The Nobilis devote a great deal of attention and energy to the contexts that bring various Noble communities together. Some of these contexts include:
- Festivals and holidays, which can commemorate events in a Noble's life, gather merit for the attendants' souls, reaffirm the Noble dedication to win the Valde Bellum, honor some occasion sacred to a mortal religion or a Noble affiliation, keep old traditions alive, collect luck for the participants, test Nobles against one another in formal contests without rancor, honor the dead, celebrate life, or imitate Imperial behavior.
- Factional congregations, in which the members of some group of Nobles with aligned interests come together in privacy, discuss issues close to their heart, and mingle. Examples of such groups include: Nobles overtly sworn to the Light or the Dark; Nobles with similar primary roles in the Valde Bellum, such as the great strategic minds or the healers of mind and spirit; Nobles unofficially dedicated to some shared project; Nobles with Estates that reinforce one another, such as Guns, Blades, Strife, and War; and Nobles of Chancels allied by Imperial will or their own.
- "Military maneuvers", for Nobilis who want to prepare for the possibility that the Valde Bellum will become an open conflict in the physical world.
- Artistic events.
- Ceremonies of transfer, in which legendary items associated with famous long-dead Nobles are placed in new hands in the hopes that the new owner will add to the legend.
- Punishment rites, in which Nobles who find the Locust Court's decision too lenient—a rare event!—formally declare the fate that a detested criminal or traitor will face.
- Construction ceremonies, in which gathered Nobles contribute to a monument dedicated to some great victory or loss.
- Luxury celebrations, engaged in purely for pleasure—parties, visits to rare wonders, and suchlike.
