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+====== Six Pierres ======
+Six Pierres: Six Pierres, a Droaam tradition
+brought to Sharn by immigrants, involves seven
+competitors who each pay a base stake. The seven are
+then sealed in a large Chambre with a cockatrice. The
+match ends when six of the competitors have been
+turned to stone, at which point the survivor receives
+the majority of the stakes (with a share being set aside
+for the organizers). A Méduse handler monitors
+the competition to ensure that rules are followed.
+Contestants carry no arms or armor, and no magic
+or Psioniques may be used. Additionally, no one may
+attack the cockatrice. The challenge lies in defeating
+the other contestants or luring them into the path of
+the cockatrice. Le Champ de Bataille varies. It may be
+completely barren or chocked with rubble and cover;
+there may be light, or it may be pitch black.
+Six Pierres matches are run by the monstrous
+organization known as Daask. The sport is highly
+illegal, but the matches are confined to the Dura
+Cogs and well hidden from the eyes of the Watch. Six
+Stones usually only occurs once every few months.
+Sometimes participants voluntarily enter the arena,
+but most are debtors who have been offeredachance
+to clear their loans. Daask takes bets on the outcome,
+and usually earns a tidy sum.
+Currently Daask has four cockatrices in Sharn
+(5 HD, 5 HD, 6 HD, and 8 HD), all of which were
+carefully trained in Droaam. A Méduse named
+Karyale (NE female Méduse expert 2) handles
+the cockatrices.
+SIX STONES
+A Droaam tradition brought to Sham by immigrants,
+six stones is a game for seven competitors, who each
+pay a base stake. The seven are then sealed in a large
+chamber with a cockatrice. The match ends when six
+of the players have been turned to stone, at which point
+the survivor is awarded all the stakes (except for a share
+set aside for the organizers). A medusa handler monitors
+the competition to ensure that rules are followed.
+Contestants carry no arms or armor, and no magic or
+supernatural abilities may be used. Additionally, no one
+is allowed to attack the cockatrice. The challenge lies
+in outlasting the other contestants and luring them or
+pushing them into the path of the cockatrice. The battleground
+might be barren or littered with rubble and
+cover; it might be lit, or it could be be pitch black.
+Six stones matches are staged by the criminal organization
+Daask (see the "Criminal Activities" section later
+in this chapter). The sport is illegal, but the games go on
+because the matches are confined to Lower Dura and
+the Cogs and well hidden from the eyes of the Watch.
+A match usually occurs only once every few months.
+Sometimes participants voluntarily enter the competition,
+but most are debtors who have been offered a
+chance to pay off their loans by winning the match.
+Daask takes bets on the outcome, and usually earns a
+tidy sum as its share of the proceeds.
+{{tag>[Sharn]}}
+{{tag>["Droaam"]}}
+{{tag>["Jeux"]}}