[H-RP] Oath Swearing Ceremony & Peace Joust Tournament - Jul 16th, 2022

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------------ Oath Swearing Ceremony & Tournament ------------

“Our way forward is laid before us, and the Desolate Council shall lead the way. Sons and daughters of Lordaeron, rejoice for the rightful heir and claimant to the Crown of Lordaeron has returned to us. No longer shall the wolves at our door have easy stake or claim upon our homes.” - Shadow Sister Ellemina Whisperdark, daughter of Lordaeron, Forsaken.

:small_blue_diamond: -Date: July 16th, 2022 (Saturday)

:small_blue_diamond: -Time: 8pm central / 9 pm eastern

:small_blue_diamond: -Server: Hosted on Moon Guard, open to all rp servers.

:small_blue_diamond: -Factions: Horde / Neutral / Alliance (please bring tongues elixir) (Diplomatic Alliance presence is a matter of political posturing within political power games, not as allies).

Alliance and hostile Neutrals attending do so under the temporary banner of suspended hostility for political games of State and diplomacy. The Forsaken are not known for their kindness, so it would be wise not to test the limits of such suspension IC.

OOC if there is a desire for a rp attack, or another outburst as a part of a scripted event please contact coordinators in advance.

:small_blue_diamond: -Hosted By: Eternal Court Of Lordaeron , Discord Link: https://discord.gg/ncezsSjYJJ (Forsaken / Living Lordaeron Noble RP Community)

:small_blue_diamond: -Requirement: Characters need to be level 60, and have completed the 9.2.5 patch content. We are using the patch throne room of Lordaeron, which does not flag Alliance players.

:small_blue_diamond: -Peace Joust Tournament D20 RP-PVP & Costume Contest: Following the Oath Swearing Ceremony the Eternal Court is proud to host a celebratory peace joust open to all. This peace joust is a martial combat d20 rp-pvp melee tournament on foot, in which combatants are encouraged to dress the part of one of the various factions present during the Scourging of Lordaeron. There will be gold prizes for the rp-pvp tournament, and also best-dressed characters taking part. Alliance, Neutral, and Horde are welcome to take part in the celebratory peace joust.

:small_blue_diamond: Peace Joust Attire Theme Suggestions: Silverhand, Cult Of The Damned, Kirin Tor, Lordaeron Royal Guards, Quel’thalas Rangers, and more.

:small_blue_diamond: -Peace Joust Tournament Prize Pool: 700,000 gold shared between 1st and 2nd place, as well as the ‘costume’ contest. The prize pool is open to Horde & Alliance on Moon Guard. The remaining gold will be awarded to characters selected by judges, best dressed to represent different factions during the Scourging of Lordaeron. Gold can not be sent to other servers, so the prizes have to be awarded to Moon Guard characters.

:small_blue_diamond: -Tournament Attire Contest: Those taking place in the tournament are invited to dress as members of various factions who fought during the Scourging of Lordaeron: Silverhand, Lordaeronian Knights, Cult Of The Damned, and more. Before the tournament is to begin fighters will line up and present their attire. Four outfits will be selected by a panel of judges, and at the end of the tournament will each get a lump sum gold prize for representing their chosen faction in the tournament well.

:small_blue_diamond: -Disclaimer: Tournament prizes are awarded at the end of the night. Players who engage in trolling or other disruptive behavior will be banned from all prizes at this event, and all prizes at Dance Of The Dead. Any players who won a prize, will forfeit their prizes automatically for engaging in trolling and other abusive behavior.

:small_blue_diamond: OOC Contact For Questions: Banshih (h), Stahlhafên (h) (Moon Guard)

OOC: This open rp event with a chance for characters to renew their oaths of loyalty. The oath in question will address the Desolate Council foremost as the new leadership core of the Forsaken, which also includes Calia Menethil. Following the oath swearing ceremony, there will be a rp-pvp d20 tournament open to all players on any rp servers.

OOC Event Timeline: Formation (starting in Brill) > March > Assembly In Throne Room > Oaths > Peace Joust Tournament With Costume Contest

Edit For Clarity: This ceremony is about the whole of the Desolate Council. It is not about only Calia.

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This sounds absolutely amazing. I can’t attend, but I will absolutely be watching from afar. This is my kind of roleplay!

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Just a little aside. According to medieval times, their were what you had as two “lists”. The Jousting List and the Melee List. The Melee List was not aspiring as much as the Jousting List. When I heard Jousting I thought of the actual Jousting in Northrend. The great thing about that is anyone can do it regardless of level and loots.

As far as the Melee List goes, PvP is a game where “ye who hath the phatest loots” wins in the end. I’ve seen it more times than I can count. The only times I have really seen skill come into play is when you get two people of the loot level fighting it out. Then it’s skill vs skill and that rarely happens.

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In short - yup.

Long answer - this event was in fact originally designs to be a full and proper peace joust on horseback. However some changes happened, and I forgot to rework the wording prior to posting.

Thanks for the nerdy post, its wonderful to see someone else who enjoys such history. I need to redo the posts when I get time to clean up that particular term.

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I don’t know if I would call that nerdy. I just really love chivalry. You can blame the movie Excalibur for that. If you haven’t seen it you should. It’s the best movie that Hollywood ever did to represent Arthurian myth and legend. Excalibur is the movie that got me hooked on fantasy too.

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Naw, its super nerdy and the wholesome stuff I crave XD

Ill check out the movie :slight_smile:

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Huge thanks to all the amazing players who came out and took part in, or supported the Oath Swearing Ceremony rp event on July 16th! This is a screenshot dump of the event, though I was unable to capture everything and give it all due justice.

I always wanted to thank everyone for having patience with sharding. The event had almost 4 full raids of players attending, which meant we had a lot of coordination work to do to keep everyone together. We had role players from Moon Guard, Wyrmrest Accord, and Emerald Dream in attendance.

Tournament Winners

1st place: Arculerith
2nd place: Sinoria

-------------Event Screenshots--------------

Formation and gathering for the event started roughly an hour before start time. Various rpers hung out in Brill, eventually forming up into standby formations as they awaited the event start.

In this march and formation was included a white horse, riderless. Tirisfal Glades was renowned for breeding beautiful white horses. This white horse was to represent the houses of Lordaeron that were not present: lost to defection, slain by the Scourge or Alliance, and more.

The march from Brill to the Capital City began with a speech, and was lead by a banshee herald.

The Horde fell in, and the march was formed.

Outside the Throneroom of Lordaeron, was a Deathknight envoy, there to welcome the masses to the ceremony. A fitting tribute for the very hall Arthas once paraded through.

Once the masses had gathered inside, the ceremony was underway. The ceremony began with a prayer by the Cult Of Forgotten Shadow, touching on the tenants of Power, Tenacity, and Respect.

There were three oath swearing sessions offered in order of residence: nobility, military, and commoners.

The old noble houses of Lordaeron rallied once more and bent the knee in due diligence. The rightful crown to the throne of Lordaeron had returned, though Calia Menethil has not claimed the crown her place among the Desolate Council is a clear signal that the noble houses of old Lordaeron should fall in line.

The various factions of the military next came forward to swear loyalty to the Desolate Council: Deathguard, Deathstalkers, and militant Royal Apothecary Society members.

Last but not least were the commoners of society. I am sorry to report that I did not manage to save a screenshot from this oath swearing.

Following such a display, the floor was opened for but a moment and in that time a official representative from the Alliance stepped forward to speak of the shared history between Lordaeron and Stormwind. Though his message was not a joyful one, and it ended on dark and threatening tones…

Full speech here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15lMOJSPOBNcDueUmF_PanFrUEzT5jmLA17HFr3sV6mU/edit

Moving past the lingering threat of war renewed, the ceremony moved onto to awards. At such a grand event of state, it was only benefitting that augments of arms were to be awarded to notable figures within undead society who had faithfully and long served.

Once the augments of arms were awarded, the riderless white horse was presented before the masses. This beautiful steed was to now stand in place for the traitorous household who did not renew their oaths of loyalty: those who had fallen to the Cult of the Damned, or had defected to Stormwind.

Without mercy, the beautiful steed was swiftly and brutally beheaded - thereby declaring a blood feud with the Lordaeron Households who were now deemed, traitors.

As the still warm blood pooled on the stone floor of the throne room, those gathered looked on knowing that troubled times lie ahead. It was upon the final note of the execution that the grand ceremony came to a close, and those assembled filed out of the throne room to the courtyard to take part in a tournament.

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This looks and sounds absolutely sick, dude. I’m sad I wasn’t able to attend in-person, but you’ve given me a chance to experience it vicariously through your writing and screenshots. It’s amazing from start to finish. And the beheading of the horse gave me chills. Thank you!

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Looks like that turned out really well. Thanks for sharing the pictures and write up.

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