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* AdaptionalHeroism: Orcs are typically AlwaysChaoticEvil.

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* AdaptionalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism: Orcs are typically AlwaysChaoticEvil.
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*AdaptionalHeroism: Orcs are typically AlwaysChaoticEvil.
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* BadassPreacher: It hasn't shown up in gameplay but he ''does'' have the Acolyte background.

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* BadassPreacher: It hasn't shown up in gameplay but he ''does'' have the Acolyte background. He worships Ogma, a god of knowledge and "wizardly shit".

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* BadassNormal: The only PC that's not a spell caster.

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* BadassNormal: BadassBaritone: Described as having a gruff voice.
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The only PC that's not a spell caster.


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* BadassBaritone: Described as having a gruff voice.
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* GodGuise:
-> '''Johan:''' What are you doing?
-> '''Magnus:''' Bowing to your weird jelly fish god.
-> '''Johan:''' Are you bowing? It's not a god. At least I don't think so; none of us really know.
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A wizard working as the butler aboard the Rockport Limited train. Is (apparently) also the infamous "Rockport Slayer," a thief and murderer being tracked by Angus.

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\n\n-->"Smell ya later."

A wizard working as the butler aboard the Rockport Limited train. Is (apparently) also the infamous "Rockport Slayer," a thief and murderer being tracked by Angus.



* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Is relentlessly mocked by our heroes for his apparently poor spell casting abilities, until he is revealed to be the mastermind behind the plot.

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Is relentlessly mocked by our heroes for his apparently seemingly poor spell casting spellcasting abilities, until he is revealed to be the mastermind behind the plot.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: People are generally surprised to find that the [=PCs=] are actually competent, though [[IdiotHero to be fair...]]
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* SpotOfTea: Apparently makes a damn good cup.
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* OutOfFocus:Unsuprisingly Angus, Steven, and Garyl do not get near the attention that the[=PCs=] do since they're, well, [=PCs=]. Garyl has only appeared in two consecutive episodes.

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* OutOfFocus:Unsuprisingly OutOfFocus: Unsuprisingly Angus, Steven, and Garyl do not get near the attention that the[=PCs=] do since they're, well, [=PCs=]. Garyl has only appeared in two consecutive episodes.
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*MurderIsTheBestSolution: Their go to plan.
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* SharpDressedMan: Wears a snappy bowtie.

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* SharpDressedMan: Wears a snappy bowtie. This becomes a clue at one point.



* WakeUpCallBoss: Utterly curb-stomps out heroes in a flat-out fight, a first for them.

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* WakeUpCallBoss: Utterly curb-stomps out our heroes in a flat-out straight fight, a first for them.

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* StarterVillain: Along with Klarg, the first major foe our heroes face
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Some kind of weird fake German, mixed with Taako's Emo Phillips impression

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* StarterVillain: Along with Klarg, the first major foe our heroes face
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Some kind of weird fake German, mixed with Taako's Emo Phillips impressionimpression.



* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: When he attempts to destroy his own Flesh Golem, it turns on him and tosses him off the train to his [NeverFoundTheBody apparent] death.

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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: When he attempts to destroy his own Flesh Golem, it turns on him and tosses him off the train to his [NeverFoundTheBody apparent] [[NeverFoundTheBody apparent]] death.




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-->"You shouldn't be here..."


A Goldcliff Battlewagon racer who turned to a life of crime after finding the Gaia Sash.
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* AGodAmI: As the Gaia Sash gains control over her, she begins to feel like a god.
* AmbiguouslyGay: With Hurley.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: She's described as Elven-looking, but it's never outright stated whether or not she's actually an Elf.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Completely loses it in the final battle, in a superpowered meltdown that would make the Emperor Palpatine jealous.
* GreenThumb: The Gaia Sash grants her powers over nature, usually local plant life.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Utterly curb-stomps out heroes in a flat-out fight, a first for them.
* WhenTreesAttack: Usually attacks with vines or poisonous thorns. Created a Treant (named Trent!) at one point.

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Is relentless mocked by our heroes for his apparently poor spell casting abilities, until he is revealed to be the mastermind behind the plot.

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Is relentless relentlessly mocked by our heroes for his apparently poor spell casting abilities, until he is revealed to be the mastermind behind the plot.


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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: When he attempts to destroy his own Flesh Golem, it turns on him and tosses him off the train to his [NeverFoundTheBody apparent] death.


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[[folder: The Raven]]
!!The Raven, aka Sloane

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!!! The Party

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[[folder: In General]]

!!The Party






* StoneWall:A protection-style fighter

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* StoneWall:A StoneWall: A protection-style fighter



!!Merle Hitower Highchurch

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!!Merle Hitower Hightower Highchurch



!!! The Bureau of Balance

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[[folder: In General]]

!!The Bureau of Balance



!!Others

[[folder: Klarg]]
!!Klarg




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!!Others

!!Antagonists

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!!Klarg



The Black Spider]]
!!The Black Spider, aka Magic Bryan


A Drow wizard in search of the Phoenix Fire Gauntlet.



* BadBoss: Was [[{{Understatement}} not popular]] with his underlings.
* BadassBiker: Shows up as this in the Petals to the Metal arc.
* CharmPerson: On the receiving end of this for most of his air time.
* HiddenDepths: He's a surprisingly gracious host.
* StarterVillain: The first threatening opponent the party faces.

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* BadBoss: Was [[{{Understatement}} not popular]] BeastMaster: Appropriately, has a giant pet spider.
* FaceHeelTurn: Used to be a Reclaimer, tasked
with his underlings.
* BadassBiker: Shows up as this in
finding and retrieving Grand Relics for the Petals Bureau of Balance, until he decided to the Metal arc.
* CharmPerson: On the receiving end of this
find and retrieve Grand Relics for most of his air time.
* HiddenDepths: He's a surprisingly gracious host.
himself instead.
* StarterVillain: The Along with Klarg, the first threatening opponent the party faces.
major foe our heroes face
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Some kind of weird fake German, mixed with Taako's Emo Phillips impression



[[folder:Pan]]
!!Pan
-->"What is it my child?"


The god that Merle worships.

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[[folder:Pan]]
!!Pan
-->"What is it my child?"


The god that Merle worships.
[[folder: Jenkins]]
!!Jenkins


A wizard working as the butler aboard the Rockport Limited train. Is (apparently) also the infamous "Rockport Slayer," a thief and murderer being tracked by Angus.


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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Is relentless mocked by our heroes for his apparently poor spell casting abilities, until he is revealed to be the mastermind behind the plot.
* SharpDressedMan: Wears a snappy bowtie.
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!!Others

[[folder: Klarg]]
!!Klarg




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* BadBoss: Was [[{{Understatement}} not popular]] with his underlings.
* BadassBiker: Shows up as this in the Petals to the Metal arc.
* CharmPerson: On the receiving end of this for most of his air time.
* HiddenDepths: He's a surprisingly gracious host.
* StarterVillain: The first threatening opponent the party faces.

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[[folder:Pan]]
!!Pan
-->"What is it my child?"


The god that Merle worships.
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The party’s [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection voice with the Bruea of Blanance’s knowledge]].

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The party’s [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection voice with the Bruea Bureau of Blanance’s Balance’s knowledge]].



* TheEeyore: He's always sad. Given that his job is the feed the Void Fish knowledge - in this case, his awesome compositions - which is immediately erased from the world, it's hard to blame him.

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* TheEeyore: He's always sad. Given that his job is the to feed the Void Fish knowledge - in this case, his awesome compositions - which is immediately erased from the world, it's hard to blame him.
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* HiddenDepths: He's a surprisingly gracious host.
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!!Others

[[folder: Klarg]]
!!Klarg




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* BadBoss: Was [[{{Understatement}} not popular]] with his underlings.
*BadassBiker: Shows up as this in the Petals to the Metal arc.
* CharmPerson: On the receiving end of this for most of his air time.
*StarterVillain: The first threatening opponent the party faces.

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[[folder:Pan]]
!!Pan
-->"What is it my child?"


The god that Merle worships.
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* BenevolentBoss: Cares very much about her agents and gave the [=PCs=] sizable Candle Night bonuses.




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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Thus far has done nothing without an at least understandable reason and is willing to bend the rules to get the job done. Also, she enjoys the party's antics so long as they don't interfere with the mission.
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* BadassPreacher: It hasn't shown up in gameplay but he ''does'' have the Acolyte background.

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[[folder: Lucas Miller]]
!!Lucas Miller


The Bureau's resident scientific consultant. Technically not a member of organization, though he has a great deal of input and influence on how things are run.

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[[folder: Lucas Miller]]
!!Lucas Miller


The Bureau's resident scientific consultant. Technically not a member of organization, though he has a great deal of input and influence on how things are run.
Johan]]
!!Johan
-->"I'm pretty much the greatest musician ever."

A Bard who tends to the Void Fish.


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* DeadpanSnarker
* TheEeyore: He's always sad. Given that his job is the feed the Void Fish knowledge - in this case, his awesome compositions - which is immediately erased from the world, it's hard to blame him.
* FanPreferredCouple: With Killian, of all people.
* InformedAbility: He calls himself the greatest musician alive, and no one disagrees. We listeners never get to hear his compositions, but one song was so great that Magnus was reduced to a sobbing wreck afterwards.
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[[folder: Avi]]
!!Avi

A humble guard who works for the Bureau of Balance. He doesn't do much.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Magnus really likes him.

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[[folder: Lucas Miller]]
!!Lucas Miller


The Bureau's resident scientific consultant. Technically not a member of organization, though he has a great deal of input and influence on how things are run.
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* BadassNormal: The only PC that's not a spellcaster.

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* BadassNormal: The only PC that's not a spellcaster.spell caster.
* BaldOfAwesome: He has no hair on his head, or his face, except for his impressive sideburns.
* TheBigGuy: Physically the biggest of the adventurers, and the typical meat shield.



* ButtMonkey: The RandomNumberGod ''does not'' like him.



* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's TheLoonie and the comic relief. He's also a highly-proficient magic user with an arsenal of powerful offensive spells. He also possesses the Umbra Staff, which magnifies his spell-casting abilities to god-like levels.




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* EmbarrassingFirstName: She prefers to be called "Madam Director," claiming her real name is classified. There doesn't seem to be any plot-specific reason for that, however. She's quite annoyed when Lucas calls her [[spoiler: Lucretia.]]


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!!Lucas Miller


The Bureau's resident scientific consultant. Technically not a member of organization, though he has a great deal of input and influence on how things are run.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's introduced arguing with Johan and trying to convince him to give him the Void Fish for study.
* MadScientist: Hits every note like he's checking items of a list, though he comes across as more oblivious than malicious.
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!!! The Bureau of Balance

[[folder: In General]]

!!The Bureau of Balance

The organization looking to find and destroy [[FantasticNuke Grand Relics]].
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* ArtifactCollectionAgency: The Bureau of Balance combines this with a side of medieval [[TheMenInBlack Men in Black]]. They collect and (ostensibly) dispose of magical artifacts too powerful to be allowed to exist.
*LaserGuidedAmnesia: Can preform this thanks to the Void fish.
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[[folder: Madam Director]]

!!Madam Director



The Director of the Bureau of Balance
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* BigGood: Well, more of a Big Neutral, but in a setting with {{Fantastic Nuke}}s that could allow any faction that gets the upper hand to trigger an ApocalypseHow, neutrality starts looking pretty good. [[spoiler: Fan speculation has it that she's actually the BigBad.]]
*DaChief: She has very little patience for the adventurers' antics, constantly just trying to get them to stay on point and booting them out of her office immediately after giving them their assignment.

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[[folder: Davenport]]
!!Davenport
-->"Davenport!”


The Director's assistant.
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*VerbalTic:Not quite PokemonSpeak, as it's not the ''only'' thing he says, but Davenport says "Davenport" quite a lot.
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[[folder: The Void Fish]]
!!The Void Fish


The... um... thing that wiped the memories of the Grand Relic war from the populace.
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*AmbiguousGender: Evidence points to female but one can't be sure yet.
*LaserGuidedAmnesia: Her(?) specialty
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[[folder: Killian]]
!!Killian
-->"Time to get busy livin' or get get busy dyin'."

One Bureau’s [[{{Badass}} star regulators]].
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*ActionGirl
* BadassNormal: A badass regulator with no spellcasting abilities.
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!!Magnus Burnsides

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!!Magnus Burnsides
Burnsides, the Hammer



!!Merle Highchurch

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!!Merle Hitower Highchurch
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-->"I'm the world's greatest boy detective."

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-->"I'm -->"I am the world's greatest boy detective."
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* AscendedExtra: Angus [=McDonald=] is introduced as a bit player in the second arc; he proved popular enough with the players and the audience to be brought back in the fourth arc as the team's VoiceWithAnInternetConnection.

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* AnAdventurerisYou: Magnus, with his heavy armor and shield, acts as the Tank and consistently puts himself in the front of the formation. Merle is the Healer as well as casting defensive buffs. Taako is the DPS caster in addition to support magic.
* GetYourMindOutoftheGutter: Merle mostly, but they all experience it at least once an episode. Usually due to DungeonMaster Griffin's AccidentalInnuendo.

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* AnAdventurerisYou: AnAdventurerIsYou: Magnus, with his heavy armor and shield, acts as the Tank and consistently puts himself in the front of the formation. Merle is the Healer as well as casting defensive buffs. Taako is the DPS caster in addition to support magic.
* GetYourMindOutoftheGutter: GetYourMindOutOfTheGutter: Merle mostly, but they all experience it at least once an episode. Usually due to DungeonMaster Griffin's AccidentalInnuendo.



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* BadassPreacher: He's a cleric. It comes with the territory.









ButtMonkey: Often on the receiving end of the [=PCs’=] antics.

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ButtMonkey: *ButtMonkey: Often on the receiving end of the [=PCs’=] antics.




Magsus’s pet goldfish. Has no abilities and serves no purpose whatsoever but is loved by Magnus.


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Magnus’s
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[[folder: Angus [=McDonald=]]]
!!Angus [=McDonald=]
-->"I'm the world's greatest boy detective."

The party’s [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection voice with the Bruea of Blanance’s knowledge]].
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ButtMonkey: Often on the receiving end of the [=PCs’=] antics.
* KidDetective: Claims to be the world’s greatest boy detective. His investigative efforts were enough to get the attention of the Bureua so he might not be wrong.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Well, Voice with Access to the Combined Knowledge of Bureau of Balance, anyway. After the Petals to the Metal arc, KidDetective Angus [=McDonald=] joins the Bureau to feed the boys intel through their Stones of Farspeech (basically fantasy Bluetooth headsets).

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[[folder: Steven]]

Magsus’s pet goldfish. Has no abilities and serves no purpose whatsoever but is loved by Magnus.


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* NonActionGuy
*TeamPet

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[[folder: Garyl]]
!!Garyl
-->"I look like whatever Taako wants me to look like."


Taako’s spectral binicorn created by the spell Phantom Steed.
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* AdaptationalIntelligence: Phantom Steeds, having the same stats as a regular horse, typically cannot speak.
* CoolHorse
* TalkingAnimal
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* OutOfFocus:Unsuprisingly Angus, Steven, and Garyl do not get near the attention that the[=PCs=] do since they're, well, [=PCs=]. Garyl has only appeared in two consecutive episodes.
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!!! The Party

[[folder: In General]]

!!The Party

The [=PCs=] and their allies in the field.
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*AnAdventurerisYou: Magnus, with his heavy armor and shield, acts as the Tank and consistently puts himself in the front of the formation. Merle is the Healer as well as casting defensive buffs. Taako is the DPS caster in addition to support magic.
*GetYourMindOutoftheGutter: Merle mostly, but they all experience it at least once an episode. Usually due to DungeonMaster Griffin's AccidentalInnuendo.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Our [[InformedAttribute good-aligned]] [[SarcasmMode Paragons of Justice]] murder a low-level gangster who [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything commits no serious crimes that the audience is privy to]] and then throw his body off a cliff rather than use up a healing spell to avoid, y'know. [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Murder.]]
* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: {{Lampshaded}}. There are [[MacGuffin seven ancient artifacts]] that must be collected and destroyed for the safety of the world. Secret society of powerful wizards organized for that exact purpose who live in a secret base on the moon: 0. Three eighth-level jokers: 3. Four to go. The Director of the Bureau of Balance notes this in-universe after the Petals to the Metal arc and decides to dismiss all other reclaimers and put the Bureau's full resources behind supporting the party.
* NominalHero: The "heroes" are in the business of tracking down [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]] for two reasons: because they don't want the planet destroyed ([[WesternAnimation/TheTick it's where they keep all their stuff]]) and because the pay is pretty good. [[HeroicComedicSociopath They'll gleefully lie, cheat, steal, and murder]] along their way toward saving the world from the latest threat, and everyone else has to put up with it, because [[UltimateJobSecurity their track record at world-saving can't be beat]].
* TheRolePlayer: All three players are pretty good about this, attempting to negotiate with enemies whenever possible and occasionally making suboptimal decisions that are in line with their characters. For example, Travis plays Magnus as an impulsive man of action who will leap into situations without thinking or go along with the other party members rather than thinking for himself, and Clint plays Merle as [[HonorBeforeReason loyal to a fault]], refusing to condone looting his fallen family members.
* TooDumbToFool: Mostly Taako, but Merle credits all of their ability to resist the Grand Relics to their own stupidity.
* UltimateJobSecurity: See NominalHero
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[[folder: Magnus Burnsides]]

!!Magnus Burnsides

"Magnus charges forward!"
->'''Played By:'''

The party’s human protection-style fighter.
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* BadassNormal: The only PC that's not a spellcaster.
* LeeroyJenkins: Has a tendency to run into danger without thought. It works as often as not.
* TheMagnificent: The Hammer
* StoneWall:A protection-style fighter
* WorkingClassHero: Has the Folk Hero background
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[[folder: Merle Highchurch]]
!!Merle Highchurch
-->"Zone of Truth!”
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The party’s dwarf nature domain cleric.
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* TheAllSolvingHammer: Gets a lot of mileage out of his Zone of Truth spell to the point of a running gag.
* ICallItVera: Calls his warhammer “The Smusher”
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Griffin suspects his dad of using spells he shouldn't be able to. He's occasionally right.
* TruthSerum: Zone of Truth
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes?: Has a fear of spiders. The first arc villain is spider-themed.
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[[folder: Taako]]
!!Taako
-->“Abracafuck you!”


The party’s high elf transmutation school wizard
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* TheDitz
* EurekaMoment: How he discovers the secrets to tacos
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Justin has decided to play Taako as humorously thick, even describing himself to [=NPCs=] as a "simple idiot wizard." His Intelligence score is 16, roughly equivalent to a 130 IQ, and his Wisdom score is 12, above-average.This is handwaved as Taako, despite being dull, is highly educated.

* TheLoonie: Justin has decided that Taako's mission in life is to invent the taco and name it after himself. Considering that the setting of the game has yet to discover concepts such as grinding meat, processing dairy into cheese, or growing corn for food, it looks to be a significant challenge.
* NamesakeGag: Guess
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ninja Looter Taako actually objects to stealing some gold they find in a lockbox in a ruined bank. Apparently he makes a distinction between looting a fallen enemy (or unsuspecting ally) and straight-up bank robbery.

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