<div class="floatright"><strong>Aran Goldsand</strong> (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2371214)<br/>(https://64.media.tumblr.com/4677953f09eccbcb3b77853126721181/64ddc60ad98dd4f7-a6/s500x750/3157d32da4e648a6cefcceafa120adf788447812.png)</div><br/>Aran once gathered details, it sounds like magic is not technically forbidden from grand melee technically but grand melee clearly had a strong team presence and he has no place there going alone face a bunch of minotaurs and shield and spear users. Monster fight again he would be comfortable with a team, ideally with his slave but all competitions will start same time. The only difference is the obstacle course, not the chariot race, which would run longest cause absence of competitors for the obstacle course and lack of interest. The biggest crowd was in the chariot race which was more prestigious while the monster battle had fewer competitors and thus a greater number of prizes and point spread.<br/><br/>So the course of elimination, chariot race he can do alone by himself and he has some idea how to drive chariots. So he registers for the chariot race (and asks besides javelins are other ranged attacks allowed), careful and clear when it starts so he gets time to get into a quiet corner in the waiting lobby to read his tome and meditate and mumble on ritual from it, a one which helps him commune with animals. As he is not that competent handling animals but hopes with ability to speak he can compensate for it or perhaps perform better than someone who merely commands animals traditional manner.