Asseron Games

The Asseron Games are a large sporting event that happens every two years, bringing in duelists from all round to an event held in a different nation every time. They are known for containing some of the strongest and best duelists in the world. It has become wildly popular, originally commencing in **588PR**.

## Organisation

The Asseron Games is an event held by the Asseron Company, founded thanks to the success of the games. They have two major branches, each hosting an event every 4 years in order to make organising the events easier. In order for a city to host the event they must fill in the appropriate paperwork and send it to the company, along with taking on some of the costs involved with hosting the event.

### Tournament Structure

In each category of event there are a total of 64 competitors, they often fight over a 3 day period, and have plenty of time to rest in between matches (along with getting their injuries and exhaustion removed via magical means). The final, or main card, is held on the 3rd day, with only 4 matches being held for the main event of each type. In the final, they fight the previous champion, or if they have vacated their belt, another competitor.

### Competitors

Competitors are chosen before the event begins. They are usually presented by either their own guild, or picked by the Aliquam Guild. Often to cull numbers, duels are held outside of the event, which can also draw a crowd.

## Events

There are 4 distinct event in the Asseron Games. Sometimes they can be further divided upon the ranking of the individuals, but this is uncommon.

### Awakened/Non-Magic

All competitors in this event are Awakened individuals but are unable to use any magic of their own fruition, or magical items. When it comes to the main event slot, it is always Awakened/Non-Magic in order to respect the tradition set in the first event, since Uhek heavily restricts the use of magic in their nation.

### Magic

All individuals here are able to use magic in both their items and their own skills. To protect the spectators, stadiums are reinforced magically and have many magical Awakened individuals near the walls in order to protect them from any spells. This event often includes

### Non-Awakened

To keep the matches fair, there is a Non-Awakened category. Here, it is mostly skill and technique that wins the day. While not as popular as the other matches, most of the hardcore fans pick this as their most popular matching.

### Ranged

The ranged matches are exactly what one would think, two people with bows or other ranged weapons fight each other in a ranged event. While they are allowed to enter melee combat, they only have their ranged equipment, though throwing daggers are allowed.

## History

In **586PR** Uhek was still dealing with the aftermath of the Second Uhekian Mage War. While morale had improved with Adrian Solomon’s ascension to divine status, there was still a needed distraction. Always wanting to host a sporting event, a man named Raoul decided to begin planning something to distract the masses. Over time this became the Asseron Games.

By **587PR** permits had already been acquired from the Gartaca government for a huge event to be held, and Raoul began pouring money into a temporary arena. At the same time he decided to hire some individuals to help market the event, sending people all over Uhek calling for the best duelists in the nation to come and prove their worth.

In **588PR** the first event was held in the city of Gartaca, with 100 duelists competing against one another. The event drew large crowds, allowing Raoul make all his money back and fill the much needed distraction for the populace. Adrian even arrived and gave his blessings to the event, overseeing it from his personal booth. By the end of it, Tancred Hall stood victorious, defeating all the other duelists and being called: Uhek’s Duel Master. The event was so successful that there were immediate calls for a next one, allowing Raoul to create a new company called Asseron.

In **590PR** the second event was held, this time in Sheland. Special exemptions were made by the Aliquam Guild and the Uhekian Council, allowing international competitors to compete. In total around 200 competitors arrived, and it was a Hashino named Ishida Katake that won.

With the arrival of international competitors, the Asseron Games began to grow, along with Asseron as a company. They decided to begin branching out internationally as well, hosting the event in different nations.

In **594PR** the first international event was held in Roufort, Tamwull. It was won by a Hashino named Enya Takeshi.

In **604PR** new divisions were added by heavy demand. This included a division for Non-Awakened and a Magic Division (magic previously banned due to it being held in Uhek). This grew the popularity of the event even higher, making Asseron a very rich and successful company.

**612PR** saw tough times for the Asseron Games, unable to host a game due to the Plague of the 6th Century running rampant. It eventually returned in Gartaca in **614PR**, with the winner of the main event being a Carton named Xuthos.

In **642PR** the games were hosted in Deki, Vosqis, becoming one of the first international organisations to enter the relatively isolated nation. It was won by a Vosqinese named Almir Cerqueira.

In **676PR** the Ranged Event was added due to popular demand. The winner of the first type was a Gonarundun named Unai Alonso.

## Records

### Awakened/Non-Magic

**Consecutive Title Defences** - Enya Takeshi (4)

**Longest Duel** - Hippotas with Xuthos (3 hours and 10 minutes)

**Most Victories** - Otavio Vila (18)

**Most Bouts** - Otavio Vila (23)

### Magic

**Consecutive Title Defences -** Bror (3)

**Longest Duel -** Bror with Flavius (2 hours and 40 minutes)

**Most Victories -** Flavius (14)

**Most Bouts -** Willhelm (17)

### Non-Awakened

**Consecutive Title Defences** - Osbert Voisin (5)

**Longest Duel -** Francot with Tacito (1 hours and 20 minutes)

**Most Victories -** Osbert Voisin (13)

**Most Bouts -** Arnau/Murata (14)

### Ranged

**Consecutive Title Defences** - Oku Muneaki (2)

**Longest Duel -** Tacito with Chiba (2 hours and 30 minutes)

**Most Victories -** Tacito (7)

**Most Bouts -** Miguel Pajarer (10)