Side-Quest Events: Birthdays

(Pardoning myself for those who already know the roleplaying game terminology, but here is a little something different...)

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

Quest events are a major threads tied to a key important battle or decision, and in MaL these ought to be generated first, with steps leading up to it generated as quest parts to complete.  One must be done before the next, else it would be extremely difficult to even find the second part, such as not knowing the location of a Lich's tower, or needing to find a cure to a cursed individual's malady before being able to find out who created the curse in the first place.  Side-Quests, on the other hand, can be done at any time without needing previous information, though some may be built on prior information, it would always be possible to gain said information from another source.

Birthdays can make for a fun side-quest situation.  An NPC, or even a player, may have their character's birthday occur and depending on the culture and past of the individual, expect some manner joy to occur from gifts, discounts on goods and services, having friends and family close, or just simply a natural spring in their step from surviving so long.  Some side-quests may involve helping an individual get to another individual's party, purchasing and delivering gifts, helping setup a surprise party, creating something such as a cake for the party, running an errand for the birthday character, or any number of other things.  One also might find themselves needing to fight off foes of the character if there is something significant to their growing a year older, such as a security risk from a large party if the individual is a politician or other person of power.  One must also consider the culture of the individual when it comes to things such as selecting gifts.  Most Kenthri would be enraged by the gift of a saddle, as would most Pixies at receiving something made of iron.