PREMIUM: The Winter Premium Festival, known as the Driftglass Fayre begins Friday, December 26 at 9pm and will close at noon on January 1. Expect a Tour (or two!), Shopping, Merchanting, Raffles, and a low-key celebration atmosphere. Here’s the background lore at the wiki, including two new materials, driftglass and zivtika (embroidery work): And more, below
More details from GM Xynwen’s introductory Discord Post and all the teasers, below:
EXTRA EXTRA! Map and Opening Night Info:
Wiki Main page for the Fayre: https://gswiki.play.net/Category:Driftglass_Fayre
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Xynwen
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Texts of Discord Posts follow:
GM Xynwen
[Premium] The Driftglass Fayre of Van Anicola
on 22 Dec 2025 11:04 AM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forum/premium channel
This year, we are holding a small, informal winter premium festival entitled “The Driftglass Fayre.” Join us in the wilds of the Monsoon Jungle, where a select few members of Van Anicola of the Vanadre Chiras gather each year to place new (and recover old) caches of driftglass, a special type of freshwater-worked glass similar to seaglass.
Dates: December 26, 2025 at 21:00 (9 pm) ET – January 1, 2026 at Noon ET
Highlights:
26-Dec 21:00 ET – Gather at [Mist Harbor, Southern Walk] (3210103) to meet the representatives of Van Anicola and travel to their hidden camp for a welcoming and a tour.
27-Dec Noon ET – Another tour and lecture on driftglass for those who missed the initial one or who have questions
Shopping – several small carts and tents with wares will be present
Merchanting will probably be heaviest over the weekend but can occur any time after the opening tour until 31-Dec at 21:00 ET
Raffles will also be run throughout the event
Farewell – Noon ET on 1-Jan
Lore: https://gswiki.play.net/Driftglass_Fayre_of_Van_Anicola
As an FYI, the intent is for this to be a low-key sort of festival — just a nice, relaxing time with some merchanting and some wares and maybe some light RP and such. Like a post-holiday chill zone 🙂
Teaser 1
GM Xynwen:
Driftglass Fayre Teaser: A Colorful Market Stall
Wishing you had some rare gems for use in items versus just as generic alter fodder? Then wish no more — here are a few for you!
The market stall has been set up with a tiered shelving system lined with black linen upon which have been set numerous gems for sale. A small sign reads, “These gems come from across Elanith and Atan Irith and will be perfect for displaying in other items.”
On the market stall you see a moon-incised mereagate, a star-cut beetle agate, a sphere of blood agate, a trilliant-cut celestial agate, a crescent of dawn agate, a leaf-carved hemlock green apysel, an opalescent forest moonstone, a sphere of stargazer jade, a pyramid of white lily jade, a bright blue fairy ring diamond, an ebon-hearted vermilion lotus ruby and a silver-gold celestial pearl.
Teaser 2
GM Xynwen:
Driftglass Fayre Teaser: A Gaily Decorated Handcart
The handcart has been carved with several scenes of daily Chiras life, each colorfully painted, and strands of intricately knotted and woven nakheva adorn the cart’s handles. A thick quilt with crimson geometric zivtika lines the interior, holding several items prominently displayed for sale. A small sign has been affixed to one side and reads, “Eclectic Collections ~ Please enjoy these wares acquired throughout my travels.”
The proprietor of this handcart loves shopping at various festivals, and they have picked up things here and there that may not have been seen for awhile, including some incense (new-style incense from Festival of the Fallen), a toy gladiator originally found on the Kraet ship at Duskruin, a yll’suta from the last Dragonfly festival, and more.
Of particular interest to some will be a stack of white origami paper…(first time these have sold for silvers)
Direct Discord Link (Right click, copy link, and paste into Discord App if you don’t want to use the Discord web interface.)
Teaser 3
GM Casil:
Driftglass Fayre Teaser: Waybound Chairs Look for the colorfully painted tent by the coppice for your opportunity to purchase Chiras-crafted folding chairs. These chairs come with a strap that make them conveniently portable for all your travels, whether or not you travel with a van. They are also compatible with Pup Tents. They can be unlocked with the premium unlocker.
Teaser 4
GM Elysani:
Driftglass Fayre Teaser: Cultured Confections
ocated by the massive banyan tree, the rope-bound burgundy wool tent is home to Cultured Confections, a shop for the discerning dessert and pastry lover. The proprietress offers confectionary boxes for scones and pies, as well as 12 new recipes to add to aforementioned boxes (6 scones and 6 pies). Thank you to GM Mariath for letting me play around with these!
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