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* BullyingADragon: His attempt to vassalise the Leithanian Empire ruled by the Witch King was this, considering the Witch King was the most powerful Caster of his time. The attempt ended in the destruction of the Emperor's invasion army and paved the way for the end of Gaul as an independent nation.

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A disappeared girl from Zwillingstürme.

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A disappeared girl from Zwillingstürme.Zwillingstürme who went missing over a decade ago.



* LostLenore: Loris is particularly obsessed with finding out the truth behind her disappearance. At first, it appears that's he's focused because it is his first cold case, but it eventually comes to light that [[spoiler:Loris and Yulia were lovers and were planning to marry each other before she was murdered]].



* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler:As a Draco, Edward is implied to share a blood connection to one of the royal bloodlines claiming legitimacy for the Victorian throne, which would extend to his daughter, Talulah.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Though a PosthumousCharacter by the point of the plot and unintentional on his part, [[spoiler:his actions are pivotal during the second main arc in helping Rhodes Island [[SpannerInTheWorks put a wrench in Theresis's plans]]. The relic he safeguarded is revealed to be the birthright of the Victorian ruler, the [[{{Excalibur}} Breath of Kings]], and one of the only things that can challenge Theresis's tyrannical rule over the Victorian populace]].

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* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler:As a Draco, Edward is implied to share a blood connection to one of the royal bloodlines claiming legitimacy for the Victorian throne, which would extend to his daughter, Talulah. This is later confirmed in Episode 13 by Eblana, who acknowledges that as a descendant of Edward, Taluluah has a stronger claim to the throne than she does.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Though a PosthumousCharacter by the point of the plot and unintentional on his part, [[spoiler:his actions are pivotal during the second main arc in helping Rhodes Island [[SpannerInTheWorks put a wrench in Theresis's plans]]. The relic he safeguarded is revealed to be the birthright of the Victorian ruler, the [[{{Excalibur}} Breath Sighs of Kings]], and one of the only things that can challenge Theresis's tyrannical rule over the Victorian populace]].



* TheDreaded: As the head of the powerful Federation of Enterprises, he has the power to destroy any business that dares defy him.
* EndOfAnAge: He comes to realize that younger generation will eventually rise up and supplant him.
* {{Foil}}: To Wei. Both men are massively successful businessmen who wield enough power to influence the global economy. However, their main difference is that Adam fears his own family succeeding after he passes away, leading him keep them [[ControlFreak under tight control]] and hoarding as much power and wealth for himself as possible, while Wei believes in the future the younger generation can bring, and actively counts on Ch'en succeeding him in some way which is why he gifts her Chi Xiao and gives her a wide range of freedom to do as she pleases.

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* TheDreaded: As the head of the powerful Federation of Enterprises, he has the power to destroy any business that dares to defy him.
* EndOfAnAge: He comes to realize that the younger generation of entrepreneurs will eventually rise up and supplant him.
* {{Foil}}: To Wei. Both men are massively successful businessmen who wield enough power to influence the global economy. However, their main difference is that Adam fears his own family succeeding him after he passes away, leading him to keep them [[ControlFreak under tight control]] and hoarding as much power and wealth for himself as possible, while Wei believes in the future the younger generation can bring, and actively counts on Ch'en succeeding him in some way which is why he gifts her Chi Xiao and gives her a wide range of freedom to do as she pleases.

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*** The Twin Empresses' colours being black and golden might be a reference to the real-world [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Habsburg_monarchy Imperial Austrian flag]], which also consisted of those two colours.
*** It is mentioned in ''Zwilllingstürme im Herbst'' that the Empire of Leithanien was formed by ten culturally distinct tribes. This likely references Imperial Austria too, seeing as the Austrian Empire was notoriously a multicultural one, including not just Austrian Germans, but also Hungarians, Czechs, Croats, Poles and several others. One of the tribes of the Leithenian Empire were the Siracusans, who eventually broke off the Empire and founded their own nation. This too has support in the historical Austrian Empire - Italians were one of the many ethnicities of the Empire, and they successfully fought for their independence in the 19th Century.



*** This might however also simply be one of the many references to Imperial Austria, considering that it had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendarmerie_(Austria) its own Gendarmerie]], too.



* PurpleIsPowerful: Empress Grimmacht uses purple-coloured Arts, and she and her sister are powerful enough Casters that they could defeat the Witch King, the most feared Caster of his time.




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* InnocentlyInsensitive: When meeting Hibiscus in Czerny's home, she is surprised and wants to ask what is a Sarkaz doing there, but she stops before finishing her sentence, quickly apologises on her own and subsequently treats Hibiscus in a friendly manner.



* SpareToTheThrone: He had a father and an older brother eligible to hold the title of the Kurfürst of Sturmland before him, but came to inherit the throne himself as the two died during the coup against the Witch King.



* IOweYouMyLife: Herman saved her life during the rebellion against the Witch King, which she is eternally grateful for and carries that loyalty over to Viviana.

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* IOweYouMyLife: Herman Werner saved her life during the rebellion against the Witch King, which she is eternally grateful for and carries that loyalty over to Viviana.



* DeadpanSnarker: He's very fond of commenting about everything with a dose of snappy sarcasm. When Ebenholz eventually manages to snark back at him, he's positively surprised and commends him.



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!!Yulia Schüler
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:While she managed to exist in certain form in the Genesis Horn after getting killed by the Echoes of Herkunftshorn, even this form eventually ceases to exist when the pocket dimension starts to collapse.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:She has been dead for over a decade, having been killed by Witch King's Remnants.]]
* SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Her disappearance turns out to have been a murder caused by the Echoes of Herkunftshorn, which they resorted to only after she randomly noticed them congregating near her café.]]
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:When we finally see her in the story, she turns out to be a thoroughly NiceGirl caring about her little brother and about Loris. Unfortunatelly, she got killed in a random encounter with the Witch King's Remnants.]]

!!Leopold
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* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:He was responsible for the creation of the Twin Empresses]], but died before even seeing the Witch King's regime toppled and so does not feature in the modern storyline.

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* PaintingTheMedium: Even though other characters regularly refer to him by name, the game itself only labels him as a generic "Gesatzwächter" for the majority of ''Zwillingstürme Im Herbst'' to reflect his distant personality and how singleminded he is about his duty. However, midway through his heart-to-heart with Viviana in ZT-ST-3, the game switches to calling him "Brandt" as the player has gotten the chance to see him more human side.

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* ThePaladin: The Gesatzwächters are basically Leithanien's version of these, being magically empowered knights whose sole purpose is the defense of Leithanien.



* KnightTemplar: Like all of his fellow Gesatzwächters, Brandt is utterly committed to the defense of Leithanien to the point where he forgoes all of his personal relationships.
* MyGreatestFailure: His biggest regret is [[CavalryRefusal refusing to come]] to his friend Ernst's aid during the rebellion against the Witch King. This resulted in Ernst's death, forcing his younger brother Werner to assume the position of Kurfürst of Sturmland, which would result in Werner being forced to distance himself from his lover and Viviana's mother Lucinda, leaving Viviana to be treated as a bastard child. This has led Brandt to believe he is responsible for Viviana's DarkAndTroubledPast.



* MyGreatestFailure: His biggest regret is [[CavalryRefusal refusing to come]] to his friend Ernst's aid during the rebellion against the Witch King. This resulted in Ernst's death, forcing his younger brother Werner to assume the position of Kurfürst of Sturmland, which would result in Werner being forced to distance himself from his lover and Viviana's mother Lucinda, leaving Viviana to be treated as a bastard child. This has led Brandt to believe he is responsible for Viviana's DarkAndTroubledPast.

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* MyGreatestFailure: His biggest regret is [[CavalryRefusal refusing to come]] to his friend Ernst's aid during the rebellion against the Witch King. This resulted in Ernst's death, forcing his younger brother Werner to assume the position of Kurfürst of Sturmland, which would result in Werner being forced to distance himself from his lover and Viviana's mother Lucinda, leaving Viviana to be treated as a bastard child. This has led Brandt to believe he is responsible for Viviana's DarkAndTroubledPast.
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* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: While being a Lich makes his lifespan a bit complicated, he looks like an ElderlyImmortal and definitely doesn't mince his words, which doesn't help his case when Ebenholz makes the wrong impression of him.

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He sacrifices his life to save Ebenholz from being captured by the Echoes of Herkunftshorn]].

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* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:He dies on the very same day he planned to resign from the Gendarmie]].
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: He typically ignores fights in the streets due to believing it won't make a difference and nobody would care anyways. He almost does this again when [[spoiler:Ebenholz is being attacked]], but he changes his mind when [[spoiler:Arturia's music brings out the heroism that still resides in his heart]].

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* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:He dies on the very same day he planned to resign from the Gendarmie]].
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: He typically ignores fights in the streets due to believing it won't make a difference and nobody would care anyways. He almost does this again when [[spoiler:Ebenholz is being attacked]], but he changes his mind when [[spoiler:Arturia's music brings out the heroism that still resides in his heart]].
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Hildegard dresses in a dark military style uniform and many observe that her appearance and temperament are similar to that of the Witch King's. However, despite being the more strict and pragmatic of the pair, Hildegard is still a fair and just ruler.



* IJustWantToBeFree: It's revealed that their true aim is to [[spoiler:completely dismantle the Güldenesgesatz, as they see it as an outdated and inflexible system that prevents Leithanien from being able to change]].



* LovelyAngels: Both Hildegarde and Lieselotte are powerful warriors, with Hildegard being focused on offense with her sword while Lieselotte focuses on defense with her shield.




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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It's left unknown whether Hildegarde is actually dead or not after she sealed the void portal created by the Witch King. Lieselotte hasn't officially declared her dead yet, and Fremont appears to be devising a way to safely retrieve her]].



* ParentalAbandonment: Since Viviana is his illegitimate child, Werner was forced to hide her away from the public, eventually having to send her abroad to Kazimierz to keep her safe.



* AlmightyJanitor: She was originally just a simple servant working in the Witch King's spire, but when the rebellion occurred, [[spoiler:she sabotaged the tuning pipes powering his Arts, giving the Twin Empresses the opening they needed to defeat him]].
* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler:While she is the "Concertmaster", the leader of the Echoes of Herkunftshorn, she actually infiltrated the organization under the implicit approval of the Twin Empresses so that they can take advantage of the Witch King's Arts to destroy the Güldenesgesatz]].
* HandicappedBadass: Despite being blind, Cora is a very powerful caster and can hold her own in a fight.
* IOweYouMyLife: Herman saved her life during the rebellion against the Witch King, which she is eternally grateful for and carries that loyalty over to Viviana.




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* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler:She goads Viviana into killing her both as penance for her deeds as well as to spare Brandt the pain of killing her himself]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:She infiltrated the Echoes of Herkunftshorn in order to destroy the Güldenesgesatz, which has locked Leithanien in a form of social MedievalStasis for centuries]].







* WeUsedToBeFriends: He was once close friends with the Witch King, but eventually had a falling out when they had a disagreement over their differing philosophies concerning Arts, as well as the Witch King stealing his phylactery.




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* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Like other Liches, Fremont generally hides his true form, with only the Witch King and Ebenholz ever having seen it.

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The headmaster of Ludwig-Universität as well as [[spoiler:the head of Kazdel's Lich Court]].

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The headmaster Lich King of Ludwig-Universität as well as [[spoiler:the head the Royal Court. However, he and his kind prefer to stay out of Kazdel's Lich Court]].affairs and focus on the pursuit of knowledge, with Fremont himself having settled down in Leithanien as a professor and one of its leading figures in Arts development.



* TheArchmage: He's one, if not ''the'' greatest practitioners of Arts in Leithanien, in itself already a nation priding itself on its advanced Arts, to the point where his teachings are the foundation for much of Leithanien's own Arts. He was also the mentor of the Witch King, who also qualifies as this trope.
* BadassTeacher: He's a university professor and one of the most powerful Arts casters in the world.
* CastingAShadow: His Lich powers let him command his own shadows, turning them into portals to some external dimension he can throw people out of to get rid of them. When Viviana (who has her own power of CastingAShadow) attempts to manipulate Fremont's shadows, they outright hurt her.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He's the narrator for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqBX60UmZHg Leithanien: Originium Arts A1.1]] video, released a few days before his proper appearance in the game.
* EnragedByIdiocy: The Leithaniens' lack of understanding of the advanced arts infuriates him, and he firmly believes that he is SurroundedByIdiots.



* HeroicNeutral: Fremont (and by extension the Liches as a whole) dislike conflict and politics, instead secluding themselves away and focusing only on research. He does, however, oppose the Witch King Remnants and refuse to fully throw in with Theresis.
* HotBlooded: Not ordinarily, but he's easily angered by people attempting to mess with his collection of artifacts.



* TrueNeutral: An InUniverse example. Fremont and [[spoiler:his fellow Liches]] are more interested in studying and spreading Arts knowledge than getting involved in any nation's political matters, including [[spoiler:the Kazdel Royal Court]].

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* TrueNeutral: An InUniverse example. SkewedPriorities: He's so focused on academia, he considers the research and artifacts stored in Ludwigs-Universität to be more valuable than the lives of its students.
* WizardBeard: Underplayed. His beard has the standard wizard beard shape, complete with a swirl at the end, but it's much shorter than usual, barely reaching his chest.
* WrongAssumption: Falls victim to this when [[spoiler:he attempts to withdraw the Genesis Horn from Ebenholz's mind. He and Lessing are working against the Witch King's Remnants. But because Ebenholz had prior experience with Arts scholars trying to experiment on his mind, he assumed that the two of them were Remnants themselves (the fact that
Fremont and [[spoiler:his fellow Liches]] are more interested admitted to having been the Witch King's teacher didn't help), leading to him fleeing - right in studying and spreading Arts knowledge than getting involved in any nation's political matters, including [[spoiler:the Kazdel Royal Court]].
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* {{Geas}}: "Zwillingstürme Im Herbst" reveals that the entire country is under an incredibly elaborate Arts melody called the "Güldenesgesatz" that is described to be the "will of Leithanien" and regulates the emotions and behavior of all Leithaniens. This serves as the cornerstone of their entire society.

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* YouAreInCommandNow: Being the youngest heir in his family, Werner was not expecting to inherit the position of Kurfürst until his older brother Ernst died during the rebellion against the Witch King.




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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: He has always had conflicted loyalties on whether to follow his duty to the Gesatzwächters to protect Leithanien as a whole, or to prioritize his friendship with the von Hochberg family. For the longest time he's followed the former, but finally changes his mind [[spoiler:in order to save Viviana's life]].
* MyGreatestFailure: His biggest regret is [[CavalryRefusal refusing to come]] to his friend Ernst's aid during the rebellion against the Witch King. This resulted in Ernst's death, forcing his younger brother Werner to assume the position of Kurfürst of Sturmland, which would result in Werner being forced to distance himself from his lover and Viviana's mother Lucinda, leaving Viviana to be treated as a bastard child. This has led Brandt to believe he is responsible for Viviana's DarkAndTroubledPast.




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\n!! Gerhard Hoffmann\nA * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He sacrifices his life to save Ebenholz from being captured by the Echoes of Herkunftshorn]].
* OldSoldier: He is a veteran of the war that overthrew the Witch King, being famed as the first soldier storm the Witch King's spire.
* KnightInSourArmor: Though he started off as an idealistic and justice-driven Gendarmie officer, he quickly grew disillusioned with how the Leithanien nobility were [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney essentially untouchable]] and therefore above the law.
* MyGreatestFailure: He feels immense guilt being unable to solve the disappearance of a young girl named Yulia.
* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:He dies on the very same day he planned to resign from the Gendarmie]].
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: He typically ignores fights in the streets due to believing it won't make a difference and nobody would care anyways. He almost does this again when [[spoiler:Ebenholz is being attacked]], but he changes his mind when [[spoiler:Arturia's music brings out the heroism that still resides in his heart]].

!!Fremont
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* Really700YearsOld: Fremont is described to be at least a millennia old, and settled in the land that would eventually become Leithanien 500 years ago.
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The vizegraf of the Zwillingstürme Gendarmie.

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* LastNameBasis: The empresses are primarily referred to by their last names in cutscenes.



* PraetorianGaurd: They have the Empresses' Voices, elite warrior Casters who serve their direct will.

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* PosthumousCharacter: He dies at the very start of Zwillingstürme Im Herbst due to being assassinated by the Witch King's Remnants.

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!!Loris Bordin
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!!Brandt Reiner
A Gesatzwächter who serves the Twin Empresses and is a close friend of the von Hochberg family.

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