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%%* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Speaking ''any'' truth, no matter how small or obvious, causes him agonizing pain. For this reason, he usually says the opposite of what he means and/or talks in double negatives.

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* SilenceIsGolden: Has several monologues to this effect. Her entire ''life'' has been controlled by her powers, and after first meeting Maddox, she spends minutes just reveling in how blissfully *quiet* everything is.

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* SilenceIsGolden: Has several monologues to this effect. Her entire ''life'' has been controlled by her powers, and after first meeting Maddox, she spends minutes just reveling in how blissfully *quiet* ''quiet'' everything is.



[[AC:Anya]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Kiss'', goddess of Anarchy, and 's lover



[[AC:Sabin]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Whisper'', keeper of Doubt, and Gwen's lover

[[AC:Gwendolyn Skyhawk]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Whisper'', and Sabin's lover.

* AngstWhatAngst: She takes gleeful vengeance on the man who imprisoned her for a year...and then any trauma she feels from the experience just kind of fades away as the narrative progresses.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She is the youngest (and most peaceful) Skyhawk, so all her sisters staunchly protect her.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Gwen hates Harpies' bloodlust, and many of her life choices are a conscious effort to distance herself from the sociopathic hedonism other Harpies indulge in.



* MissingStepsPlan: Goes something like this; 1) Fall, 2) ???, 3) Become Aeron's lover and live happily ever after with him.

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* MissingStepsPlan: Goes something like this; 1) Fall, 2) ???, 3) Become Aeron's lover and live happily ever after with him. She's at a loss when Aeron (initially) resists her advances.



* SelfFufillingProphecy: Invoked. He owns a prophetic book that describes his future (and the true nature of his curse), but refuses to actually read the thing for fear of making things worse.

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* SelfFufillingProphecy: SelfFulfillingProphecy: Invoked. He owns a prophetic book that describes his future (and the true nature of his curse), but refuses to actually read the thing for fear of making things worse.

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[[AC:Ashlyn Darrow]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Night'' and Maddox's lover.

* PowerIncontinence: While standing on a given spot, Ashlyn can hear the thoughts of everyone who's ever been in her place. These thoughts constantly run through her mind, making it difficult for her to focus on the present and (in the case of especially disturbing thoughts) act normal. Strangers who don't know about Ashlyn's powers typically assume she has schizophrenia.
* SilenceIsGolden: Has several monologues to this effect. Her entire ''life'' has been controlled by her powers, and after first meeting Maddox, she spends minutes just reveling in how blissfully *quiet* everything is.
* TeamMom: She's a deeply empathetic, nurturing person who's been alone her whole life. Naturally- after realizing who they are- she jumps at the chance to join the Lords' makeshift '[[TrueCompanions family]]'.

[[AC:Danika Ford]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Pleasure'', the current All-Seeing Eye, and Reyes' lover.

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* MamaBear: She is fiercely protective of her family, and in fact allies with the Hunters in the (misguided) belief it will protect them from Aeron.



-->'''Kaia:''' She bit me. She fucking bit me!
-->'''Aeron:''' I'll deal with her. Not you.
-->'''Kaia:''' No, you'll baby her like you always do!

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-->'''Kaia:''' She bit me. She fucking bit me!
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me!\\
'''Aeron:'''
I'll deal with her. Not you.
-->'''Kaia:'''
you.\\
'''Kaia:'''
No, you'll baby her like you always do!

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* FallenAngel: A benevolent example; she did not reject God, she simply wanted to be mortal, and the Seven acknowledge this.

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* FallenAngel: A benevolent example; she did not reject God, she simply wanted to be mortal, and the Seven His council acknowledge this.



* MissingStepsPlan: Goes something like this; 1) Fall, 2) ???, 3) Become Aeron's lover and live happily ever after with him.



* LivingLieDetector: Over the centuries, he developed enough experience with lying to instaneously tell when other people are doing it. However, his intuition is limited in that he can't recognize lies from literal gods [[spoiler:or someone who genuinely believes what they're saying is true]].

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* LivingLieDetector: Over the centuries, he developed enough experience with lying to instaneously instantaneously tell when other people are doing it. However, his intuition is limited in that he can't recognize lies from literal gods [[spoiler:or someone who genuinely believes what they're saying is true]].

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[[AC:Amun]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Touch'' and keeper of Secrets.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He's spoken only once: [[spoiler:to reassure his friends that Sabin is still alive.]]
* TooMuchInformation: Perpetually feels this way because of his telepathy: he hears ''all'' thoughts within a given radius. Even those of his friends' sex lives.
* TheVoiceless: If Amun talks, he must give voice to all the secrets of the world immediately after. Such a process is exhausting and time-consuming, so he obviously refrains from speaking as much as possible.



A teenage girl who's friends with William and Anya. Because of this, she eventually gets swept up in the main plotline.

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A teenage girl who's friends with William Danika and Anya. Because of this, she eventually gets swept up in the main plotline.
plotline.

* BrokenBird: As a result of her father's sexual abuse.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She's 17, so all of the protagonists are older (and more knowledgeable, and more badass...) than her. As a result, they feel very protective of her and try to censor their conversations when she's around.
-->--'''Ashlyn:''' It feels weird talking about [sex] with you.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She is very possessive of William, even though they're not in a relationship. Fortunately, she's usually able to confine these tendencies to her own thoughts.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's 16 in her first appearance, and got a job by pretending to be a legal adult.
* TheRunaway: Type 2. She left her family for a ''very good'' reason and tries to think of them as little as possible.

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* CasualKink: Is not opposed to a little voyeurism.

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* CasualKink: Is not opposed to a little voyeurism.consensual voyeurism or [=BDSM=].



[[AC:Legion (#516 of the Dark Crusaders of Envy and Need)]]

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[[AC:William]]

Father of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, adopted son of Hades and brother of Lucifer.

* EveryoneHasStandards: He's nonchalant about sleeping with married women. Pedophilia? Not so much.
* ReallyGetsAround: The list of husbands he's cuckolded increases with every book.
* SelfFufillingProphecy: Invoked. He owns a prophetic book that describes his future (and the true nature of his curse), but refuses to actually read the thing for fear of making things worse.

[[AC:Legion (#516 of the Dark Crusaders of Envy and Need)]]
Need) / "Honey"]]



* {{Yandere}}: Basically, the only reason she hasn't tried to murder everyone else in Aeron's life is because she doesn't consider them (romantic) threats.

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* {{Yandere}}: Basically, the only reason she hasn't tried to murder everyone else in Aeron's life is because she doesn't consider them (romantic) romantic threats.



* GoodIsNotNice: He's not ''mean'' so much as utterly unwilling to let any emotion or empathy interfere with his duty to Heaven.

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* GoodIsNotNice: He's not ''mean'' so much as utterly unwilling to let any emotion or empathy interfere with his duty to Heaven.
Heaven. Or what he ''[[KnightTemplar believes]]'' is his duty.



* {{Hypocrite}}: He had no compunctions about cheating on his wife, but when she did the same...[[{{Yandere}} ohhh boy]].
* TheLostLenore: Subverted. He became a lot more fanatical about Hunting after Darla's death, but by her own account he was a neglectful husband who didn't have the slightest regard for her feelings.



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[[AC:"Gilly" / Gillian Shaw]]

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* LivingLieDetector: A side effect of his demon: Gideon can effortlessly recognize lies from everyone except literal gods [[spoiler:or someone who genuinely believes what they're saying is true]].

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* LivingLieDetector: A side effect of Over the centuries, he developed enough experience with lying to instaneously tell when other people are doing it. However, his demon: Gideon can effortlessly intuition is limited in that he can't recognize lies from everyone except literal gods [[spoiler:or someone who genuinely believes what they're saying is true]].
true]].

[[AC:Scarlet]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Lie'', keeper of Nightmares, and Gideon's lover.

* FakeMemories: [[spoiler:Courtesy of her aunt, Mnemosyne: she brainwashed Scarlet into believing that she had a husband (Gideon) who abandoned her and their son, Steel. To add insult to injury, Mnemosyne's powers only work if the target ''wants'' to believe the memories being implanted. Scarlet's own desperation for love is what made her vulnerable to them.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: She was ''born'' inside Tartarus, and was trapped there for decades before finally escaping.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Scarlet has '''never''' been loved, by family or peers, and this has long since made her bitter and paranoid. [[spoiler:After (truly) falling in love with Gideon, she becomes immune to Mnemosyne's psychological abuse because she finally has memories worth preserving.]]

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[[folder:Protagonists]]

The Lords who opened PandorasBox, and their love interests. Characters are listed in order of the book they starred in.

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[[folder:Fortress Dwellers]]

These are the main series' protagonists: the faction of
Lords who opened PandorasBox, reside in Budapest, and their love interests. Characters are listed in rough order of the book they starred in.
in [[note]]as listed [[http://members.genashowalter.com/page/reading-list here]][[/note]].



* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Speaking ''any'' truth, no matter how small or obvious, causes him agonizing pain. For this reason, he usually says the opposite of what he means and/or talks in double negatives.

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* %%* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Speaking ''any'' truth, no matter how small or obvious, causes him agonizing pain. For this reason, he usually says the opposite of what he means and/or talks in double negatives.



* CursedWithAwesome: For the most part, he loves the power and immortality granted him by Lies.

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* CursedWithAwesome: For the most part, he loves the power and immortality and social leverage granted him by Lies.



[[AC:Paris]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Seduction'', keeper of Promiscuity, and Sienna's lover.

[[AC:Sienna Blackstone]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Seduction'', keeper of Wrath, and Paris' lover.



* GloryHound: ''Was'' one, pre-Box. Everyone knew the job of guarding ''dimOuniak'' would be assigned to the gods' best warrior, and when Cameo was denied the position, she felt snubbed. It didn't matter that she was already showered in honors and riches, that literal gods envied her power...so she murdered Pandora to prove her superiority.

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* GloryHound: ''Was'' one, pre-Box. Everyone knew the job of guarding ''dimOuniak'' would be assigned to the gods' best warrior, and when Cameo was denied the position, she felt snubbed. It didn't matter that she The honors and power Cameo was already showered in honors and riches, that literal gods envied her power...with weren't enough for her- so she murdered Pandora to prove her superiority.



[[folder:Greek Immortals]]

The various gods, rogue Lords, monsters and Titans who are part of the Greek pantheon.

[[AC:Galen]]

Keeper of Hope, leader of the Hunters, and Legion's lover.

* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: He is a handsome, winged man whose sheer ''voice'' inspires joy and confidence in people. Traits which he uses to make hundreds of people die for him and his cause.

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[[folder:Abrahamic Immortals]]

Those angels and demons who either work for (G)od or work to undermine Him. [[note]]Inhabitants of the Grecian underworld- a place separate from Christianity's Hell- are listed elsewhere.[[/note]]

[[AC:Legion (#516 of the Dark Crusaders of Envy and Need)]]

A demon who befriended Aeron and later became Galen's lover.

* GenderReveal: Because of her (initially) nonhuman appearance and rough voice, everyone else assumes that she's male until Legion corrects them.
* {{Yandere}}: Basically, the only reason she hasn't tried to murder everyone else in Aeron's life is because she doesn't consider them (romantic) threats.

[[AC:Lysander]]

A high-ranking angel who Olivia is subordinate to. Much to his shame, he is the lover of Bianka Skyhawk.

* DayInTheLimelight: Lysander is a protagonist in the short story ''The Darkest Angel''.
* GoodIsNotNice: He's not ''mean'' so much as utterly unwilling to let any emotion or empathy interfere with his duty to Heaven.

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[[folder:The Hunters]]

A faction of people who blame the Lords for all human suffering and therefore seek to kill them. The faction is mostly comprised of mortals, but its allies and forced breeding programs have created a small army of supernatural/demigod ChildSoldier[=s=] who also fight for the cause.
Unbeknowst to the Hunters, their leader is a Lord himself, and he's using them as pawns in Ancient Greek politics.

[[AC:Dean Stefano]]

A human man who's second-in-command of the Hunters. He was married to Darla before her death.

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Mortals and supernatural beings who don't fit in any of the other categories.

[[AC:Gilly]]

A teenage girl who's friends with William and Anya. Because of this, she eventually gets swept up in the main plotline.



* TheMatriarch: Tabitha is the original Skyhawk, and the oldest one still alive. All the others simultaneously respect and fear her.

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* TheMatriarch: EvilMatriarch: Tabitha is the original Skyhawk, and the oldest one still alive. All Even the others other Skyhawks- her own daughters- simultaneously respect and fear her.

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[[AC:Gideon]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Lie'', keeper of Lies, and Scarlet's lover.

* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Speaking ''any'' truth, no matter how small or obvious, causes him agonizing pain. For this reason, he usually says the opposite of what he means and/or talks in double negatives.
* ColorMotif: Gideon's had a marked preference for blue clothing ever since he spoke to an imprisoned child [[spoiler:(Scarlet)]] who'd never seen the sky.
-->"That day, blue didn’t start to represent...freedom to me."
* CursedWithAwesome: For the most part, he loves the power and immortality granted him by Lies.
* LivingLieDetector: A side effect of his demon: Gideon can effortlessly recognize lies from everyone except literal gods [[spoiler:or someone who genuinely believes what they're saying is true]].


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[[AC:The Skyhawks]]

A family of Harpies who work as a mercenary gang.

* BigSisterInstinct: They have started wars to protect Gwen.
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* TheMatriarch: Tabitha is the original Skyhawk, and the oldest one still alive. All the others simultaneously respect and fear her.

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* MysteriousWatcher: For some time before Falling, she regularly observed Aeron- initially to plan her assassination of him, and then for more...selfish reasons. Aeron senses ''something'' watching him, so he's pretty annoyed and scared when Olivia reveals herself.


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[[AC:Torin]]

Protagonist of ''The Darkest Touch'', keeper of Disease, and Keeley's lover.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: One of his jobs is to monitor the globe for signs of Hunters and/or fellow Lords. His diligence in doing so is often the only reason his TrueCompanions can effectively fight the former.
* CasualKink: Is not opposed to a little voyeurism.
* FriendsWithBenefits: He and Cameo have a brief sexual relationship; it's built on mutual respect and attraction, but nothing more than that. They're both aware of this.
* MissionControl: Being unable to leave the fortress (and thereby risk spreading disease), he contents himself with manning the many cameras and traps that protect it.
* MrExposition: He must often alert his comrades to events in the outside world, and in fact placed multiple speakers around the fortress for this purpose.
* ProperlyParanoid: Ashlyn is initially confused as to why Torin swathes himself in full-body robes and insists that she keep far away from him...until she learns just how devastating his powers are.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows more about technology than any of his comrades, and enough about playing the stock market to fund their endeavours.

[[AC:Cameo]]

Keeper of Misery and Lazarus' lover.

* FriendsWithBenefits: She and Torin have a brief sexual relationship; it's built on mutual respect and attraction, but nothing more than that. They're both aware of this.
* GloryHound: ''Was'' one, pre-Box. Everyone knew the job of guarding ''dimOuniak'' would be assigned to the gods' best warrior, and when Cameo was denied the position, she felt snubbed. It didn't matter that she was already showered in honors and riches, that literal gods envied her power...so she murdered Pandora to prove her superiority.
* GreenEyedMonster: Cameo resented Pandora not for being a female warrior (as the other Lords did) but because she believed herself more worthy of guarding ''dimOuniak'' than Pandora.
* HeartbrokenBadass: She's a veteran warrior...who, according to Olivia, cries herself to sleep each night.
* OneOfTheGuys: Despite the Lords' admitted sexism pre-Box, they wholly accepted her as a comrade-in-arms and feel no qualms about engaging in typically 'masculine' activities (drinking, watching porn, cracking crude jokes, etc) around her.
* TheQuietOne: Simply hearing Cameo's voice is '''extremely''' depressing for everyone around her, so she usually refrains from speaking.
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The Lords who opened Pandora's box, and their love interests. Characters are listed in order of the book they starred in.

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The Lords who opened Pandora's box, PandorasBox, and their love interests. Characters are listed in order of the book they starred in.
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A character page for the ''Literature/LordsOfTheUnderworld'' book series.
Because of the series' length and rapidly changing plot, '''all spoilers will be left unmarked'''.

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[[folder:Protagonists]]

The Lords who opened Pandora's box, and their love interests. Characters are listed in order of the book they starred in.

[[AC:Aeron]]
Protagonist of ''The Darkest Passion'', keeper of Wrath, and Olivia's lover.

* DotingParent: Adores Legion, often buys her presents, and instinctively defends her destructive tendencies.
-->'''Kaia:''' She bit me. She fucking bit me!
-->'''Aeron:''' I'll deal with her. Not you.
-->'''Kaia:''' No, you'll baby her like you always do!
* InsecureLoveInterest: Finds it difficult to believe that a good...[[OurAngelsAreDifferent being]] like Olivia could love him- much less Fall for him.
* {{Tsundere}}: Acts deliberately rude to Olivia, in the hope that she will give up wooing him and go back to the Heavens. (Lysander convinced him that she'd be happier and safer there.) It doesn't work, partly because he is very attracted to her.

[[AC:Olivia]]
Protagonist of ''The Darkest Passion'' and Aeron's lover.

* CovertPervert: One of the reasons she Fell was so she could experience sex. However, since she is angelic in most other respects, the people she meets are often surprised by this.
* FallenAngel: A benevolent example; she did not reject God, she simply wanted to be mortal, and the Seven acknowledge this.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: To Aeron...and everyone else, as she was initially employed as a joy-bringer.
* WideEyedIdealist: She spent most of her existence only seeing the good aspects of humanity, and finds them difficult to reconcile with what she knows of the bad.

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