Hold a New Tournament


Reason: held annually
Events: archery and fencing
Style: double-elimination
Length: five days

Awards: first place and an honorable mention
Top Prizes: good equipment (armor, etc)

Crowd: fairly small
Betting: unofficial - heavily punished
Other Entertainment: magic shows, parades, staged exhibitions and acrobats and jugglers


Competitors of interest:
The mysterious stranger who is fiercly competetive.
The menacing sorceror who is surprisingly agile.
The hulking barbarian who has already made a few enemies.
The nondescript mercenary who knows quite a few unorthodox tricks.
The musclebound brute who is suspected of cheating.