The City of Lydius

&

The Admiral of the Lydius Fleet

 

Admiral Cronus Cristian

Welcome All to the

Fourth Annual

Tournament of Blades!

 

 

Who will be this En'vars Champion of Blades?

 

 

Crowds will soon gather in the Lydius Harbor, adjacent ship decks will fill with on-lookers as the massive ship, the Steel Wrath sways gently secured to its moorings; the crowd on board cheering as the Warriors lift their blades.

 
The City of Lydius wishes to welcome all it's citizens,
 visitors and guests for their participation in making this en'vars Tournament of Blades great fun for all. 
 
And a special thank you to Trentons ayana, Katie Brant, Meira Shayne and Isabeau Saintus for their assistance and participation in scoring the spars.

 

 

Come one, come all and show your skills in the Fourth Annual

Tournament of Blades!

The tournament is open to all RWoGH, RRaMC, RSCW and City Registered Warriors.

 

The Tournament will begin Friday, May 16th at 9:00pm est and will run consecutive weekends until we have a Winner!  Each night the Tournament of Blades; Gladius spars will begin promptly at 9:00pm est.  
 

 

 

The Tournament will be held aboard the deck of the Steel Wrath, moored in the Lydius Harbor.  All spars will be with blunt swords and a selection of swords will be available for those competing.  Your weapons will be left with members of the City Guard before you board the Steel Wrath and may be collected upon disembarking the ship. 

 

All guests staying in the City of Lydius for the tournament may reside at the Sea Breeze Inn or you may stay aboard your ships berthed in our harbor.  Staff at the Sea Breeze Inn are always on duty to tend to your check in and accommodate your needs.  The Harbor Master will assist with the berthing of your ships and the Lydius Tarn Cots will be available to all.

 

The Lydius City Guard, City Watch, Tarnsmen patrols and Tharlarion Mounted Calvary will be on watch throughout the tournament and will escort anyone from the city that should possibly attempt to cause any disruptions.  No City Passes will be required for those participating or attending the tournament, however if you desire to remain in the City of Lydius after the completion of the tournament you are welcome to do so, please then request a City Guest Pass from the Administrator/Ubar, Trenton DeShea.

 

 

Prizes for the Tournament

   

First Place Winner

5 Gold Coin, Engraved Tournament Sword 

and your choice of Tarn or Kaiila

Second Place Winner  3 Gold Coin and Engraved Tournament Shield  
Third Place Winner 1 Gold Coin and a set of Turiam Daggers

 

 

Rules:

Your caste dice will apply to all participants.

 

 

All registered participants will be sent the itinerary for the event in advance. All participants must be registered with the RWoGH, RRaMC, RSCW or City Registered Rarii, no exceptions and all must register in advance for the tournament.  If more than two warriors register from any city, that city may send along one merchant for the duration of the tournament and will be provided a space to work from in the Lydius Marketplace.

 

You may select your Gladius sparring partner in advance from the list of participants you will be sent, or you may decide at the tournament.  As participants are eliminated each will be matched with the remaining.  If there should be an odd number left, then at random any warrior who has competed and was eliminated and who is present may elect to compete in the final round.  All dice will be your caste dice, no exceptions with a dice roll of 1d/6 to determine 1st Strike and Honors.  These are friendly spars amongst Brothers demonstrating their strength and skill with the Gladius.  There will be no other challenges allowed during this tournament by any warrior for any reason.  The Harbor Bay Cafe will be catering food and drinks to the ship for all at nae charge to any for the entire event. Free woman and slaves are welcome. 

 (Slaves will be asked to exit if the room is too full.)

 

 

Please copy/paste the Registration form below and send to:

 

TOURNAMENT OF BLADES REGISTRATION

 

 no later than Wednesday, May 14th

 

 

Tournament of Blades   

Registration Form

 

Name:

 

Home Stone: 

 

I understand that this is a friendly tournament of skill.  The fee for this Tournament is the sum of twenty (20) coppers, sent along with this registration. It is further understood that should I fail to be present for this Tournament that I would forfeit my entrance fee.

 

 

                                          _________ 

       (Signature of Entrant)

 

 

Congratulations to all past Winners! 

Past Champion's of Blades
(5.12.07)
1st Place Winner!
Tethrar Haran
Former Ubar of Treve
RRaMC
2nd Place Winner!
Merrick Varesh
Warrior of Schendi
RWoGH
3rd Place Winner!
Brennus Tormaigh
En'Sword of Lydius 
Commander of the City Guard Lydius
Second Chair of the RWoGH
LyCV~HRS~LyRC~RWoGH
House Rising Storm

Past Champion's of Blades
(5.27.06)
1st Place Winner!
Cronus Cristian
Admiral of the of Lydius Fleet
LyCV~HRS~LyRC~RWoGH
House Rising Storm
2nd Place Winner!
Darius N Riggs
Administrator/Ubar of Bazi
Master of House Emerald Thassa
RSCW
3rd Place Winner!
Brennus Tormaigh
En'Sword of Lydius 
Commander of the City Guard Lydius
Second Chair of the RWoGH
LyCV~HRS~LyRC~RWoGH
House Rising Storm

Past Champion's of Blades
(5.21.05)
1st Place Winner!
Lukas Falconaire
Former Tre'Sword of Lydius
Former Harbor Master of Lydius
Administrator/Ubar of Schendi
House Tarns Landing-Schendi
House Tre'Falconaire-Lydius
RWoGH
2nd Place Winner!
Tarnstrike
Captain of the Tarnsmen Prides of Lydius
LyCV~HRS~LyRC~RWoGH
House Rising Storm
3rd Place Winner!
Kamaris Nor
(CrypticSyn) 
Plains of the Tuchuk
RRaMC

 
HarborFest Feast
 
Catered buffet aboard the Steel Wrath for the duration of the tournament.
Complements of The Harbor Bay Cafe of Lydius.
 
 
Round One
 
Seafood Chowder
A heady blend of suls, bosk cream and a mixture of various shellfish and other fishes, along with finely chopped vegetables, served with toasted herbed sa tarna chunks
 
Sorps
On the half shell, served cold
 
Katch Salad
Leafy greens tossed with a mild tospit vinaigrette
 
 
Grunt/Asparagus Salad
Grunt fillets on a bed of mixed baby greens, tomatoes, carrots, verr cheese and asparagus chunks, garnished with nuts and served with a kalana vinaigrette dressing
 
 
Mid Round
 
Captain's Favorite
Puff pastry shell filled with savory white grunt chunks and a ka la na sauce
 
Walk the Plank Plate
Boneless strips of Fish (planks) deep fried in a meade batter, served with fried sul strips
 
 
Captain's Bounty
Steamed sorps, breaded white grunt, Cosian wingfish livers on toasted sa tarna points, snails, creamed eel
 
Deckhand's Delight
Rice served with savory spices and mixed seafood, peppers, and confettied vegetables
 
Overboard Oarsman
Filet of white grunt with tospit and pepper seasoning, served on a bed of buttered rice
 
Zesty Wingfish with Mushrooms
Wingfish, boneless, with mushrooms, butter, pepper, tospit zest
and green onions
 
Grunt Kabobs
Grunt chunks on skewers with mushrooms, onions, peppers and larma chunks
 
Mate's Platter
Bosk Steak seasoned and roasted to your specifications, smothered in mushrooms and onions
 
Vulo Bro
Boneless Breast of Vulo sautéed in a mixture of fresh sliced mushrooms and the Chef’s own Kalana Wine sauce  
 
 
Swabbing the Deck
 
Celan Melon Slices
 
Ramberries in Cream
 
Sugared Larma Slices
 
Candies, nuts, honeyed dates
 
&
 
The Laurius River Barge Cake
 
Tre' layered confection of decadent chocolate cake
 chocolate fudge between the layers
chocolate fudge icing and
sprinkled with chocolate
 chocolate on chocolate and more chocolate : )

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