Arena District (Oblivion)

The Arena District is on the eastern side of Imperial City. It houses the Arena, from which the Hero can watch and bet on battles, as well as participate in them too. The district holds a couple of arena hopefuls, Branwen and Saliith, who are training on the southern side, but is dominated by the arena in the center and two large statues that flank it. Hundolin works next to the Arena Lockbox at the gate. He takes bets on either the Blue Team or Yellow Team in amounts of 25, 50 or 100. Legend:
 * 1) Imperial City, Market District
 * 2) Northeast Watch Tower
 * 3) Southeast Watch Tower
 * 4) Imperial City Arboretum
 * 5) Imperial City, Green Emperor Way
 * 6) Imperial City, Arena District
 * 7) Arena Bloodworks

Trivia

 * If they watch Branwen and Saliith fighting near the Arena for some time, their Hand-to-Hand skill will be increased.
 * By watching the Arena hopefuls spar, they've picked up a few tips! Their Hand To Hand skill has increased by 5 points.


 * The Arena Lockbox, located next to Hundolin in front of the Arena, contains 500 gold (has very hard lock level). To loot this box without gaining a bounty, simply approach it between 9PM and 9AM (when Hundolin is off duty), close the front doors of the Arena (to block the view of the guard across the street) and pick the lock at your leisure.
 * There is a chest with a hard lock near Branwen and Salith. It contains the Bands of Kwang Lao.
 * If one bet on a match (just talk to Hundolin at the entrance) they will get to watch the Blue and Yellow team fighting in a reserved box. Just say they bet 25 on the Yellow team and they win, one will gain 25 plus the gold they bet. If they lose then they gain nothing, be careful not to get carried away.
 * If one bet on a match it's been found that winners alternate between blue and yellow teams.
 * The Imperial City Arena could possibly be a nod to the first game in the series, . Before becoming a fantasy RPG, Arena was originally going to be a tournament fighting game, in which the Hero and their team traveled across Tamriel, competing against other teams in arenas throughout the continent (presumably in a manner similar to the real-life National Football League's playoff system) before going to the Imperial City Arena (here) to fight for the title. However, along the way it was decided that various side quests would be added to vary the game up a bit. One thing led to another, and eventually the "fighting tournament" concept was dropped entirely, having never made it past the design stage. "The Elder Scrolls" was added to the title, and the TES series was born.

Appearances


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