Beastmaster at the Games of Nothus

Gender: Male
Appearance: Threx is a hulking figure wrapped in a heavy leather coat reinforced with steel plates, chains coiled around his shoulders like trophies. His face is obscured by a bestial mask fashioned from the skull of a slain predator, and his gauntlets bristle with cruel barbs for controlling his beasts.
Backstory: Threx was once a slaver on a feral world, capturing and breaking dangerous wildlife to sell to rogue traders and wealthy nobles. His reputation grew darker as he began trafficking warp-touched beasts, selling them to Chaos cults for use in rituals. When one of his sales went awry, unleashing a daemon-infused creature on a hive city, Threx fled Imperial justice. He found refuge in the arena, where his mastery of monstrous creatures made him indispensable.
Crime: Trafficking warp-tainted beasts, mass deaths caused by negligence, and collaboration with Chaos cults.
Reason for Serving the Arena: The arena offers protection from Imperial bounty hunters, as well as the thrill of pitting his beasts against each other and gladiators.
Special Tactic: Threx wields electrified control whips and binding chains, using them to manipulate his beasts with precision, directing them toward enemies or pulling them out of danger.

Gender: Female
Appearance: Kaela is a wiry, pale woman dressed in form-fitting leather armor adorned with talismans and etched glyphs. Her eyes burn with an unnatural intensity, and she carries a hooked staff tipped with a faintly glowing rune. Small, venomous creatures coil around her arms, seemingly tamed by her mere presence.
Backstory: Kaela was born a psyker on a backwater agri-world and quickly discovered her ability to manipulate the minds of animals. Exploiting this gift, she rose to power as the head of a local Chaos cult, breeding hybrid beasts to sow terror. When her cult was purged by the Inquisition, she fled into the warp and reemerged in the arena. Her psychic talents allow her to command even the most feral creatures, bending them to her will.
Crime: Psyker heresy, creation of hybrid abominations, and Chaos cult leadership.
Reason for Serving the Arena: Kaela sees the arena as a laboratory for perfecting her psychic control over beasts and a shield against the Imperium’s relentless hunt for rogue psykers.
Special Tactic: Her psychic aura calms even the most frenzied creatures, allowing her to manipulate them with near-unnatural precision in battle.

Gender: Male
Appearance: Garrick is a grotesque figure wrapped in stained surgical robes. His face is hidden behind a mask of lenses and respirators, and his arms are augmented with mechadendrites tipped with surgical tools. The beasts under his care bear the marks of his experimentation—stitches, grafts, and unnatural growths.
Backstory: Once a rogue Magos Biologis, Garrick fled the Mechanicus after his experiments on xenos genetics and warp-spawned creatures were uncovered. He joined a Chaos warband, designing horrifying chimeras for their assaults, but betrayed them when Imperial forces closed in. Now, he uses his twisted knowledge to create beasts for the arena, where his experiments continue unchecked.
Crime: Heretek experimentation, genetic tampering, and betrayal of both the Imperium and Chaos warbands.
Reason for Serving the Arena: The arena provides a steady supply of test subjects and the anonymity needed to avoid Mechanicus kill squads.
Special Tactic: Garrick’s beasts are augmented with mechanical implants, making them stronger, faster, or more resilient than their natural counterparts.

Gender: Female
Appearance: A tall, imposing woman clad in ritualistic robes adorned with fangs, claws, and bones. Her left arm is cybernetic, ending in a talon-like hand designed to handle ferocious creatures. A hood conceals much of her face, but her predatory gaze is unmistakable.
Backstory: Varna was a Chaos acolyte who specialized in “blessing” beasts with warp energy, transforming them into horrifying creatures of destruction. When her patron was slain by rival Chaos forces, she was forced to flee. She found a place in the arena, where her ability to enhance and control beasts with her dark rituals brought her fame and power.
Crime: Warp manipulation, heretical rituals, and the destruction of an Imperial settlement.
Reason for Serving the Arena: The arena allows her to practice her dark arts openly, using the beasts and gladiators as tools for her twisted experiments.
Special Tactic: Varna’s beasts are enhanced by warp-infused mutations, giving them unpredictable and often terrifying abilities, though at the risk of instability.

Gender: Male
Appearance: Orrik is a scarred veteran dressed in rugged combat gear, his chest covered in trophies taken from the beasts he has tamed. He carries a spiked maul and a chain leash, which he uses to control his more rebellious creatures.
Backstory: A former mercenary, Orrik worked as a beast tamer for Imperial nobles until he was caught smuggling creatures to xenos traders. Fleeing before he could be executed, Orrik carved out a new life in the arena, where his brutal techniques and combat experience made him invaluable in controlling even the most dangerous monsters.
Crime: Smuggling exotic creatures to xenos, treason against the Imperium.
Reason for Serving the Arena: Orrik thrives on the blood and violence of the pits, seeing the beasts as extensions of his own ferocity.
Special Tactic: Orrik uses brute force to dominate his beasts, directing them to attack enemies with savage efficiency.

Gender: Female
Appearance: Nalya is a striking figure with flowing crimson robes that trail behind her like bloodstains. Her voice is unnaturally melodic, capable of calming even the most enraged monsters. She wields a ceremonial staff and keeps a pack of feral hounds at her side.
Backstory: Once a high-ranking member of a Chaos cult, Nalya specialized in taming beasts for heretical rituals. She betrayed her cult to escape an Imperial purge, taking her pack of warp-touched creatures with her. In the arena, her voice and presence allow her to maintain a unique bond with her beasts, which fight with terrifying loyalty.
Crime: Chaos worship, ritual sacrifice, and theft of warp-tainted beasts.
Reason for Serving the Arena: Nalya views the arena as a stage where her beasts can wreak havoc, and her influence can spread through whispers and example.
Special Tactic: Her voice can drive her beasts into a frenzy or calm them instantly, adapting to the needs of the battle.