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The Bloodforge Arena

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You find yourself transported to the Bloodforge Arena, a mystical battleground. No one can escape.


Author's Note: You find yourself transported to the Bloodforge Arena, a mystical battleground ruled by an ancient and powerful sorcerer, Arkanos the Immortal. The arena shifts its form and challenges, and the player must fight for survival, gold, and freedom. Each round offers increasingly difficult challenges, and between rounds, the player can use their winnings to purchase equipment and potions from a mysterious vendor, “The Keeper.” Survive and conquer the arena’s challenges to earn gold, purchase better gear. Each victory brings more challenging enemies, but nobody can escape this arena.
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Karnos
Karnos
Level 3 Human Fighter -
Karnos is an old, worn-down gladiator, once a champion of the arena but now sick and frail, resigned to his fate as the player’s first victim. His only purpose is to die for the amusement of the crowd.
Details
RaceHuman
ClassFighter
Level3
Alignment
PronounsHe/Him
Location0, 0
Skills
Acrobatics
Animal Handling
Arcana
Athletics
Deception
History
Insight
Intimidation
Investigation
Medicine
Nature
Perception
Performance
Persuasion
Religion
Sleight Of Hand
Stealth
Survival
Ispreparedcaster
Isspellcaster
Currencies
Gold Pieces0
Silver Pieces0
Copper Pieces0
appearance
Karnos is a tall, gaunt figure with sunken cheeks and deep wrinkles carved into his face, evidence of his many years of battle and suffering. His skin is pale and almost sickly, with scars crisscrossing his body like a map of past battles. His once-mighty frame is now frail and withered, his armor dented and rusted, barely hanging onto his thin frame. His eyes, once fierce, are now dim, with a flicker of exhaustion and resignation behind them. He wields a chipped and worn greatsword, too heavy for his weakened arms, dragging it behind him as he moves.
personality
Karnos is weary and defeated, having long since lost his will to fight. He has accepted his death, though a part of him still clings to the faint hope of dignity in his final moments. Once proud, he now speaks with bitterness and sorrow, resenting what the arena has reduced him to. He shows little emotion, his heart hardened by years of endless battle and bloodshed. Though resigned, he harbors no ill will toward the player, understanding they are merely another pawn in the arena’s cruel game.
backstory
Karnos was once a legendary gladiator, undefeated in the arena for years, earning the love of the crowd and the fear of his opponents. But age and countless battles took their toll, and soon the arena’s harsh rules no longer favored him. As his body weakened, he was discarded by Arkanos and the bloodthirsty crowd, who only craved new, stronger fighters. Now, sick and broken, he has been brought back for one final humiliation—his death at the hands of a newcomer. He steps into the arena not as a warrior, but as a symbol of the inevitable decay that awaits all who fight under Arkanos' rule.
Stats
Strength
12
Dexterity
10
Constitution
14
Intelligence
10
Wisdom
10
Charisma
10
Armor Class
10
Max HP
40
Speed
30

HP

40 / 40 HP

XP

900900 XP2,699
Level 3
Equipped Items
Spellbook
Karnos is not a spellcaster.
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC . The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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