“Hmmmh... Did I hear that right?”

[!]Many posters are hung around the Spire and its outskirts, reading the following: ♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ You think YOU can beat ME at chess? YOU’RE WRONG. I, Grandmaster Lord Aleksis Ivanovich II, am embarking upon a grand world tour in search of the finest, greatest chess minds of our age. For many years, I have rightly dismissed the southern lands as naught but a mire of swampish filth and beasts. Not to mention the quality of intellect that surely must dwell amongst those peasants… unimaginable, of course, for a mind such as mine. However! I once met a young player who told me of a certain Spire. A place where, perhaps, culture and wisdom is yet regarded with some significance. And I thought, ‘So be it.’ I hereby challenge the entire populace of Spiretown to face me across the board—If they dare. For this, I, Grandmaster Lord Aleksis Ivanovich II, shall host a Grand Chess Tournament, where only the most cunning and disciplined strategists shall rise among the rest, victorious, to face me. Those rare minds are the ones I seek. Those are the ones I shall crush. Signed, Grandmaster Lord Aleksis Ivanovich II ♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜  OOC This is a fun little challenge! I encourage everyone who knows at least the basics of chess to sign up. You are not required to play “accurately”/as your character would, or make your game worse depending on your character’s level of intellect, although you are free to do so! Date of event: TBD when all selected players have agreed Sign-up Form: IGN: Your Minecraft username.CHARACTER NAME: Your character name. Tournament System Spoiler Slots are a total of 7 (+3 alternate players), in a knockout tournament format. The final match will be held with an in-game chess board. We will use a third party chess site to play, and provide links for spectators to watch. There will be four rounds in total—each will have a ten minute time limit. In between each round there will be some time (5 minutes) to cool off and prepare for the next one. This means the total time of the event should be around an hour.

IGN: Aguila16.CHARACTER NAME: Mulrath Wolvenskar.NAME SIGNED UP WITH: Ser Mulrath Wolvenskar of Svarka.

Character name: Mulrath WolvenskarIGN: Aguila16XP Total: 178Do you consent to the possibility of maiming and/or death?: Of coursey

The Ballad of the Coin. So I have heard of a ballad that told One of the stories of a wolf from the north…   One time, during my travels, I was headed to my camp at night. In my strange luck… the slits of my visor caught a letter that flowed in the wind. It read of a peculiar deal. And nosey as I am… I decided to see. On my way there, I stopped at Albern’s. And I met a young lady. Her name slips my tongue… But she was called like a gem. She was… Elusive. Something about her felt strange. Upon meeting, she offered me a deal. The chance to get a coin. A coin like no other. One that would grant me luck. Luck like no other. But there was a catch… The coin would be flipped a number of times. If my side beat hers, it was mine. But if she won… The memory of the time I met one I hold dear would be gone. The coin was flipped once… her side. Twice… my side. And on the third time, my hand flew to catch the coin mid-air as it spun. I looked at her. She looked at me. Then I opened my palm… and my luck was there for me to see. What wild trail had I caught? It didn't matter anymore. I got what I wanted. I went home with my coin. ((Credits to @Avajain for DMing the event in which this story took take place <3))