# Description ![[z_Publish/_assets/Thaw Festival Invitation.png]] A weathered notice, hand-lettered and stamped with the Ember Forge's own seal — one of dozens nailed up at Skarholt's gates, tavern doors, and market stalls the moment the pass reopens each year: > By word of Jarl Thrynn Ashvale, and by the hand of Borgrun Ironhand at the Ember Forge — let it be known through every hall and hearth of the Frostmarch: the pass stands open, the river runs free, and all are welcome within Skarholt's walls for a day of contest, trade, and fire. Test your arm against the smith's own anvil in the Ember Trial, judged by Borgrun Ironhand himself. Loose an arrow at the palisade mark. Wrestle for coin at the Frostmarket. Drink at Hobb's [[2-World/Places/The Last Hearth.md|Last Hearth]] until the stars come out. Come hungry, come loud, and mind the fires. Hand a copy to the party at the table — it works as a session-opening prop as much as an in-world document. *Source: written for [[2-World/Quests/The Silence at Kaldrun Hold.md|The Silence at Kaldrun Hold]]'s opening scene.* # Features Category: Handout — a mundane document, no mechanical properties. # Connections Quests: [[2-World/Quests/The Silence at Kaldrun Hold.md|The Silence at Kaldrun Hold]] — the invitation to the festival where the party first meets and Borgrun picks them out. Groups: None.