History Characters / TheFirstLawNorth

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He murders one of Stour's toadies, not because the man had been a bastard harassing him for much of the book, but because it gave Clover an excuse to drag the man's corpse to the healers so Clover could avoid actually fighting in a battle.

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* DropTheHammer: His weapon is an enormous war hammer.

* AffablyEvil: He acts surprisingly polite for a towering monster and rapist who relishes bloodshed.

!!Black Dow's War-Chiefs

[[folder:Caul Reachey]]
!!Caul Reachey

One of Black Dow's five war-chiefs, and Calder's father-in-law.

* BrokenPedestal: Calder expresses disappointment in Reachey's attempt on his life, mostly because he thought better of Reachey than that. In contrast, when Craw betrayed Calder, there were no hard feelings because Calder knew Craw was sticking to his principles.
* CoolOldGuy: He's a reasonable old man with a reputation as a straight edge and promises to side with Calder within reason. Turns out he's not quite as much of a straight edge as he advertises.]
* FrameUp: Calder has him assassinated in revenge for his attempt on Calder's life, and frames Glama Golden for the deed.
* IHaveYourWife: His daughter is held hostage by Black Dow to ensure Reachey's good behavior.
* KilledOffscreen: He's killed by Calder offscreen.
* PapaWolf: Reachey will do anything to protect his daughter, Seff, who's being held hostage by Black Dow to ensure his good behavior. He's even willing to try to assassinate his son-in-law, Calder, rather than risk his scheming costing his daughter her life.
* TheReliableOne: Like Craw, Reachey has a reputation as a straight edge due to his dedication to the old way. Unlike Craw, Reachey has no illusions about the old way and is willing to backstab and betray his son-in-law out of pragmatism.

[[folder:Brodd Tenways]]
!!Brodd Tenways

One of Black Dow's five war-chiefs. He's the most loyal among them and possesses a burning hatred of Bethod's sons.

* EvilOldFolks: An evil, elderly war-chief.
* {{Gonk}}: Tenways has bad teeth, a foul smell, and patches of a hideous rash covering his twisted face. The overall effect has Calder describe him as "ugly as incest."
* TheMole: Bayaz reveals that Tenways' loyalty was mostly a show, and he was really one of his agents.
* NotMeThisTime: He wasn't behind the assassination attempt on Calder. Caul Reachey was.
* SinsOfTheFather: Tenways lost to Bethod twice in battle and lost everything he had as a result. Since Bethod's death, however, he's transferred all his loathing to his sons, Scale and Calder, instead.
* UriahGambit: He withholds backup for Scale during a battle, nearly resulting in his death.
* VillainousRescue: Tenways actually saves Calder's life from Mitterick's soldiers.
* YesMan: He's the most vocal in his support of Black Dow, and comes across as a toadying bootlicker as a result. In reality, this is an act, and he's really one of Bayaz's pawns.

[[folder:Cairm Ironhead]]
!!Cairm Ironhead

One of Black Dow's war-chiefs and Glama Golden's rival.

* HiddenDepths: Calder is surprised to realize that Ironhead is more politically cunning than Calder anticipated.
* KilledOffscreen: He dies during the TimeSkip between ''Literature/TheHeroes'' and the ''Age of Madness'' trilogy. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed his killer was Jonas Clover.]]
* TheRival: He and Glama Golden despise each other and are in frequent competition.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Glama hate each other but they're forced to work together under Black Dow.

[[folder:Glama Golden]]
!!Glama Golden

One of Black Dow's war-chiefs who's known for his vanity and his rivalry with Cairm Ironhead.

* BlingOfWar: He goes into battle decked out with golden armor, rings, bracelets and necklaces. It's where he got his name from.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He gets an undeservedly excruciating death in ''Red Country'' when Logen, as the Bloody-Nine, literally rips him apart during their duel to the death.]]
* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler:In ''Red Country'', while his and Logen's duel starts off seemingly on even footing, it ends with Logen effortlessly killing him.]]
* DuelToTheDeath: In ''Red Country'' he's become a pit fighter who engages in these. [[spoiler:His last one, against Logen Ninefingers, does not go well for him.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's introduced in ''Red Country'' defending Shy South from some of Papa Ring's thugs. [[spoiler:When Papa Ring kidnaps Shy to force Logen to throw the duel, he keeps it secret from Golden because he knows he'd disapprove.]]
* TheExile: After he's [[spoiler:framed for Reachey's assassination]], he's forced to flee the North and remain in exile in the Far Country.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: From a mighty, feared war-chief to a measly pit fighter for a crime boss.
* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Calder assassinates Caul Reachey and frames Glama Golden for the deed.]]
* MirrorCharacter: By the time of ''Red Country'' he's become a lot like Logen, a killer who's remorseful of his violent past but can't quite escape its shadow.
* NobleTopEnforcer: He becomes this to the crime boss, Papa Ring. Unlike his other hired muscle, Glama is reserved, has standards, and no longer relishes violence.
* PunchClockVillain: He works for the crime boss, Papa Ring, but otherwise he's nowhere close to being a villain.
* TheRival: He and Cairm Ironhead despise each other and are in frequent competition.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Ironhead hate each other but they're forced to work together under Black Dow.
* TookALevelInKindness: He's lost a lot of his vanity and arrogance by the time of ''Red Country'', having become a more thoughtful and less violent person. [[spoiler:[[ShootTheShaggyDog Not that it helps him any.]]]]

!!Clover's Dozen

[[folder:Jonas Clover*]]
!!Jonas Clover
!!!POV: ''Literature/ALittleHatred'', ''Literature/TheTroubleWithPeace'', ''The Wisdom of Crowds''

-->''"You got to bend with the breeze."''

Formerly known as Jonas Steepfield, after a battle in the Circle that didn't go his way, he lost it all and changed his name to Clover. Now he's content to spend his days sitting on his ass, teaching boys to fight with swords while doing as little work as humanly possible. Unfortunately for him, Calder wants him to use his age and experience to set his dangerous son, Stour Nightfall, down the right path.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: His numerous betrayals eventually lead him to being exiled from North with just a bag of silver for his efforts.]]
* BenevolentBoss: He's given command over a small band in ''The Trouble with Peace'' and is shown to care about the people under him, even if it doesn't stop him from unleashing his trademark snark on them. [[spoiler:He tries to keep them away from danger when he meets with Calder, urges them to run when Calder's forces are losing to Rikke's, and recommends Rikke hire Sholla and Flick after Rikke exiles only him.]]
* BrilliantButLazy: Despite his preference for avoiding fighting at any cost, he still has some skill at fighting—enough that people pay him to teach their kids how to swordfight—but he'd much rather spend his time sitting under a tree or munching on a piece of fruit than doing any actual work.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "You got to bend with the breeze."
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Clover is remarked on as being loyal for a Northman. However, the North's version of loyalty is "faithfully serving until it no longer becomes practical." Clover's served many people then jumped ship when it became clear they and even admitted to killing a few friends too. [[spoiler:By then end of the book, Wonderful is added to that list. By the end of the next book, he turns around and betrays Stour, the man he betrayed Wonderful for, as well.]]
** [[spoiler: Deconstructed in the Wisdom of Crowds. Rikke sees Jonas as a useful, but expendable tool. She rewards him for capturing Caldur, but then exiles him from the North as he is too untrustworthy to keep around.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Clover's preferred method of winning a fight is killing his enemy before they even realize what's happening. He kills one of Stour's flunkies this way, then does the same thing to [[spoiler:Wonderful]] near the end.
* CoolOldGuy: He's an old man who's seen and learned much about the world and is happy to hand out pearls of wisdom in his customary dry wit to those who will and won't listen. He'd also rather spend the majority of his time retired, doing absolutely nothing if possible.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Despite the setting's GrimDark nature and the typical ennui Northmen have to violence, Stour's stated plans for Rikke are so vile that Clover and Wonderful begin to think he's genuinely insane instead of just being a bog-standard prick.
** He's disgusted by Stand-i'-the-Barrows, an especially evil warrior from beyond the Crinna who takes slaves and kills people so he can harvest their bones.
* IgnoredExpert: He has years of experience under his belt, so much so that Calder sent him to steer his son in the right direction. In spite of his pragmatic suggestions, however, Stour ignores his advice at every turn. [[spoiler:After losing the entire war and nearly his life in a duel against Leo, Stour spares Clover because he's come to recognize the usefulness of his advice. But only lets Clover live once he proves his loyalty by killing his friend, Wonderful.]]
* IronicName: He avoids depending on luck by avoiding taking risks and using underhanded tactics. He won't antagonize others out of meanness, but there is no line of morality or loyalty he won't cross to serve his own personal interests.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: He murders one of Stour's toadies, not because the man had been a bastard harassing him for much of the book, but because it gave Clover an excuse to drag the man's corpse to the healers so Clover could avoid actually fighting in a battle.
* LazyBum: Clover would really rather spend his life doing as little work as he can possibly get away with, even down to drawing out menial gestures for the sake of it. It's only when more powerful players force his hand that he can be bothered to do any work at all.
* LetsGetDangerous: He's a sword fighting teacher whose foremost advise is looking for as many ways to avoid drawing your sword as possible to keep yourself out of danger. [[spoiler:Despite that, when attacked by Downside on Calder's orders, Clover proves he can still fight if the need arises.]]
* LovableCoward: He's an amusing, old man, so it's hard to fault him from wanting to stay as far away from any actual danger as much as possible, especially when commanded by an ass like Stour Nightfall. [[spoiler:He falls more into DirtyCoward by the end of ''A Little Hatred'' when he murders Wonderful in cold-blood on Stour's orders to save his own ass, even if he does hate doing it.]]
* MysteriousPast: He's said to have lost everything in the Circle and changed his name afterwards, but who he fought, for what reasons, and what he was really like before are all left unclear.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Clover has never mentioned before ''A Little Hatred'' but apparently he held a shield during Logen's duel with Fenris the Feared, has been friends with Wonderful for a good while, and is trusted enough by Calder that he picks him to be Stour's advisor during the North's latest war against the Union.
* ServileSnarker: Not even Prince Calder and Stour are spared his usual deadpan sarcasm, though at least with Stour he'll walk back some of his jokes if he senses the latter is in a black enough mood.
* ShootYourMate: He's confessed that he's had to kill friends before to survive. [[spoiler:This is mentioned not five minutes before Stour Nightfall forces him to kill Wonderful to prove his loyalty, which Clover does immediately, even while regretting it all the while.]]
* ThatManIsDead: He's taken the name Jonas Clover and would really rather people not call him by his old name Jonas Steepfield. [[spoiler:As much as he tries to deny his old nickname, he admits a part of Steepfield remains buried inside him, and he unleashes it during his fight with Downside.]]
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Jonas changed his named from "Steepfield" to "Clover" to make himself sound less dangerous, but it's implied by multiple characters throughout the book that he's not as harmless as he tries to pass himself off as. [[spoiler:This is abundantly clear when he murders Wonderful without even hesitating in order to save his own life.]]

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[[folder:Sholla]]
!!Shola

A young woman in Clover's Dozen who's both a skilled scout and someone with a curious fondness for especially thin slices of cheeses.

* ChangedMyMindKid: [[spoiler:Initially she fully intends on fleeing like Clover says when the tide of the battle turns against Black Calder, however, she comes back long enough to fire an arrow at the treacherous Downside, allowing Clover the chance to seize his moment and kill him.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Her dry wit pairs well with her stoic demeanor.
* TheLancer: She's Jonas's right-hand in his Dozen, being the most competent and reliable of his band.
* MoralityPet: She and Flick serve as this to Clover, bringing out his more affable side in his decisions as their boss.
* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: She has an odd preoccupation with slicing cheese as thin as she possibly can so that it can melt on her tongue. She does this even in dangerous situations.
* TheSneakyGuy: She's an effective scout and often surprises Clover with how stealthily she approaches him.
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[[folder:Downside]]
!!Downside

The only veteran in Jonas Clover's Dozen. He's a ferocious but insane warrior who Clover took in because no one else wanted him.
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* BloodKnight: Fighting and killing are the only things that interest him.
* TheBrute: Given the general amiability of Clover and the rest of his crew despite their employer, Downside would count as TheBigGuy if not for the fact that he's a violent psychopath whose interests lie in fighting and killing.
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Black Calder paid Downside to kill Clover and Downside fully intends to carry through on his promise. Even though Clover points out he'll never live to get his money since Calder's army is in the process of being destroyed as they fight. Downside's only response is that he's a simple man and that when he's given a job, he sees it through.]]
* JerkAss: He got his name because there's a ''downside'' to having him at your side in battle - namely, that he'll be at your side outside of battle too.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: During a meeting with a group on the opposing side of the war, Clover tries to hold a peaceful talk only for Downside to murder anyone he thinks might hold a grudge in the future. Clover views this as counterproductive.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Clover finishes him off by decapitating him.]]
* PsychoPartyMember: Downside's developed a reputation of getting carried away during fights and ending up killing people on his own side. Nobody took him in until Clover did and he has a hard time reigning in Downside's murderous impulses.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: When in a fight to the death with [[spoiler:Jonas Clover]], Downside severely underestimates his opponent, thinking the man doesn't have a chance of beating him in a duel. [[spoiler:Clover proves him wrong by chopping off his head.]]
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:Downside betrays Clover despite the fact that Clover was the only one willing to take Downside in due to his instability. Clover can't help but feel disappointed even if he admits that he's not one to talk with all the betrayal he's committed over his life.]]
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[[folder:Flick]]
!!Flick

An especially useless member of Clover's Dozen.
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* ButtMonkey: He's not afford much respect by anyone, Clover least of all who's frequently mocking him, albeit without malice. Clover even says while he's yet to find a single talent Flick is gifted with he still believes there's got to be one buried inside when recommending [[spoiler:Rikke]] give him a job.
* MoralityPet: He and Sholla serve as this to Clover, bringing out his more affable side in his decisions as their boss.
* NewMeat: He's the most inexperienced and useless member of Clover's band.
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!!Other Northmen

[[folder:Crummock-i-Phail]]
!!Crummock-i-Phail

Regarded "the maddest bastard in the north" he leads a clan of Treemen, he wears a necklace of finger bones around his neck and has his three children carry his weapons around for him (unable to tell his daughter from his sons), he seems friendly if crazy.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his considerable girth, he's a capable fighter.
* AffablyEvil: Beneath his goofy, easy-going facade, he's surprisingly ruthless and cunning.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Zigzagged. He wants to see Logen fight in a war as the Bloody Nine again, but when the Bloody Nine does take over in battle, he ends up murdering one of Crummock's sons. However, afterwards Crummock doesn't seem too shook up about it, and seems ignorant Logen was even the killer. At least until their final conversation where Crummock flat-out tells Logen he knows he murdered his son and gives him an ImpliedDeathThreat if he ever comes back into Crummock's territory.
* BigFun: He's a fat man who's cheerful and entertaining in his borderline insanity. Then it turns out he's not as insane as he leads others to believe and he's much more ruthless than first expected.
* BoisterousBruiser: The only Northman who is ''always'' in a good mood. Even when outnumbered and outclassed against an attacking army. He loves to fight, laugh and tell stories, often laughing at stories about fights.
* CloudCuckooLander: He seems insane, in particular with regards to believing Logen to be "favored by the moon". He struggles to remember his own children's names, and is shocked to find out one is his daughter where he remembered having a son.
* CreepySouvenir: Wears a necklace made of the finger bones of his fallen enemies.
* DissonantSerenity: He reveals to Logen that he knew all along that the Bloody Nine killed his son, yet, beyond dropping his mad facade for a moment of seriousness, the Hillman is remarkably comfortable with the fact. He does warn Logen to keep out of the High Places unless he wants retaliation, but leaves in surprisingly good humor about the whole affair.
--> ''"You don't put a wolf amongst your sheep, then cry when you find one eaten."''
* DropTheHammer: His weapon is an enormous war hammer.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's proud to be considered bloodthirsty and mad, calling himself and those like him "beloved of the moon". Once he sees enough of Logen's fighting, however, he admit's it's possible to be ''too'' beloved.
* FatBastard: Despite the above tropes, he's also happy to get other people killed pursuing his ideas about destiny, and remarkably unconcerned about his own son's death.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: In his last scene with Logen, he drops his usual loony behavior, revealing that he's completely aware that Logen killed his son and [[ImpliedDeathThreat advising him never to come back to the High Places]] before leaving.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He respects Logen mostly because of how brutal and impressive his Bloody Nine personality is in battle.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Hilariously, has this reaction to Logen.
* {{Lunacy}}: He seems to have some sort of religious fixation or superstition about the moon, claiming that the mad, such as himself, can commune with it, and that the bloodthirsty and brutal, like Logen, draw their power from its favor.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Everyone regards him as a complete lunatic, but he's apparently sane enough to lead men into battle, and was able to evade Bethod's armies longer than any other chieftain. His conversation with Logen after the battle of the High Places shows that his insanity is mostly a charade.
* OldSoldier: He's well past his prime, but still a highly respected chieftain and warrior.
* PapaWolf: Averted. When one of his children is killed in battle, he seems remarkably unconcerned about it. Then subverted when he drops his facade of insanity in his last conversation with Logen, where he reveals he knows Logen killed his son in one of his Bloody Nine episodes. While he doesn't attack Logen outright, and says maybe the weak should be culled for the strong, he still says he won't be one of Logen's subjects and [[ImpliedDeathThreat warns him to stay out of the High Places]].
* ParentalFavoritism: He confides in Logen that his daughter, Isern, who Crummock acts dismissive of, is actually his favorite of all his children.

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[[folder:Stranger-Come-Knocking]]
!!Stranger-Come-Knocking

A towering savage who brings his Northmen to Dow's cause.
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* LargeAndInCharge: He's a veritable giant and is chieftain of the region beyond the Cinna.

* DropTheHammer: His WeaponOfChoice is an enormous war hammer.

* BigDamnVillains: Tenways actually saves Calder's life from Mitterick's soldiers.

* BaldWoman: Wonderful has shaved-stubble hair. She first shaved her head when trouble started up with Bethod's men trying to attack her farm.

* BrilliantButLazy: It's implied he still has some skill at fighting—enough that people pay him to teach their kids how to swordfight—but he'd much rather spend his time sitting under a tree or munching on a piece of fruit than doing any actual work.

* NotSoDifferent: By the time of ''Red Country'' he's become a lot like Logen, a killer who's remorseful of his violent past but can't quite escape it's shadow.

[[spoiler:Sholla]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite the setting's GrimDark nature and the typical ennui Northmen have to violence, Stour's stated plans for Rikke are so vile that Clover and Wonderful begin to think he's genuinely insane instead of just being a bog-standard prick.

[[folder:Downside]]
!!Downside

The only veteran in Jonas Clover's Dozen. He's a ferocious but insane warrior who Clover took in because no one else wanted him.

!!Other Northmen

[[folder:Crummock-i-Phail]]
!!Crummock-i-Phail

Regarded "the maddest bastard in the north" he leads a clan of Treemen, he wears a necklace of finger bones around his neck and has his three children carry his weapons around for him (unable to tell his daughter from his sons), he seems friendly if crazy.

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[[folder:Jonas Clover*]]
!!Jonas Clover
!!!POV: ''Literature/ALittleHatred'', ''Literature/TheTroubleWithPeace'', ''The Wisdom of Crowds''

Formerly known as Jonas Steepfield, after a battle in the Circle that didn't go his way, he lost it all and changed his name to Clover. Now he's content to spend his days sitting on his ass, teaching boys to fight with swords while doing as little work as humanly possible. Unfortunately for him, Calder wants him to use his age and experience to set his dangerous son, Stour Nightfall, down the right path.
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* BenevolentBoss: He's given command over a small band in ''The Trouble with Peace'' and is shown to care about the people under him, even if it doesn't stop him from unleashing his trademark snark on them. [[spoiler:He tries to keep them away from danger when he meets with Calder, urges them to run when Calder's forces are losing to Rikke's, and recommends Rikke hire Sholla and Flick after Rikke exiles only him.]]
* BrilliantButLazy: It's implied he still has some skill at fighting—enough that people pay him to teach their kids how to swordfight—but he'd much rather spend his time sitting under a tree or munching on a piece of fruit than doing any actual work.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "You got to bend with the breeze."
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Clover is remarked on as being loyal for a Northman. However, the North's version of loyalty is "faithfully serving until it no longer becomes practical." Clover's served many people then jumped ship when it became clear they and even admitted to killing a few friends too. [[spoiler:By then end of the book, Wonderful is added to that list. By the end of the next book, he turns around and betrays Stour, the man he betrayed Wonderful for, as well.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Clover's preferred method of winning a fight is killing his enemy before they even realize what's happening. He kills one of Stour's flunkies this way, then does the same thing to [[spoiler:Wonderful]] near the end.
* CoolOldGuy: He's an old man who's seen and learned much about the world and is happy to hand out pearls of wisdom in his customary dry wit to those who will and won't listen. He'd also rather spend the majority of his time retired, doing absolutely nothing if possible.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite the setting's GrimDark nature and the typical ennui Northmen have to violence, Stour's stated plans for Rikke are so vile that Clover and Wonderful begin to think he's genuinely insane instead of just being a bog-standard prick.
* IgnoredExpert: He has years of experience under his belt, so much so that Calder sent him to steer his son in the right direction. In spite of his pragmatic suggestions, however, Stour ignores his advice at every turn. [[spoiler:After losing the entire war and nearly his life in a duel against Leo, Stour spares Clover because he's come to recognize the usefulness of his advice. But only lets Clover live once he proves his loyalty by killing his friend, Wonderful.]]
* IronicName: He avoids depending on luck by avoiding taking risks and using underhanded tactics. He won't antagonize others out of meanness, but there is no line of morality or loyalty he won't cross to serve his own personal interests.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: He murders one of Stour's toadies, not because the man had been a bastard harassing him for much of the book, but because it gave Clover an excuse to drag the man's corpse to the healers so Clover could avoid actually fighting in a battle.
* LazyBum: Clover would really rather spend his life doing as little work as he can possibly get away with, even down to drawing out menial gestures for the sake of it. It's only when more powerful players force his hand that he can be bothered to do any work at all.
* LetsGetDangerous: He's a sword fighting teacher whose foremost advise is looking for as many ways to avoid drawing your sword as possible to keep yourself out of danger. [[spoiler:Despite that, when attacked by Downside on Calder's orders, Clover proves he can still fight if the need arises.]]
* LovableCoward: He's an amusing, old man, so it's hard to fault him from wanting to stay as far away from any actual danger as much as possible, especially when commanded by an ass like Stour Nightfall. [[spoiler:He falls more into DirtyCoward by the end of ''A Little Hatred'' when he murders Wonderful in cold-blood on Stour's orders to save his own ass, even if he does hate doing it.]]
* MysteriousPast: He's said to have lost everything in the Circle and changed his name afterwards, but who he fought, for what reasons, and what he was really like before are all left unclear.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Clover has never mentioned before ''A Little Hatred'' but apparently he held a shield during Logen's duel with Fenris the Feared, has been friends with Wonderful for a good while, and is trusted enough by Calder that he picks him to be Stour's advisor during the North's latest war against the Union.
* ServileSnarker: Not even Prince Calder and Stour are spared his usual deadpan sarcasm, though at least with Stour he'll walk back some of his jokes if he senses the latter is in a black enough mood.
* ShootYourMate: He's confessed that he's had to kill friends before to survive. [[spoiler:This is mentioned not five minutes before Stour Nightfall forces him to kill Wonderful to prove his loyalty, which Clover does immediately, even while regretting it all the while.]]
* ThatManIsDead: He's taken the name Jonas Clover and would really rather people not call him by his old name Jonas Steepfield. [[spoiler:As much as he tries to deny his old nickname, he admits a part of Steepfield remains buried inside him, and he unleashes it during his fight with Downside.]]
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Jonas changed his named from "Steepfield" to "Clover" to make himself sound less dangerous, but it's implied by multiple characters throughout the book that he's not as harmless as he tries to pass himself off as. [[spoiler:This is abundantly clear when he murders Wonderful without even hesitating in order to save his own life.]]