Three festivals have occured so far fostering guilds working together,
and just plain old having fun. All three have been hosted by Druids and
Jesters, and had larger and larger numbers of guilds invited. This will
be the first of the festivals open to the public, and any and all guilds
may participate. We ask that any guild wishing to participate to message
me, Raes, and transfer 15 credits to me. This will not go into any guild
coffers, and the prizes of the festival will be scaled according to how
many guilds decide to join.

There is a very simple rule that must be followed by all participants-
Do not offend anyone, or hurt anyone at the festival. All PK by all
participating guilds between eachother is to be suspended during the
festival, as it denies the purpose of it- to have some fun. There is
ample arena events to get out that bloodlust, and arenas will be
available on request during it.

Each guild will get 3 base strikes, which may be extended, or removed,
if the guilds are felt to take appropriate action to prevent repeat
violations.
1) The offender is banned from all future events of that festival.
2) The guild is removed from the festival, without refund.
3) The guild is not allowed to attend future festivals.

Since this is expected to be a reoccuring event, at every five achaean
years, for every festival passed without a strike, one will be forgiven.
Due to the security required, any guild over 75 in topguilds at the time
of an event and that participate are asked, but not required, to provide
a guard in order to help control any upstarts, attacks, or otherwise.

Finally, I and Niari especially, or whoever is running the event at the
time, is to be obeyed during events. The runner of the event defines the
rules, and if he or she decides to make a change, even in the middle of
it, it will take precidence.

Any questions can be directed to I or Niari.

Below is the full list of events, with tentative dates and times.

Finally, Congratulations to all the original guilds- last year was our
150th anniversary. May we all last another 150 years.

All non-arena events will be held at the Crystal Leaf Amphitheater
unless

Kick-off Party
- Food and drinks will be provided before the judging of the Bardic and
Description Contests in a mixer to let all the guilds get together and
get to know one another.
- Time: PDT Tuesday 3pm - 4pm
EDT Tuesday 6pm - 7pm
GMT Tuesday 11pm - 12am

Bardic Contest
- Entries will be taken all day, mailed to either Raes or Niari. The
last hour of the contest will allow for performance pieces to be
submitted.
- Time: PDT Monday 1/13 4pm to Tuesday 4pm
EDT Monday 1/13 7pm to Tuesday 4pm
GMT Tuesday 1/14 12am to Wednesday 12am
- PRIZE: 50 of each herb excluding valerian/bloodroot

Description Contest
- Entries will be taken all day, mailed to either Raes or Niari. The
last hour of the contest will allow for submitions to be shown in
person.
- Time: PDT Monday 1/13 4pm to Tuesday 1/14 4pm
EDT Monday 1/13 7pm to Tuesday 1/14 4pm
GMT Tuesday 1/14 12am to Wednesday 1/15 12am
- PRIZE: a custom set of clothes

Ratting Contest *
- Roughly one Achaean day will be given to hunt rats in any city or
sewer. This is for individual effort, contestants will be on their honor
to not recruit others to help them rat. A judge will be stationed at
each city's rat buyer. Contestants shall sell any rats they may have
before the contest begins and turn in their rats to the judge when time
has been called. Winners will be determined by total value of rats.
Proceeds will go toward hosting costs.
- Time: PDE 1/14 Tuesday 5pm - 6pm
EDT 1/14 Tuesday 8pm - 9pm
GMT 1/15 Wednesday 1am - 2am
- PRIZE: 10 credits for first, 5 for second, pat on the back for third.

Joke Contest
- Who can make the judges laugh the hardest? Jokes can be any length,
but should be clean and MUST be in character. (Niari's 'Clean'
Gauge...if you are comfortable telling the joke in question to your
grandmother, it's clean.)
- Time: PDT 1/15 Wednesday 5pm - 6pm
EDT 1/15 Wednesday 8pm - 9pm
GMT 1/16 Thursday 1am - 2am
- PRIZE: 5 credits for first
Fox and Hounds *
- Arena event. One player is declared the 'fox' and the rest are the
'hounds' hunting him. If the fox is killed, the hound who killed him
becomes the new fox. The fox can kill hounds. Last one standing wins.
- Time: PDT 1/15 Wednesday 6pm - ?pm
EDT 1/15 Wednesday 9pm - ?pm
GMT 1/16 Thursday 2am - ?am
- PRIZE: 10 credits

Trivial Pursuit
- A series of questions covering a variety of topics on Achaea will be
asked. Answers will be done in TELLS to the host of the event. Bone up
on your history!!
- Time: PDT 1/16 Thursday 9am - 10am
EDT 1/16 Thursday 12 pm - 1pm
GMT 1/16 Thursday 5pm - 6pm
- PRIZE: 10 credits for 1st, 5 credits for 2nd

Letter Hunt
- A number of letters will be dropped (and fixed so they can't be picked
up). Each letter will have a clue as to where the next letter is at. All
letters will be in safe areas so that even the youngest of contestants
will be able to participate. They will be in cities and landmarks (not
Landmarks for the Crossing, though!) that may be found in the
wilderness. First one to find them all wins! Starts at the Crystal Leaf
Amphitheater.
- Time: PDT 1/16 Thursday 11am - ?
EDT 1/16 Thursday 2pm - ?
GMT 1/16 Thursday 7pm - ?
- PRIZE: 10 credits

Riddle Wars
- The one who can solve the most riddles wins. Riddles will be asked out
loud and the answers must be given in TELLS to the host.
- Time: PDT 1/16 Thursday 5pm - 6pm
EDT 1/16 Thursday 8pm - 9pm
GMT 1/17 Friday 1am - 2 am
- PRIZE: 10 credits for 1st, 5 credits for 2nd

Ask Jallah
- Achaean Simon Says. Not for the spam sensitive! The host will give a
series of commands to which contestants will have to figure out the
correct emote for each. Guess wrong and you're out! Last one standing
wins!
- Time: PDT 1/16 Thursday 6pm - 7pm
EDT 1/16 Thursday 9pm - 10pm
GMT 1/17 Friday 2am - 3am
- PRIZE: 10 credits

Massive Arena --OPTIONAL-- *
AKA Guild vs Guild FreeForAll. Obviously, this event involves Guilds
slaughtering eachother for dominance of the arena. When everyone but you
and your Guildmates has been killed, your Guild will stand triumphant.
Then the winning Guild must fight amongst themselves in order to exit
the arena. The event and it's nature will be announced both on your
Guild channels and also on shouts prior to its starting. Guilds may form
temporary alliances, but, in the end, only one Guild may win. There is
no limit to Guild team size. No skills are banned from use in the arena.
- Time: PDT 1/16 Thursday 7pm - ?
EDT 1/16 Thursday 10pm - ?
GMT 1/17 Friday 3am - ?am
- Prize: Goods or gold in the amount of 23K will be supplied by -each-
participating Guild.

Drinking contest *
Drinking Contest: This event is the perfect chance for you to prove you
are the biggest and baddest lush around. It takes place in the arena, so
you do not have to worry about experience loss from you drunken death.
The nature of the event will be announced on your Guild channels as well
as on shouts before it starts.

Here's how it works: You enter the arena and make your way to the person
that is supervising the event. You then listen and follow his/her
instructions. Your guild must have payed the entrance fee to participate
in the festival events. You will get a drink, drink the drink, and hand
it to a designated person when told to do so. This will continue until a
winner is determined. If you pass out, you will have lost, and the event
supervisor will announce your loss...you will then be killed and cast
out of the arena. No herbs, such as ginseng, can be eaten. If you attack
anyone, or disrupt the event in ANY way, you will be killed. No skills
can be used PERIOD. (unless you think drinking IS a skill)"

- Time: PDT 1/17 Friday 10am - ?
EDT 1/17 Friday 1pm - ?
GMT 1/17 Friday 6pm - ?
- PRIZE: 500 gold, all the ginseng you can eat, and a bucket to throw up

Pass the Bomb
-A concussion bomb will have a timer set to a random time and then
passed around. Pass it back to the person who gave it to you and you're
out! If the bomb goes off in your hands, you'll get a stunned and you'll
be out, too. Wild fun!
- Time: PDT 1/17 Friday 12pm - 1pm
EDT 1/17 Friday 3pm - 4pm
GMT 1/17 Friday 8pm - 9pm
- PRIZE: 2 of each: concussion, web, butterfly bombs and 6 firecrackers

Drunken Ice Racing *
- Ice, booze...what else could be more fun?! Run the length of the
circuit fastest and win!
- Time: PDT 1/17 Friday 1pm - 2pm
EDT 1/17 Friday 4pm - 5pm
GMT 1/17 Friday 9pm - 10pm
- PRIZE: 10 Credits for 1st, 5 credits for 2nd

Charades
- Act out a word whispered into your ear and get your target to guess
it. 'Physically impossible' emotes will be thrown out. (Ex of a good
emote: Niari tucks her hands up into her armpits and flaps her elbow
wildly while
scratching at the ground with her feet and bobbing her head back and
forth. Ex of a bad emote: Niari gestures like a chicken.) In character
type Charades conventions will be allowed. (Ex: Niari holds up 2
fingers. = 2 words followed by: Niari holds up one finger. = First word.
Niari taps on her forarm 3 times. = 3 syllables. Niari tugs on her ear.
= Sounds like.)
- Time: PDT 1/18 Saturday 12pm - 1pm
EDT 1/18 Saturday 3pm - 4pm
GMT 1/18 Saturday 8pm - 9pm
- PRIZE: 10 credits for first

Dance Contest
- There will be two catagories for judging. Single and couples. Single
entrants should keep to no more than 15 emotes, couples no more than 25.
Music will be provided.
- Time: PDT 1/18 Saturday 1pm - 2pm
EDT 1/18 Saturday 2pm - 3pm
GMT 1/18 Saturday 9pm - 10pm
- PRIZE: 10k for couples, 5k for single entrant

Closing Festivities
- A party with food and drinks will start immediately after the Dance
Contest to celebrate the end of the Festival.


All prizes shown are from the last festival, and will be scaled up or
down dependant on the number of participating guilds.

Thank you all, and see you all at the festival.

Mischievous Druid Raes Longshanks, Beast of Upheaval

Penned by my hand on the 18th of Scarlatan, in the year 323 AF.