CGR2 - The Complete Gladiator's Handbook

trainer can become a dangerous proposition. The failure
of a beast trainer can be used to bring shame upon the
sponsoring house, making it a convenient target for an
inter-house challenge. Rivals may attempt to dishonor
the beast trainer or the sponsoring individual or house.
To ensure the failure of a trainer, an enemy may try to prevent
the return of a wild creature, steal it before it gets to
the city, or even poison a beast before an important
match.
Repeated failures can cause a trainer to fall from favor
with his sponsor. Frequently, low-level beast trainers do
not have sufficient funds to capture, protect, or house
their charges without sponsorship. Inexperienced freelancers
are often destroyed by more wealthy and experienced
rivals.
Wealth Options: Prices for captured beasts fluctuate
with arena location and rarity of the species. To determine
the price of a specific creature, divide the monster’s experience
points by 100. The result is the market value of
that creature in Athasian silver.
Races: This kit is open to any character race indigenous
to Athas. Dwarves, halflings, and humans, however, tend
to make the best beast trainers.
Special Notes: Smart arena managers keep at least three
beast trainers on staff. This allows for the replacement of
any trainer injured or lost while preparing creatures for
arena combat. Deadly rivalries may develop between
trainers of the same house, and these disputes are settled
in the arena. Such matches are usually the highlight of
any games lineup.
Many trainers have favored beasts; one creature favored
by beast trainers is the metallic, doglike creature known as
the rasclinn. Rasclinn are quick to learn and they are very
loyal, except when hungry. They are easily trained as
young pups, but older animals respond well to positive
encouragement.
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Famous and Infamous:
Sizzkus Formerly of Tyr (deceased).
Beautiful Vanous Veiled, beast trainer Mistress of
Gulg.
Ular Lael Beast trainer Mistress; Sojournist,
House Omnir.
Tutoc Hunchbacked, half-giant beast
trainer of Balic.
Blind Fighter
The blind fighters specialize in a unique form of gladiatorial
combat—doing battle in complete darkness. Naturally
blind gladiators may have been blind since birth, or
handicapped in accidents. Of course, in some cases the
“accident” may have been arranged. . . . Sighted gladiators
who choose to fight as blind fighters use special, closed
helms.
These warriors have spent years in training to develop
their fighting abilities and their skills of perception. This
special training allows them to fight as well as many
sighted fighters. Blind fighters may face other blind fighters
or any other equal opponents in the arena. “Night and
Day Matches,” where blind and sighted gladiators square
off against each other, draw large crowds to the games.
Role: Originally, blind fighters were used as comic relief
to amuse the crowds in the arena. Blind or blindfolded
fighters would face off and strive to attack each another.
Unable to tell friend from foe, they would mill around the
arena, lashing out at anyone, or anything, that came near
them. Some killed their own stablemates, while most
killed themselves by wandering into other blind fighters
who were flailing about randomly. Over the years, a group
of survivors emerged with the special ability to center and