Frozenfar Fray Games
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Frozenfar Fray Games
The Frozenfar Fray Games contest is sponsored by the Tribe of the Bear once a year (Uktar 20), and primarily features members of the various Reghedmen Tribes but is open to any contestant. Cost to enter the games is 150 Gold, which goes entirely to the winners pot – which is divided equally to all who successfully compete and win all three competitions. 1491 DR marks the 9th annual Frozenfar Fray Games.
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Geography
Icewind Dale – various locations around Ten Towns – towns along Redwaters – Dougans Hole, Goodmead, Easthaven.
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Structure
The Frozenfar Fray is a friendly but brutal competition among the barbarians north of the Spine. The first two rounds are often bloody but there are healers present to prevent loss of life. The third round, however, is the most dangerous and no healing services are available beyond what the contestants bring with them.
It takes place the last tenday of Uktar each year.
Uktar Day 20 is Enrollment at Bryn Shandar (500gp per entry)
Uktar Day 23 is the first event – Skirmish in the Stones in Dougans Hole
Uktar Day 25 is the second event – Ice Pit Riot in Good Mead
Uktar Day 27-30 is the final event -Frost Troll Head Roll. All contestants must return to Easthaven before nhyx on Day 30 else be disqualified-
The following day, on Moonfest, the winners were announced and rewarded in Easthaven.
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Activities
Event One: Skirmish in the Stones
Located in Ten Towns – Dougan’s Hole, this unarmed and unarmored battle takes place within the Stones of Thruun. No Weapons and no magic is allowed. The Stones of Thruun is an arrangement of standing stones with an unknown past – a score of vertical granite menhirs, aligned in a triangle with three equal sides, with a single stone placed in the center. The battlefield is strictly within the triangle – once entering the battlefield, any departure beyond the stones perimeter while the battle rages counts as a loss. Few participants willingly step outside of the circle of stones, but many are thrown from it.
This round includes three separate battles, each lasting 3 minutes. There is a horn sounded to start the battle. No one may enter the battle field after the first horn. It continues until a second horn is sounded. Any which still remain standing within the standing stones of Thruun win a battle. Contestants must win at least one battle to move on to Round Two – The Ice Pit Riot.
Winning 3 battles in Event One means 1 battle must be fought and won in Event Two to advance to Event Three
Winning 2 battles in Event One means 2 battles must be fought and won in Event Two to advance to Event Three
Winning 1 battle in Event One means 3 battles must be fought and won in Event Two to advance to Event Three
Winning 0 battles in Event One means contestant is out of the games.
Event Two: Ice Pit Riot
Located in Ten Towns – Good Mead. The fighting arena is a large arena dug into the frozen ground filled with water routed from the Redwaters and allowed to freeze over. The battle requires that three contestants enter the ice pit, only one leaves standing. Battles continue throughout the day until all contestants fight at least one battle. The surface of the battleground is kept treacherously slick. Only winners of the Stone Throwdown may enter. Winners move on to the next round, losers leave.
Event Three: Frost Troll Head Roll
Located anywhere along the northern slopes of the Spine. Remaining contestants must track and battle a Frost Troll while surviving the potentially murderous ploys of the other contestants. Any individual returning to Easthaven with a fresh Trolls head within a tenday will share the reward pot. Any not returning likely never will. The rules are not more complicated than that. There have been many tactics attempted over the years.The most common is to simply brave the round alone but this tactic is rarely successful. Oft times two contestants will team-up and try to hunt and kill two trolls together – one head a piece. Larger groups have been attempted as well, with a final battle between them to see which lives to carry the head into town. There are no official rules against recv’ing outside help but everyone assumes such a tactic would have no honor and the winner may not live to spend their spoils.
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History
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References and Notes
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