Tourney of Unveiling

In 71 AC, following the death of his wife and a trip to the Free Cities, Ser Damion Lannister, youngest son of Lord Tommen Lannister, discovered and stole the Valyrian Steel greatsword Brightroar from the Tagaros family in Volantis.  The family kept the sword’s existence a secret for three years following the incident, allowing for the Tagaros to fall out of the Triarch position in Volantis and in 74, Lord Tommen threw a grand tourney at Casterly Rock for the marriage of Ser Adrian Farman and Lady Johanna Lannister.  Ser Ardrian had been one of Ser Damion’s companions during his trip to Essos and had secured the marriage due to that fact.

The Tourney of the Wedding of Johanna Lannister and Adrian Farman became known as the Tourney of the Unveiling, as before the events of the tourney began Lord Tommen and his sons Tytos, Stafford, and Damion, all appeared before the crowds, holding aloft a sword in a glittering scabbard.  There the three sons pulled out the sword and Lord Tommen called out to the crowd.

“For over a century House Lannister has been without one of her most precious heirlooms.  Once thought lost in the fires of Valyria when my namesake, King Tommen the Second sailed to the smoking ruin to see what could be found there.  He sailed east and was never heard from again. He and all his men, all his possessions, everything was deemed lost. Or so we thought. In Volantis my son discovered the treachery that befell our ancestors.  Hidden in plain sight in the halls of the Old Blood, Brightroar. My family’s sword forged of Valyrian Steel. Today! It is back in the Rock! Because a Lannister will always pay his debts and he will also come to collect when the time is necessary!”

The tourney took place over the course of a week in and around Casterly Rock.  There was the joust, a melee, an axe throwing competition, an archery competition, a boat race, a horse race, and a tourney of singers.

## The Tourney of Singers

Bards from across the realm arrived at Casterly Rock to take part in the tourney of singers one the first day of the events. As the opening feast got underway, the competition began. Singers great and small took part in the competition, allowed two songs each. As the night wore on, the winners would be selected to move on, though with only one song to sing. In the end, Tristifer of the Blue Fork, a bard of the Riverlands, was proclaimed champion and the winner's purse of 1,000 gold dragons.

## The Horse Race

The following morning, the nobility gathered at the foot of Casterly Rock. There the horse races would begin. The contestants would ride from the Lion's Mouth to the tourney grounds just outside of Lannisport. The contestants set off and while it was close for much of the race, Ser Tygett Lannister, son of Lord Tommen's brother Gerion, would claim the prize of 1,500 gold dragons by three horse lengths.

Notable Contestants: Ser Tygett Lannister, Lord Robert Reyne, Ser Androw Farman

## The Boat Race

The morning of the third day saw the contestants of the boat race gather on the docks of Lannisport. Their objective was to sail out to the lighthouse at the edge of the harbor and back. They would repeat the loop three times and the winner would be the first to return to the dock. There would be a few incidents where a boat would run into another and poor Ser Tymon of Lannisport actually capsized his boat, but in the end, Ser Androw would be the winner of the event, netting himself 1,500 gold dragons.

Notable Contestants: Lord Victory Celtigar, Ser Damon Celtigar, Ser Androw Farman, Ser Damion Farman

## The Axe Throwing Contest

The fourth day would see the contestants of the axe throwing contest gather at the tourney grounds outside of Lannisport. The contest would start at ten paces, then move to twenty, and finally to thirty. Standard points as with the archery contest would apply. The final pair would come down to Ser Damion Farman and the Ward of Seagard, Warren Dustin. In a lucky final throw, the Northman would land an inner ring hit that would net him the win and the 2,000 gold dragon prize.

Notable Contestants: Warren Dustin, Ser Damion Farman

## The Archery Contest

The fifth day had the contestants gather at the same field, albeit with more targets. The contest would begin at thirty paces, then fifty, then seventy-five, and if a tiebreaker was required, one hundred paces. The contest would indeed go to one hundred paces, with Ser Edric Caron, Ser Baldric Yew, and Ser Desmond Peake all reaching the finals. Ser Desmond's final shot would go wide, barely landing in the outermost ring. Ser Baldric Yew would land a near perfect bullseye. Ser Edric would line up his arrow and launch it at the target, landing nearly in the exact same spot that Ser Baldric's arrow landed. Upon inspection, it was determined that Ser Baldric was the closest to the center and was thus declared the winner and the recipient of the 5,000 gold dragon prize purse.

Notable Contestants: Ser Damion Lannister, Ser Baldric Yew, Ser Pykewood Peake, Ser Desmond Peake, Ser Edric Caron, Lord Robert Reyne, Ser Damion Farman

## The Melee

The anticipation over the last few days was reaching a boiling point as the sixth day dawned on the melee. Taking place on the tourney grounds outside of Lannisport, the melee started with all contestants ahorse and would move to the ground as men were knocked from their mounts. The last man standing would be declared the winner. In the end, after many daring fights and surprising knock outs, it came down to the two Lannister brothers Stafford and Damion against Ser Damon Celtigar and Ser Pykewood Peake. Stafford would fall to the Crab Knight while his brother defeated the Marcher and then turned to avenge his brother. The two would fight valiantly, but in a surprising feint, Damion was disarmed and thrown to the ground heavily, where he yielded and granted Ser Damon Celtigar the win and the 10,000 gold dragon purse.

Notable Contestants: Ser Damon Celtigar, Ser Stafford Lannister, Ser Damion Lannister, Ser Tygett Lannister, Ser Pykewood Peake, Warren Dustin (Mystery Knight The Winged Warrior), Ser Edric Caron, Lord Arthur Oakheart, Ser Edmure Oakheart, Ser Brandon Oakheart, Lord Robert Reyne, Ryon Fowler (Mystery Knight The Hawk Knight), Ser Androw Farman, Ser Damion Farman, Lord Harry Darry, Andros Tarbeck

## The Joust

The final event began in the morning of the seventh day. The event all the knights of the realm had been waiting for: the joust. The knights of the realm lined up to participate and while there were plenty of injuries, there were no deaths during the event. Ser Damon Celtigar seemed to be the favorite, unhorsing several opponents during the joust only to finally be stopped by the dashing Ser Desmond Peake. Another shock was the young Andros Tarbeck, unhorsing Ser Androw Farman in the second tilt. The crowd was on it's feet at the semi finals. Ser Damon vs Ser Desmond and Ser Andros (for all the crowd knew) and Ser Renly Oakheart. In five passees, the Crownlander and Marcher jousted, before finally Ser Desmond shattered his lance on Ser Damon's shield and was awarded the win by Lord Tommen Lannister. Ser Renly Oakheart would not have to face such difficulty, unhorsing Andros Tarbeck in the second tilt.

The finals were two Reachmen, one from opposite sides of the region. The final tilts were tense, as both men shattered lances upon one another thrice. On the fourth pass, Ser Desmond managed to shatter his lance while Ser Renly's only broke at the very tip and with that, Ser Desmond Peake was declared the winner of the joust. The knight of the Marches would get to crown his Queen of Love and Beauty with a crown of Roses and Dandelions and collect his winner's purse of 20,000 gold dragons.

Notable Contestants: Ser Damon Celtigar, Ser Damion Lannister, Lord Alton Florent, Lord Otho Serrett, Ser Tytos Serrett, Ser Baldric Yew, Ser Desmond Peake, Ser Edric Caron, Ser Renly Oakheart, Lord Robert Reyne, Ryon Fowler (Mystery Knight The Hawk Knight), Ser Damion Farman, Ser Androw Farman, Andros Tarbeck