The Peace Tourney

The Peace Tourney is a biennial series of international competitions, held over the span of roughly one Galaedroan month. The Tourney consists of a number of chances for the nations of Galaedros to directly boast their prowess in the arcane and martial arts as well as in artistic and practical endeavors.

Origins
The Peace Tourney evolved from the Elder Peace, agreed upon many centuries ago. From a treaty, it became instead a series of games and challenges between highly regarded champions of the nations. It was initially held on the Elder Isles, but has since moved to a different city for each year it is held.

More recently, the Tourney events have become spread across the lands, with a number of competitions taking place concurrently in different locales. There is usually an epicenter of activity, however, where the opening and closing ceremonies and the most noteworthy events take place. This is typically a nation's capital city.

The Peace Factions
To further level the field -- or perhaps to complicate it instead -- the nations later opted to separate competitors into a number of factions based on their talents and interests. This was originally declared as an attempt at unification across the globe, and to some extent it may have proved effective. The factions are comprised of creatures from across a number of nations and must cooperate to form diplomatic ties and organize their strategy.

List of Factions

 * The Conclave (White/Gold) - Those who compete for the favor of their faith
 * The Burning Heart (Red/Gold) - Those who compete for the protection of those less powerful
 * The Insurrectus (Red/Silver) - Those who compete for the cause of rebellion or statement
 * The Magistrate of Smoke (Silver/Blue) - Those who compete for the advancement of discovery
 * The Wildborne (Green/Blue) - Those who compete for the favor of the natural world
 * The Grave Syndicate (Black/Green) - Those who compete for the order of death and resurrection
 * The Laughing Legion (Black/White) - Those who compete for the thrill of the event