<strong>The Mind Merchants of Mars</strong><br/><strong>Episode One: The Arena</strong><br/><br/>You are dragged from your underground cells and thrust without much warning into a large arena, blinking in the harsh light of day.  Beside you are others...strangers at the moment, but about to become allies of necessity on the sandy floor of this unpleasant place.  The howling of the massive crowd of giant, four-armed, green-skinned Warhoon is enough warning that this is<em>not</em>going to be a gentle welcome.<br/><br/>From here you can see four crimson skinned gladiators and two hulking green ones moving in your direction, their blades at the ready.  One of them grins unpleasantly. Between the approaching foe and your position you can see a number of weapons left for the taking.  You have enough time to grab a sword, dagger, or spear before you will need to put it to use.<br/><br/>One other thing...you have one Green on your side of the arena.<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Tiana and Katra</div><div class="spoiler_body">...and by his metal, what is left of it, he's a Thark.  Which is possibly good news.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Tiana</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hey!  Isn't that your dagger?  Some fool of a Warhoon just left it lying around on the floor!</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Stat Blocks</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Green Gladiator</strong><br/>Cunning+Daring 5/10<br/>Daring+Passion 4/9<br/>Stress 9 Menace 2<br/>WUN OOOOO OOOO OO<br/>TUU XXXXX OOOO XO<br/><br/><strong>Red Gladiator</strong><br/>Cunning+Daring 6/12<br/>Daring+Passion 4/10<br/>Stress 10 Menace 2<br/><strong>Eyepatch</strong> XXXXX XOOOO XO  Prone<br/>BAKER XXOOO OOOOO OO<br/>CHUCK XXXXX OOOOO XO<br/>DON OOOOO OOOOO OO<br/><br/><strong>Tal Ptomj, Thark Warrior</strong><br/>Cunning+Daring 5/11<br/>Daring+Passion  5/11<br/>Stress 9 Menace 3<br/>OOOOO OOOO OOO</div></div>