The nights grow longer and some might say the shadows seem darker than they have been before. Winter months draw closer and with it the turning of the year once more.
In these seasons of change when dark nights seem ever present, we warm ourselves in the light of culture and history. Bringing together the orcs of the Horde to share a moment together at Kosh’harg, the same festival our ancestors once came together to celebrate.
But times have changed and we are not them, we share their stories now with the other races of the Horde as we gather in the traditions we have carried forward. We choose to welcome our allies in Garadar together amidst the crumbling earth of the Outland as we take a moment to reflect on the journeys we have taken and excite in the adventure still to come.
Let us celebrate together the traditions of our people at this honoured Orcish festival. There will be activities, competitions and remembrance all packed into a single week of feasting and festival.
So to any in the Horde who would show honour to these great traditions, join us in welcoming in the coming year and all that it will bring with it!
Monday, 29th September
20.00 - Opening Ceremony, Speeches and Welcoming.
21.00 - Saddles of Treachery.Tuesday, 30th September
20.00 - Sign ups begin for Archery Contest both expert and Beginners.
20.30 - Skywise Archery event begins.21.30 - Marathon Sign ups begin.
22.00 - Garadar MarathonWednesday, 1st October
20:00: Om’riggor gathers.
20.30 Om’riggor begins.Thursday, 2nd October
20.00 - Brawl’gar.
21.00 - Campfire Cook-offFriday, 3rd October
22.00 - Ritual of the Dead.
22.00 - Unclean Pyre.Saturday, 4th October
20.00 - Winter’s Endurance
Sunday, 5th October
20:00: Closing Ceremony.
After : Orgrimmar Market in Nagrand Special!
Note: A few events may begin later than listed, this is due to events before them over running.
Note: There may be more added to this list as events are worked out.
Opening Ceremony
The official opening of the first Kosh’harg of the new year! Guests will be welcomed and a short ritual will bless the festival and its visitors.
Saddles of Treachery
We have four particularly rowdy wolves, specially trained for one purpose: To throw you on the ground! Can you stay in the saddle or will these mighty beasts earn a treat?
Rite of Spring
The magic of Spring fills the grasslands giving hope for the future even here in this broken world, those who are making plans for the season to come gather together for the Rite of Spring. A fertility ritual.
Skywise Archery Contest
There has long been a tradition at Kosh’harg for the hunters of the Horde to show their exquisite skills with bows in a contest of target archery. This contest is open to Archers of any skill and has been divided into Beginners and Expert Archers.
Nagrand Marathon
A foot race where competitors run through the spectacular plains of Nagrand just like the ancestors of old did, this is more than tourism though speed and running skills are needed.
Brawl’gar
No weapons, no armour, no spells. Just as nature intended it! This is a contest of pure brawn and tenacity, as contestants fight one another until one of them surrenders or gets knocked out…
Om’riggor
A traditional rite of adulthood among the orcish people, the Om’riggor offers a chance for younglings who have not yet earned a name for themselves to take their first step upon the path to glory!
Campfire Cook-off
More than just a cooking challenge this is cookery with a twist, budding chef’s from across the worlds will be given a select few ingredients native to the Outlands and they will have a short time to cookt hem up - but who knows what might happen during the cook off.
Remembrance of the Dead
Those that wish to make an offering to the honoured dead will embark on a pilgrimage to Oshu’gun. Though headed by the Winter Sun Clan’s spiritualists, all orcs are invited to enter these sacred halls and will be invited to speak words of the fallen and leave offerings of their own.
The Unclean Pyre
A recent addition to the night of Remembrance, the unclean pyre is a chance for those who attend the Kosh’harg festival who are not orcs to pay their respects for their fallen in the hills close to Oshu’gun at a separate pyre.
Winter’s Endurance
A traditional competition where challengers are set a gruelling collection of tasks testing their wits, physical strength and agility around the town of Garadar - do you have what it takes to become Winter’s Champion until the next Kosh’harg?
Closing Ceremony
As the Kosh’harg Festival draws to a close, a final ceremony will be hosted to thank all visitors for joining in on the celebrations and to give any final offerings to the revered ancestors by placing them inside the belly of the wicker beast.
The Many Markets of Autumns Bounty!
Grand Market and Horde Market
Though visitors are welcome to peddle their wares throughout the entire Kosh’harg week, there will be a single evening when the vendors and market stall holders come together to fill the streets of Garadar with their finest of wares from across all of the worlds this will be the middle of the week!
From simple trade goods to the most exquisite wares you will not find anywhere else at any other time, come and buy the finest items or sell your own!
But wait there is more…
We have teamed up with the folks from the regular Horde Market within Orgrimmar to bring an additional evening of vendors and market stall holders directly after the Closing Ceremony of the festival.
OOC details:
We live in an unprecedented time of unity between the Horde and Alliance. Alas even though such things are fundamentally changing the nature of our relationship, news travels slowly and the guards in Nagrand will still give Alliance members a rough night should they attend the festival. Things have to be Horde only.
Traditionally twice a year the orcish clans continue to lay down their weapons and set aside their differences in order to honour the ancient ancestors and have a roaring good festival. The joys we celebrate now are founded on the long history of our peoples and festivals such as this one are here to uphold tradition and remind us of how far we have come.Be you orc, troll, tauren or otherwise, the Kosh’harg is nowadays open to all people of the Horde who wish to take a moment - however brief - to lay down their weapons and to unwind in the sanctity of the Land of Winds, Nagrand.
Due to the nature of the event, it goes without saying that - as always - any who choose to attend this event are requested to be at their best behaviour.
Being a festival of peace and concord, there will be no place for petty disputes, warmongering, political agendas, sudden demon attacks or whatever else that might disrupt the theme of the event. A lot of time has been put into organizing all of the events that are on offer and your fellow participants have all come here to have a good time, so for all of our sake, please keep this in mind if you choose to pay a visit to this lighthearted occasion.
