<strong>City of Zakar<br/>Summer</strong><br/><br/>The chariot race appeared to have garnered the most attention from onlookers but the least from competitors, it was the most prestigious event of them all and had the opportunity for the grandest prizes but had attracted the most capable who could manage it.  For most competitors the melee and the monster had garnered the most interest.  The grand melee seemed to have drawn the most overall of competitors as it had tremendous chance for reward and broad combat skills.<br/><br/>The melee would to be open to any and all contestants, there would be no formal teams but there would be no rules against working together.  It would end when time ran out and the score would be divided amongst all competitors still on their feet, on the ground, and conscious.  The time was a secret but there would be an hourglass counting down making it so those who could fly or otherwise evade all opposition would not know exactly when to reentry the fight.  Some individuals around the arena to the southeast where it would be taking place seemed to already be creating their own informal pacts while others took note to stand apart.  It was a broad field but appeared to be composed predominantly of martial minded individuals.<br/><br/>The monster fight was a more cooperative event, there was again no limit to competitors but the more competitors entered the fight the more fearsome the foe they would face.  All competitors would be unleashed upon the arena to fight a monster yet to be revealed and their performance in the fight would garner them points in it's defeat.  Should all competitors be taken down with the monster still standing then no points would be awarded except by special circumstances.  This had scared some who had interest in the fight and sent them to instead compete in the melee.  This still left a rather capable looking array of martially minded individuals who had assembled from across the city including proper teams and individuals who seemed less as inclined for direct combat than the melee crowd.<br/><br/>The least popular of the events was the obstacle course, the likely requirement of magical ability had ruled out most individuals immediately.  It was further described as in some ways as maze or dungeonlike as well.  There would be traditional obstacles but also challenges like those encountered in some dungeons and logic puzzles to be solved.  Points would be awarded at the end of the day to the fastest finishers.  It was stated that all forms of natural abilities such as flight were allowed, as was anything unnatural, but all forms of known natural abilities had been taken into account.  Even to many magically inclined it seemed like a large all or nothing gamble and so the crowd of competitors was truly few in number and seemed composed mainly of sorcerers, the largest group of which had formed an odd circle discussing bloodline and magic.