Season one mektoub races! Win great prizes!

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From the end of July through October, you are invited to participate in the first season of mektoub races. A new race session will be add each week in one of the four countries of Atys. An NPC can be found near each starting point and will supply explanations on the race and rewards that you might win.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers of each race:

- 1st place: 3 points + assortment of goodies
- 2nd place: 2 points + assortment of goodies
- 3rd place: 1 point + assortment of goodies

For the Legendary race, the "Race of the Dragon", points will be doubled.

Finally, a reward will be given to the three top racers who have collected the most points throughtout the race season:

- 1st place: 3 months subscription to Ryzom and some goodies sent by mail.
- 2nd place: 2 months subscription to Ryzom.
- 3rd place: 1 month subscription to Ryzom.

How does a race work?

To participate in a race you must ride your mektoub and be sure that you have enough haybales to complete the race. The start, each waypoint, and finish line are represented by flags similar to outpost banners.

You can start the race at your leisure from the time the race is activated to the end of the session, which lasts approximately one week.

To start a race, you must right-click on the Start flag, and choose "Start". The race and your chronometer will begin from this interaction.

After you have started your run, you will have to interact with and validate each waypoint by right-clicking on the flag and choosing the waypoint indication. All waypoints must be passed in proper order and you will receive a message indicating the registration of the waypoint.

If you get the message "You have missed a waypoint somewhere; retrace your steps.", it means that you have missed validating a waypoint and you will need to validate the missed waypoint to continue the race. For example, if you attempt to validate Waypoint 3 without validating Waypoint 2, you must retrace your steps!

The run will end when you validate the Finish flag by right- clicking on it and choosing "Finish". Your time and your ranking will then appear on the board.

You can start the race as many time as you wish, only your best time will be kept.

The final ranking of winners of each session will be posted here.

Races calendar:

Races are rated with four difficulty levels:

* Easy
** Medium
*** Hard
**** Legendary

Rewards are commensurate to the difficulty of the race.

Races will be available Tuesday from 09:00 GMT untili approximately 04:00 GMT Monday.

Race of the Witherings (from 20th July to 8th August) :

- Race of the Initiate * : from Tuesday 20th to Sunday 25th July.
- Race of the Sage ** : from Tuesday 27th July to Sunday 1st August.
- Race of the Enlightened *** : from Tuesday 3rd to Sunday 8th August.

The start of Witherings races is at the South Gate of Zora.

Race of the Burning Desert (from 10th to 29th August) :

- Race of the Dunes * : from Tuesday 10th to Sunday 15th August.
- Race of the Celiakos ** : from Tuesday 17th to Sunday 22nd August.
- Race of Sharükos *** : from Tuesday 24th to Sunday 29th August.

The start of Burning Desert races is at the Cerakos Gate in Pyr.

Race of the Verdant Heights (from 31st August to19th September) :

- Race of the Botanists * : from Tuesday 31st August to Sunday 5th September.
- Race of the Herena ** : from Tuesday 7th to Sunday 12th September.
- Race of the Karan *** : from Tuesday 14th to Sunday 19th September.

The start of Verdant Heights races is in front of the Yrkanis entrance.

Race of Aeden Aqueous (from 21st September to 10th October) :

- Race of the Quiet Waters * : from Tuesday 21st to Sunday 26th September.
- Race of the Taliari ** : from Tuesday 28th September to Sunday 3rd October.
- Race of the Federation *** : from Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th October.

The start of Aeden Aqueous races is beside the stable of Fairhaven.

Legendary: The Race of the Dragon ****

The start will be at Fairhaven. The race will be available from Tuesday 12th October at 09:00 GMT to Sunday 17th October at 20:00 GMT, followed by an event that will close the race season.

Enjoy the summer on Ryzom!

Rules:

• No support will be given in case of mektoub death. Getting your mektoub to the starting location is your responsibility. In case of trouble with the application, directly contact an event manager or submit a support ticket.
• Teleportation is forbidden.
• Any exploits found in the system should be reported and are not grounds for disqualification.
• Prizes are per server and each community will have three winners for each session and the season.
• The Ryzom team reserves the right to cancel, invalidate or reject the participation of a player for failure to comply with the rules, unfair play behavior, or disrespect of the Terms of Use of Ryzom.