Grain Trawling

As Regenne turns northward on its yearly migration path, it prepares to pass through its most important territory for the season. As the city lumbers away from its coastal pastures, the people of Regenne prepare to pass through their ancestral farmlands. It is too dangerous for the people to return to the ground for traditional methods of grain harvest, but it is their most important source of food in the migration path. And so the people prepare in order to get the most out of this opportunity. Great scythes are attached to the ankles of the enormous statues carrying the city. Nets are draped down the back end, stretching hundreds of feet down to the ground. Teams of mounted knights in ceremonial armor accompany the king to the ground below. A polished brass brazier is set between the four altars in the central cathedral, and the aperture in the domed ceiling is opened wide. When the first moon rises over Regenne and the ancient farmland, the grain trawling begins.   The weights on the nets drop to the dirt, trapping heaps of cut grain stalks as well as animals fleeing the chaos of the moving city. As Regenne passes through the region, people work night and day to collect as much of the harvest as they can before reaching reaching the marshes to the north. During this period, the clergy performs sacrifices to give thanks and ward off evil spirits.