"I used to play on an all-vampire team called the Arterial Jets. We lost every game we played against any Tilean teams. Those people sure do love to cook with garlic!"((3a))
Tilea is a large, fertile peninsula located in the southern Old World, along the tranquil coast of the warm and bountiful Tilean Sea. The wealthy city-states that dot Tilea's landscape share the same cultural ideals, embracing the ideals of trade, exploration, progression and civil war with almost equal passion. Tilea is a land of great wealth and advancement, a land known far and wide for being the cradle from which the ideals of democracy, civil liberty and justice were birthed. It is only from here that the first true republics in the Old World were formed by the region's people, such as the Republic of Remas, while others are ruled by a powerful caste of wealthy merchants, known collectively as the Merchant Princes.
Tilean League[]
The Tileans are a hot-blooded race, famous for their flamboyant style on the Blood Bowl field. The Tilean League was divided into 4 conferences: North, South, East, and West, each consisting of four teams for a total of 16 teams.((1a))
In the Tilean League the teams were assigned to their conferences randomly so it was possible to have a conference consisting entirely of teams from the same race.((1a))
After each team has played two games within its conference the top teams from each conference play one another. To determine which team was top of its conference the following criteria were used 1) Most Games Won, 2) Least Games Lost, 3) Most Touchdowns Scored. Similarly, the second, third, and fourth-ranked teams in each conference played their opposite numbers.((1a))
During weeks 5 and 6 return matches were played, effectively repeating the first two weeks. Weeks 7 and 8 follow the same format as weeks 3 and 4 although, by then, the ranking would probably have changed. At the end of week 8 the conference tables are re-evaluated once again and the top teams from each conference go through to the semi-finals.((1a))
The Semi-finals are played until one team is victorious, draws are not permitted. The two winners of each game then face one another in the Final. The two losing teams play one another for the third place.((1a))
Notable Teams of the Northern Conference[]
- Karak Izor Prospectors - A Dwarf Blood Bowl team from Karak Izor.((1a))
- Foul Peak Fleabags - A Skaven Blood Bowl team from Foul Peak.((1a))
- Luccini Swashbucklers - A Human Blood Bowl team from Luccini.((1a))
- Miragliano Leopards - A High Elf Blood Bowl team from Miragliano.((1a))
Other Notable Tilean Teams[]
- Catrazza Birdmen - A Human Blood Bowl team from Verezzo, captained by Daddallo.((2a))
Game History[]
The Tilean League was an unofficial league published on Citadel Journal 19 presented by Riccardo Nagliati.
Sources[]
- ((1a)): Citadel Journal Issue 19 - pp. 3-6
- ((2a)): Manglers Never Lose (Novel) by Josh Reynolds
- ((3a)): Blood Bowl Omnibus