Noble Tournaments

Noble tournaments are very rich in adventuring opportunities. Unless the tournament is private it is always open to the general public as well as the nobility. However, the very types of competition leave little room for nonprofessionals to earn any honors. If they do prevail, however, the prize monies are enormous--often enough to allow a serf to retire or buy his way into the yeoman class.

These affairs are attended by the nobility, first and foremost. The food is prepared by gourmets, the tents are of the finest linens, local cavalry troops ride by on parade, and all of the knights and nobles are trying to outdo each other. However, the real competition is down on the field, and that is what everybody has come to see.