Chapter 2: Aggressive negotiations
((We were only missing a few statements and I was a bit hyped, so I went ahead and played out the duels. The ones missing out - Aedan and Deaghaidh, I think - they may still make claims and get to fight Urgk if they want))
((Also, thumbs up for your magnificent Cavemannish, everyone))
In the days following the death of the Old One, many stronk and young men saw their chance to seize power and become the new Old One. The most ambitious and brave lot was among the Stone People. In this group, there were frequent brawls and fights among both males and females. Orm was the first one to claim the position as the next Old One, but he was soon challenged by Alro. The fight started out with some yelling and chest thumping, and the others gathered around to watch. Soon, though, the two opponents started picking up stones and hurling them at each other, so people pulled a bit away and watched from a safe distance. Eventually, Alro tired of throwing stones, so he charged Orm and pushed him over. Orm yielded, and the bystanders started yelling “Alro! Alro! Alro Stronk!”.
This deterred most contenders, but not Urgk, who had already fought and beaten Ogg in a fight. Once again, stones and rocks whistled about the ears of the two rivals and the bystanders. Alro hit Urgk several times on the shoulders and torso, while Urgk didn’t make one single proper hit. This made him very angry and he started hurling his rocks harder and harder. Just when the bystanders were beginning to think the Alro would win this fight too, one of Urgk’s rocks hit Alro on the forehead, making a terrible cracking sound. His body fell to the ground. Everyone hurried over to see how bad it was, but Alro wouldn’t move.
In the other encampment, there was less fighting. Most people regarded Lerr as the best candidate for becoming the next Old One. Together with his buddies, he quickly established himself as the new alpha, without having to do any one-on-one duels.
Now that the two groups had gotten new leaders, only one question remained; would the two groups ever be reunited or would the new Old Ones go each their own way?
Player Actions:
Urgk has gained the trait “Strength”, making him a fierce opponent in duels.
He is now the leader of the Stone People. If anyone still wants to challenge him to a fight, go ahead and issue a challenge as per the updated duel rules in the OP. Also, check out the second post; a player and faction listing will be up shortly.
Lerr is now the leader of the Fist Band - he hasn’t fought anyone in one-on-one combat, but if someone (like for instance LatinKaiser and BelgiumRuler) still wants to take him on despite his supporters, please issue a challenge as per the new dueling rules. He might call in his buddies though, that’s why I want you to follow the updated proceedings.
We have also had our second death in this story. Sorry about that, Kaisersohaib, hope you didn’t get too attached to Alro! Everyone else survived, although their pride may be wounded.
The new alphas, or Old Ones as seems to be a synonym (you may also use make names for the factions, they are rather silly as it is),
must send me orders regarding what you want your respective groups to do - see “Orders” in the OP. Also, if you want to reunite the groups, I want to know how you want to do it!
Deadline: Tomorrow at 23:00 GMT