Whether it was the half-opened window or the fact the Korant banished the winter over the weekend, but I woke up today to brilliant sunshine and spring birds singing. 

Not sure how familiar the rest of the regions are with the Kurant, he used to be an old god of loud party and screwing, but that is a scary pack of men dressed in an elaborate monster costume, wearing many very large cowbells, jumping and dancing and making a tremendous noise. Their job is to scare winter away. They also scare most of everyone else. 

Alas the costume is too expensive and the effort far too strenuous to go at it half-heartedly, otherwise I would have encouraged the General to join the group long ago. They are erotic as all.