Max Tran

> **"It's not short for anything! It's just Max. Not Maximilian, not Maxwell, just Max."**
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**Max Tran** is kind of a weirdo. There's not really much else to say about him. A graduate of Cordea High School, Max is almost smart, but a little bit one-track-minded, getting so focused he becomes oblivious to nearly everything around him at all times. He's a useful party member, surprisingly gifted with healing magic, and is physically strong as well, but the others still tend to find him strange.

The one that nobody really likes.

## Personality

Max has an odd and unpredictable personality, to the point where it's hard for others to tell what he's thinking. He is an immensely socially inept person and tends to be completely oblivious in social situations. He is also quite gullible, easily believing what others tell him without question.

## Physical Appearance

Max is a short young man with an athletic build. He has light skin, short, straight black hair, and brown eyes. His style of dress isn't anything of note, as he dresses like an average person of his age. He usually wears contacts, but tends to lose them a lot, wearing a pair of glasses when he does.

## Background

Max was born on February 12, 1083 in Cordea, Solaris. He is an only child. His parents are both alchemists who own a shop in downtown Cordea.

## Middle School

Max attended Cordea Middle School along with Ana Varela, Noelle Dumont, Evie Sandler, and Jojo Mack. He was mostly a loner due to other kids finding him too weird to hang out with. He was a very unremarkable student who got very average grades and didn't really stand out otherwise.

## High School

### 9th Grade (1097-1098)

After debating what he should do in high school, Max decides to pursue the adventuring track at Cordea High. To the others' reluctance, he forms a party with Noelle and Evie. The three have lots of disagreements, making the party tense and stressed.

### 10th Grade (1098-1099)

Max, who was previously a fighter, discovers a talent for healing magic, becoming a paladin instead. His sudden aptitude for magic prompts jokes from Noelle and Evie about how he's secretly a powerful wizard.

### 11th Grade (1099-1100)

Max and the rest of the party continue training during the school year, working on getting their grades up so they can do better in their senior year.

### 12th Grade (1100-1101)

Max joins the Cordea High soccer team, which then proceeds to lose every game. At the end of the school year, Max finally receives his adventuring certificate along with Noelle and Evie.

## Post-Graduation

In the summer of 1101, Max becomes a part of Adventuring Party #1822, along with Charlie, Ana, Noelle, Evie, and Jojo.

As of 1106, five years after the events of the story, Max has become a high-ranking member of a prestigious adventuring guild in a northern part of Bastire. He doesn't keep in touch with the other members of the party often, except for Noelle.

## Relationships

* Evie Sandler: Max thinks Evie is fun to hang out with, and the two have a better relationship with each other than Max does with Noelle. Max thinks Evie is one of the coolest people he's ever met.
* Noelle Dumont: Max has a crush on Noelle, which he thinks they don't know about, but it's very obvious. Max seems to think that he and Noelle are best friends, which is debatable, but the two are on decent terms with each other for the time being.
* Jojo Mack: Max went to middle school with Jojo, but neither of them remember each other very well. The two aren't very close, but are trying to become friends. Max has heard good things about Jojo from Noelle.
* Ana Varela: Max and Ana went to middle school together, but he doesn't remember her at all. Max wants to become closer with Ana because he thinks she's pretty.
* Charlie Rafferty: Despite being in the same party, Max and Charlie don't interact much. Max is mildly jealous that Charlie is more likable among the rest of the party than he is.