EPN Crusaders,

Some of you might think we had forgot about our two annual tournaments by now, right? Not so, and we do know some of you haven't either, so here's the official word to the participants of the Golden Code Tournament; Michael and Shimada have asked us liaisons to thank you for your continued service to E Pluribus Neo.  We've in the past year recieved a new base of operations in the Real and are after two long years no longer dependent on living a nomadic life floating through the endless tunnels. Inside the Simulation we've encountered new layers of deceit and lies streching into the Real so we need to remain as vigilant as we've always been and uncover the truth about the Intruders. We've had to say our goodbyes to an old and dear friend - The Oracle, may she rest in peace. Perhaps we'll see her again one day as everything is code in the Simulation, but until then, we're on our own and we can't expect a guiding hand in our choices, other than a stern faith in Neo as he guided so many of us before the Truce to our freedom... and later he helped Michael to form the foundation of E Pluribus Neo back in Zion the place we  again call home.

Michael has like last year requested that we assess the level of skill that our Crusaders have in combat and both me and roolith are looking forward to a good few interesting days in the tournament as we'll of course participate.  We have been asked to determine whom the better fighters within the EPN Recursion devision are, from the skill-sets of Martial Artist, Gunman, and Hacker.  So to fulfill our duties, and to make this fun for everyone, we will be using the suggestion passed to Reposco and Zeissman from Asamodai last year, and will be hosting a series of three EPN-only tournaments, one for each tree, to run three consecutive days.