Jospur

Jospur is an oddsmaker who makes his coin arranging fights between fighters in the Pits of Carnage. He appears in Ultima Underworld II.

Description
Jospur carved a niche for himself in the pits by setting up organized arena combats, allowing challengers to wager their lives and gold as they faced large groups of opponents. For five coins, he'd arrange for a contender to fight between two and five of his fellows, and would pay back their bet and more should they survive the ordeal. The Avatar could engage Jospur if they so desired, and thus turn a profit through shedding the blood of others.

Should the Avatar repeatedly best groups of five in Jospur's matches, the old bookkeeper would become reluctant to do business with the hero, fearing that he would lose what profit he made from his operations should he be forced to continue to award the hero such hefty payouts. The Avatar, who would by now have gained considerable respect in the pits, could threaten to sully Jospur's reputation should he cease to allow them to compete, and the aged fighter would grudgingly comply with their demands for further matches.

Trivia

 * Should the Avatar be sufficiently skilled at combat, placing bets with Jospur allow them to quickly gain money and experience points. Many of the unique enchanted items in the game (Coif of Valor, Leather Vest of Flameproof, Sword of Stone Strike, etc...) may be employed to great effect in the arena, allowing the player to effectively dispatch groups of five men.