First appearance: S1E3 — Blood Mage — Sunozar v the Shadow of the Arbiter · watch it on YouTube
The Disregarded Cliffs are a mountaintop arena in the Void, home to the crumbling ruins of an old fortress, golden crystals and a mysterious blue portal. They served as the battleground when Sunozar faced The Shadow of the Arbiter in S1E3 — Blood Mage — Sunozar v the Shadow of the Arbiter. The Arbiter introduced the place with a promise that sounded a lot like a threat.
“You may not have traveled to the Disregarded Cliffs before, but you will call it home soon enough.” The Arbiter
Description
The Cliffs crown a mountaintop, and what was once a fortress has rotted there into ruined, overgrown walls. Golden crystals shoot up out of the ground among the wreckage, and loose rubble lies everywhere. The Grandmaster pointed it out to the champions as a handy supply of improvised weapons.
On the eastern side stands a strange blue portal that gives off a steady hum. Anyone who steps through it is teleported, but they don’t get to choose where. The portal drops them somewhere at random. The Grandmaster called the hum a hint that “perhaps there’s a surprise waiting for you.”
For all the ruin, the Cliffs are not barren. A bush grows in the middle of the arena, with greenery in the background. The Grandmaster appreciated the greenery for its artistic value: “There’s a nice little greenery in the background that will contrast the red blood that I’m hoping to see soon.”
History
The Disregarded Cliffs were first seen when the Arbiter and the Grandmaster opened the Blood Mage Deathmatch there, setting Sunozar against the Shadow of the Arbiter among the broken walls and glittering crystals.
The arena’s most memorable moment came mid-fight, when Sunozar offered up a prayer. “Moved by your oh so eloquent prayer,” the Grandmaster dove down and caught him, cradling him like a small baby. She insisted this was “totally normal in the Deathmatch.” She told him, “You will remember this, the Grandmaster, who has made sure you did not die yet,” and made him promise not to disappoint her.
She then called out, “Teddy, bring the ground back to us,” and set Sunozar down by a bush in the middle of the Cliffs, within easy reach of the Shadow. The Arbiter took the chance to declare, “Here at D20 Deathmatch, we love bush and we know it.” Sunozar replied, “It’s all about bush and castration here. Just here for some family-friendly fun.”
Notable Figures
- Grandmaster Elusia Skypiercer: presided over the Deathmatch and personally rescued Sunozar from a fall.
- The Arbiter: introduced the arena and its ominous welcome.
- Sunozar: the blood mage champion who fought here.
- The Shadow of the Arbiter: Sunozar’s opponent on the Cliffs.