Grand Sparta, ever connected with it's Greek fatherland places significant focus on the celebrations that overlap between the two of them. Among the many celebrations throughout the year, one of the largest relates to the story of the Minotaur and his labyrinth. In an almost macabre celebration of the story, a group of 14 Spartan citizens volunteer every year as 'sacrifice' and sent into a labyrinth, from which they had to escape in a televised event. They would be placed inside with a group of enraged bulls, and while this is normally good fun, sometimes people's failures have resulted in death. Still, for the Spartan people, a death during this festival is considered glorious and as such many believe the souls ascend to elysium as a result.

However, every year, more and more people seem to perish in the labyrinth off screen, with only their bodies found after the carnage. This has disturbed the Spartans so much that being a 'sacrifice' has become less of a titular honor and more of a dangerous truth. In fact, it's become so treacherous to participate that a tight-lipped government has made this normally voluntary and enjoyable celebration a mandatory and random selection of citizens.

The rumor is that the bulls have now been replaced with something closer to the real thing.