2019 Lore Tournament - Day 22: Thorns of the Black Rose vs Roots of a Poisoned Tree
EDIT: With 26 to 12 votes, Thorns of the Black Rose wins this round. #####~~ Back to normality~~
As I had hoped, we went back to nail-biting competitions instead of one-sided stomps. Lets see how long it can last... [slayer-pantheon-popcorn]
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| Day | Story 1 | vs | Story 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlier Posts | |||
| Day 17 | What Once Sailed free | vs | |
| Day 18 | vs | Turmoil | |
| Day 19 | vs | Halfway Between the Stars and Earth | |
| Day 20 | The Echoes left Behind | vs | |
| Day 21 | Prayer to a Crumbling Shrine | vs | |
| Day 22 | Thorns of the Black Rose | vs | |
| Day 23 | Silence for the Damned | vs | Remember Me |
| Day 24 | The Shackles of Belief | vs | The Voices of the Dead |
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#####Flowers (again)
Now we set our eyes upon the color stories of LeBlanc and Malphite again. The former talks about the Black Rose, indeed a rare breed, the latter tells of an even older tree, perhaps once spanning the whole world.
In the first story, Thorns of the Black Rose, General Granth, the hero from the Gates of Mourning, is led to a meeting of the ominous Black Rose. His cousin leads him further and further inside the Immortal Bastion, then reveals herself as the pale lady. Granth commits to her cause, for he will kill the usurper Jericho Swain - or die trying...
In the second story, Roots of a Poisoned Tree, miners from Zaun encounter a strange, living rock, which introduces itself as Malphite. He tells them they should not dig deeper, for there are otherworldly creatures trapped in the stone by him. Terrified, they leave and let him collapse the tunnel.
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Thorns of the Black Rose by Laurie Goulding
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Roots of a Poisoned Tree by Graham McNeill