[Rygan Nebarska]

Rygan had wondered exactly what the competition would consist of when he made his way through the line towards the center of the audience, excited that it was finally here. As he got closer to where the Juniour Thaumaturgy Event would take place, he closed his eyes and bowed his head, calming himself to near the state of Clara, but not quite as to still move with the line, and said a long and devout prayer to his lord, Ioannes, in his mind, offering his life for him and asking for strength, focus, and ability for the upcoming challenge.

Upon entering the ring, Rygan had returned to his normal state, calm, almost stoic, "Emotions will only hurt me here, this is no different than any other time I have casted, nothing matters but being focused on the task at hand," the Thaumaturge thought, he was determined to do this, if it came to the point of spending all of his Vis and collapsing to do it, he would do it without a second thought.

As his name was called, Rygan thanked Aetheria that he had the will not to partake of too much ale and liquor the previous night, as this would be extremely difficult with a hangover. He was also glad that he had been practicing his Thaumaturgy ever since he had learned it, and more intensely of late, though he gave himself the previous brightening to recover an make sure he was well rested on this day.

Rygan bid the other Thaumaturgists luck as they paired with their poisoned volunteers, of whom Rygan noticed he had been given a slightly large man whose daily habits seemed to consist of large amounts of alcohol. It was not a rare thing for the man to see, as he, even though he was a Thaumaturge now, still spent a fair amount of time in taverns, and as such didn't put him off one bit.

At the signal to begin, Rygan cleared his mind into an endless blank, his eyes seeming to lose all focus, or stare off into the distance, it was hard for the audience to tell. Upon achieving the state of Clara, Rygan gathered the Ara around him, neither going too fast for his ability, as he had a full half hour to cast, and a failure would only take too much of that time and his Vis, with which he then combined the Ara he had gathered to create Mana.

Once he had accomplished this familiar ritual, Rygan then shaped the Mana into holy energy to completely drive out and eradicate the poison within his patient. Once he had begun the spell, he would continue to focus completely on it, and if it proved difficult, Rygan's determination would show through on his face, as he would not quit until the very end, no matter what the odds, as he was very determined and intent on succeeding in this first real challenge he faced.