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: Sat. March 2, 2024 at 8 pm est, registration begins at 7:30 pm est.
- Upcoming Qualifier Dates: Q#4 Sat. Feb. 3, 2024 at 8 pm est, registration begins at 7:30 pm est.
- Previous Dates: March 4, 2023; February 5, 2022 at 8 pm est.
- Location: Gaethrend's Court, Barroom
- Host: Order of the White Rose, Argentocoxa
- Upcoming Gift: a supple sapphire leather journal embossed with a black pearl rat
- 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 are still qualified for the following year's finals. (Divisions are subject to change based on upgrade changes to rats).
Div. 1-Qualified from this season are: Q#1-Katarella's jet-whiskered Albarian rat; Q#2-Sonatina's Rathan rat; Q#4 Jilsica's rugged swamp rat.
Div. 2-Also qualified from the previous season are: Thires' sore-riddled plague rat.
Div. 3- Qualified from this season are: Q#1-Jaelia's blue-grey rat, Keeler's temple rat; Q#2-Crobin's rotund cave rat; Q#4 Mavekaelaja's bushy-tailed packrat. Also qualified from the previous season are: Ikevindy's kink-tailed Albarian, Ishcah's long-tailed agouti, Raikage's lean rat w/ gold eyes, Zeylinn's grizzled brown rat.
Div. 4-Qualified from this season are: Q#2-Eskila's sleek white rat Beanpop; Q#3-Elore'S fuzzy-faced roof rat Pipsqueak.
Div. 5-Qualified from this season is: Q#1-Grenhart's moon-toothed Degu.
Rat Wars finals results from March 2, 2024:
Prize Pools:
1st Place-a Gwenddolyn forged haralun throwing dagger inlaid with a black pearl rat, a Gwenddolyn forged blued steel-studded darkstone nightstick inlaid with a black pearl rat, a Gwenddolyn forged lumium ceremonial shield painted with a battle scene, a Gwenddolyn forged haralun stiletto w/ a tempered blade, a wrist-worn sanowret crystal, a blackened ceremonial spidersilk sheath painted with a battle scene, or a Kurtus forged glaes broadsword w/ a tempered blade.
2nd Place-a lumpy porcelain ocarina shaped like a potato, some fingerless black leather gloves lined with soft squirrel fur, a plush red fox fur cloak with a dark green raw silk lining, a sunshine-yellow silk blouse with tiny black monkeys delicately embroidered on the cuffs, a brass cowbell with a scarlet emerald kingsnake handle, a brazen sunstone suspended from a braided bronze and gold chain, a smoky quartz dragon surrounded by bits of dented cambrinth armor, or a gold and ivory pendant of a brigantine with billowing sails,
| Bracket | Winner | 2nd Place | 3rd Show | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 (0-1 upgrades) | TBA | TBA | None | 1st - TBA, 2nd - TBA, 3rd - TBA. |
| Division 2 (2-3 upgrades) | TBA | TBA | None | 1st - TBA, 2nd - TBA, 3rd - TBA. |
| Division 3 (4-5 upgrades) | TBA | TBA | None | 1st - TBA, 2nd - TBA, 3rd - TBA. |
| Division 4 (6-7 upgrades) | TBA | TBA | None | 1st - TBA, 2nd - TBA, 3rd - TBA. |
| Division 5 (8+ upgrades) | TBA | TBA | None | 1st - TBA, 2nd - TBA, 3rd - TBA. |
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, such as in the finals, 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. |
| 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 |