The Festival of Restoration

The Festival of Restoration is a centennial celebration held in Earthscar Village in honour of the creation of the Demon Seal and the world’s salvation. The event includes feasting and drinking in the Earthscar Town Square, followed by the Great Sealing Ritual.

Decoration
During the festival the town square is decorated with descriptive banners and blue and white bunting. Tables and benches laden with food are laid out for the feast.

The Great Sealing Ritual
The Great Sealing Ritual is an ancient celebration held to honour the keeper ancestors of Earthscar by remembering their heroism and courage. It requires the inhabitants of Earthscar to lend their spirits to the Demon Seal to restore the sealing magic which keeps the world safe from the horrors of The Demon Realm (also referred to as 'The Deep Below').

The ceremony begins with the inhabitants of Earthscar forming a circle around a stone structure at the centre of the village consisting of three pillars placed an equal distance away from each other, with a three tiered platform at their centre, above which the Red Arcane Runestone floats. The stone tiles beneath are inscribed with ancient runes which possess magical properties.

The Earthscar residents raise their arms as the Village Chief speaks, traditionally followed by the Village Champion speaking the keeper’s oath which is as follows:"“The demon seal I must protect. The responsibility I do not reject. Vigilant I shall ever be. Won’t you vigilize along with me?”"

The Quest Begins
In The Quest Begins the Great Sealing Ritual is interrupted by the arrival of The Heralds of The Manticore, an evil cult which hopes to revive the Great Manticore and bring an end to the world. They steal the binding runestone which keeps the world safe from The Demon Realm, unleashing a torrent of evil spirits, including three arcane horrors. This causes the runes carved into the floor to glow fiery red.

This event marks the first instance of demons in Earthscar for 300 years.