"Many many years ago, the humans were having trouble on selecting a King, so the Arcane Sanctum was running the realm. Human nobles being so petty and short sighted attempted to kill the Arch' Mage, this of course did not go down so good. In retaliation, the Sanctum went on a bit of a killing spree, killing all thous thought to be invovled in the plot and their families. The bodies were gathered in the center of town and the crows feasted on them for days. They called it Crow's Day for this reason."
"After some time a King was finally selected, having to still deal with the petty squabblings of the nobles he decided to host a tournament where the nobles could select a champion to fight for them and the decisions were won or lost on the battlefield. The day was renamed to Tournament of Crows. Over the years the tournament grew and started attracting other forms of combat and skilled events till what it is today. Which is why it's called the Festival of Crows now, just another reason to party," Artie beams with a big smile.
"Does that answer your question enough?"