The 2006 Guild Wars World Championship is coming up! Who do you think will win?

Will it be one of the regional champions? Or will one of the runners up take home the title?

Let us introduce you to the members of the American Regional Runner Up, Treacherous Empire, who will be competing in Taiwan.

• Name: Andrew Miller
  Location: Alaska, USA
  Age: 19
  Occupation: Student
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Mesmer
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Energy Surge
  Favorite Sport: Snowboarding
  Favorite Hero: James Bond
  Favorite Villain: Dr. Evil from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
• Name: Joshua Steffes
  Location: Alaska, USA
  Age: 20
  Occupation: Student
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Warrior
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Eviscerate
  Favorite Sport: American football
  Favorite Hero: Nathan Fillion as Malcolm Reynolds in the TV show Firefly and movie Serenity
  Favorite Villain: Ben Foster as Mars Krupcheck from Hostage
  Interests: Traveling the world. Hobbies: Gaming, Hold 'Em Poker.
• Name: Tyson Phillips
  Location: Texas, USA
  Age: 21
  Occupation: Student
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Warrior
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Shatter Enchantment
  Favorite Sport: Tennis
  Favorite Hero: Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  Favorite Villain: Dracula
  Hobbies & Interests: Tennis, Soccer, Snowboarding, Piano, Music, Cooking, Eating, BLEACH [the comic]. Things about me: -Very Competitive, -Analytical, -Perfectionist, -Procrastinator
• Name: Johann You-Hon Tang
  Location: California, USA
  Age: 23
• Name: Paul Ott
  Location: Tennessee, USA
  Age: 27
  Occupation: General purpose programmer for alldirect.com
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Ranger
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Barbed Trap
  Favorite Sport: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
  Favorite Hero: Batman
  Favorite Villain: Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons
• Name: Leo Cheng
  Location: California, USA
  Age: 24
  Occupation: Student
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Warrior
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Final Thrust
  Favorite Sport: Basketball
  Favorite Hero: Cecil from Final Fantasy II
  Favorite Villain: Bowser from Super Mario Brothers
• Name: Jason Clement Liu
  Location: California, USA
  Age: 21
  Occupation: Student
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Ranger
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Blackout
  Favorite Sport: Basketball
  Favorite Hero: Batman
  Favorite Villain: Deadpool
• Name: Andrew Chunhan Sheng
  Location: California, USA
  Age: 21
  Occupation: Student
  Favorite Guild Wars Profession: Ritualist
  Favorite Guild Wars Skill: Contemplation of Purity
  Favorite Sport: Basketball
  Favorite Hero: Cosby #10: Data Analysis Cosby from the animated series House of Cosbys by Justin Roiland
  Favorite Villain: Frank Booth played by Dennis Hopper from David Lynch's Blue Velvet
  My other interests include photography, movies, no budget internet shorts, and a whole slew of music ranging from electronica to rock.