Ragnaroc 2023

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In Norse mythology, Ragnaroc is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous great Norse mythological figures will perish (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdall, and Loki); it will entail a catastrophic series of natural disasters, including the burning of the world, and culminate in the submersion of the world underwater. Friday will be a day of Tourneys in which the gods are chosen to lead the army in a battle on Saturday.  On Saturday the series of battles will take place to save the Midgard.

2pm: Vidar Tournament: must never have won an EMP tournament

2:45pm: Midgaard Serpent tournament

3pm: Fenris: Dagger tournament

3:45pm: Tyr: One Armed Tournament

10pm: Garmr the Beast: Wresting tournament on the Battlefield hosted by Quaz

Hiemdal Horn Blowing Tournament at 8:30am!

Beginning at 10am on the open field - Battle 1: Odin vs Fenris

The great wolf has had his chains rent and seeks battle with the All Father! The howl of the Great Wolf summons the Jotuns to the forest to hunt and destroy the Aesir and the All Father. Both gods shall be immortal and impervious to telling blows and substantials except from their adversary. When one god slays the other, they shall become mortal and susceptible to normal wounds as any warrior. Victory occurs when one army is utterly defeated by the other.

Battle 2: The Midgard Serpent vs Thor field battle, 10 minutes after conclusion of preceding battle. 

As Odin is devoured by Fenris and Fenris finds his jaws torn asunder and impaled upon Gungnir by the All Father's son, Vidar, the Great Serpent of Midgard shall belch forth its putrid poison and awaken. Thor leaps forth to meet Jormungander in combat! The Jotun rally to the Great Serpent while the Aesir heed the call of the Mighty Thor! Jormungandr is a vial and treacherous serpent who poisons and brings death to any it touches. Any grapple engaged by the serpent causes 1 telling blown for each second an Aesir warrior is held in its clutches! Thor wields the might Mjolnir, which can lay devastation to even the strongest Jotun. all blows from Thor's hammer are substantial except against the serpent. Thor is immune to grapple; no Jotun may engage in a grapple with Thor. Thor may be grappled by the serpent but is not poisoned. Both gods shall be immortal and impervious to telling blows and substantials except from their adversary. When one god slays the other, they shall become mortal and susceptible to normal wounds as any warrior. Victory occurs when one army is utterly defeated by the other.

Battle 3: Vidar vs Hrymyr Castle Battle, 10 minutes after conclusion of preceding battle.

As the seas rise and Freyr fall to Surtur, the great ship of the dead Naglfar sets sail full of Jotuns to do battle with the Aesir. The Jotun Captain Hrymyr assaults Vidar in his seaside walled encampment. Vidar and Hrymyr may move freely outside of the castle but the warriors cannot move from the roads representing the ships they arrived upon. After 2 min of a warrior or god touching the gate, the gate shall be considered broken open and the locking bar must be removed. Both gods shall be immortal and impervious to telling blows and substantials except from their adversary. When one god slays the other, they shall become mortal and susceptible to normal wounds as any warrior. Victory occurs when one army is utterly defeated by the other.

Battle 4: Loki vs Heimdallr Bridge Battle, 10 minutes after conclusion of preceding battle.

Naglfar brought forth mighty Jotuns and the treacherous Loki, how now intend to storm the Bifrost! The Watcher, Heimdall, holds the Rainbow Bridge and defends Asgard against the hoards of Muspellheim! Battle of the Bifrost is a bridge battle. Heimdallr blows Gjallarhorn summoning the Aesir to this last defense of Asgard. Any warrior who falls of the sides of the Bifrost shall be lost to the ages and out of the battle. Heimdallr and Loki may traverse space and fight off the bridge. Heimdallr wields a bow and all his arrow shots are substantial. Loki is not known to the Aesir, he is quite the trickster. Both gods shall be immortal and impervious to telling blows and substantials except from their adversary. When one god slays the other, they shall become mortal and susceptible to normal wounds as any warrior. Victory occurs when one army is utterly defeated by the other.

Battle 5: Tyr vs Garmr Woods Battle, 15 minutes after conclusion of preceding battle.

Odin has been devoured by the Wolf. Thor slew the serpent but succumbed to its poison. The death ship Naflfar has brought Loki and the Hordes of Muspelheim to the shores of Asgard, and now, the great Fortress of the Aesir lays besieged. The hordes of Muspel release Garmr the Beast, the bloodstained watcher of Hel. Defending the great halls of the Aesir stands courageous Tyr, who fears no man or beast! There seems to be a never ending hoard of the Jotuns as the great fleets have landed, muspelheim shall have up to three resurrections in this battle. The Aesir, however are not solely unprepared, if the siege is not broken quickly, warriors brought to Valhalla will soon arrive to aid the besieged fortress of Asgard. Aesir dead will gain one resurrection at a time set and announced before the battle. and will be able to attempt to lift the siege. Both gods shall be immortal and impervious to telling blows and substantials except from their adversary. When one god slays the other, they shall become mortal and susceptible to normal wounds as any warrior. Victory occurs when one army is utterly defeated by the other.

Near sunset, Surtyr faces off against all comers.  To fight in this final set of fights the warrior must have stepped foot onto the battlefield for each engagement of the day.