I assembled a decent stack of greater basilisks, and for them, I had a bow without penalty saved for the future. At home, 123467 at the Citadel, I decided to take Crag Hack as my main, since he got Tactics and Earth Magic, and I took a logomancer from the hut.
On 122, I captured all the hives and recruited the troops, getting about 30 dragons and 5 hydras. I entered a Tier 2 Dragon Utopia with Mass Shield but almost no meat; the dragons were nibbled a bit, but it also devoured 2 hydras. Earlier, I had lost another one on grand [dragons?] by a scout hero for a Dragon Fly Hive. I was given a Red Dragon idol, +2 boots, a potion, and a +4 cap.
On 124, I exit with mana; right before the ГО, I clear a box of 15 greater gorgons, which helped a lot against a group of gold dragons, landing their gaze nearly every hit. I lost a couple of cows and some growth, then retreated not far, opened a prison with Gem who has Logomacy and Pathfinding, and revealed wings and КЗ nearby in the sand.
On 125, I picked up the wings, but, naturally, I conveniently forgot about the tournament name until 127, when at least I stole a few boxes using scout heroes (one with 5 green [dragons]), whereas before that I had been clearing all guards honestly, losing my already scarce army.
On 127, the opponent showed up; I assembled 30 greater dragons and killed him with the Red Dragon idol; diplomacy didn't play a role there.
Thanks for the game!