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Catalyst is a small unit comprised of fighters living within the [[Babylon Empire]]. The ethos of Catalyst is of personal growth balancing with unit cohesion. [[Bhakdar]] gathered the founding members at [[Western Wars 7]]. | Catalyst is a small unit comprised of fighters living within the [[Babylon Empire]]. The ethos of Catalyst is of personal growth balancing with unit cohesion. [[Bhakdar]] gathered the founding members at [[Western Wars 7]]. | ||
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cat·a·lyst: a person whose talk, enthusiasm, or energy causes others to be more friendly, enthusiastic, or energetic. | cat·a·lyst: a person whose talk, enthusiasm, or energy causes others to be more friendly, enthusiastic, or energetic. | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 4 August 2011
General Information
Catalyst is a small unit comprised of fighters living within the Babylon Empire. The ethos of Catalyst is of personal growth balancing with unit cohesion. Bhakdar gathered the founding members at Western Wars 7.
Catalyst Unit Charter
cat·a·lyst: a person whose talk, enthusiasm, or energy causes others to be more friendly, enthusiastic, or energetic.
We focus on simple, proper principles to ensure long-term unit success:
1) Maintain balance between pursuing life dreams & sword-fighting
2) Contribute to local & regional sword-fighting culture through social leadership (event coordination, service, teach newbs, etc.)
3) Embody a truly local/regional unit ethos, intentionally blending a balanced, diverse, and moderate sized roster.
4) Encourage skill growth & skill diversity. Intentionally seek a mix of weapon specializations, leadership styles, and craft abilities. (battle command, weapon construction, garb, art, armor, music)
5) Actively contribute your gifts & abilities to Catalyst and Belegarth!
6) Be present at local practices , unit retreats & regional events!
7) Embrace the theme of Sacred Balance in our personal lives, in Belegarth, and in our garb and unit appearance
“Work hard, play hard, live your passion”
Catalyst is a unit local to the Babylonian Empire focused on being agents of change and creative development in foam fighting. They share a common mission of excelling and diversifying their own skills, training future generations of leaders, and contributing their creative crafts and talents to Belegarth. Catalyst, emerging from Western Wars 2010, is currently a small unit building a strong foundation. The majority of membership have served as realm leaders, combat trainers, or event coordinators at regional and national levels. Membership spans across Pyke, Tir Na Nog, Babylon, and the empire's rugged territories. Long term goals currently include establishing an annual Northwest Training Day event, developing land for Western Wars and/or Chaos Wars, and winning the Chaos Wars banner. Unfolding accomplishments include coordinating Western Wars VII and VIII, growing campus groups across Babylon, co-founding Valkyries (a house for female fighter support & training), hosting a paradigm-shifting Dirty Words rock show at CW XV, claiming awards at consecutive Chaos Wars bardic games, and winning the tank, sword/board, and champion's tournaments at CW XV.
Catalysts balance work and play throughout Belegarth and the everyday as members travel regionally & internationally for consulting work, attend college & graduate school, and act as supervisors in their professions. Catalyst includes two squires, a Headhunter, Orders of the Goblet and Owl, professional and amateur musicians, and a professional graphic designer. Catalyst aims to maintain a diverse roster of loving and invested warriors who are devoted to passionate and creative development throughout life.
Cataclusmos Trials
Cataclusmos: A mythical beast of destruction that deals clytical damage
The Cataclusmos Trials aim to provide Catalysts and prospective members with tangible goals in developing their foam fighting skill. Each trial is symbolically linked to a body part of the Cataclusmos and its corresponding natural element.
Body - Element - Format - Challenge
Tail - Earth - Circle of Death - Individual vs. unit & community attendance
The Participant fights for 20 minutes of consistent battling with very short breaks for water. (1-2 minutes max in that time frame)
The fighter is pitted against 1v1's, 1v2's and in rare case's 1v3's.
This could be considered a "barrel" of the fighter into the unit. Although there is no stipulation of entry unless the fighter backs out of their Tail Trial. Either due to Injury, Self-Removal or being unable to continue. Kills and Deaths are counted for the fighter in case they wish to retake this trial for improvement of their Kill-Death Ratio.
Scale - Water - Team Arena - Knock Out Style Squad Battles 2v2 - 4v4 Catalyst team vs. invited community challengers
Tests ability to work with any partner within the unit.
2-4 unit members participate against a rotating same sized team composed of a community of fighters. Each Catalyst member is encouraged to invite one person who would match or challenge their skill level and one person who they've trained or representative of a friendly realm or unit. As fighters die on either team, their deaths are counted and members from the respective sides step in to take the place of the fallen. While the Catalyst team may only have a few fighters in their rotation it forces them to fight more consistently, the community group with their larger pool is able to take a longer rest period after dying and they are also encouraged to form "kill squads" to counter our team.
We WANT a challenge.
Trial duration is a death limit on the Catalyst team side. The Catalyst team must reach a specified kill count on the opposing team before running out of lives. The basic kill ratio goal set at CW XV was 2:1. Battles were fought until Catalyst had ~53 kills to the opponents 107+.
If the 2:1 goal is not met, Catalysts do not complete their Scale Trial. Thus, Scales are motivated to advance and train alongside fellow unit mates who have yet to take the trial. As this is a flexible team trial, present Scales could participate on either the Catalyst team or as a challenger on the community team.
Wings - Air - Individual Field Kill Count - 100 Kills in Mass Melee Battles, Time Limited
While the time limit and field size is yet untested, the aim of the Wings trial is to challenge an individual fighter to put down lots of damage on the enemy team in melee battles consistently over a time limit, for example 100 kills in 100 minutes of field fighting. Do you think you could average a kill every minute, including breaks, dead time, battle setup, and field fight time?
Members
Included are the parts of the Cataklusmos 'body' that each member has earned through trials.
