Arena (location)
| Arena | |
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| Information | |
| Plane | Dominaria |
| Part of | Estark, Kush, Aerona, the Domains |
The Arena is the large structure near the city of Estark on Dominaria, where the famous Festival of the Arena took place. Each year, the five Houses of Kush gathered there to fight magical duels.
Description
The arena is situated in a natural, bowl-shaped valley just outside the city gates, to the south of the city's harbor.[1] The fighting area measures over a third of a mile across, the entire circumference ringed with seats that rise for over a hundred rows, providing seating for more than three hundred thousand spectators. On the sloping ground that stretches from the arena up to the city wall, hundreds of thousands more who could not get tickets could gather to watch the spectacle.
The arena was separated into five sections, one for each house, with Oor-tael's repurposed to display the odds for the fights and seat the visiting nobles and dignitaries, as well as the fighters of the Grand Master.[1] Below this section was the Grand Master's throne, with the circle of choosing at its foot. Fighters were selected from an urn by monks known as the Choosers of Combat, who had been blinded and deafened to ensure their neutrality.[2]
History
Centuries after the fall of Kush during the Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria, the Arena became the focus of worship for a sect of wizards.
Grand Masters
The Grand Master of Arena was the ruler of the city of Estark and master of the yearly Festival taking place in the Arena, near the city.[3]
Grand Masters of Arena
- Kuthuman - Possibly the first Grand Master, served for nearly a millennium before the Night of Fire
- Zarel Ewine - between the Night of Fire and the Time of Troubles
- Varena - after the Time of Troubles
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
References
- ↑ a b William R. Forstchen (September 26, 1994). "Chapter 10". Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-00610542426.
- ↑ William R. Forstchen (September 26, 1994). "Chapter 11". Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-00610542426.
- ↑ William R. Forstchen (September 26, 1994). "Chapter 1". Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-00610542426.