[@PaulHaynek]

Okay, I want to clarify something. While I understand that my character's attitude makes him out to be kind of a jerk (after all, he's been largely alone his whole life and practically raised himself) I just want to make sure that when it comes his turn to fight, you won't simply decide he's going to lose because he needs to be knocked down a peg. (I do plan on having him soften up a bit as the story progresses.) After all, his skills are quite formidable, and I'd hate to have it be a bygone conclusion that he will lose simply because of his personality and the fact that the previous two people had already won. So, what do you say?