The Dun'ilsar is a traditional sylvan inter-clan competition, in which the clans compete against each other for honor and glory. That sylvan tradition was brought to Puddlbey by E'las Loth'mon Ferindril, and has since become one of the most exciting and longest running contests in the lands.

Today, my clan challenged the Order of the White Elephant to a contest of skill, hoping to improve our ranking within the Dun'ilsar ladder. For the contest we chose the Hunter challenge, in which one member from each of the clans is designated the "Hunter", and is given 3 puddle hours to slay the greatest variety of monsters possible. The rest of the clan members can either aid their Hunter, or hinder the opposing team's Hunter.

For the challenge we chose our Clan Lord Fleming to be our Hunter, and the dwarf Charlos was chosen as the Hunter for OWE. Before the start of the challenge, both of our clans gathered in the Puddleby park and lined up to begin. Then, on the word of the dwarf Torin, the contest was begun!

The contest begins!

The first destination for ELF was the Lily Pond, where we hoped to find a large variety of critters. However, a number of members from OWE followed us to LP in an effort to distract us.

Once we reached the Lily Pond, OWE set up a formidable wall of pretzels and kudzu in the narrow entrance to the Pond. Thus, while our Hunter Fleming was off hunting, the rest of us were furiously cutting down kudzu, and eating our way through boxes of pretzels.

OWE sets up a Pretzel Wall

Lucikily, we were able to clear most of the fortifications by the time Fleming was done in LP, foiling OWE's plans. Having been unsuccessful in their efforts to distract us, OWE ceased following us, and returned to aid their own Hunter. Meanwhile, our clan made its way to the Myrm Hive.

Hunting in the Hive soon proved to be disasterous. We soon became split up in the twisted passages of the Hive, and several of my clanmates became lost. Then, in the Queen's Chamber, we lost all three of our Fighters while fighting the the Queen Myrm, leaving only our healers up.

Trouble in the Hive

It took us quite a while to extricate ourselves from the mess, and afterwards we struggled to make up for the lost time. We headed from the Hive to the Bear Cave, then hit the River Tunnel and Wurm Cave. From there we worked our way south through the beaches, and made a quick stop at the Meshra Cave and Marsh.

Then, with 40 puddle minutes of the contest remaining, we made our way to the West T'rool Mines. Most of us did not make it that far, but Fleming managed to reach the T'rool mines by himself, and added a number of T'rools, 'Dews, and cave critters to our already long list of slain monsters. Then the time ran out for the contest, and we returned to park to tally up our counts.

Tallying up the kills for both of the Hunters proved to be a long and suspensful task, even with the aid of the helpful Scribia. Finally, after a series of very long minutes, Fleming announced the results: OWE 74, ELF 64. We had lost the Dun'ilsar.

OWE wins the Dun'ilsar contest

Still, it was a very exciting and close contest. The beauty of Dun'ilsar is that there are no losers, as long as everyone has fun. OWE is now considering challenging the Clan of the Rising Claw for the top spot in the Dun'ilsar ladder, and ELF is working on a challenge against the Dwarven Millitia. Tav'riel Dun'ilsar! For the Glory of all Clans!