History Characters / CriticalRoleNPCsDwendalianEmpire

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* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Her name is pronounced differently depending on who is talking about her. Caleb/Liam say AH-strid (making that the likely ‘canon’ pronunciation), but everyone else uses the more Americanized AS-trid.

* [[spoiler: DeathOfAChild]]: [[spoiler: Luc dies in an explosion caused by a Fire Elemental when the Mighty Nein and their families residing in Nicodronas were hiding in the Plane of Fire in Episode 129. Thankfully Caduceus manages to revivify him after the battle.]]

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[[folder:Lady Vess de Rogna]]
!!Lady Vess de Rogna

[[folder:Adon Zeenoth]]

* ShipTease: There was some mild flirting and possible attraction between her and Beau, but nothing has yet to come of it.

[[folder:Darrow Aloc]]
!!Darrow Aloc

[[folder:Clef Tinkertop]]
!!Clef Tinkertop

!!Rissanya Tinkertop

Clef's daughter, and the Nein's guide in Hupperdook. Is bullied by the other young gnomes due to her father's eccentricities and clockwork warden incident.

* DaddysGirl: At first, it appears a bit one-sided; Clef clearly and openly adores his daughter, but Rissa seems tired of his eccentricities and having to deal with his bad reputation.

The main ruling power of Western Wynandir, situated in the middle of the continent of Wildemount. The Empire has been ruled by twelve generations of kings from the Dwendal dynasty, who expanded their empire through conquest and fear. Assisting the kings in their rule of the empire is the Cerberus Assembly, a group of powerful archmages who vie with the kings for power and influence. Worship of most deities is outlawed by the Empire with the exception of six gods, and even their religious texts are heavily edited and censored by the Idolmasters. To the south of the empire's borders is the Menagerie Coast, ruled by the Clovis Concord, who have close if sometimes tense relations with the Empire. To the north is the Greying Wildlands, which the empire has sought to expand into but has been stymied by the ruling criminal tribes of Shadycreek Run. To the west lies the Dwendalian Empire's greatest rival: the Kryn Dynasty, rulers of the blighted Eastern Wynandir, with whom the empire has long had conflict with that often breaks out into open warfare.

* BeneathTheMask: According to [[spoiler: Caduceus]], Gustav is a man who is troubled by his past for some reason, and is willing to rot in a prison cell for some kind of event. When the group offers to free him by paying off his debt, he refuses while attempting to maintain his friendly demeanor, suggesting he feels immense guilt for something.

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* NotSoDifferent: To Lorenzo. Both are criminals whose operations extend as far as Shadycreek Run and whose portfolios include the enslavement of sapient beings. They also vary in their demeanor: Lorenzo is a taunting, bloodthirsty sadist and [[spoiler: baby-eating, ogreish monstrosity in disguise]] while the Gentleman is an AffablyEvil [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters Neighborhood-Friendly Gangster]] who treats the Mighty Nein with more respect and generosity than one might expect of a crime lord-- in short, he's ALighterShadeOfBlack.

* MessyHair: Her hair is described as looking just like Merida's hair (from WesternAnimation/Brave).

* BaldOfAwesome: Appropriate for a powerful monk.

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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Post-campaign, he takes a few years to finish up some business before faking his death, leaving his crew in the hands of Ophelia Mardun, and moving to Nicodranis to reunite with Marion under an assumed identity and looking a bit differnt.]]

* TemptingFate: The Nein sometimes forgets she's listening in on their conversations and ''will'' repeat what they have said aloud if she sees an opportunity. When she returns to the group with Caleb and Nott Kiri tells Beau, "Eh, she's probably a good egg". Nott immediately tries to claim [[BlatantLies Kiri could have been talking as anyone with a mildly Zemnian accent]].

[[folder:Zeenoth]]
!!Archivist Zeenoth

-->'''Class''': Monk

* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: With Marion who he ends up sharing a bed with while she stays with him. As Marion explains to Jester, they are very different people than when they first got together and he has alot of enemies. They need to have several conversations about if it can work or not.]]

* PowerCrystal: Like Eadwulf, she has magical crystals implanted under the skin of her forearms. This is apparently a standard body modification for Vollstruckers.

[[folder:Eodwulf Grieve]]
!!Eodwulf Grieve

* {{Foil}}: To Fjord, of whom he can plausibly be seen as an 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 Eodwulf is an EliteMook who remains a PunchClockVillain until Trent Ikithon is taken down. Last but not least, Fjord shows a great deal more loyalty and bravery in combat than Eodwulf, who attempted to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere 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.

* MeaningfulName: See below. It remains to be seen [[AmbiguouslyEvil how noble Eodwulf really is]], but like a wolf, he runs with a pack (the Cerberus Assembly) and he's exceedingly dangerous. As a Scourger, he's also a hunter, but his "prey" is [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame Imperial dissidents, enemies, and fugitives]].
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: ''Grieve'' does not have pleasant connotations. "Eodwulf" plays with this as well; it appears to be a variant of the Germanic name ''Adalwulf'', meaning "NobleWolf".
* PowerCrystal: As a standard part of his training at the Soltryce Academy, Eodwulf received these implanted in his forearms. They're implied to store arcane power in some way.
* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler: When Trent confronts the Mighty Nein, Eodwulf apologetically tells Caleb that it's NothingPersonal before attacking him. As soon as the tide starts to turn, he backs down, and once Trent is defeated he's no longer hostile.]]

* SatelliteCharacter: The Nein focus practically all of their interactions with Caleb's old classmates on Astrid, leaving Eodwulf little more to do than appear alongside her.

* AffablyEvil: Like Eodwulf, she's a Scourger, which means she's almost certainly done many terrible things. However, she consistently seems conflicted about the worst parts of Trent's teachings and seems hopeful that Caleb will return to the Assembly-- possibly to rein in the Empire's excesses and possibly because she's personally fond of him.

* PowerCrystal: Like Eodwulf, she has magical crystals implanted under the skin of her forearms. This is apparently a standard body modification for Vollstruckers.

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-->'''Class:''' Wizard/Fighter (Battle Master)