Tournament of 100

A traditional part of Dragon culture where 100 men sit in a circle and take turns fighting one-on-one until a single combatant makes his way around the entire loop, having beaten everyone still sitting.

History

This Competition is held at most Coricoan Dragons Caste Major Festivals, Holidays and Gatherings. It is meant to be a re-inaction of Wellem's battle against the 100 Champions of lesser Gods, his victory winning Jova the site of his first temple. As the Tradition went on, it slipped from being simply a religious competition to a true tournament with prizes. At first, the prize was simply a medal or a pot of money. But soon, women started pledging to marry or simply bed the Champion. Being that this was a preferable result than the then common practice of kidnapping a bride, this quickly became an official and recognized reward for the tournament.

Execution

100 young single men kneel in a circle. Once everyone is ready, A member of the Jovan Clergy throws two sticks, Deciding the first two combatants. the two Fight and and the looser retakes his seat and the man to his left enters the ring and fights the victor. This keeps going until a single combatant completed the whole circle. As the Battles go on, there are various ways that the circle will shrink. One, knowing they are no longer able to keep fighting might forfit their spot at the end of their bout by tapping their chest twice and bowing to the crowd. A KO will result in someone being forcible removed from the circle.

Components and tools

A large circle of about 25-30m in diameter 100 wooden Batons.

Participants

Combatants: those who fight Jova: A high ranking member of the Dragon caste or member of the Jovan Church who acts as a master of ceremonies and Refery. Iron Bride: A woman who has pledged to marry the victor. She may decide to withdraw if the victor is not to her liking, but doing so is rare given the massive dishonor it would cause to a man who currently represent the founder of their culture.

Observance

A tournament of 100 is held at most Major Dragon caste events. Example of such are the Wvrynn Festival, A rating of a Grand Drake, A feast involveing more then one clan and, of course, Saint Wellem's Day.

Primary Related Location

Corico, Kingdom

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