Due to complications on our journey, I, Comes Elias of the Chimera Legion, was not able to attend the Feast of Flowers. I sent ahead a delegation under the command of Ulveblod and Xeno. They represented the Legion at the feast and sent me a report. This account is based on that report.
The Tournament
The festivities began with a tournament, presided over by Duke Etienne himself. Reportedly, these were some of the greatest warriors in the Olden Wyrld. Here is a list of the participants.
- Ulveblod of the Legion
- Xeno of the Legion
- Ryan
- Caio
- Lionheart
- Jayden Rannal of Chevalia
- Howl
- Gaston LaCroix, one of the Duke's retainers
The Duke split the combatants into two pools. They fought all others in the pool. The scenario was unusual - the Duke called it the Disks of Death. There were a series of disks placed into a helmet. Each combatant drew one of the disks. Upon each disk was a symbol representing a different weapon combination - sword and shield, great weapon, spear, or Florentine. The combatant had to use the selected weapon combination, although all combatants could also wield a dagger. The Duke explained that a great warrior should be able to win with whatever weapons he or she has at hand. This scenario tested that ability.
The Duke gave every combatant a bag. The Duke gave each winner a gem. This served as a way to keep score.
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| One of the bags filled with gems. Below are the disks of death |
Two combatants emerged undefeated from their respective pools - Howl and Ryan. They then faced off in a dagger duel. Ryan emerged victorious!
The Feast
We then sat down to our feast, prepared by Chef Pierre de Magnifique. Beef Bourguignon with French bread and garlic butter.
There were drinks, including cider, and some raspberry cookies for dessert.
Disaster Strikes!
At this point, the Duke retired to the castle to check on things. But he rushed back in a panic.
"My royal nephews, sons of the king, have been kidnapped by raiders!" the Duke announced. "We must rescue them!"
* I will complete the story of our rescue attempt in the next installment. *
OOC NOTES
I played the role of the Duke and Chef Pierre. Robb played Gaston. Everyone else played their characters.
RJ (Jayden) took some nice videos of the fights. You can find them on our Facebook page. Here are links to the champion match.
Note that we used our hit point system for the matches. Each participant started with 1 hit point and received an additional hit point if wearing garb.
Thanks to Howl for bringing drinks and cookies!
By the way, here is the recipe for the Beef Bourguignon.
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