Steigei's V BoeBaes Clinks Match
It wasn't until the day of the clinks game, held on the home team turf in the frozen mountaintops of The Mioiarann Mountains that they realized the Steigeis were a group of Steisen Giants. The rules of Clinks were not formally set up in Kingdom of Steisen by this time, and as such, many many accidents took place against the Boebaes, resulting in two team members losing their lives.
It was as a direct answer to this match that the official rules and regulations for Clinks were created, as well as the CAB.
The Conflict
Prelude
From 507 to 510 the BoeBaes, the all female halfling Clanks throwing professional group from Boegraan, were undefeated champions of Clanks. They had traversed from the ice shores of The Outlands to the surrounding areas of Magicians Reservoir. Considered the greatest throwers in Ekklisia, they were challenged to a game of Clanks to a new team in the Kingdom of Steisen, known as the Steigei.
Unbenownst to the BoeBaes, the Steigei were a group of Frost Giants looking to make a name for themselves in their own version of Clanks, using boulders instead. As the BoeBaes were confident in their victories, especially after a recent victory against the Spearmen, a group of mixed race in the outlands, they took the offer without checking into it.
Deployment
Battlefield
The Steigei informed them of the regional rules of Clinks, differing by the type and size of the hole, that if a Clink covered a hole, it had to be knocked off of the hole in order for opponents to score, and that any hold on a Clink counts. Deciding to try and get through the match as quickly as possible, Laural agreed to the terms and allowed both parties to play.
Conditions
The Engagement
On the seccond toss, the Steigeis grabbed their boulders, and spinned around as much as they could and tossed their boulders, this time flinging the boulders in a massivly random pattern away from the hole. Because the Steigeis all flung backwards, they got to perform their third throw.
On the third throw, the Steigeis managed to get one of the boulders onto the hole, allowing them their eventual victory. Lop however, completely missed his throw, intentionally or not, and his boulder landed directly on top of Emilia, Yinny and Yanny. This completely threw the game into Chaos as Yinny and Emilia were killed instantly by the impact, while Yanni died very quickly due to the injuries they sustained, potentially due to shock. Laural and Linda immediately tried to call off the game, but the Steigei's refused, demanding that they be allowed a fair game according to their rules, and that nobody would leave until at least one Clink on the BoeBaes side was sunk.
Laural was the first to act, with the both of them trying to get into the hole as quickly as they could. However, even with the new results of the rules, neither of them could pick up the boulder covering the hole. Both of them took turns instead using their tosses to try and smash through the boulder, or the ground beneath it as quickly as they could, using their Clinks as very poor shovels. During this process, Laural lost all feeling and movement in her legs, suffering from extreme frostbite during the 22 hours they spent digging out the Clink hole. Linda made an estimated 2374 throws during the match to create a large enough hole to sink her clink into.
With the first hole finally having been completed by the BoeBaes, they became eligible to Forfit, and as the last conscious member, Linda agreed to a forfeit, allowing the Steigei's the "championship." To which Linda dragged Laural back to Geburtszwerg to get treatment for their frostbitten legs.
Outcome
The giants had a bounty placed on their head, which stood for 31 days, until they were defeated. The final bounty was 3470gp, split five ways between a group of adventurers from Drakenvalds adventurers guild.
Aftermath
Belligerents
BoeBaes
Steigeis
Strength
Emilia Whitefin, Mathmatics
Yinny Hovelhearth, Strongwoman
Yanny Hovelhearth, Strongwoman
Laural Reedleaves, Captain
Freignar, Bruiser
Lop, Slammer
Ulran, Denial
Aedrin, Distractor
Casualties
Yinny Hovelhearth, death by Boulder
Yanny Hovelhearth, death by Shock due to boulder
Laural Reedleaves, Legs amputated due to frostbite (Fixed in Geburtszwerg)
Linda Lakeshore, nerve damage due to frostbite, incapable of playing professional Clinks again.
My goodness. I feel sorry for the BoeBaes. They really had no chance at all. I love your take on this prompt, and enjoyed reading about it!
Many in Pondera agreed with your opinion, which is why the Steigeis were hunted down and killed by adventurers within a few months of the match taking place. Not all is bad either, were it not for the BoeBaes loss, Clinks would never have formed the rules that were created to protect members of the public, allowing everyone to enjoy the game without fear of death.
I suppose there was a silver lining after all. :)