<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-49a6959d-7fff-0cda-eefe-116633037e46"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">The following formats will be used, depending upon who emerges victorious at the end of the day.  Posted in order </span>signed<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> up.</span><br></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sir Eadwulf and Mistress Kyna</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mistress Kyna she is most interested in what those who vie to be her champion see as their worst style. So single elim, 2 of 3 fights, bring your worst.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sir EadWulf believes his decision will be based upon the number of entrants. More than 6 triggers a speed tournament of the Atlantian style. Less than 6 a round robin bring your best</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bahadur Uriangqadai Cinoajin, </span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and Mistress Adrianna Lorelle</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bahadur Uriagnqadai wants t</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">he chivalric tournament to determine our champion will be in a 10 foot square. The weapons style will be single sword, best 2 out of 3 and 3 counted blows</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mistress Adria will have a round Robin tournament and the finals will be best 2 out of 3 and changing weapon styles with each round. </span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HE Aldric de Kerr and HE Meadhbh ingheanRois</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HE Aldric and HE Meadhbh would both like to hold a swiss five, non repeating weapons format with a potential "theme" to be announced that day.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sir Vicenti de Murano and Duchess Margherita</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sir Vicenti will run will be a Diamond style tourney and all residents of Vindheim will be invited to compete. Tourney will be for 20 or 30 min, depending on the number of fighters. Those that do not want to compete will be able to drop out. The top 4 or 8 of the remaining will go into a single elimination Tourney.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Her Grace Margherita will be running a Swiss 5 Tourney with the top 4 advancing to a single elimination tourney.</span></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Count Daffyd and Countess Octavia</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Count Daffyd will hold a 30 min bearpit with polearms to be the weapons.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Countess Octavia will hold a tournament best 2 out of 3 fighters choice.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Michall "Micauley" Morison and Mistress Caterina Giovanni</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Michall will hold a Bear-pit style tournament, wounds retaining, with three rounds: Single-sword, two-weapon, and sword and shield.  He also wants to heavily encourage the participation of our fighters that are members of the Chivalry, and intend to preserve Their Sanguine Highnesses practice of having a champion for prowess as well as a champion based on their conduct in the tournament so that they might be a source of wisdom when needed.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mistress Caterina will conduct a Swiss five style tournament for her princess’s champion.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Maestro Orlando Giovanni and HL Darian de Shameless</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Maestro Orlando’s tournament will proceed thusly:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All errants assemble.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 1 the current champion challenges one of the entrants (champions choice of weapon)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 2 the challenged entrant challenge’s another entrant (challengers choice of weapon)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 3-? Same as round 2. No entrant can be challenged twice . All entrants must watch all fights.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Once all entrants have fought, they will each be polled (secretly) for the name of another entrant who they believe showed the finest combination of prowess and chivalry on the field. The current champion is ineligible, and an entrant May not select themselves. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Using the results of the polling and our best judgement we would select the next champion. The polling would NOT be published.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Modifications would need to be made in the event the turnout is too large or too small but with a similar polling concept.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HL Darian will run a modified Swiss five.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 1 Is single sword</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 2 is sword and dagger</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 3 is cloak and dagger </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 4 is spear & shield </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 5 is bring your best. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All Rounds would be best two out of three. Double kills are refought until someone wins. Should there not be a clear winner after the five rounds, the fighters that where tied would move on to a bring your best counted blows to five hits best two out of three. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In Round 4 if a fighter is not Authorized to fight spear they would instead fight case.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Skeggi berbeinn Sebbason ins sterka and Lady Emmelina de Medelande</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have an exciting plan for our Armored Champions Tourney, should we win, would be as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">First Round - Two Handed Weapon - Bear Pit</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Top four advance to final round</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Final round - Bracketed Bastard Sword tournament to the end</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For our Rapier Tournament </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">First Round - Swiss five  - Single Rapier, Rapier & Buckle, Case, Florentine, Rapier Spear</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Depending on number of entrants, top four advance to final round</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Final round - Dagger and cape tournament to the end</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sir Kyrus and Mistress Kajira</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If we are victorious, we will host a rapier bear pit with sword and dagger or single sword with no shields and choose from the combatants, and we will host a chivalric bear pit, no hammers, no Choppas, no shields. During both, the combatants will have 10 seconds, or both have a loss and be removed. The bear pits will run one after the other and be 20 minutes each.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sir Geoffrey de Gournay and Mistress Adalia VondemBerg</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chivalric is 20 minute bear pit with hand-and-a-half weapons or bigger.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rapier is a Round Robin (matched weapons) with a twist. If your combatant is higher ranked than you in Rapier Combat ( Talon for Rapier, BOM, Don, or MOD), your win is worth two points - else its worth one. Most points wins. If tiebreaker needed, best two of three my choice of weapon style.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Alexandre Crane and HL Yzabeau Brossier</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As requested, should I take the day, my intent will be for the title of Prince's Champion to not only be earned by martial prowess and command ability, but by the support of each combatant's fellows-in-arms; three qualities I would seek for my champion.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As such, each person wishing to compete to serve as my Prince's Champion will be placed on a tournament style bracket, built at random, then be released to recruit a squad of combatants who would lend them both their emotional and martial support to see them chosen as the next Prince's Champion of Vindheim in best-of-three, single elimination rounds.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The size limit, if any, of each team for the rounds will be decided based on the number of available combatants, with no size limit for the final round.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At the end of each step of the bracket, those who were eliminated, as well as their teams, will be released and free to select a new person from the remaining combatants to give their support to until only two combatants and their melee teams remain.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yzbaeau has stated that the Rapier Championship she would like to see will also be primarily melees based to illustrate both their personal skill at arms, as well as their leadership ability.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The tournament will be blind drawn pairings and double elimination. Each combatant will be allotted five points to build a team, assigned by awarded rank in Rapier combat, which the entrant themselves does not count toward:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Masters of Defense - 4 Points</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Blade of Merit - 3 Points</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sable Talon - 2 Points</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All other fighters - 1 Point</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Should a large number of entrants come forward, a choice will be presented to the combatants to either proceed and fight on multiple teams to support their fellow Vindhomies or to shift to an alternate tournament style, as follows:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Randomized Draw, Single Elimination, standard pairings format. Combatants are free to choose their arms but may not repeat fighting styles until all have been used out of the following choices:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Single Rapier, Two Weapon, Weapon and Cloak, Weapon and Rigid Parry, and Single Dagger.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finals will be bring your best weapon style.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Cadmus Lochagus and Lady Valencia</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For chivalric champion: a number of rounds to be determined by number of entrants, pairings made by challenge in reverse order of presidence. Bouts to be best two passes of three, with doubles refought. Fought in the following styles by round, until the list is reduced to four combatants. Round 1 single sword, 2 greatsword, 3 Florentine, 4 pole arm, 5 6' spear. The semi and final rounds to be combatants choice of arms,  best two passes of three with doubles refought. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For Rapier champion: a number of rounds to be determined by number of entrants, pairings made by challenge in reverse order of presidence. Bouts to be best two passes of three, with doubles refought. Fought in the following styles by round, until the list is reduced to four combatants. Round 1 single sword, 2 sword and dagger, 3 two handed longsword, 4 sword and non-lethal offhand parry , 5 rapier spear. The semi and final rounds to be combatants choice of arms 2 bouts of three with doubles refought.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Charles the Grey and Mistress Elsa von Snackenburg</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The format for Chivalric will be a single elimination, best 2 of 3, spear only tournament.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The format for Rapier will be a single elimination, best 2 of 3, spear only tournament.</span></p><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centurion Set and Armiger Gael</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chivalric: An axe to grind format</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fighter must wield a 5ft axe in one hand. Any other weapon may be used in the other hand but the fighter must have two weapons( an off hand shield is also acceptable)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rapier: 6 ft rapier spear. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All fights are best 2/3, single elimination, destructive by.</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">His Sanguine Highness,<div>Prince Jean Paul de Sens</div></div></div></div>