Draetheniel Carlson

* **Name:** Draetheniel Reuel Carlson, esq.
* **Position:** Chief Arbitration Officer for the Western 1 (Minnesota) District of Ares Arbitration America. Sitting Member of the Ares Delegation to the Corporate Olympics Committee.
* **Metatype:** Elf (*Homo sapiens nobilis*)
* **Magical Tradition:** Physical Adept; Way of the Athlete
* **Education:** High School Diploma from Edina High School, Bachelor in Communications from University of St Mary’s University (Minneapolis), Juris Doctorate from Ares University: Michigan – Ann Arbor.
* **DOB:** 9/5/2031, Edina MN, UCAS
* **Family:** John David Carlson (father, Edina), Elendriel [Elaine] Hovland-Carlson (mother, Lake of the Woods MN), Jason Orville (husband – separated, Superior WI)

Draetheniel Carlson is a Star Athlete, Media Personality, Philanthropist, Respected Pundit and, in his spare time, actually does his job as a high-ranking Corporate Judge. In the Twin Cities he’s one of those faces you just kind of know from the general media environment but can’t quite remember for what (unless you are a fanatical fan of collegiate tennis or corporate jurisprudence, I suppose).

As you can already tell by the name, he was born at that specific moment early in the second-generation of elves, back in the early-30’s before Sperethiel was wide-spread and Tolkein or ‘Fantasy’ (in his case, his parents got the name from the 'Fall of Dragonlance' streaming series popular at the time) names for elf children were still considered ‘unique’ and ‘metatype-affirming’ (instead of ‘cringy’ and ‘borderline offensive’, like they would be just a few years later) to a couple of wealthy elven realtors in Edina MN. Always the golden boy, he followed his passion for tennis while in college to become something a superstar, being twice nationally placed in the CCAA (Continental Collegiate Athletic Association) ratings while at St.Mary’s, even taking the 2051-2052 school year off to represent the UCAS in the 2052 Olympics (tied at 4th/5th place with his rival Harald Hjalmer just shy of the Bronze).

After Law School he joined Ares Arbitration America as a prosecutor. His non-threatening good looks and experience with media made him the face presented to the media even on cases where he was the most junior member of the prosecuting team, which in turn contributed to his rapid rise through the ranks at AAA. The peak of his career as a prosecutor was in 2065, when he led the prosecution of McCluskey, Wycloff, Menzies and a dozen of their followers, members of the North Star who had conducted raids for guns on Ares production facilities during the New Revolution. It was shortly after this (2067) that he was promoted to a position as a full Arbiter and replaced the outgoing CAO (Braydon Copeland) for West 1 in 2073 after his key role in prosecuting those involved in a rash of TEMPO-related crimes. Since then, he has been better known for his public appearances than his legal decisions, with the notable exception of his recent (January 2076) sentencing of eight members of the Blank Fangs street gang for dealing in recreational substances on Ares property without an Ares Corporate Entertainment Franchise.

Beyond his Judicial duties, Draeth has remained involved in his first love, sports. He has been a member of the Corporate Olympics Committee since 2063 and has does numerous exhibition matches of both tennis and golf, as well as participating in numerous charity tournaments for both. His range of causes usually includes elven refugees from the Algonkian-Manitou civil war, support for SURGE victims and education for disadvantaged youth with magical potential (he sits on the board for the Magical Futures Foundation). While he keeps his public persona mostly apolitical, he has supported New Century candidates in the last couple of elections, although he keeps such endorsements largely low-key as per official Ares social media guidelines.

Since the mid-2070’s, his philanthropy has seen him taking a lot of photo ops with Dietrich Sibich, current ‘life advisor’ to Ares – MSPlex head Glen Cavendish, who presumably introduced the two. And a lot more of Sibich’s own sound bites are starting to show up in Draeth’s own press releases, but whether this is just kissing up to his boss Cavendish or whether he’s actually an adherent of the Great Question is as of yet unknown. Although the gossip feeds say that his current separation from his husband Jason might be related to his relationship with professional Tennis player Kenneth Campbell, who is a regular contributor to Sibich’s ‘Great Question Foundation’…

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