Trumpets blow loudly to introduce the start of the tournament day. Everyone is invited to watch or participate. Those who would like to sign up need simply sign in for the competition they seek to join in on. Sign ups open at 8am, though you can sign up any time before the start of your competition category. There are different prizes listed for each category!
In the sign-up area before the tournaments begin, there will be a number of entertainment shows going on: Some of the fae who were invited are giving enchanted body paintings. Once the painting is finished, they will travel across your body like a living tattoo. Please be sure to specify if you would like it to be permanent or temporary, and exactly what you want-- especially if you want a permanent one.
In addition to the body painting, there will be a number of clowns playing pranks and giving out balloons that, when popped, completely cover the surrounding 5 feet in glow-in-the-dark glitter that smells of your favorite scent. Each one will smell different depending on who is smelling it. What's more is the glitter actually dissolves after 12 hours, so you don't have to worry about it never getting out of anything. Amazing!
There are additional dance shows and parades going on through the town and near the sign-up area to draw people in, and little pop-up shops with merch you can buy to support the tournament-- cool t-shirts, sunglasses, hats, keychains, and more. Don't forget to download the Tournament Bets app so you can place money on your favorites to win and make bank! Maybe save some for the tavern afterward if things don't work out, though... or before you make any decisions, check out the castles' royal tea garden, beautifully decorated in a wide variety of wintery florals, which is set up and serving a delightful medley of teas with soothing effects. Just be careful-- each table has a magic grapevine that will communicate with another table, so you may end up hearing someone else's secrets on the grapevine... or just ending up with a fun conversation if you notice it before you say something you don't want to share.
As the tournament gets underway, it starts off with all of the multiview screens taking focus on the royal viewing box. In it stands a man that we have not yet seen before, but who stands with an air of dignity. He's wearing a suit, and a crown, and looks confident despite that he has many reasons to be hesitant- he is back from the dead, after all.
 | ”"My name is Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot. Many of you may have heard of me from your worlds I'm told, and many still may not have, but I will begin with an apology. I should have been there for those of you who arrived months ago and have been bravely pursuing this battle without leadership. I am afraid a few millennia of culture shock have thrown me off course and the Advent of the Kardashians in my studies has not helped these matters. But that is little excuse. From here on out, I will be with you in your journeys. Those who have questions of me, I will be offering an..."
Merlin's voice comes in off-camera to help him out, since he's still not sure on all the lingo, offering "AMA" to assist, then Arthur continues.
"An AMA to you all in the coming days. But for the time being, let us celebrate the wins and strides you all have made with a tournament. Those brave enough to enter, I hope to see you vying for knighthood and fighting alongside me in the days to come. For the love of Camelot!" |
The video ends and the first tournament event begins. The categories and prizes are as follows:Close-Quarters Melee (No Magic): Any non-projectile weapon is allowed. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last combatant standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Enchanted Sword, courtesy of the royal blacksmith and permanently enchanted by Merlin (Winner can choose what kind of effect they want upon contact with blade! IC choice, but must be approved by mods)
Physical Healing: All physical wounds will be divided among healers. Participation in this event will yield monetary payment of 10,000G per person regardless of win, as it is an essential service. The first person to complete their patient load will win the competition. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Protective Charm
Long-Range Firing Competition: Archers, gunsmen, slingshot, or any other projectile-firing weapons or magic may be used for precision aiming at long-distance targets, both still and moving. It is not permitted to fire at other competitors, but distracting, blocking, and otherwise creating interference with curses, shields, and so on is permitted. Causing injury to other competitors will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Item) Locked-and-Loading Projectile Purse
Lunch: Lunch break! There are plenty of food stands available for anyone to purchase whatever food their heart desires, but for the competitive lot, there is a hot dog eating contest to participate in or enjoy. Let the ref know if you would prefer vegan hot dogs, as they are available. Prize: 20,000K; (Recipe) Instant Loperamide
Animal & Hypnotic Obstacle Course: This one is for the animal and cognitive users. Use animal magic to direct a blindfolded animal or hypnotized peer through an obstacle course. Whichever team finishes the course first is the winner. (No one will question whether or not the hypnotized participant is there willingly, but make sure you discuss OOC.) Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Enchanted Gold Rose
Dark & Light Submission: Dark magic users will be given instructions to utilize shadow magic to essentially swallow their light opponent into a vat of darkness and pull them into pitch-black dungeons underground. Light magic users are to utilize their light magic to overwhelm the shadows and prevent themselves from being pulled under. Light magic users are given intsructions to create hardlight bindings to stop their dark magic opponents from controlling the shadows. Whoever secures their opponent first wins. (Multiple winners.) Prize: 10,000G; (Potion) Countercurse
Alchemy & Kinetic Animated Battles: An alchemist and a kinetic user pair up to alchemize a warrior of their choosing. It can be made of any material you like-- stone, straw, brick, mud, steel, whatever, but it must be made to be mobile and armed as you please, as kinetic users will then be tasked with animating various parts of the body and fighting the alchemists's creations against each other. Prize: 50,000G to each member of the winning team; (Potion) Animatia
Single Element Knock-Out: Elemental magic users may select one element to fight with. Each magic user is given their own platform in a pool. The goal is to knock your opponents into the water. Note: The water of the pool is not usable in the competition; using the pool will result in disqualification. You can jump from platform to platform to avoid hits but leaving the pool area will result in disqualification. Prize: 50,000G; (Recipe) Glowstick
Magical Melee: Like the close-quarters free-for-all, any magic type may join in. All combatants meet on a sand lot surrounded by stands. The last mage standing wins. Prize: 500,000G; (Item) Channeling Staff
Anyone who participates will get the following: A big thank you, a free meal ticket redeemable at any food stand during lunch, and (Recipe) Cool Firework. Reminder that players who want their character to win should sign up on the plotting post here. You can thread anything out on the log. Please sign up before 11:59pm on Friday 1/22. Results will be drawn live if we can figure out an easy way to do that and posted on Saturday.
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Well, well. If it isn't the old timer. [Nero plops himself down next to Regis without so much as asking whether the seat is taken. He's looking a little scuffed from battle but otherwise none the worse for wear so far -- either because he's managed to avoid injury with the relatively easy entry battles, or because the healers have seen to his wounds.
He's eyeing Regis and grinning.]
Saw you fighting down there. You looked practically eighty years younger!
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Eighty?! [He lets out a huff as he rolls his eyes.] I will have you know, I'm only fifty.
[Regis isn't lying about that either. He's only fifty but the gray hair and the beard makes him look much older. Even so, there are a few hints of black within all that silver and white. While he never truly reclaim his youth, Regis certainly looks better than he did a few months ago. Sturdier too thanks to Cor training him in the late hours of the morning.]
As for you, young whippersnapper, I can tell you're enjoying yourself here at the tourney. You keep showboating whenever the crowd chants your name.
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--What was that? You're a hundred and fifty? [Nero widens his eyes in mock shock, pretending to have misheard.] But you don't look a day over a hundred!
[He snickers. Getting called a whippersnapper though... His shock soon turns into a grin even wider than before.]
So what? Nothing wrong with working the crowd a little. They're here to be entertained!
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[If the way Regis's brow twitched at that little joke wasn't warning enough, then perhaps the glare he gives Nero would be enough. Alas, it isn't and Regis finds himself quickly tempted to do the unthinkable. Wordlessly, the old king reaches over and pinch whatever bare flesh he can get his hands on.]
Take that and that!
[He laughs maniacally as he keeps pinching Nero. This is revenge for all those "old" jokes. Regis is a good sport in general but he's rather sensitive about being called "old".
Once he had his fill of punishing poor Nero, he calmly returns to the conversation at hand.]
There's nothing wrong with working the crowd but you leave yourself open for attack whenever you taunt your opponents.
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[Nero tries to dodge the pinching, to no avail. Not that he'd actually throw his drink on Regis, he's too nice for that, but the threat is there!!!
Once Regis finally calms his angry old man temper, Nero settles down too, wisely scooting away from pinching distance at least a little. To the unsolicited advice on taunting, he just laughs.]
And taunting them makes them fight worse if they get mad, making their attacks easier to dodge. What's the problem?
[sluuuuuurp. Yes he's just doing that to be annoying.]
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Regis gives Nero a glare in regards to that indecent slurp. Don't make him extend his arm and pinch you again, you little rascal. He's almost tempted to pinch him a few more times for good measure. Maybe he can pinch the sass out of Nero.]
The problem is that such a strategy doesn't always work.
[He answers after finishing the rest of his water.]
Such ploys work in your favor now but such a tactic won't work against more experienced combatants. They'll just drone out your jeers in favor of looking for an opening.
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[Like his father, possibly the epitome of being coolheaded in battle. He shrugs and sits back.]
What's with the lecture, anyway? I haven't dropped a single match yet, and you're the one all scraped up. [He nods at his arm.]
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Fair enough. [He mutters as he gives Nero a second glance.] But be mindful that arrogance often leads to disaster.
You still need to keep your wits about you, young man.
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[But as much as he's always willing to butt heads, he'll leave it at that instead of continuing to argue. He peers down over the crowds as the tournament arena is being prepared for the next battle.]
Is anyone you know competing?
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Yes, actually. [He states with a lighthearted grin.] My son is competing within today's tournament along with his companion, Ignis, and--
[Regis trails off suddenly when he thinks of Cor. It's a strange new world for Cor and him, especially now they've agreed to start dating. Are they really dating? It almost feels as if they skipped over the dating formalities and jumped headfirst into the lovers' territory. That sort of makes sense considering their history but Regis is still a bit shy about it. That's why he struggles to find the right word to describe what Cor means to him without blurting out they're lovers.]
Well, and Cor. [He finally finishes with a slight cough.] Cor is a very close friend of the royal family of Lucis and perhaps one of my most loyal companions.
[Yeah, this isn't convincing at all. Regis is getting terribly flustered about this 'close friend'.]
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A very close friend? [He repeats, dubious. There's clearly something else implied there, and Regis doesn't seem like the type to get easily flustered.] Well, I know the guy too. Sparky chews me out all the time for no reason, so you two were meant for each other.
[Is that a joke or did Nero actually catch on to what Regis was getting at? It is a mystery.]
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[Honestly, Sparky? That's quite disrespectful in his opinion but he won't bother to lecture the youth about that. Nero seems to lack respect for most people.]
He's wholly undeserving of whatever contempt you hold towards him.
[Leave it to Regis to defend his lover's honor. It's a vain attempt if anything since Nero's following comment catches him off-guard.]
...I suppose you're right about that.
[The old king mutters to himself with a faint chuckle.]
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Is he "Immortal" 'cause he's old too? [Another sluuuuurp as he finishes his soda. Then he breaks out into a laugh and elbows Regis (helpfully avoiding his injured arm).]
Come on, I'm just messing with you. I'm sure he's a decent guy. He just doesn't like me.
[Nor does Nero try to be liked, and the shit-eating grin on his face says he realises as much.]
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I know you're just having "go" at me, you little rascal. [He says almost fondly as he leans over to return the playful nudge.] Though, how did you manage to win his ire?
[Not that it's that difficult to piss off Cor. It's absurdly easy, to say the least.]
I also doubt that he dislikes you as much as you claim.
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He didn't like his nickname, for one. [Knowing that he's an uptight soldier type makes so much sense now, though. Him and Credo would get along well. And be just as annoyed by Nero in equal measure.]
Who knows, maybe he'll dislike me even more if we're up against each other in the tournament.
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The best way for warriors to convey their thoughts and emotions is on the battlefield. [He explains with a lighthearted chuckle.] Words are easily misconstrued by one's perception but it's through battling each other that makes communication easier.
Therefore, you'll have your answer soon enough on whether he dislikes you or not.
[Although, Regis certainly hopes Cor goes easy on the poor boy. While Nero is a little rough around the edges, he doesn't seem like a bad person. He's woefully rude, that's all.]
Maybe if you manage to prove yourself to him, Cor might be willing to befriend you.
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Prove myself to him? I really don't care what he thinks. I'd kick his ass, he'll be even grouchier than usual, the end.
[The announcers introduce the next set of combatants, and Nero leans forward in his seat.]
Looks like the next fighters are up. Hope this matchup is a little more exciting than the last...
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In regards to the next bout, Regis tenses once he recognizes those messy black spikes and that signature black attire. It seems that Noctis's second match has just begun.]
Goodness, that's Noctis!
[He mutters in surprise as he leans forward to get a better look. His son impressed him earlier by winning his first bout but Regis cannot help but look a little worried now. Noctis is going up against a rather burly opponent who looks quite experienced.]