[ Town criers visit all cities on the first level to make the following known to the citizens of Yliakum ]Hear ye! Hear ye!
The annual
Octarchal Festival shall take place in
Hydlaa, the capital!
[TONIGHT! (at 22:00 GMT)]As you all well know, the festival was conceived with a threefold purpose. There shall be a tournament to unite all the brave warriors; there shall be a market to unite all the diligent merchants and workers! And finally there shall be entertainment and beer for all the good townfolk!
Sign up now for the tournament! The prize is the Champions Sword, the prize of the Octarch!
At the end of the duels, the final fight will take place against last year's champion, the current bearer of the Champions Sword.
This year we will be introducing the Golden Mug Award for excellent salesmanship. It will be presented to the most successful merchant. There are a number of stalls built and awaiting for merchants to fill them and compete for this vaunted prize!
Come to Hydlaa and take part in the GREAT Octarchal Festival!
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Rules for the tournament:- The Tournament will be a single round elimination contest where the winner advances to another duel. Both participants of the duel start with full health (no potions, no magic, no long distance healing), and will fight till defeat.
- If a player is not present for their match this is considered an automatic forfeiture on the part of the absent player. If at that time a spectator wishes to take the place of the non showing player they may do so, and the round continues. If there are none who wish to take their place, the present participant shall be named victor of that round.
- Any contestant who lands a fatal blow shall be disqualified from this tournament.
- There shall be no magic or items used during the duel. It is to be a battle of strength and skill.
- There shall be as many duels going as we have referees for. The referee shall watch from close by to keep an eye on their contenders and report to the judge the result.
- At the completion of one duel another one shall start, until upon completion we have a Champion.
- Referee will group with the two players before start of duel, so the referee can monitor the stats of the players. This is to rule out cheating and to confirm the winner to /tell the findings to the GM who will shout the winner to the audience.
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[We planned this for after the long downtime, which left us with little preparation time. Sorry for announcing it that short time in advance. To reach as many people as possible in this time it is posted in General Discussion, after the event the post will be moved to the according forum. We hope for a lot of participation!
~Kerol ]
