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Calvin “The Vagrant” Mettle received his sentence today: Death. Mettle’s death will not be a quick execution by lethal injection or hanging as is common in the FreePort Province. Instead, he, and several others that have already been incarcerated will be used for a show in the Solstice Festival which begins at the end of Vos.

While the arena is home to the CAF(Caged Arts Fighting) series, it occasionally provides a venue for blood matches where the combatants fight to the death, a tradition nearly 1000 years old. The Solstice festival has, for the past fifty or more years, offered those who are brave enough to watch, a spectacle unlike any other. Scheduled for the after-hours of the opening day, the blood matches will not be open to anyone under the age of 18.

Calvin “The Vagrant” Mettle was captured near the logging city of Sayfend two weeks ago after a five year terror hold on the Valley. Mettle, during those years, often posed as a wanderer or homeless man and lured children and women to his hideout where he would at the very least, rob and beat them in the back alleys of FreePort city. Because FreePort is plagued by many homeless thieves, identifying the one responsible for the crimes was nearly impossible. While the exact number of people that fell victim to Mettle’s crimes is unknown, dozens of children and women have come forward since his arrest, all claiming to have been a victim of his during the past years. In fact, since he has been locked up at least 25 people have stepped forward to help ensure his death sentence. Other than the difficulty in finding Mettle, few people were willing to speak out about what had happened to them for fear of being hunted by the maniac. Everyone that has given a testimony of the events repeated the same frightening news, that Mettle swore he would take the lives of the victim’s family should they say anything about him.

The city of FreePort has collectively breathed a sigh of relief now that Mettle is locked away. And ticket sales for the after-hours blood match which includes other public enemies are expected to rise by at least 50% from the past three years. For information on reserving a seat or for show times please contact any of the arena administrators in their offices on the south boulevard or at the arena itself.

-20th of Desanna, 248EM