Hippodrome Festivus

Especially during the summer period, the Hippodrome Festivus is and have been, since the first building was constructed a popular place for the population of Pearlhal to come and relax.
On a typical day off, the citizens of Pearlhal will begin to walk towards the Hippodrome around midday where they would enter the arena and would for the next several hours be entertained by fights where either single or groups would fight in tournaments to earn money and fame, or chariot race.
The chariot race is the most popular form of entertainment among the population with up to 8 chariots racing at the same time and it was not uncommon for people to be killed during the race but for the larger of those tournaments there would be healers waiting to heal the wounded or dead. 
One day every year the Hippodrome Festivus would be closed off and only citizens would be permitted entry, on this day new members of the Imperial Guard would be sworn in by the ruling emperor, this typically filled the Hippodrome.

History

The Hippodrome Festivus or at least buildings with a similar purpose is said to have been build on this location since Pearlhal was just another city-state in Dercia. 
During the years the Hippodrome was expanded and improved this was to allow the growing population of the city together with the expansion of the Kingdom of Dercia to come to enjoy the entertainment provided by the building. 
The hippodrome is with its 653 meters from end to end the longest building in the empire.

Components and tools

Whenever a chariot race is taking place the fans of the teams will dress in colours similar to their favourite team.

Participants

The citizens of the capital and people who are visiting the city and looking for some entertainment will go here to enjoy a fight or a chariot race.

Observance

The chariot races and the arranged fights between adventures take place over the month but usually, something was happening every week. 

by Alexander von Wagner

Primary Related Location

Pearlhal