<div align="center">(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee48/Gevaden/barbarian_warrior-2.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Rioghan MacCarthaigh</span></strong><br/>32<br/>Celt<br/>Murmillo<br/>Champion</div><br/><em>Personality:</em>Rioghan is many things and has changed greatly in the years since his imprisonment and rise to fame as a gladiator. To his brothers in the Ludus Rioghan is a man of banter, eager to enjoy the benefits of victory and to share them among his fellows, be it to be seen as the generous hero or because of a genuine interest to make life easier for his fellow slaves differs depending on who you ask.<br/><br/><em>History:</em>The man who would go on to be the champion of the Ludus comes from humble origins. Back in Hibernia he was the second son to a third son, so there was little to nothing that he would ever hope to inherit. His glory was made supporting his older brothers in all things. When the Ri's bickered and family was pitted against family, Rioghan would prove his worth, but in the end no matter how much victory had laid due to his efforts the glory and rewards would go to the eldest. His change in station, from free if unnoticed man would happen when he offered to bring riches from aboard. Rioghan and others who had little other means to achieve wealth sailed to the lands of the Gauls. Some would say this would be where it all went wrong, others would say it was the greatest thing that happened to him. Their raiding was successful, it was a large group and they could strike swiftly. However, they had pushed themselves too hard and when set upon in the night, exhaustion took strength from arm and many, as was Rioghan, were taken prisoner, others were killed.<br/><br/>His destiny was to be a slave. It was the "Ludus Leonis Scopulus Tarraconensis" which purchased him and changed his life. At first he was rebellious and problematic, he had no interest in the glory of a house or making his chains any more easily worn, it was a survival instinct that had him shed another mans blood for the entertainment of his captors. Rioghan was determined to live. As it would happen, the man was built to be a killer. None could match the power behind a swing if his shield, many were sent sprawling at the force, before finding an end at his sword. For two bloody years he climbed the ladder, earning recognition and fame, every day his reflexes got that bit sharper, his skills more practiced. Now, five years into his career as a Gladiator he knows fame and glory, for three years he has been Champion. The roaring crowds giving him the recognition he always craved, his opponents feed his desire to b feared, and his brothers the respect he always wanted above all else. He is Rioghan, the bloody handed Celt...and Champion of Ludus Leonis Scopulus Tarraconensis.<br/>