1st annual offline tournament "Best Of The Best"

We can also discuss it here in a question-and-answer format. I think the two most important early-game objectives, in order of importance, are: 1. Breaking through the port and getting out to sea. 2. Defeating the mages and venturing into the swamps for the Rust Dragons, because without them, I don't think you can progress further, although I might be wrong. So, on which day were these key points achieved, by whom, and how?