Pilgrimage

To be a pilgrim on the West Road to the Springs is to walk in the footsteps of Dav during the most trying time in his life. To fulfill the Law of the Springs, every Davite must make the trip into the Tarns. The pilgrimage takes over a month on foot. Pilgrims wear simple clothing and shoes, perhaps taking a walking stick along with them. They carry little money and move from shrine to shrine on their way to the Springs. With the Law of the Springs, doctrine has sprung into place that allows pilgrims to ask for nightly succor on their way to the Springs, free of charge.

The road is protected by a small contingent of knights to prevent bandits from taking advantage of the pilgrims. They would not be front-line caliber, but they could be made up of retired knights at least. It is also likely that vendors would appear on the route into the Tarn, providing religious trinkets and small things to sacrifice once they arrive.

Though the upper springs are protected and reserved for the Patriarch, the Royal Family, and other titled Nobility, the lower springs and fresh areas of the Tarn has water that the common people consider holy. Bathing in the areas of the river, the waters that are not yet polluted by the city of Lithmore, is seen as a religious experience.