Give a year in Rowendrey
One gift, bestowed once—yet unfolding across moons and seasons
The decree of welcome
To give a gift in Rowendrey is no small act. The Council itself marks the recipient's name in the hidden ledgers, set there not by chance but by your hand. With this, a path is opened, and the tidings from our world will cross the boundary into theirs.
What arrives first
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Within days of your order, you—or the one you name—will receive the Archivist’s Certificate of Gift, formally recording the bequeathing of the subscription.
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If purchased during the Founder’s Window, this first packet also includes all letters released to date, so the story may begin at once.
What follows
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When prepared, the full Founder’s Gift Box is dispatched. Inside, beneath seal and twine, rests—
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A Council Decree naming both giver and recipient.
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A Welcome Note penned by Padrin Brovey, Archivist of Rowendrey.
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A Council Seal Token, pressed in metal — a mark of belonging.
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A Founder’s Certificate (if given during the Founder’s Window).
This complete parcel marks their place among the early supporters of Rowendrey.
The letters to follow
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26 letters across the year, written on aged parchment, sealed and sent by post.
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Each letter carries not only accounts of daily life, but mysteries, puzzles and fragments of lore.
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Delivered every fortnight, steady as the passing moons.
A gift beyond the day
Though bestowed once, this gift lingers—unfolding letter by letter, season by season. It is not a trinket, nor a tale told all at once, but an experience revealed slowly, as the Recorder sets down his hand.
How it works
The Gift is Entered in the Ledgers
Your name — or the one you bestow it upon — is inscribed under Council seal, marking a year’s passage through the Letters of Rowendrey.
The First Packet is Dispatched
Within days, the Archivist’s Certificate of Gift is sent. If purchased during the Founder’s Window, this packet also bears all letters released since the founding date, so the story begins at once.
The Gift Box is Prepared
When the Council’s tokens are gathered and sealed, the Founder’s Gift Box is delivered: containing the Decree, the Archivist’s Welcome, the Seal Token, and, if during the Window, the Founder’s Certificate.
Gift FAQs
Does the gift renew?
No. A gift is bestowed once, and carries twenty-six letters across the turning of a year.
What arrives first?
The Archivist’s Certificate of Gift, dispatched within days. During the Founder’s Window, this first packet also includes every letter released since the founding.
When does the year begin?
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During the Founder’s Window: all gifts are recorded as beginning on the 1st day of Emberwane (September 21, 2025). The first packet bears every letter since that date.
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After the Window: a gift begins on the day it is bestowed, with the next scheduled letter, and continues a full year thereafter.
What if the gift is given to oneself?
The Council records the giver and the bearer as one and the same; such self-bestowal is valid and honoured.
When will the Gift Box arrive?
When prepared under Council seal. Its contents are set aside with care and dispatched once complete.
Do all gifts include back letters?
Only those given during the Founder’s Window. Beyond that time, gifts begin at the next letter forward.
The Council’s Terms of Gift
One year, twenty-six letters.
Prepaid in full, no renewal.
CAD $180 within Canada.
USD $180 to the United States.
USD $225 overseas.