David Hall

Snorri’s Day

Windsday, Illusion Week, Storm Season (Hodirson Household)
This is the day that the Hodirson household celebrates its founder, Snorri Hodirsson, and gives thanks to him for founding their household and providing such a safe and bountiful place to live.

Harvest Race Day

Godsday, Mobility Week, Earth Season
This is the day that the unmarried men of the clan (and those from other local clans) race each other to see who will win the hand of the Harvest Queen (an unmarried girl chosen by the woman of the clan during Goose Day). If a Greydog clansman wins then this is the only time that clan inter-marrying is allowed. Usually the marriage lasts a single year and the results of it usually mirror the fortunes of the clan that year.

Riddling Day

Wildday, Illusion Week, Earth Season (Trickster/Hare Spirit)
Riddling Day reaffirms the Greydog clan’s relationship with the Old Hare spirit. When Snorri Hodirsson first came to Grey Vale he answered the Spring Hare's three riddles and gained Old Greyhare’s friendship and permission to clear part of the Hare Woods and to settle his followers there.

Indrodar’s Death Day

Freezeday, Death Week, Dark Season (Humakt)
Indrodar’s Death Day is the Lismelder tribe’s equivalent of the Dark Death Day celebrated by other Humakti. Many Lismelder travel to Indrodar’s Necklace to participate in the Humakti rituals, and in the celebration of Indrodar’s life and achievements. Most also join in (or at least support) the attack that the Indrodari always make on the Upland Marsh that day.

Dog Day

Wildday, Fertility Week, Dark Season (Greydog Secret)
On this day the male members of the clan ring secretly venerate the whyter and founder of the clan, the Greydog. No one except for the participants knows exactly what happens. However, in the days after there are usually reports of masked bandits operating on the Goodale Path nearby to the Greydog lands.

Hunt Hares Day

Wildday, Illusion Week, Dark Season (Odayla & Yinkin/Greydog)
This day the Greydog clan are permitted to hunt hares in the Hare Woods. It is the only day that it will not bring down curses or ill-luck on the clansmen and women. The fur, and especially the ears and the feet of the hares, are highly prized by the clan for the good luck they bring to their wearers.

Bagpipe Day

Windsday, Harmony Week, Storm Season (Drogarsi, Greydog)
This is the day when the Greydog clan hosts their famous Bagpipe playing competition. Pipers from across Sartar come to Greydog Village to show off their mastery of wind, breathe and melodious music. Urox worshippers are banned from Greydog lands on this day.

Beer Day

Clayday, Mobility Week, Storm Season (Minlister)
On this day the Greydog clan celebrate Minlister, the god of brewing. The public rituals are simple, mainly consisting of the sampling the various Greydog Inn ales in ever larger quantities. Traditionally, the Goodsword clan stands by to protect the Greydog tula from midday of this day to midday of the next.