Mount&Blade/Tournaments

Every few days, one to three tournaments will be held in randomly-chosen towns throughout Calradia (ask an arena master for the locations). Unlike regular arena matches, tournaments are structured battles with a number of rounds. Once you have signed up you cannot leave without forfeiting the tournament.

Once you have entered the tournament you can view the list of participants. In addition to various troop types, companions and faction NPCs will also take part (sometimes even kings). Companions entering the tournament are randomly assigned to a team, so even if a particular companion is in your party you might end up fighting against him.

Every round you can place a bet on yourself (up to 100 denars). If you bet 100 denars before every round you can make 4050 denars if you win the tournament—3850 from the bets, 200 from the prize pot (the total winnings can vary slightly). You also get 20 Renown.

Each round features two to four teams, and each team will have one to six combatants (if you make it to the the final round it will be a one-on-one between you and the other remaining combatant). The type of equipment combatants start each round with is random, just like arena fights, and comes in the following categories: In addition to what you start with, you can pick up some items during the battle.
 * Bow
 * One-handed sword and shield
 * Two-handed sword
 * Horse and bow
 * Horse, lance and shield
 * Horse and two-handed sword

At the end of each round, some of the defeated participants are eliminated from the competition (others will continue into the next round but will disappear if they lose that round). If you are defeated during a round there is a random chance that the tournament master will award your prowess by giving you another chance; if this doesn't happen you are out of the tournament, and you will be told who won.