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* 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.
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The Prince of Sharakan, Merilon's rivaling kingdom. Garald is reasonable and assists the party in their travels when they meet him on their way to Merilon.
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* 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.
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* 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.
* 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.
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* TroubledButCute: His natural, physical beauty is consistently alluded to just as much as his destructive childhood. The girls of Merilon apparently [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys won't be complaining when he takes a visit]].
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!!Gwendolyn
A young woman, raised in Merilon. She meets the heroes when they unsuccessfully try to enter the city.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: She and Joram. Others recognize it as youthful infatuation.
* SpoiledSweet
A young woman, raised in Merilon. She meets the heroes when they unsuccessfully try to enter the city.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: She and Joram. Others recognize it as youthful infatuation.
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->''"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."''
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!!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.
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* FishOutOfWater: As a former Field Magus visiting the capitol, Merilon.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Joram's Blue.
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* FishOutOfWater: As a former Field Magus visiting the capitol, Merilon.
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->''"It is always easier to hate than it is to love, still more easy to hate a class or race of people because they are faceless and nameless. If you are going to hate me, I prefer that you do it because you hate ''me'', not what I represent.''
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!!Blachloch
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.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: The only notable feature of his face that's visible is his blond moustache.
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]: [[spoiler:For Bishop Vanya.]]
!!Blachloch
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.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: The only notable feature of his face that's visible is his blond moustache.
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]: [[spoiler:For Bishop Vanya.]]
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An unknown catalyst from the city of Merilon, Saryon came to the capital with the Bishop after an incident where he was caught in in a severe transgression, reading forbidden books of the Ninth Mystery. His mother being a cousin of the Empress of Merilon, the The incident was hushed up and he was allowed a major part in the ceremony where the newborn Prince of Merilon was declared Dead. He has been questioning his faith ever since.
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An unknown catalyst from the city of Merilon, Saryon came to the capital with the Bishop after an incident where he was caught in the forbidden section of the library in a severe transgression. transgression, reading forbidden books of the Ninth Mystery. His mother being the a cousin of the Empress of Merilon, the incident was hushed up and he held was allowed a major part in the ceremony where the newborn Prince of Merilon was declared Dead. He has been questioning his faith ever since.
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!!Mosiah
A field magus and childhood friend of Joram's, Mosiah was the only one who tried to reach out to him, resulting in what appeared to be a one-way friendship. Time later proves him a valuable ally and friend.
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!!Andon
The original leader of the Sorcerer's village before he was overthrown by Blachloch.
!!Prince Garald
!!Cardinal Radiosovik
!!Gwendolyn
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!!Bishop Vanya
The leader of the church and bishop of the realm.
!!Blachloch
The ''Duuk-tsarith'' in charge of the Sorcerers village in the Outland, after Andon.
!!Prince/Emperor Xavier
!!Kevon Smythe
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!!Andon
The original leader of the Sorcerer's village before he was overthrown by Blachloch.
!!Prince Garald
!!Cardinal Radiosovik
!!Gwendolyn
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!!Bishop Vanya
The leader of the church and bishop of the realm.
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The ''Duuk-tsarith'' in charge of the Sorcerers village in the Outland, after Andon.
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The original leader of the Sorcerer's village before he was overthrown by Blachloch.
!!Prince Garald
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!!Gwendolyn
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!!Bishop Vanya
The leader of the church and bishop of the realm.
!!Blachloch
The ''Duuk-tsarith'' in charge of the Sorcerers village in the Outland, after Andon.
!!Prince/Emperor Xavier
!!Kevon Smythe
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!!Andon
The original leader of the Sorcerer's village before he was overthrown by Blachloch.
!!Prince Garald
!!Cardinal Radiosovik
!!Gwendolyn
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!!Bishop Vanya
The leader of the church and bishop of the realm.
!!Blachloch
The ''Duuk-tsarith'' in charge of the Sorcerers village in the Outland, after Andon.
!!Prince/Emperor Xavier
!!Kevon Smythe
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**TeenGenius: Especially prominant in his youth, where he would lock himself up in his equations as therapy for his problems. In later years he wistfully recalls these times and what more he could have yet accomplished.
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!!Joram
After the outbreak of Dead nobles, Joram was taken by his mother Anja to the fields to work, where she hid his lack of Life through teaching him sleight-of-hand. Joram spent his childhood isolated from the rest of the field magi, which resulted in him being rather withdrawn and wary of people as a whole.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]
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* MosesInTheBullrushes
* [[spoiler: RightfulKingReturns]]
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!!Father Saryon
An unknown catalyst from the city of Merilon, Saryon came to the capital with the Bishop after an incident where he was caught in the forbidden section of the library in a severe transgression. His mother being the cousin of the Empress of Merilon, the incident was hushed up and he held a major part in the ceremony where the newborn Prince of Merilon was declared Dead. He has been questioning his faith ever since.
* TheAtoner
* TheSoCalledCoward
* SurvivalMantra: When pressured into something he doesn't want to do.
-->''Obedire est vivere. Vivere est obedire. To obey is to live. To live is to obey.''
* [[spoiler: TakenForGranite]]
!!Mosiah
A field magus and childhood friend of Joram's, Mosiah was the only one who tried to reach out to him, resulting in what appeared to be a one-way friendship. Time later proves him a valuable ally and friend.
!!Simkin
A talented Magus with no apparent regard for social or ethnic customs, Simkin flies 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.
* [[spoiler: AnthropomorphicPersonification]]: [[spoiler: Of Magic.]]
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: No one is pleased by his taste.
* LargeHam
* TheMillstone
* NoodleIncident: Loves to hint at these.
* TricksterArchetype
* VoluntaryShapeshifting
* WelcomeBackTraitor
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!!Andon
The original leader of the Sorcerer's village before he was overthrown by Blachloch.
!!Prince Garald
!!Cardinal Radiosovik
!!Gwendolyn
* ISeeDeadPeople
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!!Bishop Vanya
!!Blachloch
!!Prince/Emperor Xavier
!!Kevon Smythe
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!!Joram
After the outbreak of Dead nobles, Joram was taken by his mother Anja to the fields to work, where she hid his lack of Life through teaching him sleight-of-hand. Joram spent his childhood isolated from the rest of the field magi, which resulted in him being rather withdrawn and wary of people as a whole.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]
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* MosesInTheBullrushes
* [[spoiler: RightfulKingReturns]]
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!!Father Saryon
An unknown catalyst from the city of Merilon, Saryon came to the capital with the Bishop after an incident where he was caught in the forbidden section of the library in a severe transgression. His mother being the cousin of the Empress of Merilon, the incident was hushed up and he held a major part in the ceremony where the newborn Prince of Merilon was declared Dead. He has been questioning his faith ever since.
* TheAtoner
* TheSoCalledCoward
* SurvivalMantra: When pressured into something he doesn't want to do.
-->''Obedire est vivere. Vivere est obedire. To obey is to live. To live is to obey.''
* [[spoiler: TakenForGranite]]
!!Mosiah
A field magus and childhood friend of Joram's, Mosiah was the only one who tried to reach out to him, resulting in what appeared to be a one-way friendship. Time later proves him a valuable ally and friend.
!!Simkin
A talented Magus with no apparent regard for social or ethnic customs, Simkin flies 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.
* [[spoiler: AnthropomorphicPersonification]]: [[spoiler: Of Magic.]]
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: No one is pleased by his taste.
* LargeHam
* TheMillstone
* NoodleIncident: Loves to hint at these.
* TricksterArchetype
* VoluntaryShapeshifting
* WelcomeBackTraitor
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!!Andon
The original leader of the Sorcerer's village before he was overthrown by Blachloch.
!!Prince Garald
!!Cardinal Radiosovik
!!Gwendolyn
* ISeeDeadPeople
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!!Bishop Vanya
!!Blachloch
!!Prince/Emperor Xavier
!!Kevon Smythe
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