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* TheHero: Though all the main characters have a role to play, the story focuses mostly on Audrey.



* TheProtagonist: Though all the main characters have a role to play, the story focuses mostly on Audrey.



* TheHero: He is the protagonist of the story.


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* TheProtagonist: He is the main character of the story.

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* TheAntichrist: An animal version of this. The opening sentence of ''The Alchemist's Cat'' is even a derivation of a line from the Book of Revelation.



* DeadpanSnarker: He's prone to moments of this, particularly in ''The Dark Portal'', such as when he comments on the irony of being a cat worshipped as a god by rats.



* EvilSoundsDeep: His deep, melodious voice is often described.



* TakeOverTheWorld: His ultimate goal.



* EldritchAbomination: Overlapping with DemonLordsAndArchdevils.



* TheVoiceless: He gets one line: "SPEAK!"



-->"I do have manners but it's so rare that I find anyone worth practising them on."

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-->"I do have manners but it's so rare that I find anyone worth practising practicing them on."



%%* CrypticConversation: This is their specialty.

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%%* * CrypticConversation: This Being omniscient {{Cloudcuckloolander}}s, this is their specialty.basically how they communicate. They're so incapable of answering a straight question with a straight answer they wouldn't be out of place on ''Series/KitchenNightmares''.



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%%* VaguenessIsComing* VaguenessIsComing: The long-winded prophecy they give in ''The Dark Portal'' foreshadows the events not only of that book but of the next two.
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* MuggleInMageCustody: He is held against his will by an evil alchemist who makes him work at his apothecary shop.

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* FamousAncestor: She boasts of being the daughter of Black Ratchet, who was previously Jupiter's lieutenant before Morgan throttled him.



* FamousAncestor: She boasts of being the daughter of Black Ratchet, who was previously Jupiter's lieutenant before Morgan throttled him.
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* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: This is true for her and all the sewer rats.

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* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: GoodIsBadAndBadIsGood: This is true for her and all the sewer rats.
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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: [[spoiler:After wearying of their duel, Morgan urges Piccadilly to go ahead and kill him, as he wants to be free of Jupiter's control. When the mouse refuses after coming to his senses, [[DrivenToSuicide Morgan commits suicide.]]

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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: [[spoiler:After wearying of their duel, Morgan urges Piccadilly to go ahead and kill him, as he wants to be free of Jupiter's control. When the mouse refuses after coming to his senses, [[DrivenToSuicide Morgan commits suicide.]]]]]]
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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: [[spoiler:After wearying of their duel, Morgan urges [[spoiler:Piccadilly to go ahead and kill him, as he wants to be free of Jupiter's control. When the mouse refuses after coming to his senses, [[DrivenToSuicide Morgan commits suicide]].]]

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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: [[spoiler:After wearying of their duel, Morgan urges [[spoiler:Piccadilly Piccadilly to go ahead and kill him, as he wants to be free of Jupiter's control. When the mouse refuses after coming to his senses, [[DrivenToSuicide Morgan commits suicide]].suicide.]]

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* EntertainglyWrong: Apparently thinks the Raith Sidhe are completely fictional, the final book of the trilogy and several of the spinoff books confirm they are very real, arguably a lot more powerful than Jupiter was before he CameBackStrong and are ........ unhappy about Jupiter usurping their followers among the rats.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Played with, as he is in the first book of the trilogy Jupiter has very real and dangerous magical powers and a form of contractual immortality but he is not a true God, and indeed seems unaware of the existence of several real deities in the setting like the Raith Sidhe who he disregards as fictional superstition. When she mentions him to a would be worshipper the Raith Sidhe Goddess Mabb describes Jupiter as an upstart-inferior who would be overthrown when the Raith Sidhe returned. Then Jupiter ComesBackStrong and becomes an undead force of destruction and dark magic to the point the Starwife thinks a confrontation between Bauchan, who is observing his rampage, would go badly for Bauchan.



* UnknownRival: Jupiter thinks the Raith Sidhe are not real and happily co-opted their worship among the Rats for himself including appropriating several Raith Sidhe religious practices like peeling victims. The Raith Sidhe are in fact very much real and none to happy about Jupiter's actions.



The three ancient [[GodOfEvil gods of the rats]] who were overthrown by Jupiter but are plotting their return to power. Most powerful of all is Hobb, the hideous horned rat, who revels in bloodshed. Mabb, his consort, is known as the Sleep Visitor, for she visits rats in their dreams and inspires them to commit murder. Bauchan is a trickster who can appear in any form he desires to walk unnoticed among his followers.

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The three ancient [[GodOfEvil gods of the rats]] who were overthrown lost power long ago and in the 'modern day' had their faith overtaken by Jupiter but they are not gone and are in fact plotting their return to power. Most powerful of all is Hobb, the hideous horned rat, who revels in bloodshed. Mabb, his consort, is known as the Sleep Visitor, for she visits rats in their dreams and inspires them to commit murder. Bauchan is a trickster who can appear in any form he desires to walk unnoticed among his followers.



* BigBad: Hobb is this in The Oaken Throne. His followers being recurring enemies with he himself manifesting in terrfying glory at the book's finale to be fought by the heroes.
* EvilVersusEvil: While things never escalated to the point of a face to face confrontation with Jupiter both times a member of the Raith Sidhe becomes active in the same era as Jupiter the Raith Sidhe in question is interested in acting against him, because they see him as a usurper for taking the worship of rats. Bauchan in the final book of the main trilogy was explicitly active to look into the possibility of overthrowing Jupiter and in Fleabee's Fortune Mabb suggests Fleabee elevated to her high priestess could takeover rule of the sewers from Jupiter.



* FoodChainOfEvil: It's heavily implied they are **much** higher up the supernatural foodchain than Jupiter, atleast before he CameBackStrong, and that their return would not go well for him. When Jupiter senses Mabb's magic in play during FleaBee's Fortune he becomes uncharacteristically agitated.



%%* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Hobb]]

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%%* * PredecessorVillain: In the main trilogy, they were worshipped by rats and other creatures long before Jupiter came to power and many of the nastier practices among the rats of the modern day like flaying their victims are leftover's of their time in power. Their are several ominous hints they are looking to make a come back.
* PretenderDis: Mabb makes several less than impressed remarks about Jupiter's magic when she appears.
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SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Hobb]]


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* UnknownRival: Jupiter thinks the Raith Sidhe are not real and happily co-opted the worship of the Rats for himself including appropriating several Raith Sidhe religious practices like peeling victims for his own use. The Raith Sidhe are in fact very much real, looking to make a comeback and none to happy about Jupiter's actions.
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* [[HighPriest High Priestess]]: Virianna was the priestess of the Green.

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* [[HighPriest High Priestess]]: HighPriestess: Virianna was the priestess of the Green.
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* CrystalBall: Akkikuyu's most prized possession.
* FortuneTeller
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: What she truly desires most of all.

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* IllGirl: Gender-inverted. At the beginning of ''The Crystal Prison'', he is sick in bed and nearly dies, but is saved by the Starwife's magic.
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* [[spoiler:FromNobodyToNightmare: As it turns out in the TwistEnding, ''he'' is the Jupiter of the main trilogy, having murdered his brother and stolen his identity.]]

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* [[spoiler:FromNobodyToNightmare: As FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:As it turns out in the TwistEnding, ''he'' is the Jupiter of the main trilogy, having murdered his brother and stolen his identity.]]
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* CameBackStrong: Although he was skilled in black magic when he was alive, after Jupiter returns as a spirit his powers are vastly increased. This is best demonstrated when he quickly and easily destroys the Anti-Cat Charm that had previously led to his death, dashing the hopes of the mice who thought it could work again.
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%%* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: She talks like this.%%Like what?

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%%* * AsianSpeekeeEngrish: She talks like this.%%Like what?is a Singaporean who speaks broken English.
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* YouNoTakeCandle: This is how she talks.

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* YouNoTakeCandle: This is how she talks.She speaks broken English with a Moroccan accent.
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* MeaningfulName: His surname, Spittle, refers to saliva (as in spitting). This suits his vile personality, though oddly enough InUniverse it was an alias he chose for himself. [[spoiler:The surname he was given at birth was Godwin, as he is really Will's estranged uncle.]]
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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: His rants against Audrey.

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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: His rants against Audrey.Audrey, who he (wrongfully) believes is a bad influence on the Fennywolders.



* CondescendingCompassion: Isaac shows a judgemental sort of pity toward those he sees as having welcomed sin into Fennywolde.

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* CondescendingCompassion: Isaac shows a judgemental sort of condescending pity toward to those he sees as having welcomed sin into Fennywolde.

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* CondescendingCompassion:CondescendingCompassion: Isaac shows a judgemental sort of pity toward those he sees as having welcomed sin into Fennywolde.


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* MeaningfulName: His surname is Nettle, like the plant known for its stinging hairs. This is fitting due to his abrasive personality.
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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: When Morgan expresses admiration for Piccadilly's bloodlust during their DuelToTheDeath, the latter is horrified and snaps out of the rage that blinded him to everything else.

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