Grand Najer Race

Grand Najer Race was an event organized by the Order of The Red Quarterstaff that took place at 152 AB (10 Sep 2023) and covered most of major cities at the Emirate of Najer. Though its official goal was to spread popularity of the nation and ease the population tensions against ORQ, its hidden objective was to obtain a piece of hair of the fastest land creature on Nieden. Said object was recquired by Azzar to perform one of his rituals and he orchestrated the entire race to achieve it.
==First stage==
The start of the race took place at Campus Ordo, where 38 participants from 12 countries began their race. Each of the participants had to visit a series of checkpoints along the way in order to be complete the race. Those were usually located at the major cities.
The checkpoint no. 1 was at Pomjad, completed first by Luke M. Ludwig, the second one was located in Nishaat, first reached by RipleyAxolotl and the third and final checkpoint of the stage was at Najera'jad. The stage was completed by Arne Hrafn in 9h 17min, followed by Shadow Stensar and RipleyAxolotl. 
The contestants were allowed to interfeere and use brutal tactics against other racers, as long as it's not spotted by the organizing team. That caused several accidents along the first stage, which was completed only by 16 participants.
File:GNR stage 1 chekpoint 1.png|Stage 1 checkpoint 1 results
File:GNR stage 1 chekpoint 2.png|Stage 1 checkpoint 2 results
File:GNR stage 1 chekpoint 3.png|Stage 1 checkpoint 3 results
File:GNR participants.png|Participants of GNR embark on the first stage of the race
File:Grand Najer Race route.png|Grand Najer Race route
==Second stage==
The next, longest stage begun next morning, went through city of Kijaro and ended at Wobambi at Sea. The stage was dominated by Arne Hrafn, that uphold his advantage, though Shadow Stensar was still relatively close, thanks to being a native to those lands. The desert climate of Najer and the lenght of the stage proved to be too dificult for many participants, with only 8 arriving at Wobambi. The time of the leader amounted to 22h 42m.
File:GNR stage 2 chekpoint 1.png|Stage 2 checkpoint 1 results
File:GNR stage 2 chekpoint 2.png|Stage 2 checkpoint 2 results
==Third stage==
The final stage went through Nahrayn and finished at Campus Ordo. Unlike other stages, this one contained a lot maneuvering on streets, due to the sheer size of the capital. The complexity of the route caused some racers to get lost and lose some time. During this stage Shadow managed to overtake Arne and secure his victory with time of 32h 47m, followed by Luke M. Ludwig on the second place and Arne Hrafn at third. The race was finished by 6 racers.
File:GNR stage 3 chekpoint 1.png|Stage 3 checkpoint 1 results
File:GNR final results.png|Final results
File:Hrafn and Shadow compete.png|Arne Hrafn and Shadow Stensar compete on the streets of Nahrayn
File:Shadow Stensar wins GNR.png|Shadow Stensar wins GNR
File:GNR winners.png|Three best racers of GNR: (from left) Luke M.Ludwig, Shadow Stensar, Arne Hrafn
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