Cabal Pit
| Cabal Pit | |
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| Information | |
| Plane | Dominaria |
| Status | Destroyed and abandoned |
| Formerly part of | Cabal City, Otaria |
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The Cabal Pit was a huge arena in Cabal City, part of the Otarian contient on the plane of Dominaria.
Description
The Cabal Pit was the single most prominent feature of Cabal City. It was a huge arena controlled by the Cabal, and was infamous for its system of pit fighting. The arena itself was open-air, but was built over with dark and heavy overhangs that made it feel enclosed despite both its size and its lack of a real roof. Because of the very real dangers of pit fights getting out of hand, a necrotic barrier of protection covered the audience seating, so any magic would be blocked from accidentally (or purposefully) blasting the onlookers, and any biological material such as summoned beings or the pit fighters themselves would instantly rot away into a black goo if they tried to cross from the arena to the seating. The pit fights were used to entertain the citizens and earn money for the city and the Cabal, and sometimes replaced trials as a justice system in which claimants battled to resolve their cases.[1]
History
The Cabal Pit was built some time after 4050 AR, and was in activity for about 250 years until the Otaria crisis of 4305 AR.
Known fighters to participate in the arena events include:
- Baankis - fought alongside Teroh, Yewma, and Gobal against Braids and killed Skellum.
- Balthor Rockfist - fought alongside Jeska against Chainer.
- Braids - fought alongside Skellum against Teroh, Baankis, Gobal, and Yewma.
- Bullock - fought unnamed opponents in the arena.
- Chainer - fought against Balthor and Jeska, and with Kamahl against Devon, and killed him.
- Chathos Flamescar † - fought against Rasarm and Yekol and was killed.
- Devon † - fought against Chainer and Kamahl and was killed.
- Gobal † - fought alongside Teroh, Baankis, and Yewma against Braids and killed Skellum. Later fought Kamahl and was killed.
- Griggs - fought unnamed opponents in the arena.
- Huathom † - fought against Rasarm and Yekol and was killed.
- Jeska - fought alongside Balthor against Chainer.
- Kamahl - fought alongside Seton, then alongside Chainer against Devon and killed him. Later fought Gobal and killed him.
- Kirtar - fought unnamed opponents before his death outside the arena.
- Rasarm - fought alongside Yekol against Huathom and Chathos Flamescar and killed them.
- Seton - fought alongside Kamahl.
- Skellum † - fought alongside Braids against Teroh, Baankis, Gobal, and Yewma and was killed.
- Teroh - fought alongside Yewma, Baankis, and Gobal against Braids and killed Skellum.
- Trost - fought unnamed opponents before his death outside the arena.
- Turg - fought unnamed opponents before his death outside the arena.
- Yekol - fought alongside Rasarm against Huathom and Chathos Flamescar and killed them.
- Yewma - fought alongside Teroh, Baankis, and Gobal against Braids and killed Skellum.
† denotes fighters who were killed in the Cabal Pit.
During the Battle for the Mirari, the Cabal Pit was completely overrun by dementia creatures when Chainer usurped rulership of the Cabal and exiled the Patriarch to Aphetto. Chainer later lost control of the immense power granted to him by the Mirari in a pit fight against Kamahl and the Order. Cabal power in the area had already been greatly weakened, and the city itself suffered massive damage and was condemned. In the end, the ruined Cabal Pit was completely abandoned by the Cabal, who relocated all their workings to Aphetto and the Grand Coliseum.[2].[3][4]
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References
- ↑ Vance Moore. (2001) Odyssey, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-1900-0.
- ↑ Scott McGough (2002) - Chainer's Torment, Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Will McDermott. (2002) Judgment, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2743-7.
- ↑ J. Robert King. (2002) Onslaught, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2801-8.