Silver Eve

Silver Eve
Location	Ezrest
Occurs	Annually, from the 3rd to the 6th of November, marked by the passage stars
Began	Unknown
Manga
Debut	Chapter 40 (First mentioned)

"When stars above make passage to land, the season for Silver Eve is close at hand!" ― Tetia

Silver Eve is a four day annual festival where witches and Outsiders from all across the peninsula gather as the witches display their best magic.

Description

The Silver Eve is essentially a massive fair located in the city of Ezrest where witches are able to demonstrate their magic. It occurs annually, beginning after the passage stars fall to the earth, and the celebration and festivities last for four days, ending on the actual night of the Silver Eve. The spots where vendors set up their tents for the Silver Eve is determined by lottery, with each vendor being given a spot completely by chance. Some spots get far more traffic than others, so when a vendor gets a spot near the heart of the festival, it is of major importance that said vendor puts forth their best effort.

Along with the festival, the Six Monarchs and Three Sages have an annual meeting a few days prior to the Silver Eve, during which they discuss issues of import regarding the Peninsula.

History

Originally, Silver Eve was a, presumably small, market for witches to try and sell their magic to various Lords and Nobles or to show off their skills in the hope of gaining employment. However, as more townsfolk gathered to view the magic on display it became more of a festival and transformed into what it is now.

Plot

Over a month prior to the beginning of the Silver Eve festival, Tartah and his grandfather, Mr. Nolnoa, receive word that the stall for The Starry Sword, their shop, would be at the heart of the festivities that year. Learning of this, the two of them rapidly make preparations, and in his excitement, Mr. Nolnoa throws out his back. Tartah, realizing they now won't be able to keep up with the workload, visits Qifrey's Atelier and asks Coco to help him run the stall during the festival. After some discussion, Qifrey and Olruggio, spurred on by Tetia and Richeh, decide that the whole atelier should help out during the festival, much to the delight of everyone but Agott. Roughly a month later, the members of Qifrey's Atelier all arrive in Ezrest and regroup with Tartah and his grandfather.