Fire Dance
The Sylvans arrived at the old ruins of Fawn's Peak to find it had been cleaned up quite nicely and plenty of room had been set aside for the various activities that would take place.
Each clan had an assigned area to stay for the duration of the games and festivities, and they promptly went to preparing their beds for the following week.
Once everybody had a chance to get settled in, the various spiritual leaders of the clans called their people together to the center of the ruins. Each gave their blessing to the participants and those gathered near, and together they lit the sacred bonfire.
After the fire was lit, a steady drum beat began and the priests chanted. Low, rhythmic, and solemn. Priestesses with rattles tied to their legs started a slow dance toward the priests, and gestured for the clans to follow. One by one, each of the clans joined in some way. Some joined the long chain of dancers and some sang.
The ceremony ended with the first feast being served that night of various dishes such as venison, beans, breads, soups, and pies. Whatever bitterness was between them, it was understood they were still one people, and were to respect the outcomes of the games.
Notes & Commentary
January 5, 2017, Thursday
Fire Dance
Happy New Year! Hope your year is off to a good start. 
Heard of a new kind of music during my Christmas break. Throat singing. Historically a part of Mongolia, Tuva, and the Inuit. And with it popular in various chants (and quite a few high fantasy games and movies), guess what I've been binging on? Batzorig Vaanchig has some particularly lovely stuff. Heh, and while looking up videos, apparently Sheldon Cooper had a little clip or two, sans whistling.
As soon as I can get this dang conflict in JAD taken care of, I need to kick Shanku back out onto the road. While so far badly demonstrated, JAD is more of a world and cultural exploration than a typical Good vs. Evil story. And figure out some way to integrate music into this thing someday... Until then, enjoy what little exploration I've been able to elaborate on in the written area of the site. After arguing with myself for three years, I'm posting the story's written counterpart. It'll also make the future epubs easier to throw together since the content will already be formatted and ready to go.
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