A Day of Practice, Shopping, and Arena Sparring

Journal Entry: July 1, 2026
Location: Olni
Title: A Day of Practice, Shopping, and Arena Sparring

Started the day taking care of various tasks around the house and sorting through new clothing and animation settings. Took a trip out to pick up a few items, including testing out a few new Bento animation overrides to get everything set up just right. Also made a quick run to the bank in Olni to deposit 9 copper.

Later in the afternoon, I headed down to the arena to spectate the practice spars. A good crowd gathered around the sands, including Falconer McKeenan, Cid Vicious, Eridain, Argal Drokan, Boogie Ryu, and several others. Watching the warriors go through five rounds of individual spars and team matches was quite exciting. They wrapped up with a traditional Haka chant, horn call, and military salutes to Olni, Ubar Jarek, and Lucy. It was a spirited display of martial skill and city pride to end the day.

To Do:

• Finish configuring animation HUDs.

• Keep preparing materials for next Tuesday's discussion class.

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Meeting Notes: Olni Arena Sparring Practice

• Event Type: Combat Practice & Sparring

• Location: Olni Arena / Sands

• Participants: Falconer McKeenan, Cid Vicious (cid1010), Eridain, Argal Drokan (moreira.ballinger), Boogie Ryu (boogie.aeghin), Aisha (maeve.wisent), Libbi (liberty.luckstone), Ledia (rhysha), Tura (jalanihermosa), Fire (rosina3), Lilith Koskinen-Ryu (lilithlloxingly), Kati Evans

• Summary of Matches & Spars:

  • 1-on-1 Matches:

    • Argal Drokan vs. Cid Vicious (Argal took early rounds; Cid took key returns)

    • Boogie Ryu vs. Eridain (Boogie won consecutive rounds; Eridain noted shield issues early on)

    • Falconer McKeenan vs. Argal Drokan (Falconer took multiple rounds)

    • Cid Vicious vs. Boogie Ryu (Divided rounds)

    • Falconer McKeenan vs. Eridain (Falconer captured multiple rounds)

    • Argal Drokan vs. Boogie Ryu (Mixed outcomes; reminder issued regarding no bows during sword spars)

  • Team & Last Man Standing Spars:

    • Team match featuring Boogie & Cid vs. Argal & Eridain.

    • Concluded with a "Last Man Standing" free-for-all round.

• Closing Rituals:

  • Performance of the Haka chant.

  • Horn signal blown by Eridain.

  • Warrior salute ("Honor and Steel! Honor above all!" / "Lo Rarius Civitatii Olni!").

  • Shouts honoring the city of Olni, Ubar Jarek, and Lucy. Falconer noted solid pair coordination and improvement from Eridain during the sessions.