Hold a New Tournament


Reason: festival
Events: fencing, archery and jousting
Style: double-elimination
Length: over a week

Awards: first, second and third place
Top Prizes: enchanted equipment

Crowd: friendly
Betting: unofficial - rigged odds
Other Entertainment: parades, a storytelling contest and trained animals


Competitors of interest:
The showy mage who may not be in it to win.
The wandering fighter who is a long shot to win.
The musclebound brute who practices an usual style.
The determined youth who came from nowhere.