What's the Arena?

Short Answer: A cool new small area that allows character to fight without having a chance of hurting their con or their pretty shiny equipment. It also allows everyone else in the viewing rooms of the area to watch the fight.

Long Answer: There can be solo fights or team vs. team fights. Participants must use the correct syntax to extend and accept the challenge, in front of the appropriate mob. Anyone (participants or onlookers) can bet on the outcome. House takes 5% and pay-out is calculated by the total number of bets. Once all the participants accept, they're ushered to private "prep rooms." Then everybody is forced into the arena and it’s on! Viewers see all of the fighting from the cheap seats (no protection from thieves and murder!) Meanwhile, the wealthy that want to spend the gold can have a private room where it’s safe to enjoy watching the action. Best part is, when you lose you don't die, you're just defeated. All of your gear is intact and your con is preserved. You just have to face the mocking for losing. By the way, go ahead and try to disarm your opponent or steal his stuff...because it's getting reset when the fight is over. Also, I wouldn't recommend spamming crap like dent and hoping to hurt their gear…but that's just me.

Who's Responsible? Well, while a lot of immortals were involved, the real guy to blame is Sebeok.