SkyWing Arena

Welcome one, welcome all to the SkyWing's arena! Where we fight, TO THE DEATH! Here, prisoners of war and other dragons the Queen typically doesn't like fight to the death.We love the violence and action. We also enjoy pelting the winners with rubies and other gems, and furthermore love them due to their amazing entertainment skills! “Welcome, I’m Queen Cerise of the SkyWings and will inform all of you when the first battle commences. (...) Wait, it’s starting? (...) Ack! Claws up! Teeth Ready! Fight!”

The Arena
SkyWings value excitement and often times the slaughtering of dragons, as shown with the SkyWing Arena, yet they still keep justice and honor in mind as with the Champion’s Shield and trials (although only for SkyWings). Peril asked to use the Champion’s Shield to save her mother, Kestrel. This is likely a more ancient custom, as Queen Scarlet did not seem very pleased to have to accept its use. Under Queen Scarlet’s rule, the SkyWings used many torture methods, such as when they didn’t give any water to Gill of the SeaWings after he created a rebellion against the arena. This caused him to try to drink his own blood and go insane due to dehydration.

However, perhaps the only reason SkyWings were intrigued by battles was because of their ruler, Scarlet, who was the monarch for so long that SkyWings could have been brainwashed into thinking that gore was acceptable and a source of entertainment.

The SkyWing Arena is a fighting arena where prisoners of Queen Scarlet fight to the death. The prisoners are chained to tall pillars. The chains are fireproof, and make a strange thrumming noise when plucked. Apparently, if a dragon were to get a certain amount of victories, they would be set free. However, under Scarlet’s rule, prisoners were required to fight Peril just before reaching this tally. As almost nobody could touch her, she could claw and burn them as she wished. Because of this, nobody had been set free from Queen Scarlet’s imprisonment.

After Queen Ruby took over as Queen, she turned the arena into a hospital for all the dragons wounded in the War of the SandWing Succession. Dragons captured in battles against the SkyWings are sentenced to fight in gladiator battles to the death in a huge, bowl-shaped arena. The prisoners are kept on tall rock spires with no bars, spread out in a circle around the perimeter of the arena. The dragons are held down by metal clamps, and wires that are wound around their limbs stretch across the arena, connecting all of the prisoners to each other. If a dragon wins a certain amount of arena fights, they are set free, although this has never happened because Scarlet sends Peril to fight the dragons that get more than three or four wins. SkyWings and MudWings watch from stands. Occasionally, the gladiators fight groups of captured scavengers. The arena has now been torn down and replaced by a hospital for war veterans in Escaping Peril. The SkyWing Arena is directly outside of the palace, in the northern Sky Kingdom. Prisoners of war were forced to fight to the death here for Scarlet’s entertainment. Scarlet kept a variety of battlers, including scavengers and other creatures. The dragon prisoners mainly consisted of IceWings, SeaWings, and SandWings who were loyal to those other than Queen Scarlet or Burn. The winner was free to go if he or she won enough fights and defeated Peril. However, because of Peril’s deadly firescales, no one ever succeeded in defeating her. Queen Ruby transformed the arena into a hospital for wounded soldiers after her ascension to the throne. Spectators mostly include SkyWings, however, MudWings have been known to watch, as well as a few “honored SandWing guests.” Other prisoners also watched battles from the spires they had been chained to. The spectators normally shout for death but keep justice and honor in mind with rules such as the Champion’s Shield.

Spectators can throw treasure at combatants, the way small jewels were thrown at Tsunami when she won.

Queen Scarlet observed the matches, and her son, Vermilion, was the main announcer.

Wardens
The Wardens are that dragons what watch over the prisoners. They make sure that the prisoners don't kill each other while in their cells, they feed them one meal a week, and a trough of water once each day unless the prisoner is a SeaWing. With a SeaWing, they are only given water once a week.

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Healers
The Healers are the dragons who work in and around the arena but decide against the gore of open combat. Instead, using herbal remedies and animus-touched items, they heal the wounds of the winner and loser alike.

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Referee
Two dragons who keep their eyes on the non-prisoner competitors to make sure no dragons die of their wounds, use abilities, etc. They also announce the competitors, they are marked with a Silver bangle, they are the ones who drop the competitors in the arena.

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The Champion
The Champion is chosen by the queen of the SkyWings for their skill and prowess (having won 25 or more battles) and will live in the palace, in the most luxurious of quarters, topped only by those of the royal family. They are treated like royalty but are expected to uphold their fighting prowess. If they lose more battles than they have won they are demoted and they are not allowed to fly or they are disqualified. To become the Champion, you must state how many battles you have won, but please don't power play.

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Elite Competitors
The elite competitors have won ten or more battles and are known and feared by newer competitors. Aside from the champion, the highest bets usually ride on them. They are typically only to be faced by those who have won five or more battles or experienced warriors, they are not allowed to fly or they are disqualified. To obtain this rank, you must have won ten or more battles fairly. This rank is first come first serve.

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Competitors
The dragons who signed up to compete in the Arena out of their own will. They come from any of the tribes we are either allies or neutrals with, and train and prepare for weeks, months, or even years to master the skill of battle. They fight for riches, for fame, or simply because they enjoy the thrill of battle.

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Imprisoned
The dragons who are captives of the SkyWings. They are either prisoners of war or dragons convicted of a crime by the SkyWing tribe. They fight typically to earn their freedom. If they win twenty-five or more battles, they will be freed. If they lose they are normally thrown back into their cells, left there to bleed to death. If they survive bleeding out then they continue to fight in the arena. To prevent flight, prisoner's wings are usually tied down

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