Pankration

Rules
Pankration is Beata Academy's wildly popular combat sport. Any student can challenge another to a duel in the arena; if accepted, the defender gets to set the terms on weapons, powers, and the conditions of victory. A prefect must always be present to mediate, or else the fight is considered invalid and will be punished like any other school-ground rumble. Only Beata Academy students are eligible to participate.

1. Fights are overseen by a prefect and usually take place in the arena. The prefect can end the fight at any time.
2. Fighters negotiate the terms and stakes of a fight between themselves. Students sometimes duel as a way to resolve personal disputes.
3. The terms of victory are binding, whatever they may be.
4. Fighters are entitled to a “second": a supporter who stands in their corner and calls the shots, or someone chosen to represent them in the fight itself. They are privileged to two timeouts in a match.

Terms of Victory
Fighters may specify conditions for victory before the fight begins (e.g. to first blood or knockout only), but these are the common and default methods.

1. Submission. A fighter taps out or audibly submits.
2. Knockout. A fighter is rendered unconscious and unable to continue.
3. Technical knockout. The prefect determines a fighter can no longer continue.
4. Forfeit. A fighter ends or leaves the match prematurely or is disqualified by the prefect.
5. No contest. A fighter submits or fails to appear and the match does not take place.

Fouls
Incurring a foul will result in the fight being broken up by the prefect and restarted. It is up to the prefect's judgment if a fighter's actions are worthy of disqualification.

1. Biting.
2. Eye-gouging.
3. Fish-hooking.
4. Groin attacks.
5. Small joint manipulation.
6. Hair pulling.
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or cut.
8. Throat strikes or grabbing the trachea.
9. Clawing, pinching, or twisting flesh.
10. Intentionally attempting to break bone.
11. Piledrivers.
12. Attacking an opponent outside the prefect’s signal.
13. Flagrantly disregarding the prefect’s instructions.
14. Excessive timidity and contact avoidance, including faking an injury.
15. Headbutting.
16. Stomping or kicking the head of a grounded opponent.

History of the Brooch
'Champion' is a title held by the top fighter in the school. They possess a precious and mysterious ruby brooch as the symbol of their status. When a champion is defeated in pankration, their opponent takes the brooch and takes their title. Champions are not allowed to refuse a challenge under any circumstance, or else their title becomes forfeit.