The Pits
Twice, sometimes three times a week, the Underground of Mapleview and Little Asia plays host to "The Pits." Named after the coloquial term for Tartarus Prison, The Pits are an unregulated fighting league that operates mostly through word of mouth. The lack of rules and vetting system means that age and sex divisions and weight classes are eschewed. Similarly so, Supers and normal humans routinely square up against each other. Because the police and, moreso, Department of Superhuman Affairs are constantly seeking out the operation, The Pits is constantly rotating through a network of venues, mostly in the backrooms and basements of bars and nightclubs, and abandoned storerooms and warehouses through its primary districts.
Many desperate souls in Mapleview fight in The Pits looking to scrape an extra hundred dollars; Martial Artists in Little Asia do the same, looking to demonstrate their power and prowess. The 70th Street Gang and The Blue Dragons regularly scout The Pits for recruits. Both gangs often send their enforcers into the ring, either to fight their counterparts, or to rough up people who have run afoul of them.
Business Type: Unregulated prize fighting ring.
District Location: The Pits operates through various location in Mapleview and Little Asia. Occasionally fight nights will find a home in Halcyon Heights or Riverside, but these moments are rare.
Owner(s): The true owner of The Pits remains a mystery. Every so often the rumor mill pitches ideas. Popualar among spectators is that it's a ploy by the Delgato Crime Family to keep 70th Street and The Blue Dragons occupied and contained. Other rumors range from the city government, to a Veridian Tech intel Operation, to a set up by the DSA itself. As surely as the rumors start to circulate, so to are the hushed, either by the buck or the bullet.
