When: July 8th, 6pm CDT/7pm EDT Where: Coeurl, Shirogane Ward 23, SUBDIVISION Beach A Tanabata matsuri will be hosted by Suiren Shrine this turn! Also know as the Star Festival, we will have a lineup of ways to remember this evening accumulating in a fireworks display. Featuring vendors, performances, a fortune-teller row, and fireworks. Event Carrd: https://suiren-tanabata.carrd.co/

○ Children’s Day 2021 ○ Suiren Temple presents a celebration of Children's Day! When: 6 May, 7pm EDT Where: Suiren Temple; Coeurl, Ward 23, Plot 37 Children's Day is a holiday to celebrate the wonderful spirit of children and the families that endow them with the freedom to flourish. Suiren Temple will be honoring this event with a variety of mini-games, events, food, and prizes to be shared to the community. Open Raffle Mini-games to include mochi-making, omamori crafting, goldfish scooping and more! Storytelling Stage Hide & Seek We welcome all to visit, relax, have fun, and possibly walk away with a free prizes. More info here at https://suiren-childrensday.carrd.co/

A celebration of Steppe cuisine will take place at Suiren Temple, served up by some of own Xaela cooks! Come stop by, socialize, and enjoy yourselves. All transactions are IC however we would love any donations to support our Children’s Day event coming up next month. Menu: https://bit.ly/3fzQqSQ When: 6 April, 7pm CST/8pm EST Where: COEURL, Shirogane W23/P37

Looking for last minute White Day treats? Searching for something unique for loved ones, friends, and family? Did you know that the return of true affection leads to good fortune? Come visit Suiren Temple for your White Day needs! Our staff and disciples have prepared homemade chocolates, charms & talismans, artisan paper goods, pastries & treats, and our brand new Fortune Chocolates this turn! All (IC) donations will go to the temple to better serve the community and the kami. Thank you! When: 19 March, 7pm CDT/8pm EDT Where: COEURL, Shirogane W23/P37

Our vendors include; Shroudrose Teahouse Red Comet Stables NightRaid Salvage Third Eye Sushi Suiren Temple’s Mooncakes & Lanterns With performances by; N’badra Jhiti X’sehya Tia A’vani Tia (We are still accepting both vendors and performers up til 19 Feb) ~*~ ○ Schedule of Events ○ (Carrd: https://lanternfest.carrd.co/ ) 6:00pm CST: Festival begins! Come make your way over and meet up with folks 6:15pm CST: Booths/games open and begin 8:15pm CST: Live performances start (Cytube: https://cytu.be/r/sari-hoots ) 9:45pm CST: Lantern Festival blessing and ceremony 10:00pm CST: Official ending but feel free to mingle

With many of Suiren Temple’s residents hailing from Eorzea, it’s been decided to hold an All Saint’s Wake celebration of the Eastern variety. Spooky storytelling, creepy refreshments, and a celebration of creative costumes are to be had on the temple grounds! With spooky energy comes the potential for spooky visitors but Suiren Temple will do its best to ensure the safety of all guests that join us for this eldritch evening! —-♦•♦—- WHEN: 22 Oct / 7:00pm Central WHERE: Suiren Temple, Shirogane – Ward 6, Plot 43 • COEURL • (pending house acquisition on patch drop, we will post updated address!) WHAT: https://yokai-feast.carrd.co/ 7:15-7:30pm: Welcome ceremony, mask issuance 7:30-8:00pm: Ghostly Games 8:00-9:00pm: Costume Contest (yokai/demon/spirit themed) - Prizes to be had! 9:00 until finish: Storytelling Circle with hotpot and sake provided (juices for non-alcoholic beverages) The priests will not be in attendance for this event, leaving the Temple in the guardianship fully of Tenkogami Hasu and the Nine. Due to this fact, any guests not in costume will be given masks to ward off any evil spirits that may be lured in by the creepy and horrifying stores gathered by the story circle. Charms and other warding items will be offered for purchase from our NPC-run counter on the main floor. If you wish to consult a priest, please inform the staff. —-♦•♦—- Please contact Caster_OMEN#4872 or Syn#6707 for further details or if you need to coordinate a friend teleport to visit us!

○ Suiren Temple is honored to welcome the Crystal DC to our celebration of summer’s closing; Sayonara Summer! ○ A celebration of the change of seasons and the oncoming solstice, we invite all to Shirogane’s beaches to engage in revelry, food, drink, firework, and perhaps some mischief here and there. ○ 30 September, Coeurl, Shirogane, W14 Sub Beach ○ (Times in EST) 8pm: Event opens 8:15pm: Miyahara Chuuya,a disciple of Suiren Temple, will bless the ceremony 8:30pm: Scavenger Hunt begins 9:30pm: Watermelon Smash begins 10:30pm: Live performances begin 11:30pm: Closing Fireworks Ceremony We are looking for performers and vendors to help make this event a success. More information on event specifics under the cut! ~~~ ○ Scavenger Hunt (POC: A’vani Tia): Teams of two go head to head in a game of puzzle solving and deduction! Be the first team to decipher all five clues and make it back and you’ll win yourself a fabulous prize! (Prizes also included for all runners up, just slightly less fabulous.) Limited to five team slots. ○ Watermelon Smash (POC: An Yeung): Participants will be blindfolded and spun about by a temple member, handed a smashy stick, and do their best to unload their fury on a helpless watermelon for this Eastern tradition! (One will /random and if you land between 500-599, a smashing success!) ○ Performers: (seeking volunteers; five slots) All genres of performances will be accepted. Though summery themes are welcome, we’re open to almost anything (besides twerking away!) on the beach stage. ○ Vendors: (seeking volunteers) Food, drink, souvenirs, wares, all are welcome! – If interested in performing or vendoring, please contact any of the POCs via Discord; Bluebird#2389, Caster_OMEN#4872, or Syn#6707

Suiren Temple is honored to welcome the Crystal DC to our Summer Solstice Celebration! A celebration of summer and sea and stars, we have partners from across the DC to help us enjoy things to the fullest! It will be held on the beach of Suiren Temple’s housing ward, Shirogane Ward 6 subdivision, on Coeurl! 10 July Schedule (Times in EST!) 8pm: Event begins, social hour 8:15pm: Suiren Temple priests carry out solstice ceremony 8:30pm: Registration opens for the Melee Tournament and Archery Competition; vendors and games open 9pm: Competitions begin 10pm: Live performances begin More information on event specifics under the cut! -- ► Melee Tournament Rules Practice weapons will be provided Hand-to-hand, blade, polearm, and other melee weapon styles allowed During registration, participants will choose ONE of FOUR skills to use in the tournament. You cannot change for the duration of the tournament. A skill can be used ONCE per duel to alter rolling outcomes Speed: Execute two strikes upon successful attack, damage are the two rolls combined Power: Staggers opponent on successful attack roll; opponent takes -100 to next def/atk roll Defense: Guaranteed successful defense (declared after opponent’s attack is complete) Iai: Guaranteed first attack is successful; -100 to next defensive roll Participants will announce their name, school, and master upon entering the dueling field if they so wish Battle System Opponents will /random for first attack unless they agree upon otherwise An attacker will narrate their action and then /random Defender will /random; if the defender rolls higher, no damage taken If attacker rolls higher, attacker /random again for damage which is the first number of the /random (ex: 456, you take 4 dmg) First one to deplete their opponent’s 20HP pool wins ► Archery Competition Rules Static target range, all weapons will be inspected for tampering beforehand Each round will have competitors compete for points over five shots Competitors will have 3 x TP (tech points) to reroll a shot. They do not regen over the competition so use them wisely! Scoring System Participant will narrate their set up and then /random. Feel free to narrate in between shots Below 500 is an underdraw, over 600 is an overshoot 0-100 = 0 (underdraw) 101-200 = 1 201-300 = 2 301-400 = 3 401-500 = 4 501-600 = 5 601-700 = 4 701-800 = 3 801-900 = 2 901-999 = 1 ► Volunteers! We are still looking for some more performers, vendors, games, and security to join! Competitors can sign up for entry in advance as well. Please contact Bluebird#2389 for any questions!

Original Post Here!: https://for-gold-and-glory.tumblr.com/post/613685374287527936/balmung-hanami-festival-april-25th-700-est Suiren Temple will be visiting Balmung to assist with the Hanami Festival! We will be there to vendor our charms and fortunes as well as perform the opening blessings for beautiful blossoms! Will there be positive blessings from Tenkogami Hasu on the omikuji (paper fortunes) this time or will the mischievous Nine shikigami get their paws on them again? …it’s a blessing of some kind, I suppose.

Suiren Temple will be holding...a Casino Night? Yes, apparently X'sehya managed to write a convincing proposal to the temple quartermaster and got it approved. This will also be a collaboration with our NightRaid allies! Plans are still in the initial stage but thus far here are some things to look forward to! Casino Night Takeaways 5,000 gil entry fee (this is to help fund for our new housing) For another 10,000 gil you can choose one of our lovely host/hostesses to accompany you for one hour of event time! A variety of games to win IC prizes Entry raffle with at least two prizes on the books (awaiting further donations) Dress up fancy and have some fun, indoor and outdoor attractions aplenty Carrd information here! https://suiren-nraid-casino.carrd.co/#

The Hoshi-no-Tama bar and Suiren Temple are collaborating for a night full of fox-themed shenanigans. Hoshi-no-Tama’s drink menu will be on hand with a special cocktail for the occasion. Suiren Temple will be providing food and souvenirs. Doors open at 7:30 CDT and performances open at 8. Come relax for a chill night and watch out for ornery shikigami! We are looking for performers/entertainment! Anything goes but please remember that you are in a temple! Contact Bluebird#2389 if interested!

When: 15 March - 6pm CDT Where: Suiren Temple, Coeurl, Shirogane Ward 6/Plot 43 (Coeurl server) What: A gift exchange for the Eastern holiday, White Day! This is a holiday in which those that received gifts or chocolates from a loved one or friend return the favor with gifts of their own. We will have our lower level decorated as a place to meet for the exchange. Additionally we will have last minute candies, crafts, and charms for sale for those that forgot!

It has taken much convincing…but the temple’s quartermaster has allowed some of the members and friends of the temple to take over the dining area to host a ‘stress relief’ of a particular purring type. Come visit for drinks and snacks as you get to interact with a wide variety of cats the temple has brought in for adoption. The Nine tails may peek in as well…kami know those shikigami get jealous of attention! Come relax in our lower level with a number of adoptable cats for the evening. Tea and light snacks will be provided. Shed some stress and perhaps bring a new companion home. 10 March, 7pm CDT. Coeurl, Shirogane Ward 6, Plot 43.

Gather at Suiren Temple for a warm night of story sharing, or performances. Percival Natori will be in attendance. Suiren Temple, Coeurl Server, Shirogane Ward 6, Plot 43.

8pm CST - 10pm CST Public Services at Suiren Temple. Purchase charms, seek counsel from the priests, and get fortunes told. Suiren no Mori will be in attendance. Suiren Temple, Coeurl Server, Shirogane Ward 6, Plot 43.