Initial party classes and roles are set. Greg substitutes in because Vance is delayed; Jon is also delayed in arrival.
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Greg fills in for delayed Vance at the start
Vance is delayed in transit, so Greg steps into the early-arc role for the first day. Vance arrives officially on Day 3 and the team dynamic adjusts accordingly.
Day 1
Entrance
Jon arrives in dramatic fashion
Enters late but immediately becomes one of the dominant personalities and conflict engines of the arc.
Day 2
Fight
Tai vs Jon tension and team conflict
Early interpersonal conflict between Tai and Jon defines the party fracture line that runs through much of the arc.
Day 4
Fight
Blood Tournament — Day 4 peak audience setpiece
Day 4's Blood Tournament is the arc's peak-audience setpiece, drawing roughly 10,000 concurrent viewers. The bracket forces party members to fight each other and locks in the social hierarchy that runs through the rest of the arc.
Tournament prize fights determine party hierarchy
The Blood Tournament's prize-fight bracket forces party members to fight each other directly. The matches set the social hierarchy that carries through the rest of the arc.
Day 9
Jon turns toward vampirism
Jon’s alignment with vampiric forces becomes explicit, turning him from difficult teammate into near-traitor.
Day 10
Exit
Jon removed after team-trust collapse
After repeated conflict, injury, and deteriorating team dynamics, Jon is effectively forced out of the arc’s core action.