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Prince Tywen? Lets try It. (My Documentation)

Name: Papa Tywen
Current Rank: Duke
Rank Desired: Prince
Build Count Total: 332

Sanctuary Study of the Priestess of Wenna in Hyperion

7/31/2020
Helios

The Helian Tour was on hold for five years after the end of the Iron Moon War, it was only reinstated when Ursa Mazlan VI became head of his house. That same year his brother Sir Ugar Mazlan the Bitter Winter, won.

7/31/2020
Isara

Slavery is strictly outlawed in Isara, and they do not suffer slaves to come through their ports, but it is still common for slave to be trafficked through the realm, marched in secret through the deep desert rather than sailed through the canal.

I wish I had been more vocal in the early days about my dislike of such an open ended grandfather clause. We have a very mechanical system for growth and as it stands if that is something we want to keep we really need to be fair to all members who participate in that system. The Community aspect created by the server is a benefit gained from participation.

While I understand real life has to take priority over the game that means that real life has to take priority over all aspects of the game not just the building. If your life is too hectic then maybe taking a few months as an inactive or Np member is the way to go, it takes all of these issues off your plate until you are more able to participate in the whole of the game.

Aldemeria is dead, and like the Alde-memories channel it should be divorced from the community and world we are building NOW. If you are held up only by the works of a place that a large chunk of the active member base has no connection to, a place that is ultimately gone forever, then are you really a participating member in THIS server, in THIS world?

As of July 12, 2020 Berg is formally advanced to Knight by both the Lore and Infrastructure ministry.

July 13th, 2020
Helios

The nearly blind Tarun people are an oddity to most foreigners, but the Tarun women, known for dressing in beautiful yet revealing outfits have begun to be fetishized by outsiders. Artwork depicting them has found its way around the world and piqued interest and libido. Little do they know, that the reality of Tarun aesthetic is far more terrifying than artwork depicts.

Artwork of Tarun Woman
Tarun Priestess

The amphitheater that served as the meeting hall of the trade council was older than even the canal itself, it had always been used for some form of government purpose. The carved stone pillars rose high and red fabric was stretched between them to offer some shade to the occupants below. Household banners danged from lines stretched above, some new some old, each a different color and pattern and bearing the written name of the house on it in the ornate Isaran script.

Everyone there bustled in conversation, the stranding of the Semperdataria was holding up trade on both sides of the canal and everyone feared the worst. Every day meant a loss of coin for some merchant and a windfall for another who would charge exorbitant storage fees. Crime was expected to sore as more and more goods became backed up on both banks. Some measure of safety came from the swiftness that goods moved through the canal.

A knocking came from the dias at the center of the amphitheater and the noise died down at the caucus was bought to order. All around the upper landing were people keen to watch and glean what they could form the talking and decisions made.

“The Semperdataria is the only topic for discussion.” The head of the caucus said, and signed although he fumbled through the name of the ship. “Goods move via camel east to west, but it is slow and only serves to drive transport costs higher. Some effort has been made by the maintenance crews to dislodge the ship from the walls but only so much can be done.”

He sighed and leaned against the Dias. “ideas?”

The room was largely silent until a woman stood up near the back. She was not as dark skinned as the rest, and had hazel eyes that seemed too bright when the sun barely touched them. Her broad build and height marked her as E’Dorn, a mixed blood Isaran/Helian. There were some grumbles at her rise but she was a citizen of Isara and Helios both and held more sway than others would like.

“Yes Ambria of Teshal eh Helios.” The head of the caucus regarded her with both word and sign and gestured to her to speak.

She took a deep breath and raised her hands and sighed a few greetings to all present. Her gestures were perfect; it was no mistake that she was one of them. She was third generation after all, she had only been to Helios once in her whole life. “Representatives. We have ten heavy Drafts between the east and west end of the canal. We could have them to the wreck and properly harnessed within two days. They are strong creatures as you know and at the least may be able to drag the vessel from its current place, enough at least for it to be pulled to the side for repairs or towed out if it is still sea worthy.”

There was some more vocal grumbling, some in agreement and others not wishing to rely on them.

“If that is not satisfactory I could defer to Commander Frakes, he told me only this morning he intends to slam one of his warships into it, easier to clean up pieces than trying to salvage the ship.”

The whole Caucus was silent. She Did not sign the former statement and they knew she meant it to be as factual as she could.

Another rose and gestured to her. “We have the Hawks patrolling the east, and the Dorn but be keeping the West safe if they are willing to sacrifice a ship to slam into this, Semper-Dat-amia, This may be the best option for now. I say we let them try.”

7/28/2020
Helios

The Penitent Legion of Alkourie, Also known as The Chains, is a fanatical group of fighters who have given their lives to Alkourie. They are known for wearing permanently locked manacles round their neck or wrists. They are chained to the battlefield. They only know freedom from the legion in death, when the shackles are cut off. Those who join do so for many reasons, fanaticism, repentance for gross cowardliness, or even as a form of punishment after a crime.

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Betting closes at 9/21/21 11:59PM

Archery (Betting)

The Archery Tournament is one that changes depending on who is running the tour that year, sometimes it is on horseback and sometimes it is standing, there have even been times where it was against moving targets and they were shot with bunted arrows that had paint on the heads. This year thought it was simple with four stationary targets at various distances.

Each archer will shoot their target, with each target being worth more points the further away and more accurately they hit it. The targets are 3 rings and each ring is worth an amount of points, that score is then multiplied by a factor depending on how far away the target was. Each participant will get one arrow for each of the four targets.

Betting

The archery Tournament will function as a lottery where your return on your bet is dependent on how correct you guess the final standings. For every correct placement you will get a multiplier to your initial bed as reward.

Maximum Bet is 400 GP, Minimum bet is 100.

The participants are listed below in no particular order, just place them in a list 1-10, with 1 being the highest score and 2 being the lowest

1. Sir Isaac
2. Sir Andreas
3. Dame Yve
4. Sir Owen
5. Dame Nafisa
6. Dame Sadiya
7. Sir Titus
8. Dame Ysabel
9. Dame Temperance
10. Sir Roland

The Melee Finals (Results)

• Dame Yve of the North vs. Dame Nafisa the Sandsea
  • Coming off her brutal loss to Yzabel, Nafisa was like a bull behind a gate waiting to charge, Dame Yve on the other hand was calm and cool, she had also suffered a fairly embarrassing loss to Sir Andreas but it did not show on her demeanor in the way it did on Nafisa. The Herald sound his horn and Nafisa sprinted the short distance swinging her sword wildly with a roar. The Crowed joined her even as Yve dodged away. Yve centered her stance and delivered a blow across Nafisa’s midsection, dodged a counter and delivered 2 more unanswered strike one across the helm and another to the shoulder. Nafisa swatted away a third swing and tried to slash in again but she was too wild, and Yve delivered a firm attack to her side and then continued to side step and delivered a firm blow to her body. The Herald tooted his horn and the round was given to Yve, but Nafisa would not yield and turned and continued to attack. It took two of her men at arms coming into the ring to pull her out.

• Dame Ysabel the Mountains Omen vs. Sir Andreas the Aggressors Ankent
  • The finals were not exactly what people expected, thinking they would have seen Dame Yve, but Sir Andreas proved himself to be a formidable fighter having moved from swords to maces, but for this he opted for a sword. Ysabel also came forward with a sword. The two eyed each other for a while before the horn sounded.
    Yzabel stepped in quickly and slashed at his head, but Andreas parried it away. Ysabel kept the momentum and attacked again but Andreas saw it coming and parried the blow away and quickly returned with a counter attack that landed firmly against her upper arm. Ysabel soaked the blow and returned with an attack of her own but Andreas stepped back, and blocked the blow. They traded attacks twice more before Andreas stepped in close and kicked at her leg and followed it up with a slash to her back. Yzabel had not been so thoroughly dominated by any of her previous opponents. She turned to face him, squared, and attacked again, but Andreas was able to block. They once again traded blows, four became five, and then Andreas found an opening with clever footwork and feint to her body and landed a clean strike to her helmet. The Herald sounded his horn and the crowd was a mix of cheers and boos, it was clear with her loss that a fair amount of them had lost some money.

Winnings

@Alexrk
3rd place: Yve, 525
Finals: Ysabel, 0

@bryson3842
Match 1: Ysabel, 0
Match 2: Yve, 225

@beijimon
Match 1: Ysabel / 0
Match 2: Nafisa / 0

@Aron
Match 1: Ysabell 0
Match 2: Yve, 225

@Wall_Markberg
3rd Place: Nafisa / 0
Finals: Ysavel / 0

@BigBadLoser
Match 1: Ysabel / 0
Match 2: Nafisa / 0

The Melee Finals (Betting)

There will be two Contests in the Finals

• 3rd place Match Dame Yve of the North vs. Dame Nafisa the Sandsea

• Finals Match Dame Ysabel the Mountains Omen vs. Sir Andreas the Aggressors Ankent

Please see The Participants For more information on the fighters.

Rules
You will be allowed to bet a maximum of 350 Gold Pieces on each match.
Minimum bet is 10 Gold Pieces
Post your bets below using the below Template

3rd Place: (Winners name) / (Bet Amount)GP
Finals: (Winners name) / (Bet Amount)GP

BETTING WILL CLOSE AT 11:59PM CST 9/11/21

The Melee Semi-Finals (Results)

• Match 1 Dame Ysabel the Mountains Omen vs. Dame Nafisa the Sandsea
  • There was little love or even respect between the two women, there were no salutes, only glares. Their history was a bit sorted and the crowd was well aware of it The Battle began and unlike their previous bouts neither charged in, they circled for a time testing the waters before Ysabel came in, an axe in hand rather than a sword and slammed it through Nafisa’s guard and caught her in the arm, a second follow up blow was swung in from the other side and once again blasted through the guard. A third overhead swing was gracefully parried by Nafisa. Ysabel growled and charged again but her blow was once again parried off by Nafisa who seemed far more composed. Ysabel lunged again, faking an overhead swing and instead kicking Nafisa in the chest, sending her to her back. Ysabel swung down and Nafisa rolled away, got to her feet, and slammed her sword into the side of Ysabel's head as she failed to blow with the axe haft. She tried to swing again changing direction for a body blow but Ysabel jumped out of the way, and countered with a firm blow of her own as she stepped in. The two traded strikes back and forth at least five a piece but they were well matched and none connected. The two clashed and Ysabel stepped in close, grabbing Nafisa by the front of her armor and pulled her in for a hard headbutt, that for a moment stunned Nafisa, but that moment as all it took as Ysabel yanked down hard on the armor pulling Nafisa off balance and an axe strike was delivered to the back of her head knocking her clean out. The Crowd roared at the display of skill and violence between the two. Ysabel was seen saying something down to Nafisa but the roar of the crowd obscured it.

• Match 2 Dame Yve of the North vs. Sir Andreas the Aggressors Ankent
  • Andreas was armed with a short handled mace, and Yve with her traditional sword. The two circled for a bit, Yve with the range Andreas didn’t want to dive in and lose points outright. In his patience she delivered a firm strike to his upper leg and was out of his range just as fast as she had delivered the blow. They circled again, Yve attacking in and Andreas able to quickly block with the mace handle. It was when Yve failed to retreat far enough that he closed the distance, he swiped her blade away smacking its flat with the back of his gauntleted hand and delivered a firm overhead blow to the top of her helmet, the follow up blade was equally as vicious going tom right to left. Yve was out on her feet, and Andreas delivered a final blow to the body sending her toppling over. The sudden and violent end of the fight was almost too fast for the crowd to realize what had happened, but after a moment of silence they roared in applause.

Winnings

@Aron
Match 1: Ysabel / 525
Match 2: Andreas / 375

@beijimon
Match 1: Ysabel / 525
Match 2: Yve / 0

@Alexrk
Ysabel 525
Yve 0

@bryson3842
Match 1: Ysabel, 525
Match 2: Yve, 0

@Wall_Markberg
1: Dame Ysabel / 525
2: Sir Andreas / 75

The Melee Semi-Finals (Betting)

There will be two Contests in the semi-finals

• Match 1 Dame Ysabel the Mountains Omen vs. Dame Nafisa the Sandsea

• Match 2 Dame Yve of the North vs. Sir Andreas the Aggressors Ankent

Please see The Participants For more information on the fighters.

Rules
You will be allowed to bet a maximum of 350 Gold Pieces on each match.
Minimum bet is 10 Gold Pieces
Post your bets below using the below Template

Match 1: (Winners name) / (Bet Amount)GP
Match 2: (Winners name) / (Bet Amount)GP

BETTING WILL CLOSE AT 11:59PM CST 9/9/21

• Match 1 Dame Ysabel the Mountains Omen vs. Sir Isaac the Victors Rain
  • Sir Isaac gave a crisp salute before the herald's horn was sounded, lifting his blade to his helm but he was slow on returning to his guard as the horn sounded mid gesture. Ysabel was not one for pre-match pleasantries and dashed in on him and delivered a hard blow to his head that staggered him for a moment. She pulled back and tried to deliver a blow to the same spot but he managed to shove her away and gain some distance. She was relentless in her pursuit and delivered a firm strike that he caught on his blade, his weapon was superior in quality and left a hefty dent in her sword as the two blades locked. She stepped in and kicked him in the chest sending him staggering back and then another blow to his head. He was dazed and could barely see her but raised his blade to guard his head from the subsequent blow but her sword, while lesser in quality cleaved right through his blade and slammed into his head knocking him clean out and he collapsed to the dirt below. The Herald sounded his horn and she was the victor.

• Match 2 Sir Titus the Eagles Sword vs. Sir Andreas the Aggressors Ankent
  • The two men clanged a free hand to their chest and the heralds horn sounded. They circled for a moment getting closer with each rotation until Titus stepped in and tried to strike, but it was parried away by Andreas, who quickly countered with a flourish and a clean hard strike to Titu’s shoulder. He tried to follow it up with another but Titus parried it away only just barely. Andreas side stepped and slashed again delivering a clean unblocked blow to the side of Titu’s head. Titus was able to come back with a strike of his own, trying to cleave into Andreas side, but the blow was deftly dodged. Andreas seeing and opening stepped back in and with both hands on his sword brought a hard blow down overhead. Titus saw the wide motion and tried to step and lift his blade to block but his foot came from under him sending him into an off balance split and he had no strength or position to block the blow and took it hard again the top of his helmet. The Herald sounded his horn and the match was awarded to Sir Andreas.

Winnings

Note: If you won, I have added your initial bet to your winnings.

@bryson3842
Match 1: Ysabel, 300
Match 2: Andreas, 150

@Aron
Match 1: Ysabel / 300
Match 2: Andreas / 300

@Kyrin
Match 1: Sir Issac / 0
Match 2: Sir Titus / 0

@BigBadLoser
Math 1: Ysabel / 300 GP
Match 2: Titus / 0 GP

@Wall_Markberg
Isaac / 0
Andreas / 300

@beijimon
Match 1: Ysabel / 300
Match 2: Titus / 0

@Alexrk
Ysabel 300
Andreas 300