Aren'A

Official Aren competitive sport division directly correlated with Turian Technologies, aka TurTek.

The Aren’A form of competitive, nonlethal gladiatorial entertainment officially sanctioned by the Aren empire and funded by Turian Technologies throughout the 2200’s. It was televised throughout the Sol system, it stood alone as a multi-trillion dollar industry. This was the main lucrative avenue of the Aren empire, funding all of its praiseworthy genetic research and proprietary technology.

Official matches used exotic physi-virtual scenery to entice higher viewership, complete with an array of flashy (nonlethal) weaponry, while smaller, non-televised bouts kept things far more basic, allowing the gladiators to focus on combat and refine their skills with less distractions. The goal, however, was always to reach the upper tier competitions, where fame and riches were sure to follow.

Behind the scenes, the true purpose of the Aren’A was but to be a testing ground for genetic engineering, perfecting the human form for future exoplanet colonization in a multitude of unknowable environments and terrains. This was all part of Turian Technologies’ (TurTek’s) larger Deep Space project, unexpectedly funding an entire empire in the meanwhile.