The Daughters of Khaine live in a harsh society where any sign of weakness, both physical or emotional, is viewed as a fatal flaw. Although, to the Daughters of Khaine he is the God of Murder and they show their devotion to him in violent ways worthy of his status as their deity. The Daughters of Khaine live only to serve The Bloody-Handed God, Khaine. Though “occasionally a very poor performance might result in the gladiator losing his life,” Coleman says, losers would often be sent back for more training, and might even have the option to retire.91192 Daughters of Khaine: High Gladiatrix 16.7 21 GBP InStock Home/Wargames & Miniatures/Wargames/Warhammer Age of Sigmar/Order Grand Alliance/Order Grand Alliance HQ/ Unlike the young combattants in the Hunger Games, the gladiators didn’t usually fight to the death. Katniss might have been at ease in the arena with her weapon of choice: the Sagittarius gladiator was known for using a bow and arrow. These kinds of pairings seem to have interested Romans.” The opponent might be very scantily armed, and therefore very fast and unencumbered, but vulnerable.
“So the one style might be very heavily armed and protected, and will therefore be relatively impregnable-but slow. You sometimes might see two styles pitted against each other, Coleman says.
There were many types of gladiators, and each type came with its own weapons, armor and moves. Is that really so different from the Girl on Fire, the volunteer from District 12 who sacrifices herself to pay her sister’s debt? Those who did volunteer were likely in it either for the valor or to escape debts-after all, as Coleman says, “if you can’t own, then you can’t owe.” While some gladiators did choose of their own volition to take on the profession and thus enter the lowest rung of the social ladder, the majority were slaves. Like Katniss, gladiatrices likely had humble beginnings.
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