The Tourney at Helmand Rock

One of the grandest tournaments in recent memory, The Tourney at Helmand Rock was hosted by Lord Kendrick Grimward in celebration of the end of The Gold War.

## History

### Background

The Tourney was hosted at Helmand Rock, the same place as The Battle of Helmand Rock. It is known as one of the largest tourneys in recent memory and consisted of a joust, and a melee. The joust was formatted as five champions attempted to hold their place from the challengers, and were replaced by any challenger who defeated them. During the tourney, men and women came from all over Retlegia to watch, compete, or practice their trades.

### Notable Moments

During the Tourney, specifically during the first bout of the joust, Ser Cedric Gallister mistakenly speared his lance through Ser Clarrick Algood's shoulder, leaving him out of the rest of the tourney to recover. As the first challenger in the joust, King Rickard III Goldfyre selected Lord Harlen Purell, looking to defeat the man personally. After being unseated after six tilts, the King was then forced to fight Lord Purell on foot with blunted longswords... Lord Purell remains the only man at the time to have struck the king multiple times and suffered no repercussions. Ser Osmond Falker suffered some head wounds when Lord Dorrick Undermoor unseated him and proceeded to beat him with a blunted battleaxe, breaking his nose and leaving him unconscious. In the next round of jousts, Lord Devran Falker took his son's spot as Champion, unseating and defeating Lord Undermoor. In the final bout of the joust, Ser Ascar Greysor challenged Lord Graffin Blackmyre. As the two rode at each other, Ser Ascar lowered his lance, spearing Lord Blackmyre's horse before he came around, planning to do the same to the young lord. When Greysor approached, he only managed to steal Graffin's shield before dismounting and approaching with his blunted greatsword. He was stopped by guards belonging to House Grimward. He was banned from continuing in the tourney, which prompted him to leave.

For their prize as champions, each champion got something more suited for them.

* Lord Jorran Crooler was given a helm and a war horse.
* Lord Devran Falker was given a crossbow.
* Lord Graffin Blackmyre was given 4,000 Gold Dragons.
* Ser Paxton II Redfyre was given a crownsteel spear.
* Ser Cedric Gallister was given a crownsteel rimmed shield.

Following the joust (by two days) the melee occurred. Unlike most tourneys, this one demanded the use of bladed weapons, most of which were the personal or ancestral weapon of the competitors. The lords and knights in possesion of crownsteel weapons were using them, and the melee was notably more bloody than the jousts. Many men also fought dirty, with some actively creating potentially fatal wounds and others trying to attack some certain parts on a man's body. After a short fight, Lord Ruben Knott yielded to Kilroy, son of Kilroy, who then was forced to yield to Lord Harlen Purell after a steel plated boot to the manhood. Thorin Greysor yielded to Ser Qhorin Crooler following a long fight that oddly enough did not use swords for very long. After facing off with Ser Sulvan Ashford, Lord Weslar Corbray managed to reaquire his ancestral sword, Warfang, the sword of Ser Barrock Corbray.

Following the tourney's events, many houses welcomed a new knight or two to their numbers. Ser Robert of Riverport swore his sword to Lord Rodrick Blackwolf, with he and his squire, Vardis, accompanying them back to Ebonpeak. Ser Ryden Blackbar pledged himself to Rickarin Castaneda, planning to make a good bit of coin from it. Ser Robert Pyre offered his service (and that of his men) to Lord Graffin Blackmyre, hoping to continue defending the smallfolk of The Snow Tops. And lastly, Thorin Greysor was offered a knighthood and to be brought into the service of a house by Lord Kendrick Grimward.

## Events

### The Joust

The joust was formated as five champions on five challengers. The starting champions were as follows:

* Ser Standford Grimward
* Ser Osmond Falker
* Ser Cedric Gallister
* Ser Qhorin Crooler
* Lord Harlen Purell

At the start of each tilt, a challenger rode up to the pavilions of the champions, tapping their shields For the Melee, it was formated in a similar way, although the champions chose their opponent from unwounded victors of a previous match. In order for a challenger to face a champion, they had to first defeat another challenger.with their lance before going to their positions.

* Lord Harlen Purell defeated King Rickard III Goldfyre (6 tilts)
* Lord Graffin Blackmyre defeated Ser Standford Grimward (1 tilt)
* Ser Qhorin Crooler defeated Ser Wylon Redfyre (3 tilts)
* Ser Cedric Gallister defeated Ser Clarrick Algood (6 tilts)
* Ser Osmond Falker defeated Ser Robert of Riverport (1 tilt)
* Lord Harlen Purell defeated Ser Bryden Castaneda (1 tilt)
* Lord Graffin Blackmyre defeated Lord Deston Cordayne (5 tilts)
* Ser Paxton II Redfyre defeated Ser Qhorin Crooler (8 tilts)
* Ser Cedric Gallister defeated Jorah Blackwolf (1 tilt)
* Ser Osmond Falker defeated Ser Arthur Gallister (3 tilts)
* Lord Kendrick Grimward defeated Lord Harlen Purell (1 tilt)
* Lord Graffin Blackmyre defeated Ser Ryden Blackbar (3 tilts)
* Ser Paxton II Redfyre defeated Ser Willhelm Blackwolf (4 tilts)
* Ser Cedric Gallister defeated Ser Robert Pyre (2 tilts)
* Lord Dorrick Undermoor defeated Ser Osmond Falker (1 tilt)
* Lord Jorran Crooler defeated Lord Kendrick Grimward (2 tilts)
* Lord Graffin Blackmyre defeated Ser Ascar Greysor (forfiet)
* Ser Paxton II Redfyre defeated Ser Weslar Corbray (8 tilts)
* Ser Cedric Gallister defeated Lord Ruben Knott (2 tilts)
* Lord Devran Falker defeated Lord Dorrick Undermoor (6 tilts)

#### New Champions

* Lord Jorran Crooler
* Lord Graffin Blackmyre
* Ser Standford Grimward (chosen due to Graffin's wounds)
* Ser Paxton II Redfyre
* Ser Cedric Gallister
* Lord Devran Falker

### The Melee

The Melee at Helmand Rock was formated similar to the joust. An arena with three fights at a time, with five starting champions.

* Ser Standford Grimward
* Ser Osmond Falker
* Ser Daeron III Redfyre
* Ser Qhorin Crooler
* Lord Harlen Purell

At the start, the competitors faced off against each other before moving on to the champions.

* Lord Weslar Corbray defeated Ser Sulvan Ashford
* Ser Corban Egan defeated Lord Dorrick Undermoor
* Jorah Blackwolf defeated Ser Mandyn of Stoneshore
* Thorin Greysor defeated Ser Robert Pyre
* Lord Deston Cordayne defeated Ser Paxton II Redfyre
* Lord Rodrick Blackwolf defeated Lord Kendrick Grimward
* Kilroy, Son of Kilroy defeated Lord Ruben Knott
* Lord Corban Gallister defeated Lord Wylon Redfyre
* Ser Evin Tascer defeated Bryden Castaneda

The champions then chose their final opponent out of the men that'd won previously.

* Ser Qhorin Crooler defeated Thorin Greysor
* Ser Osmond Falker defeated Lord Rodrick Blackwolf
* Ser Daeron III Redfyre defeated Lord Corban Gallister
* Lord Harlen Purell defeated Kilroy, Son of Kilroy
* Ser Standford Grimward defeated Lord Weslar Corbray

All champions defended their place.

## Known Attendees

### Nobles

* Lord Tion I Goldfyre
* Lord Daltis Morshall
* Scholar Orwen
* Lady Madison I Grimward
* Lynn I Grimward
* Alison I Grimward
* Larris I Falker
* Lady Elayna Blackwolf
* Joanna I Redfyre
* Anicia Gallister
* Layne I Gallister
* Lylian I Gallister
* Taria Gallister
* Charlin Ice of House Castaneda
* Lord Colton I Harclay
* Isarella Ice; Secretly legitamized bastard of King Godfrey the Coward
* Daraan Castaneda
* Lady Camylle Corbray
* Arrturo Blackmyre

### Knights

* Ser Seban I Warrinspear
* Ser Lornis I Elby
* Ser Aegon Wylde
* Ser Doran Stonebridge
* Ser Tobas Tarre
* Ser Gerold Cordayne
* Ser Taaner Farcrowe
* Ser Blake Wilmere
* Ser Darvan Cherrane
* Ser Coren Pyne
* Ser Duncan I Corbray

### Commoners

* Aren; Captain of House Blackwolf's House Guard.
* Maeve Allard
* Rud Waters; Squire to Ser Sulvan Ashford
* Vardis; Squire to Ser Robert of Riverport
* Various members of the Frostgift Clan
* Little Tongue