Great Rains of Rathnir

The Great Rains of Rathnir is a phenomenon wherein the entire world experiences seemingly endless storms for in-game weeks on end.

The First Great Rain of Rathnir
We slumber still, and the storms fade

The First Great Rain of Rathnir occured on November 6th, and continued into the next day, lasting a total of fourteen hours. It was marked by a stunning explosion in skeleton horse sightings, and the resurgence of Noxism, a religion based around sleep.

After weeks of the falling rains, members throughout the Silver Coalition called upon the world to sleep, believing it would cause the Great Rains to cease. While originally there was some opposition and doubt, soon the entire world joined in their beds to wait out the storm and appease the skies above. All, that is, except ThatOneGuyMatt, who before the storms began, fled to a fishing retreat past the edge of civilization. Many nations around the world to tried to find him, but to no avail.

One by one, everyone left their beds, waiting for the day ThatOneGuyMatt either perished or returned. While there was a brief lull in the rains during this time, they begin again as soon as the sun rose to herald in a false dawn.

Once ThatOneGuyMatt did indeed vanish, the entire world in rapid succession entered their beds yet again. United in sleep, the storms passed.

The Second Great Rain of Rathnir
Occuring on November 14th, the Second Great Rain of Rathnir lasted a total of 54 Minecraft days (18hrs) and was marked by the refusal of some to enter their beds, allowing the storm to rage on. Denied their religious capabilities, noxists instead formed ad-hoc militias around the world to defeat any invading Bone Riders until the storm passed naturally.

The Third Great Rain of Rathnir
The shortest of the storms to date, it is known as Dalatra's Storm, as it began as soon as Dalatra was crowned Empress of Yimmu Audal on November 17th. It lasted for a total of five hours or 15 Minecraft days.

The Fourth Great Rain of Rathnir
The storm started at around 3 pm UTC and was first noticed by ArborGold. The source might be gods themselves as Stoney was seen on server at the time of switch from Great Snows of Rathnir to rains. The rain lasted for 15 hours.

The Fifth Great Rain of Rathnir
The fifth rain occurred between November 26 and 27, and was stopped by the players collectively sleeping on the 7th hour of the rains.

The Sixth Great Rain of Rathnir
The sixth rain occurred on December 7th and continues on till 8th of december

The Seventh Great Rain
The skies cry for my king.

Known to the North as the Silver Rains, they began when the Empress of Yimmu Audal confronted the then king of the Sterling Crownlands, Avreham Basha, about the legitimacy of his rulership. It is said that the first strike of thunder sounded when Avreham was killed by the conspirators of the second coup.

While some attempts were made to stop the rains prematurely - most notably from Emperor_Scoubs of Coltmaere, they ran their full course of 18 hours from January 7th to January 8th.