Gunslinger, born into a time, when advanced technology and fully mastered magical energy were becoming symbiotic partners to humans and earths development. Though he was a genius in making use and developing the most up-to-date technology, he always loved the wild west. The hands on problem-solving, the simplicity of enjoyment, the carelessness of living a primeval life, he always felt drawn to those times. He attempted something that had been forbidden to even experiment on, he wanted to travel back in time. The technology when pushed a bit further was able to influence and partially control time already, but its use was usually limited spatially and in its extent. It was forbidden to experiment with time in any way that could influence the past, because it was globally agreed upon, that no individual neither a group, could carry the consequences of what could happen when things would go wrong. 

But it was Jonathan's life desire and back then...rules were made to be broken. With a time travel device that he had created, he travelled back in time. On his first attempt to travel into the past, he missed his time exit and went back a bit further than the wild west. He ended up in an age in which magic was much more it's core unbent form than in his time. In his curiosity, he decided to adventure around, instead of attempting to travel back to the right time. But to his kismet, it didn't take a long adventure, for him to fall in love with a witch, a witch named Kolahna. Out of some days of adventuring, it became months and then years…but as it was in relationships, there were heated conversations between both parties, one thing led to another and things escalated for both. Later, Kolahna found out Jonathan was cheating on her with a lot of different women in a nearby city. Though this was not a big deal for Jonathan since it was a common mutual understanding in his time to not bind those superficial activities to love, it was something Kolahna couldn't let sit on her. So she cursed him with dark magic, which from then on, would go on costing him his life…but only in ways he would deserve.

The witch wanted him to suffer, as she did when she found out. Her love for him and the pain she experienced was deep. When Jonathan was back in their house, she was gone and without knowing what had happened, he just considered the fact that she just vanished over some bad phase in a relationship. He was broken…but he thought it was a sign of her weak love and tried strangling his inner feelings for her from that moment on. What he didn't know back then; every time he faced a woman, at the point where he would have inner excitement towards the woman, she would turn into a beast attacking him. 

Surviving the first few times through his wit, he soon realized, every time he would kill one of the woman turning into a beast, some type of dark energy within him would grow stronger and his left arm would change its appearance more and more. When the dark energy first started interacting with his devices, he realized he could use its power to charge his technology in ways like never before. The egoist he was, he started to harvest this energy from women turning into beasts, sometimes even without killing them, depending on his mood. His curse became his weapon, his desire for woman his source of energy, and his gun the deadliest weapon of its time. But soon he realized that all of his strength was in fact, not because he worked for it, but also due to his advanced technology he brought from the future. His ego was slowly not satisfied anymore. So he wanted to travel back, to acquire the same status in his time. But traveling back and forth with so many discontinuities was a divinely forbidden thing, which he didn't know. In his travel to the future, he was pulled out of the time travel rift, and was thrown into the Arena, without understanding what was happening, being ripped out of his reality. 

Gunslinger, upon arrival, ironically felt like home. Having all the time to reflect, he could see what impact Kolahna had on his life and how she was just not able to curse him with a deadly spell and instead just something “silly” like this. For the first time, thinking about all of what happened and for the first time understanding the nature of this curse...he had to smile about the unwanted gift she made just because she didn't want to kill him, but make him suffer. He concluded that it must have been the same suffering she endured when he slept with other people, her love, he thought, suffered under his actions. At that moment of realization, he felt remorse for the first time. He didn't seem to feel too much remorse over the innocent women that died, death was something rather irrelevant for both of them, in those terms they found each other well. But the true love, which always existed inside him that was eaten up by his ego, started growing again, the warm feeling, the attraction to her, towards the woman who cursed him. And at that moment he felt the dark energy being less of a threat to him, something that needed less control but was soothing and became a part of his own energy. Something that would help him in the Arena, to become a champion and go back to the only woman who would from then on matter in his life, in both deep and superficial ways. With the black magic, he carved her initials into his weapon and a tattoo on his arm, to never forget where his heart lied. Now it was time to beat the Arena and go back to her. 

Axeni has sensed a growing instability within the dimensional fabric, a tear that threatens to unravel reality itself. She believes Ensorena is the epicenter of this disturbance and has entered the arena to contain the threat before it spills over into other realms. Her peacekeeper role extends beyond just physical threats; she safeguards the very structure of reality. 

Solaris believes she is the daughter of a sun god, but one who was rejected and cast down to the mortal realm. Her burning aura is not a gift, but a curse – a constant reminder of her divine parent's disdain. She enters Ensorena seeking a way to prove her worth, to earn her place among the gods, or perhaps to take vengeance upon the celestial being who abandoned her. Her fiery justice is fueled by resentment and a desperate need for recognition. 

Kael is not a god, but a mortal touched by lightning. The electrical energy that flows through him grants him visions of the future, glimpses into the intricate web of fate. He has come to Ensorena seeking answers, hoping to decipher the cryptic messages hidden within the storms that rage around him. He's less interested in conquering the arena and more focused on understanding the greater forces at play. His powers are as much a curse as a gift, constantly bombarding him with fragmented and often confusing visions. 

Nyx was once a ruler of a subterranean kingdom, a realm of perpetual darkness. She was betrayed and overthrown, cast out into the mortal world. She seeks to reclaim her throne and rebuild her empire, and she believes that the power within Ensorena can help her achieve her goals. Her presence in the arena is a calculated move, a stepping stone on her path to regaining her lost power. 

Magnus isn't in Ensorena to fight, but to study. He's heard whispers of powerful magical artifacts hidden within the arena, artifacts that could revolutionize his research. He's not interested in the glory or the combat; he sees Ensorena as a living laboratory, a place where he can push the boundaries of his inventions and unlock the secrets of arcane science. He downplays his reliance on magic, preferring to call it "applied thaumaturgy" or "controlled mystical resonance." 

Razeth is a master of infiltration and assassination, a whisper in the wind, a shadow in the sand. He's not in Ensorena for glory or power; he's here on a mission. A powerful emperor from his home world has tasked him with eliminating a specific target within the arena – a rival ruler, a dangerous revolutionary, or perhaps even a god. His skills with sand and dark matter make him virtually undetectable, a phantom capable of striking without warning 

Zephyr is a protector, a guardian of the innocent. She's drawn to Ensorena by the suffering and conflict, sensing a disturbance in the balance of the world. She sees the arena as a place where she can make a difference, a place where she can protect the weak and punish the wicked. Her angelic appearance reflects her pure heart and unwavering dedication to justice 

Tharia isn't just connected to nature; she is nature, or at least a powerful embodiment of it. Her home realm was ravaged by industrialization, the natural world twisted and corrupted by technology. She's in Ensorena not to heal, but to learn. She believes the arena holds ancient secrets, forgotten magic that could help her reclaim her world and unleash nature's vengeance upon those who defiled it. Her healing powers are not just for others; they're a way for her to connect with the life force of the arena, to draw strength from its natural energies.