The Ring, or the arena, was a legal gray area. Set with the Maze above and the Mine below, it was properly covered by both legal systems, except the sands of the arena floor itself.
Or, perhaps I should explain.
If a non-Duhr, a 'fleshie' such as myself, were to take up space in the Mine, they needed to have a profession. By which the dwarves meant a constant source of money.
Being dwarves, children of stone (literally), they considered neither Carpenter nor Cook to be professions. Tailor (Manservant), similar. And though I could do manual labor...
Let's just say that when the average citizen has resistance level 5 against physical and thermal damage that safety regulations around the forges aren't healthy for those of us without.
Again, this was originally going to be multiple chapters, except that I realized the MC (main character) was going to be too busy to see all the details.
As always, thank you for your readership! It matters to me more than I can put into words.