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[[File:Marc_Fishman_pit_fighters.jpg‎|thumb|350px|[[Pit fighters]] do battle in a fighting pit, by Marc Fishman ©]]
The '''fighting pits''' are huge circular arenas in the slaving cities of [[Astapor]], [[Yunkai]], [[Meereen]]. They provide the cities citizens and visitors with entertainment.  The ones in Meereen are the largest and most extravagant, with the main pit being [[Daznak's Pit]]. Within the pits, beasts are pitted against beasts, [[Pit Fighters|gladiators]] against gladiators and beasts against gladiators all for the entertainment of the onlookers.
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'''Fighting pits''' are arenas in the [[Slaver Cities]] of [[Astapor]], [[Meereen]], and [[Yunkai]]. The [[fighting pits of Meereen]], the largest and most extravagant of [[Slaver's Bay]], are great red circles.{{ref|ASOS|71}} Within the pits, beasts are pitted against beasts, [[pit fighters]] against fellow fighters, beasts against fighters, and even beasts against [[slave]] children, [[dwarf]]s, or crones, all for the entertainment of onlookers, which includes nobility{{ref|ADWD|52}} and the general populace.{{ref|ADWD|6}} Combatants wear no armor in the fighting pits since spectators want to see blood.{{ref|ASOS|57}}{{ref|ADWD|67}} In addition to the grand public pits, establishments like the [[Purple Lotus]] can have their own small pits as well.{{ref|ADWD|60}}
  
The combatants wear no armour in the fighting pits as it is blood the crowds have come to see.
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==Known Pits==
===Known Fighting Pits===
 
In [[Fighting pits of Meereen|Meereen]]:
 
*[[Daznak's Pit]] - the biggest and most extravagant in the city
 
*[[Pit of Ghrazz]]
 
*[[Golden Pit]]
 
 
In [[Astapor]]:
 
In [[Astapor]]:
 
*[[Douquor's Pit]]  
 
*[[Douquor's Pit]]  
 
*[[Jothiel's Pit]]  
 
*[[Jothiel's Pit]]  
  
===Known [[Pit Fighters]]===
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In [[Fighting pits of Meereen|Meereen]]:
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*[[Daznak's Pit]]
* [[Belwas|Strong Belwas]] {formerly}
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*[[Golden Pit]]
* {[[Khrazz]]}
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*[[Pit of Ghrazz]]  
* {[[Barsena Blackhair]]}
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* [[Camarron of the Count]]
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==Quotes==
* [[Goghor the Giant]]
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{{quote|All men share a taste for blood, a taste the pits help slake.{{ref|ADWD|2}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] to [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]}}
* [[Spotted Cat]]
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* [[Fearless Ithoke]]
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{{quote|No one wore armor in the fighting pits. It was blood the crowds came for: death, dismemberment, and shrieks of agony, the music of the scarlet sands.{{ref|ADWD|67}}|thoughts of [[Barristan Selmy]]}}
* [[Belaquo Bonebreaker]]
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* [[Steelskin]]
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==References==
* Togosh
 
* Mariggo
 
* Orluss the Catamite
 
* The Brindled Butcher
 
* Senaera Shesnake
 
}}
 
==References and Notes==
 
 
{{references}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 20 February 2020

Belwas defeats an opponent, by Kaija Rudkiewicz © Fantasy Flight Games
Pit fighters do battle in a fighting pit, by Marc Fishman ©

Fighting pits are arenas in the Slaver Cities of Astapor, Meereen, and Yunkai. The fighting pits of Meereen, the largest and most extravagant of Slaver's Bay, are great red circles.[1] Within the pits, beasts are pitted against beasts, pit fighters against fellow fighters, beasts against fighters, and even beasts against slave children, dwarfs, or crones, all for the entertainment of onlookers, which includes nobility[2] and the general populace.[3] Combatants wear no armor in the fighting pits since spectators want to see blood.[4][5] In addition to the grand public pits, establishments like the Purple Lotus can have their own small pits as well.[6]

Known Pits

In Astapor:

In Meereen:

Quotes

All men share a taste for blood, a taste the pits help slake.[7]

No one wore armor in the fighting pits. It was blood the crowds came for: death, dismemberment, and shrieks of agony, the music of the scarlet sands.[5]

—thoughts of Barristan Selmy

References