Official: Palestra Developments

[Fallen]

Pacing back and forth the Faendryl mutters to herself. She pauses every few steps as she reads over the parchment in her hands again and again.

“Bring the Palestra and their chosen?“

Gazing out the window into the night sky, the she reads the document once more.

“Has this experiment done so well that we wish more of them? Now they wish to allow each to present a chosen? A new apprentice for trial?”

Closing her eyes, she whispers, “I do your will.”

Sitting at her desk, the Blade begins to write.


~ Valyrka ~
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After doing the first round of Palestra Trails and seeing how things have worked out, I felt that a small modification needed to happen with the documentation. Wandering Palestra are a whole new type of Palestra and in the experimental stages as far as NTF is concerned.

It gives PC's a place to go and build. You can see the new section that has been added below.


==Trials of Honor==

A Palestra's training may last a few decades or as long as a century. It depends on the academy and the aptitude of the student. The average time spend in the academy is about thirty years. Many students never complete their training or are removed from the academy for lack of skill, progress, or any number of other reasons, including death.

When a Palestra is ready to leave the academy, they participate in the Trials, where they are put in an arena to fight other Palestra and eventually show their skills against the demons. When the Trials are over, they are give a title of rank. This will become one of the ways a Palestra will introduce themselves to other Palestra and will help in determining authority. This will also be a bargaining tool when discussing payment with a potential client.

Most Palestra begin at the first tier of rank, Paele, although there are always exceptions. During trials, any Palestra may ask to be retried and reevaluated. If they have grown and matured in skill and training, they may be allowed to rise in rank.

Titles earned at the Trials in order from lowest to highest:

*Paele — Symbol: two clasped hands
*Peltast — Symbol: a shield
*Sarissa — Symbol: a pair of crossed spears
*Blade — Symbol: a pair of crossed blades

~ Valyrka ~
Ta'Illistim
Elves
Dark Elves

[Fallen]

This is very cool.

[Fallen]

Each Palestra is invited to present their apprentices for trials and there is the opportunity for the one Sarissa to retrial if she chooses.

I also did some refining after the first trials, so I am really excited to do this again.

The arena areas of NTF will be open to all Faendryl who wish to attend.

The dates for this event is March 1 - 3.

~ Valyrka ~
Ta'Illistim
Elves
Dark Elves

[GS4-Seomanthe]

This is very cool.

agreed! good luck to the entrants, I'm glad to see this hasn't fallen by the wayside.