"Can you feel it, Marquis? The lingering aroma of once unknown sensations. Not for us of course, but rather for them. I at times envy their blissful ignorance, but then promptly remember that this feeling is not inherent to either you or me. Speaking honestly, I wouldn't want to be one of your naive toys that you love to play with either... How about you, would you like to savor that same prey again? To remind yourself of what it was like back then?... Just as it always was, but yet somehow different... Don't you wish to once again stroll through the beloved Crossroads and reminisce about the past? Occasionally, the road leading forward takes a detour - only to remind us of what once seemed important..."
Lords and Ladies! Diverting your thoughts from what’s imminent, you are suddenly pulled by the beckoning of a mysterious place known as the "Crossroads". Each one of you has the right to respond to it in order to personally experience the fragments of ancient and long-forgotten secrets. If you are not afraid to make choices and face their consequences, then this combat challenge is especially for you!
Addendum ¹101 to the Participation Agreement:
1) All Lords and Ladies of Combat level 5 and above are invited to participate.
2) Permitted equipment is shop artifacts. Enchantments have no effect.
3) You are allowed to fight only with your personal army. Faction skills and talents are fully functional.
4) As opponents, you will face the armies and units of various official and unofficial factions.
5) Battles can be fought in several different formats. Pay close attention to the surroundings on the map, so as not to miss possible hidden details of current and future battles.
6) All combat encounter points are tied to the location of the ancient mysteries scattered on the map. Each track reveals the secret of some long-forgotten knowledge, and this is a permanent gain to one of your characteristics which will last until the very end of the road. However, the fragility and instability of these mysteries make hesitation not an option: you can only move forward!
7) Important! Each battle stage of the event will offer a fork of two possible paths with different choices of opponents and rewards upon victory. You can only proceed further along one of the proposed routes. Make your choice thoughtfully and deliberately, as EACH defeat will impact the final result."Can you feel it, Marquis? The lingering aroma of once unknown sensations. Not for us of course, but rather for them. I at times envy their blissful ignorance, but then promptly remember that this feeling is not inherent to either you or me. Speaking honestly, I wouldn't want to be one of your naive toys that you love to play with either... How about you, would you like to savor that same prey again? To remind yourself of what it was like back then?... Just as it always was, but yet somehow different... Don't you wish to once again stroll through the beloved Crossroads and reminisce about the past? Occasionally, the road leading forward takes a detour - only to remind us of what once seemed important..."
Lords and Ladies! Diverting your thoughts from what’s imminent, you are suddenly pulled by the beckoning of a mysterious place known as the "Crossroads". Each one of you has the right to respond to it in order to personally experience the fragments of ancient and long-forgotten secrets. If you are not afraid to make choices and face their consequences, then this combat challenge is especially for you!
8) Important! Each victory can yield up to 10 points. Each defeat deducts 1 point from the potential reward for both available battles. But simultaneously, the strength of the corresponding enemy army at this stage will weaken with each defeat. Stages cannot be skipped.
9) A total of 35 battle stages will be available, you can make 3 wins on each. Maximum number of wins: 105.
10) On the first day, only the initial 5 battle stages are available, with an additional 5 stages added each following day.
11) New! Successfully navigating all the branching paths of the 10th stage will unlock a forgotten secret path leading back to the beginning, allowing you to start the journey anew. The number of returns is limited to two. Although all the secrets that have already been found will be forgotten, and their locations will shuffle randomly. Replaying stages that have already been completed will not yield any additional rewards.
12) The event will last for 11 days, through November 22 inclusively.
13) For winning a battle you can receive Hunters’, Mercenaries’, Thieves’ and Watchers’ guild points, as well as: gold, diamonds, creature armaments, elements, Leaders’ guild followers, scrolls of calling, parts of creature stacks and parts of special artifacts:
It will be possible to obtain a total of up to 10 parts of War battleplate, and up to 10 parts of Fear shield from battles. Moreover, up to 10 parts of War battleplate, based on your own event results. In addition, Gray Baron promises to honor the successes of Lords and Ladies with a trophy artifact from his personal collection and grant them a special corresponding achievement. The artifact’s durability will depend on the number of points scored.
Annex ¹101A:
Extremely important! During this event, the “Battle Exhaustion” system is in effect. Starting from the 15th turn of any battle, the Lords’ and Ladies’ talents ‘Mana recovery’ and ‘Spirit link’ will cease to function. The same will hold for the abilities ‘Life drain’ and ‘Battledive’ for the units in the Lords’ and Ladies’ armies. Additionally, all enemy units will gain the ability ‘Attentive’, and an increase in initiative and speed. Notifications corresponding to this exhaustion will appear as a warning 1 turn before and at the onset of exhaustion.
- The top 75 military clans and all their active members will be specially rewarded. Awarding will be based on the final clan ranking, where each clan’s final score will equal to the sum of event points gained by its top 100 members.
- All unblocked Lords and Ladies of successful military clans will be rewarded if they bring at least 900 points to their clan.
- If a Lord or Lady leaves or is evicted from their military clan, the clan loses all of that member’s points. If the member rejoins the clan, their points will be returned to the clan’s score.
- Leaving the clan on the last day of the event and before the award ceremony is forbidden.
- Admission to military clans from the second day of the event is limited to three Lords or Ladies per day.
- Important! Once you achieve over 50 victories in the Crossroads, you will be temporarily unable to join any military clan until the event is over.
Rewards for active members of top-ranking military clans:
| Clan rank | Reward | Glory | | 1 | | 1,500 | | 2 | | 1,300 | | 3 | | 1,100 | | 4 | | 1,000 | | 5 - 8 | | 900 | | 9 - 13 | | 800 | | 14 - 20 | | 600 | | 21 - 30 | | 500 | | 31 - 45 | | 400 | | 46 - 60 | | 250 | | 61 - 75 | | 100 |
Personal rewards for the best 5,000 Leaders based on the number of event points scored:
| Lord/Lady rank | Reward | | 1 - 50 | | | 51 - 100 | | | 101 - 200 | | | 201 - 400 | | | 401 - 650 | | | 651 - 1000 | | | 1001 - 1500 | | | 1501 - 2250 | | | 2251 - 3000 | | | 3001 - 3750 | | | 3751 - 5000 | |
There will be no additional rewards other than those listed in this addendum!
Step into the Crossroads! |
