Trial of Blood (05/15/2010)

[Gnash]

In ancient times, the most fearsome warriors of Draenor went toe to toe in a sacred tournament -- to prove their honor to the ancestors and gods. This tournament was called the Trial of Blood...

In their quest to restore this tradition, the orcs of the Red Blade have invited the factions of the Horde to engage in combat as has been done in times long lost. The Holy Land awaits you, combatants.

---General Information---

Date: May 16th
Time: 19:30
Location: Ring of Trials, Nagrand

First, I'd like to point out that even though this event is primarily about engaging in PvP combat, this is by no means a PvP event. In fact, the PvP is inferior to the role-playing surrounding the tournament. This is, and has always been, the main reason of organizing such events. That's why I'd like to point out that it's not really about winning -- not to mention the prize money is mediocre at best. Sure, you can come in PvP gear, there are no regulations to stop you nor will there be any fuss about it, but nonetheless I want to advise attendees to come in RP gear.

As you have seen in the introduction, this is a specifically guild-based tournament. But, if you are not in one of the guilds on the list below, you are still very welcome to attend as a spectator. And I'm sure that an event of this magnitude will attract some entrepeneurs who are looking to make a quick buck *hint hint*. For this there will be plenty of time too, as matches occur at a 5-10 minute interval.

---Rules---

Teams
The set-up of this tournament will be three versus three. Any one guild is allowed to have one team to participate. An exception is here that you are allowed to enter a second team for a 150 gold fee -- as I can understand that more people in any one guild would be interested in participating. Still, the fee would serve as some kind of treshold to participate (and of course some extra revenue for the prize money).

Combat
The matches will be limited to class and racial abilites. No elixirs, potions, non-equipable trinkets, stat-boosting food and out-of-team butreacle sponge are allowed (You are allowed to buff your team partner, however). The use of any mounts is also prohibited. Use of any of the former items or effects will result in disqualification from the tournament. Bandages are a natural exception.

Match-making
The teams are divided into two pools. Rolls will determine which team will end up in which pool. Each team in the pool will face each other once. The team with the most wins in each pool is placed for the finals. The runner-ups in each pools will fight for the third and fourth place (etcetera). Normally, teams from the same guild are not placed in the same pool.

Misbehaviour
If a member of a guild happens to misbehave himself, the teams that are competing for that guild will be disqualified automatically - not to mention attacked by the guardsmen. Misbehaviour, in this case, is the lack of restraint from any player during the tournament. You are expected to not behave hostile. The only hostility allowed is of the combatants during matches.

---List of attending guilds---

I have taken the liberty of organizing a little tournament between guilds at the Ring of Trials in Nagrand. So far, the following guilds have been invited to partake:

•Orcs of the Red Blade

•Mistrunner Tribe

•Grimtotem Tribe

•Second Gurubashi Empire

•Darkspear Tribe

•The Cult of Shadow

•Sin Belore

•Sunfury Elite

•Quel Selama (Inactive?)

[Vragnor]

Ah poop! i forgot about this and missed it as i was playing the APB beta.

Sowwy