The Ringer

Nicodranus holds nothing on the charming town that Deostock is. We have arrived in this pleasant, pilfering, pauper-filled property town and have decided it would look best as a jewel in the crown of the library (a small jewel, probably near the back but a jewel none the less). A town of Dwarves, Gnomes, Durger, Drow and some humans it is a relative land of villains. At least they are true to their villainy unlike Nicodranus. We learned that this town was ruled by a cabal that was picked every 5 years at the Festival of Merit. To our luck, the festival was about to start! Using our new insider and Percy's bicep enthusiast Sadrock we have signed up for 2 of the 7 events with plans to complete the rest!
 
We met a fellow challenger Tering Darington (bit of a fop) and what appeared his statuesque servants. They threatened us but I feel we walked out on top. Maybe we could liberate his servants when we are rulers.
Signed up together for harvesting: Antwan-Percy, Aeldred-Amos, and Vespi-myself
Encountered the first challenge: Best pies in the Jumble
What we saw at that event should never be speaken of but I will try. I may be dead and can swallow most things, Percy put my dead gullet to shame. I believe that by the second pie he had unhinged his jaw and just put his tongue to the side and let everything slide in. He is Percy the anaconda in my books now.
I was able to keep a bit of a pace and both Percy and I won the medal of meat pie with 5 other challengers. Time to continue on and become kings.