History Characters / RenownedExplorers

* SelfDepreciation: If his second experiment in "Weird Patents" fail, he would be wary of himself.

* {[Determinator}}: Encouraged to play as this when he is the leader, as the more Resolve he has, the more study tokens he can collect at the end of every expedition

* CripplingOverspecialization: When she is the leader, it is recommended to end all counters deviously as she gains additional campaign tokens from it, and her special skills are also devious base.

* JackOfAllStats: However, she is one of the few members that has a 100% accuracy on all of her nomrla attacks.

* GlorySeeker: When you have to pick between gold, fame and research, she forces you to go with fame.

* CombatMedic: Is a good medic and knows how to defend himself

* BadassTeacher: She's still going on expeditions that would try a person half her age.

* DemolitionsExpert: Sometimes bordering MadBomber.

%%* GlassCannon

* InformedAttribute: He seems to have his "anger management problem" under control, with decent speech deense and a number of buffs allowing him to keep his cool in aggressive situations and flourish in peaceful ones. His powerful "ENOUGH!!" attack is more about punishing aggressive foes than.

* ScissorsCutsRock: The point of his "Suspicious" perk, which reduces [[TacticalRockPaperScissors the disadvantage]] for being friendly against an aggressive opponent from a brutal -20 to [[BadassPacifist a bearable -5]].

%%* FrenchJerk

%%* PunnyName

%%* DumbMuscle

* EmotionalBruiser: He just wants to make friends.

%%* TheMeanBrit

%%* {{Adorkable}}

* BadassTeacher

* ScissorsCutsRock: The point of his "Suspicious" perk, which reduces [[TacticalRockPaperScissors the disadvantage]] for being friendly against an aggressive opponent from a brutal -40 to [[BadassPacifist a bearable -5]].

* BitchInSheepsClothing: While most friendly/aggressive mixes tend to be {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s or otherwise more suited to a fair fight than psychological warfare, Phailin is all about taking advantage of her enemies during "friendly" encounters.

* BitchInSheepsClothes: While most friendly/aggressive mixes tend to be {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s or otherwise more suited to a fair fight than psychological warfare, Phailin is all about taking advantage of her enemies during "friendly" encounters.

* BitchInSheepsClothes: While most friendly/aggressive mixes tend to be {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s or otherwise more suited to a fair fight than psychological warfare, Phailin is all about taking advantage of her enemies during "friendly" encounters. [[/folder]]

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* WiseBeyondTheirYears: She's one of the more calm, composed, and professional characters in exploration, though in encounters [[GlassCannon she endures sharp words only slightly better than she does sharp blades]].

* LongRangFighter: She's one of the rare characters with a ranged physical attack, when most wallop their foes with melee or improvised weapons. And she's good at it.

* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold:

%%* GlassCannon

!!Scouts

[[folder:Kiwi]]
!!Kiwi Paakariki

Kiri, as she is really named, ran out of places to run on her home island. She built her own boat and went on to explore the world.

%%* KnifeNut
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is Kiri, but everyone calls her Kiwi.

[[folder:Pedrinho]]
!!Pedrinho Pinheiro

The Riot of Rio made a bet at a party that he would make it into the papers worldwide. Turns out he has a knack for exploring and making friends!

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Multiple times he forces a battle you can normally opt out of, usually involving protecting the weak from bullies. Best example is in the Mali Mystery--hyenas oppressing a poor little elephant? Gotta jump in.
* FlashStep: His special move, Party Starter, lets him basically do this up to 2 tiles away (even through enemies) before performing an Area-of-Effect cheer around him.
* FunPersonified: Wherever he is, there is a party.

[[folder:Hatice]]
!!Hatice Ataman

An already respected treasure hunter from Antalya. Very confident of her skill. Obsessed with gold.

%%* TheArcher
%%* GlassCannon
* {{Greed}}: When there's a choice between gold, honor and research in the game, having her in the party often forces you to pick gold.

[[folder:Harry]]
!!Harry Walker

Harry was a street urchin who survived on the streets by pickpocketing. Now he is a cunning and charming leader.

* GlassCannon: He has high attack across the board, but basically no defenses at all.
* StreetUrchin: Harry was brought up on the street, and still wears the uniform.

[[folder:Molly]]
!!Molly Jones

On her very first day at the Society, Molly was suspended for a week after accidentally using a very vulgar word describing Mr. Pinkerton's receding hairline.

%%* BladeOnAStick
* IShallTauntYou: Her main method of dealing with problems.

!!Fighters

[[folder:Ivan]]
!!Ivan Dashkov

The silent giant from Yekaterinburg. Incredibly strong, but not so talented with words. Really just wants to be part of a group of friends.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Same as Pedrinho, which is remarkable, since fighting friendly is actually his weakest ability.
* EmotionalBruiser: He just wants to make friends.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Ivan's preferred fighting style.
* HuskyRusskie: Big, strong, and from Russia.
%%* IJustWantToHaveFriends

[[folder:Bia]]
!!Bia Hekaton

Bia Hekaton fought for Greek independence from a young age. Now she's a terrifying mercenary.

* GlassCannon: She's very strong, but very frail.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has the typical "tough guy[=/=]gal" cheek scar.
%%* HitAndRunTactics

[[folder:Dolores]]
!!Dolores Garcia

Dolores won many a tournaments but kept her identity hidden behind a mask. Now she travels the world in search of new things to punch.

* BigEater: Forcefully picks food-related options. Is she chasing a bunch of monkeys and they attempt to distract you with tasty edible coconuts? Prepare for a delay.
* MaskedLuchador: Complete with the traditional air of mystery.

[[folder:Jan-Piet]]
!!Jan-Piet Corneel

All his friends have full and exuberant beards, but Jan-Piet cannot grow one himself. Searching for self-respect, this sailor now travels the world's most exotic places.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: He fights with an oar.
* PermaShave: He just cannot grow a beard, much to his dismay.
* PunnyName: His name is based on a Dutch folk tale about sailors who can't grow a beard. There are three separate characters with those names.

[[folder:Victor]]
!!Victor Signac

Victor is a decorated military captain. His words and skills motivate friends and foes to follow him. Wants to impress with rare finds.

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys:
** Zig-zagged with his amusingly-themed skill Peace Treaty. Thematically, it's purely heroic as he attempts to make friends from enemies -- he's making a peace treaty between two enemy factions. Other interpretations have included signing one to surrender, feigning peace to then attack aggressively, or passive-aggressively insulting enemies with a chance to surrender. In gameplay terms, it's an "attack" nonetheless that lowers spirit regardless of how you spin it.
** His Trying to Enrage skill icon is a picture of smelly cheese.

!!Speakers
[[folder:Charles]]
!!Charles Templeton

Ex-sailor and then ex-butler from Manchester, who wants to rub elbows with the Queen. Knows how to throw a punch and an insult.

%%* BattleButler
* GoodOldFisticuffs: When he has to get physical, Charles strikes a "fighting irish" pose.
* GlorySeeker: Sometimes when the player is being made to choose between gold, honor and research, having this guy in the team makes honor the only option available.
%%* TheMeanBrit
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: While he is dressed as one, [[TheMeanBrit he does not act like one.]]
* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: He tosses his glove on the ground to terrify enemies.

[[folder:Yvonne]]
!!Yvonne Lefevre

Montreal's cruel mistress. Assertive, intelligent, and the center of attention. Wants to see if she can trample the world under her boots.

* TheBaroness: Of the Sexpot variety. Cool, composed, vicious and wields a whip.
%%* HighClassGloves
* WhipItGood: Her weapon of choice.

[[folder:Maria]]
!!Maria Rodriguez

Being the daughter of an Argentine politician, she copied her father's way of handling problems and added her mother's looks and charm to the mix.

* GlassCannon: Has low defenses and Spirit, but high Speech Power.
* GlorySeeker: When you have to pick between gold, fame and research, she forces you to go with fame.
* KissOfDistraction: When using Impress.
* ShowSomeLeg: When using Seduce.
%%* SpicyLatina

[[folder:Hildegard]]
!!Hildegard Haas

How did this adorable Austrian magician get here? This expedition isn't safe for children!

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: She is a child who joined a group of scientific explorers who go into dangerous areas and face massive peril, (if [[NobodyCanDie conveniently survivable]], as losing an aggressive defeat implies you just flee).
* CheerfulChild: Hilde has no non-friendly specials, and even those are "Dance" and "Cheer".
* ConstantlyCurious: When the choice is between gold, fame or science, she always picks science. Also you get special options, where you can get more science tokens.
* ImprobableAge: {{Lampshaded}}. Especially when she is selected as the leader of the expedition.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When she get's herself into peril (i.e. collapsing caves), her main priority is getting out of it ASAP, ignoring everything else.
* StageMagician: Wears the uniform, and most of her attacks involve pulling things out of nowhere.

[[folder:Kwame]]
!!Kwame Amanquatia

Kwame left his Ashanti tribe to spread the spirit of happiness around the world. Used to be a real ladies' man.

%%* ForHappiness
* InformedAttribute: Him being a ladies' man does not factor into {{gameplay|andStorySegregation}} in any way despite encountering a lot of female mooks or bosses along the way. To be fair, it is said that he ''was'' a ladies man and as he is now 63 (as we have the 19th century you might add 10 more years to compare to today) his good looks faded most likely but he still has the charisma to make up for it as he gains followers left and right.

!!Antagonists
[[folder:Rivaleux]]
!!Matthieu Rivaleux

The famed French explorer. Full of himself and actually gets in your way on multiple occasions. The goal of this game is to be more renowned than he is.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He actually busts you out with a giant drill if you get trapped in the desert.]]
* {{Egopolis}}: [[spoiler:Holding the Key of Prestige transforms the Shangri-La treasure room into being decorated with statues of himself.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His very first appearance has him steal credit for your party's first major discovery and gloat about it.
%%* FrenchJerk
%%* GloryHound
* ItsAllAboutMe: And if it wasn't obvious enough from everything else he does and says, he likes to emphasize the "I" and "Me" in his sentences.
* LastNameBasis: You can see his full name on the scoreboard, but everyone just calls him Rivaleux.
%%* {{Narcissist}}
%%* PunnyName
%%* TheRival
* SoreLoser: Even when he's defeated, it's still always all about him.
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: When you fail to surpass his scores, he clearly doesn't pull any punches with the insults. [[spoiler:He also gives you the [[DamnedByFaintPraise Most Amusing Explorer]] award.]]

[[folder:Amir]]
!!Amir Akhtar

One of Rivaleux's lieutenants, a loud but devious man.

* HopelessSuitor: [[spoiler:He has a crush on Cassandra, but unfortunately she's more into Friendliness rather than Deviousness. Also, she doesn't like mean people, which he is.]]
** LovingAShadow: [[spoiler:During the Shangri-la mission, he is able to project and fall in love with an illusionary version of Cassandra who is into Deviousness. He attacks the party when they point out that she's not the real one. (ItMakesSenseInContext)]]
* IShallTauntYou: His preferred method of attack.
* NoIndoorVoice: Even {{Lampshaded}} before you fight him in the first mission.

[[folder:Cassandra]]
!!Cassandra Shafiq

One of Rivaleux's lieutenants, a friendly and fashionable woman.

* AncientEgypt: Has the dress and looks for it, even if that should've been outdated in the 19th century.
* DarkChick: Seductive sweet-talker who plays with emotions.
* FriendlyEnemy: She's your enemy, but much prefers diplomacy to violence.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Her preferred method of attack is to impress people.
%%* TheVamp

[[folder:Tommy]]
!!Tommy Gunn

One of Rivaleux's lieutenants, a dangerous bruiser.

%%* TheBrute
%%* DumbMuscle

%%* {{Meganekko}}

%%* StreetUrchin

%%* GoodOldFisticuffs
%%* HuskyRusskie: Big, strong, and from Russia.

%%* GoodOldFisticuffs

%%* TheBaroness

%%* CheerfulChild

%%* StageMagician

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* {{Jerkass}}: Sometimes her mean personality opens up new "insulting the enemy" options in adventures.

%%* BigEater

** He has a skill called Peace Treaty, plus it does not help that his Trying to Enrage icon is a picture of smelly cheese.
** Zig-zagged, since his other strength is Aggressive, and he has skills under [[TheStrategist Tactician]]. It's possible that Peace Treaty is just a means of pulling the ISurrenderSuckers trick to defuse a fight.
*** Another use for it arrives if you try o take a friendly approach, then, after using a peace treaty on agressive enemies (with agressiveness beeing in advantage to friendliness) and afterwards neogating conditions for a Treaty wich is in your advantage. Sometimes it helps to change the enemies Battle stance from agressive to friendly as the all become excited, a mood wich gives bonuss on speech.
*** Seeing how the Peace Treaty also does damage it could also be seen as giving clearly inferior opponents a means to capitulate instead of simply slaughtering them.

* Big Eater: His big weakness. If he sees food, he has to eat it.
* CombatMedic

%%* CombatMedic

%%* BadassTeacher

* InformedAttribute: Him being a ladies' man does not factor into {{gameplay|andStorySegregation}} in any way despite encountering a lot of female mooks or bosses along the way.

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* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: He has a skill called Peace Treaty, plus it does not help that his Trying to Enrage icon is a picture of smelly cheese.

*** TalkingTheMonsterToDeath is an option in this game