Hold a New Tournament


Reason: festival
Events: team fighting, magical duels, martial arts and archery
Style: elimination
Length: one day

Awards: first place winner(s)
Top Prizes: large sums of money

Crowd: locals and foreigners
Betting: official and unofficial
Other Entertainment: musical contest(s) and local bards


Competitors of interest:
The precocious commoner who has already made a few enemies.
The menacing sorceror who knows quite a few unorthodox tricks.
The disgraced noble who came from nowhere.
The odd foreigner who proves to be highly honoroble.
The local favourite who is relatively well-known.