The Pit

  This is the largest single building in the quarter, though from the outside it resembles a collection of town houses built unusually close together.  On the night of events, this entire section of the city comes alive with citizens out for the fights.  Events are generally scheduled for Godsday and Freeday, with special events at other times.

  The Pit is a large distinctive building in the Foreign Quarter.  Various forms of gladiatorial-based entertainment are held here: both warrior against warrior (lethal and non-lethal) and warrior against monster.  The Pit is visited by the respectable and well-to-do, whenever they feel like slumming and indulging their jaded tastes and by the common rabble, simply to satisfy their lust for mindless violence.  The Pit is owned by Andrade Mirrius but the day to day business of the Pit is run by Pietain Morvannis.
  As Manager of the Pit, Pietan is responsible for regular combats, hiring and firing all staff, the procurement of monsters and the establishment's finances.  Pietan runs a tight ship, he is harsh but fair.

  There are four basic types of entertainment at the Pit:
  Nonlethal gladiatorial combat: fought with blunt weapons and shields.
  Full-blooded gladiatorial combat: fought with a variety of edged weapons.
  Combat between warriors and monsters (usually bugbears, trolls or owlbears)
  Unarmed combat between wrestlers and pugilists.

  The three tiers and private boxes that overlook the arena are usually packed with people from all parts of the city.  Gambling is a major activity here.  The bookmakers take up stations around the lower tier,while their apprentices clamber from tier to tier collecting the bets.

Foreign Quarter