Cimmeria was bursting at the seams. Aside from the resident powers, many powers from afar had begun to arrive for the last month. The competition not only drew participants but it also drew crowds that wanted to watch.
If a sect or government had not set aside an inn or residence in advance, it was far too late to do so at this point. The guards had tripled within and without as a week out from the competition there was an increase in 'friendly' encounters.
Oddly the demons were more peaceful than the humans. Demons, by and large, were not a large part of the competition but the current year was different. Darkmoor Kingdom and the Demon Empire had arrived with massive entourages. Darkmoor was not too unusual as their Queen had encouraged innovation in her generation and thus had several members put forth from across her lands to compete.
