OOC: This is an Open RP!! Even if you are not dueling, please come by. Watch, party, have fun! For those dueling, RP is encouraged!!
You can watch for announcements, including further dueling pairings and winners, in this thread.
You can watch for announcements, including further dueling pairings and winners, in this thread.
The day was early, but the heat was gradually growing as the sun crept higher above Fenia City. In the previous days, there had been much preparation for the tournament and festival inside and outside of the arena.
Outside of the arena, tents of many colours, shapes, and sizes were pitched to provide shade and preparation areas for the duels and melee. Flowers were strung up with strips of fabric, adding more colour to a dull landscape. A wide variety and large amount of food had been prepared and brought, to be supplied at the purse of the kingdom. Various vendors were scattered with their wagons or own tents, selling items from simple flowers to sharp blades. Areas were cleared for bonfires later on, with many unlit lanterns and torches placed amongst the paths the tents created to provide walking line when the moon was out.
Inside the arena, fabric canopies were hoisted above seating for the royals and nobles. The decor of flowers and fabric continued, strung between tall poles amongst the seating and edges of the dueling circle.
While it was only a few hours after sunrise, the grounds were buzzing. The vendors were ready to sell their wares. The people were ready to eat and drink. And surely, somewhere, the first of the participants to arrive were rechecking their weapons.