Rat Wars

Order of the White Rose Rat Wars Finals

Rat Wars are the finals hosted by the Order of the White Rose within Zoluren, which allows entrants of all races and guilds with fighting rats who are coming from all provinces within Elanthia to compete for prizes. Up to four qualifiers called Rodent Rabble #1-4 will determine who will be in the finals. Rats are divided into 5 divisions, and are reassessed before every fight, to determine division placement. Once a rat qualifies with its handler, it remains qualified with that same handler, but may be moved to a different division based on its upgrades.

• Upcoming Date: March 2, 2024 (Only 3 Rodent Rabbles #1-3 before next year.)
• Upcoming Qualifier Dates: Dec. 9, 2023; Jan. 6, 2024; Feb. 3, 2024
• Previous Dates: March 4, 2023; February 5, 2022
• Location: Gaethrend's Court, Barroom
• Host: Order of the White Rose, Argentocoxa
• Upcoming Gift: TBA
• Previous Gift: a blue-dappled prereni leather war belt riveted with blued-steel and diamond studs.

Chart abbreviations: Q=Qualified, NS=No Show for Finals.

Currently Qualified by Division for the next Rat Wars in 2024, & previously qualified for 2023, but NS for Finals. Still qualified for the following year's finals. (Divisions are subject to change based on upgrade changes of rats):

Div. 1-

Div. 2-Thires' sore-riddled plague rat;

Div. 3- Ikevindy's kink-tailed Albarian, Ishcah's long-tailed agouti, Raikage's lean rat w/gold eyes, Zeylinn's grizzled brown rat;

Div. 4-

Div. 5-

Note: All metal forged and tempered weapons, shields or armor for Win (1st), Place (2nd), Show (3rd) prizes were crafted and donated by Gwenddolyn.

Rules

Division Registration Reqs:

• Contestants must register by the deadline or forfeit their chance to compete in that night's fights.

• Contestants will one by one drop their rat when instructed to determine what division they will compete in.

• Contestants' rats will fight until one of them retreats and jumps back into their sack, ending the battle. If more than two rats are in any match, the order of their retreat will determine their order of finish.

• Winners of each division will Roshambo, or choose numbers, to determine the order of prize selection.

Rat Wars finals results from March 4, 2023:

Bracket	Winner	2nd Place	3rd Show	Prizes
Division 1 (0-1 upgrades)	Scrounger	Nawain	None	1st - a haralun throwing dagger inlaid w/ a black pearl rat, 2nd - a steel bar mace w/ a tempered head.
Division 2 (2-3 upgrades)	Elizzibiana	Golameth	Eskila	1st - a simple glaes parry stick w/ a tempered finish, 2nd - a steel throwing spike w/ a tempered blade, 3rd - a darkstone nightstick w/ a tempered finish.
Division 3 (4-5 upgrades)	Mewawl	None	None	1st - a haralun nightstick embellished w/ white gold roses.
Division .4 (6-7 upgrades)	Sonatina	None	None	1st - a light haralun throwing axe inlaid w/ a black pearl rat.
Division 5 (8+ upgrades)	None	None	None	None.

Rat Wars finals results from February 5, 2022:

Bracket	Winner	2nd Place	3rd Show	Prizes
Division 1 (0-1 upgrades)	Gwenddolyn	None	Lenko,Mentha,Scrounger(all 3 Q,NS)	1st- re-donated her prize back to next finals.
Division 2 (2-3 upgrades)	Eskila	Argentocoxa	Golameth,Slacor(both Q,NS)	1st- a rosewood forester's longbow inlaid w/ a black-pearl rat
Division 3 (4-5 upgrades)	Keirran	Tweedee	Boam	1st- a light darkstone throwing axe embellished w/ white-gold roses, 2nd- a dashing hip-length swordsman's cape lined in lush brown otter fur, & some brown fur-lined leather gloves w/ brass buckles to cinch the wrists. Other Div 3 contestants were: Admantavious,Zeylinn(both Q,NS).
Division 4 (6+ upgrades)	Zymi	Grenhart(Q,NS)	None	1st- a studded darkstone nightstick embellished w/ white-gold roses