Travel Log: Tournament of Champions

Researching spells and gathering spell components was never easy. More so if the items you are looking for might be located in a different plane. I was currently lookign for the able to trace the Cryptic command spell and finally traced it one of the mountain mages willig to trade for it. That's what brought me to Lorwyn.

It was evident why the mountain mages would head down as some sort of festivities and a tournament was beilng held in one of the towns.

I quietly watched the proceedings, while continuing my search for the mountain mage. Even with the help of mind reading, it was still difficult to find one particular mage in the large throngs of people there.

I eventually persuaded the mage to part with his spell, which allowed me to watch the tournament itself. A lot of fights were happening but the main fight was between the smaller fold or what the natives called the kithkin.

From what I've learned, the kithkin of Lorwyn are peaceful farmers, but are fierce warriors when provoked. Their society is based on a type of collective consciousness called the thoughtweft. The thoughtweft connects the kithkin by a kind of empathic web, allowing them to share their emotions and thoughts, making them very effective in battle cooperation. They are quite superstitious, and their magic is often powder-based. Everything that is of cultural importance, like stories and customs, are found in the Book of Kith and Kin. Kithkin knights and soldiers ride into battle on springjacks, which they also raise for their wool and meat.

Physically, Lorwyn kithkin are shorter than their Dominarian counterparts, with stout bodies and thick limbs. Their faces are round and almost pumpkin-like, with highly expressive features.

One particular kithkin warrior emerged as a victor who goes by the name "Profeta". He seems to be a leader of sorts of in one of the native kithkin communities, but I did not stay to find out as I needed to head back to the Blind Eternities and back to my tasks.