Brewfest

Template:Greyhawk Holiday Also called Drunken Days or the Feast of Brewers, Brewfest, the fourth festival week of Oerth's calendar, is a rowdy period unsurprisingly claimed as a holy time by the churches of Olidammara and Wenta. The Free City of Greyhawk does not celebrate the entire week, but Brewfest 1 and Brewfest 7 are both set aside as public holidays. In Elmshire, the week is spent in restful, carefree music, drinking, and dancing. In Hardby it is spent with fistfights, riots, and ensuing hangovers. In Narwell it is celebrated with ale-brewing contests, horse races, beatings, and robbery. In Safeton it is celebrated with nervous violence and nightly orc hunts. The week is also sacred to the Old Faith.

The elves call this week Fallrite, and use it to contemplate the spirits of their ancestors, the passage to the afterworld, and the fragility of life. They believe other races make merry during Brewfest because they are "hiding" to avoid facing death's reality. In contrast, the olvenfolk strive to fulfill the most important of their duties and reach the most crucial of their decisions during this time of year. The elven kings and queens traditionally judge capital cases during Fallrite.

Holidays and celebrations

Holidays observed during Brewfest include the Autumnal Equinox and Raxivort's Orgy. The week also includes a very intense beverage competition hosted by the Greyhawk Guild of Ostlers and Brewers. The Tocsin of Kelanen is also celebrated during Brewfest.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index Entries

Brewfest [CAL]

     COG:FFF - 37,65
     DRG#68 - 45
     DRG#206 - 36
     DRG#262 - 42
     DRG#293 - 93
     DRG#299 - 99,100
     DRG#302 - 99
     DRG#AN4 - 20
     DUN#85 - 73,75,82
     FTAC - 11
     FTAR#1
     IVID
     LGG - 2,25,31,187
     LGJ#1 - 14
     LGJ#2 - 29
     LGJ#5 - 7,28
     LOG - Dis,14,16,17,21,25,26,32,34,40,45,58,59,63,65,68,69,77,88,107
     ONW1-01 - 2
     ONW1-08 - 5
     PGTG - 13,15
     SOOC - 124
     TAB - 10,25,31,39,41,46,47,52,53,65,96,121
     WGG - 4
     WGR5 - 72
     WOGA - 5
     WOGG - 19

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index.

Bibliography

• Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980 (ISBN 0-935696-23-7).
• -----. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983 (ISBN 0-88038-344-5).

• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.

• McComb, Colin D. The Complete Book of Elves. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.

• Miller, Andy. "Campaign Holidays." Dragon Annual #4. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.

• Mona, Erik. River of Blood. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.

• Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.

  Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions	37, 65
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #068	45
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #206	36
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #262	42
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #293	93
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #299	99, 100
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #302	99
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dragon magazine #AN4	20
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Dungeon magazine #085	73, 75, 82
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	From the Ashes: Campaign Book	11
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	From the Ashes: References Card	#1
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Ivid the Undying	46, 82, 89, 112, 113, 114
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e	Dis, 14, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 32, 34, 40, 45, 58, 59, 63, 65, 68, 69, 77, 88, 107
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	2, 25, 31, 187
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Living Greyhawk Journal #1	14
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Living Greyhawk Journal #2	29
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Living Greyhawk Journal #5	7, 28
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Oerth Journal #04	12
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Oerth Journal #07	27
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Oerth Journal #10	23,26,81
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Oerth Journal #17	8,37
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Oerth Journal #33	20
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Escape from Scant, RPGA	2
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Rashtai's Brother, RPGA	5
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	13, 15
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	Saga of Old City	124
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	The Adventure Begins	10, 25, 31, 39, 41, 46, 47, 52, 53, 65, 96, 121
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio)	4
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	WGR5 Iuz the Evil	72
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	5
Brewfest	Calendar	Common-Month,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	19
Brewfest Rebellion (586 CY)	Adventure		Dragon magazine #293	93
Brewfest Rebellion (586 CY)	Adventure		Dragon magazine #299	99, 100
Brewfest Rebellion (586 CY)	Adventure		Dragon magazine #302	99
Brewfest Rebellion (586 CY)	Adventure		Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e	21, 25, 26, 32, 34, 40, 45, 58, 59, 63, 65, 68, 69, 77, 88, 107
Brewfest Rebellion (586 CY)	Adventure		Escape from Scant, RPGA	2