In just a few weeks, the Burning Crusade will be out, bringing new goals to all the peoples of Azeroth. Level 70, Blood Elves, Jewelcrafting, and countless other distractions will be available to change every facet of the game as you have come to know it.

In preparation for this occassion, Hellfire Club would like to introduce the Race to the Dark Portal. This event was proposed several months ago (see the original post) as a little guild contest. Starting at The Den in Durotar, a team must escort a Level 1 character to the Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands.

On Friday, January 5th, 2007, the Race to the Dark Portal will bring HFC members together. So, how will it work?

First, sign up! We need to know how many people are interested in participating. Please sign up with the character you intend to bring, and note in the comments whether you would be willing to roll one of the two Level 1 characters. Then, we wait until the night of the event…

Once gathered at The Den, those interested in rolling the level 1 characters will /roll. The winner and runner-up choose their team captains from the pool of participating members, winner first. The runner-up then chooses his captain and determines the teams: Team Raptor will accompany the level 1 troll (class is up to the level 1 character), and Team Wolf will accompany the level 1 orc. The winner and runner-up then log off to create their little agg-magnets.

In the meantime, the captains choose their teams, taking turns selecting one member at a time until everyone has been selected. Members must stick with the character they bring (which should be who they signed up with). Changing to a different alt would upset the team selection process. Any odd-man out will join the runner-up’s team.

When the Level 1 characters log in, and the teams are formed, the race begins!

• Teams may take any path they desire. It might be that the most obvious route isn’t the fastest, but can you convince your team of that…?
• Teams may escort, bodyguard, and scout by the means available to them. The team should generally stick together.
• Certain character abilities are forbidden: Summoning and Portals. Other abilities may be added, but those two are pretty big.
• Graveyard hopping is not allowed. If you or any member of your team dies, they must run back to their body or be resurrected.
• Outfitting the Level 1 is not prohibited, but won’t be very beneficial either. =]
• Teams are allowed to take advantage of TeamSpeak.
• The first team to escort their Level 1 to the shimmering field of the Dark Portal wins.
• There are no prizes except notoriety. Blizzard frowns upon much else…

If you have any other questions, or want to talk about the Race, please check out the following forum thread.