Byvara



Byvara is a large town on the West outskirts of the North Vara forest. It’s main exports goods found in the forest and crops grown in the land nearby. Many different people pass through to stock up on supplies before venturing into the forest meaning the markets can be found selling almost anything. This makes markets a very popular attraction as you never know what you will find, exotic pets, legendary weapons and foreign food.

Festival of Light
Once a year the town holds a Festival of Light, which is consists of one day of darkness and four days of light to symbolise how there will always be more light than darkness, and how there cannot be light without dark, however many people outside of the town look down on this Festival and argue that it is corrupt and in fact breeding darkness, this is because of the ways in which the holiday is practiced. On the Day of Darkness every 18 year old citizen is required to dress up as a creature of darkness and cause havoc, this can range from theft to vandalism to destruction of property as long as there is no direct cause of death. The next four days are dedicated to celebrating the good and ‘light’ of the world by enjoying food, being with family, giving gifts, lighting candles and fixing the chaos that had been caused. The date of the Festival of Light changes, adjusting to the moon as the Day of Darkness takes place during a solar or lunar eclipse making it truly a dark day.

Militia
The town has a small army that defend the town from threats, mainly beasts from the forest. It has very high standards for those how can apply, expecting them to already be decent fighters and archers, be human or half-elf and be male. The military uniform consists of chain mail, a helmet and green cloth with the symbol of a sun, that is a small way through an eclipse. The green symbolic of the forest the town lives off as well as allowing them to camouflage into it. The symbol of the solar eclipse is symbolic of their beliefs and is also the symbol of the town.