A monthly held gladiatorial game just outside the Bastilian capital city of Nathas, the Iron Arena was widely respected and valued as the highest test of a warrior's battle prowess. Composed of a singles melee, doubles melee, and an Emperor's challenge round comprosed of exotic beasts and arcane creatures from the far reaches of Tolria and the marshland of Bastile. Those few who survive the Iron Arena games are crowned as legendary warriors in the empire of Bastile and given a proper knighting as well as a large sum of riches from the emperor himself.