Yeah- I was planning on having the different Pit Fight crowds change depending on the colisseum. The one in the screenshot is meant to take place in the early morning, and a small-scale matchup, hence the smaller crowd (and a few people talking to each other and not paying attention). In the game the crowd jumps and moves and stuff as the battle plays out.
The topic being from Ice's POV is just me having fun. On RMXP.net, the original Sandfall topic was written from Serren's point of view, which is one of the things which I think helped the project gain some popularity. I simply did this one from Ice's POV to play with that a bit- and it's an interesting contrast for those who remember the old topic.
The game itself will be focued around Serren, not Ice. And though we will be seeing a lot of flashbacks to his relationship with Ismael, the game wil have a primarily third-person feel, as we don't really get deep into anybody's thoughts unless they express them out loud.
As for the one line of dialogue- well, trust me, it's not easy to have your villain describe your characters for you.