticipate Schedule Adjustments)
- Dice games! - Specifics TBA - 6:00 PM, ongoing
- Live Cooking - 7:00 PM, ongoing - Extra tools will provided for chefs interested in cooking tonight!
- Sigil Maze - 8:00 PM - A maze of blue (and possibly orange!) sigils will be set up. Fastest critter to complete it wins a prize!
- Drag of War - 8:30 PM - Two teams compete to drag the most heavy sleepers and heavy stones to their team's side in an allotted amount of time. Winning side keeps all spoils from the rocks.
- Hit the Dummy - 9:00 Best hit wins a prize!
- Drinking Contest - 10:00 PM - Who will drink the rest under the table?? Test your liver!!
NOV 15 - Riddles and Puzzles -
- Riddle Contest - 8:00 PM - Critters will compete to be the first to solve a set list of riddles!
- Catch Up Event TBA - 9:00 PM - Time Allotted for Repeated events
NOV 16: Theme: Farewell Ardortide, Final Creativity Talent Share
- Open Mic 6PM, ongoing - Critters are encouraged to share and creative writing, songs, poems on stage!
- Guess the imposter- 8 PM - Critters will go back stage with a disguised critter- audience members will guess the imposter! Small prizes awarded to correct guesses.
- Final Talent Share - 9 PM, Ongoing - Critters will present a skill or craft they are proud of!
- Drinking Contest But Again - 11 PM - Cheers to Ardortide!