History Characters / LabyrinthsOfEcho

* AmazonChaser: With the notable exception of Lady Tekkhi (who is a demure innkeeper), Max seems to be exclusively attracted to women who can kick his ass if necessary: Melamori in Echo (see below), Alvianta in ''Nests of Chimerae'' (an landholder who regular fights her peers in melee duels and sleeps with a sword in reach), and Athena in ''My Ragnarök'' (the literal Ancient Greek [[WarGod goddess of war]]).

* BarrierGuy: One of his tasks in LSIF is to be the Guardian — an anchor that helps the True Magic wielding wizards to return from the Dark Side.

%%* LeadPoliceDetective: It is Melifaro who actually makes most of the detective work in the House at the Bridge. Kofa and Juffin are fine %%cops themselves, but they generally feel that the legwork is for the younger generation, and Max is notoriously useless at that.

* BigFun: Thanks to his father's magic. Original Kofa was thin, lean and mean.

* InsufferableGenius: His original personality before sir Khumkha's magic, which driven ''almost everyone'' nuts. It seems that the only people able to stand original Kofa for any extended period of time are Max and Anchifa Melifaro (who can be similarly insufferable, so they kinda cancel each other out).

* DesignatedPointMan: Thanks to his nearly impeccable magical defense and combat awareness (as well as impressive offense), Shurf is usually the point man during the Special Investigations operations. And although Shurf is a less capable combat mage than Kofa or Juffin, his loss (however unlikely) won't bring down an entire operation like one of those two's would, making him "expendable" to a certain degree.

* HappilyMarried: Which is more-or-less normal for the LSIF in general, but Numminorikh is the only team member with kids. Two of them, in fact, the younger of which is [[BrattyHalfPint a disaster in human form]]. Juffin initially was less than thrilled of this for morale reason, but acquiesced later.

* CoolOldLady: She rivals Nuflin and Juffin in terms of power and effectively the Seven-Leaf's decision-maker in all things outside of politics.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Lady Sotofa's default appearance is a nice and friendly white-haired lady looking like everyone's favorite grandmother. With a simple gesture, Lady Sotofa can shift to her juvenile appearance. Max describes the young Sotofa as utterly stunning.

* DotingParent: Well, doting uncle, as he usually sides with his niece, rather than with his brother, in the frequent father-daughter spats.

Elder Magister in the Order of Hidden Grass. Left Echo to search for his order's voluntarily exiled Grand Magister. Father of Manga Melifaro, paternal grandfather to Melifaro and his brothers. Filo built parts of the house at the family's homestead, creating at least one bedroom with restorative and protective spells woven in the building.

Firstborn son of Manga. GentleGiant of the family, possibly due to ekhl blood.

Second son. Anchifa accompanied his father on the expedition to Ukkumbi, and there became involved with the rites of the Naval Hunt. The shamans of Ukkumbi "turned the wheel of his destiny" - Anchifa became something unheard of in Echo, a pirate.

See his entry at LSIF.

* BloodKnight: Retired. During the War of Codex, sir Rogro Zhiil' fought on the side of King Gurig VII and the Order of the Seven-Leaf. According to fellow combatants' testimonies, he was there not out of loyalty, but just for the thrill. Was kicked out of Seven-Leaf and into Holomi for using Forbidden Magic in a street brawl just a few days into the Epoch of the Codex, invented the daily newspaper out of boredom while doing time.

* PropagandaMachine: What his media empire basically is. He's a rumour-monger, but also loyalist, very much. [[spoiler:Being a King's lover also helps.]] Most blatant use of it takes place in ''A Talkative Dead Man''.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: InUniverse (that is, according to Max himself), Andä's central message is "oh, why does no one love the so cute me?" Max also feels awkward because in his time wrote some poetry in the same vein, but of lesser quality.

Grand Magister of the disbanded Order of the Water Crow, generally believed to have been the most powerful Plain Magic practitioner to have ever lived. Officially killed by the Kettarian Hunter (a.k.a. Juffin) during the War of the Codex, but ''The Shadow of Gugimagon'' revealed that he is still alive, trapped in a remote world that only Max can enter at will.

An ex-head of the Order of Hidden Grass, to which a lot of successuve generations of Melifaro family has belonged and the previous owner of one of Max's prtective amulets, his headband. An adept True Magic user, he disbanded his order shortly before the War of Codex because "the World has changed" and doesn't need any orders anymore, and went around [[WalkingTheEarth Walking The Multiverse]] in search of knowledge. [[spoiler: He returned to the United Kingdom in ''All Truth About Us'' as a Truthful Prophet to prod the population to change with the world by his prophecies.]]

* ReasonableAuthortyFigure: He always was about truth and scince than the power, unlike the other Order Magisters, and has never controlled his people with fear, as a lot of his peers were prone to.
* TheRival: Nuflin considered him his bitterest rival and tried to upstage and destroy him at every opportunity. Honna on his part was more amused by it

* WineSnob: Natural in his line of work.

One of the Orders seven founders and Kofa's father, sir Khumkha shocked the Echo's society when [[TheCincinnatus he decided to retire and become an ordinary citizen]], devoting his time to (magical) culinary experiments.

* TheCincinnatus: When he decided to retire. The whole Echo then decided that sir Khumkha went crazy, and Kofa once offhandedly mentioned that the people weren't that off the mark.

* TheSupremeChef: If the Kofa's "portable kitchen" is of any indication of his own skills.

* [[spoiler: BarrierMaiden: Actually, a Barrier Guy: King Mönin, the only known Arbiter in the history of Echo, was asked by the ancient time-traveling Magisters to exile himself to the inescapable Quiet City. The reasoning was that a prisoner's desire to get home is the strongest wish there is, and when coming from an Arbiter, it will ensure the continued existence of the world for him to return to, thus preventing the apocalypse. Max was brought to Echo with explicit purpose to relieve Mönin, but Juffin didn't expect the latter to escape just seven years after Max's arrival.]]

* TheInspector: It is Melifaro who actually makes most of the detective work in the House at the Bridge. Kofa and Juffin are fine cops themselves, but they generally feel that the legwork is for the younger generation, and Max is notoriously useless at that.

[[ImplacableMan Master Interrupter of Unnecessary Lives]], currently holding the title and the white garments of "Truth in King's Service".

* ImmuneToMindControl: Max becomes completely immune to all charms and illusions (including mind control) after being impaled by a sword in ''Dorot, Lord of Manukhs'' as the sword materialises again whenever any such magic is used against him, causing enough pain to dispel it... [[SentientPhlebotinum unless it doesn't feel like it on a particular occasion]].

* AmbiguouslyJewish: Has a definite vibe of this. [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage His accent]], [[AllJewsAreCheapskates his anecdotal greed]], [[TheManBehindTheMan his manipulative skills]] — are all ''very'' stereotypically Jewish traits, which can even give the UnfortunateImplications air, if not for the NWordPrivileges: Martynchik [[TakeThatUs is Jewish herself]].

!!Sir Andä Pu.

* BigFriendlyDog: Droopy, Max's Wasteland Shepherd. Named by Max as a tribute to [[TexAveryMGMCartoons a certain white dog with long ears who solves crimes]]. Very protective of Max and at least borderline sentient. Already the size of a St.Bernard's dog as a puppy and now grown up.

* TheInspector: It is Melifaro who actually makes most of the detective work in the House at the Bridge. Kofa and Jusffin are fine cops themselves, but they generally feel thah the legwork is for the younger generation, and Max is notoriously useless at that.

* ItRunsInTheFamily: Most of the LSIF members come from families inextricably linked to various Orders and are hereditary powerful mages. Kofa and Melamori come from the Seven-Leaf tradition, Melifaro's father and grandfather were both Senior Magisters in the Order of Hidden Grass, while Numkinorikh (and Juffin, though it is less direct in his case) is linked to the Order of the Clock of Backwards Time, and Lonli-Lokli is a retired Magister of the Holey Chalice himself.

* InvoluntaryShapeshifter and VoluntaryShapeshifting in one: Khumkha Yokh, one of the seven founding masters of the Order of the Seven-Leaf, enchanted his only son to improve Kofa's [[BigFun character]] and [[BigEater appetite]]. The resulting sir Kofa Yokh in Echo is in his default appearance an elder, wise, patient and jolly gentleman of somewhat round proportions. If sir Kofa leaves the vicinity of Echo, Humkha's enchantment fades and the world is treated to the original Kofa Yokh, whom Max described as a "Lord of the British Empire ... arriving at an Arabian royal court". The aptitude at shapeshifting seems to be hereditary, as sir Kofa can change his own and others' appearances at will, although the out-of-Echo Kofa dislikes doing so.

* HappilyMarried: Which is more-or-less normal for the LSIF in general, but Numminorikh is the only team member with kids. Two of them, in fact. Juffin initially was less than thrilled of this for morale reason, but acquiesced later.

* InvoluntaryShapeshifter and VoluntaryShapeshifting in one: Humkha Yokh, one of the seven founding masters of the Order of the Seven-Leaf, enchanted his only son to improve Kofa's [[BigFun character]] and [[BigEater appetite]]. The resulting sir Kofa Yokh in Echo is in his default appearance an elder, wise, patient and jolly gentleman of somewhat round proportions. If sir Kofa leaves the vicinity of Echo, Humkha's enchantment fades and the world is treated to the original Kofa Yokh, whom Max described as a "Lord of the British Empire ... arriving at an Arabian royal court". The aptitude at shapeshifting seems to be hereditary, as sir Kofa can change his own and others' appearances at will, although the out-of-Echo Kofa dislikes doing so.

[[TheNoseKnows Master Scenter]], who joins SI in ''Green Waters of Ishma''.

* PropagandaMachine: What his media empire basically is. He's a rumour-monger, but also loyalist, very much. Most blatant use of it takes place in ''A Talkative Dead Man''.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: Has a definite vibe of this. [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage His accent]], [[AllJewsAreCheapskates his anecdotal greed]], [[TheManBehindTheMan his manipulative skills]] — are all ''very'' stereotypically Jewish traits, which can even give the UnfortunateImplications air, if not for the NWordPrivileges: Martynchik [[ThakeThatUs is Jewish herself]].

* OddlySmallOrganization: At the beginning of the story, it is just six people charged with enforcing the Codex within a vast city. By the end of the series, it's still nine persons strong.

!!Lady Tehhi Shekk

* LastNameBasis: He [[NoNameGiven doesn't have a name]].

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Shurf took the Fishmonger (keeper of holey fish bassins) job of the Holey Chalice Order and drank all the water in the bassins, taking up the power supposed to be ditributed to about 600 fellow order members. The things he pulled off earned him the [[spoiler: "Mad Fishmonger"]] monicker, and that was during the Order wars. He pulled the ThatManIsDead listed above to survive some consequences and returned to his original name, Shurf Lonli-Lokli.