The Trial of the Long Knives was a cultural ceremony formed by the Wandering Tribes from the Hadarac Desert to settle disputes. In the trial, two people would cut themselves on their forearms with a dagger in turns and the number of cuts per forearm could not exceed six ( a slight but notable tradition seems to be throwing the knives blade over hilt to the contestants. This may have been a one-time random event, or an actual tradition to test the agility and worthiness of the contestants.). The person who could sustain the greatest amount of cuts without healing of any form or losing consciousness was crowned the winner. If the wounds were healed through magical endeavors, even after the conclusion of the contest, disqualification would follow, due to the reasoning that the contestant woul