 When the champion emerges from the passage, he or she is then drugged and kidnapped by Grey Guards who then take them to the Shadowlands where they will duel in the Shadow Arena to provide entertainment.Also, any of the champion's gold or valuables are taken to be re-used in the games the following year as prizes.Mother Brightly also seems to be required to send reports to the Shadow Lord on the conditions and well-being of the fighters she sends there.