History Characters / TheDarkswordTrilogy

* BadassMustache

%%* BackFromTheDead
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder

* TheMillstone

* WelcomeBackTraitor

!Protagonists

* TheAtoner
* BadassGrandpa: He prefers to keep his reputation as a humble catalyst, but that doesn't stop him from taking down [[spoiler:Blachloch, ruining Vanya and Xavier's plans, and facing the Executioner.]]

* TheSmartGuy
* TheSoCalledCoward

* SpoiledSweet

* TreacherousAdvisor: Subverted. He's quite genuine in his offers to help and it takes no time for people to discover his mission from Vanya. This does't, however, keep it from being a point of contention between him and Joram throughout the first book.

A talented magus with no apparent regard for social or ethnic customs, Simkin seems to fly by his own calender and motivations. A fickle fellow, his loyalties are questionable at best and he doesn't make friends easily with his loud and obnoxious personality.

The Prince of Sharakan, Merilon's rivaling kingdom. Garald is [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure reasonable and authoritative]], assisting the party in their travels when they meet him on their way to Merilon.

* CombatPragmatist: Played with. He isn't one, but when he teaches Joram the basics of sword fighting he makes is clear he doesn't have time to teach him to win a fair fight. While never stated, it's implied that he believes all sword fighters start out this way.

->''"Grant me life."''

A ''Duuk-tsarith'' among the Sorcerers in the Outland. Blachloch usurped control from the previous leader Andon several years before Joram and Saryon arrive and has been ruling the village with fear since.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Comes over as a kind and fatherly man, but all of this is a ruse to manipulate people in doing what he wants. He especially likes to make people think they owe him something due to past sins.

* CombatPragmatist: Played with. He isn't one, but when he teaches Joram the basics of sword fighting he makes is clear he doesn't have time to teach him to win a fair fight.

* TheObiWan

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]

* [[spoiler: MessianicArchetype]]

* [[spoiler: RightfulKingReturns]]

* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:He takes the bullet meant for Joram and gets turned to stone. But not before ensuring Joram's means of escape.]]

* [[spoiler: TakenForGranite]]

* [[spoiler: AnthropomorphicPersonification]]: [[spoiler: Of Magic.]]
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]

* [[spoiler:ISeeDeadPeople]]: [[spoiler:Following her chasing Joram into Beyond, she starts speaking with the dead and ignoring the living.]]

* [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss]]
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]: [[spoiler:For Bishop Vanya.]]

* BlondGuysAreEvil: The only notable feature of his face that's brought up is his blond mustache, which he's quite fond of stroking.

* MosesInTheBullrushes: Anja smuggled him out of Merilon to avoid the same fate as the other [[NiceJobBreakingItHerod Dead children]].

* BadassGrandpa: Prefers to keep his reputation as a humble catalyst. In the second book he manages to [[spoiler:save Joram and beat Bishop Vanya and Prince Xavier in one blow.]] And that's not mentioning his accomplishments in the first book.

!!Mosiah

Joram's only childhood friend, Mosiah followed him into the Outlands shortly after Joram's own flight and joined the village of Sorcerer's out of concern more than anything else.

* FishOutOfWater: As a former Field Magus visiting the capitol, Merilon.
* RedOniBlueOni: As the Red to Joram's Blue, Mosiah is impulsive and friendly.
* StraightMan: As {{Foil}} to [[LargeHam Sim]][[TheDandy kin]].

!Supporting Characters
!!Blachloch

->''"Grant me life."''

A ''Duuk-tsarith'' among the Sorcerers in the Outland, Blachloch usurped control from the previous leader Andon several years before Joram and Saryon arrive and has been ruling the village with fear since.

* BadassMustache
* BlackCloak
* BlondGuysAreEvil: The only notable feature of his face that's brought up is his blond mustache, which he's quite fond of stroking.
* [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss]]
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]: [[spoiler:For Bishop Vanya.]]

* DefrostingIceQueen: He's often likened to a stone statue. It takes over a book and a half of combined help between [[ParentalSubstitute Father Saryon]], [[TheWisePrince Prince Garald]], and falling [[LoveAtFirstSight head-over-heels]] for the first time to finally see a chip in his frozen demeanor.

* BadassGrandpa: Despite being a simple, humble catalyst, in the second book he manages to [[spoiler:save Joram with the Darksword and, by so doing, beat Bishop Vanya and Prince Xavier in one blow and further the prophecy they were trying to avoid fulfilling.]] And that's not mentioning his accomplishments in the first book.

* DefrostingIceQueen: He's often likened to a stone statue. It take over a book and a half of combined help between [[ParentalSubstitute Father Saryon]], [[TheWisePrince Prince Garald]], and falling [[LoveAtFirstSight head-over-heels]] for the first time to finally see a chip in his frozen demeanor.
* DontYouDarePityMe: A more subtle example than others. Rather than slap a hand away and yell in protest, he's more likely to ignore whomever tries to help.

* TreacherousAdvisor: Subverted. He's quite genuine in his offers to help and it takes no time for people to discover his mission from Vanya. This does't, however, keep it from being a point of contention between him and Joram.

->''"My dear, I could stay at the homes of twenty Princes, just like that! To say nothing of the Dukes and Earls and Counts who have literally gone down on their knees to beg me to be their houseguest. The Earl of Essac was devastated when I said no. Threatened to off himself. But really, twenty Pekingese? They yap, you know, to say nothing of nipping at the ankles."''

!!Gwendolyn

A young woman, raised in Merilon. She meets the heroes when they unsuccessfully try to enter the city.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: As her father muses, she has all the innocent young men of Merilon to choose from, and yet she falls for Joram, one whose intent is questionable at best.
* TheIngenue
* LoveAtFirstSight: She and Joram. Others recognize it as youthful infatuation.
* SpoiledSweet