<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Contractor</strong></span><br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Maxwell St. Michel<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>28<br/><br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><br/><strong>Fighting Skills:</strong>Maxwell is a knight armed with a longsword and shield.  A skilled combatant, even without a Familiar he is capable of fighting multiple foes at a time.  Since he was old enough to lift a sword and wear armor, he's trained and fought and accumulated years of experience.  Good positioning, easily switching between offense and defense, reading the flow of battle and solid instincts: Maxwell has the necessary abilities to succeed on the battlefield and the tourney grounds.  At this point, his weapons are an extension of his body and his plate armor is like a second skin.  However, even at 28, constant battle and recovering from wounds has worn him down, and it won't be too long before he starts feeling the effects of age.  He is after all, only human, unless he makes a contract.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Maxwell is at first glance an easy-going individual.  Despite being a knight, he's relaxed in language without being crass and isn't a stickler for etiquette, though he is polite out of common courtesy.  He understands the value of words and will be happy to choose diplomatic resolutions over brute force.  However, under a polite and amiable outer shell is the steel core within.  Maxwell strongly believes in honorable conduct, and while he won't preach where it isn't wanted, he disdains people who break promises or don't act in good faith.  He's honorable without being foolishly so, and while doesn't give his word lightly, will keep it once given.  Secrets and lies irritate him.  Duty matters to him, and has driven most of his actions since starting service at a very young age.  He doesn't like cowards and can't abide betrayers.  Overall, Maxwell tries to be humble, empathetic and wise, but even he has cracks in his armor.<br/><br/>As for romance, he's of two minds.  On the one hand, he believes that duty comes first, and that he'd gladly give his all to whoever or whatever he serves.  On the other hand, he hasn't experienced love or romance before, and he suspects that if he ever did fall in love, he would suffer an extreme clash of values.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/192/a/a/knight_by_goddessmechanic-d56svao.jpg)</div></div></div><br/><strong>Familiar:</strong>In his Familiars, he would prefer one he can get along with and trust, someone who he could be friends with.  Barring that though, he's okay with a more business-like relationship between the two of them.  Only desperate measures would put him in a position to hastily accept a contract with someone he either distrusted or actively disliked.  His motivation to search for a Familiar comes from the fact that deep down, he fears that he's no longer at his peak, and that his body is running down faster than he can recover from.