The Pit Opens

Captain Harmon runs an open secret behind Grubb's pigsty. Bring a rooster on your halter, place a bet, and let the spurs decide. The Cockmaster will see you when you ask.

How a Fight Works

• Two modes — Death kills the losing rooster for real and pays the winner +1 fight DNA on his bird. Survival stops the fight when one bird drops to 20% HP, no deaths, no DNA, only the bet flows.
• PvE — sign up alone; the Cockmaster fields a matched-DNA opponent. House pays 1.8× your bet on a win, keeps it on a loss.
• PvP — open a lobby entry, get challenged (or browse open entries and challenge someone). Pot is double the bet minus a 10% house rake.
• Best of 3 rounds — first bird to win two rounds takes the match. Real birds are kept safe across rounds; only the MATCH ending counts.

Fight DNA

• Every rooster carries a fight gene from 1 to 10. Higher DNA means more HP, sharper attacks, and tougher defense in the pit. Stat curve: HP 25–115, attack 7–25, defense 1–10.
• Wick sells fresh roosters at DNA 1. Breeding can match or lower the father's DNA — never raise it.
• The only way to climb DNA is to win a Death match. PvE wins count but cap at DNA 8. DNA 9 and 10 are PvP-only.
• The Climb Rule — winning a Death match against a LOWER-DNA opponent pays the bet but grants NO DNA bump. The pit rewards climbing against equals or betters, not slaughtering weaker birds.

Bet Caps

The LOWER DNA of the two birds sets the cap, so a DNA 10 champion cannot drag a fresh DNA 1 bird into a big-money match.

• DNA 1 — 50 gp
• DNA 2–3 — 150 gp
• DNA 4–5 — 500 gp
• DNA 6–7 — 2,000 gp
• DNA 8–9 — 8,000 gp
• DNA 10 — 25,000 gp

Logging Out Mid-Match

• Death — your bird dies anyway and the bet goes to your opponent.
• Survival — only the bet is lost. The bird walks out unharmed.

Achievements

• First Blood — win your first cockfight.
• Cock of the Walk — 10 cockfight wins.
• Pit Champion — 50 cockfight wins.
• Bantamweight — own a rooster at DNA 10 (by training or by lucky breed).

Lore

The pit is the captain's side hustle. Wick hates the arrangement — the captain buys his best birds at fair price and they never come back. Beric is the lookout, and gets a share. Oswin suspects but cannot prove. Grubb is paid five gold a week to stay quiet about the trapdoor.

The real Captain Harmon at the castle gate keeps his normal duties. The man in the pit is the same captain, off duty and out of uniform.

Full rules, DNA chart, and bet table on the Wiki, under Cockfights.