Oh, you didn't think we'd forget about this little game, now did you?

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Ladies and Gentlemen, before our Games officially begin, there's one more matter that we have to discuss with you.

Upon turning in your character forms, your knight and yourself made a promise to the Royal Court. You swore upon your life, that you would protect and uphold not only the honor of the Royal Family but also their lives. Your knight gave their word that throughout the competition, they will honor that pledge.

Some of you have lied.

On top of everything else we're throwing at you, there's another one more trick up our sleeves. In this competition, there is not one traitor. There are two. One from each kingdom, one who is not who they claim to be. You will be aware of who you are because we will contact you. If you do not receive a message from us, before the game begins, your knight is loyal. Congratulations.

If you are not the traitor, it is your duty to sniff out the rat. These two have been instructed to, under no circumstances, reveal themselves until it is time. They could be your strongest ally. They could be an underdog nobody thinks will survive the first round. They may even be you. Throughout the tasks, we will be giving a series of clues that will eventually point you in the direction of the Traitor.

Some of you may be dismissing this already, ignoring it as just an extra part of the competition you don't have to partake in. So let us make it worth your while.

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The Traitor's Skills:

♛ The Traitor will have bribed several of the high-ranking generals, and they have been given the right to make any task more difficult for any knight at any time.

♛The Traitor will have broken into the royal library, and therefore receive inside knowledge on every task before it is posted, and may, on occasion, have up to three extra days to work on their task before it is even posted to the public.

♛The Traitor also will have the trust and support of their liege, giving them one automatic score that will not be marked in any special way.

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The only way to stop the challenges and remove their advantages is to find them. You will be given three opportunities to do so before the competition ends. So make your guesses count. 

This guessing system will work differently than we've done in the past. We will prompt you in three tasks to submit the names of the people you believe is the traitor. Then, during the voting period we will release up to three competitors from each kingdom that received the most guesses. When you submit your normal votes, you will also vote again on one name from both traitor pools for who you believe is guilty. If the majority vote is correct, the challenges stop and the game changes. If not, then the challenges will continue.