Blood Dawn
The Blood Dawn is one of the closest-held celebrations on Arakko meant to commemorate a battle so deep in the past that only Xilo can recall it. At the end of each year, the Arakkii gather together for a night of ritual combat in the Circle Perilous to bleed out the poison, pain, and loss from the previous year. Arakkii with mutant weapons that are too powerful or destructive don ritual masks and hoist bludgeons to participate. Those with the most to purge participate as Ancestral Arakkii while those who are unburdened participate as Bloodletters, but some individuals can and do change sides or roles. Together, the Arakkii battle and bleed until exhaustion overcomes them or the dawn rises.[1]
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