Kirm Morzindu

The Kirm Morzindu is an elaborate arena for 1-on-1 and group-on-group spars, located in Steelclaw Clan. Heading into Steelclaw Clan, GO BRIDGE, NW, GO MORZINDU.

Entrance Fees

You must pay each time you enter into one of these areas, there is no free re-admission.

• To observe from one of the observation boxes, the fee is 85 copper Dokoras.
• To pass into the fighters area (including triage or arena rooms), the fee is 10 copper Dokoras.

Mechanics

Group Combat

• Choose team captains
• Captains each JOIN KIMBLAR
• Captains take alternating turns WAVE KIMBLAR AT <Person> for each member of their team
• Captains and Combatants are given temporary titles according to their team: Blue Captain, Blue Combatant, Red Captain, Red Combatant. Any previous title will need to be re-applied once you are done fighting.
• Once the entire team is picked, both Captains BOW KIMBLAR
• The arena is then open and you have 60 seconds for final spellup
• Combatants knocked unconscious are automatically removed from the arena and delivered to triage. We have seen accidental deaths.

Observing

Anyone who tries to join the room after you will have to be invited in.

An arena clerk sticks his head into the room and says, "Excuse me, gentlefolk, but <Person> wishes to join your party."
[Type INVITE <person> if it is okay to allow him to enter.]

Rooms

[Kirm Morzindu, Hall Of Champions]
Tall pillars of dark granite and light sandstone support the ceiling of the grand lobby of the arena. Up a gentle incline to either side are the entrances to the east observation deck and the west observation deck, while ahead, directly between them, is a large steel archway. The crowd divides, with spectators moving up to the east or west deck, while the contestants head through the archway.
You also see a prominent sign.
Obvious exits: out.

• SIGN: An admission fee is charged to enter the halls to the observation decks. Once the fee is paid, access to the entire arena viewing area is available at the far end of the halls.
• ARCH: The grand arch is composed of the swords taken from the dead hands of thousands of gladiators and welded together into a beautiful piece of architecture.
• OTHER EXITS: GO WEST DECK (to west observation deck rooms), GO EAST DECK (to east observation deck rooms), GO ARCH (to combat area rooms)

East Deck Observation Boxes

The Riverhaven Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Riverhaven Room".
You also see a big wooden salt crab mounted on the wall.
Obvious exits: out.

• CRAB: The realistically painted crab smiles at the viewer and has a sign in its claws that reads, "For fighting or feasting, there's nothing like Salt Crabs! When in Riverhaven, be sure to visit The Saltfisher Inn!"

The Therenborough Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Therenborough Room".
You also see a bright tapestry.
Obvious exits: out.

• TAPESTRY: The tapestry pictures a woman and a man standing before a throng with the bannered towers of Therenborough in the background. Across the top are the words "The Abolition of the Clans". Below the feet of the woman, whose arms are raised high in proclamation, is the name Lirum, and under the feet of the younger man is the name Verek.

The Hvaral Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Hvaral Room".
You also see a huge diamond set into the wall.
Obvious exits: out.

• DIAMOND: On closer look, it's obvious the "diamond" is simply a ball of glass cut into facets. On the outer face are engraved the words "Visit Picturesque Hvaral, Gem on the Hilt of Therengia".

The Muspar'i Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Muspar'i Room".
You also see some bright mosaic tiles that cover one of the walls.
Obvious exits: out.

• TILES: The tiles, quite ornate in their subtle blending of yellows, tans and golden brown, almost suggest circles of baked bread.

The Langenfirth Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Langenfirth Room".
You also see a marble bust.
Obvious exits: out.

• BUST: The marble shows the likeness of a Human monk, his round face wreathed in a smile, with just a fringe of hair surrounding his bald crown. On the base are carved the words "Langen, Master Brewer and Pride of Langenfirth".

The Throne City Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Throne City Room".
You also see a large plate attached to the wall.
Obvious exits: out.

• PLATE: Painted on the plate, big enough to hold a roast boar, is a massive building. Immense stone dragons flank the rows of steps leading up to its entrance. Around the rim of the plate are the words "Souvenir of Old Throne City".

The Ratha Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Ratha Room".
You also see a marble bust.
Obvious exits: out.

• BUST: The sculpture is a life-size rendering of the head and shoulders of an elderly S'Kra Mur. His eyes are squinting in concentration, his marble gaze fixed forever on a spot far distant. The inscription is, "Hhsnoraal, Ratha Archivist".

The Surlaenis Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Surlaenis Room".
You also see a silken tapestry.
Obvious exits: out.

• BUST: Two S'Kra Mur women sit facing each other, their mouths open, their hands clasped, and their knees touching. Embroidered round the border are the words "The Singers of Aesry Surlaenis'a: The Ograth Smo'kku'par". The bright threads of the tapestry gradually darken toward the edges, highlighting the singers at their duet.

The Mer'Kresh Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Mer'Kresh Room".
You also see a marble shelf.
Obvious exits: out.

• LOOK ON SHELF: On the marble shelf you see an Indaremi figurine, an Abadremi figurine and a Pozremi figurine.
• INDAREMI FIGURINE: A muscular Human youth wears a short belted hac and trousers. His companion is a seated, sulky mule. Straining at the halter, the young man tries to drag the animal along.
• ABADREMI FIGURINE: A portly Human gentleman in a rainbow of brightly colored clothes smiles broadly and extends his hand in greeting. The other hand has its tiny fingers crossed behind his back.
• POZREMI FIGURINE: A slender Elf with his hair in a long pigtail strides along whistling jauntily. His backpack is bulging with hides. From beneath its open flap, a caracal's head flops limply, its tongue lolling and two large X's where its eyes would be.

The Hara'jaal Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Hara'jaal Room".
You also see a long painting.
Obvious exits: out.

• PAINTING: The painting, almost as wide as the wall it hangs on, shows towering cliffs overlooking a beach with black sand where the surf beats against an old stone quay. A plaque at the bottom reads, "Donated by the Brethren of the Sea, Hara'jaal Chapter".

West Deck Observation Boxes

The Leth Deriel Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Leth Deriel Room".
You also see a marble bust.
Obvious exits: out.

• BUST: The bust depicts a mature Elven woman. Like all her race, she shows no obvious indication of her age, but the artist has captured a wealth of experience in the intent eyes and firm mouth. The inscription is, "Matron Selidhn, Historian".

The Crossing Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Crossing Room".
You also see a marble bust.
Obvious exits: out.

• BUST: The features of a fleshy, bespectacled Human male greet the observer of the bust. Keen intelligence shows on the face, just above the charcoal mustache that some vandal has added. The inscription is, "Syndic Arnile Hanskwin, Founder of the Contract Trading System".

Room of the Clans

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "Room of the Clans".
You also see a colorful tapestry.
Obvious exits: out.

• TAPESTRY: The tapestry that covers the walls of the Clan Room celebrates Zoluren's smaller villages. Across its surface, stones, wolves, tigers, and knives mix in bright, swirling patterns, forming a composition that looks almost abstract until one focuses on its parts rather than the whole.

The Arthe Dale Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Arthe Dale Room".
You also see a large painting.
Obvious exits: out.

• PAINTING: The painting shows a perturbed Halfling tied in a blanket and rolling down a hillside. The title at the bottom is "A Hollow Daffleberry Enters Daffleberry Hollow".

The Dirge Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Dirge Room".
You also see a shelf.
Obvious exits: out.

• SHELF: You notice an interesting model of two volcanoes on the shelf.
• VOLCANO: Two small volcanic cones rise from the shelf, with a small town huddled between them. Whenever a particularly loud cheer erupts from the arena crowd, one of the peaks emits a little puff of smoke.

The Kaerna Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Kaerna Room".
You also see an oil painting.
Obvious exits: out.

• PAINTING: The large painting shows a vine-covered stone well with a wooden roof. In the background, caravans travel a busy road. A plate at the bottom reads, "Donated by The Gilded Unicorn Inn".

The Shard Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Shard Room".
You also see a marble bust.
Obvious exits: out.

• BUST: The marble bust shows a noble-looking Elothean man, and the base bears the inscription, "Alec, Builder and Rebuilder". The rim of its pedestal is carved to resemble cables, with cable cars depending from them on either side.

The Steelclaw Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Steelclaw Room".
You also see a beat-up broadsword mounted on the wall.
Obvious exits: out.

• BROADSWORD: Etched on the battered and tarnished blade are the words, "To you it's junk -- to us it's business! Ophraim's Salvage and Collectables".

The Fayrin Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Fayrin Room".
You also see a dark tapestry.
Obvious exits: out.

• TAPESTRY: By the light of a campfire, an Elven woman plays the lute and sings to a group of troll warriors. The black background is dotted with knots of yellow and red threads. Worked into the border are the words "Aurilae Beguiles the Army of the Trolls".

The Zaldi Taipa Room

[Kirm Morzindu, Observation Box]
Walled on three sides and covered from the weather, the box commands an unobstructed view of the arena sands below. Two banked stone benches extend from side to side to seat visitors. Chiseled into the stone on the lintel are the words "The Zaldi Taipa Room".
You also see a cured horsehide stretched on the wall.
Obvious exits: out.

• HORSEHIDE: A pastoral scene has been painted on the hide: a flock of sheep grazes on a hillside while lambs leap and play. On top of the hill is a sheepfold woven from branches, and what look like dark green tents in the background.