Yes, that's right, the artistic, literary, and tradeskill entries for
the Tournament of the Ages have finally been judged. I apologize
profusely for how long it has taken to wrap up the tournament. A
combination of health issues and the fact that there were well over 100
excellent entries to read, view, and judge, have delayed me immensely.

The points for the winners have been assigned, credits distributed, and
Ysabel was the overall winner of the Arts category and has earned
herself the Hand of the Creator.

The winners are:

Artisanal
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1st - Eclipse, by Kraeyn
2nd - The Silver Tree, by Ysabel
3rd - A Glimmer of Hope, by Aleutia
4th - The Red Carnival, by Skye
5th - Poppy Attack!, by Rayalan

Literary
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1st - The Silver Tree, by Ysabel
2nd - Submission, by Ren (and so creatively named!)
3rd - In The Name, by Rayalan
4th - The Return of Lyria's Howl, by Ysaviel
5th - Year of Nightmares, by Skye

Tailoring
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1st - Sekhir's silvered pearl-grey velvet cloak
2nd - Laaryet's tapestry coat of garnet velvet
3rd - Ysaviel's sable velvet and silk tulle skirt
4th - Penelope's tapesty of a pirate child

Metalworking
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1st - Marisa's elegant cane of etched gold
2nd - Kaelli's frost marked glaive
3rd - Penelope's gilded honeysuckle chest of sinn
4th - Joran's crimson runed silver broadsword

Woodcraft
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1st - Marisa's comfortable silk hammock
2nd - Arienne's twilight rose inlayed brush
3rd - Laaryet's candle-lit stained glass bookcase
4th - Rayalan's overgrown ivy trellis bench

Jewelry
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1st - Laaryet's perfumed torc of frosted glass
2nd - Marisa's silver elemental bracelet
3rd - Ixielle's golden circlet of garnet dewdrops
4th - Penelope's sapphire and diamond tiara

Masonry
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1st - Rayalan's floral songbird fountain
2nd - Skye's magnificent fountain of cranes
3rd - Brydian's statue of Aesir
4th - Faelana's sand-filled tactician's desk

Cooking
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1st - Rayalan's crystalline snowflake mint
2nd - Karr's slow-roasted nymph tongue
3rd - Elizabell's plate of buttermilk crumpets
4th - Skye's large oyster shaped cake

The winning literary and artistic entries can be viewed at
http://www.imperian.com/irex/artbard/.

The winning tradeskill entries have all been placed in a small trophy
section created in the ruins of Caanae, attached to the library.

I'm still working on the code that will facilitate the 1v1 tournament,
as there are just too many entrants to manage by hand. I will post about
that as soon as it's ready.

Penned by my hand on the 18th of Vita, in the year 583 AD.