Trolltide

Trolltide is a children's holiday that falls on the 30th of Marpenoth. It is considered the opposite of the much less observed holiday Walpurgisnacht, which occurs 6 months later on the 30th of Tarsakh.

It is believed that the distance between the Feywild and the Material Plane is closest on Trolltide. Faeries are demanding and unforgiving, but can be easily bribed with presents. Children celebrate by dressing as frightening trolls. They prowl around town and howl, scratch, and claw at people's doors for presents. Townsfolk are expected to tribute the "trolls" with sweet treats. If they don't the children will play tricks and cause mischief as minor as graffiti and as severe as broken windows and damaged property.

Trolltide is a very busy holiday for The City Watch. More arrests are made that day than any other day of the year and often leave the holding cells of the barracks overfull. The majority of crimes are petty offenses committed by adolescents.