🌍 The Premise
Once every five planetary cycles, warriors from the Tribal Planets Alliance gather for a sacred tradition known as The Biome Duel.
These
are not wars.
They are demonstrations of mastery.
Each tribe arrives from a different world shaped by its dominant ecosystem — desert, jungle, oceanic abyss, volcanic highlands, crystalline tundra, or floating cloud forests.
Before the duel begins, the arena morphs into a living
biome that reflects the challenger’s home world. Gravity shifts. Terrain evolves. Creatures emerge. The environment itself becomes part of the fight.
The purpose is not domination.
It is the exchange of knowledge — the preservation and evolution of fighting traditions across the galaxy.
Some warriors fight with ancestral weapons.
Others wield living technology.
But every duel begins the same way…
With the Opening Chant of Combat.
🎨 The Challenge
1️⃣ Visual Entry (Required)
Create cinematic concept art showing one of the following:
• A Biome Arena transforming into a tribal environment
• A Tribal Planet Warrior preparing for combat
• A
duel moment inside the biome arena
Your design should include elements like:
Alien terrain or ecosystems
African-inspired warrior aesthetics
Futuristic weapons or ritual armor
Environmental combat advantages (sand storms, vines, gravity shifts, etc.)
Accepted formats:
AI-generated images
Digital illustration
Hand-drawn art
3D
renders
📁 Submit as JPG or PNG (max 5MB)
🛡 Optional Concept Art Bonus
You may also submit additional visuals showing:
• Multiple warriors from different Tribal Planets
• Weapon designs unique to their biome
• Ritual armor or ceremonial markings
Example warrior archetypes:
The Dune Runner of Khar-Sahel – desert spear duelist.
The Vineblade of Nzadi Prime – jungle acrobat
fighter.
The Storm Surfer of Maji-Tano – aquatic combat specialist.
The Ironback of Kilimara – volcanic gravity fighter.
✍🏽 Text Entry (Required)
Write a 250-word excerpt of the
Opening Duel Chant performed before combat begins.
This chant can include:
• Invocation of the biome spirits
• Recognition of the challenger’s lineage
• Warnings about the dangers of the arena
• Celebration of the exchange of martial
knowledge
The chant may be spoken by:
The Arena Keeper
A Tribal Elder
A combat AI ceremonial system
The warriors
themselves
Tone suggestions:
Ancient.
Ritualistic.
Ceremonial.
Powerful.
🧠 Afrofuturist Edge
This competition
imagines a future where African combat traditions evolve into interstellar martial arts systems.
Tech and tradition merge.
Warriors carry ancestral memory embedded in weapons, combat dances coded into neural implants, and biome-adapted fighting techniques developed across generations.
It’s not about defeating opponents.
It’s about expanding the art of combat across civilisations.
🏆 Prizes
🥇 First Place
$50 + full newsletter feature + inclusion in the
Tribal Planets Arena Codex.
🥈 Second Place
$25 + feature in the newsletter.
🥉 Third Place
$10 + honourable mention in the Hall of Warriors gallery.
Selected
entries may also appear in a future visual compendium of Afrofuturist warriors and combat arenas.
📅 Deadline
5th April 2026
📬 How to Submit
Email your entry to:
Marksmanstudios1@gmail.com
Subject line:
Biome Duel
Submission
Include:
• Your image file(s)
• Your 250-word duel chant
• Optional social media handle
⚔️ In the Tribal Planets Alliance, combat is not destruction.
It is memory in motion.
And every biome remembers the warriors who fought within it.⚔️