How many rounds? (and some other information)

I got wiped out on the 6th or 7th round. I heard there are 8. Would make more sense if it's 9 since there's 9 teams. Can anyone confirm?

Also, there are a few NPCs in there that, like Bran and the Grim Reaper, are immune to Ice Spear. Halfway through our rounds, I was put on Ice Spear duty to keep as many people as I could frozen in a corner but some people couldn't be targeted. The ones I noticed were Stewart and Edern.

There are 9 rounds, 9th one being the boss. Finishing boss gives you journal points (50 points) and I think if you beat certain town in semi-finals (7th or 8th? don't remember) you get 30 points for each respective town.

Yeah I found out by now. I've been in the Boss Round haha. Also I didn't notice the journal entry, but you're right. It's the 8th round because the only 8th round I've beaten (and gotten to boss round with) was Bangor and I have the journal achievement "Destroy Bangor Signboard"