History Characters / Aurora2019

%%-> ''"Like your Champion. Barely a child."''

* PaintingTheMedium: Her words are not contained within speech bubbles, and the font they are written in is shared only with the Void Dragon and an unidentified third character.

** He doesn’t deny it when [[spoiler:the Void Dragon]] calls him arrogant and self-centered, but he’s not bluffing when he [[spoiler:paralyzes himself with lightning magic to prevent the Void Dragon from freeing himself, [[TakingYouWithMe despite knowing he will also likely get killed or worse in the caves]]. Luckily, Alinua and Kendal [[BigDamnHeroes arrive just in time]].]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: She thinks she's helping [[spoiler:the Life Primordial by bringing her back to life... even though that will destroy the world and all of the life she had previously created]].

* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler:During Tynan's flood, he's more focused on keeping the prison intact than the lives of the prisoners he would condemn to death by doing so.]]

%%* EarFins: Part of his oceanic theme as the god of a coastal city.

%%* EarFins: Part of their oceanic theme as the god of a coastal city.

* PaintingTheMedium: Their speech bubbles and words match their color schemes.

* CombatMedic: She can heal really well, but that doesn't stop her from dishing out pain.

* GreenThumb: She has plant/life-based powers, and meditates by encouraging plant growth. Thanks to her birthmark, her magic is inordinately powerful, as shown in Chapter 5 when she grows a massive tree in just a few minutes.

* SuperpowerDisability: They're prone to Water corruption and have suffered from it over the years. Water corruption erodes the body over time e.g. causing damage to joints, which is why they need mobility aid. Their ability to cast Water magic unimpeded was slowly worsening it to the point that they had to get Sealed.

* HopeCrusher: This is why he deliberately arranged to have a very visible, drawn-out fight with the surviving vessel of the only god ever to defeat him: so that the onlookers' fear would be prolonged and sharpened by letting them build up hope and then snatching it away.

** PowerNullifier:{{Downplayed|Trope}}. His tattoos are revealed in Chapter 1 of Arc 2 to be Seals. While we don't know why Erin has gotten them, the way he and Tarren speak about it implies Sealing is very undesirable and only applied in dangerous health cases, such as elemental corruption.

-> ''"That nausea is valuable calibration data!''

* HeroicRRoD: In the prologue of Arc 2, she admits to Stefan that she has spread thin. Considering she possessed a dragon who flew for more than a week straight and was looking through the eyes of many of her followers to track down Erin, not to mention her own Avatar flying towards Erin's position, it's understandable she would feel this way.

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: The church of the light dragon started out as a cult who argued that if there was a Void Dragon, there has to have been a Light counterpart. The current scientific consensus is that this is patently untrue, but that the idea gaining followers until they eventually became numerous enough ended up making their god real. Erin finds it very frustrating that a religion based on an incorrect theory created its own proof. [[spoiler:However, his research into the memoirs of Huracan, which he claims contains knowledge no one could have faked knowing, more or less disproves this theory.]]

* SymbioticPossession: She can use the eyes of her followers without overriding their free will, and her Avatar, the Unnamed Paladin, fully shares his body with her, as evident by his eyes being similar to [[spoiler:Erin when under the influence of the Void Dragon]].

%%* UnknownRival: The Void Dragon is hardly aware that it exists, since it's a comparatively recent creation.
%% The Void Dragon refers to her as his "Other", therefore showing that he knew about her.

* LightIsGood: She's a NiceGirl working for an order whose goal is to stop TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, and in addition to her Light magic, she's dressed in a pale blue dress. [[spoiler:After she resolves to go after Erin, she changes to a more practical outfit with darker earth tones, signifying her change to an HeroAntagonist]].

A magical engineer from the Aseran Academy. They offer Erin a ship to travel to Helm.

* PowerNullifier: [[DownplayedTrope With a workaround built-in]]. Their Seal tattoo stops them from casting freehand, which is a big deal for someone who needs crutches to walk around, but they can still cast Water magic by touching it with their other hand.
* ScienceFoils: With Erin. Whereas he's serious, cautious, and works primarily with magical wind channeling and spellcasting, they're relaxed, experimental, and works with lacrimas to make machines.
* SuperpowerDisability: They're affected with Water corruption, which is why they need mobility aid, and the ability to cast Water magic unimpeded was slowly worsening it, to the point that they had to get Sealed.

* PowerOfTheVoid: Only when possessed, but it's extremely potent.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He seems to have a knack for attracting this kind of relationship. Falst is the most prominent example due to his sharp tongue and the two's diametrically opposed upbringings, but what we've seen so far indicates that he and Tess snipe at each other quite often, and even Alinua is not above lighthearted mockery or arguing with him over magic theory.

* GrinOfAudacity: He is seen visibly grinning while taking down the chimeras.

* FantasticRacism: Ferin are deeply feared and distrusted in human and elf societies. They're seen as inherent threats to others' safety and to civilization, and often considered to be essentially animals. When they're tolerated, this is often on the basis of their perceived threat level. "Prey Ferin", with the nature of more docile animals, can make a life in urban areas, but "predator Ferin" are usually forced out into the wilderness. Acceptance has been growing over time, and in more metropolitan areas, Ferin can live with a minimum of distrust, but it's slow going.

* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:She gets a chimera's claw swipe to the face, but the blow is viewed from behind, and when she lands, the top half of her face is obscured by her hair. What little we see of the laceration on her neck and shoulder implies her face was quite messed up. Thankfully, Life's intervention heals her completely.]]

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The primary reason why scholars dismiss her being an eighth Primordial is that she had no influence in the creation of the world, unlike the Elemental Primordials and the Void Dragon, whose influence has been documented as a potential consumptive seventh element.[[spoiler: Turns out, her influence is HiddenInPlainSight; she gave mortals free will.]]

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: The church of the light dragon started out as a cult who argued that if there was a void dragon, there has to have been a light counterpart. The current scientific consensus is that this is patently untrue, but that the idea gaining followers until they eventually became numerous enough ended up making their god real. Erin finds it very frustrating that a religion based on an incorrect theory created its own proof. [[spoiler:However, his research into the memoirs of Huracan, which he claims contains knowledge no one could have faked knowing, more or less disproves this theory.]]

[[folder:Pip]]
A member of a species of telepathic rodents who lives in the woods near the city of Vash. She appears in a [[https://www.tumblr.com/comicaurora/732207127093968896/cough-exhaustion-was-what-eventually-shook-her short story]] written by Red posted on her tumblr.

** Of TheBigGuy. Kenal is the strongest and toughest member of his party, so he naturally puts himself in danger to protect them often. He is also the body of a god acting independently, and the manner of his creation has left him with ''no self-worth whatsoever''. He is not risking his life to save people because his ChronicHeroSyndrome outweighs his self-preservation, but because he ''has'' no self-preservation. Kendal is only able to see himself as what he was created as; A tool to be used to protect people until it wears.

* ManipulativeBastard: He coerces Zuurith into letting Kendal fight in the Arena by appealing to his ego, and he basically blackmails Dainix into fighting with him.

* SummonBiggerFish: When Tynan had him in his claws, he blew himself up, allowing VD to take over and bring him crashing to the ground. Whether or not this was on purpose is [AlternateCharacterInterpretation up for debate.]]

* NonHumanNonBinary: A dragon who is reffered to with both he/him and they/them pronouns, according to [[AllThereInTheManual the Characters page]].

* NonHumanNonBinary: They are both "mostly" reffered to with they/them pronouns.

* NonHumanNonBinary: Reffered to with she/her and they/them pronouns, [[AllThereInTheManual according to the Characters page.]]

->''"You TWISTED me."''

* NonHumanNonBinary: A dragon who uses both he/him and they/them pronouns, according to [[AllThereInTheManual the Characters page]].

* FantasticRacism: Zigzagged. The only reason she targets Ferin more than other people is not because she hates or even thinks less of them, as seen with her complete willingness to work with or even be close friends with some of them, but because she knows the Arena is more likely to deem them criminals than others. Hence, while she's not racist herself, she does participate in the systematic oppression of Ferin.

* PunchClockVillain: She doesn't care about the rigorousness of her work in any way whatsoever, meaning she's captured innocent people, even by the city's standards, but she's also not worried about her targets being released without consequences as long as she's paid.

* NonHumanNonBinary: They both "mostly" use they/them pronouns.

* NonHumanNonBinary: Uses she/her and they/them pronouns, [[AllThereInTheManual according to the Characters page.]]

!!Other Characters

[[folder:Vash's Citizens]]
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The citizens of the city of Vash, who have been harried for weeks by the Collector's chimeras at the beginning of the story.

* BarredFromTheAfterlife: They cannot move on until their connection with the mortal world is broken, something that cannot be done now that Vash is stuck in the Collector's prison.
* CheerfulChild: [[spoiler:Even in death, Vira remains as optimistic and excitable as they were in life.]]
* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:They return as ghosts to rouse Kendal from his despair following everything that happened in Zuurith.]]
* EyeScream: Beran's left eye is covered in bandages, and it's implied to have been caused by the chimeras surrounding Vash.
* FirstEpisodeTwist: Their untimely death at the hand of the Collector in the first chapter is the inciting incident and one of Kendal's core motivations.
* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: [[spoiler:As ghosts, their eyes glow the same shade of blue as Kendal's eyes.]]
* JacobMarleyApparel: [[spoiler:They are all wearing the same clothes in their posthumous appearance in chapter 19 as they did right before their death in the first chapter.]]
* LegacySeeker: [[spoiler: A more collective and less self-interested example. Now that they are dead, the only solace they have is Kendal's extensive memory of their culture and way of life.]]
* MonochromeApparition: [[spoiler:Their ghostly forms are a very heavy dark blue tint.]]
* PeacefulInDeath: [[spoiler:Despite their death at the hands of the Collector and their souls being unable to move on, by Chapter 19, they have come to terms with their fate, and are instad hopeful for their legacy to carried by Kendal.]]
* SupernaturalLight: [[spoiler:As ghosts, their bodies are covered in blue swirls.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: They appear in a grand total of two pages before being crushed by the Collector along with their city.

[[folder:Luran]]
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->''"Maintaining the safety of my town is paramount. I must be sure of your intentions before I allow you through."''

The Magistrate of the town of Windscrest.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Luran is one of the first half-elves we see.
* HospitalityForHeroes: Alinua grows a ginormous life-sustaining tree to help Windscrest rebuild its infrastructure after the Storm of Magic disappears, after which he's more than glad to gift our heroes a couple of [[BuffySpeak goat-horse-things]] for free.
-->'''Kendal:''' We need to head into the wastes as soon as possible. Do you have two riding animals we could buy?\\
''{{Beat}}''\\
'''Luran:''' BUY?!
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: His primary concern is the safety of Windscrest and all of its citizens. After the perplexing destruction of Vash, he questions Kendal and Alinua on how they were involved, but listens to their accounts and genuinely tries not to make assumptions. After he's convinced of their innocence, he apologizes for getting accusatory.

[[folder:Paladin Champion]]
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->''"Poor thing. Your cursed hunger has driven you to such depths. Who were you, I wonder? Before you were lost in the dark? They deserved better than this."''

A member of the Paladins who uses his impressive abilities to slay monsters.
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* [[DemonicPossession Angelic Possession]]: He seems to be the Light Dragon's avatar, as his eyes are very similar to Erin's when under the control of the Void Dragon.
* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: Even when he is not channeling Light magic, he has completely black sclera as well as reptilian pupils.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Effortlessly kills a Cave Crawler and then empathizes with the human it once was.
* LaserBlade: Channels the power of his patron into a blade of light emitted from his hand.
* MysticalWhiteHair: He has white hair and supernatural powers.
* PowerGivesYouWings: He gains [[PowerGlows glowing]] wings while powered-up by his patron.
* PowerGlows: When powered-up, his [[GlowingEyes eyes emit light]] like a god's eyes, and he gains glowing wings.
* SingleStrokeBattle: [[https://comicaurora.com/aurora/1-7-32/ Effortlessly]] cleaves a charging cave crawler in two with one strike from his weapon.
* SympathyForTheDevil: He laments the fate that befell the person who became the cave crawler he's fighting in his introduction, and shows no pleasure at all when he kills them.
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[[folder:Huracan]]
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-> ''"So long as my Lady can guide them, they will never be defenseless"''

The founder of the Paladin order and the former High Priestess of the Light Dragon.

* TheAgeless: [[spoiler:Since her city was destroyed, she has counted 200,000 sunrises (roughly 526 years in the world of Aurora) by the time she has recounted her history to Umatz, and has not visibly aged at all during that period.]]
* BenevolentPrecursors: While she and the rest of the Ancients feared elves and humans for their affinity with the elemental winds, she came to realize they were not dangerous, and welcomed them in the Paladin order.
* BigGood: She's the founder of the Paladin order, an organisation whose purpose is to prevent the [[EldritchAbomination Void Dragon]] from wreaking destruction.
* SadlyMythtaken: InUniverse. Huracan, as well as the rest of the Ancient worshippers of the Light Dragon, believes that the Primordial Dragons collaborated together on the creation of mortals. [[spoiler:In reality, the creation of mortals was a ploy by the Void Dragon to escape the prison created by the Elemental Primordials, which was thwarted by the Light Dragon giving them free will.]]
* TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler:During the destruction of the Second Great City by the Void Dragon, she was exposed to intense elemental energies and rendered ageless.]]
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Even though the end of her memoirs states that she has trained elves and humans to commune with the Light Dragon in order to continue her cult after their death, the revelation that she became immortal means she might still be alive somewhere.]]

[[folder:Theia]]
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-> ''"Preserving the truth is the sole duty of the Archive."''

A young Paladin working at the Archives in Zuurith as the Junior Archivist.

* BerserkButton: She can handle Erin's disbelief in the precepts of the Paladins, but she draws the line at his suggestion that the Archivists are nothing more than totally accurate while copying their older records.
* BerserkerTears: [[spoiler:She's crying tears of rage by the time the people of Zuurith have cleared the slopes of the valley after she realized she was tricked by Erin.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Best demonstrated when she bluntly shoots down an overconfident Erin's request to access the entirety of the Paladin Archives despite not being part of that order. Falst finds her hilarious.
--> '''Erin:''' I am an honorary ambassador for Asera. Surely there must be an exception!\\
'''Theia:''' Take it up with Zuurith if it matters that much to you. Maybe [[PrinciplesZealot he]]'ll break the rules if you ask him nicely.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:She tags along with Shrike after she voices that she wants to go after Alinua, but Theia's goal is not Alinua, but Erin.]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Finding out that Erin lied to her and was in fact the vessel for the Dark Dragon her order have been fighting this whole time leaves her shocked and furious.]]
* HardLight: A rare fantasy example. As a Paladin, she can shape and use light like it was tangible matter, as seen when she uses a hand made of light to open a window.
* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:She decides to go after Erin with the intention of stopping the apocalyptic threat that the Void Dragon poses.]]
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:She has cut her hair short by the beginning of Arc 2, as she goes on her own quest separate from the order.]]
* InspectorJavert: [[spoiler:She opposes Erin for being the Void Dragon's Avatar, not realising he might not be exactly happy to be possessed by him and is actively working to undermine him.]]
* LightIsGood: She's a NiceGirl working for an order whose goal is to stop TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, and in addition to her Light magic, she's dressed in a pale blue dress. [[spoiler:After she resolves to go after Erin, she changes to a more practical outfit with darker earth tones, signifying her change to an HeroAntagonist]].
* MagicLibrarian: She's the Junior Archivist, and as a Paladin, she can use light magic.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once Erin acts more respectfully and actually listens to her, she's entirely fine with agreeing to his request under her supervision.
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[[folder:Pip]]
A member of a species of telepathic rodents who lives in the woods near the city of Vash. She appears in a [[https://www.tumblr.com/comicaurora/732207127093968896/cough-exhaustion-was-what-eventually-shook-her short story]] written by Red posted on her tumblr.
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* HardLight: A rare fantasy example. She's a Light mage, and thus can shape and use light like it was tangible matter, as seen when she uses a hand made of light to open a window.

The god of the city named after him.

* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: It is thought that the Light Dragon did not exist originally, but as its faith spread, more people believed in and worshipped it, until it became a genuinely real deity.

* WeAllDieSomeday: She tells Kendal that she's accepted her death for a while now, due to her magic being highly unstable and threatening to kill her at every time. However, after Kendal distracts the rogue sentinel to save her, she breaks down crying as [[SubvertedTrope she realizes she isn't as accepting of her fate as she pretended to]].

''{{beat}}''\\

* {{Touche}}: He admits that he can't question Dainix's reasoning when the latter ewplains why he needs to be completely honest with him about how he's feeling.

* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler:He limits his Crucible abilities to fire generation because controlling it is ''very'' new to him, but also because his other abilities are extremely dangerous to anyone around him.]] As such, it takes [[spoiler:the Void Dragon possessing Erin and curb-stomping Tynan into the ground and the realisation that he's going to go after Kendal and Alinua when he's done with Tynan to willing enter his full Crucible form.]]

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Subverted. Kendal notes that she seems human, but her eyes have an inhuman color, and her apparent immortality cements her possible lack of humanity in his eyes. In answer to that, the forest god Gleicann says that although she may not be mortal anymore, she is still human.