“Sir,” Kre whispered to the large man.  “You really should choose these.  There’s something special about them.” Beleg pressed his lips together and shook his head slowly.  “I don’t know lad.  I’m not liking their short blade length nor their weight.  To fight with two swords like this, you’d need them to be much lighter.”...Read More

That was apparently all the announcer needed to hear.  He bowed quickly, almost disrespectfully so, and spit out a hurried thanks before waving to some Ylveryans by the door.  They departed and soon the next tier of gladiators came into the room, swarming the tables as if they feared only scraps would be left behind...Read More

Beleg narrowed his eyes at Barry and his new weapon.  “What?” he uttered softly, so softly that even Kre had difficulty hearing it.  Though inadequate, it seemed to be the only word that Beleg could find to encompass all the things going through his mind. Kre’s own head seemed cleared now as well, and the...Read More

Almost immediately the other tier one gladiators spread out and started putting hands on weapons, feeling their weights and balances, and seeing how they compared to their own tried and true blades.  As they did so, Kre noticed that many of the weapons were very different from those he had seen in recent weeks, almost...Read More

“If my tier fours can follow my colleague here, we’ll get you sorted soon.”  He waved his hand and several folks started to filter out of the room, including one of the servants. “Next, my threes!”  The process followed for this group as well as the next group of tier twos.  Now it was just...Read More

Before Kre could ask any further questions, Beleg rolled into the room.  He shook his head slowly when he spotted the short, muscular figure that they called “the Champ”, but kept his pace until he made his way to where Kre and Barry were standing.  Barry inclined his head towards his arch nemesis, “If you...Read More

Kre and the other two helpers were sent through a small side door and along a short passage to the next room.  The large chamber they found themselves in was already populated by four other servant types, two younger than Kre and two older.  Kre waved and offered a greeting to those in the room,...Read More

They didn’t follow the old man for too long, but the tunnel they traversed was well lit and fairly wide. Despite his age and crooked back, the old man kept a quick pace. Judging by his figure and his unusually pale skin, Kre estimated that he spent most, if not all of his life down...Read More

With another curtsey, the two young ladies escorted the three of them down the canyon just a bit more, to a larger opening.  The women took two lanterns from nearby the cavern entrance and lit them using the candle set there for that purpose.  They then waved the gentlemen forward and led them into the...Read More

As the four of them strode through the canyon, folks on both sides gave them a wide berth and generally avoided eye contact.  Kre assumed it was due to the presence of two of the largest and most dangerous looking men that these folks had ever seen, but some of the furtive glances and whispers...Read More