Tour de Inferno (Lore)

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Overview

The Tour de Inferno is an off-road motorbike race that serves a dual purpose for the citizens of the Outer Ring.

On paper, it is a test for only the strongest bikers, those with enough mettle to brave the treacherous path through the Hollows to Cinderglow Lake. The winner is crowned Overlord by the Old Oil Field Motor League, and as such is able to influence transport routes throughout the territory.^[1]

However, the spectacle also aims to protect the Old Oil Field. The main goal of the race is to throw a Sparkstone into the lake, reigniting it and destroying the excess Etheric buildup that threatens to snuff it out.^[1]

History

Decades prior, the core oil field of the Old Oil Field was consumed by the Hollows, corrupting the shallow oil reserves and facilities used by the people and jeopardizing the rest. The destruction of a deep drilling facility led to the creation of a natural gas vent, now known as Cinderglow Lake, that was able to keep the Ether corruption at bay. However, due to the reactions between Ether and gas, Ether crystals gradually formed around the lake, which could potentially block the gas vent and thus ruin the remaining oil.^[1]

At a certain point in time, Cinderglow Lake became nearly covered in crystals. To save it, a young man rode directly into the last remaining embers of the lake, Sparkstone in hand, to reignite it. He disappeared into the lake, seemingly sacrificing himself, but a day later he returned unscathed and was thus crowned the first Overlord. In commemoration, his descent into the lake was immortalized in the Sunflint, a decoration hung up in Outer Ring towns during every Tour de Inferno.^[1]

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