Olympic Team Rosters

"To be merciful, one must first become strong."   Sonya was left as a basket baby at a Tender sponsored temple. She doesn't know her parents and doesn't even know if she is half-elf or half-satyr. Though with her natural athleticism, many believe she is half-satyr. Being raised by Tenders, it was natural that she would become a Tender herself. Growing up, Sonya had two interests beyond serving Mera: rough and tumble play and listening to stories of legendary heroes.   Sonya strives to become a great heroine herself, and trained hard to become a great warrior. She has a little bit of experience as an adventurer helping people in remote areas, but has mostly experienced fairly boring adventures such as guarding caravans that are never actually attacked. She is hoping to have a chance to prove her mettle in the Nonagon Games. If she does well, maybe ecclesiastical superiors will give her more leeway to go on quests in the future.   Sonya Stats

"Nami brings the rain, I bring the thunder!"   Vostrud was a son of miners in the Chainbraids Clan, a respectable but not especially influential dwarf clan in Stahlheim. He didn't find a miner's life to his liking. He also found Stahlheim society in general stultifying and one foolproof way to run away from your family responsibilities without being completely disowned is to join the Priesthood of Nami. He still visits home every six or seven years and writes home regularly.   Vostrud mostly lives on the road, befitting a religious faction nicknamed the Rovers. He finds the fresh air and variety of a life on the road preferable to sweating in a mine. Being of a dwarf of sturdy stock he is somewhat strong and imposing and often got typecast into the role of muscle for Rover caravans, but he is okay with that. He might not like dwarf social norms but he's not lazy.   Vostrud Stats

"I strike for the Dark Mother."   Yaroslav was a son and grandson of a village blacksmith. He probably would have just been one more unremarkable blacksmith, but he had a distinctive and unattractive birthmark on his face. He got picked on a child a lot. He was big and strong and capable of physically harming people who bullied him, but he really had no friends and he couldn't take on a whole group, and he got fiercely punished by adults when he physically struck his bullies.   In between learning his trade, he thought of vengeance and prayed to Greymoria for aid, and eventually he became "Self anointed" meaning Greymoria bequeathed on him holy power despite him not have any ecclesiastical training. The Children of the Dark Mother are not normally interested in peasant blacksmiths, but they would never ever turn away a self-anointed theurgist because the anointed clearly have Greymoria's seal of approval. He still feels a little bit of an outsider being a big ugly mostly illiterate peasant in a faction of mostly well-read magic users. Also, Yaroslav is a theurgist, but he is not a particular powerful theurgist and he is a bit insecure about this. He is hoping that making an impressive show in the Nonagon Games will give him more respect from his peers and maybe persuade Greymoria to gift him with more theurgy.   Yaroslav Stats

"May the Lady of Light guide my sword."   Lord Leonid was the third son of a Baron. Since his father already had “an heir and a spare”, he opted to send his “extra son” to Nonagon for a monastic education, so his son could still have a high status vocation and honor the family name. Leonid joined the Keepers as much due to his parents' wishes as it was for his own.   His parents wanted Leonid to be a canny scholar and bureaucrat, so they send him to Khemra’s Keepers, famous for producing great scholars and bureaucrats. Leonid didn’t want to be scholar and dreamed of being a great knight. The Keepers are famous for their scholars, but they also recognize that strong warriors are sometimes needed. Recognizing Leonid’s inclinations, they trained him as a holy warrior for Khemra.   Leonid Stats