Essen Tasch of 1820

The ***Essen Tasch* of 1820** was held in Red London, Arnes, and organized by Prince Rhy Maresh.

## Overview

### Background

Because Kisimyr Vasrin won the previous *Essen Tasch* in Vesk, the tournament of 1820 takes place in Arnes. King Maxim Maresh appointed his son, Prince Rhy, as the main organizer and host of the event. His mother, Queen Emira, and two *ostra* attendants, Lisane and Parlo, assisted him; they mainly oversaw the accomodations for the foreign emissaries, Prince Col and Princess Cora Taskon of Vesk and Lord Sol-in-Ar of Faro.

Rhy petitioned Tieren Serense, who is in charge of selecting the Arnesian participants for the tournament, to allow his brother Kell Maresh to compete under an alias, despite him being an *Antari* and, thus, not allowed to participate. Understanding the necessity of Kell's attendance, Tieren reluctantly added him to the rooster.

### Arenas

The three arenas are temporary buildings that float on the Isle; they can be reached via bridges. The stadiums are made of stone and octagonal in shape; canvas stretches over each of them.

Rhy designed the three arenas and commissioned the best metal- and earthworkers in Arnes to create them.

* **Eastern arena:** It is covered in sculpted scales, and ice dragon statues in the Isle circle the arena.
* **Central arena:** It is covered in fabric feathers, and canvas birds fly over it.
* **Western arena:** It is covered in grassy fur, and eight stone lions are the arena's posts. Each lion has a different pose, "a captured moment in the narrative of predator and prey."

## Trivia

* The real Stasion Elsor's mask is carved out of wood and has ram-like horns on the side that curl against one's cheeks and a nose plate.
* Kamerov's original pennant featured two mirroring black-and-white roses surrounded by thorns on a red background.

## References and notes

1. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, V: Royal Welcome, IV
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 *A Gathering of Shadows*, IV: Londons Calling, I
3. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, III: Changing Tides, I
4. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, IV: Londons Calling, II
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, VII: Intersections, II
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 *A Gathering of Shadows*, VIII: The *Essen Tasch*, IV
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 *A Gathering of Shadows*, VIII: The *Essen Tasch*, I
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, IX: Collision Course, I
9. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, IV: Londons Calling, III
10. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, Bonus short story: "The Consequence of Triumph"
11. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, VII: Intersections, I
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, VII: Intersections, III
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, X: Catastrophe, VI
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, IX: Collision Course, II
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 *A Gathering of Shadows*, X: Catastrophe, III
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, VIII: The *Essen Tasch*, III
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 *A Gathering of Shadows*, VIII: The *Essen Tasch*, V
18. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, VIII: The *Essen Tasch*, III-V
19. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, IX: Collision Course, I-II
20. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, IX: Collision Course, III-IV
21. ↑ *A Gathering of Shadows*, VI: Impostors, V

1. ↑ While it is known that Kisimyr is a dual, both a waterworker and an earthworker, it is unknown which element she used against Losen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 While it is unknown which arena it was, the matches between Alucard and Jinnar, Kamerov and Kisimyr were fought in the same one.