[Editor's note: all photos by Jesse Gifford]
This was a tournament event, as the name implies. Standard individual
weapon-style tournaments were run including single short, sword and marn, sword
and shield, and single combatant to name a few; as they were limited, each
fight was fought best two out of three. The top four finishers were awarded
Order of the List points unless, of course, a member of the Order of the List
finished within the top four....which did happen on more than one occasion.
There was also a bear pit running for most of the day, providing ample
opportunities for both practice and general entertainment for those not
actively fighting in a tournament. In
addition, combat training provided by
members of the Order of the List was available for all who wished to learn new
skills or sharpen existing ones.
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| Syruss provides combat training to Akari |
The top tournament winners:
The interesting thing about the Northern Spring Tournaments was where they were held. They were run primarily by Folkestone, a northern nation, but were held in a more southern location than one would usually expect. Confused? Don't be! The reason for this was quite simple, and also quite admirable. Since many newer adventurers to our Realms tend to come through the Chimeron militia, the tournaments were held in a more southern location in order to encourage more widespread participation of these newer adventurers in tournaments such as these. The intent was two-fold as well; since the tournaments were run for Order of the List points, newer adventurers were also able to gain exposure to the Order in addition to the chance to earn points early (so as not to be potentially shut out as the season goes on). Younger players who entered all of the tournaments were also given a certificate for a new weapon courtesy of Folkestone.
Hand-and-a-Half
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Sword & Shield
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Single Short
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Florentine
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1. Rox
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1. Dygen
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1. Malaki
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1. Grebinar
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2. Slade
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2. Syruss
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2. Tir
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2. Torolf
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3. Temorse
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3. Illy
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3. Guilliam
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3. Vuel
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4. Syruss
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4. Saegan
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4. Illy
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4. Dygen
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Single Combatant
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Sword & Marn
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Sword & Dagger*
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1. Grebinar
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1. Slade
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1. Temorse
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2. Dygen
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2. Nos
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2. Dygen
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3. Tao
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3. Mestoph
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3. Guilliam
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4. Malaki
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4. Tir
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4. Tir
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* single-elimination
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| Florentine tournament: Temorse v. Qwe |
The interesting thing about the Northern Spring Tournaments was where they were held. They were run primarily by Folkestone, a northern nation, but were held in a more southern location than one would usually expect. Confused? Don't be! The reason for this was quite simple, and also quite admirable. Since many newer adventurers to our Realms tend to come through the Chimeron militia, the tournaments were held in a more southern location in order to encourage more widespread participation of these newer adventurers in tournaments such as these. The intent was two-fold as well; since the tournaments were run for Order of the List points, newer adventurers were also able to gain exposure to the Order in addition to the chance to earn points early (so as not to be potentially shut out as the season goes on). Younger players who entered all of the tournaments were also given a certificate for a new weapon courtesy of Folkestone.
Overall, this is what you missed - a fun day of fighting, a nice
opportunity to see friends, a good way to
get newer adventurers involved, and a solid start to the new Order of the List
season.
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| Single short: Hunter v. Don |
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| Sword and Shield: Kiira v. Akari |
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| Sword and Marn: Aioffa v. Quayloth |
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| Hand-and-a-Half: Taliea v. a disembodied hand |