I want to say huge thanks to Hallida and < The Third Opinion > for their lecture in the cycle of Life and Death.
So many people attending and asking questions it was really lovely experience to take part in and I look forward to the next activity that will happen on saturday.
Keep up the fun!
Grand World Tournament Day 3 information!
We will have activities on from 19:30 server time tomorrow evening
Tomorrow we are bringing you:
19:30: The ability to be blessed by the Light in the Argent Pavilion!
20:00: Todayās announcements!
20:30: A talk on Of Light and Undeath Argent Pavilion!
20:30: Guided Wine Tasting for up to ten participants at the bar just north of the Argent Pavilion!
20:30: Traditional Line Jousts at the Championās Ring!
20:30: Dazzling Wand Contest at the Coliseum!
21:30: Felās Kitchen near the East entrance to the Coliseum!
22:00: Introduction to Butchery, near the Ebon Encampment near the Practice Area!
22:00: The Bardsā League will be playing!
All evening: The market!
All evening: Tizz Shockvalueās playlist will be on the go!
All evening: Enchanted Rose Faireās games!
All evening: Chance games from House Alorāai!
All evening: Enough bars to kill a dwarf!
A summary of tomorrowās games:
In this game, you will be given a wand that releases a small, harmless magic charge, and compete with another foe to hit eachother three times with the projectiles from the wand. The first to do so advances along the single elimination bracket. This is inspired by the Elven game Moonball.
This traditional, straight line joust is a single elimination tournament that will comprise of a best of three lances, or first dismount to be declared the winner. Whomever lands the greatest strikes or unseat their foe first will advance!
Each participant will tilt towards the other three times, and attempt to land and break their lance upon their foe. Depending on whether the lance lands, points will be allocated accordingly. The knight who has the most points after three passes will claim victory and proceed to the next round! The points are allocated as such:
A lance broken upon the arms, shield or legs : 1 point
A lance broken upon the head : 2 points
A lance shattered upon the torso : 3 points
Dismounting the opponent : Victory regardless of which pass
Lances will be provided for the event by the organisation team in Argent, Horde and Alliance optional colour schemes. You must wear head protection, but plenty will be freely available in all sizes.
Tournament, day 3 
https://imgur.com/a/XGjHlcH
Iāll resign from tomorrows single combat duels
The following is an offical transcription of the lecture given by Reverand Corvenus Winteroak titled āOf Light and Undeathā which was given at the Grand World Tournament.
Of Light and Undeath
Good evening, and welcome to our lecture for this evening: Of Light and Undeath.
As you may be aware, Iām dead, but very much alive.
I am also one of a few Undead who still maintain the ability to hear the Light, and call upon it, despite my nature as an Undead, which as you will be aware is in direct conflict with The Light.
It is a curious existence, I assure you.
āOf Light and Undeathā then, shall we?
So, for those of you who do not know me: I am Reverend Corvenus Winteroak, Iām a Priest of The Conclave and First Minister of an organisation known as The Tirisfallen. I have the honour of being a disciple of his most holy, The Archbishop Alonsus Faol.
In life I trained at Alonsus Chapel in Stratholme from the age of nine and there I worked training aspiring Paladins, specifically in the more religious aspects of their work and using the Light to heal and protect.
Since my liberation from the Scourge Iāve worked to help my people and homeland, first as a Cleric of the Argent Dawn and later as part of The Argent Crusade. I actually served here for many months helping ready the champions of Azeroth.
I want to touch upon three facets of The Light and Undeath tonight: My Experiences as an Undead Light User, my theories as to why Iāve maintained this ability and lastly what this might mean going forward for others like me.
So, my experiences, hm?
As an Undead Light User it does sometimes feel as though I am besieged from all sides, both without and within. Many of my fellow undead struggle with Light, physically of course is one facet but not the most fundamental one.
In life most of us went to Church, we lived lives in accordance with The Light and expected to join with it when we died. From pious Paladins and Priests to the most humble and unassuming farm hands and peasants: we each knew The Light.
A great many of my people feel abandoned by it, that it is to some degree the fault of the Light they died, or were not saved from death. A notion not helped that it was a Paladin who brought both the plague, and scourge, upon them.
Their alienation from The Light is further compounded by the fact that it has largely been Light users that have continued to hunt them, be it wayward Alliance Orders roaming north or the Scarlet Crusade. In the eyes many Light users they, and and I, continue to be monsters.
So, I am condemned a monster for being an undead, a heretic for still serving the Light and branded an oddity or fool by my fellow undead for keeping my faith and still answering the call of The Light. Rather damned if I do, and damned if I do not, hm?
One question I get often is: Why use The Light if it causes you such pain? It is a fair question, and doubtless one on many of your minds. There is no denying it to be a prudent question.
I liken it to having to cauterise a wound, or relocate a shoulder. They cause pain, but ultimately do good. Calling on The Light is painful, but a necessary pain if I am to heal the injured, or shield the defencess. What man would I be if I did not endure that pain for the benefit of others?
So, why do I maintain this ability?
I must preface this with the simple fact that I have no definitive answer. I donāt know exactly by what means I maintain the ability to call upon the Light where so many of my undead brothers and sisters are unable. From here on this is conjecture, and theory.
I believe a number of factors are at play: I think sheer conviction of will is a part of this, the will and determination to call on the Light even in this state. I think too faith, and the purity of intent are important here.
When I woke up from Scourge dominion I knew exactly who I wanted to be. I rejected the dogma and philosophy of Sylvanas that was centered around fear, the abandonment of our former lives and faith.
Sadly the Light appears to bend to fanaticism as any other power. Evil hands will turn good towards evil ends, sadly this can not be escaped in this case.
I made a choice to honour the commitments I had made in life, to commit myself to the wellbeing of others still, especially the wellbeing of my people and my homeland. I think in some small sense that endeered me in the eyes of The Light.
That I would be willing to endure the persecution of Sylvanas, and be forced again from my home spoke to my character. A clarity and purity of purpose that rang like a bell within the Light, an echo of my life growing louder.
I believe that because I reaffirmed my convictions so soon after being liberated, because I did not permit myself to be taken in by the doctrine of hate and fear, and so soon committed myself to again to the Three Virtues that I was able to still hear the light, and so continue to call upon it.
What does all this mean for the future? There are details of things I am not permitted to go into, but that as a disciple of Alonsus Faol and Priest of The Conclave I am privy to. There have been recent events that shed new light on the relationship between Light and the Undead.
I believe these speak to the potential for more of my people to begin to reconnect with The Light, if they choose to, and I think this involves reconnecting with the philosophy, rituals and values of the Church.
By slowly and mindfully practicing the Three Virtues, by re-connecting through prayer, by embracing a path of kindness and of compassion I believe will begin to again plant the seeds of faith in ones spirit.
This foundation gives us the scope to again connect with the Light, learning as though infants learning to walk for the first time. I believe with enough practice, with enough faith, a physical re-connection is possible for others too.
I will finish on this note: while it may not to be possible, or even desirable, for some to be able to again wield the Light as they had in life, it is still possible to lead a life by its values, as once we had when we drew breath.
There are others, like me, who begin to reconnect with that part of their lives and it is my responsibility to help them down that path, but it is also my responsibility to see that the spiritual needs of those who worship at the Church of Shadow are also listened to.
The duality of my peopleās nature mean we must embrace all the paths my people would walk, either in honour of the lives they knew before, or the lives they chose to lead after death. I do not advocate the Light over the Shadow.
I do though advocate that it is time for those of Shadow to accept that not all wish to walk their path, and that it is our right to reconnect with The Light as free thinking, and willed, undead. That together we must go forward, as one people of two denominations.
Thank you for your time, and your patience.
Light Guide.
Now, are there any questions?
A specialized Wisdom Weaving is approaching the tournament, themed around self-defence! Stay tuned for itā¦
The Tournamet is great. Iām enjoy it more than I have considered I would. So huge thumbs up to those that organise it and all that contribute in any way. 
Grand World Tournament Day 4 information!
We will have activities on from 19:30 server time tomorrow evening
Tomorrow we are bringing you:
19:30: The ability to be blessed by the Light in the Argent Pavilion chapel!
19:30: The ability to be blessed by the Loa behind the Argent Pavilion!
19:30: A druidic Q and A session in the lounge side of the Argent Pavilion!
19:30: Jack & The Black Lute will play a pre-show set!
20:00: Todayās announcements!
20:30: The Bardsā League will be performing!
20:30: The Duelling competition will take place all across the grounds!
21:00: Tournament edition of Wisdom Weaving in the Argent Pavilion!
All evening: The market!
All evening: Tizz Shockvalueās playlist will be on the go!
All evening: Enchanted Rose Faireās games!
All evening: Enough bars to kill a dwarf!
Tomorrowās contest information:
In this contest, each competitor will be entered into a Swiss bracket comprising of an appropriate number of rounds, depending on participants. Once the Swiss bracket has ended, the four competitors with the greatest record will advance to a single elimination bracket to declare the winner.
A winner will be decided with whichever opponent lands three strikes on their foe first. Competitors may use any weapons or armor of their choosing, but may not use magic of any form, including enchantments. Kirin Tor Magi will be checking each competitorās equipment to ensure they are not cheating before they engage in their bouts.
For those without access to non-magical weapons or weapons that cannot be made safe or dulled, there will be a plentiful stock of sparring weapons on hand.
Strikes to the head and groin are banned.
Duels will be a D100 roll-off between attacker and defender, alternating turns of attacking and defending until 3 hits have been scored by a competitor. Rolling a greater attack roll that the defenderās defence roll will cause 1 hit.
An attacker rolling a 100, or a defender rolling a 1 causes the attacker to gain 1 additional hit scored.
An attacker rolling 1 or a defender rolling 100 will allow the defender an out of sequence attack, giving the defender an additional hit scored.
After 5 rounds of attacing and defending for each competitor, defenders will start to show fatigue, and their defence rolls will be reduced by 10, increasing with each round that the fight continues by a further 10. This is to ensure single bouts donāt last too long.
Due to the number of competitors, this will take place across multiple arenas, each of which has clear in-game boundaries. Donāt emote a headshot or a groin shot. Weāre IC forced to DQ you!
You must remain in the arena at all times.
Unlike other events, this tournament follows a Swiss format, a form of seeded short league where people of similar win rates will face one another. Each competitor will be expecting to fight a minimum of three bouts as a result. So donāt go home after your losing, you could still win it all!
Just a note to āAshtonā and āJuniperrā, you really made my night with your RP towards Corvenus. Iād not expected the question āWhat were the barn dances you went to when you were aliveā to spark such an emotional roller coaster, or such a thoroughly and utterly lovely evening worth of RP.
Iām exceptionally greatful you helped me shed some light on a part of Corvenus I donāt get to air very often: fond memories on a farm, going to barn and assembly dances and a mother whoād also make up a new waistcoat out of what ever she had at hand.
I was on quite the emotional roller coaster behind the keyboard let me tell you!
Thank you again, both of you!
The event is really cool. Loads of people, loads of characters that are interacting with one another.
Tonight was literally the most fun RP Iāve had in years and Thuldrell finally got his wish in ābeing remembered in history!ā! Just not exactly what he had in mind with thatā¦
Rather than becoming known as the championā¦ instead? Heāll be remembered as the only person (From my knowledge) to get disqualified from this sparring tournament! Huzzah!
I mean throat punching someone is a pretty epic way to go out, I agree.
Nah, try going for the manhood instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07mBfR8erMY
Relevant video.
For those wondering how ties were broken: https://challonge.com/GWTDuels
Today was a lot of fun, enjoyed the RP I got out of it, and the alliance-horde bonding and rivalries popping up were a quite unique experience, I loved this event so much!
Not quite the only one, but it was a pleasure to fight against you on said throat punch-ee! Perhaps one day they can have a rematch!
Weeeeh, Iām in a picture!
Even though you pretty much only see me if you know where I was sitting, lol. Still, weeeh! \o/
Also, since Iām posting here: Big /cheer to the hosts! I canāt even imagine what it takes to organize an event like this.
Thank you so so much for organising it, I had an absolute blast this week, an I am still -Floored- to have won! Everyone was so lovely, and I got my very own medal!!!
Happy squeaky noises
Hats off to everyone taking part, competing, referee-ing or behind the scenes to pull off an event I will remember for a long long time!
