Editing Phealas (section)

===Last Hope===
In times gone by, the month of Penitence was holy to Phealas.  It marked the final month for appeals against the death sentence, with all executions for the year being held on the last night of the year.  Legend has it that Penitence is the longest month of the year because once upon a time, a stay of execution was given, only to be revoked and the criminal executed a few days after the end of the Year.  Because it was obviously impossible that a criminal was executed on a day after the final day for appeals, the month of Penitence must have been longer that year, and has been ever since.  Consequently, the last three days of the month were known collectively as "Last Hope", and were known for being the days on which clerics of Phealas worked round the clock.