<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-weight: bold">Jelani</span></span></span><br/><br/><img alt="Image" src="http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/918/jelani.jpg"/><br/><br/><div class="inline-attachment">
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</div><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 116%;">Backstory</span><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Few are those hone their minds to affect reality without the use of more traditional arcane or divine magics. Fewer still are those who are born with a gift for doing so. Jelani was one of those few such individuals, born into slavery and put up to be a gladiator. His talents quickly became well-known to his new owner and so began his training, shaping that rare talent for psionics-enhanced combat into a lethal tool to be used upon unsuspecting foes. It paid off, Jelani's first real opponent, another first-timer, was entirely surprised when the canine took his blows as if armored despite being almost wholly naked, and assailed him with elongated claws. He was even more surprised when the dog pinned him, yawned his jaws wide and swallowed him whole.<br/><br/>Years passed, filled with training and fight after fight. He learned to play the crowd, fighting flashy, seeking glory as well as victory. With each successful fight the privileges he was afforded seemed to expand more in accordance to his growing popularity. He was allowed to learn to read and write, got history books or books on arcana, allowed to learn more advanced techniques and combat styles. He was content with his life of training, relaxation and the occasional bout of exciting violence that ultimately ended with something struggling in his gut, so his owner had little to fear from the gladiator attempting to escape. <br/><br/>Life in the gilded cage was good.<br/><br/>It could not last forever, however. There was a movement opposed to the gladiatorial battles, especially when sapient beings were enslaved to fight in them. After finally gathering the support they needed, they struck, working to dismantle the operation and free the slaves. With extensive planning, the element of surprise, and the aid of a bunch of angry slave-gladiators who hadn't been nearly as successful nor as pleased with the lifestyle as Jelani, the whole thing came crashing down all at once. Jelani fought his way out, downing a few of the slave-gladiators who attempted to visit retribution on one of the arena's "favorites" that had devoured so many of their fellows. <br/><br/>His former lifestyle in ruins, scarcely any money, no possessions aside from what little he usually wore, and no where to go, Jelani was at a bit of a loss when he finally was far enough from the clamor and commotion to rest, digest, and think about what to do next. He wandered for a bit, drifting from town to town and familiarizing himself with the world he'd read about only in books in his spare time, getting to know regular townsfolk rather than the slaves, noblemen, owners, or trainers he'd interacted with regularly before. It wasn't long before he met a few adventurers, chatted a bit, and decided that this would be his new calling - to go to strange new places, meet strange new creatures, and eat them and sell their stuff for profit.<br/><br/>Perfect.<br/><br/>He's passed from group to group, continuing his pursuit of self-improvement and honing himself into even more of a living weapon. No grand plan, no injustice to avenge, crusade to pursue, enlightenment to be had. Just relentless pursuit of the next fight, the next chance to prove himself, the next big juicy meal...</div></div></div><br/><br/>EDIT:<br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Some quick edits to the sheet</div></div></div>