A tente represents a specific form of combat employed by the Phosphura Belt Pirates. In accordance with the Rules of the Blade, this type of duel served as a method for resolving disagreements internally among the pirates, without resulting in fatalities. The outcome of the tente decided the matter in the victor's favor; the defeated party then had the option to either concede or face abandonment. In the vast majority of instances, pirate duels adhered to the tente regulations. The primary goal was to render the adversary unconscious. The employment of energy blades was absolutely forbidden, with violations subject to penalties ranging from mutilation to death.