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* HalfHumanHybrid: Cybriana was born to a Drow sorceress who had a tryst with a Human wizard named Agrivar.
** HeroicBastard: It is implied that their relationship occurred while Agrivar was still married.
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!! Vajra Valmeyjar
->'''Race:''' Human\\
'''Class:'''' Fighter\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood
A former slave-gladiator from the infamous Arena of Blood in Manshaka. Vajra escaped that grisly life and took up work as a bouncer at the Selûne's Smile tavern, where she would become involved with Cybriana and her protectors.
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* ActionGirl: Vajra is a tough-as-nails fighter who can more than hold her own in a swordfight.
* ChainedByFashion: She continues to wear one of the manacles that marked her as someone who fought in the Arena of Blood, mainly as a warning for potential troublemakers to not mess with her.
* PriceOnTheirHead: Vajra's former masters put a large price on her head after she escaped, and there are plenty of bloodthirsty bounty hunters looking to collect.
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* ArmorIsUseless: The fact that Imgig Zu wears a breastplate doesn't stop Agrivar's flung sword from punching straight through him.
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!! Timoth Eyesbright
->'''Race:''' Centaur\\
'''Class:''' Fighter\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
A courageous centaur and close friend of Onyx the Invincible.
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* BowAndSwordInAccord: His primary weapons are a longbow and a double-bladed sword.
* DoubleWeapon: He wields a sword with a blade at each end of the hilt.
* TheDulcineaEffect: When he and Onyx first met Cybriana, she was being abducted by Imgig Zu's chasme minions. Timoth immediately leapt into the fray to save her and volunteered to escort her to the city of Waterdeep -- much to Onyx's consternation, as Waterdeep was twenty leagues out of their way.


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* StarterVillain: He's the antagonist of the first arc of the ''AD&D'' comic. His threat is what brings the various heroes together for the first time, leading them to form a long-term adventuring party once he has been dealt with.

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* EnemyWithout: Kilili is a manifestation of her drow mother’s evil nature, exorcised from her when she was a child and obtaining physical form soon afterward.

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* TheDragon: Kilili was Imgig Zu's righthand woman and most dangerous servant.
* EnemyWithout: Kilili is a manifestation of her drow mother’s mother's evil nature, exorcised from her when she was a child and obtaining physical form soon afterward.afterward. She has nothing but contempt for her good half Cybriana and conspires with Imgig Zu to kill her.

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!!Dwalimar Omen
->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.

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!! Cybriana / Kilili / Kyriani
->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of
half-elf (as Cybriana), drow (as Kilili), half-drow (as Kyriani)\\
'''Class:''' Wizard\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral (as Kyriani)
A kind-hearted half-elf with
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* BodyToJewel: As Cybriana, parts of her body would turn to crystal whenever she cast a spell, starting from her fingertips, and gradually spreading up past her elbows. She no longer has this problem as Kyriani.
* EnemyWithout: Kilili is a manifestation of her drow mother’s evil nature, exorcised from her when she was a child and obtaining physical form soon afterward.
* FusionDance: At the climax of the first arc, Cybriana merges with Kilili against the latter's will to stop Imgig Zu's people from escaping the Eye of Selûne. The result is a new entity called Kyriani.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As Cybriana, she is a natural blonde and an unfailingly kind and generous person. She retains her good character as Kyriani, but not the hair colour.
* SplitPersonalityMerge: Kyriani isn't just a physical fusion of Cybriana and Kilili, but a mental one.
* UnknownRelative: She is Priam Agrivar's paternal half-sister, a fact which came as a surprise to both of them.

!!Dwalimar Omen
->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.
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* TheAlcoholic: He became an alcoholic vagrant due to Imgig Var's curse upon his hands and the assassination of his father. Although both were resolved, he still have issue with alcohol addiction.

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* TheAlcoholic: He became an alcoholic vagrant due to Imgig Var's Zu's curse upon his hands and the assassination of his father. Although both were resolved, he still have issue with alcohol addiction.


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* NearVillainVictory: He was within moments of achieving his goals before the heroes managed to break free of their restraints, derail his plans, and kill him.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: His goal is to free his monstrous kin from their imprisonment within the Eye of Selûne and lead a bloody campaign of conquest across Faerûn.
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* MagicStaff: He carries a ''staff of withering'', which makes anything struck by it shrivel up into decrepitude. He uses it to wither Agrivar's arms, leaving the paladin too weak to pick up anything heavier than a wineskin.

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!! Imgig Zu
->'''Race:''' Unknown\\
'''Class:''' Magic-user\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil

A fiendish sorcerer of unknown but extraplanar origin. He killed Priam's father to obtain the Eye of Selûne, and now he seeks the one person whose magic can unlock the terrible secrets hidden within the gem.
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* BadBoss: He's perfectly willing to kill his minions for their failures and warn his other subordinates that they could be next if they screw up.
* DishingOutDirt: He uses a lot of earth-based magic like ''flesh to stone'' and ''rock to mud''.
* EvilSorcerer: He's a 13th-level magic-user and a profoundly evil fiend bent on slaughter and conquest.
* HornedHumanoid: He has six horns growing out of his head.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He tricked Selûne into helping him enter the Material Plane by appearing before her as a handsome human male.
* YouHaveFailedMe: He kills one of his Chasme minions for failing to capture Cybriana.
* YouKilledMyFather: He murdered Priam's father right in front of him.
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* FinalBoss: He was the last major villain the crew of the Realms Master fought before the Forgotten Realms comic ended.
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* TheCasanova: Vartan's quite the charmer and is more than happy to "entertain" the ladies... he has a fondness for human women in particular. He does occasionally have to deal with a jealous husband.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Less obviously so than his friend Vartan, but still noticable: while a noble and well-intentioned man who will do anything for his friends, he is terrible at listening to people, he has some serious anger issues, he's more self-righteous than he has any right to be, and his struggle with alcoholism has led him to say and do questionable things. After recovering from his relapse (more or less forced on him by Labelas -- see OffTheWagon below) he seems to have come to some conclusions about himself and is on the road to leaving most of his worst traits behind.
* LastNameBasis: Nobody calls him by his first name. Even close friends call him "Agrivar."

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* GenderBender: The middle part of ''Elminster: The Making of a Mage'' is basically "The Making of a Priestess". When Elminster agreed to serve the goddess of magic, he finds himself teleported without any warning to an unknown location and turned into a lass-"to see the world through the eyes of a woman" (and to hide him from Magelords out for his blood), having nothing on her save half of a broken ancestral sword, and no magic abilities save innate magic vision. Later he learned the spell himself. In the next book, Mystra pushes a silent sex-inverting spell into his mind, to give him a way to circumvent controls built into his body. Which he used while embraced... er... restrained by his current LoveInterest, no less. "Well met. Call me Elmara, please!"



* GenderBender: The middle part of ''Elminster: The Making of a Mage'' is basically "The Making of a Priestess". When Elminster agreed to serve the goddess of magic, he finds himself teleported without any warning to an unknown location and turned into a lass-"to see the world through the eyes of a woman" (and to hide him from Magelords out for his blood), having nothing on her save half of a broken ancestral sword, and no magic abilities save innate magic vision. Later he learned the spell himself. In the next book, Mystra pushes a silent sex-inverting spell into his mind, to give him a way to circumvent controls built into his body. Which he used while embraced... er... restrained by his current LoveInterest, no less. "Well met. Call me Elmara, please!"
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* CaptainErsatz: In appearance, at least, Elminster was a stand-in for Gandalf from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' until 3rd Edition, when he suddenly looked like Creator/SeanConnery.

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* CaptainErsatz: In appearance, at least, Elminster was a stand-in for Gandalf from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' until 3rd Edition, when he suddenly looked like Creator/SeanConnery. He also borrows some habits and traits from Gandalf, like a love of smoking from a pipe, a strong association with one color, a habit to wander around the realm, and a close association with a divinity who values his wisdom.
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* {{Bishounen}}: Pretty even by elven standards.

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'''Class:''' Fighter\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
A foppish and perennially unlucky scion of the Wyvernspur family. Giogi's remarkable impression of the King of Cormyr nearly gets him killed during his cousin's wedding, and he finds himself forced onto a yearlong misadventure to determine the whereabouts of his would-be assassin, Alias. Upon his return, Giogi--now possessing a bit more confidence--becomes involved in a crisis revolving around the theft of his family's most precious relic, the eponymous wyvern's spur.
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* AnimalLover: Giogi is very affectionate to his horses and talks to them as if they were people. He shows the same kindness and concern to a polymorphed Olive, much to her annoyance.
* ButtMonkey: He does not have a good time in ''Azure Bonds''. First, he nearly gets murdered at his cousin Frefford's wedding, then he gets left behind by his family and is forced to make his way back home alone. Then the red dragon Mist makes a meal of Giogi's horse and threatens to eat him too unless he delivers her terms to King Azoun IV. Then he gets sent off to Westgate to find out more about Alias, the very person who almost murdered him, and when he finally runs into her, she steals his horse (though she does at least give it back afterward). Fortunately he picks up the Finder's Stone shortly after this, and his luck takes a turn for the better.
* TheChosenOne: The family guardian has marked him as her favorite Wyvernspur of his generation, giving him the right to use the spur's power.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Giogi is introduced as a secondary character in ''Azure Bonds'' but gets to be the main character of the second book, ''The Wyvern’s Spur''. %%He returns to being a side character in the third book.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's the only member of the predominantly black-haired Wyvernspur family to be blond, and he's an all-around kind-hearted, good-natured man.
* InUniverseNickname: Everyone calls him "Giogi" for short.
* RoyalRapier: He's the son of a respected aristocratic family and wields a fencing foil as his weapon of choice.
* ScaledUp: A heroic example. He can use the wyvern's spur to transform himself into a very large wyvern, and he uses this power to protect his family from Flattery's depredations.
* VoiceChangeling: He can do a fantastic impression of Azoun IV. His friends love the trick, but it lands him in hot water more than once.

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->'''Race:''' Human\\

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* HenpeckedHusband: He mentions that his wives call most of the shots, both in their marriage and in their business. He doesn’t seem to mind all that much.


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->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.

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* HenpeckedHusband: He mentions that his wives call most of the shots, both in their marriage and in their business. He doesn’t doesn't seem to mind all that much.


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!! Flattery Wyvernspur
->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly
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'''Class:''' Wizard\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
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wizard from Halruaa. Omen is who desires the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.wyvern's spur hidden in the Wyvernspur family crypt.


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* TheAgeless: His maker gave him this form of immortality. Flattery can be hurt or killed, but he does not age, and he is still kicking around two hundred years after the Nameless Bard was banished to another plane.
* ArcVillain: He's the BigBad of the second book of the trilogy.
* CloneAngst: He's a clone of the Nameless Bard, created to preserve the latter's songs for all time. Flattery hates the fact that he was made in another man's image and seems to fear that his clone status makes him something less than human.
* DomesticAbuse: He is verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive to his wife Cat, who is rightfully terrified of him.
* MagicKnight: Flattery isn't just a high-level wizard. He's also a skilled duelist and a freakishly strong man who can snap a carriage wheel in two with his bare hands.
* MarriageOfConvenience: He marries Cat to basically use her as a canary in a coalmine regarding whether he counts as a proper member of the Wyvernspur family. If he does, then Cat will be considered one as well by marriage, and she'll be able to enter the crypt without being attacked by the guardian. If not, then it's her the guardian will kill, leaving Flattery free to think up another means of getting the spur.
* {{Necromancer}}: Most of his minions are undead creatures which he raised from the dead himself.
* ReducedToDust: He's fond of using the ''disintegrate'' spell to turn his enemies into a pile of ash.
* ScaledUp: He can transform himself into a blue dragon with his magic, taking on this form at the novel’s climax.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He conjures a rapier from thin air to duel Giogi during the final battle.


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->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.
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!! Akabar Bel Akash
->'''Race:''' Human\\
'''Class:''' Wizard\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
A wizard merchant from Turmish. He befriends Alias and accompanies her on her quest, partly to prove that he is more than just the "greengrocer" she dismisses him as.
* DemonicPossession: He gets possessed by Moander and used as the dark god's mouthpiece partway through the first book. Dragonbait manages to free him from Moander's control.
* ExoticExtendedMarriage: He is married to two women, which is normal enough in his native land but unusual in Cormyr and the Dalelands. He's married a third wife, Zhara, by ''Song of the Saurials''.
* HenpeckedHusband: He mentions that his wives call most of the shots, both in their marriage and in their business. He doesn’t seem to mind all that much.

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* TheCameo: She and Dragonbait show up in the first story arc of the Forgotten Realms comic, tasked by Elminster to track down the ''Hand of Vaprak''. They end up helping the ''Realms Master''[='=]s crew to defeat the ogre mage Gornak and dispose of the ''Hand''.


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!! Dragonbait
->'''Race:''' Saurial\\
'''Class:''' Paladin\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
A mysterious reptilian being that was standing guard outside Alias's window when she first woke up at the inn. Though he cannot speak the common tongue, he seems to understand it well enough, and he is fiercely loyal to--and protective of--Alias.
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* AuraVision: His ''shen'' sight lets him see the color of a person’s soul, reflecting their character.
* TheCameo: He and Alias show up in the first story arc of the Forgotten Realms comic, helping the ''Realms Master'' crew to defeat the ogre mage Gornak and dispose of the ''Hand of Vaprak''.
* CoolSword: At the start of the trilogy, he wields a very unusual broadsword with a shortened grip and a flanged head somewhat like a mace.
* CoverBlowingSuperpower: He exposes himself as a paladin by using ''[[HealingHands lay on hands]]'' to heal a gash in Mist's wing.
* NamedWeapons: His initial sword is named Hill Cleaver.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: People tend to assume that Dragonbait is stupid due to his seeming inability to speak. He is all too happy to exploit this misconception when necessary.
* StarfishLanguage: His people speak at a pitch which humans cannot hear, and emphasize their words by giving off scents which reflect their emotional state.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler:His people come from a different world of the Material Plane. They were transplanted to the Forgotten Realms by Moander.]]
* TheUnintelligible: Dragonbait ''can'' communicate. It's just not a form of communication that most humans can even notice, let alone understand. Dragons like Mist can understand him just fine, however.

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An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.

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!! Alias of Westgate
->'''Race:''' Human
->'''Class:''' Wizard
->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral

An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of
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'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood
A redheaded sellsword who wakes up one morning after
a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous drunken bender to find that there's a magical artifacts.blue tattoo on her left arm and a gaping hole in her recent memories. Together with her companions Dragonbait, Akabar Bel Akash, and Olive Ruskettle, Alias sets out to uncover the twin mysteries of her missing memories and the azure bonds engraved in her skin.


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* AmnesiacHero: Downplayed. Alias can remember most of her life in great detail, but there's a large chunk missing from her recent memories. [[spoiler:Then it's subverted with the revelation that all her memories are fake.]]
* AntiTrueSight: She's under a permanent magical effect which prevents others from scrying on her or otherwise magically discerning her whereabouts.
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:She's a magical construct created by the Nameless Bard on behalf of a coterie of villains.]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor: For a seasoned adventurer and mercenary, Alias has trouble carousing. [[spoiler:This is one of several hints that she isn't what she believes herself to be.]]
* FakeMemories: Exaggerated. [[spoiler:Her entire past is a complete fabrication implanted into her by her creators.]]
* ManchurianAgent: She's been programmed to assassinate King Azoun IV of Cormyr, and nearly kills a hapless Giogioni Wyvernspur when the latter's spot-on impression of the king activates her programming.
* WalkingSpoiler: Alias's true nature is revealed partway through the first book and has a big impact on the rest of the trilogy.

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An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.
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* AnythingThatMoves: He’s had a ''lot'' of sex. Basically, if a being is female and wants to, Elminister's there.



* MakeMeWannaShout: How he dealt with Belshazu.



* SuperScream: How he dealt with Belshazu.



* MakeMeWannaShout: What he teaches at Sorcere. Also doubles as a SignatureMove.


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* SuperScream: What he teaches at Sorcere. Also doubles as a SignatureMove.
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* DarkChick: A master manipulator vamp that quickly rose up the ranks.
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* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: His ''Spiritual Hammer'' spell creates a flying hammer made of pure magical force.
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* AffablyEvil: He is a barbarian warlord who wanted to conquer the known world of Toril, but he's a charismatic BenevolentBoss to his warriors, who adore him in return, and also develops something akin to friendship with the foreign emissary Koja.

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* AffablyEvil: He is a barbarian warlord who drinks from the skulls of enemies and wanted to conquer the known world of Toril, but he's a charismatic BenevolentBoss to his warriors, who adore him in return, and also develops something akin to friendship with the foreign emissary Koja.


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* EvilOverlord: Played with. See AffablyEvil above.
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* BadBoss: He threatens to butcher and eat his lieutenant Karse if she doesn't find the escaped prisoners in a timely fashion. He also kills his dwarven forgemaster once the latter has [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived his usefulness]], and lets his army of living statues rampage through the ranks of his pride, killing everyone in their path.
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* DarkMessiah: He unified the Tuigan tribes under his rule and led them in a campaign of conquest while believing to be the chosen champion of the god Teylas.

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