History Characters / ArknLegacyHybrids

* AncestralWeapon: Faust was, for quite some time, the owner of Gav’reel Irinith’s mystical staff (known as Gavreel's Thorn/Lucare'obarach/The Staff of Light). He was the first Irinith in many generations to be able to summon it, being the Irinith closest in character to its creator. He lost it after [[spoiler: killing Sevar’khai (accidentally) during the Avantas'tol coup.]]

** BadassBookworm: While he's renowned mostly as a scholar of Arkn and Dekn literature and culture, Faust is also a [[BloodSport Blood Flags]] champion, a competent swordsman, and generally someone whom you ''don’t'' want to challenge to a fight.

* DrowningMySorrows: He turns to drinking to cope with the horrors of the Avantas'tol coup.

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Faust [[https://at.tumblr.com/archives-of-the-scholar/deliberations-and-appeals/xuso6vyfx0t8 intercepts two letters]], one of which is about the prophecy of the Agonistis: a being who will kill Sevar’khai Irinith and free Avantas'tol from his rule, but regret it forever. After a great deal of deliberation, Faust [[https://at.tumblr.com/archives-of-the-scholar/what-is-the-point-of-sticking-to-ones-principles/jt74n8cvmneu returns to Avantas'tol]] and aids the coup trying to overthrow his half-brother. After many months, the coup ends with [[spoiler: Sevar'khai being accidentally stabbed to death -- by Faust]]. Wracked with guilt, Faust gives up on trying to be a legendary Irinith, discards his family name, and becomes the apprentice of Redgrave[[spoiler:...taking the name Faustus Agonistis]].

!!For'ende "4boy" Elext
->'''Appears In:''' Staff of the Scholar

->'''Appears In:''' ''Staff of the Scholar''

The half-Arkn son of the Kester'aishi, who occasionally helps moderate Franz Faust's blog. He is currently the head of the Raverne-tou crime syndicate. For tropes related to him, see [[Characters/ArknLegacyCorporationsOrganizationsAndOthers here]].

The half-Dekn son of Lucifuge Rofocale and Sandy Harper, who was raised in isolation by his father. He is a member of the Runners.

* AbnormalAllergy: He is allergic to Silulic energy; extremely unisial for his human half, and even ''more'' unusual for his Dekn half.

* DelicateAndSickly: He was told all his life that he and would die if he ever left the house. [[spoiler: This was later discovered to be a lie concocted by his father. (While he does have an allergy to Silulic energy, it isn't fatal.)]]

[[folder:Leonora Burton]]
->'''Appears In''': Pink & Purple, The Siren's Saga, Discord roleplays

->''"So, everyone, what have our glorious masters done to fuck us over for the good of the realms today?"''

A half-Arkn SEEKER employee who works in the Looker division. She is one of Moirah Averil's most trusted assocciates. For tropes related to her, see [[Characters/ArknLegacyCorporationsOrganizationsAndOthers here]].
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!Half-Bloods

->'''Appears In:''' Staff of the Scholar, Bard of the Black Violin, The Siren's Saga (briefly)
->'''Played By:''' Penthepoet

Known as the Scholar of Ersis and the Archivist, Faust (born Franz Irinith Faust) is an Arkn-Human hybrid and the youngest son of Tabbris Irinith. He is a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture, and one of two current apprentices of Redgrave.

* TheApprentice: He's apprenticed to Redgrave, who is teaching him about cosmology, the Old World, and the existence of TheMultiverse.
* AncestralWeapon: Faust was, for quite some time, the owner of Gav’reel Irinith’s mystical staff (known as Gavreel's Thorn/Lucare'obarach/The Staff of Light). He was the first person in many generations to be able to summon it. He lost it after [[spoiler: killing Sevar’khai (accidentally) during the Avantas'tol CivilWar.]]

--->"Try. Me. Whatever you think you can do, “A,” I’m all game. There’s so much I’d do for that information. For any information. Let’s see what you can do, what you want from me."
* BookWorm: He's the kind of person that the term “bookworm” was ''invented'' for. He's devoted his life to reading and studying every bit of Arkn and Dekn culture he can get his hands on, and he would (by his own admission) “commit atrocities to get into the Dekn vaults of the Alunerium”[[note]](the Dekn equivalent of the Library of Alexandria)[[/note]].
** BadassBookworm: While he's renowned mostly as master scholar of Arkn and Dekn literature (and culture), Faust is also a [[BloodSport Blood Flags]] champion, a competent swordsman, and generally someone whom you ''don’t'' want to challenge to a fight.
* ColdBloodedTorture: While held captive by Andras, he is subjected to both physical torture and ''Morit'sengr Invokare'' (an extreme form of [[MindRape mental torture]]).
* CulturedWarrior: As Arkn royalty, he had an aristocratic upbringing, and he's a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture; he's also a competent swordsman, wields Gav'reel's Thorne [[spoiler: until recently]], and is a Blood Flags champion.
* DrowningMySorrows: He turns to drinking to cope with the horrors of the Avantas'tol civil war.
* FamilyHonor: Despite being shunned and disregarded for his half-breed status, Faust is genuinely proud of his heritage, and wanted very badly to live up to his family name and the legacy of Gavreel Irinith. He later abandoned this desire after his image of Gavreel was [[BrokenPedestal shattered]], deciding to forge his own path instead.
* FieryRedhead: He has the trademark Irinith red hair -- and the irascible personality to go with it.
* FuzzTherapy: After his torture under Andras (among other things), Faust gets a black and white therapy cat (or "ca'at"), whom he names Poppi-pippo.
* Myth/{{Faust}}: He's based on the literary archetype.
* HalfHumanHybrid: He’s half-human from his mother's side, half-Arkn from his father's side.
* IronicHell: Part of the mental torture he endures under Andras is the illusion of being imprisoned, and tortured, in the Infernous: the {{Hell}}-like Dekn afterlife prison of the Old World, which Faust was ''obsessed'' with learning about.
* LeeroyJenkins: According to Andras, Faust is "an idiot"; foolhardy, and "[w]illing to rush into battle at the drop of a hat." This leads to tragedy when Faust [[spoiler: accidentally kills his own brother, after charging blade-first into a darkened hallway during the Avantas'tol coup]].
* MagicStaff: His ancestral weapon, the Thorn. Faust is the first Irinith to be able to summon it in many generations.

[[folder:Leonora Tanari'eve Burton]]

* LikeADuckTakesToWater: He adapts rather quickly to Ersian life.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: To the acolytes of the Society of the Purple Rose, after they express their disappointment at Faust for refusing to accept his sainthood: "I will not take the aid of a rapist, abuser, and murderer. Damn you. Damn your visions. Damn your bloodstained hands. Damn what you did to Shanna Averil, and Penperin Ilsenthe, and all of those others in your horrifically manipulative cult."

* TransTribulations: Subverted; while Faust is a trans man, it's almost incidental to his character, and he never expresses any angst about it.

* VisionsOfAnotherSelf: Subverted; while training under Redgrave, Faust is told about worlds [[AlternateUniverse Beyond The Veil]] -- complete with alternate versions of himself. However, he has yet to actually ''see'' them.
-->"My knowledge has only expanded of these worlds beyond ours, as a result. I know names of figures who share my face,

* Troll: He hacked into the blog of the Society of the Purple Rose and posed as a timid initiate named "Mod Chrysanthemum" – then proceeded to post memes ridiculing the group (and Marchosias in particular).

The half-Arkn son of Kester'aishi, who occasionally helps moderate Franz Faust's blog. He is currently the head of the Raverne-tou crime syndicate. For tropes related to him, see [[Characters/ArknLegacyCorporationsOrganizationsAndOthers here]].

->'''Played by''': [=ThatJunkieFinn=]
->'''Appears in''': [=AilingDaydream=] (deleted), Shadow On the Sea (deleted), The Council of Zachriel (Discord RP), Inside District 5

The half-Dekn son of Lucifuge Rofocale and Sandy Harper. He is [[AbnormalAllergy allergic to Silulic energy]].

* DistressedDude: He's repeatedly held prisoner by his grandfather (for months or even years on end), during which he's confined to his room, isolated (by having his internet cut off), and regularly beaten and tortured by his father's henchmen. On one occasion, Valefar even posts a picture of a bruised, battered Bobbie in Zachriel's Council chat as proof of what he's suffered.

* HalfHumanHybrid: They're half-human (on his mother's side), half-Dekn ( on their father's side).
* IronicAllergy: Being exposed to Silulic energy causes him to develop strange, geometric lines all over his body, and vomit black fluid; not the best allergy for a half-Dekn (the race that was created by Silulic energy) to have.

* CreepyChild: Many full-blood Risen children (i.e. those on their final incarnation) are this. They often seem older than their years, and have strange supernatural abilities which they tap into inadvertently--often to disastrous effect.

Known as the Scholar of Ersis and the Archivist, Faust (born Franz Irinith Faust) is an Arkn-Human hybrid and the youngest son of Tabbris Irinith. He is a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture, and one of two current apprentices to Redgrave.

* BadassBoast: When [[spoiler: Andras]] threatens Faust repeatedly on his blog, claiming that he [[GoMadFromTheRevelation can't handle]] what lurks in the vaults of the library, Faust responds thusly:
-->"Try. Me. Whatever you think you can do, “A,” I’m all game. There’s so much I’d do for that information. For any information. Let’s see what you can do, what you want from me."
* BookWorm: He's the kind of person that the term “bookworm” was ''invented'' for. He's devoted his life to reading and studying every bit of Arkn and Dekn culture he can get his hands on. In his own words, “I would commit atrocities to get into the Dekn vaults of the Alunerium” (the equivalent of the Library of Alexandria).
** BadassBookworm: While a master scholar of Arkn and Dekn literature and culture he’s also a [[BloodSport Blood Flags]] champion whom you ''don’t'' want to take in a fight.
* ColdBloodedTorture: He's subjected to ''Morit'sengr Invokare'' (an extreme form of [[MindRape mental torture]]) by Andras.

* Myth/{{Faust}}: He's based on the literary archetype.

* IronicHell: Part of the mental torture he endures under Andras is the illusion of being imprisoned, and tortured, in the Infernous: the {{Hell}}-like Dekn afterlife prison of the Old World (which Faust was ''obsessed'' with learning about).
* MagicStaff: His ancestral weapon, the Thorn.

** MeaningfulRename: After the Avantas'tol Civil War (and its accompanying tragedies) Faust discards his family name and adopts the name Faustus Agonistes Redgrave, signifying both that he accepts both his role in the prophecy of the Agonistis, and his position as Redgrave's apprentice.
* NaiveNewcomer: As a half-Arkn who was raised primarily in the Lathrym, Faust knows very little about life on Earth. However, he adjusted quickly.
* SiblingMurder: [[spoiler: While fighting alongside the Ismora'sai Guard in the Avantas'tol CivilWar, Faust accidentally stabs his brother, Sevar’khai, to death while fighting in a darkened hallway. It results in Faust losing Gavreel's Thorn.]]
* TechnicalPacifist: While Faust has the Irinith temper, and has come very close to murdering someone in the past, the laws of Blood Flags prevent him from killing indiscriminately in Ersis. Additionally, Gavreel's Thorn prevents its wielder from killing someone unless it is in self-defense (or in defense of another). However, it's also shown that while Faust may not be able to murder, he has no qualms with seriously injuring or maiming people [[spoiler: as proven when he maims Andras]]. This enforced moral code is eventually discarded after he [[spoiler: accidentally kills Sevar’khai, (causing him to lose the Thorn)]] and then learns that [[BrokenPedestal Gavreel's pacifism was ultimately ineffective]].
* TraumaCongaLine: After receiving a letter regarding the false prophecy of the Agonistes made by Marchosias, Faust returns to Avantas'tol, only to be captured by his half-brother and forced to fight the soldiers of his own kingdom's army, gladiator-style. Faust escapes and is ready to flee, but receives a vision of Gav'reel Irinith that encourages him to remain and fight alongside the resistance. The ensuing warfare (which stretches on for months) leaves Faust so traumatized that he turns to [[DrowningMySorrows drinking]]. The civil war finally ends when [[spoiler: Faust accidentally kills his half-brother in front of his own niece]] -- fulfilling the prophecy, and causing Faust to lose the Thorn (possibly for good). Then, in the aftermath, Faust's abusive grandfather informs him that his hero and role model, Gavreel Irinith, [[BrokenPedestal caused a lot of undue death and suffering with his pacifistic morals]]. Faust is left so broken that he leaves Avantas'tol, rejects his family name, and begins training under Redgrave.

->'''Appears in''': [=AilingDaydream=] (deleted), Shadow On the Sea (deleted), Inside District 5

The half-Dekn son of Lucifuge Rofocale and Sandy Harper. A member of the Runners.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Downplayed; he moved his family to an underground bunker for their own protection
* PapaWolf: He's willing to do anything to keep his family safe.

!!Faustus Agonistis Redgrave, né Franz Irinith Faust

Known as the Scholar of Ersis and the Archivist, Faust (born Franz Irinith Faust) is an Arkn-Human hybrid and the youngest son of Tabbris Irinith. He is a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture, and an apprentice to Redgrave.

** MeaningfulRename: After the Avantas'tol Civil War (and its accompanying tragedies) Faust discards his family name and adopts the name Faustus Agonistis Redgrave, signifying both that he accepts both his role in the prophecy of the Agonistis, and his position as Redgrave's apprentice.

* TraumaCongaLine: After receiving a letter regarding the prophecy of the Agonistis, Faust returns to Avantas'tol, only to be captured by his half-brother and forced to fight the soldiers of his own kingdom's army, gladiator-style. Faust escapes and is ready to flee, but receives a vision of Gav'reel Irinith that encourages him to remain and fight alongside the resistance. The ensuing warfare (which stretches on for months) leaves Faust so traumatized that he turns to [[DrowningMySorrows drinking]]. The civil war finally ends when [[spoiler: Faust accidentally kills his half-brother in front of his own niece]] -- fulfilling the prophecy, and causing Faust to lose the Thorn (possibly for good). Then, in the aftermath, Faust's abusive grandfather informs him that his hero and role model, Gavreel Irinith, [[BrokenPedestal caused a lot of undue death and suffering with his pacifistic morals]]. Faust is left so broken that he leaves Avantas'tol, rejects his family name, and begins training under Redgrave.

* IllBoy: Bobbie was raised in seclusion, believing that he had an unspecified illness and (according to his father) if he ever went outside, he would die. This turns out to be a lie.

->'''Appears In:''' ''Staff of the Scholar'', ''Bard of the Black Violin'', ''The Siren Saga'' (briefly)

Known as the Scholar of Ersis and the Archivist, Faust (born Franz Irinith Faust) is an Arkn-Human hybrid and the youngest child of Tabbris Irinith. He is a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture, and an apprentice to Redgrave.

* SiblingMurder: While fighting alongside the Ismora'sai Guard in the Avantas'tol CivilWar, Faust accidentally stabs his brother, Sevar’khai, to death while fighting in a darkened hallway. It results in Faust losing Gavreel's Thorn.

->'''Appears In:''' ''Staff of the Scholar,'' ''Archives of the Scholar''

->'''Appears In:''' ''Ailing Daydream'', ''Shadow On the Sea''

The half-Dekn son of Lucifuge Rofocale and Sandy Harper.

* HalfHumanHybrid: They're half-human (on their mother's side), half-Dekn ( on their father's side).

[[folder:Leonora Burton]]
For tropes related to her, see [[Characters/ArknLegacyCorporationsOrganizationsAndOthers here]].

[[caption-width-right:280:Artist's depiction of Ryael Morrow.]]
-> '''Appears In:''' ''Bard of the Black Violin'', ''Archives of the Scholar''

->'''Appears In:''' ''Bard of the Black Violin'', ''Archives of the Scholar''

* TraumaCongaLine: After receiving a letter regarding the prophecy of the Agonistis, Faust returns to Avantas'tol, only to be captured by his half-brother and forced to fight the soldiers of his own kingdom's army, gladiator-style. Faust escapes and is ready to flee, but receives a cryptic vision of Gavreel Irinith that encourages him to remain and fight alongside the resistance. The ensuing warfare (which stretches on for months)leaves Faust so traumatized that he turns to [[DrowningMySorrows drinking]]. The civil war finally ends when Faust accidentally kills his half-brother in front of his own niece -- fulfilling the prophecy, and causing Faust to lose the Thorn (possibly for good). Then, in the aftermath, Faust's abusive grandfather informs him that his hero and role model, Gavreel Irinith, [[BrokenPedestal caused a lot of undue death and suffering with his pacifistic morals]]. Faust is left so broken that he leaves Avantas'tol, rejects his family name, and begins training under Redgrave.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Downplayed; he moved his family to an underground bunker for their own peotection

[[folder:Ryael]]

!!Faustus Agonistis Redgrave

->'''Appears In:''' ''Archives of the Scholar'', ''Staff of the Scholar'', ''Bard of the Black Violin'', ''The Siren Saga'' (briefly)

* BadassBookworm: He’s a master scholar of Arkn and Dekn literature and culture; he’s also a [[BloodSport Blood Flags]] champion whom you ''don’t'' want to take in a fight.

* FamilyHonor: Despite being shunned and disregarded for his half-breed status, Faust is genuinely proud of his heritage, and wanted very badly to live up to his family name and the example of Gavreel Irinith. He later abandoned this desire after his image of Gavreel was [[BrokenPedestal shattered]], deciding to forge his own path instead.

* NaiveNewcomer: As a half-Arkn who was raised primarily in the Lathrym, Faust knows very little about life on Earth. However, he is adjusting quickly.
* TechnicalPacifist: While Faust has the Irinith temper, and has come very close to murdering someone in the past, the laws of Blood Flags prevent him from killing indiscriminately in Ersis. Additionally, Gavreel's Thorn prevents its wielder from killing someone unless it is in self-defense (or in defense of another). However, it's also shown that while Faust may not be able to murder, he has no qualms with seriously injuring or maiming people [[spoiler: as proven when he maims Andras]]. This enforced moral code is eventually discarded after he [[spoiler: accidentally kills Sevar’khai (causing him to lose the Thorn)]] and then learns that Gavreel's pacifism brought about many casualties and great suffering.

Known as the Scholar of Ersis and the Archivist, Faust (born Franz Irinith Faust) is an Arkn-Human hybrid and the youngest child of Tabbris Irinith. He is a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture, and Redgrave's apprentice.

* AncestralWeapon: Faust was, for quite some time, the owner of Gav’reel Irinith’s mystical staff (known as Gavreel's Thorn/Lucare'obarach/The Staff of Light). He is the first person in many generations to be able to summon it.

* FamilyHonor: Despite being shunned and disregarded for his half-breed status, Faust is genuinely proud of his heritage and wanted very badly to live up to his family name. He eventually had to

* TechnicalPacifist: While he has come very close to murdering someone in the past, the laws of Blood Flags prevent him from killing indiscriminately in Ersis. In general, Gavreel's Thorn prevents him from fully murdering someone unless it is in self-defense or in defense of another. (If someone proves a genuine threat, however...) It's also shown that while Faust may not be able to murder, he has no qualms with seriously injuring or maiming people [[spoiler: as proven when he maims Andras]].

* GadgeteerGenius: The SEEKER one-shot reveals that while For'ende has a proclivity for joking around, he's actually very accomplished at creating things. In fact, he was responsible for creating an A.I. called EXONA that was utilized by SEEKER.

[[folder:Franz Faust]]
!!Franz Irinith Faust

[[caption-width-right:250:Artist's depiction of Franz Faust.]]

Known as the Scholar of Ersis and the Archivist, Faust is an Arkn-Human hybrid and the youngest child of Tabbris Irinith. He is a scholar of Arkn and Dekn culture.

* AncestralWeapon: Faust is the owner of Gav’reel Irinith’s mystical staff (known as Gavreel's Thorn/Lucare'obarach/The Staff of Light). He is the first person in many generations to be able to summon it.

* FamilyHonor: Despite being shunned and disregarded for his half-breed status, Faust is genuinely proud of his heritage and wants very badly to live up to his family name.

* PastLifeMemories: Risen retain the memories, skills, and abilities of all of their previous lives. Usually, these traits lie dormant (save for the occasional [[DreamingOfTimesGoneBy dream]] flashback, or burst of information). In their final, "full-blood" life, however, they acquire ''[[UpToEleven all]]'' [[UpToEleven information from]] ''[[UpToEleven all]]'' [[UpToEleven of their past lives]]. Fortunately, the process occurs gradually and typically concludes in early adulthood; ''un''fortunately, it's often accompanied by severe physical and metaphysical symptoms, ranging from headaches to [[ImHavingSoulPains "metaphysical seizures"]] and even [[SplitPersonalityTakeover possession-like episodes]].

Humans who, for various reasons, have been marked by the Hethe to [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnate]] through multiple lifetimes as various species.

* TheChosenMany: Risen have been specially marked by the Hethe to be reborn through multiple lives, allowing them to acquire not only multiple lifetimes worth of skills and abilities, but powers normally inaccessible to humans, such as Arkn Ethric magic and Dekn PsychicPowers.
* CreepyChild: Many fullblood Risen children are this. They possess unknown supernatural abilities, which they tend to tap into inadvertently — often to disastrous effect.
* GooGooGodlike: All final-stage, pure-blood Risen are born "slightly glowing" as a sign of their innate supernatural power.

* PastLifeMemories: Risen retain the memories, skills, and abilities of all of their previous lives. Usually, this information lies dormant, save for the occasional [[DreamingOfTimesGoneBy dream]], flashback, or burst of information. In their final, "full-blood" life, however, they acquire ''[[UpToEleven all]]'' [[UpToEleven information from]] ''[[UpToEleven all]]'' [[UpToEleven of their past lives]]. Fortunately, the process occurs gradually, and often concludes in early adulthood; ''un''fortunately, it's often accompanied by severe physical and metaphysical symptoms, ranging from headaches to [[ImHavingSoulPains "metaphysical seizures"]] and even [[SplitPersonalityTakeover possession-like episodes]].
* {{Reincarnation}}: There are at least four known stages of the Risen reincarnation

* AncestralWeapon: Faust is the owner of Gav’reel Irinith’s mystical staff (known as Gavreel's Thorn/Lucare'obarach/The Staff of Light). They are the first person in many generations to be able to summon it.

* BadassBookworm: He’s a master scholar of Arkn and Dekn literature and culture; he’s also a [[BloodSport Blood Flags]] champion -- and someone you ''don’t'' want to take in a fight.
-->“I’ve the blood of angels in me, and I just got done beating a man so hard in my fury he is the sole possessor of a swollen ankle and a heavy limp.
* BookWorm: He's the kind of person the term “bookworm” was invented to describe. He has devoted his life to reading and studying every bit of Arkn and Dekn culture he can get his hands on. In his own words, “I would commit atrocities to get into the Dekn vaults of the Alunerium” (the equivalent of the Library of Alexandria).
* ColdBloodedTorture: Undergoes this after he's subjected to ''Morit'sengr Invokare'' (an extreme form of [[MindRape mental torture]]) by Andras.

* NaiveNewcomer: As a half-Arkn who was raised primarily in the Lathrym, Faust knows very little about Earth life. However, he is learning quickly.

* TheChosenMany: Risen have been specially marked by the Hethe to be reborn through multiple lives, allowing them to acquire not only multiple lifetimes worth of skills and abilities, but abilities such as Ethric magic and

* BadassBookworm: He’s a master of Arkn and Dekn literature and culture; he’s also someone you ''don’t'' want to take in a fight. As Faust himself put it, “I’ve the blood of angels in me, and I just got done beating a man so hard in my fury he is the sole possessor of a swollen ankle and a heavy limp.”
* BewareTheNiceOnes:

* MeaningfulName: His name comes from the historical Faust as well as the literary archetype of Faust. His first name, Franz, ironically has roots in Germany (where the story of Faust originated from).

The former best friend of [[spoiler: Ryael Morrow]] from their Arkn life (and current arch-enemy in their Risen life).

* AntiVillain: In her Arkn life, she killed Gav'reel Irinith because she believed he was responsible for [[spoiler: the death of her human crush, Marceline]]. She ends up being mistaken in this regard [[spoiler: (and the repercussions of this event are implied to be the reason why Miriam is currently hunting Ryael)]].

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[[caption-width-right:264:Artist's depiction of Franz Faust.]]
->'''Appears In:''' ''Archives of the Scholar'', ''Staff of the Scholar'', ''Bard of the Black Violin', ''The Siren Saga'' (briefly)

* BookWorm: He's the kind of person the term “bookworm” was created for. He has devoted his life to reading and studying every bit of Arkn and Dekn culture he can get his hands on. In his own words, “I would commit atrocities to get into the Dekn vaults of the Alunerium” (the equivalent of the Library of Alexandria).

* HalfHumanHybrid: He’s half human (from his mother's side) and half Arkn (from his father's side).

Humans who, for various reasons, have been marked by the Hethe to reincarnate through multiple lifetimes as various species.

* BookWorm: Faust is the kind of person the term “bookworm” was created for. He has devoted his life to reading and studying every bit of Arkn and Dekn culture he can get his hands on. In his own words, “I would commit atrocities to get into the Dekn vaults of the Alunerium” (the equivalent of the Library of Alexandria).

* TechnicalPacifist: Faust admits]] that while he has come very close to murdering someone in the past, the laws of Blood Flags prevent him from killing indiscriminately in Ersis. In general, Gavreel's Thorn prevents him from fully murdering someone unless it is in self-defense or in defense of another. (If someone proves a genuine threat, however...) It's also shown that while Faust may not be able to murder, he has no qualms with seriously injuring or maiming people [[spoiler: as proven when he maims Andras]].

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* BookWorm: Faust is the kind of person the term “bookworm” was created for. He has devoted his life to reading and studying every bit of Arkn and Dekn culture he can get his hands on. In his own words, “I would commit atrocities to get into the Dekn vaults of the Alunerium” (the Arkn equivalent of the Library of Alexandria).

[[folder:For'ende]]

Faust's best friend ever since he landed on Ersis. He's an half-Arkn, and the grandson to Dem'deure Elext. An accomplished gadgeteer and shitposter. [[spoiler: Becomes Faust's [[BloodBrothers Inkaal'sen]] at the end of Act I of Staff of the Scholar.]]

* ChildhoodFriend: To Franz Faust. He states that he "acted as Faust's voice" for a long time when Faust came to Ersis, (implying that he acted as Faust's translator).

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Says something akin to this when Faust is undergoing Morit'sengr Invokare. Despite all his puns at Faust's expense, [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther he does legitimately care about his friend]].

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[[caption-width-right:289:Artist's depiction of Ryael Morrow.]]

* AntiVillain: In her Arkn life, she killed Gavreel Irinith because she thought Gavreel was responsible for [[spoiler: the death of her human crush, Marceline.]] She ends up being mistaken in this regard [[spoiler: (and the repercussions of this event are implied to be the reason why Miriam is hunting Ryael currently)]].
* EvilFormerFriend: They were the Inkaal'sen to [[spoiler: Ryael'ayre, in their Arkn life]].
* InSeriesNickname: Traitor.