History Characters / DrowtalesValSarghressClan

* GreenEyes

* CounterpartComparison: His player commented that the Am'saag wound up being an unintentional counterpart to the Black Sun in the sense that both are barbarian tribes that have no real ties to the conflict they become embroiled in outside of the fight itself.

** [[spoiler:Quain'tana's heir, Ariel, becomes the nominal leader of the clan. But even after Suu'be perishes, the clan remains unstable. Sang leads another coup, siding the majority of the Sarghress with Snadhya'rune, and attempts ThePurge against Quain'tana's bloodline, starting with Kel'noz.]]

* ThePurge: [[spoiler:The anti-Val faction of the clan seeks to end [[BlueBlood Val supremacy]] and give the commoners a path to power. But Quain'tana didn't quite seek to end the system entirely and wanted her own line to prove itself worthy as her successor. Many Sarghress were displeased, which eventually leads to them attempting to get rid of their own Vals.

[[folder:The Clan as a whole]]

!! Background Information:
A clan of mercenaries united around Quain'tana as a figurehead. They came to Val status with the help of the Sullisin'rune and replaced the Val'Egan'dar clan ([[note]]this info is taken from a Daydream story so may not be entirely canon[[/note]].)

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: How individuals move up in rank.

** It has long been foreshadowed that Quain'tana will die and a Sarghress civil war will follow it. [[spoiler:When Quain'tana is forced to cut a deal with Zala'ess, many Sarghress are left feeling betrayed and start plotting against her to resume the war against the Sharen and put an end to nobility. With Quain'tana poisoned and left with only days to live, traitors attempt to purge the clan of all {{Blue Blood}}s.]]
** [[spoiler:Quain'tana's heir, Ariel, becomes the nominal leader of the clan. But even after Suu'be perishes, the clan remains unstable. Sang leads another coup, siding the majority of the Sarghress with Snadhya'rune, and attempts ThePurge against Quain'tana's bloodline.]]

* DirtyCop: One type of antagonistic Sarghress. They start becoming increasingly common as Chel breaks down.

* GambitPileUp: There are hints that the multiple interests making up the Sarghress are a weakness that could cause the clan to implode. Lulianne, a former Dutan'vir, clearly has her own plans to bring back her old clan [[spoiler:and now thanks to Khaless' possession is also a spy for Snadhya'rune]]; as do Sker, Minka and [[spoiler: Mikilu]] as seen in a pre-timeskip cameo. Sil'lice is also hiding within the Sarghress, and while its not known what her exact plans are, she still doesn't exactly follow the Sarghress party line. Then there's the fact that [[spoiler: sleeper Nidraa'chal agents]] are in the clan as they are in apparently every major clan and even Kel'noz, Quain'tana's own son and the person she seems to trust most, has his own agenda. The only thing holding these people together is their mutual dislike of the Vel'Sharen, and it's uncertain if even that'll be enough.

* KickTheDog: For all their claims of being 'for the commoners', some of the less scrupulous members are not averse to chopping up those who annoy them for wolf food - [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10396 such as those who were protesting about their homes being knocked down to build a blockade]]...

* ThePurge: The clan seeks to end [[BlueBlood Val supremacy]] and give the commoners a path to power. But Quain'tana didn't quite seek to end the system entirely and wanted her own line to prove itself worthy as her successor. Many Sarghress were displeased, which eventually leads to them attempting to get rid of their own Vals.

* RealityEnsues: In chapter 47 [[spoiler:the logistics of feeding such a large army reach a critical point, especially after their plantations on the surface have gone silent/been attacked by the Nidra'chaal]].

!!!Main Val Family

!!!Vassal Houses

!!!Retainers

[[folder:Servants and Slaves]]

!!Vaelia

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* AudienceSurrogate: In some ways, since Vaelia represents the closest thing to a modern human viewpoint in the comic. Especially evident in [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4818 the first part of Chapter 7]] which is told from her viewpoint, and is particularly bothered by [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4822 the harsh way Ariel is trained while still suffering after Faen's disappearance]]. She's also apparently the only one who sees anything wrong with Rik's intentions for Ariel, though she was also the only witness to the first AttemptedRape besides Ariel herself and might not even have the vocabulary to describe what happened if she did try to tell anyone else.

* EloquentInMyNativeTongue: Despite the difficulty she has with the drow language, her inner monologues show her to be quite thoughtful.

* LaserGuidedKarma: In every way possible. She sells out her native village to slavers in a well-justified fit of wrath and becomes a slave herself. She comes to Ariel's defense against Jerk'ol, and Ariel sets her free ''immediately.'' She continues to serve Ariel honestly and faithfully, so Ariel hands her off to the Highland Raiders, where she has a chance to earn a name for herself, as opposed to remaining in Chel and be an object of scorn. She saves the life of a Fairy Queen, Chu, at grievous cost to herself, said Fairy Queen devotes her bloodline to Vaelia's faithful service. Vaelia pleades on behalf of a Hermione village to her Highland Raider commander, and when given the chance to negotiate, returns with amber jewelry, among other things, which the Hermiones considered worthless, but which the Highland Raiders found exceptionally valuable due to its ability to hold high levels of mana, in turn making both the Hermione village and the Raiders ''very'' prosperous, and giving herself such a high rank that once she gets married and bears children, ''she gets a drow servant who is honored to watch over her children'' when she gets called to duty.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: A very notable example as she is the only significant human-but not the only goblin-character in a story about elves who by this point are millennia old.

!! Akhkhazu "Skwerk"*[[note]]Created by Cutiesquiggoth[[/note]]

* FunSize: She is ''adorable''.

!! Niende

!!Liriel / [[spoiler: Diva]]

* WhatDidIDoLastNight ([[spoiler:One fan pointed out that after regaining consciousness, she's more or less going through the equivalent of a ''15 year'' hangover, since she remembers very little from the time she separated her aura until she finally took full control]].

!!Melodia

[[folder:Erelice's Squad]]

* BodyHorror: Brizdra's head is blasted clean off from the jaw up, while Fil'frae seems to be flash fried by the second blast and [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10032 crumbles]] after.

!! Jiv'kyn and Myo'na

Two soldiers from the Fallen Legion, the clan's stealth experts, who are assigned to act as Ariel's bodyguards after she is nearly killed in Orthorbbae.

* ThePollyanna: Myo'na is rather cheerful for an assassin almost to the point of StepfordSmiler territory.

* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: The traitors among the Nori'fu house make clear that they intend him to take the blame for the deaths of Ariel's young siblings, and if he resists, they will "break" him.]]

!! Jer'kol

A treacherous Sarghress soldier, who for reasons made unclear in-story (though it is implied that he was somehow hired/working for Syphile) tried to murder Ariel. Even though he's killed off fairly early, his actions have a dramatic effect on the story later on, and set an unfortunate precedent concerning people claiming to be Ariel's real parents, as [[spoiler:Mel]] found out the hard way later.

* LukeIAmYourFather: He tried to claim this in order to manipulate Ariel. Luckily Vaelia saw through his attempts.
* MeaningfulName: His name is a pun on a term for someone who is an arrogant and dislikeable person. This is {{Lampshaded}} in-story when another Sarghress calls him "Jerk Hole".

* ReassignedToAntarctica: He was sent off to a distant outpost, far away from the Sarghress heir who he tried to kill. It backfires when he carelessly happens to be assigned to the detail escorting Ariel to the surface. Presumably he was sentenced to death, but somehow escaped and snuck back into the main clan.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: He seems to regard Vaelia as a non-entity the first time he tries to murder Ariel, only to get a nasty surprise when, even with her hands bound, she manages to interrupt him by kicking him in the face and distracting him long enough for Kor'maril to arrive and save the day. The next time they meet he does not make the same mistake again and knocks her out before he does anything else.

!! Tebryn Teuzt'sor Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Thalar[[/note]]

!! Devkan*[[note]]Created by Suntiger[[/note]]

!! Jak'sura*[[note]]Created by Njack[[/note]]

!! Riz'riia*[[note]]Created by Catriana[[/note]]

!! Serena*[[note]]Created by armda3[[/note]]

!! Xtka'en*[[note]]Created by Exastiken[[/note]]

!! Brandy*[[note]]Created by Brandy[[/note]]

!! Tur'geis Am'saag Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Alric [[/note]]

* CanonImmigrant: From Relic Hunters RPG.

* NonHumanSidekick / CanisMajor: His wolf mount Bodark.
* MrFanservice / {{Hunk}}: His [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=5037 Moonless Age concept art]] has him half-naked and poledancing, in a callback to a scene and inside joke from Relic Hunters. Tur'geis also ends up in various states of undress several times in his appearances. His more masculine features and physique set him apart from the more {{Bishonen}} Sarghress cameos in Chapter 40, possibly due to his appearance being an Am'saag genetic trait.

* ShoutOut: The character is one to Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. In fact, the entire Am'saag clan/Gimirri culture is a FantasyCounterpartCulture to the Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, etc.

!! Zan'nah Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Tsuris[[/note]]

* BloodMagic / BloodyMurder: Her affinity is blood sorcery.

* {{Meganekko}}

* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Her character description in Relic Hunters mentions that she has a scar on her neck from when someone tried to hang her. Obviously it didn't work.

!! Kev'ren Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Emperial[[/note]]

* ColdSniper: He is not a cold-blooded killer but he is rather stern and aloof in personality as well as being a crack shot with his crossbow.

!! Mek'kel Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Gojinki[[/note]]

* KnifeNut: Wields a heavy butcher's cleaver as his primary weapon.

!! Nul'indra Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Exastiken [[/note]]

* FanGirl: Per concept art, she's a huge fan of Quain's sagas.
* FriendlySniper

!! Reka*[[note]]Created by Soulcode[[/note]]

* ColdSniper

* TheQuietOne

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!! Relon'tar Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Kingpower[[/note]]

!! Skai Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Peter[[/note]]

!! Sorin Sarghress*[[note]]Created by The_Blank[[/note]]

!! Tabel Barrilyl Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Master Avarice[[/note]]

!! Zair'cysparvin Sinin Sarghress*[[note]]Created by [=GEM76=][[/note]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Very sweet on Faen, although she is unaware of this.

!! Suren

* DefectorFromDecadence

!! Mira'linn Noa'muth Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Athenaltena[[/note]]

* AngstySurvivingTwin: Defied in her character description. Despite the fact that she lost her twin brother on her first Relic Hunting mission she doesn't angst about it, though she fondly remembers him and took some time off after his death before she came back to the Sarghress.
** RealLifeWritesThePlot: The reason for this is that the character of her twin brother ''actually died in the game'', which caused her player to retire the character until she was brought back as a cameo years later.
* BadassBookworm: Her father was a Sullisin'rune scholar who taught her about his work, and after her brother's death she spent several years with him learning his trade. Because of this she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9513 immediately recognizes]] that Chiri's forehead marking means she's a seer, having studied Ssu heraldry.

* DishingOutDirt
* DrillSergeantNasty: Described by her player as "a drill sergeant disguised as a librarian".
** SilkHidingSteel
** SugarAndIcePersonality: Is very serious when on the job, but also shows great concern for others, as shown when she makes sure that Chiri and Shan are being taken care of.

* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Downplayed, but even when in armor a tiny bit of frilly skirt is visible.
* {{Meganekko}}

** PurelyAestheticGlasses: She doesn't actually need them to see, but she likes to wear them as a tribute to her father's profession.

* PrimAndProperBun
** ShoutOut: Her hairstyle is based on [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber's]].

!! Ash'arion*[[note]]Created by Ash'arion[[/note]]

* HenpeckedHusband: Pokes fun at Tur'geis for this.

!! Synathra*[[note]]Created by Jethel[[/note]]
A ''[[ViewerGenderConfusion male]]'' Sarghress Highland Raider who accompanies Ariel and co to the surface in Chapter 43. Reappears in Chapter 47, during the closing cycles of the District War. His concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Synathra.jpg here]].

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Much to the confusion of the commenters on his concept art.
* GlasgowGrin: Half of one. Claims a Vloz'ress lover gave it to him.

!! Zith*[[note]]Created by Razorburn[[/note]]

!! Die'tra Am'saag Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Lunareth[[/note]]

* CutenessProximity / JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A violent marauder who has a soft spot for Faen.

* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girl]]: Very proud of being both an Amsaag warrior and a Highland Raider.

!! Vierynda'diira*[[note]]Created by Kingpower[[/note]]

!! Olarae*[[note]]Created by [=SerenityOnyx=][[/note]]

!! Ilmssyn Sarghress*[[note]]Created by [=GEM76=] [[/note]]

!! Nacht*[[note]]Created by Nacht[[/note]]

* MakeMeWannaShout: Has an affinity for spellsong.

!! Syrak Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Emperial [[/note]]

!! Athaeyen*[[note]]Created by Starlitdragon[[/note]]

!! Bal'driira*[[note]]Created by Durlyn[[/note]]

!! Eruva*[[note]]Created by Mooncrafter[[/note]]

!! Gaes'riganis Am'saag*[[note]]Created by Alric[[/note]]
A bloodthirsty member of Koil'dorath's squad, first seen during the closing cycles of the District War. Appears in Chapters 47 and 50.

* AxCrazy: She's extremely cavalier about the butchering of civilians caught up in the fighting and justifies mass slaughter via her religious beliefs.
* TheBerserker
* BloodKnight: She worships the same war deities other Am'saag do, but Gaes'riganis is particularly devout. As a result, she loves combat and death even by Am'saag standards.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Uses both a composite recurve bow on wolfback as well as duel-wielding a sabre and sagaris axe in melee.
* BraidsOfBarbarism / BarbarianLonghair
* TheBrute: By far the largest and strongest member of Koil'dorath's squad, or at least second only to Koil'dorath herself. Also has the "might is right" mentality.
* CanineCompanion: Her wolf mount Tarkhan.
* IcyBlueEyes
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: She and Saryth use this against [[spoiler:Nir'naya]] in Chapter 50, before moving on to [[MutilationInterrogation more brutal methods]].
* PsychoForHire
* RapePillageAndBurn: As typical for her people.
* ScarsAreForever: Has a rather large one crossing her nose and cheek.
* SlasherSmile: When the signal comes down to attack the Vloz, she's sporting a broad smile of anticipation.

!! Ma'lessi*[[note]]Created by Writer[[/note]]

!! Rayata*[[note]]Created by Mauarcheron[[/note]]

!! Sakrag*[[note]]Created by Lunareth [[/note]]

!! Shwamerl*[[note]]Created by Martin[[/note]]

!! Angjss'stra Sarghress*[[note]]Created by [=GEM76=][[/note]]

!! Da'xia*[[note]]Created by Alistante[[/note]]

* EtTuBrute: Ariel is shocked, confused and scared when Da'xia shoots her through the bars of her cell [[spoiler: with a paralytic poisoned dart]] and then tries to kill her. Especially horrifying to Ariel is that Ariel grew up under Da'xia and the rest of the Fallen Legion, and Da'xia outright refused to say why she was doing it.

!! Githra*[[note]]Created by [=SHSligi=][[/note]]

!! Kame'hamara*[[note]]Created by Ratatoskr[[/note]]

!! Shaira'ja*[[note]]Created by Abyrae[[/note]]

!! Taldrin Sarghress*[[note]]Created by Tsukiko[[/note]]

!! Valka*[[note]]Created by Ptitbaff[[/note]]

[[folder: Koil'dorath's squad.]]

!! Gaes'riganis Am'saag Sarghress[[note]]Sponsored by: Alric[[/note]]"
First introduced feeding the corpse of someone who protested the raising of the great wall to section off the Vloz'rez district from the Sharen army before the peace conference.

* AxCrazy: Only the most insane of Vloz'rez are more blood thirsty than she is.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: How she expected taking a swing at Laelle with a sword to go well for her is anyone's guess. What's worse is that she doesn't realize the long-term consequences of giving her wolf a taste for drowlath flesh.

* FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: Unlike Sang, or some others, she doesn't seem to have a rational reason for hating the Val class, she just hates them by the mere fact of their existence, especially those that she knows haven't done anything to her personally, like Laelle.

* TooDumbToLive: She comes upon a scene where a squad of [[TheAce Kyorl]] sealers are lying, dead, freshly drained of their mana by demonic attack, with the Sarg's strategic anti-demon weapon on her knees in obvious distress. How does she respond? By going after Laelle with a sword, planning to take the corpse as a gruesome trophy, and even after seeing the demon-red eyes, she doesn't try to blunt the attack, and stands around taunting the corpse. [[spoiler: Her entire squad and the poor lone surviving sealer from Khales's attack all pay the price.]]

! Saryth Mae'yukir Sarghress[[note]]Sponsored by: Khora2150[[/note]]

* HandicappedBadass: She's blind, but she can take down a member of the fallen legion single-handed.

! Awdri Nori'fu:

--> See ''Characters/DrowtalesValSarghressVassalHouses''.

! Ulbaga Nori'fu:

--> See ''Characters/DrowtalesValSarghressVassalHouses''.

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** [[spoiler:Three years after Quain'tana dies, Sang leads another purge, seeking to put an end to Quain'tana's bloodline.]]

* ShoutOut: Her name is a nod to DragonBall.

** [[spoiler:Quain'ta's heir, Ariel, becomes the nominal leader of the clan. But even after Suu'be perishes, the clan remains unstable. Sang leads another coup, siding the majority of the Sarghress with Snadhya'rune, and attempts ThePurge against Quain'tana's bloodline.]]

** [[spoiler:Even after Suu'be perishes, the clan remains unstable. Though Ariel was meant to become Quain'tana's successor, the majority of the Sarghress end up joining Snadhya'rune and go to war against Ariel's faction on her behalf.]]

* ThePurge:
** [[spoiler:With Quain'tana on the brink of dying, traitors attempt to eliminate both her bloodline and all other Vals within the clan.]]

* ThePurge: [[spoiler:With Quain'tana on the brink of dying, traitors attempt to eliminate both her bloodline and all other Vals within the clan.]]

* TheCoup: It has long been foreshadowed that Quain'tana will die and a Sarghress civil war will follow it. [[spoiler:When Quain'tana is forced to cut a deal with Zala'ess, many Sarghress are left feeling betrayed and start plotting against her to resume the war against the Sharen and put an end to nobility. With Quain'tana poisoned and left with only days to live, traitors attempt to purge the clan of all {{Blue Blood}}s.]]

* ShoutOut: Her hairstyle is one to [[ASongOfIceAndFire Daenerys Targaryen]]. Somewhat fitting in that her mate is an Expy of [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan]], who was portrayed by Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo in the HBO series) in the 2011 movie. Die'tra's creator [[InksuitActor depicts Tur'geis as uncannily similar to Jason Momoa in her art]].

Originally a human slave that Ariel fought with in a series of GladiatorGames, Vaelia joined Ariel as her bodyguard even after being freed. Later she [[spoiler:joined the Highland Raiders, and appears periodically in short stories at the end of chapters chronicling her adventures]].

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Not realizing that Fairy Queens are fae, she rescues "Chu," because she considers such beings "Earth spirits." In doing so, Chu gave her the ability not only to free herself from the warehouse that she was trapped in, but to navigate several obstacles that require mana arts, that she can not do on her own.

* IOweYouMyLife: To Ariel.

* LaserGuidedKarma: In every way possible. She sells out her native village to slavers, in a well-justified fit of wrath and becomes a slave herself. She comes to Ariel's defense against Jerk'ol, and Ariel sets her free ''immediately.'' She continues to serve Ariel honestly and faithfully, so Ariel hands her off to the Highland Raiders, where she has a chance to earn a name for herself, as opposed to remaining in Chel and be an object of scorn. She saves the life of a Fairy Queen, Chu, at grievous cost to herself, said Fairy Queen devotes her bloodline to Vaelia's faithful service. Vaelia pleades on behalf of a Hermione village to her Highland Raider commander, and when given the chance to negotiate, returns with amber jewelry, among other things, which the Hermiones considered worthless, but which the Highland Raiders found exceptionally valuable due to its ability to hold high levels of mana, in turn making both the Hermione village and the Raiders ''very'' prosperous, and giving herself such a high rank that once she gets married and bears children, ''she gets a drow servant who is honored to watch over her children'' when she gets called to duty.

** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=11767 In the aftermath of Quain's death and the attempted coup, Ariel and Faen take Pup and Poopy Baby to the surface. There, they meet Vaelia's son, who unintentionally guides them to her home.]] She doesn't miss a beat, warmly welcoming Ariel and Faen into her home as though they hadn't been separated by duty for fifteen years.]]

* EveryoneIsRelated: Through a complicated series of adoptions, descent and [[spoiler:baby switching]] most featured characters in the Sarghress are related to each other on some level. In Ariel's squad alone the only one not related as far as we know is Faen ([[note]] Whom,(depending on the canocity of the Daydream story that has Laele'aell's father being a Sullisin'rune) might be related by law [[/note]]), while Kau and Shala are Quain'tana's grandchildren through adoption and Sarnel is Kel'noz's grandson, not to mention a second cousin to Ariel herself. And then [[spoiler:Kalki]] throws a gigantic, spoilerific wrench into the whole family tree.

* AndroclesLion: [[spoiler:Befriends and saves a fairy she dubs "Chu", who helps her with mana related things, and after the timeskip uses of of Chu's descendants for the same purposes]].

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[[folder:Melodia]]

* ReassignedToAntarctica: He was sent off to a distant outpost, far away from the Sarghress heir who he tried to kill. It backfires when he carelessly happens to be assigned to the detail escorting Ariel to the surface.

* AchievmentsInIgnorance: Not realizing that Fairy Queens are fae, she rescues "Chu," because she considers such beings "Earth spirits." In doing so, Chu gave her the ability not only to free herself from the warehouse that she was trapped in, but to navigate several obstacles that require mana arts, that she can not do on her own.

* LadyOfWar

* ThePurge: [[spoiler:With Quain'tana on the brink of dying, traitors attempt to eliminate her bloodline.]]

* TheCoup: It has long been foreshadowed that Quain'tana will die and a Sarghress civil war will follow it. [[spoiler:When Quain'tana is poisoned and left with only days to live, her loyalists attempt to secure her bloodline while traitors attempt to eliminate it.]]

** Jiv'Hyn returns in chapter 50, guarding Ariel's young siblings.