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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Her approach to life as a queen under Bow's customs.
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* OverprotectiveDad: In Blue's eyes, he's this.
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* AntiMagicalFaction: Their government sees magic as against the will of their deity of choice. Which, naturally, [[{{Hypocrisy}} doesn't stop them from buying it in bulk]] from their ideological opponent.
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* AntiMagicalFaction: Their government sees magic as against the will of their deity of choice. Which, naturally, [[{{Hypocrisy}} [[{{Hypocrite}} doesn't stop them from buying it in bulk]] from their ideological opponent.
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* DarkSkinnedBlond: Jewel has golden hair and dark golden skin.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Varak's idea of seduction is [[RomanticizedAbuse frankly scary]]. When Blue expresses displeasure at the idea of serving him, he reacts with physical and psychological abuse until he caves. Later, when Blue has the nerve to share a bed with someone else (which he didn't know was forbidden), Varak beats him up. Blue is lucky to turn out to be into all that.
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* IdenticalStranger: Almost a splitting image of Cole, by a dramatic coincidence.
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* DistressedDude: In ''Depravity'', he gets roped into a kinky relationship with a powerful mage (that only turns clearly consensual later), taken as a hostage by Zagor and isolated from his lover who he just got married to, then raped by Zagor (once by proxy, once in person) to motivate said lover to do the impossible, almost burned to death at the stake, and subjected to yet more pain and humiliation by the only entity powerful enough to rescue him. At least the following 20 years seem to have been [[EarnYourHappyEnding peaceful for him]].
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* DistressedDude: In ''Depravity'', he gets Gets roped into a kinky relationship with a powerful mage (that only turns clearly consensual later), taken as a hostage by Zagor and isolated from his lover who he just got married to, then raped by Zagor (once by proxy, once in person) to motivate said lover to do the impossible, almost burned to death at the stake, and subjected to yet more pain and humiliation by the only entity powerful enough to rescue him. At least the following 20 years seem to have been [[EarnYourHappyEnding peaceful for him]].
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* ItIsDehumanizing: The fey all refer to Runi as "it" in ''Depravity''. (Oddly enough, the fey queen switches to "he" in ''Jewel of the Harem''.)
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Zagor has mentioned his existence and nature way back in ''Depravity''.
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* HufflepuffHouse: Very little is known about the Northern Lands outside of [[TheGoodKingdom Bow]] and [[LandOfFaerie Perpetua]]; their role in ''Depravity'' boils down to [[ThrowAwayCountry falling to Zagor one by one as he gets closer to Bow]].
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* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:The day he did nothing to prevent Fry's innocent family from being tortured and killed by his own men]] still haunts Cole, to the point where he says he deserves the hell Fry inflicts on him on Bright Flame.
* RapeAsDrama: Captain Fry's "sentence" for Cole is to be abused and systematically raped by his sailors, repeatedly, for weeks. We don't really see how Cole was before, but he's clearly not the same ever since.
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* RapeAsDrama: CaptainFry's Krake's "sentence" for Cole is to be abused and systematically raped by his sailors, repeatedly, for weeks. We don't really see how Cole was before, but he's clearly not the same ever since.
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Son of Captain Fry, he lost his mother and siblings (and later presumably his father) to Red Cole's rebels, and wishes to see him and anyone he loves suffer for that.
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* CycleOfRevenge: The Thunder rebels, robbed of their loved ones, took out their hatred for Fry Krake on his family, including a nine-year-old Silas. Years later, Fry Krake avenges Cole for his own family, and gets presumably killed by the rebels. Now Silas has more than enough motivation for revenge, and bites back at Cole ''again''.
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* TooKinkyToTorture: Garamid is into caning. At one point he steals a chicken from the coop just to earn a punishment.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Zagor forces Verne into marrying him after conquering Bow, to make himself a legitimate ruler. [[spoiler:Thus, after his death, Verne as his widow gets to lay claim on the land he conquered.]]
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* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Drum doesn't always agree with Varak's actions, but is loyal to him all the same. He also [[ZerothLawRebellion cheats a bit]], neglecting to tell Varak when the slaves are disobeying him until he decides to check on them himself.
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Powerful [[TheFairFolk fey]] sorceress and the capricious ruler of Perpetua. [[Myr's mother.]]
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The characters of the WebOriginal cycle ''Literature/TalesFromNetheredge''.
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[[folder:Galen]]
Selfless and steadfast [[TheOldestProfession pillow boy]] turned healer whose fate gets entangled with Cole's when they meet on Bright Flame.
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* BystanderSyndrome: At first Galen's ([[SafetyInIndifference understandable]]) reaction to the growing horrors in Calisto and on Bright Flame in particular is this – get through it with as little damage as possible and leave for a quiet peaceful life. He [[CharacterDevelopment changes profoundly]] after the injustice suffered by the fellow man becomes ''his'' business, and there's [[GoodSamaritan no going back for him]].
* DistressedDude: For his efforts to ease Cole's fate, he is whipped by Cole's sworn enemy and then sold as a slave by Cole's allies, getting his freedom back only after seven years. He is imprisoned and tortured (and whipped) again by the son of Cole's enemy some years later.
* GoodSamaritan: Dedicated to making people feel better – be it through sleeping with them, healing them, or just being there for them.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: To him, whoring is just a job he does, and does well. Making people's lives better is more a motivation for him than the sex itself.
%%IronWoobie: (someone fill it in please, where to even begin) He gets through it by doing what he can to help others whenever possible.
* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Throughout the weeks they spent sharing a cabin on Bright Flame, Cole confides in Galen, Galen defends Cole as much as he can, and they grow close. Then [[spoiler:the ship gets taken over by rebels, and Cole confesses that the main reason he let Galen so close was to find out how dangerous he'd be to let go after the plan was carried out, and that the only safe way for him to stay alive is to become a SexSlave with no way to escape]]. Galen is furious at being used like this, and tells Cole he ''deserved'' every bit of abuse he suffered on the ship.
* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Galen would rather die than be apart from his loved ones (if he had any say in it, that is). Cole disagrees... [[EarnYourHappyEnding for a while]].
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He was the eighth child of thirteen. This was one of the reasons he was shoved into a pillow house and off his parents' hands as soon as possible.
* MeaningfulName: Galen shares a name with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galen Claudius Galen]], a real life Roman physician who also improved the life of an ethics-deprived entertainment establishment.
* TheMedic: Takes his healer (side) job ''very'' seriously.
* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: Galen's lover Parim waits for him to return from his last voyage on Bright Flame. After Galen meets Cole, [[spoiler:everything goes south and Galen gets cut off from home for another seven years. When he is finally ready to return, he discovers that Parim has been dead for a couple of years, killed by Calisto's StateSec [[HomophobicHateCrime for being gay]]]].
* StarCrossedLovers: With Cole. From their chance meeting on the ship to when they were able to actually live together 12 years later, they only met four times, but were always on each other's minds.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Falls for Cole when [[MyGirlBackHome Parim]] is unavailable, and then for Rask when Cole has left him (and Parim is still unavailable).
* SympathyForTheDevil: He doesn't judge anyone – not even his torturer as he's breaking him, or his lover for derailing his entire life. This continues after he's settled down and runs a tavern [[spoiler:in Bow]]: he "[[NeutralGood heals everyone]] and keeps their secrets".
* TokenGoodTeammate: Can be seen as this for the entire Calisto Empire. (Of course, he represents the common man from there, but he's the only unambiguously good Calisto subject we follow.)
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Poor guy was [[SchoolOfSeduction pleasure-trained]] since the age of ''nine''. Luckily, it didn't traumatise him that much.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Galen finds himself attracted to Cole from the moment he first sees him, broken and imprisoned on the ship, but refuses to take advantage of him – even when ordered by the captain and encouraged by the sailors, and even though Cole himself says it would barely make a difference. He only expresses regret over it when he's about to be sent into the Harem for life because of him.
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[[folder:Cole]]
Handsome, charming, formerly popular RebelLeader with an easy smile and a heavy conscience.
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* AntiHero
* TheAtoner
* BigDamnHeroes: Bursts into [[HellholePrison Sapsand Gaol]] with his men to rescue Galen and the other prisoners.
* BreakTheHaughty
* DirtyCoward: He was the one [[spoiler:to lead the Emerald Palace uprising which intended to assassinate Emperor Queece]], but fled from the action upon seeing that his men had no chance of success. He [[CharacterDevelopment learns to do better]] eventually.
%%* DistressedDude: someone fill it in please
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Cole admits he had never been attracted to a man before he met Galen.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Cole insists on keeping himself and Galen apart, however much he wants to be with him, lest the Empire forces take advantage of their bond. Galen hates this.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Actually manages to leave Galen alone once he's settled down with his new lover, and doesn't resent him for it. He only visits Galen after [[spoiler:his whole family are dead]].
* IWillFightNoMoreForever: After dooming an innocent family to sate his anger, and then abandoning his men in a failed coup, he says he can't bring himself to take a life.
* TheLoinsSleepTonight: The [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil traumatic]] [[ColdBloodedTorture "punishment"]] on Bright Flame leaves him impotent.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:The day he did nothing to prevent Fry's innocent family from being tortured and killed by his own men]] still haunts Cole, to the point where he says he deserves the hell Fry inflicts on him on Bright Flame.
* RapeAsDrama: Captain Fry's "sentence" for Cole is to be abused and systematically raped by his sailors, repeatedly, for weeks. We don't really see how Cole was before, but he's clearly not the same ever since.
* RebelLeader: Of Thunder Rebellion. They don't see him as much of an authority though, sometimes [[UnscrupulousHero with good reason]].
* RedBaron: To the rebels and Calistan forces he is known as Red Cole.
* RetiredBadass: In ''Jewel of the Harem'' he gives off this vibe, having settled down with his new family.
* RevengeByProxy: Was perfectly fine with doing the same to Fry's family that [[RapePillageAndBurn he had done to the rebels']]. For a while, anyway.
* SadClown / StepfordSmiler: Hides his trauma, fear and regret behind quips and dazzling grins. Galen can see right through it.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Galen. From their chance meeting on the ship to when they were able to actually live together 12 years later, they only met four times, but were always on each other's minds.
* SympatheticAdulterer: [[spoiler:It's revealed at the end he had a wife and children in Calisto the whole time, but hadn't maintained contact with them for years – right until they were murdered by his vengeful former victim, Silas.]]
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[[folder:Rask]]
A sex slave Galen meets during his stay in the Harem of Caen, and falls in love with because of loneliness and his [[ReplacementGoldfish familiar face]].
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* EasilyForgiven: Galen says he's seen "so much worse" after Rask beats and guilts him into sex out of jealousy for Cole. Rask may not have deserved his forgiveness, but he tries his best to live up to it.
* EthicalSlut: Is friendly and considerate to his clients and romantically faithful to Galen, expecting Galen to do the same.
* GreenEyedMonster: Jealousy gets the better of him when Cole resurfaces and Galen spends a night with him without a second thought. Rask tattles on him to some Calistan soldiers in the port and forces Galen to have sex with him [[ReplacementGoldfish while calling him Cole]], then regrets it immediately and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone tries his best to atone]].
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: He is a sex worker who loves his job and treats his clients right. When Galen shifts to healing, Rask becomes his assistant of sorts.
* IdenticalStranger: Almost a splitting image of Cole, by a dramatic coincidence.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He realises he shouldn't be with Galen after seeing what his jealousy can do to him. He's fine with letting Cole take his place.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Galen falls in love with him in the first place because he looks painfully like Cole. [[spoiler:And Cole, in turn, sees his lost son in him when they meet.]]
* RomanticFalseLead: Becomes close with Galen when he's isolated from Cole. By the end of the story, when Cole returns, he sees ''himself'' as this – after forcing Galen into sex with him in a fit of jealousy and landing him in a HellholePrison, Rask asks Cole to rescue him and is willing to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy let them be]].
* SlaveLiberation: Rask escapes from the Harem courtesy of an aging Caen aristocrat who buys him as a slave. After his master's death Rask comes right back to Galen, to buy him out of the Harem with the money he inherited.
* ThirdWheel: To Galen and Cole. They end up [[AmicableExes sticking together]].
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[[folder:Runi Assam]]
ChildProdigy who became the head of Bow's government at 19. He's obsessed with making the kingdom rich, but soon has to deal with a threat of invasion.
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* AliensMadeThemDoIt: Zagor forces him and Charna to have sex to humiliate them and force them to comply with his plans.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Does this several times in stressful situations. In general, he prefers to get a clear picture of the situation and its possible outcomes as soon as possible.
* BrainsAndBondage: [[WorldsSmartestMan One of the smartest people of his time]], and possibly one of the most [[PowerfulPeopleAreSubs submissive in bed]].
* ChildProdigy: Runi was recognized as a mathematical genius when he was 7, and was admitted to court as an apprentice to the then High Chancellor at 12.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has moments of this when he's exasperated.
* DistressedDude: In ''Depravity'', he gets roped into a kinky relationship with a powerful mage (that only turns clearly consensual later), taken as a hostage by Zagor and isolated from his lover who he just got married to, then raped by Zagor (once by proxy, once in person) to motivate said lover to do the impossible, almost burned to death at the stake, and subjected to yet more pain and humiliation by the only entity powerful enough to rescue him. At least the following 20 years seem to have been [[EarnYourHappyEnding peaceful for him]].
* TheGoodChancellor: The kingdom of Bow flourishes with him in office, becoming an economically booming and potentially powerful opponent to Calisto.
* HappilyMarried: To Myr. They are still together and just as smitten with each other twenty years on.
* IronWoobie: Keeps a surprisingly clear head and stays determined to survive, despite the torment he has to go through.
* ItIsDehumanizing: The fey all refer to Runi as "it" in ''Depravity''. (Oddly enough, the fey queen switches to "he" in ''Jewel of the Harem''.)
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: He and Prince Charna spent a drunken night together once. They still seem to be vaguely interested in each other, but remain good if a bit awkward friends.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: While a warlord is conquering Bow's neighbours one by one, Runi is too smitten with Myr to keep a clear head during council meetings, and overlooks the threat until an invasion is inevitable.
* PlainJane: Runi is described, and sees himself, as rather unremarkable, especially compared to [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys stunners like Myr or Charna]]. Myr (and likely Charna too) beg to differ.
* PowerfulPeopleAreSubs: WordOfGod confirms that, after being saddled with a lot of responsibility from a very young age, he finds the experience of giving up control thrilling and liberating.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In ''Jewel of the Harem'' he is this to Piff and Adar, gently instructing them on the necessary course of action and Perpetua's customs.
* TooKinkyToTorture: He finds out there's little pain he can't withstand or turn into pleasure, especially when Myr is there to see it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Myr of the North]]
Bow's ethereal and mysterious CourtMage.
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* BadassBookworm: A man of learning and a powerful wizard.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Fey magic runs on "sex and cruelty, preferably both", but Myr refuses to let it get to his head (possibly for fear of ending up like his ruthless father Goren), and doesn't even know the extent of his own power until he finds a [[TooKinkyToTorture consenting partner]] to help him with creating valuable magical artifacts. He finds himself aroused by Runi being humiliated and tortured in front of him, but is promptly reassured that it isn't his fault and doesn't make him evil.
* BishieSparkle: Giving away his [[spoiler:non-human heritage]]. Intensifies when he's aroused.
* ChubbyChaser: Falls in love with the rather plump Runi Assam. Could be this or a SingleTargetSexuality.
* CourtMage: "[[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Magician to the Royal Family of Bow, Lord of Magic and Master of Runes]]", to be precise.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: His union with Runi provokes the disdain of [[spoiler:the fey queen, who hates all humans]].
* DefrostingIceKing: Goes from being distant and rough with Runi to practically singing praises to his beauty and bravery.
* TheFairFolk: [[spoiler:On his mom's side.]]
%%(specify benefits!)* TheFettered: He could extract lots of magical energy out of torturing anyone he wants (being irreplaceable in court would probably let him get away with that, like his father had). He doesn't, and tries to make sure the process is enjoyable for all parties.
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:[[TheFairFolk Half fey]].]]
* HappilyMarried: To Runi. They are still together and just as smitten with each other twenty years on.
* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:His mother is the queen of fey, who his human father had an affair with.]] He's not even close to being the next in line, though, and has no wish to claim any throne.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: From passing references to his appearance, he's rocking this look.
* AMistakeIsBorn: [[spoiler:Myr's parents, being of different species]], didn't expect a conception to result from their affair – but it did.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Myr has it, setting off some alarms that he may not be as human as he tries to appear. [[spoiler:He's [[HalfHumanHybrid not]].]]
* SurpriseWitness: [[For the trial of Varak in ''His Tribute'', since no one anticipated him being able to recount the story of Varak's madness after Goren had died.]]
* TheStoic: Possibly as a result of [[AbusiveParents his father being physically abusive to him]], Myr is really good at hiding his true feelings, be it love or anger or despair.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: He was unable to save Runi from rape twice in a row. But the third time, when fey palace guards try to get their hands on him, he's finally there in time to ward them off.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Downplayed. He has a tendency for cruelty, but [[TheFettered never lets it get out of hand]] and loves his husband [[spoiler:and son]] dearly.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Blue]]
Son of Councilor Mizral of the Genzies, he is unexpectedly picked by Varak as his sole yearly [[SexSlave Tribute]].
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* AffectionateNickname: Joy exclusively calls Blue [[RavenHairIvorySkin "handsome blackhair"]].
* BeastAndBeauty: Beauty to Varak's Beast.
%%Break the haughty
%%Conditioned to accept horror
* PropertyOfLove: Varak's love slave. Eventually, a willing one.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: His appearance, which sets him apart from the other, golden-haired boys on Salvation.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Varak's lover was [[spoiler:Blue's uncle Hilde, who he killed in his fey-induced UnstoppableRage required to defeat the Horror]]. Blue looks a lot like him, and Varak can't help himself.
* RoyalBrat: Blue isn't used to meeting adverse consequences for his manners or actions. This lands him in trouble when he's at the mercy of Varak, whose idea of consequences (for even saying "no") is quite disproportionate.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Being a councillor's son makes it possible to pull rank at the Izem dungeon guards, who let him reunite with his fellow slaves and then with Varak.
* StockholmSyndrome: Eventually happens to Blue in relation to his imprisonment in Varak's castle, like it did to everyone before him.
* TooKinkyToTorture
* TheTwink: Pale, lithe, black-haired and [[RoyalBrat sassy]].
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: He looks a lot like [[spoiler:his deceased uncle Hilde, who was in an (obliviously mutual) relationship with Varak during the latter's quest to save the Genzies.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Varak]]
Legendary warrior who saved Genzies from the Horror at the cost of his humanity, and retreated to a remote island which gradually became filled with {{Sex Slave}}s.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Varak's idea of seduction is [[RomanticizedAbuse frankly scary]]. When Blue expresses displeasure at the idea of serving him, he reacts with physical and psychological abuse until he caves. Later, when Blue has the nerve to share a bed with someone else (which he didn't know was forbidden), Varak beats him up. Blue is lucky to turn out to be into all that.
* TheBear: Large, muscular and hairy. And with a fondness for [[TheTwink young boys]].
* BeastAndBeauty: Beast to Blue's Beauty.
* BigBeautifulMan: See TheBear. Blue's inner monologue describes him as this from the very start.
* CarpetOfVirility
* CharmPerson: For [[DealWithTheDevil some reason]], his slaves' least favourite activities that ''he'' enjoys soon become ''their'' [[TooKinkyToTorture favourite activities]] too.
* DealWithTheDevil: To become strong enough to challenge the Horror, he [[spoiler:was advised by Goren to let the fey touch him in his sleep]]. The result was fearlessness and bloodlust which helped him save the islands; the cost was his peace of mind, ability to love and coexist with others.
* FallenHero
* HasAType: All his slaves are young blond men. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Blue exemplifies another type of his – "[[ReplacementGoldfish looks like my loyal page]] who I brutally killed upon losing my humanity and have regretted it ever since".]]
* TheHermit: Lives on a remote island with his slaves.
* LostLenore: Has had two in a row. One was [[spoiler:a silversmith from the island which was the first target of the Horror]]; the other was [[spoiler:Hilde, who Varak had to sacrifice to gain enough power to stop the threat, didn't have the heart to do so, and then killed him anyway in a fit of magical UnstoppableRage]].
* NoHeroToHisValet: Drum knows him better than anyone else on Salvation. He still reveres him, downplaying the trope, but snarks like there's no tomorrow too.
* PetTheDog: Has moments of this peppered throughout ''His Tribute''. He's sadistic and possessive, but has some idea of fairness and mercy.
* PropertyOfLove: Blue is his, eventually willingly. Some of the other slaves express similar devotion.
* SexGod: If you happen to be into the same things he's into, you're in for a treat.
* SympatheticSlaveOwner: The Salvation boys are well fed, housed and... [[SexSlave uh]]... occupied?..
* UnstoppableRage: What he had to achieve to fight off the Horror. It took him a long time to resemble a civilized human again.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Piff]]
Young, simple-minded Harem guard who first gets noticed by a beautiful but cruel RoyalFavorite and then by a beautiful but reckless young prince.
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* AffectionateNickname: Gets called "little soldier" by Jewel and "(insert adjective) brute" by Adar.
* DesperatelyNeedsOrders / ExtremeDoormat: Most of his goals in ''Jewel of the Harem'' are not even his own, but his superiors'.
* DumbMuscle: Not bright or a great judge of people, but good in a fight (and in bed).
* {{Hunk}}: Adar certainly sees him as this.
* LoveMartyr: Jewel treats him like a toy, and Piff defends everything he does.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Piff thanks the page who gives him something to drape over himself in the palace.
* SonOfAWhore: He was born in the Harem and never knew his parents.
* TooKinkyToTorture: His devotion to Jewel gets him through the lashing he has to endure for being seduced by a royal favourite.
* VerbalBackspace: Piff has a habit of beginning to point something out to someone of a higher social sta– Deciding it's not worth it in mid-sentence.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jewel]]
Mysterious HighClassSexWorker in the Harem of Caen who seduces Piff and puts him through one painful trial after another.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Possessive and abusive to Piff, while claiming it's for his own good.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Jewel has golden hair and dark golden skin.
* DivineDate: [[spoiler:With Piff.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Zagor has mentioned his existence and nature way back in ''Depravity''.
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Has gold all over the accessories he wears, and golden shades in his hair, skin and eyes. When Piff returns to Caen, he has got himself eyeballs of gold as well. [[spoiler:Makes sense, given [[ThePowerOfTheSun his domain]].]]
* HighClassSexWorker: A prized whore in the Harem, favourite of Dia himself.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: Jewel's body is [[{{Hermaphrodite}} halfway between]] those of a beautiful man and a beautiful woman [[spoiler:(of course, being a god, he can be whatever he wants)]].
* ThePowerOfTheSun: [[spoiler:Jewel is a [[PhysicalGod sun god]], commanding light and weather among other things.]]
* RoyalFavorite: Prince-come-King Dia would rather have him completely to himself, but Jewel has other plans.
* SexGod: Lives up to his HighClassSexWorker status.
* {{Yandere}}: Jewel is incredibly possessive of Piff, demanding his complete attention and hurting anyone else he lies with.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Prince Adar]]
The youngest [[spoiler:and illegitimate]] child of Queen Verne of Bow, a desperate flirt with an oddly ethereal appearance.
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* AffectionHatingKid: Despite being [[ManChild seventeen]] and absolutely uninhibited himself, Adar rolls his eyes at Myr and Runi being SickeninglySweethearts in his presence. It's extra hypocritical of him to snuggle up to Piff immediately after cringing. But then again attraction and feelings are different things, and Adar is a RoyalBrat.
* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Says this almost word-for-word after being kidnapped by Piff and repeatedly ''not'' forced into intercourse (for fear of what [[{{Yandere}} Jewel]] might do to both of them).
* ChocolateBaby: Adar doesn't look a bit like Prince Charna, his mother's husband. [[spoiler:Who he looks ''a lot'' like, however, is Myr of the North – who [[ChosenConceptionPartner agreed to father him]] in order to double the amount of magical power available to the kingdom.]]
* DumbassTeenageSon: Apparently, sneaking out of a ballroom to have sex with a FakeAristocrat from a potentially hostile country is the sort of thing to get a reaction of "typical Adar" from the palace guards.
* TheFairFolk: [[spoiler:By a quarter, on his father's side.]]
* FreudianExcuse: He was conceived, born and raised as a magic-powering McGuffin and feels neglected by his family. He [[LampshadeHanging half-ironically hopes]] that is enough excuse for his reckless, clingy behaviour.
* LivingWeapon
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* MysticalWhiteHair
* ParentalTitleCharacterization: His strict, emotionally distant father insists he uses his court title when addressing him.
* RoyalBrat
* UnevenHybrid: [[spoiler:Quarter [[TheFairFolk fey]], on his father's side.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Adar has a strained relationship with his father, never feeling loved by him (the love exists, but [[TheStoic isn't expressed properly]]).
[[/folder]]
!!Calisto Empire
[[folder:In general]]
The largest polity in the setting, an oppressive, militaristic state who try to impose their will on the other countries of Netheredge with force of arms and espionage.
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* AntiMagicalFaction: Their government sees magic as against the will of their deity of choice. Which, naturally, [[{{Hypocrisy}} doesn't stop them from buying it in bulk]] from their ideological opponent.
* TheEmpire: Vast, powerful and aggressive.
* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:Pulls one on the Genzies, sending raiders pretending to be an EldritchAbomination, so they can persuade them to join the Empire in exchange for the destruction being stopped.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Ruthless, treacherous colonisers, implied [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]] and raging [[HeteronormativeCrusader homophobes]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Emperor Queece]]
The current Calistan leader who has been changing their policies FromBadToWorse for several decades.
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* EvilOverlord: The leader of Calisto Empire.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The threat of his empire TakingOverTheWorld is a source of worry for all the main characters.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Thunder Rebellion]]
A violent, increasingly desperate anti-government faction that Red Cole is a prominent member of.
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* LaResistance: To Calisto's TheEmpire.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Their methods of warfare and information control aren't much better than their oppressors'. Especially when their leaders get blinded by dreams of revenge.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Fry]]
Used to be an enforcer responsible for "cleansing" insubordinate settlements. After [[spoiler:the Thunder rebels led by Red Cole retaliate by massacring his entire family]], he sets out to find him and punish him as painfully as possible.
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* TheNeidermeyer: A terrifying commander to serve under. If he won't rip you to shreds with his lash for disobedience, he'll make you participate in the punishment of someone else.
* RapePillageAndBurn: With an emphasis on the former, this is his preferred tactic for subduing rebellious factions.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: See above. He unleashes it in an especially bone-chilling manner on Cole.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Prefers this method of punishment and revenge.
* StateSec: Was part of it before [[spoiler:losing his whole family to the Thunder Rebellion]]. Then he captained a ship just to find Cole and make him pay.
* YouKilledMyFather: Fry used to brutally decimate whole villages that didn't like Emperor Queece. [[spoiler:Cole's rebels decided to avenge him in the same manner – even if [[RevengeByProxy only his wife and children were at home]]. This motivates Fry to capture and torture him for weeks on his ship… and then his surviving son, Silas, to [[CycleOfRevenge do a similar thing to Galen for helping Cole]].]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Silas Fry]]
Son of Captain Fry, he lost his mother and siblings (and later presumably his father) to Red Cole's rebels, and wishes to see him and anyone he loves suffer for that.
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* CycleOfRevenge: The Thunder rebels, robbed of their loved ones, took out their hatred for Fry on his family, including a nine-year-old Silas. Years later, Fry avenges Cole for his own family, and gets presumably killed by the rebels. Now Silas has more than enough motivation for revenge, and bites back at Cole ''again''.
* RapeAsBackstory: What the rebels did to him and his mother to scare them even further.
* RevengeByProxy: He captures Galen to make Cole suffer more. He even says he'd like to let Cole love again so he can continue tormenting his lovers forever.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the massacre that took away his mother and siblings.
* YouKilledMyFather: His whole family suffered at the hands of the Thunder Rebellion, and he would very much like to see their leader pay for that.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lady Ebb]]
Calistan noblewoman in the Genzies high council, responsible for many freedoms they lost over the years as their PuppetState.
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* AmoralAttorney: Performs this role in Varak's [[KangarooCourt trial]].
* AristocratsAreEvil
* EvilMatriarch: She first sent his son Perry away as a slave to Varak, and then refused to listen when he said he wishes to stay.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Parim]]
Galen's lover from the port town of Pithiya who is waiting for his return.
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* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: Galen has plans to settle down with him once his main occupation becomes unviable...
* KilledOffForReal: ...[[spoiler:but he gets murdered by Calisto's StateSec [[HomophobicHateCrime for being gay]], without giving him a chance to see Galen again.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Northern Lands
[[folder:In general]]
A cold and rather mystical region, famous for their familiarity with [[TheFairFolk fey]] magic and egalitarian customs.
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* TheGoodKingdom: Bow, the land of refinement, magic and [[NonHeteronormativeSociety marriage equality]].
* GrimUpNorth: Regarded as this by Calisto, for their (perceived) decadence and association with the [[TheFairFolk fey]]. In turn, Perpetua is this to the rest of the Northern Lands.
* HegemonicEmpire: After Zagor's conquest and forced marriage to Queen Verne of Bow, the kingdom uses this to establish their influence (it's unclear as to the kind and extent, however) over the rest of the region.
* HeirClubForMen: Completely {{averted}} by Bow: Princess Cella, Verne's oldest child, being the heir to the throne is never questioned.
* LandOfFaerie: Perpetua, a ShroudedInMyth region of unimaginable magic, decadence and cruelty. Some doubt it even exists; those who don't are scared to visit (and rightly so); those who have visited and lived report [[EldritchLocation strange phenomena]] like the behaviour of local magical light and [[ThermalDissonance confusing temperature]].
* NonHeteronormativeSociety: A union between two men is seen as nothing out of the ordinary in Bow.
* HufflepuffHouse: Very little is known about the Northern Lands outside of [[TheGoodKingdom Bow]] and [[LandOfFaerie Perpetua]]; their role in ''Depravity'' boils down to [[ThrowAwayCountry falling to Zagor one by one as he gets closer to Bow]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Queen Verne of Bow]]
The current monarch of Bow.
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* DamselInDistress: Is taken hostage by Zagor the Tyrant to exercise pressure on Charna, ForcedToWatch the torture of her courtiers, and [[NothingIsScarier possibly]] raped.
* TheHighQueen: Ladylike, serene and devoted to her kingdom.
* MarriageBeforeRomance: She didn't marry Charna of her own volition, but they do warm up to each other, look out for each other at the time of need and later have children together.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Prince Charna]]
Charismatic and self-indulgent Prince Consort of the Queen of Bow, ruling alongside Verne.
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* AliensMadeThemDoIt: Zagor forces him and Runi to have sex to humiliate them and force them to comply with his plans.
* CharmPerson: An excellent negotiator and diplomat, as well as an irresistible flirt.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blonde hair and is, for all his flaws, a genuinely good person, which shows when he's trying his best to alleviate the damage Zagor is doing to his loved ones.
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: He and Runi spent a drunken night together once. They still seem to be vaguely interested in each other, but remain good if a bit awkward friends.
* LovableSexManiac: Charna is notoriously promiscuous, but appears to treat his (successful) conquests as people and is there for them when they need help. He even feels guilty for neglecting his wife Verne and hurting her reputation.
* MarriageBeforeRomance: He didn't marry Verne of his own volition, but they do warm up to each other, look out for each other at the time of need and later have children together.
* PrinceCharming: Projects this image with his charisma and style.
* PromiscuityAfterRape: An implied reason for his hypersexual behaviour is that [[spoiler:he had been pimped out by his parents since before he was 15]].
* RagsToRoyalty: He was only a bright and charming commoner before joining the court and becoming the second monarch.
* ReallyGetsAround: His sexploits in and around the Bow court are a staple of local rumours.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: [[spoiler:His merchant parents forced him into sex work as a child.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Zem]]
Bow's Captain of the guard. [[spoiler:He helps Zagor invade Bow.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: He is seemingly in charge of all of Bow's military force, and yet his rank is only captain?
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets burnt at the stake in Runi's place. Even after all he's been through because of him, Runi is left wondering if such an end was deserved.]]
* BigBeautifulMan: Both Charna and, despite himself, Runi find his burly muscled looks attractive.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Why he thought that a ruthless warlord who readily employs traitors ''wouldn't'' use any methods available to get what he wants is a mystery.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He begins to doubt Zagor's justifications for his actions eventually, and tries to defend Runi – [[spoiler:before being randomly burned to death in Runi's place at the fey queen's whim]].
* RegretfulTraitor: [[spoiler:Seeing what he unleashed on his country by letting Zagor in makes him question himself in the end.]]
* TheQuisling: [[spoiler:He thinks that Bow needs a strong military leader instead of a merchant who sells magic to their allies and enemies alike, and so helps Zagor's forces slip past the border wards.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zagor the Tyrant]]
Galash military leader who asserts himself as its sovereign and conquers anyone who disagrees, afraid of Northern Lands succumbing to Calisto aggression.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Zagor forces Verne into marrying him after conquering Bow, to make himself a legitimate ruler. [[spoiler:Thus, after his death, Verne as his widow gets to lay claim on the land he conquered.]]
* RebelLeader: Led an unspecified rebellion in Galash which let him become a warden of that city and country.
* {{Sadist}}: Despite his claims of "I only do what I have to do", he seems to genuinely enjoy tormenting his victims.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Zagor eventually invades Bow and horrors ensue.
* TheUsurper: Puts himself on Bow's throne by force.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He seems to think his goal of strengthening the region against Calisto justifies the physical and psychological torture he unleashes on Bow's court to make them do the impossible.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The fey queen]]
Powerful [[TheFairFolk fey]] sorceress and the capricious ruler of Perpetua. [[Myr's mother.]]
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* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler:She's Myr's mother]] and a sadistic monarch.
* FantasticRacism: Humans disgust her.
* FaerieCourt: Rules over one.
* TheFairFolk
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Capricious and cruel.
* IHaveNoSon: Disowned [[spoiler:Myr as soon as he was born due to his human-ness]]. When she changes her mind, however, [[spoiler:it comes with the drawback of her giving a crap about [[DatingWhatDaddyHates who Myr marries]].]]
* ParentalAbandonment: She banished [[spoiler:Goren and their son]] from Perpetua after giving birth.
* VillainousRescue: She doesn't rescue Runi from the pyre for his own good. She wants to find out if [[spoiler:he's worthy of being her son's husband]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Warden of the Moonless Night]]
Lustful fey courtier who sets his sights on Runi.
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* FaerieCourt: He's a prominent member of Perpetua's court.
* {{Sadist}}: He is a member of the Exquisite – a torturer in the fey court. He and his position were made for one another.
* UncertainDoom: We didn't see him die in ''Depravity''. In ''Jewel of the Harem'' the queen says he is dead, but she could be lying.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Goren of the North]]
Legendary wizard with dark secrets, Bow's previous CourtMage, and father of Myr.
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* AbusiveParent: Used to hurt his son Myr to get magical powers.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Was murdered by the fey. But it's not like [[{{Jerkass}} anyone was going]] [[AbusiveParents to miss him]].]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Learning from the fey gave him immense power and a penchant for cruelty.
* EvilSorcerer: A powerful wizard whose magic comes form a dark source.
* {{Jerkass}}
* PosthumousCharacter: He is dead before any of the cycle's main events, but plays a prominent role in several characters' histories.
[[/folder]]
!!The Genzies
[[folder:Councillor Mizral]]
Blue's father, determined to put a stop to the custom of Tribute.
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* HeroAntagonist: He is understandably worried for his son, and outraged by what Varak gets away with by being the Saviour of the Genzies. But he doesn't let Blue explain himself, and the main reason for his hatred is fed to him by his treacherous co-councillors from Calisto.
* TheKindnapper: He raids Isle Salvation, killing some of the guards and imprisoning the rest of the island's inhabitants, to rescue his son and other noble slaves. (But mostly it's to punish Varak and make the council look better in Calisto's eyes.)
* OverprotectiveDad: In Blue's eyes, he's this.
* TheVictimMustBeConfused: Insists that Blue has StockholmSyndrome. He is almost certainly right. But Blue still wants to give Varak a chance.
* TheQuisling: He likes the idea of Genzies becoming a subject of Calisto.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Caspar]]
Mizral's brother-in-law and Hilde's brother, Blue's uncle.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is Blue's only hope to rehabilitate Varak, and proves that hope was not misplaced.
* SurpriseWitness: His BigDamnHeroes moment at Varak's trial. He reveals there were unaccounted-for witnesses to the case – Goren (now deceased) and Myr – whose testimony can overturn the verdict.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hilde]]
Mizral's brother-in-law, Caspar's brother. Left home and accompanied Varak on his quest to save the Genzies.
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* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: He fell in love with Varak and ran away from home to help him when his family wouldn't. Varak enjoyed his company, but only after Hilde's death did he [[LoveEpiphany realize he actually loved him back]].
* PosthumousCharacter: Has been dead for twenty years, but the circumstances of his death are a key part of the story.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: [[spoiler:Shares this trait with his nephew Blue.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Isle Salvation
[[folder:In general]]
After twenty years of Tribute, Varak's island has over a hundred slaves populating it – all blond, mostly pleasure-trained, and brought here at the age of eighteen.
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* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: To be expected from [[SexSlave pleasure slaves]].
* HappinessInSlavery: The boys don't really mind their situation and are genuinely devoted to Varak (and each other).
* PlentyOfBlondes: Varak HasAType.
* {{Sex Slave}}s
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Joy]]
Varak's favourite slave before Blue showed up; a beautiful and casually seductive youth, he shows interest in Blue immediately and ends up sleeping with him on the regular.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: All the slaves are blond and most of them are quite nice, but Joy is probably the gentlest and sweetest of them all.
* HeroicSeductress: He doesn't waste time in the Izem dungeon and seduces a guard – just in case it proves to be useful. It does, helping Blue and Varak reunite.
* MrFanservice: Again, not a unique trait on the island, but he appears to be the best-looking and most eager to flaunt it. The narration emphasizes that.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:With Drum at the end.]]
* PromiscuityAfterRape: His training began at the age of ''five''. Now, as a young man, he seems to be completely incapable of relating to people outside of sexual context.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Drum]]
One of the oldest slaves on Salvation and Varak's right-hand man.
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* TheConfidant: After Varak lost interest in him as a bedmate, he has been "the closest Varak has to a friend".
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Drum doesn't always agree with Varak's actions, but is loyal to him all the same. He also [[ZerothLawRebellion cheats a bit]], neglecting to tell Varak when the slaves are disobeying him until he decides to check on them himself.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:With Joy at the end.]]
* OnlySaneEmployee: He's the one managing the castle and its inhabitants – their owner Varak doesn't always have the presence of mind to do it.
* ServileSnarker: Drum knows Varak better than anyone else on Salvation. He reveres him, but snarks like there's no tomorrow too.
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[[folder:Perry Ebb]]
A round-faced, quiet young man who is very curious about the origins of the custom of the Tribute.
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* BlueBlood: A son to a Calistan noblewoman, and the token gift from Calisto to Varak.
* OnlySaneMan / TheSmartGuy: Theorizes a lot about Varak's motivations and history, and gets several things right.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Dresses as a servant girl to sneak into Blue's room when Blue is locked inside.
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[[folder:Garamid and Samara]]
Two of Varak's slaves, inseparable lovers.
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* TheDividual: They are barely seen apart, usually making out.
* ImmodestOrgasm: Garamid has a reputation for doing this, according to Drum.
* KilledOffForReal: In the raid organized by Mizral.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: While Garamid is fighting off Mizral's men, Samara is going mad with worry, locked up with the others in a safe place. Eventually he breaks out and thus gives away everyone's location, getting himself killed along with Garamid.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Garamid is into caning. At one point he steals a chicken from the coop just to earn a punishment.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Twinkle]]
The exception to the "18-year-olds only" rule, who Varak kept out of pity.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He is the only 14-year-old to be transported to the island; Varak theorizes his family sent him there out of desperation and/or poverty. He lets him stay and look after the chickens, and other slaves are friendly towards him.
* JailBaitWait: Varak forbids touching him until he is of age. Joy, being [[PromiscuityAfterRape Joy]], hints he may see Twinkle as this trope.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The twin spies]]
Unsuccessful assassins disguised as sex slaves for Varak, sent by Mizral.
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* TheMole: They were trained and slipped to Varak as a trap, if not to assasinate him then to make him scared.
* SingleMindedTwins: They know each other really well. [[{{Twincest}} Really]].
* {{Twincest}}: Show no issue doing that if a scene requires it.
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!!Caen
[[folder:King Dia of Caen]]
The heir to Caen's throne who is possessive of Jewel and anxious about Bow's immense magical capability. Instructs Piff to kidnap Prince Adar.
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* GreenEyedMonster: [[RoyalFavorite Jewel]] must belong to him, period. Jewel has other, more interesting ideas.
* RoyalHarem: Has one, as is traditional in Caen.
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[[folder:Misha]]
Runs the Grey House that Galen is sold to in the Harem of Caen.
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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She's seen some shit while working in the Harem. She accepts she can't escape it or change it.
* DeepCoverAgent: [[spoiler:Works for the [[LaResistance Thunder Rebellion]], and employs Galen as part of this. Caen is an important source for the rebels' funds, and a lot of Caen's funds come from the Harem, so…]]
* MissKitty: In charge of several houses in the Harem.
* StarCrossedLovers: Misha mentions a woman named Archer who was selected as a concubine for the king of Caen, which means [[GildedCage she will live in luxury]] but she and Misha can't be together.
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!!Main Characters
[[folder:Galen]]
Selfless and steadfast [[TheOldestProfession pillow boy]] turned healer whose fate gets entangled with Cole's when they meet on Bright Flame.
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* BystanderSyndrome: At first Galen's ([[SafetyInIndifference understandable]]) reaction to the growing horrors in Calisto and on Bright Flame in particular is this – get through it with as little damage as possible and leave for a quiet peaceful life. He [[CharacterDevelopment changes profoundly]] after the injustice suffered by the fellow man becomes ''his'' business, and there's [[GoodSamaritan no going back for him]].
* DistressedDude: For his efforts to ease Cole's fate, he is whipped by Cole's sworn enemy and then sold as a slave by Cole's allies, getting his freedom back only after seven years. He is imprisoned and tortured (and whipped) again by the son of Cole's enemy some years later.
* GoodSamaritan: Dedicated to making people feel better – be it through sleeping with them, healing them, or just being there for them.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: To him, whoring is just a job he does, and does well. Making people's lives better is more a motivation for him than the sex itself.
%%IronWoobie: (someone fill it in please, where to even begin) He gets through it by doing what he can to help others whenever possible.
* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Throughout the weeks they spent sharing a cabin on Bright Flame, Cole confides in Galen, Galen defends Cole as much as he can, and they grow close. Then [[spoiler:the ship gets taken over by rebels, and Cole confesses that the main reason he let Galen so close was to find out how dangerous he'd be to let go after the plan was carried out, and that the only safe way for him to stay alive is to become a SexSlave with no way to escape]]. Galen is furious at being used like this, and tells Cole he ''deserved'' every bit of abuse he suffered on the ship.
* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Galen would rather die than be apart from his loved ones (if he had any say in it, that is). Cole disagrees... [[EarnYourHappyEnding for a while]].
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He was the eighth child of thirteen. This was one of the reasons he was shoved into a pillow house and off his parents' hands as soon as possible.
* MeaningfulName: Galen shares a name with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galen Claudius Galen]], a real life Roman physician who also improved the life of an ethics-deprived entertainment establishment.
* TheMedic: Takes his healer (side) job ''very'' seriously.
* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: Galen's lover Parim waits for him to return from his last voyage on Bright Flame. After Galen meets Cole, [[spoiler:everything goes south and Galen gets cut off from home for another seven years. When he is finally ready to return, he discovers that Parim has been dead for a couple of years, killed by Calisto's StateSec [[HomophobicHateCrime for being gay]]]].
* StarCrossedLovers: With Cole. From their chance meeting on the ship to when they were able to actually live together 12 years later, they only met four times, but were always on each other's minds.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Falls for Cole when [[MyGirlBackHome Parim]] is unavailable, and then for Rask when Cole has left him (and Parim is still unavailable).
* SympathyForTheDevil: He doesn't judge anyone – not even his torturer as he's breaking him, or his lover for derailing his entire life. This continues after he's settled down and runs a tavern [[spoiler:in Bow]]: he "[[NeutralGood heals everyone]] and keeps their secrets".
* TokenGoodTeammate: Can be seen as this for the entire Calisto Empire. (Of course, he represents the common man from there, but he's the only unambiguously good Calisto subject we follow.)
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Poor guy was [[SchoolOfSeduction pleasure-trained]] since the age of ''nine''. Luckily, it didn't traumatise him that much.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Galen finds himself attracted to Cole from the moment he first sees him, broken and imprisoned on the ship, but refuses to take advantage of him – even when ordered by the captain and encouraged by the sailors, and even though Cole himself says it would barely make a difference. He only expresses regret over it when he's about to be sent into the Harem for life because of him.
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[[folder:Cole]]
Handsome, charming, formerly popular RebelLeader with an easy smile and a heavy conscience.
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* AntiHero
* TheAtoner
* BigDamnHeroes: Bursts into [[HellholePrison Sapsand Gaol]] with his men to rescue Galen and the other prisoners.
* BreakTheHaughty
* DirtyCoward: He was the one [[spoiler:to lead the Emerald Palace uprising which intended to assassinate Emperor Queece]], but fled from the action upon seeing that his men had no chance of success. He [[CharacterDevelopment learns to do better]] eventually.
%%* DistressedDude: someone fill it in please
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Cole admits he had never been attracted to a man before he met Galen.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Cole insists on keeping himself and Galen apart, however much he wants to be with him, lest the Empire forces take advantage of their bond. Galen hates this.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Actually manages to leave Galen alone once he's settled down with his new lover, and doesn't resent him for it. He only visits Galen after [[spoiler:his whole family are dead]].
* IWillFightNoMoreForever: After dooming an innocent family to sate his anger, and then abandoning his men in a failed coup, he says he can't bring himself to take a life.
* TheLoinsSleepTonight: The [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil traumatic]] [[ColdBloodedTorture "punishment"]] on Bright Flame leaves him impotent.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:The day he did nothing to prevent Fry's innocent family from being tortured and killed by his own men]] still haunts Cole, to the point where he says he deserves the hell Fry inflicts on him on Bright Flame.
* RapeAsDrama: Captain Fry's "sentence" for Cole is to be abused and systematically raped by his sailors, repeatedly, for weeks. We don't really see how Cole was before, but he's clearly not the same ever since.
* RebelLeader: Of Thunder Rebellion. They don't see him as much of an authority though, sometimes [[UnscrupulousHero with good reason]].
* RedBaron: To the rebels and Calistan forces he is known as Red Cole.
* RetiredBadass: In ''Jewel of the Harem'' he gives off this vibe, having settled down with his new family.
* RevengeByProxy: Was perfectly fine with doing the same to Fry's family that [[RapePillageAndBurn he had done to the rebels']]. For a while, anyway.
* SadClown / StepfordSmiler: Hides his trauma, fear and regret behind quips and dazzling grins. Galen can see right through it.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Galen. From their chance meeting on the ship to when they were able to actually live together 12 years later, they only met four times, but were always on each other's minds.
* SympatheticAdulterer: [[spoiler:It's revealed at the end he had a wife and children in Calisto the whole time, but hadn't maintained contact with them for years – right until they were murdered by his vengeful former victim, Silas.]]
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[[folder:Rask]]
A sex slave Galen meets during his stay in the Harem of Caen, and falls in love with because of loneliness and his [[ReplacementGoldfish familiar face]].
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* EasilyForgiven: Galen says he's seen "so much worse" after Rask beats and guilts him into sex out of jealousy for Cole. Rask may not have deserved his forgiveness, but he tries his best to live up to it.
* EthicalSlut: Is friendly and considerate to his clients and romantically faithful to Galen, expecting Galen to do the same.
* GreenEyedMonster: Jealousy gets the better of him when Cole resurfaces and Galen spends a night with him without a second thought. Rask tattles on him to some Calistan soldiers in the port and forces Galen to have sex with him [[ReplacementGoldfish while calling him Cole]], then regrets it immediately and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone tries his best to atone]].
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: He is a sex worker who loves his job and treats his clients right. When Galen shifts to healing, Rask becomes his assistant of sorts.
* IdenticalStranger: Almost a splitting image of Cole, by a dramatic coincidence.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He realises he shouldn't be with Galen after seeing what his jealousy can do to him. He's fine with letting Cole take his place.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Galen falls in love with him in the first place because he looks painfully like Cole. [[spoiler:And Cole, in turn, sees his lost son in him when they meet.]]
* RomanticFalseLead: Becomes close with Galen when he's isolated from Cole. By the end of the story, when Cole returns, he sees ''himself'' as this – after forcing Galen into sex with him in a fit of jealousy and landing him in a HellholePrison, Rask asks Cole to rescue him and is willing to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy let them be]].
* SlaveLiberation: Rask escapes from the Harem courtesy of an aging Caen aristocrat who buys him as a slave. After his master's death Rask comes right back to Galen, to buy him out of the Harem with the money he inherited.
* ThirdWheel: To Galen and Cole. They end up [[AmicableExes sticking together]].
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[[folder:Runi Assam]]
ChildProdigy who became the head of Bow's government at 19. He's obsessed with making the kingdom rich, but soon has to deal with a threat of invasion.
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* AliensMadeThemDoIt: Zagor forces him and Charna to have sex to humiliate them and force them to comply with his plans.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Does this several times in stressful situations. In general, he prefers to get a clear picture of the situation and its possible outcomes as soon as possible.
* BrainsAndBondage: [[WorldsSmartestMan One of the smartest people of his time]], and possibly one of the most [[PowerfulPeopleAreSubs submissive in bed]].
* ChildProdigy: Runi was recognized as a mathematical genius when he was 7, and was admitted to court as an apprentice to the then High Chancellor at 12.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has moments of this when he's exasperated.
* DistressedDude: In ''Depravity'', he gets roped into a kinky relationship with a powerful mage (that only turns clearly consensual later), taken as a hostage by Zagor and isolated from his lover who he just got married to, then raped by Zagor (once by proxy, once in person) to motivate said lover to do the impossible, almost burned to death at the stake, and subjected to yet more pain and humiliation by the only entity powerful enough to rescue him. At least the following 20 years seem to have been [[EarnYourHappyEnding peaceful for him]].
* TheGoodChancellor: The kingdom of Bow flourishes with him in office, becoming an economically booming and potentially powerful opponent to Calisto.
* HappilyMarried: To Myr. They are still together and just as smitten with each other twenty years on.
* IronWoobie: Keeps a surprisingly clear head and stays determined to survive, despite the torment he has to go through.
* ItIsDehumanizing: The fey all refer to Runi as "it" in ''Depravity''. (Oddly enough, the fey queen switches to "he" in ''Jewel of the Harem''.)
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: He and Prince Charna spent a drunken night together once. They still seem to be vaguely interested in each other, but remain good if a bit awkward friends.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: While a warlord is conquering Bow's neighbours one by one, Runi is too smitten with Myr to keep a clear head during council meetings, and overlooks the threat until an invasion is inevitable.
* PlainJane: Runi is described, and sees himself, as rather unremarkable, especially compared to [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys stunners like Myr or Charna]]. Myr (and likely Charna too) beg to differ.
* PowerfulPeopleAreSubs: WordOfGod confirms that, after being saddled with a lot of responsibility from a very young age, he finds the experience of giving up control thrilling and liberating.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In ''Jewel of the Harem'' he is this to Piff and Adar, gently instructing them on the necessary course of action and Perpetua's customs.
* TooKinkyToTorture: He finds out there's little pain he can't withstand or turn into pleasure, especially when Myr is there to see it.
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[[folder:Myr of the North]]
Bow's ethereal and mysterious CourtMage.
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* BadassBookworm: A man of learning and a powerful wizard.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Fey magic runs on "sex and cruelty, preferably both", but Myr refuses to let it get to his head (possibly for fear of ending up like his ruthless father Goren), and doesn't even know the extent of his own power until he finds a [[TooKinkyToTorture consenting partner]] to help him with creating valuable magical artifacts. He finds himself aroused by Runi being humiliated and tortured in front of him, but is promptly reassured that it isn't his fault and doesn't make him evil.
* BishieSparkle: Giving away his [[spoiler:non-human heritage]]. Intensifies when he's aroused.
* ChubbyChaser: Falls in love with the rather plump Runi Assam. Could be this or a SingleTargetSexuality.
* CourtMage: "[[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Magician to the Royal Family of Bow, Lord of Magic and Master of Runes]]", to be precise.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: His union with Runi provokes the disdain of [[spoiler:the fey queen, who hates all humans]].
* DefrostingIceKing: Goes from being distant and rough with Runi to practically singing praises to his beauty and bravery.
* TheFairFolk: [[spoiler:On his mom's side.]]
%%(specify benefits!)* TheFettered: He could extract lots of magical energy out of torturing anyone he wants (being irreplaceable in court would probably let him get away with that, like his father had). He doesn't, and tries to make sure the process is enjoyable for all parties.
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:[[TheFairFolk Half fey]].]]
* HappilyMarried: To Runi. They are still together and just as smitten with each other twenty years on.
* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:His mother is the queen of fey, who his human father had an affair with.]] He's not even close to being the next in line, though, and has no wish to claim any throne.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: From passing references to his appearance, he's rocking this look.
* AMistakeIsBorn: [[spoiler:Myr's parents, being of different species]], didn't expect a conception to result from their affair – but it did.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Myr has it, setting off some alarms that he may not be as human as he tries to appear. [[spoiler:He's [[HalfHumanHybrid not]].]]
* SurpriseWitness: [[For the trial of Varak in ''His Tribute'', since no one anticipated him being able to recount the story of Varak's madness after Goren had died.]]
* TheStoic: Possibly as a result of [[AbusiveParents his father being physically abusive to him]], Myr is really good at hiding his true feelings, be it love or anger or despair.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: He was unable to save Runi from rape twice in a row. But the third time, when fey palace guards try to get their hands on him, he's finally there in time to ward them off.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Downplayed. He has a tendency for cruelty, but [[TheFettered never lets it get out of hand]] and loves his husband [[spoiler:and son]] dearly.
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[[folder:Blue]]
Son of Councilor Mizral of the Genzies, he is unexpectedly picked by Varak as his sole yearly [[SexSlave Tribute]].
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* AffectionateNickname: Joy exclusively calls Blue [[RavenHairIvorySkin "handsome blackhair"]].
* BeastAndBeauty: Beauty to Varak's Beast.
%%Break the haughty
%%Conditioned to accept horror
* PropertyOfLove: Varak's love slave. Eventually, a willing one.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: His appearance, which sets him apart from the other, golden-haired boys on Salvation.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Varak's lover was [[spoiler:Blue's uncle Hilde, who he killed in his fey-induced UnstoppableRage required to defeat the Horror]]. Blue looks a lot like him, and Varak can't help himself.
* RoyalBrat: Blue isn't used to meeting adverse consequences for his manners or actions. This lands him in trouble when he's at the mercy of Varak, whose idea of consequences (for even saying "no") is quite disproportionate.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Being a councillor's son makes it possible to pull rank at the Izem dungeon guards, who let him reunite with his fellow slaves and then with Varak.
* StockholmSyndrome: Eventually happens to Blue in relation to his imprisonment in Varak's castle, like it did to everyone before him.
* TooKinkyToTorture
* TheTwink: Pale, lithe, black-haired and [[RoyalBrat sassy]].
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: He looks a lot like [[spoiler:his deceased uncle Hilde, who was in an (obliviously mutual) relationship with Varak during the latter's quest to save the Genzies.]]
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[[folder:Varak]]
Legendary warrior who saved Genzies from the Horror at the cost of his humanity, and retreated to a remote island which gradually became filled with {{Sex Slave}}s.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Varak's idea of seduction is [[RomanticizedAbuse frankly scary]]. When Blue expresses displeasure at the idea of serving him, he reacts with physical and psychological abuse until he caves. Later, when Blue has the nerve to share a bed with someone else (which he didn't know was forbidden), Varak beats him up. Blue is lucky to turn out to be into all that.
* TheBear: Large, muscular and hairy. And with a fondness for [[TheTwink young boys]].
* BeastAndBeauty: Beast to Blue's Beauty.
* BigBeautifulMan: See TheBear. Blue's inner monologue describes him as this from the very start.
* CarpetOfVirility
* CharmPerson: For [[DealWithTheDevil some reason]], his slaves' least favourite activities that ''he'' enjoys soon become ''their'' [[TooKinkyToTorture favourite activities]] too.
* DealWithTheDevil: To become strong enough to challenge the Horror, he [[spoiler:was advised by Goren to let the fey touch him in his sleep]]. The result was fearlessness and bloodlust which helped him save the islands; the cost was his peace of mind, ability to love and coexist with others.
* FallenHero
* HasAType: All his slaves are young blond men. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Blue exemplifies another type of his – "[[ReplacementGoldfish looks like my loyal page]] who I brutally killed upon losing my humanity and have regretted it ever since".]]
* TheHermit: Lives on a remote island with his slaves.
* LostLenore: Has had two in a row. One was [[spoiler:a silversmith from the island which was the first target of the Horror]]; the other was [[spoiler:Hilde, who Varak had to sacrifice to gain enough power to stop the threat, didn't have the heart to do so, and then killed him anyway in a fit of magical UnstoppableRage]].
* NoHeroToHisValet: Drum knows him better than anyone else on Salvation. He still reveres him, downplaying the trope, but snarks like there's no tomorrow too.
* PetTheDog: Has moments of this peppered throughout ''His Tribute''. He's sadistic and possessive, but has some idea of fairness and mercy.
* PropertyOfLove: Blue is his, eventually willingly. Some of the other slaves express similar devotion.
* SexGod: If you happen to be into the same things he's into, you're in for a treat.
* SympatheticSlaveOwner: The Salvation boys are well fed, housed and... [[SexSlave uh]]... occupied?..
* UnstoppableRage: What he had to achieve to fight off the Horror. It took him a long time to resemble a civilized human again.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Piff]]
Young, simple-minded Harem guard who first gets noticed by a beautiful but cruel RoyalFavorite and then by a beautiful but reckless young prince.
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* AffectionateNickname: Gets called "little soldier" by Jewel and "(insert adjective) brute" by Adar.
* DesperatelyNeedsOrders / ExtremeDoormat: Most of his goals in ''Jewel of the Harem'' are not even his own, but his superiors'.
* DumbMuscle: Not bright or a great judge of people, but good in a fight (and in bed).
* {{Hunk}}: Adar certainly sees him as this.
* LoveMartyr: Jewel treats him like a toy, and Piff defends everything he does.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Piff thanks the page who gives him something to drape over himself in the palace.
* SonOfAWhore: He was born in the Harem and never knew his parents.
* TooKinkyToTorture: His devotion to Jewel gets him through the lashing he has to endure for being seduced by a royal favourite.
* VerbalBackspace: Piff has a habit of beginning to point something out to someone of a higher social sta– Deciding it's not worth it in mid-sentence.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jewel]]
Mysterious HighClassSexWorker in the Harem of Caen who seduces Piff and puts him through one painful trial after another.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Possessive and abusive to Piff, while claiming it's for his own good.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Jewel has golden hair and dark golden skin.
* DivineDate: [[spoiler:With Piff.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Zagor has mentioned his existence and nature way back in ''Depravity''.
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Has gold all over the accessories he wears, and golden shades in his hair, skin and eyes. When Piff returns to Caen, he has got himself eyeballs of gold as well. [[spoiler:Makes sense, given [[ThePowerOfTheSun his domain]].]]
* HighClassSexWorker: A prized whore in the Harem, favourite of Dia himself.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: Jewel's body is [[{{Hermaphrodite}} halfway between]] those of a beautiful man and a beautiful woman [[spoiler:(of course, being a god, he can be whatever he wants)]].
* ThePowerOfTheSun: [[spoiler:Jewel is a [[PhysicalGod sun god]], commanding light and weather among other things.]]
* RoyalFavorite: Prince-come-King Dia would rather have him completely to himself, but Jewel has other plans.
* SexGod: Lives up to his HighClassSexWorker status.
* {{Yandere}}: Jewel is incredibly possessive of Piff, demanding his complete attention and hurting anyone else he lies with.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Prince Adar]]
The youngest [[spoiler:and illegitimate]] child of Queen Verne of Bow, a desperate flirt with an oddly ethereal appearance.
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* AffectionHatingKid: Despite being [[ManChild seventeen]] and absolutely uninhibited himself, Adar rolls his eyes at Myr and Runi being SickeninglySweethearts in his presence. It's extra hypocritical of him to snuggle up to Piff immediately after cringing. But then again attraction and feelings are different things, and Adar is a RoyalBrat.
* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Says this almost word-for-word after being kidnapped by Piff and repeatedly ''not'' forced into intercourse (for fear of what [[{{Yandere}} Jewel]] might do to both of them).
* ChocolateBaby: Adar doesn't look a bit like Prince Charna, his mother's husband. [[spoiler:Who he looks ''a lot'' like, however, is Myr of the North – who [[ChosenConceptionPartner agreed to father him]] in order to double the amount of magical power available to the kingdom.]]
* DumbassTeenageSon: Apparently, sneaking out of a ballroom to have sex with a FakeAristocrat from a potentially hostile country is the sort of thing to get a reaction of "typical Adar" from the palace guards.
* TheFairFolk: [[spoiler:By a quarter, on his father's side.]]
* FreudianExcuse: He was conceived, born and raised as a magic-powering McGuffin and feels neglected by his family. He [[LampshadeHanging half-ironically hopes]] that is enough excuse for his reckless, clingy behaviour.
* LivingWeapon
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* MysticalWhiteHair
* ParentalTitleCharacterization: His strict, emotionally distant father insists he uses his court title when addressing him.
* RoyalBrat
* UnevenHybrid: [[spoiler:Quarter [[TheFairFolk fey]], on his father's side.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Adar has a strained relationship with his father, never feeling loved by him (the love exists, but [[TheStoic isn't expressed properly]]).
[[/folder]]
!!Calisto Empire
[[folder:In general]]
The largest polity in the setting, an oppressive, militaristic state who try to impose their will on the other countries of Netheredge with force of arms and espionage.
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* AntiMagicalFaction: Their government sees magic as against the will of their deity of choice. Which, naturally, [[{{Hypocrisy}} doesn't stop them from buying it in bulk]] from their ideological opponent.
* TheEmpire: Vast, powerful and aggressive.
* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:Pulls one on the Genzies, sending raiders pretending to be an EldritchAbomination, so they can persuade them to join the Empire in exchange for the destruction being stopped.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Ruthless, treacherous colonisers, implied [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]] and raging [[HeteronormativeCrusader homophobes]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Emperor Queece]]
The current Calistan leader who has been changing their policies FromBadToWorse for several decades.
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* EvilOverlord: The leader of Calisto Empire.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The threat of his empire TakingOverTheWorld is a source of worry for all the main characters.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Thunder Rebellion]]
A violent, increasingly desperate anti-government faction that Red Cole is a prominent member of.
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* LaResistance: To Calisto's TheEmpire.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Their methods of warfare and information control aren't much better than their oppressors'. Especially when their leaders get blinded by dreams of revenge.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Fry]]
Used to be an enforcer responsible for "cleansing" insubordinate settlements. After [[spoiler:the Thunder rebels led by Red Cole retaliate by massacring his entire family]], he sets out to find him and punish him as painfully as possible.
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* TheNeidermeyer: A terrifying commander to serve under. If he won't rip you to shreds with his lash for disobedience, he'll make you participate in the punishment of someone else.
* RapePillageAndBurn: With an emphasis on the former, this is his preferred tactic for subduing rebellious factions.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: See above. He unleashes it in an especially bone-chilling manner on Cole.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Prefers this method of punishment and revenge.
* StateSec: Was part of it before [[spoiler:losing his whole family to the Thunder Rebellion]]. Then he captained a ship just to find Cole and make him pay.
* YouKilledMyFather: Fry used to brutally decimate whole villages that didn't like Emperor Queece. [[spoiler:Cole's rebels decided to avenge him in the same manner – even if [[RevengeByProxy only his wife and children were at home]]. This motivates Fry to capture and torture him for weeks on his ship… and then his surviving son, Silas, to [[CycleOfRevenge do a similar thing to Galen for helping Cole]].]]
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[[folder:Silas Fry]]
Son of Captain Fry, he lost his mother and siblings (and later presumably his father) to Red Cole's rebels, and wishes to see him and anyone he loves suffer for that.
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* CycleOfRevenge: The Thunder rebels, robbed of their loved ones, took out their hatred for Fry on his family, including a nine-year-old Silas. Years later, Fry avenges Cole for his own family, and gets presumably killed by the rebels. Now Silas has more than enough motivation for revenge, and bites back at Cole ''again''.
* RapeAsBackstory: What the rebels did to him and his mother to scare them even further.
* RevengeByProxy: He captures Galen to make Cole suffer more. He even says he'd like to let Cole love again so he can continue tormenting his lovers forever.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the massacre that took away his mother and siblings.
* YouKilledMyFather: His whole family suffered at the hands of the Thunder Rebellion, and he would very much like to see their leader pay for that.
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[[folder:Lady Ebb]]
Calistan noblewoman in the Genzies high council, responsible for many freedoms they lost over the years as their PuppetState.
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* AmoralAttorney: Performs this role in Varak's [[KangarooCourt trial]].
* AristocratsAreEvil
* EvilMatriarch: She first sent his son Perry away as a slave to Varak, and then refused to listen when he said he wishes to stay.
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[[folder:Parim]]
Galen's lover from the port town of Pithiya who is waiting for his return.
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* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: Galen has plans to settle down with him once his main occupation becomes unviable...
* KilledOffForReal: ...[[spoiler:but he gets murdered by Calisto's StateSec [[HomophobicHateCrime for being gay]], without giving him a chance to see Galen again.]]
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!!Northern Lands
[[folder:In general]]
A cold and rather mystical region, famous for their familiarity with [[TheFairFolk fey]] magic and egalitarian customs.
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* TheGoodKingdom: Bow, the land of refinement, magic and [[NonHeteronormativeSociety marriage equality]].
* GrimUpNorth: Regarded as this by Calisto, for their (perceived) decadence and association with the [[TheFairFolk fey]]. In turn, Perpetua is this to the rest of the Northern Lands.
* HegemonicEmpire: After Zagor's conquest and forced marriage to Queen Verne of Bow, the kingdom uses this to establish their influence (it's unclear as to the kind and extent, however) over the rest of the region.
* HeirClubForMen: Completely {{averted}} by Bow: Princess Cella, Verne's oldest child, being the heir to the throne is never questioned.
* LandOfFaerie: Perpetua, a ShroudedInMyth region of unimaginable magic, decadence and cruelty. Some doubt it even exists; those who don't are scared to visit (and rightly so); those who have visited and lived report [[EldritchLocation strange phenomena]] like the behaviour of local magical light and [[ThermalDissonance confusing temperature]].
* NonHeteronormativeSociety: A union between two men is seen as nothing out of the ordinary in Bow.
* HufflepuffHouse: Very little is known about the Northern Lands outside of [[TheGoodKingdom Bow]] and [[LandOfFaerie Perpetua]]; their role in ''Depravity'' boils down to [[ThrowAwayCountry falling to Zagor one by one as he gets closer to Bow]].
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[[folder:Queen Verne of Bow]]
The current monarch of Bow.
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* DamselInDistress: Is taken hostage by Zagor the Tyrant to exercise pressure on Charna, ForcedToWatch the torture of her courtiers, and [[NothingIsScarier possibly]] raped.
* TheHighQueen: Ladylike, serene and devoted to her kingdom.
* MarriageBeforeRomance: She didn't marry Charna of her own volition, but they do warm up to each other, look out for each other at the time of need and later have children together.
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[[folder:Prince Charna]]
Charismatic and self-indulgent Prince Consort of the Queen of Bow, ruling alongside Verne.
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* AliensMadeThemDoIt: Zagor forces him and Runi to have sex to humiliate them and force them to comply with his plans.
* CharmPerson: An excellent negotiator and diplomat, as well as an irresistible flirt.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blonde hair and is, for all his flaws, a genuinely good person, which shows when he's trying his best to alleviate the damage Zagor is doing to his loved ones.
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: He and Runi spent a drunken night together once. They still seem to be vaguely interested in each other, but remain good if a bit awkward friends.
* LovableSexManiac: Charna is notoriously promiscuous, but appears to treat his (successful) conquests as people and is there for them when they need help. He even feels guilty for neglecting his wife Verne and hurting her reputation.
* MarriageBeforeRomance: He didn't marry Verne of his own volition, but they do warm up to each other, look out for each other at the time of need and later have children together.
* PrinceCharming: Projects this image with his charisma and style.
* PromiscuityAfterRape: An implied reason for his hypersexual behaviour is that [[spoiler:he had been pimped out by his parents since before he was 15]].
* RagsToRoyalty: He was only a bright and charming commoner before joining the court and becoming the second monarch.
* ReallyGetsAround: His sexploits in and around the Bow court are a staple of local rumours.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: [[spoiler:His merchant parents forced him into sex work as a child.]]
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[[folder:Captain Zem]]
Bow's Captain of the guard. [[spoiler:He helps Zagor invade Bow.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: He is seemingly in charge of all of Bow's military force, and yet his rank is only captain?
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets burnt at the stake in Runi's place. Even after all he's been through because of him, Runi is left wondering if such an end was deserved.]]
* BigBeautifulMan: Both Charna and, despite himself, Runi find his burly muscled looks attractive.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Why he thought that a ruthless warlord who readily employs traitors ''wouldn't'' use any methods available to get what he wants is a mystery.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He begins to doubt Zagor's justifications for his actions eventually, and tries to defend Runi – [[spoiler:before being randomly burned to death in Runi's place at the fey queen's whim]].
* RegretfulTraitor: [[spoiler:Seeing what he unleashed on his country by letting Zagor in makes him question himself in the end.]]
* TheQuisling: [[spoiler:He thinks that Bow needs a strong military leader instead of a merchant who sells magic to their allies and enemies alike, and so helps Zagor's forces slip past the border wards.]]
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[[folder:Zagor the Tyrant]]
Galash military leader who asserts himself as its sovereign and conquers anyone who disagrees, afraid of Northern Lands succumbing to Calisto aggression.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Zagor forces Verne into marrying him after conquering Bow, to make himself a legitimate ruler. [[spoiler:Thus, after his death, Verne as his widow gets to lay claim on the land he conquered.]]
* RebelLeader: Led an unspecified rebellion in Galash which let him become a warden of that city and country.
* {{Sadist}}: Despite his claims of "I only do what I have to do", he seems to genuinely enjoy tormenting his victims.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Zagor eventually invades Bow and horrors ensue.
* TheUsurper: Puts himself on Bow's throne by force.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He seems to think his goal of strengthening the region against Calisto justifies the physical and psychological torture he unleashes on Bow's court to make them do the impossible.
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[[folder:The fey queen]]
Powerful [[TheFairFolk fey]] sorceress and the capricious ruler of Perpetua. [[Myr's mother.]]
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* EvilMatriarch: [[spoiler:She's Myr's mother]] and a sadistic monarch.
* FantasticRacism: Humans disgust her.
* FaerieCourt: Rules over one.
* TheFairFolk
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Capricious and cruel.
* IHaveNoSon: Disowned [[spoiler:Myr as soon as he was born due to his human-ness]]. When she changes her mind, however, [[spoiler:it comes with the drawback of her giving a crap about [[DatingWhatDaddyHates who Myr marries]].]]
* ParentalAbandonment: She banished [[spoiler:Goren and their son]] from Perpetua after giving birth.
* VillainousRescue: She doesn't rescue Runi from the pyre for his own good. She wants to find out if [[spoiler:he's worthy of being her son's husband]].
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[[folder:Warden of the Moonless Night]]
Lustful fey courtier who sets his sights on Runi.
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* FaerieCourt: He's a prominent member of Perpetua's court.
* {{Sadist}}: He is a member of the Exquisite – a torturer in the fey court. He and his position were made for one another.
* UncertainDoom: We didn't see him die in ''Depravity''. In ''Jewel of the Harem'' the queen says he is dead, but she could be lying.
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[[folder:Goren of the North]]
Legendary wizard with dark secrets, Bow's previous CourtMage, and father of Myr.
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* AbusiveParent: Used to hurt his son Myr to get magical powers.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Was murdered by the fey. But it's not like [[{{Jerkass}} anyone was going]] [[AbusiveParents to miss him]].]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Learning from the fey gave him immense power and a penchant for cruelty.
* EvilSorcerer: A powerful wizard whose magic comes form a dark source.
* {{Jerkass}}
* PosthumousCharacter: He is dead before any of the cycle's main events, but plays a prominent role in several characters' histories.
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!!The Genzies
[[folder:Councillor Mizral]]
Blue's father, determined to put a stop to the custom of Tribute.
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* HeroAntagonist: He is understandably worried for his son, and outraged by what Varak gets away with by being the Saviour of the Genzies. But he doesn't let Blue explain himself, and the main reason for his hatred is fed to him by his treacherous co-councillors from Calisto.
* TheKindnapper: He raids Isle Salvation, killing some of the guards and imprisoning the rest of the island's inhabitants, to rescue his son and other noble slaves. (But mostly it's to punish Varak and make the council look better in Calisto's eyes.)
* OverprotectiveDad: In Blue's eyes, he's this.
* TheVictimMustBeConfused: Insists that Blue has StockholmSyndrome. He is almost certainly right. But Blue still wants to give Varak a chance.
* TheQuisling: He likes the idea of Genzies becoming a subject of Calisto.
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[[folder:Caspar]]
Mizral's brother-in-law and Hilde's brother, Blue's uncle.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is Blue's only hope to rehabilitate Varak, and proves that hope was not misplaced.
* SurpriseWitness: His BigDamnHeroes moment at Varak's trial. He reveals there were unaccounted-for witnesses to the case – Goren (now deceased) and Myr – whose testimony can overturn the verdict.
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[[folder:Hilde]]
Mizral's brother-in-law, Caspar's brother. Left home and accompanied Varak on his quest to save the Genzies.
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* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: He fell in love with Varak and ran away from home to help him when his family wouldn't. Varak enjoyed his company, but only after Hilde's death did he [[LoveEpiphany realize he actually loved him back]].
* PosthumousCharacter: Has been dead for twenty years, but the circumstances of his death are a key part of the story.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: [[spoiler:Shares this trait with his nephew Blue.]]
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!!Isle Salvation
[[folder:In general]]
After twenty years of Tribute, Varak's island has over a hundred slaves populating it – all blond, mostly pleasure-trained, and brought here at the age of eighteen.
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* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: To be expected from [[SexSlave pleasure slaves]].
* HappinessInSlavery: The boys don't really mind their situation and are genuinely devoted to Varak (and each other).
* PlentyOfBlondes: Varak HasAType.
* {{Sex Slave}}s
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[[folder:Joy]]
Varak's favourite slave before Blue showed up; a beautiful and casually seductive youth, he shows interest in Blue immediately and ends up sleeping with him on the regular.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: All the slaves are blond and most of them are quite nice, but Joy is probably the gentlest and sweetest of them all.
* HeroicSeductress: He doesn't waste time in the Izem dungeon and seduces a guard – just in case it proves to be useful. It does, helping Blue and Varak reunite.
* MrFanservice: Again, not a unique trait on the island, but he appears to be the best-looking and most eager to flaunt it. The narration emphasizes that.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:With Drum at the end.]]
* PromiscuityAfterRape: His training began at the age of ''five''. Now, as a young man, he seems to be completely incapable of relating to people outside of sexual context.
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[[folder:Drum]]
One of the oldest slaves on Salvation and Varak's right-hand man.
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* TheConfidant: After Varak lost interest in him as a bedmate, he has been "the closest Varak has to a friend".
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Drum doesn't always agree with Varak's actions, but is loyal to him all the same. He also [[ZerothLawRebellion cheats a bit]], neglecting to tell Varak when the slaves are disobeying him until he decides to check on them himself.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:With Joy at the end.]]
* OnlySaneEmployee: He's the one managing the castle and its inhabitants – their owner Varak doesn't always have the presence of mind to do it.
* ServileSnarker: Drum knows Varak better than anyone else on Salvation. He reveres him, but snarks like there's no tomorrow too.
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[[folder:Perry Ebb]]
A round-faced, quiet young man who is very curious about the origins of the custom of the Tribute.
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* BlueBlood: A son to a Calistan noblewoman, and the token gift from Calisto to Varak.
* OnlySaneMan / TheSmartGuy: Theorizes a lot about Varak's motivations and history, and gets several things right.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Dresses as a servant girl to sneak into Blue's room when Blue is locked inside.
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[[folder:Garamid and Samara]]
Two of Varak's slaves, inseparable lovers.
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* TheDividual: They are barely seen apart, usually making out.
* ImmodestOrgasm: Garamid has a reputation for doing this, according to Drum.
* KilledOffForReal: In the raid organized by Mizral.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: While Garamid is fighting off Mizral's men, Samara is going mad with worry, locked up with the others in a safe place. Eventually he breaks out and thus gives away everyone's location, getting himself killed along with Garamid.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Garamid is into caning. At one point he steals a chicken from the coop just to earn a punishment.
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[[folder:Twinkle]]
The exception to the "18-year-olds only" rule, who Varak kept out of pity.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He is the only 14-year-old to be transported to the island; Varak theorizes his family sent him there out of desperation and/or poverty. He lets him stay and look after the chickens, and other slaves are friendly towards him.
* JailBaitWait: Varak forbids touching him until he is of age. Joy, being [[PromiscuityAfterRape Joy]], hints he may see Twinkle as this trope.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The twin spies]]
Unsuccessful assassins disguised as sex slaves for Varak, sent by Mizral.
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* TheMole: They were trained and slipped to Varak as a trap, if not to assasinate him then to make him scared.
* SingleMindedTwins: They know each other really well. [[{{Twincest}} Really]].
* {{Twincest}}: Show no issue doing that if a scene requires it.
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!!Caen
[[folder:King Dia of Caen]]
The heir to Caen's throne who is possessive of Jewel and anxious about Bow's immense magical capability. Instructs Piff to kidnap Prince Adar.
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* GreenEyedMonster: [[RoyalFavorite Jewel]] must belong to him, period. Jewel has other, more interesting ideas.
* RoyalHarem: Has one, as is traditional in Caen.
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[[folder:Misha]]
Runs the Grey House that Galen is sold to in the Harem of Caen.
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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She's seen some shit while working in the Harem. She accepts she can't escape it or change it.
* DeepCoverAgent: [[spoiler:Works for the [[LaResistance Thunder Rebellion]], and employs Galen as part of this. Caen is an important source for the rebels' funds, and a lot of Caen's funds come from the Harem, so…]]
* MissKitty: In charge of several houses in the Harem.
* StarCrossedLovers: Misha mentions a woman named Archer who was selected as a concubine for the king of Caen, which means [[GildedCage she will live in luxury]] but she and Misha can't be together.
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