People Have Forgotten The True Spirit Of The Festival Of The Guildpact

Posted on December 19, 2007
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Originally ran Dec. 25, 2006

As you begin to celebrate the Festival of the Guildpact today, you should take a moment to think about the true meaning of this wonderful holiday.

The Festival of the Guildpact is about much more than attacking your foes with ancient terrors that you’ve brought forth from another time. It’s about more than consigning magical creatures to the oblivion of the aether from whence they came, or enlarging a rampaging beast that’s bearing down on some soldiers you’re trying to destroy.

The Festival is a celebration of family and of bringing people together. It’s about good cheer, and friendship, and a benevolent spirit.

It wasn’t originally about commercialism, materialism and raising zombified nightmares from the local graveyard.

Regardless of your particular belief system — regardless of whether you worship the guildpact, or have some other faith — the Festival is about compassion, and giving.

Sometimes, in the rush to give one another presents, we go through the motions of giving without feeling the spirit of giving. Sometimes, in the hurry to scorch and blister the flesh our enemies with magical spells of searing fire during this holiday season, we forget that it’s supposed to be about the promotion of goodwill.

Today, as you gather together with friends and family, or if you’re planning on tearing forth and rending asunder the souls of some of your foes with necromantic wizardry, stop — take the time to embrace and to feel the true spirit of the Festival of the Guildpact.

For the children.

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