Welcome to Gaia! ::

Q: When will this start?
A: The Arena will start once it has enough competitors and not one second sooner.

Q: You're hosting this and competing? Is that really fair?
A: Since you'll be the ones voting, I hope it is. Keep in mind that I'm paying the prizes so I can't actually win anything. All I can do is try to minimize my own loses. And the more gold I keep, the more tournaments I can host.

Q: So my opponent and I have ten days to role-play a battle between our characters?
A: No. You and your opponent have ten days to each write your own version of a fight between your characters. Each entry should be a short story which advance your own plot in addition to depicting your victory.

Q: Is there anything not allowed in a match?
A: Anything that can be written on Gaia may be included in your piece. You may curse up a storm and chop up babies if you want to (keeping in mind that your piece needs to be appealing enough to get people to vote for it) but there's no description of sexual acts what so ever. Such writing will get you disqualified.

Q: Why are live ammunition and poison barred from The Arena?
A: The Arena is an entertainment venue above all else, and a good entertaining round is a must. Anything that ends a round too quickly is unsportsmanlike, and you'll want to put on a good show for your adoring fans that will be voting for you (or not...) Keep in mind that these in-game rules might be broken. If your character is sneaky enough, they might get away with using poison (I can't see you using a firearm unnoticed, sorry). Just don't ignore the fact that, if caught, your character would be thrown out of the tournament (and/or perhaps killed)

Q: Does The Arena have it's own over-bearing plot which I will have to compromise my own ideas for?
A: The Arena does have it's own plot of sorts, but it always takes second to a writer's designs. As long as you don't compromise any pre-established facts (such as claiming The Arena is made from candy or that Wulfgang is a platypus) you should be fine. Little things that effect your character can and will happen, so be open to those. A good example might be a mandatory physical/equipment screening before the semi-finals (hint hint).

Name: Alice Jacobs
Gladiator/Team Name: Femeninja/The Feminine Mystique
Age: 27
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 160lbs
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Black
Other Notable Features: Femeninja dresses entirely in a soft black fabric which makes little to no sound when she moves, and always wears a mask to conceal her identity. She wears well-worn shoes with a soft suede bottom to be durable, protective, and silent. She has a tattoo circling her right wrist in script font of 'Non Illegitimi Carborundum' (Don't let the bastards get you down).
Weapons: Usually has her Nekode (fighting claws. Think of Wolverine…) ready for battle. She also carries a small supply of ropes, flashbombs, and Chinese fighting stars… Sometimes poisoned…
Fighting Style: Stealth and patience. She waits for her prey to fall into her trap before springing for their throat. Femeninja is often unseen until she is ready to strike, but is weak in open combat.
Special Abilities: Ninja Skills! Femeninja hides well, and is very good at striking suddenly and without warning, sometimes leaping from quite a distance to do so. She can also disguise herself as another person and has a wealth of knowledge of poisonous substances. Finally, she is quite tough and can often get herself out of bonds or tight spaces with only minor inconvenience.
Personality: Alice is a feminist (go figure) and hates men with a passion. She will quickly defend against any mysoginistic or woman-negative comments. More than her hatred for men, Alice hates fairy tales, early disney movies like Cinderella and the Little Mermaid, Daphne from Scooby Doo, Barbie, etc. She does however love strong, intelligent female characters such as....such as....well, disney doesn't really have any that don't need saving at some point.
Brief Background: A decendent of Susan B. Anthony, Alice Jacobs was raised in the feminist clan. There was however, a small faction of this clan trained in the ways of the ninja. From an early age, Alice was trained in strength, suppleness, agility, potions, explosives, and fighting. Later she fully adopted the ninja path and began to train in more advanced ninja skills. Today femininja fights the oppressors of women and litterally works to take down the man.

Though originally from our world, Femeninja has moved to Tartarus and has been working as a masked vigilante and protector of other women on the central streets of Tartarus(which is ironically more dangerous for women). She hopes to win the Wishing Stone and make herself sole heir to all of Wulfgang's assets before the Amazon assassinates him, putting her in charge of the Arena and thus all of Tartarus (among many other things).



Name: Zalika Markuu
Gladiator/Team Name: The Amazon/The Feminine Mystique
Age: 19
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 150lbs
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/purple
Other Notable Features: You want a more notable feature than purple hair? Zalika is incredibly beautiful, with a curvy waist and long slender legs. She wears next to nothing almost constantly, preferring to feel air against her dark skin. Being sexual is something she is very comfortable with, and she wants to make sure everyone else knows it.
Weapons: Only those things she has learned to use while belly dancing, including sabers, fans, and scarves. She can get pretty creative.
Fighting Style: Zalika is generally a distraction first and foremost, but is incredibly awesome at hand-to-hand weaponless combat. She will disarm an opponent quickly so that Alice can sneak up behind them and finish things. Additionally, she has some practice outside of the Arena as an assassin who uses her feminine wiles to lull men into a false sense of security before finally snapping their neck (or some other fun method of death) and fleeing the scene.
Special Abilities: Zalika learned to fight in the slums of Tartarus, and so she packs a mean punch and an even better kick. Her dancer’s training has made her incredibly agile and flexible, so Zalika is capable of taking out people in some rather interesting ways (scorpion kick a la Trinity from The Matrix, for example). She can also handle a saber (or two), and is not uncomfortable taking off her clothing to use to strangle anyone if necessary. Hey, it’s all about putting on a good show, isn’t it?
Personality: Though Zalika originally struck out on her own, she is now more of a follower of Femeninja. She doesn't mind using her sass to taunt her opponents and is very very comfortable in her body and with her sexuality. She hopes to use how comfortable she is in her body to empower other women to have confidence in themselves and to enjoy their sexuality. She is all about empowering other women to enjoy life the way she has learned to love and embrace it.
Brief Background: Zalika was raised in the outskirts of Tartarus, where the people are the poorest of the poor. Her parents and five younger siblings lived in a shantytown inside a shack constructed of metal sheets and a makeshift thatched roof. Times were hard, and the family often would have gone without the basic necessities of life it weren’t for the surprising generosity of those out on the rim. Of course, violence was also common, as it tends to be when people don’t have quite enough and get desperate for more than there is, and Zalika quickly learned to defend herself. This would come in handy, because as the girl reached puberty it became apparent that she was going to be stunningly beautiful. When she was old enough to take a crack at living, Zalika embraced her sexuality and took her chances; traveling toward the center of Tartarus to try to get a job in one of the gentleman’s clubs. Theoretically, things would be safer there, and she could maybe make enough money to send home to her family so they could move off the rim and closer to safety.

As luck would have it, things were not that much better in the city region, and Zalika struggled to find work, finally settling on a smaller club where she could dance a few nights a week to earn some cash for better costumes and props in order to audition at bigger venues. The city was full of men with too much money looking to sate their lusts on a young piece of a**. One night, a particularly drunken fellow propositioned Zalika, and when she declined he followed her on her way home to her apartment on the outskirts. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you what he and his buddies attempted as she passed by a particularly dark alley on a particularly secluded street. Luckily for Zalika, Femeninja was watching and rescued Zalika from her would-be peril. The two became good friends and Zalika was empowered by Alice to take charge of her life. The two now fight together to show that women are just as powerful as men and to bring equality for them in a world where women are second-class citizens. Zalika hopes that by joining the Arena they can empower other women to take fate into their own hands rather than relying on men to take care of them.

(This is a sample sportscast which will allow Nevi and I to figure out what type of match we will be fighting)

Greetings, sports fans, I'm Hank Thomas and this is Wulfgang's Arena. Our match tonight is a challenge between two nerds and the women they'd never touch otherwise. Here with the details is my partner in crime, Tobias Wimple.

Thanks, Hank. The partnership of a super hero and an alien may seem like something we've seen time and time again, but The Awesome Avengers are a class all their own. Captain Pasty's ability to reflect light and move at super human speed makes him a serious contender. His teammate, Cadet Pasty, is an alien with telekinetic power and the mind of a child. Don't underestimate him, though, as he'll do anything to protect the Captain. I think these two are a solid choice for the win.

You think that because you can't pick a winner, Toby. My bet is with their opponents, The Feminine Mystique. Femeninja is an experienced fighter who is at home in combat. Since she happens to also be a ninja, my vote goes to her by default. Rumor has it she voiced some complaint over the banning of her poisons, but there's no way that was the only trick she's packing. Her teammate, The Amazon, is a belly-dancing hottie of death. She's got an arsenal of sharp and pointies and the knowhow to dispatch any enemy. Feminine Mystique is going to stomp the Avengers into the ground.

We'll have to wait and see, Hank. This will be a cage match, so we can expect an intense fight.