The Great Agon

The Great Agon (also known as the Agon of Champions) is a Septimont gladiatoral tournament held every 4 years. It is the largest and most influential gladiator event in Septimont, as well as a key economic pillar of the city, bringing in tons of travellers who wish to see the tournament.

The tournament is separated into two stages, with the first being a points-based prelim and the second an elimination round. Prior to Augusta becoming Ephor the tournament was a solo challenge, but after taking on the position she reformed the tournament so that all contenders have a teammate and the matches are two-on-two (not counting Echo partners).

Arsinosa (Lioness of Glory), the Guardian Echo of Septimont, usually only reveals herself during the Great Agon's finals and blesses that years champion ‐ or champions following the initiation of the pair rule.

Champions

Augusta — Champion of the Great Agon held four years prior.

Lupa — Champion of the most recent Great Agon.

Mya — Unofficial champion of the Great Agon held twenty years prior.

Rover — Champion of the most recent Great Agon.

Trivia

Etymology

Agōn (ἀγών) is an ancient Greek term for a conflict, struggle or contest.

It can also refer to a deity in Greek mythology who represented the same things as the terms definition.

Comments:

- Social aspect:

The Great Agon allows to compete and show themself from the good side to people of all classes and origins if only they have skills and power to back themself up.

Key here are qualification matches pre-Agon. Even if one is not to win qualifications fully the very sharpening of skills and fortitude of contenders can point at many rising talents and make one recongizable from positive sight. This is also important to note that descend can be as easy as climb, if one involved in match fixing or other corrupt methods or promotions of something unsavory the result may end up in social ostracism towards chempion and group who promoted them.

- Economic aspect:

Tournaments that happen around Agon are great opotunity for all parts of buisnesses to promote thesmelves with faces of champions and solemny by founding arena, equipment of even own teams. Similary it's great oportunity for rising stars that can make profitable contracts.

- Political aspect:

Aside of beeing sport even Agon is first and foremost national security matters. Arena allow warriors to train skills and test limits of human body and it's enhacments allowing to present not merely sport but also military wonders such as new types of materials, new body modification, albeit here rules limit amount of Support one can use. Modifications must be viable and long lasting and only suplement contender powers, not reaplcing them.

Durning Agon also great houses and important figures can flick each other noses and debate by force over who's more right with own conception of national security or buisness tactics…