Velouria Circuit

The Velouria Circuit, named after the reigning Queen Avelouria, is a regionally famous social event that brutally enforces the status and positions of the rich and poor, reinforcing the rigid and horrible division between them. Advertised as a fair race between those of different statuses as an honorable way of allowing friendly competition between "equals", the races are rigged, and the p oor almost always lose. Their boat is always nearly broken, whoever's selected almost always doesn't know how to sail, and the rich cheat—often trying to sabotage the poor's representative boat before or during the race. A fight with the queen's pet Timorian Squidhulk for the loser of the race guarantees a death sentence for anyone from the pauper's district who is selected to race. It is known by many as a way to keep the poor in their place, and the rich satisfied, despite it's message of a platform for equality.