History Characters / CriticalRoleFjord

* ObliviousToLove: Partly thanks to his low Wisdom, partly thanks to Travis having ''NO'' interest in being part of a romance in a D&D game, Fjord is completely oblivious to Jester's obvious crush on him. It got to the point in episode 38 where Beau calls him dumb because he hasn't noticed that Jester has become a ClingyJealousGirl in the presence of [[EvilIsSexy Captain Avantika]]. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when he admits to Beau that he is well aware of Jester's crush. He simply doesn't know how to act on it because he can't read how serious her feelings for him are and he's not sure of his own feelings himself due to the many changes he experienced since starting his travels with the Nein.

* AccentSlipUp: Fjord speaks with a British accent while dreaming about his patron or in some moments after he wakes up. [[spoiler:This is because the Southern accent Fjord uses in day-to-day life is fake. Fjord adopted the Southern accent of his mentor as a way to remember him]].

* AnIcePerson: Can use ''Armor of Agathys'' to coat himself in magical frost that damages enemies when he is hit with melee attacks. Later in the campaign frost forms whenever he summons his pact weapon.

** Has a falchion - a one-handed, single-edged sword similar to a saber or machete - that grows barnacles and drips water when arcane energy is channeled through it. The weapon was apparently discovered by Fjord on the sea shore and can be summoned at will by its wielder. As his pact weapon, it is connected to his patron, and seems to be able to somehow take on aspects of other weapons that Fjord wields.

** Additionally, he never stopped to think that [[spoiler:returning to the ocean after breaking his pact with Uk'otoa may not be the wisest decision..]]

** Finally, after breaking his pact with Uk'otoa and swearing his allegiance to the Wildmother-- and right around the time that he sought out advice from Caduceus on how to ''be'' an honest-to-goodness hero-- Fjord begins wielding [[LegendaryWeapon Dueth'var, the Star Razor]], a magical longsword that evokes the classic image of ThePaladin.

* LegendaryWeapon: [[spoiler:The weapon used to forge his new contract with the Wildmother is Dwueth'var the Star Razor, an ancient sword forged by the acolytes of Melora and Sehanine during The Age of Arcanum. What was already established to be a powerful weapon turned out to be a Vestige of Divergence when it enters in its [[InfinityPlusOneSword exalted state]] in Episode 113, when Fjord uses it to kill Avantika.]]

* MarkOfTheSupernatural: Fjord's natural hair color is black, but his pact with Uk'otoa has left him with a visible skunk stripe.

* OceanAwe: Fjord deeply loves the sea. The party notes that he seems far more relaxed and happy once he's back on a ship during the ''Adventure on the High Seas'' arc. Towards the end of the campaign, he has a discussion with Jester stating that there is nowhere he feels more at home than in those waters.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Although very rare, Fjord has had his accent slip once or twice, though this mostly occurs right after ending a disguise that he put on for a period of time, as Travis has to switch back to Fjord's normal accent. InUniverse, Fjord drops the Southern drawl when he is contacted by his patron through his dreams and speaks with a British accent instead. [[spoiler:This is revealed to be because he's imitating [[MentorArchetype Vandran's]] accent.]]

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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Par for the course since he's a half-orc, but the fact that his skin goes from a dark sea-foam green on his forehead to a lighter green on his lower face is notable since orckin typically don't have two skin tones and if they do it is a typical human skin tone intermingled with their native green.

** [[spoiler:Becomes {{averted}} after the Wildmother becomes his patron. He retains his warlock powers, but they now have qualities and aesthetics resembling those of nature, rather than eldritch energies. In an interesting note, after this change, Fjord tends to forgo his previous sinister powers for melee attacks with the Star Razor, Divine Smites, Eldritch Blasts, and his channel divinity options.]]

* CrisisMakesPerfect: Fjord having an average strength score, in spite of his orcish blood, is [[RunningGag often made fun of]] both in and out of universe and, due to Travis' rolls, he tends to [[ButtMonkey humiliate himself]] whenever he tries to show off his physical skills. However, in the episode 73, despite [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToNormal being stripped of his warlock powers]] at the time]], he manages to hold down a ''[[SandWorm Remorhaz]]'' through sheer physical force alone.

** [[RunningGag Strikes]] ''[[RunningGag another]]'' [[RunningGag dealing with a god]], this time Zehir, [[spoiler:the [[SnakesAreSinister Cloaked Serpent]], because Uk'otoa has been released and the power of its father is required to seal him anew. {{Downplayed}}, as it is a mutualy beneficial arrangement with no string attached.]]

** Fjord's decision to take the last orb, so that no one can free Uk'otoa without going through him, makes sure that a third party can't free the demi-god. However, the fact that Fjord puts off going to the last temple and break the seal frustrates Uk'otoa, leading to Fjord being threatened with the loss of his powers.

* EmbarrassingLastName: Orphans at the [[OrphanageOfFear Driftwood Asylum]] are given plain or insulting surnames by the headmaster; Fjord was dubbed "Stone" as a reminder that he was cast away, like a stone.
* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity: During the first few chapters of the second campaign, the nature of Fjord's Warlock Patron is a complete mystery. Fjord doesn't even remember even making a pact with it as it happened during a life or death situation where he was drowning and the lack of oxygen probably didn't help. It appears to him in dreams where it gives vague indications throughs single word sentences and leaves [[OrWasItADream threatening traces of his presence in the morning]]. Eventually subverted when it is finally named in Episode 37 and his nature and goals are further explored after that.

* FaustianRebellion: [[spoiler:In Episode 72, Fjord finally stands up to [[EldritchAbomination Uk'otoa]], and throws his falchion into a pool of lava in an attempt to be rid of Uk'otoa for good. Consequently, he's stripped of his spells and abilities, until the Wildmother accepts him as a follower and replaces Uk'otoa as his patron. Although Uk'otoa can no longer directly menace Fjord, it still sends acquatic monsters and its other thralls to hunt him.]]

** To Avantika, who specifically serves as an EvilCounterpart to him. Both of them are sailors who learned the ropes under Vandran, were eventually chosen as warlocks of Uk'otoa based on their [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition to be more than they were]] and became captain of their own ship after being granted powers. But Avantika became DrunkWithPower which lead her to be fully subservient of the leviathan and to regard him as an actual deity while Fjord was far more coy in his relationship with his patron and eventually rejected him.

** Also is one to [[BigBad Lucien]]. Both are extremely charismatic individuals who were discriminated against as children because of their [[FantasticRacism differences]] and who struck a deal with an eldritch entity for power, before betraying it. But where Lucien is arrogant, rules through [[HiveMind mind control]] and has no qualm with [[BadBoss leaving his allies to die]], Fjord is [[HumbleHero humble]], trusts his crew with their respective speciality and ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness usually]]'' works under the NoOneGetsLeftBehind philosophy.

* IJustWantToBeFree: What motivates his hunger for power at the beginning of the campaign and eventually leads him to pledges himself to the Wildmother. Having been raised in an OrphanageOfFear, he was daily reminded that he was not loved nor wanted and going to sea was his best chance to escape this life.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Beyond [[ArchEnemy Avantika]] being the last remaining champion of Uk'otoa, Fjord has a personal grudge against her due to their [[DatingCatwoman relationship]] and her essentialy being a [[EvilCounterpart dark reflection]] of himself.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: As it turns out, a lot of his early posturing and assertive attitude stems from emulating his former captain and father figure, Vandran. Once the mask is off, Fjord admits that he never felt really confident in himself due to a childhood spent being victim of bullies in an OrphanageOfFear. As the series progress, he genuinely becomes a true leader while embracing the more vulnerable side of his personality.

* AgeGapRomance: He ends up becoming lovers with Jester, and he's a good ten to fifteen years senior to her.

** To Avantika, who specifically serves as an EvilCounterpart to him. Both of them are sailors who learned the ropes under Vandran, were eventually chosen as warlocks of Uk'otoa based on their [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition to be more than they were] and became captain of their own ship after being granted powers. But Avantika became DrunkWithPower which lead her to be fully subservient of the leviathan and to regard him as an actual deity while Fjord was far more coy in his relationship with his patron and eventually rejected him.

* FatherNeptune: Before his fateful encounter with Uko'toa, he was a sailor. He's chosen to be the captain when the Nein seize the ''Mistake'' and when they're forced to leave Darktow in the ''Balleater''.

** To Eadwulf, who can be seen as his EvilCounterpart. They're both [[MagicKnight Magic Knights]] and [[ReligiousBruiser Religious Bruisers]] who fight with [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]]. However, Fjord is TheCaptain and [[FaustianRebellion turned away from serving an evil master]] (Uk'otoa), while Eadwulf is an EliteMook who remains a PunchClockVillain until Trent Ikithon is taken down. Last but not least, Fjord shows a great deal more [[HoldTheLine loyalty and bravery]] in combat than Eadwulf, who [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere attempted to flee in the name of self-preservation]] when the tide turned against him. It's Invoked by Liam, who narrates that Caleb is struck by how similar the two are face-to-face.

** Fjord's magical abilities range from merely destructive (''[[MakeMeWannaShout Booming Blade]]'', ''[[HandBlast Eldritch Blast]]'') to sinister (''[[MindManipulation Crown of Madness]]'', ''[[SummoningRitual Summon]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Greater Demon]]'', ''[[{{Necromancer}} Accursed Specter]]'') to outright [[LovecraftianSuperpower Lovecraftian]] (''[[CombatTentacles Hunger of Hadar]]''), but he's good-hearted and one of the most reliably moral people in the party.

* TheCaptain: He is this when the Mighty Nein are at sea, being the only member of the team with sailing experience. It slowly morphes with him being regarded as the party's de facto [[TheLeader leader]].

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* CrisisMakesPerfect: Fjord having an average strength score, in spite of his orcish blood, is [[RunningGag often made fun of]] both in and out of universe and, due to Travis' rolls, he tends to [[ButtMonkey humiliate himself]] whenever he tries to show off his physical skills. However, in the episode 73, despite [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToBadass being stripped of his warlock powers]] at the time]], he manages to hold down a ''[[SandWorm Remorhaz]]'' through sheer physical force alone.

* CrisisMakesPerfect: Fjord having an average strength score, in spite of his orcish blood, is [[RunningGag often made fun of]] both in and out of universe and, due to Travis' rolls, he tends to [[ButtMonkey humiliate himself]] whenever he tries to show off his physical skills. However, in the episode 73, despite [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToBadass being stripped of his warlock powers]] at the time]], he manages to hold down a ''[[MoleMonster Remorhaz]]'' through sheer physical force alone.

A roaming half-orc Warlock with a BadassBaritone and a knack for disguises. A former sailor by trade, he recently acquired strange magical powers linked to the falchion he carries and is traveling to find someone who can teach him more about his newfound abilities and how to wield them. His patron is Uk'otoa, an ouroboros-like leviathan of the Lucidian Ocean connected to the Cloaked Serpent, one of the Betrayer Gods.

* BadassBaritone: Fjord's voice is a deep Southern drawl. [[spoiler:His real accent is British, but his voice is still fairly deep. The Southern drawl is Fjord's imitation of Vandren.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: He is [[AngerBornOfWorry very pissed]] at Beau for her attempt at HeroicSelfSacrifice during the Nein's confrontation with Isharnai and calls her out on how foolish it is to believe that [[FutureLoser she already peaked]] and that her life isn't worth much beyond what she's already accomplished.