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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[After carefully pouring it into her cup, blowing on it, and then taking a sip, she's quiet for a moment. Her expression is neither disgusted nor disappointed as she shrugs.]
It still tastes like the same green tea I'm used to, but it's not bad. I did like watching the flowers bloom, so the main appeal is in the visual.
[It's not like it was super expensive compared to ordinary tea, so Lucy doesn't feel ripped off. She has to admit herself that watching the blooming process seemed to put her at ease.]
Backtracking a bit, I'm curious about why the name of your kingdom has the word "holy" in it. Not that it bothers me. Does your home have some sort of connection with the gods of your world?
apologies for the delay! feel free to drop if it's been too long o7
But she's right. It had been nice to look at. ]
In a sense. My kingdom was given its name when it won independence from the Empire, and as the Church of Seiros mediated between the two parties, so Faerghus was titled as a Holy Kingdom. The Church was perhaps the most powerful of all forces in Fodlan, though many have chosen to challenge it across the centuries.
[ Including a very real challenge in his own time and place. It makes him stiffen a bit, because he has left so much behind to do back home, but there's nothing that he can do about that for now, so instead, he takes another sip of tea. ]
it's okay! I'm on hiatus, but I still want to finish up older threads
What is the Church of Seiros, exactly? What's it all about?
[And how does it have so much power. Lucy's never really been interested in the politics or religion of her world, but she is curious about those of other worlds. And just to keep the exchange of information even:]
In Japan, the royal family is supposedly descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu.
[But based on what little she saw of them on the news, Lucy was never convinced of that. They looked like ordinary people to her.]
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Still, he knows the stories, and that's what she's asked about. Like any tale, there's probably some truth in them, though how much, he cannot say. ]
The Church worships the goddess of the same name, who is said to have descended from the stars themselves to breathe life into Fodlan and teach its people. There's much that has been lost to time, but Seiros is believed to be a kind, benevolent goddess, whom her followers should emulate.
[ In theory, it's not such a bad idea, to try to be as good of a person as Seiros was said to be. But power leads to corruption, and he will never forget what the Western Church did, nor how it hurt people he cared for and respected. ]
If she had any descendants, they aren't around anymore. [ That he knows of..... ] Do you believe that to be true? That your royal family is the progeny of a goddess?
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I did when I was very little, but by the time I was ten, I didn't really believe that anymore. Whether they truly are descendants of Amaterasu or not, I can't say. They can't prove it, but no one can really disprove it either. Shinto, the religion Amaterasu is from, can be very confusing because there's stories that say Amaterasu was a virgin goddess, and others that say she had five sons. Although, in Shinto, gods don't need to have children the 'normal way.' Amaterasu herself was said to have been born from her father's left eye as he was performing a purification ritual, but there's different accounts for her birth, too.
I stopped believing in the gods entirely, until I ended up in the world I was in before this one, since the gods there actually did do something to save that world.
[And they had restored the hand Lucy lost in the final battle, without any scars or blemishes, as if it had never been missing.]
I still wouldn't call myself religious, but I acknowledge the presence of the gods at the very least. Growing up, I figured that if the gods did exist, they must have wanted to use me for their amusement by giving me these horns. [She points a finger at them.] It's not normal in my world for people to have these.