Honor Battle

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An old custom of two fighters pairing off to fight each other durring any battle.

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Ancient "Traditional" Avalon

"When I first visited Avalon, in 1998, I was introduced to honor battles by Sir Karnac one of the Knights of Avalon. An Honor Battle began when a fighter extened their sword, or weapon, out in the air at a distance that another fighter could just barley tap it with their weapon, and say "Honor" or make a statement offering an Honor Battle to the other combatant like "Sir Winfang would you fight me in Honor Combat". If the other fighter wished to engage in the honor battle they would tap the offering fighters blade and say "Honor" or another salutation that they agree to and Honor Battle. This was a verbal agreement between the fighters that they were going to fight each other alone. If one of their teamates were to interfear they would warn their opponent and team mate not to interfear with their personal battle. The two fighters would then engage until one of the two were defeated or conceded. If for some reason one of the fighters teamates were to backstab or attack and defeat one of the honor battle fighters it was understood that the fighter left standing would have been shamed by his own team mate and actualy turncoat and engage his team mate that had robbed him the chance of a clean victory agaist his opponent he had engaged in honor with. " - Madog


Growth and Development

Since the initial concepts of Honor battles started some misunderstandings and traditional gripes have been made over them.

Honor Battles Dos not mean you can't attack them

Just becasue two fighters are in an honor battle does not mean that you can not attack the fighter on the other side. Some Marshals have accidentaly, or purposely, called fighters dead because they attacked and killed someone who was engaged in an honor battle. This is wrong, marshal's are not on the battlefield to make sure honor battles are maintained one fighter vursus another and interfearing actualy.

For the Beggining not the End

Many fighters consider Honor battles to be a beggining or possibly the middle of the battle occurance. Imagine 2 leaders pairing off their armies behind them fighting it out to see which one of the leaders is strongest. Unfortunatly sometimes the last person left fighting a group of people will be offered Honor. Some view this situation as dishonorable, specificly when done durring large field battles. The opinion is that when 100 people are laying on the ground dead, (sometimes in snow or rain) they want to see one side victoriouse quickly instead of watching 1 fighter fight one on one against 5 other fighters dragging out the battle and the time they are stuck lying on the ground. Some fighters believe this practice of widdling the outnumberd team down by "Honoring" the last 5 guys as plain out dumb, and a point of dishonor .

Points of Honor Durring

Sometimes durring honor battles fighters will take Points of Honor against each other. This is not neccissary, but most observers will make the comment audible to everyone present "Good Honor" when this occurs durring Tournament play or while watching an Honor battle.

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