Greetings Sapience,

I bear exciting news! Lord Arion, God of Valor and lover of games and
contests of skill, has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged our
imaginations. In a few brief years, the glorious re-opening of the Niron
Fields, the arena of which the Fields of Valor are but a pale imitation,
will occur. Lord Arion is looking to us to suggest ideas for games to be
held in honor of this felicitous occasion.

We are all familiar with the egg hunts, free-for-alls, frogbaiting games
and quizzes. It is now time to stretch our imaginations beyond such
simple games. You may suggest games that can occur either inside OR
outside of an arena, as long as they meet a few simple guidelines:

1. Remember the Lord of Valor loves physical activity, the more physical
the game, the better.

2. Be original, we have plenty of free-for-all games, suggesting yet
another one will not make your suggestion very appealing.

3. With due respect to Ishuri, Calin and Arctin, bashing is tedious
enough. Tedious activities do not make good games. Suggesting a bashing
game may not be a good idea.

4. Your idea must be YOURS (or your team's, more on this later).
Stealing ideas from other people or otherworldly realms is a fast track
to getting you zapped.

5. The game does NOT have to involve killing, though it can if you want
it to.

6. Team games are preferred, but not required.

You may choose to work with other people on these suggestions. Your team
can be a group of friends, your clan, guild, order, city, or whatever.
You should submit your entries via LETTER (not message or tells) to Lord
Arion. Make sure your letter has the names of all people involved in the
idea. Remember, the more detail the better. Be specific about the rules
and layout of the game. From the description in your letter, the game
should be easily created by Lord Arion (or, rather, the Celani He passes
this off to).

If your idea is selected, it may become a permanent part of Aetolia,
being held in the same manner as free-for-alls, quizzes and egg hunts
are.

As if having your idea immortalized by becoming a permanent part of the
realms that will continue to be enjoyed for ages to come wasn't enough,
Lord Arion is offering prizes. To the person/people who suggest the
first place idea will go the sum of 50 credits. To the second place
person(s) will go the sum of 75,000 gold coins (it was 100,000, but
Borscin's math abilities led to it becoming 75,000 gold).

This contest ends 3 years from now, so get those imaginations working,
and GOOD LUCK!

Penned by my hand on the 17th of Khepary, in the year 132 MA.