Hi,

Finished main game and Ruins of Limis dlc1.
Which were epic :)
So the story travels to chapter 11, the start of dlc3.
But I would like to play also the Arena, dlc2.
Was wondering do the characters just sort of get exp and stuff in isolation?
Is this sort of a total aside from the main questline... so that what ever happens here,
the stuff will be removed and such and I get back what I had at the end of dlc1 only,
when chapter 11 starts? No buffs, exp, bonuses if I have finished the Arena first?
I do like the feel of the Arena, but would like just to make sure to know there is no other aim
than to beat it?

The arena is stand-alone. You start it at level 1, finish at level 11, can't bring over items from the main game/DLC 1 and after finishing it, it won't let you carry anything over. If you finish DLC 1 with DLC 3 installed it will start DLC 3 with all the character builds and items you had. (money doesn't carry over between the main game and the DLC episodes, although you CAN cheat a bit by buying expensive equipment, finishing the main game/DLC 1 and then sell it when you first get to a store)