Arena master: Beastmaster Lanius, The Monster of Azerlisia. Lanius is a skilled warrior, and an even better monster tamer. He claims to have spent his youth wandering the mountains, finding strange beasts, and turning them on people he decided he didn't like. Whether or not it's true, it does seem believable. The man holds little as sacred, and won't even say as much to most. He obviously prefers to spend his days tending the various abominations he's collected for the Guild, and takes the occasional, incredibly twisted pleasure of trying to create new monsters to throw at incoming adventurers. His favourite accomplishment is the Orcticore, the horrific crossing of orcs and manticores, no one is sure how he managed it, or why the beasts are still alive. It seems to be largely the same as a Manticore, to those not paying attention. It's still a red lion with giant bat wings and a scorpion's tail, but where its head should be, is the upper body of an orc, covered in muscle and filled with rage. The orc has it's own smaller set of bat wings, and while it only has one set of razor-sharp fangs, its tusks are larger, and grow throughout its life. No one knows how long a Orcticore can live, but they mature so rapidly as to be horrifying. They only seem to listen to Lanius, and will happily turn on even their own family, so have to be unleashed one at a time, but it's proven more than enough for plenty of adventurers.