As much as Kaj would have loved to linger longer at the bonfires, enjoying the company of his fellows and rebuilding bridges between himself and Destrier, the sunny stallion had his own duties to fulfill and competitions to direct. So with a regretful, but sincere smile, the man turned and strode away from his friends and family and back to the starting line for the flighted treetop course. It had been his idea, especially when Parelia had come up with the equine and unicorn race. He was not judgmental enough to restrain it to mere pegasi, for there were surely other methods of flight, but it was something he was excited to take part in nonetheless.

The creation of this particular competition had been one of the hardest, dedicated solely to the fact that it was in the air. Kaj and the other pegasus residents had kicked snow off every tree that was used in the race, and for where the trees had ended placed landmarkers so the contestants could find the general direction. Kaj was eager to watch the race, though a part of him also wanted to participate in it. It reminded him of his storm-filled flight with Cirrus, and he wondered with a distracting warmth in his chest whether she would be there for the event.

Not that he wanted to see her racing or anything...surely not.

"Pegasi and all flighted creatures! Gather round, we are hosting an aerial racing competition!" Vocals boomed out across the fields, hoping to draw a few from the nearby surroundings, perhaps even those who had followed him from the bonfire. He awaited their arrival before he jutted his muzzle at the start of the course behind him, noted by felled logs in a straight line. "Welcome, everyone. The course begins here. The rules are simple, you will follow the snowless trees and then the landmarkers beyond those, until you finally circle back to this spot." Kaj tapped the ground with a forehoof for emphasis, eyes bright with excitement. "Be careful though, there will be random events and diversions that await you! You cannot physically harm any of your fellow competitors, but magic is otherwise free reign if you want to try and boost your own chances or cut those of another!"

Backing away to where Kaj would be standing for the event while they started off (where he would then be hovering in the middle of the circle, keeping a watch on all of them) the golden brute nodded his head at the logs. "You will have a running start, and these logs will be your launch aids. Now, take your positions," Kaj lifted a hoof to point towards the drawn line in the snow a handful of yards away from the logs. He waited until they were all gathered, and then lifted his wings as high and vertical as he could manage.

"Ready? START!"

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Welcome to Treetop Turbulence, the flighted/pegasus race! There are no physical obstacles in this race, but NPC will be visiting you for a little mischievous fun! Magic is allowed to either improve your own character's chances or hurt someone else's (or who knows, aid someone else!) All magic uses HAVE TO HAVE A TARGET, as the success will be dice rolled. There will be a 1/3 chance of success, and a success means that target will be set back one space after all the initial NPC rolls.

NPC will be a randomized list of all participants, and those who get either evens or odds for that event will either move forward or back. Those with specific numbers will remain in the same position. There will be no eliminations. The numbers will be out of 6, and the specific numbers will change each new NPC round. Those who are targeted by magic

Have fun! Hopefully any questions can be answered OOC via Skype, or you will see how this all works itself out in the race!

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