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Year of the Warrior Princess
Uktar30
Year of the Warrior Princess
Uktar30
Our band of adventurers end up in Khalab during the festival of the Ruby Phoenix, which also coincides with the Faerunian holidy of the Feast of the Moon. They enjoy the parade, and even take part in it. Rusty summons several exotic creatures which the children love! They board a boat the the island of Xieland where the tournament is to be held. On the way over they meet an attractive blond woman by the name if Risha Coaltounge. She talks up the party with Hannibal seeming interested in where they come from and what weapons they favor. As the boat pulls into the harbor, Risha says farewell to Hannibal. As contestants arrive, townsfolk shower them with cherry blossoms and hand out ceramic cups filled with warm, pungent liquor. The crowd forms a reception that
leads to the center of town, where a crowded noodle house, Yon Loi’s, serves as the hub of all activity in New Harbor. The noodle house is a large, open-air structure centered around a courtyard filled with long, shaded tables for commoners. Smaller round tables fill a roofed balcony surrounding the courtyard, from which wealthier patrons and the tournament elite may look over the establishment. The kitchen sits on the ground floor, behind a short partition. The townsfolk help in seating and serving the newly arriving contestants. Each receives a complimentary bowl of salty noodle soup containing fish and vegetables. Here they meet up with Marthysan the Righteous, the previous tournament champion. He immediately takes a liking to the group, and they learn his is from the Dalelands back in Faerun. He offers them a place to say at his suite, it has plenty of room. While the party is still eating they are challenged by several people to contests of strength and dexterity. Hannibal and Riddick make for a good show and the townspeople enjoy what they see. Before the group departs to rest at Marthysan's suite, a fellow competitor, Chung Po, challenges Hannibal to a non-lethal wrestling match. Hannibal accepts and almost immediately regrets his decision! He taps out in just 3 rounds, the crowd is amused. Marthysan explains that getting the crowd on your side is almost a requirement with this tournament. Having the crowd on your side can inspire you to greatness, if the crowd is against you they can make your combat all the harder.
leads to the center of town, where a crowded noodle house, Yon Loi’s, serves as the hub of all activity in New Harbor. The noodle house is a large, open-air structure centered around a courtyard filled with long, shaded tables for commoners. Smaller round tables fill a roofed balcony surrounding the courtyard, from which wealthier patrons and the tournament elite may look over the establishment. The kitchen sits on the ground floor, behind a short partition. The townsfolk help in seating and serving the newly arriving contestants. Each receives a complimentary bowl of salty noodle soup containing fish and vegetables. Here they meet up with Marthysan the Righteous, the previous tournament champion. He immediately takes a liking to the group, and they learn his is from the Dalelands back in Faerun. He offers them a place to say at his suite, it has plenty of room. While the party is still eating they are challenged by several people to contests of strength and dexterity. Hannibal and Riddick make for a good show and the townspeople enjoy what they see. Before the group departs to rest at Marthysan's suite, a fellow competitor, Chung Po, challenges Hannibal to a non-lethal wrestling match. Hannibal accepts and almost immediately regrets his decision! He taps out in just 3 rounds, the crowd is amused. Marthysan explains that getting the crowd on your side is almost a requirement with this tournament. Having the crowd on your side can inspire you to greatness, if the crowd is against you they can make your combat all the harder.
As the previous champion, Marthysan was asked back by the emissary of the tournament to assist in judging contests. The other assistant is Kiang Zhen, an evil oni, sworn to serve the church of Abadar and the emissary in these games. The party will be expected to participate in one official contest each day (until they lose and are removed from the games), as well as taking part in exhibition matches on a daily basis. The exhibition matches are against teams that didn't make the tournament, past tournament teams, or even captured monsters. They hold these exhibition matches for mainly entertainment purposes. There will also be several opportunities to enter skill challenges during their time here. The tournament will last 5 days and feature 64 teams! Our team gets to bed early in anticipation of a long day tomorrow.
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