Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgisnacht is a rarely observed holiday that falls on the 30th of Tarsakh. It is considered the opposite of Trolltide, which occurs exactly 6 months later on the 30th of Marpenoth.

Walpurgisnacht translates in the common tongue to "Witches Night" and was believed to be a night where necromantic witches would gather and raise up their armies of undead. Historically a feast was held to honor the fallen dead and to ward off the curse of undeath, but the tradition was discontinued more than 300 years ago.

Walpurgisnacht has been closely connected with The Raven Queen as the day where she taxes the material plane and harvests the souls of the dead. The distance between the Shadowfell and the Material Plane is said to be the closest on Walpurgisnacht. Her demons are rumored to be able to travel freely between planes to collect lingering dead souls and bring them back to their mistress.