<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=329779.msg15755410#msg15755410">Quote from: Miroque on 16-02-2021, 12:09:17</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Listening what the slave told she nods. <strong>"So games are run only for one day I take it? Or will there be more events tomorrow?"</strong> She actually had no intrest in the games, and the whole festival was far more intresting, by itself. And the prize, or exploration to an new world, was nothing she was here for. <br/><br/>Mizerial was here for information, and the games provided none of that. She headed toward the inns, as they were full of merry folk, that had lose tongues.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"There will be events for several days, at least through the week, though details are still kept from us."  As you turn away she makes one last response, "good luck!"<br/><br/>The inns near the arenas had grown packed in short order, they were loud, vibrant, and full of gambling.  Bar servers were moving quickly to serve drinks and take bets.  The first bar to catch your eye is a square three story building with a large open area taking up much of the bottom floor.  The bar was taking up the corner of the bottom floor closest to the plaza serving drinks onto a patio area covered by awnings that stretched out to cover most of the thoroughfare between buildings.  Drinks were also served to what appeared to be a dining hall and gambling den, most tables had bowls of hard bread and small bottles of oil but furthest from the bar were tables taken up by individuals playing games with cards and dice.  Servers running quickly across the bar with food from a door in the back or drinks from the bar.  A broad set of stairs were behind the gambling tables with one set going up and the other down.<br/><br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=329779.msg15752183#msg15752183">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 14-02-2021, 03:18:43</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Aran listened to the slave explain rules, nodding he turns to Luanne and says to her; "You compete on the obstacle course, as your agility serves better while I try to see how much folks are in monster battle or grand melee. We shall meet at the race registry, I plan to race as well if possible." With that said he unlatches the leash connecting to the slave collar in Luanne, then once they reach the athletic competition registry he registers her for the contest and then heads out to the race registry, where he specifically requests that he is listed for the <em>last round</em> of races if possible (to buy himself time finish either grand melee or monster fight). Then he proceeds to the grand melee and monster fight registry. Mostly inquire about any rules about magic. As he could participate in grand melee, but most of his melee prowess comes from using magic. So is magic allowed in grand melee?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Inspecting the grand melee and monster battle the melee seemed to have nearly a hundred individuals so far but as some scoped out the competition or failed to make alliances that number did appear to be going down and was likely to continue before the melee finally opened.  In particular a trio of minotaurs and a phalanx of humans with hoplons and long spears were growing favorites to sweep much of the field and face each other before time ran out.  The monster fight had similarly surged but was now growing smaller.  Another sapient being in the melee might pull a blow after achieving victory but rumors abounded of the foe in the monster fight including threats such a hydra, a large undead, or even a dragon.  There was a sizable number of support individuals, including a cadre of elemental clerics but few wanted to risk their life against the hydra and the number of challengers was down below 50 it seemed.