The chains rattled, making a crisp, clanging noise, and the rising sun gilded them in a half-golden hue.
Entering this prison for gladiators, the first sight was of the gray and black walls sprawling out to the sides of the view.
A dozen towers stood on the perimeter walls, constantly monitored by seven or eight low-level vampire soldiers with longbows.
Vampires cannot practice breathing techniques, but even low-level vampires can obtain remarkable strength by drinking human or magical creature blood.
Under their watch were over a thousand gladiators.
There were many kinds of gladiators; despite being slaves, clearly some slaves were more so than others.
Some were private gladiators of noble vampires and essentially celebrity gladiators, treated even better than ordinary vampires.
As for the imprisoned gladiators, they were usually criminals such as bandits, robbers, deserters, and punished artisans.
