Shadow
Previously held a doctorate in archaeology until he was publicly ridiculed and discredited by his former supervisor and rival, Dr. Beige. Intending to rejoin the public eye only when he regains the proof to clear his name he searches the various lands with his assistant Nikki Henderson for valuable, lost relics.
He is trying to locate the missing half to an ancient Ki-Da artifact titled, "The Tablet of Shadows," which is fabled to render it's owner special powers. One of the powers rumored is the art of invisibility. |
Tirossh
Survivor of a rough, imprisoned, barbaric life that claimed his childhood village, Tirossh was rescued from the unfamiliar, modern streets of Istanbul by a kindly street hustler who recognized his rare and unbridled talents. After conquering the underground world of pit-fighter sports Tirossh now wonders if this is all he was meant to do or there was some purpose to his suffering.
Wanting to find some purpose in his war-torn life, Tirossh travels to Romania to prove, once and for all, that he is the greatest fighter in the entire world. |
Isken Diskull
A thief with more experience than luck, he was mysteriously hired by Master's protege Tyrant to act as a distraction during the Ki-Char's most recent attack on the Ki-Da's secret vault, intending to gain their rival's piece to the famed "Tablet of Shadows." Just as the Ki-Char failed to obtain the lost item the Ki-Da failed to hold Isken prisoner. Fleeing for his life yet once again, he accidentally stumbles across his true employers unknowingly, only for them to discover that he carries something more upon his person than just plain gold...
His plan is to escape with as much gold and skin upon his toughened back as his meager, fate-filled life will allow. |
Amanda Jane
Raised on a Secret Service military base, Amanda Jane is the prized doll among an army of trained soldiers. Talented, innocent, and fun-loving by nature, she is respected by all who know her; so much, in fact, that she is not entitled to compete in her gymnastic heart's dream, the Olympics. Despite all her international, award-winning trophies she is considered too valuable a prize, considering the demise of her master-spy father in her early youth. Trapped on the base she is imprisoned in a vale of watching, loving eyes.
When offered an unsuspecting chance to finally prove what she can truly do she enters the Tournament without the knowledge of her military protocol, hoping to win the hearts of those whom have never known her. |
Season DyFong
Master and his armies stormed the DyFong Dynasty when she was but a small girl with the aid of their local enemies, Kwan Jay Nim and his apprentice, Ian Kamo. The combined armies pillaged her land, destroyed the kingdom, and Master himself killed her father in single combat. They finally retreated, stealing their most prized tradition: the Tournament, a yearly championship that depicted their warriors gone before them in sacred honor. Season's blood boils when she learns that their championship has been corrupted by Master into a shallow, vindictive war of hate and betrayal. Her entire life has been in training for this moment.
Over 20 years later, Season prepares to mesh out the same justice Master served upon her father and return home triumphant with their noble tradition in tow. |
Sho Lin
Having once survived The Tournament previously, thanks to the now-turned bartender Dameon Dredd, he intends to participate again, despite the growing concerns voiced by his fiance Chow Ling Shue, known as Emerald, that few have survived. She knows of his growing desire to earn the clan's honor but knows that duty comes first. In her mind that includes the duty to his love for her.
Sho Lin returns to fulfill his mission: assassinate the outsider now known as Master from leading their hated enemies the Ki-Char into victory over his family clan, the Ki-Da.Only when he returns victorious can he claim the true prize of his heart's desire: honor. |
Asho
A healer of many varieties, Asho contains the unique ability to revert an opponent's attack back upon themselves without moving. Many an attacker have unwittingly, and literally, beaten themselves to the ground without ever understanding the small man's power.
Master's Ki-Char soldiers enslaved his village's peaceful people, forcing them to gather the strange, local Yuttash fear leaves for Master's magical arsenals. The Yuttash leaf's pollen, when inhaled, drives maddening fear-driven images into the victim's mind but Asho's villagers are immune. Through Asho's peaceful teachings, they are willing to comply until one day they begin to fall victim to a sickening disease that, despite Asho's impressive healing abilities, he is unable to treat. He enters the valley of the Ki-Char to force Master to give him a cure and determine whether or not the infection was a deliberate attack. |
Master
The victim of a lifetime of setbacks, survived only by the Will to fight, he accidentally stumbled upon the ancient and hidden valley of the Ki-Char in his hour of need. Blinded and obsessed with power, he has risen above their ranks to become their leader. With a criminal empire's resources at his disposal he is bidding his time in preparation; gathering his strength, abilities, and power for ultimate domination. Master is the ultimate manipulator of power.
Capturing The Tournament in his quest for higher power, he uses the Korean's Tournament to attract and destroy his enemies with subtleties, betrayal, promises, deceit, treachery, and corruption. He knows fully well that the greatest dangers his opponents face are the ones that lie within their own hearts. |