A Person's Guide to Prasinos

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 A festival that is typically observed by feasting and partying into the night. Some communities hold open kitchens, so that those who live alone or have small families can visit with neighbors. A festival that is typically observed by feasting and partying into the night. Some communities hold open kitchens, so that those who live alone or have small families can visit with neighbors.
  
 +Many parts of the world hold stories of a traveler who awards kindness on this night. It is generally agreed that if an unfamiliar person traveling alone and wearing foreign garb appears to your kitchen that it is good fortune to feed them. The specifics of the figure vary culturally;
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 +Gnomes hold that the traveler is the spirit of a favored soul of Avandra, and showing them kindness bestows good luck.
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 +Elves call the wanderer Sam-Who-Calls and consider him a trickster who may prank people who are insufficiently hospitable.
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 +Humans and halflings refer to the ragman, an incredibly wealthy traveler who acts poor and rewards kindness with money.
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 +Most religions have no particular opinion on this as it is a cultural tradition, but Devotees of the Broken Heart contend that the wanderer is The First Doppelganger, one of the three great sins that they believe cast Prasinos away from the Gods.
 ====Promenade==== ====Promenade====
 Mostly observed by elves and gnomes, during Promenade community leaders spend the day walking around town, meeting with common folk. Business owners and members of local councils are encouraged to share their wares and guidance with the less fortunate. Mostly observed by elves and gnomes, during Promenade community leaders spend the day walking around town, meeting with common folk. Business owners and members of local councils are encouraged to share their wares and guidance with the less fortunate.