Komite

The Komite, or Imperial Tournament was a tournament held in Shou Lung.

Description
The Komite was the ultimate contest for most martial artists. Fought to the death was no required but all time many contestants perished. The challenge came from facing the best fighters of all styles from throughout the Empire and even from foreign countries. Contestants joined the Komite for the challenge, the prestige of competing and surviving, for the honor, and-for a very few of the best-the glory of winning. Only a very selected group of a few dozen of the martial artists who competed really expected to win. And only was will success. The winner and those finishing below him or her become celebrities. Their names will be known throughout the Empire and beyond. Poems will be written about their skill and valor. Every temple and school opened its doors to them. Wherever they went, they were treated with the greatest respect. This prestige, earned by the winners and reflected upon their families and everyone around them-their schools, teachers, students- was the true goal for most of the contestants, more valuable than even the prize of 2,000 chien traditionally given to the champion.

History
The Komite was a tournament held by Shou emperors. The last komite was held in circa 1298 DR. In 1358 the tournament will be held in Chu Yuan province, in the city of Suijeng, 206 miles south of Chutung, the provincial capital. The actual contest will be fought at the Temple of True Enlightenment, just outside the city on the road to Saibo. The temple had normally held an annual tournament starting from around 1258 DR. In 1358 arrived officers from the Imperial Court proclaiming that this would become the next Imperial Tournament, the Komite Suijeng.