Post edited 11:49 pm – Thu 1-5-12 by Chad Lynch

Longest Night: The Witchfire Ascendant

The Longest Night is a widely celebrated holiday in the Iron Kingdoms consisting of festivals and revelries with people celebrating by dressing up like the dead, drinking, and lighting off fireworks amid loud music and dancing. It is celebrated every three years at the end of the year as an extra day added to the calendar, therefore taking place after the old year and just before the new one. While the festivals are eagerly anticipated, Longest Night has an increasingly ominous reputation. Many believe this day and night to be a time of black magic and misfortune. Some say the barriers between Caen and Urcaen—the realms of the living and the dead—become thin on this day and that the spirits of the restless dead manifest to haunt and torment the living. There are some who prefer to hide in their homes and bolt their doors rather than join the masked revelers cavorting in the streets. 

The close of 608 AR brings another Longest Night. Amid warfare and turmoil the sense of dread and uncertainty is palpable, stronger than ever. Cryx has been on the rise, and graveyards have become fertile recruiting grounds for necromancers. The last few Longest Nights have been marked by tragedy. Between 605 and 606 AR, after the bloody invasion and occupation of Llael by Khador, the Balebrand of Cryx was made manifest. All those infected by the blighted harvest suffered from horrible dreams and waking delusions, turning violently on theirfriends amid the festivities. Just three years earlier, between 602 and 603 AR, thralls pouring into the city from the Widower’s Wood interrupted the festival in Corvis, killing anyone in their path as they battled their way to the Cathedral of Morrow. The terror of this invasion was amplified since so many of the city’s citizens had dressed as the dead, making for much confusion and misdirected violence. Memories of these incidents have many people fearful of the upcoming Longest Night, but many more are still eager for its festivals. There is no telling what things may go bump in the night as the sun sets for the last time on 608 AR.

Endgame will be hosting a Longest Night: The Witchfire Ascendant event on January 22nd after our unsuccessful attempt in October. 

This event uses a free-play format that awards players points for accomplishments in games, army construction, revelry, and modeling. All games must be played with 50-point armies. Score sheets are provided to track points gained by fulfilling certain requirements. All games should be played using the event scenario. There is no limit to how many games a player may play during the course of the event. Events rules are located here.

Where:

Endgame

921 Washington St

Oakland, CA

When:

January 22nd. all day during normal store hours (10:00 AM to 7:00 PM).

Entry Fee:

$5 (Fee to cover the cost of the event kit))

Prizes:

Special edition medal for the event winner (to the player scoring the most Wild Revelry points)

Special edition participation patches for each participant commemorating this historic event.

Please sign up below including your name. Limited to 8 players (unless I get overwhelming response before January in time to order new kit)

Participants signed up so far (1 spot left!):

Chad

Joshua

Elliott

Adan

Michael

Ian

Benjamin

Count me in.

Post edited 9:20 pm – Tue 12-20-11 by Adan T

50 points… I'm in.  Is it WarmaHordes or just WM?

I have the mounted Alexia model (no jokes, please).  I'll have to look at using her.

Adan T said:

I have the mounted Alexia model (no jokes, please).  I'll have to look at using her.

OK, count me as IN for this…  we'll see how it goes.

Looking forward to Sunday.

Chad – what do you need us to help out with?  I might be able to build some sort of crude tent terrain piece — no promises that it will be anything but functional.  Do you want me to bring a bunch of GW Tomb Kings skeletons?  they're on 20mm square bases though.

I have large collection of Cygnar that I can loan out as well if needed.

Just as a heads up, I'm planning on 10-330.  Not going to be able to make quite the full day…