The Trial By Fire Tornament will be held once a month on or around the 15th of each month. The exact date shall be shown in the calander and reminders will be posted via BBS as the date draws near each month. We will no longer be splitting the ranks at the Star Commander level. All ranks from 2nd Mechwarrior to Star Colonel will compete in the same Tournament.

The settings will be C4, 1.00 gravity, normal temp, radar off. The actual planetary setting will be chosen by the Volunteer Observer at the time of the drop but will be restricted to team specific planets. All Warriors will battle in Stormcrows. Any warriors wishing to take part must announce their intentions to participate by e-mail to KV-LordNem or KV-Lord Bull no later than four (4) days prior to the event.

Once all entrants have gathered, the Tourney moderator will pair of the initial wings. These teams will then battle against each other in honourable combat to five (5) kills on the HUD. The winners will be the team that has the most combined kills at that point. Once the first round of battles are complete, the winning teams will switch wings and advance to the next round of competition. When the final round of team competition is complete, the winning pair will drop in a 1 on 1 battle to determine the Trial By Fire Tournament winner.

In the event that an odd number of warriors are participating, the tourney moderator will take one of the first round losing warriors, chosen at random, and pair that person off with the non-paired entrant. In the event that there are not enough entrants to perform winged contests (less than 4 warriors present) the tourney will be cancelled for that month.

Once a winner has been declared, that warrior will recieve the "Trial By Fire" Crest to be added to their profile and also will be allowed to add "Elite" to his/her rank title. (for example: Star Commander Elite) This elite status will remain with the warrior throughout their career with Knights Of Valor.

NOTE: DFA's are not to be employed during the tournament. All teams are expected to rely on "normal" battle skills and teamwork.

-All Mechs are to be C-4 Crows

-All mechs used must have warriors name on them to avoid confusion

-Drop in teams of 2 with an observer

-Winners advance, but switch Wings with new Opponents

-Final battle is between winning wing 1-1

-All battles will be to 5 kills on the HUD.

-Combined total kills at this point will determine the winning team

-No swearing or behavior unbecomming of a Knight will be tolerated

-Any and all disputes will be brought to the Tourni Moderator.

-All decisions by the Tourney Moderator shall be final.

Settings For Tourni:

-All battles will be C4 Stormcrows

-Gravity will be set at 1.00 & Radar will be off

-All battles will be held in a normal temp environment

-Local will be picked randomly by Observer but must be a team specific locale