User:Morderi/Archive/Under Development/The Argent Tournament

Location: Icecrown

The Argent Tournament will begin with the launch of Secrets of Ulduar. The Argent Crusade invites all players to this permanent in-game event to test their abilities against others who oppose the Lich King and his Scourge. Representatives of all ten faction home cities, from Orgrimmar to Stormwind, have travelled to the tournament grounds on the northeastern coast of Icecrown to take part in this event. Anybody who wishes to join in the event is welcome to make the trip to the Argent Pavilion located on the west side of the Argent Tournament grounds and start their journey to become a champion of their factions’ cities while preparing to face the enemy of all living beings.

Getting Started
The Argent Tournament is located on the far northeastern coastline of Icecrown. You can get a free flight here from Jean Pierre Poulain on Krasus' Landing in Dalaran or travel there yourself. Just make sure you pick up the new flight path to make your return trips easier.

Once you arrive, head to the Argent Pavilion tent on the west side of the area. Justicar Mariel Trueheart will welcome you to the event and get you started on your journey to becoming a champion of the tournament. Depending on your faction, you will be directed to either the Silver Covenant Pavilion in the north east or the Sunreaver Pavilion in the south east. You will then be able to pick up quests and begin your training.

Rise to a Champion
While not all of the daily quests here involve mounted combat, it is the focus of the tournament. All participants will begin as an Aspirant and be given quests to let you practice the basic mechanics of mounted combat against target dummies.

Once you have the quests to practice, pick up a lance off one of the racks around the area and hop on the mount outside your respective pavilion to complete them.

Each of the daily quests you complete will reward you with an Aspirant’s Seal. After a couple days of practicing your skills you will be able to gather enough of these seals to challenge an NPC and should you succeed, you will attain the rank of valiant of your race’s respective home city.

As a valiant you will be given a similar set of daily quests to continue your training, but the time for fighting target dummies is over, you will now be facing valiant rank NPCs in the ring.

There are representatives of each city ready to face you. You will also begin using your new mounted combat skills to battle the Scourge!

Each of these daily quests will reward you with a Valiant’s Seal and after enough days of practicing you will be ready for another challenge, if you complete this challenge you will become a champion of your city!

A Champion's Duties
As champions of the Argent Tournament, players will now accept quests directly from members of the Argent Crusade in the Argent Crusade Pavilion; except for death knights who will go the Knight of the Ebon Blade camp next to the construction in the northern area of the grounds.

Champions will have the most challenging daily quests available to them as well as champion rank NPCs to battle against. At this rank the daily quests will provide a new currency called Champion’s Seal. These seals can be used to purchase new epic items, new mounts, or new companions that are available through each city's respective quartermaster. On top of the seals, the daily quests can provide you with either a Champion’s Writ that can be redeemed for city reputation or a Champion’s Purse that contains some extra money to go on top of the regular gold reward for a quest.

You will also have the option of becoming a champion of another city. To do this, you will have to become a valiant for whatever city you pick, but after some more hard work you will be able to prove your dedication to the cause and become a champion again and have access to the new city’s quartermaster along with the previous one.

You will also attain a squire (or gruntling) at the champion rank who will follow you around and display the city (or cities) you have become a champion of!

Wrap Up
The Argent Tournament Grounds also contain profession trainers, daily quests to help goblins build a great structure, and a mystery to solve behind the deaths of some tournament participants along with new mounts, non-combat pets, shirts, and epic items to purchase.

The Argent Tournament challenges you to perfect the art of battle and become one of its champions. If you are brave enough to handle the pressure of the training and honorable enough to take up the cause of the Argent Crusade, head out to Icecrown when Secrets of Ulduar launches!

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