The Sidelines
Surrounding the arena is a huge circle of benches where spectators watch and cheer on the gladiators. Above them rise special VIP towers where nobles, government officials and even royalty and high ranking clergy can spectate the arena. Cheering, heckling and jeering echo from their seats and many stand up and roar when the battles are particularly glorious.
Beneath the spectator stands, other gladiators await in the dungeons and training areas able to watch the fights through barred windows. Talk of the upcoming fights and records goes around, many gladiators eager to claim the championship for their own and some conspiring with others for their own gain. Few are aware of the politics behind the arena, but they exist and the wardens and guards of the arena are all to well aware of these things...
OOC: This is a roleplaying thread where players can roleplay their characters watching arena matches as they unfold. You can even respond to things actually going on in match threads by moving between different arenas on different sidelines. Many dungeons and training areas allow multiple arenas to be viewed at once. The Colosseum itself is a large network of smaller arenas all arranged in circles surrounding one grand circle (which is usually reserved for training year round until the annual championship games).
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