The Windbourne Highlanders (WBH) test its members through trials of skill.  There are three trails.

• Trail 1 is a 1 vs 1 contest between a WBH judge and a candidate; defeating a WBH Judge advances the candidate to the role of Judge, able to assess other warriors levels of skill.
• Trail 2 is a 1 vs 2 contest  between two WBH Judges and a mechwarrior. A victorious candidate receives the WBH unit patch.
• Trail 3 pits a mechwarrior vs three WBH Judges. It is a true test of a skill.  Few members pass this test. Those that do, promote to the the WBH Black Watch.

Only members who pass the trails have their name enshrined on the WBH Wall of Honor and receive appropriate recommendation.

Trail rules

Failure to abide by these rule results in a failed test by candidate or removal of the Judges right to judge future trails. Trail concludes when either the Candidate or all Judges are destroyed. 

1 v 1 

1. The trial occurs on the map called '4x4 test A'.
2. Candidate may use any mech and load-out.
3. Judges use trial mechs.
4. The Candidate has 3 minutes to damage a Judge to start the trial. 
5. Initial Candidate shots will not be head shots or back shots.
6. The Judge proceeds to C4 hilltop, remaining stationary until damaged by Candidate. 

1 vs 2 / 1 vs 3 (For these trails the Candidate selects which mech they first engage)

1. The trial occurs on the map called '4x4 test A'.
2. Candidate may use any mech and load-out.
3. Judges use trial mechs.
4. The Candidate has 3 minutes to damage a Judge to start the trial. 
5. Initial Candidate shots will not be head shots.
6. The first Judge proceeds to C4 hilltop, remaining stationary until damaged by Candidate.
7. Judges attack in turn, one at a time. However, any Judge the Candidate damages is free to attack. This could result in the Candidate fighting more than one Judge at a time.
8. Judges must use mechs of different weight class.
9. Judges select the order of engagement for the second and third mechs. 
10. After destruction of a Judges mech, the next Judge is free to engage.