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* ActionSurvivor: Grace from the original version is a mere FanServiceWithASmile who works in a FantasyTavern. She finds herself to be one of the many InnocentBystanders that gets caught up in the invasion of Ansur by the Black Dogs. After being escorted by [[ActionHero Sir Kyril]] along with her friends to safety, she decides to sneak her way through the chaos in the streets to find him, because she knows of a [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer secret entrance]] that Kyril can use to enter the mercenary compound and reach Maia. At first, this is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]: Grace, ChastityDagger in hand, is obviously no match for a single {{mook}}, and as skilled as she is in sneaking around places, it can only take her so far, and she founds herself cornered by two mercs. On the other hand, she correctly figures out that Kyril, being a OneManArmy, would leave a trail of corpses behind, so she manages to end up in a place near him unharmed. Kyril, after dispatching said two mercs, would later coldly berate Grace [[DidntThinkThisThrough for putting herself in deep]], something that Grace herself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]], but thanks to her information, he is able to successfully enter the compound, find Michelle Pantielle, and rescue Maia, though not without some difficulty. All in all, Grace's contribution in the Liberation of Ansur Arc allows this trope to be {{reconstructed}}, resulting in a DeconReconSwitch.
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* ActionSurvivor: Grace from the original version is a mere FanServiceWithASmile FanserviceWithASmile who works in a FantasyTavern. She finds herself to be one of the many InnocentBystanders that gets caught up in the invasion of Ansur by the Black Dogs. After being escorted by [[ActionHero Sir Kyril]] along with her friends to safety, she decides to sneak her way through the chaos in the streets to find him, because she knows of a [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer secret entrance]] that Kyril can use to enter the mercenary compound and reach Maia. At first, this is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]: Grace, ChastityDagger in hand, is obviously no match for a single {{mook}}, and as skilled as she is in sneaking around places, it can only take her so far, and she founds herself cornered by two mercs. On the other hand, she correctly figures out that Kyril, being a OneManArmy, would leave a trail of corpses behind, so she manages to end up in a place near him unharmed. Kyril, after dispatching said two mercs, would later coldly berate Grace [[DidntThinkThisThrough for putting herself in deep]], something that Grace herself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]], but thanks to her information, he is able to successfully enter the compound, find Michelle Pantielle, and rescue Maia, though not without some difficulty. All in all, Grace's contribution in the Liberation of Ansur Arc allows this trope to be {{reconstructed}}, resulting in a DeconReconSwitch.
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* FanServiceWithASmile: PlayedStraight during her time as a barmaid. Like many others who work in [[FantasyTavern stock fantasy bars/inns/taverns]], she wears a [[{{Fanservice}} Fanservice-y]] outfit, namely a purple halterneck and a long sarong that accentuates her legs.
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* FanServiceWithASmile: FanserviceWithASmile: PlayedStraight during her time as a barmaid. Like many others who work in [[FantasyTavern stock fantasy bars/inns/taverns]], she wears a [[{{Fanservice}} Fanservice-y]] outfit, namely a purple halterneck and a long sarong that accentuates her legs.
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* MyEyesAreUpHere: Not said outright, but from how Grace feels glad that someone (Kyril) looks at her in the eye instead of leering, it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] that she has been on the receiving end of this trope at least once, being a FanServiceWithASmile and all.
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* MyEyesAreUpHere: Not said outright, but from how Grace feels glad that someone (Kyril) looks at her in the eye instead of leering, it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] that she has been on the receiving end of this trope at least once, being a FanServiceWithASmile FanserviceWithASmile and all.
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* StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: Olga Discordia, Queen of the Dark Elves, resides in the [[SupervillainLair Black Fortress]] of [[{{Mordor}} Garan]] like a typical fantasy EvilOverlord. She's a prideful, talented LadyOfBlackMagic that can manipulate flames hotter than {{Hellfire}}, but her ColourMotif is associated with dark colours rather than the more common red, as evidenced by her midnight hair and [[AmbiguouslyBrown dusky]] skin. Fuelled with an intense [[ThePowerOfHate hatred]] of humanity, Olga rebelled against Celestine Lucross, the CrystalDragonJesus of Eostia, even waging war with the country for centuries, due to her {{wrath}} for the [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil enslavement]] of [[FantasticRacism her kind]]. Alas, the intervention of an OutsideContextProblem, [[AntiHero Kyril Sutherland]], led to the war effort playing against her favour, causing the Dark Queen to be [[FallenPrincess disgraced]] as a prisoner. As the story progresses, Olga cooperates with both Kyril and Celestine in the war against the [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Black]] [[TheUsualAdversaries Dogs]], eventually confronting a past crime against her own people (sacrificing one of her cities to the orcs for them to RapePillageAndBurn).\\
The "LoveInterest" part is played in an unorthodox way compared to usual depictions of this archetype. While it's true that [[TheProtagonist the male protagonist]] Kyril eventually becomes the key for Olga to confront her demons, as well as one of the few people who takes a neutral stance in regards to said demons, Olga is the one that seeks for the protagonist's affections rather than the other way round, a persistent suitor among his UnwantedHarem no less. Kyril, despite being the [[LoveInterest object of affection]], is a CelibateHero whose "care" for her is due to him [[IGaveMyWord giving his word]] to [[{{Protectorate}} protect her from harm]] in the past and seeing her as a friend. Moreover, Olga certainly has [[MsFanservice the looks]], but she is neither [[LivingEmotionalCrutch dependent]] on the man, nor [[MagicContractRomance magically bound]] to him.
The "LoveInterest" part is played in an unorthodox way compared to usual depictions of this archetype. While it's true that [[TheProtagonist the male protagonist]] Kyril eventually becomes the key for Olga to confront her demons, as well as one of the few people who takes a neutral stance in regards to said demons, Olga is the one that seeks for the protagonist's affections rather than the other way round, a persistent suitor among his UnwantedHarem no less. Kyril, despite being the [[LoveInterest object of affection]], is a CelibateHero whose "care" for her is due to him [[IGaveMyWord giving his word]] to [[{{Protectorate}} protect her from harm]] in the past and seeing her as a friend. Moreover, Olga certainly has [[MsFanservice the looks]], but she is neither [[LivingEmotionalCrutch dependent]] on the man, nor [[MagicContractRomance magically bound]] to him.
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* StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: Olga Discordia, Queen of the Dark Elves, resides in the [[SupervillainLair Black Fortress]] of [[{{Mordor}} Garan]] like a typical fantasy EvilOverlord. She's a prideful, talented LadyOfBlackMagic that can manipulate flames hotter than {{Hellfire}}, but her ColourMotif is associated with dark colours rather than the more common red, as evidenced by her midnight hair and [[AmbiguouslyBrown dusky]] skin. Fuelled with an intense [[ThePowerOfHate hatred]] of humanity, Olga rebelled against Celestine Lucross, the CrystalDragonJesus of Eostia, even waging war with the country for centuries, due to her {{wrath}} for the [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil enslavement]] of [[FantasticRacism her kind]]. Alas, the intervention of an OutsideContextProblem, [[AntiHero Kyril Sutherland]], led to the war effort playing against her favour, causing the Dark Queen to be [[FallenPrincess disgraced]] as a prisoner. As the story progresses, Olga cooperates with both Kyril and Celestine in the war against the [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Black]] [[TheUsualAdversaries Dogs]], eventually confronting a past crime against her own people (sacrificing one of her cities to the orcs for them to RapePillageAndBurn).\\
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** The "LoveInterest" part is played in an unorthodox way compared to usual depictions of this archetype. While it's true that [[TheProtagonist the male protagonist]] Kyril eventually becomes the key for Olga to confront her demons, as well as one of the few people who takes a neutral stance in regards to said demons, Olga is the one that seeks for the protagonist's affections rather than the other way round, a persistent suitor among his UnwantedHarem no less. Kyril, despite being the [[LoveInterest object of affection]], is a CelibateHero whose "care" for her is due to him [[IGaveMyWord giving his word]] to [[{{Protectorate}} protect her from harm]] in the past and seeing her as a friend. Moreover, Olga certainly has [[MsFanservice the looks]], but she is neither [[LivingEmotionalCrutch dependent]] on the man, nor [[MagicContractRomance magically bound]] to him.
** The "LoveInterest" part is played in an unorthodox way compared to usual depictions of this archetype. While it's true that [[TheProtagonist the male protagonist]] Kyril eventually becomes the key for Olga to confront her demons, as well as one of the few people who takes a neutral stance in regards to said demons, Olga is the one that seeks for the protagonist's affections rather than the other way round, a persistent suitor among his UnwantedHarem no less. Kyril, despite being the [[LoveInterest object of affection]], is a CelibateHero whose "care" for her is due to him [[IGaveMyWord giving his word]] to [[{{Protectorate}} protect her from harm]] in the past and seeing her as a friend. Moreover, Olga certainly has [[MsFanservice the looks]], but she is neither [[LivingEmotionalCrutch dependent]] on the man, nor [[MagicContractRomance magically bound]] to him.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: As much as how Olga feels that she [[IOweYouMyLife owes]] Kyril for saving her and her servant Chloe from the Black Dogs, she is more reluctant to feel that way in the remastered version. She is also less cordial to him, since he did best and imprison her personally, which does not happen in the original version.
* AllEncompassingMantle: Olga wears a rich dark cloak that covers her lean form, though according to the official artwork of ''Kuroinu'', the fabric is heavily slitted, such that she is covered in long, thick strips.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She is six feet tall, with ankle-length black hair and a bountiful form. Her pride and aloofness is backed up by her status as the Queen of the Dark Elves, along with [[LadyOfBlackMagic her exceptional talent in magic]].
* ArcVillain: The main obstacle of the first StoryArc, the ''Assault of the Black Fortress Arc'' (Chapters 1-3 of the original version). Kyril and co. are tasked to head to the North, capture her, bring her back to the South, and end the longtime war that's plaguing the lands.
* BreakTheHaughty: Olga Discordia is a sorceress equal to the [[GodEmperor Goddess Reborn]] in every measure, and the Queen of the Dark Elves, so she has a good reason to be as haughty as ever. She experiences a gradual one in the remastered version. First, she gets subjected into a CurbStompBattle thanks to [[LightningBruiser Kyril being faster, stronger, and more durable than she is]]. After said CurbStompBattle, she is locked up in a cell like a miserable prisoner, already a far cry from what she started as. [[GreatEscape Had Kyril decided not personally bring her back to Ken]], she would have suffered a far worse fate at the mercy of the Black Dogs. While she begrudgingly admits that she owes him her life, it is not until he [[spoiler:uses [[MagicMissileStorm A Call Beyond]] to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill instantly kill Vault and his men]] that [[OhCrap she realizes not only Kyril is a better fighter, but also a magic user far beyond her level]]]]. All of the above, combined with her sensing the [[LivingShadow dead shadows]] hovering around him on an instinctive level, leaves her terrified of him, even grateful that he decided to bring her and Chloe back unspoiled instead of offing her. The cherries at the top? [[FallenPrincess Olga Discordia]], now a former queen and a prisoner on the run, has no choice but to help set up camp and [[PeelingPotatoes peel some potatoes]], [[HumiliationConga not to mention how she ends up catching a fever on the way back]].
* CoolCrown: She is the holder of [[OurGodsAreDifferent Haughty Garan's]] Jagged Crown, which indicates that she is the inheritor of that goddess's power. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], the pale purple crown she wears is neither jagged nor covered with thorns.
* DarkActionGirl: Olga (pre-HeelFaceTurn) is the ArcVillain of the ''Assault of the Black Fortress [[StoryArc Arc]]'', as well as the second belligerent of the [[ForeverWar centuries-old war]] against Eostia due to a [[KillAllHumans burning hatred of the human race]]. Aside from wearing dark-coloured clothing, she once offered the AlwaysChaoticEvil orcs a city of her own kind, the dark elves, for their [[RapePillageAndBurn entertainment]] in order to have them join her ranks. Olga is [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the most powerful among her forces]] due to her [[LadyOfBlackMagic magical prowess]] capable of rivalling [[GodEmperor Celestine's]] own, so powerful that at least one of the battles between the two caused much devastation to the lands (which leads to the both of them wordlessly agreeing not to directly face each other in battle). The remastered version [[AdaptationalBadass buffs her up a bit]], allowing her to hold her own against the [[WorldsStrongestMan world's strongest]] LightningBruiser Kyril [[CurbStompCushion for a while]].
* DarkIsEvil: Olga Discordia is also known as the ''[[EvilOverlord Dark]]'' Queen, a LadyOfBlackMagic and the catalyst for the [[ForeverWar centuries-old war]] that has caused untold bloodshed. In order to strengthen her position in said war, she once sacrificed one of the cities under her reign to the AlwaysChaoticEvil orcs in exchange for their allegiance. Even after her defeat and HeelFaceTurn, people in general still hate her guts due to what she did in the past.
* DeathFromAbove: Combined with PlayingWithFire, she can do this via an arcane artillery strike.
* DeflectorShields: [[LadyOfBlackMagic Olga]] in the remastered version can generate magical barriers for defence. However, they get [[TheWorfEffect worfed]] pretty quickly thanks to [[SuperStrength Kyril]] making short work of them.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Olga is the second belligerent of the [[ForeverWar centuries-old war]] that has caused untold suffering to Eostia's people. She is built up as the archetypal EvilOverlord, the person [[TheProtagonist Kyril]] must defeat in order to end the war and bring her back to Eostia so she can face justice. Olga is defeated in the first StoryArc, but the resources and [[DecapitatedArmy personnel she leaves behind]] give Vault the means of turning against the Seven Shields and cementing his status as the main threat.
* DispelMagic: In the remastered version, Olga can cast an enchantment to "pull [[OurGhostsAreDifferent wraiths]] into the physical world", so as to nullify their {{intangibility}}.
* DrowningMySorrows: During her HeroicBSOD in the original version, Olga is seen drinking, sorrowful about her servant, surrogate daughter, and LivingEmotionalCrutch Chloe being in critical condition. Kyril stops her from continuing by grabbing her wine bottle and [[NeverGetsDrunk down it entirely]].
* EvilFormerFriend: To [[TheHighQueen Celestine]]. They were close until they came to blows over the fate of humanity. Their friendship fell apart by the time Olga declared war on Celestine's kingdom, where she had been sending orc raiders and other monsters to her lands [[ForeverWar for centuries]]. Later {{subverted}} after their reconciliation, together with the Black Dogs stepping up to become the main antagonists of this fanfic.
* EvilOverlord: GenderInverted. Olga [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Discordia]], the Dark (Elf) Queen, is set up as this the old-fashioned way. She lurks in an [[EvilTowerOfOminousness intimidating fortress]] (the Black Fortress) amid a {{Mordor}} in [[GrimUpNorth the North]] (Garan), with the AlwaysChaoticEvil fantasy races [[TheWomanBehindTheMonsters under her command]]. She's [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the most powerful among her forces]] due to her [[LadyOfBlackMagic sorcerous powers]], yet [[OrcusOnHerThrone hangs behind the action]]. Moreover, she has attributes of a SatanicArchetype (e.g., {{Pride}}, [[MsFanservice beauty]], association with [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[DarkIsEvil dark]], rebellion against the [[CrystalDragonJesus Goddess Reborn]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] the [[IHaveManyNames many names]]). However, Olga ends up being a {{subversion}} over time. To begin with, she is actually the DiscOneFinalBoss since she is [[FallenPrincess ousted]] and later gets a HeelFaceTurn. As the readers see more about her character throughout the story ([[AdaptationExpansion especially]] in the remastered version), it is revealed that her motivation for starting the ForeverWar against Eostia is not some generic [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]], or conquest for that matter. Rather, it is her wrath for the FantasticRacism and subsequent enslavement of the dark elves, which leads to her prejudiced hatred of humanity as a whole. Last but not least, for all her flaws, especially the time where she [[EtTuBrute sacrificed]] one of her cities to the orcs, she's neither a [[AGodAmI megalomaniac]] nor an [[MadeOfEvil incarnation of evil]].
* FallenPrincess: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] to "Fallen Queen". She starts off as TheDreaded Queen of the Dark Elves, only to suffer defeat in the hands of the Black Dogs, and is taken prisoner. She even goes through an extra BreakTheHaughty sequence in the remastered version.
* {{Hellfire}}: Olga's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] are referred to as hellfire. They are described in the remastered version as "hotter than hell itself". We don't know if some sort of "{{Hell}}" exists in the ''Kuroinu'' 'verse, though.
* IOweYouMyLife: After Kyril breaks Olga and Chloe out of prison, Olga says to Kyril that she owes him for saving their lives from the Black Dogs. The entire trope is played differently in both versions of the story.
** PlayedStraight in the original version. Olga eventually brings up the rescue many chapters later, pledging to assist Kyril should he need it, as payment.
** {{Subverted}} in the remastered version. Olga is grateful for the rescue, but she doesn't feel obligated to help him. It's not like she would suddenly forget that Kyril was the one who put her in a cell in the first place (because they were on opposing sides of a war). If anything, the fact that she is his prisoner irks her to no end.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Olga is described by Kyril's P.O.V. to have a voluptuous body covered by a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]]. Considering her design in ''Kuroinu'' canon (which encapsulates the entire package of big breasts, narrow waist, and wide hips), he is clearly understating her physical appearance.
* InformedAbility: Kin mentions that Olga is a {{necromancer}}, yet the readers never see her raising the dead.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: She is a haughty MsFanservice with magical prowess that rivals Celestine, the Goddess Reborn. Throughout both versions of the fanfic (moreso for the remastered one, courtesy of the additional fight between Olga and Kyril), she has shown a variety of magics, including: {{Mordor}} creation; [[PlayingWithFire fire manipulation]]; control over the Black Fortress; DeflectorShields; swiftness augmentation; [[BlownAcrossTheRoom knockback]]; [[DispelMagic anti]]-{{intangibility}}; and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking trivial abilities like catching a pillow mid-air and sound muffling]].
* LaughingMad: The original version has her giggling uncontrollably when she and Celestine are reading the contents of Kyril's journal, an ApocalypticLog that doubles as an ArtifactOfDoom. Luckily {{subverted}} later as she managed to stop rocking back and forth to pull herself together.
* LogicalWeakness: For all of Olga's arcane might, she needs a [[PowerCrutch staff]] in order to cast her spells. Therefore, she's helpless [[WreckedWeapon once the staff is lost or gets broken]].
* TheManBehindTheMonsters: While the brutish [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]] have their chieftains, they are ultimately under the command of Olga Discordia, the [[OurElvesAreDifferent Dark Elf]] Queen. Naturally, she resembles a human, and a downright [[MsFanservice gorgeous]] one at that. Later {{subverted}} as she gets [[FallenPrincess ousted]] and replaced by Vault, a {{hunk}}-y mercenary leader who intends to lead both his own human mercenaries and non-human hordes to take over the South.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Olga's last name, ''Discordia''. She's set up as the EvilOverlord who has engaged in war, or rather, sown ''discord'' for [[ForeverWar centuries]].
* OfCorsetsSexy: Part of Olga's default outfit that covers her voluptuous body. One example of AdaptationalModesty in this fanfic, compared with her corset with the front and back parts missing as depicted in ''Kuroinu'' canon.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. During the centuries-old war before the events of the main plot, Olga, the Dark Queen, did not start off like this -- she used to take the field personally and fight Celestine head on. The two stopped doing that since their magics were destroying the lands, and her goal is not [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum "world destruction"]]. The most Olga did was to smote Garan into a {{Mordor}} via BlackMagic in order to deter enemy armies. Meanwhile, her fortress is well fortified, and she could send raiding parties down the south. There's also how a presumably long time was used to raise Chloe, her surrogate daughter and would-be vassal.
* PeelingPotatoes: In the remastered version, one misfortune of [[FallenPrincess Olga's]] BreakTheHaughty sequence involves peeling potatoes at the cook Boris's request. Rather than a PunishmentDetail, Olga and the rest of the GreatEscape crew [[JustifiedTrope need dinner]], so someone's gotta help out. Furthermore, she accepts his request because she imagines that [[TheDreaded Kyril]] would forbid her from eating if she were to pull some sort of stunt. On a [[PlayedForLaughs humorous]] note, Olga [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] her current predicament -- formerly [[EvilOverlord Dark Queen]], now a glorified potato peeler.
* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Among the [[GrimUpNorth northern]] faction, Olga, Queen of the Dark Elves, is a master [[LadyOfBlackMagic sorceress]], being way stronger than the [[{{Mooks}} fighters]] under her.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She is a dark elf who has fought Celestine for centuries, and is described to have the appearance of a MsFanservice.
* SatanicArchetype: Known as the Dark Queen, she is a [[{{Pride}} prideful]] LadyOfBlackMagic who starts a ForeverWar by rebelling against the [[CrystalDragonJesus Goddess Reborn]], is associated with [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[DarkIsEvil dark]], and [[IHaveManyNames is known by various titles]]. Later {{subverted}} as she is merely the DiscOneFinalBoss, her motive for rebellion is portrayed in a sympathetic light, she gets a HeelFaceTurn, and her association with dark (dark elves) [[DarkIsNotEvil is not malicious]] in nature.
* ShipperOnDeck: She is the "shipper with a crush" type, often [[TheGadfly gleefully teasing]] Celestine about her feelings towards Kyril, while harbouring feelings to the man herself.
* StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: Olga Discordia, Queen of the Dark Elves, resides in the [[SupervillainLair Black Fortress]] of [[{{Mordor}} Garan]] like a typical fantasy EvilOverlord. She's a prideful, talented LadyOfBlackMagic that can manipulate flames hotter than {{Hellfire}}, but her ColourMotif is associated with dark colours rather than the more common red, as evidenced by her midnight hair and [[AmbiguouslyBrown dusky]] skin. Fuelled with an intense [[ThePowerOfHate hatred]] of humanity, Olga rebelled against Celestine Lucross, the CrystalDragonJesus of Eostia, even waging war with the country for centuries, due to her {{wrath}} for the [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil enslavement]] of [[FantasticRacism her kind]]. Alas, the intervention of an OutsideContextProblem, [[AntiHero Kyril Sutherland]], led to the war effort playing against her favour, causing the Dark Queen to be [[FallenPrincess disgraced]] as a prisoner. As the story progresses, Olga cooperates with both Kyril and Celestine in the war against the [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Black]] [[TheUsualAdversaries Dogs]], eventually confronting a past crime against her own people (sacrificing one of her cities to the orcs for them to RapePillageAndBurn).\\
The "LoveInterest" part is played in an unorthodox way compared to usual depictions of this archetype. While it's true that [[TheProtagonist the male protagonist]] Kyril eventually becomes the key for Olga to confront her demons, as well as one of the few people who takes a neutral stance in regards to said demons, Olga is the one that seeks for the protagonist's affections rather than the other way round, a persistent suitor among his UnwantedHarem no less. Kyril, despite being the [[LoveInterest object of affection]], is a CelibateHero whose "care" for her is due to him [[IGaveMyWord giving his word]] to [[{{Protectorate}} protect her from harm]] in the past and seeing her as a friend. Moreover, Olga certainly has [[MsFanservice the looks]], but she is neither [[LivingEmotionalCrutch dependent]] on the man, nor [[MagicContractRomance magically bound]] to him.
* TheUsurper: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in the remastered version. Kyril learns from the books in Celestine's archives that Olga is described as a usurper. On the other hand, the story never reveals how exactly Olga inherited the power of [[OurGodsAreDifferent Garan]] and became the [[EvilOverlord Dark Queen]], making this notion an InformedAttribute. Even Kyril himself notes that the history there is a bit sketchy.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Chloe acts more hostile in the remastered version than the original version, because her FantasticRacism towards humanity is more pronounced in the former. Moreover, the remastered version includes additional members accompanying Kyril, Olga and Chloe in the journey from Garan to Eostia[[note]]only the trio is present in the original[[/note]], giving Chloe ample opportunity to start arguments.
* ApologisesALot: In the remastered version, she repeatedly apologises to Olga while crying quietly in shame due to being [[PrisonRape molested]] by the Black Dogs two nights ago.
* BerserkButton: Any remark or action that Chloe regards as an affront to her queen Olga ticks her off, even innocuous ones, like interrupting Olga, or requesting her to help set up camp.
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:She is the result of a dark elf mother being raped by a human father, who is also one of the slavers who enslaved them along with many other dark elves. This [[FreudianExcuse explains]] her FantasticRacism against humanity, as well as her UndyingLoyalty to Olga, [[LikeADaughterToMe who raised her like a daughter]].]]
* ChainedToARock: Or rather, Chained To A Wall. This happens to Chloe [[spoiler:after her capture by her [[AbusiveParents father]] John Mandeville]]. Unlike typical examples where the victim is waiting to be a [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] of some sort, [[spoiler:she suffers a [[ColdBloodedTorture prolonged period of abuse]] in the dungeons, even [[EyeScream losing an eye]]]].
* DumbBlonde: The blonde-haired Chloe's (remastered version) HairTriggerTemper and FantasticRacism towards humans means that she is a bomb ready to go off if not for Olga and Kyril disciplining her. Kyril even says that Chloe is testing his patience by [[InsufferableImbecile needlessly antagonising other people]].
* FreudianExcuse: Chloe was [[spoiler:[[ChildByRape born of rape]], the [[HalfHumanHybrid product]] of a human father and a dark elf mother. She, along with other dark elves, were then taken as slaves to be entertainment by human slavers, while her mother was murdered by her own father]]. Fortunately, Chloe was saved by Olga, who, like herself, witnessed the enslavement of her kind. Growing up into Olga's loyal vassal, she would later develop jerkassery and FantasticRacism towards humanity, as well as a [[UndyingLoyalty fervour]] to her liege lady's [[AntiHumanAlliance cause]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Normally speaking, Chloe reacts with fury towards anyone or anything she considers an affront to her liege, making this instance more of a BerserkButton. [[AdaptationalJerkass Her counterpart in the remastered version]] magnifies this trait, together with a tendency to antagonize people and rant about how [[HumansAreBastards humans suck]]. Her FantasticRacism towards humans only fuels her fervor. It is quickly [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] to show how problematic her behaviour is -- Chloe comes across as an InsufferableImbecile whose lack of restraint is a source of discord among the GreatEscape party. Her antagonising [[WorldsStrongestMan Kyril]] also veers into BullyingADragon territory, something that Olga and Kyril himself have warned. The latter has explicitly stated that should Chloe be incapable of cooperating, he would "[[DeadlyEuphemism rescind his amnesty]]".
* HotBlooded: Chloe, [[AdaptationalJerkass especially in the remastered version]], has a HairTriggerTemper fueled by her [[FantasticRacism hatred towards humanity]], which causes her to come into blows with others easily. She is also immensely protective of her liege lady, Olga, even during captivity.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Chloe scowls at Bergen when she notices him staring at her cleavage, wordlessly conveying this trope's message to him. Bergen [[DistractedByTheSexy tries to pretend he isn't staring]] by rubbing his forehead.
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: The remastered version has Chloe [[TemptingFate tempt fate]] by wondering who would "dare brazenly strike at the Black Fortress", right after her liege lady reminds her that a fortress is not invincible. Cue Kyril and the Black Dogs arriving moments later, even coming out victorious in the next chapter.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Grace Campbell]]
* ActionSurvivor: Grace from the original version is a mere FanServiceWithASmile who works in a FantasyTavern. She finds herself to be one of the many InnocentBystanders that gets caught up in the invasion of Ansur by the Black Dogs. After being escorted by [[ActionHero Sir Kyril]] along with her friends to safety, she decides to sneak her way through the chaos in the streets to find him, because she knows of a [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer secret entrance]] that Kyril can use to enter the mercenary compound and reach Maia. At first, this is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]: Grace, ChastityDagger in hand, is obviously no match for a single {{mook}}, and as skilled as she is in sneaking around places, it can only take her so far, and she founds herself cornered by two mercs. On the other hand, she correctly figures out that Kyril, being a OneManArmy, would leave a trail of corpses behind, so she manages to end up in a place near him unharmed. Kyril, after dispatching said two mercs, would later coldly berate Grace [[DidntThinkThisThrough for putting herself in deep]], something that Grace herself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]], but thanks to her information, he is able to successfully enter the compound, find Michelle Pantielle, and rescue Maia, though not without some difficulty. All in all, Grace's contribution in the Liberation of Ansur Arc allows this trope to be {{reconstructed}}, resulting in a DeconReconSwitch.
%%* Breaking Point Swearing: Grace rants to Kyril about how her past manages to come back and torment her with Olga's appearance in her friend's [[FantasyTavern inn]]. At one point, she whispers "three hundred ''fucking'' years" to emphasise this.
* ChastityDagger: Grace has one strapped to her thigh in case if some ruffian tries to put her down. The readers have never seen the knife being used in action, however.
* FanServiceWithASmile: PlayedStraight during her time as a barmaid. Like many others who work in [[FantasyTavern stock fantasy bars/inns/taverns]], she wears a [[{{Fanservice}} Fanservice-y]] outfit, namely a purple halterneck and a long sarong that accentuates her legs.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: As per her introductory narration in the remastered version below, Grace is a [[PlayedStraight straight]] example, though the pain of losing her husband never really faded away.
-->''Grace sighed as, for a moment, she felt every part of three hundred years catch up to her. No one, not even Annie who was twenty years her senior, would ever know what travails she had seen through in her three hundred years. Grace had come here from the [[GrimUpNorth North]], having [[YouCantGoHomeAgain lost her home]] a hundred years ago when the [[ForeverWar war]] between the Goddess Reborn and the Queen of the Jagged Crown began. She had seen terrible things during that journey, which included the loss of her dearest husband.''\\
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''Considering the fact that Grace was possibly the only Dark Elf in Baskerville, those travails would stay with her till the end of her days. Grace walked out, putting a cheery smile on her face. Still, life could be worse. She made people smile, laugh and forget that the world still needed to turn without anyone capable of stopping it.''
* IOweYouMyLife: Grace offers to become Kyril's retainer because she feels like she owes him for saving her and her friends' lives in Ansur. Kyril accepts.
* JerkassToOne: Grace Campbell is usually a NiceGirl, but it takes her considerable effort to be cordial to Olga Discordia. Her grudge towards the Dark Elf Queen stems from the time where Olga sacrificed Loraine, Grace's home, to the orcs, for them to RapePillageAndBurn. She [[YouCantGoHomeAgain lost both her home]] and [[TheLostLenore her husband]] because of that, and the grudge ceases to wane.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Not said outright, but from how Grace feels glad that someone (Kyril) looks at her in the eye instead of leering, it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] that she has been on the receiving end of this trope at least once, being a FanServiceWithASmile and all.
* ReadyForLovemaking: In the original version, Grace puckers up towards Kyril when he is about to inform her of her duties as his retainer. When asked about this, Grace says she thought she has to "warm his bed". Kyril, the CelibateHero he is, rejects her offer and quickly gets back to the main subject.
* RomancingTheWidow: {{Inverted}} to "The Widow Romances The Protagonist" in the original version. Grace Campbell lost her husband hundreds of years ago due to the war between Celestine and Olga. Judging from how she's pissed towards Olga because of her loss, it is clear that the pain has yet to fade. Despite this, she develops feelings for BlackKnight Kyril Sutherland, becoming a member of his UnwantedHarem eager to pursue for his affections, even though Kyril is neither romantically interested nor sexually interested in any of them.
* TheSocialExpert: This is one of her duties as Kyril's retainer to help gather info and intel, from interacting with the nobility, to attending meetings on Kyril's behalf.
* SubordinateExcuse: Aside from her joblessness due to the chaos in Ansur, the reason why she wishes to become Kyril's retainer in the original version is to [[IOweYouMyLife repay the knight who escorted her and her friends to safety]], [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys while getting close to the man beneath his exterior as a merciless killer]].
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Grace had to flee from her DoomedHometown, Loraine, which was sacrificed to the orc war bands by Olga in order to have them fight under her cause. [[ItsPersonal This contributed to her animosity towards Olga]]. In the original version, she is forced to experience this a second time when her [[StartingANewLife new home]], Ansur, is ravaged by the war against the Black Dogs.
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! Characters that exclusively appear in the remastered version
[[folder:Boris]]
* CampCook: He is one of the cooks in the company of the [[{{PMC}} Black Dogs]], though he is the only one [[NominalImportance named]]. Boris eventually becomes a DefectorFromDecadence and joins Kyril's GreatEscape party to bring Olga to the capital. His role as cook doesn't change during the trek across the [[{{Mordor}} Badlands]], but the others have to help as well.
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%%[[folder:Fredrick]]
%%* Breaking Point Swearing: Chapter 8 starts with Fredrick dropping a single F-bomb when he gets stuck in the mud while trekking in the Dead Marshes of Garan.
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[[folder:The Rat]]
* GenuineHumanHide: The Rat wears robes made of human skin. Goes on to show that he is serious business.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The [[IHaveManyNames many names]] of The Rat (e.g. King-Spawn of All Vermin, He Who Feasts on Ambition, etc.) sound anything but pleasing. Fitting for someone with an InUniverse reputation as a [[DealWithTheDevil malicious]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent entity]].
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!Seven Shields
[[folder:Seven Shields]]
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!Black Keep
[[folder:Olga Discordia]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: As much as how Olga feels that she [[IOweYouMyLife owes]] Kyril for saving her and her servant Chloe from the Black Dogs, she is more reluctant to feel that way in the remastered version. She is also less cordial to him, since he did best and imprison her personally, which does not happen in the original version.
* AllEncompassingMantle: Olga wears a rich dark cloak that covers her lean form, though according to the official artwork of ''Kuroinu'', the fabric is heavily slitted, such that she is covered in long, thick strips.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She is six feet tall, with ankle-length black hair and a bountiful form. Her pride and aloofness is backed up by her status as the Queen of the Dark Elves, along with [[LadyOfBlackMagic her exceptional talent in magic]].
* ArcVillain: The main obstacle of the first StoryArc, the ''Assault of the Black Fortress Arc'' (Chapters 1-3 of the original version). Kyril and co. are tasked to head to the North, capture her, bring her back to the South, and end the longtime war that's plaguing the lands.
* BreakTheHaughty: Olga Discordia is a sorceress equal to the [[GodEmperor Goddess Reborn]] in every measure, and the Queen of the Dark Elves, so she has a good reason to be as haughty as ever. She experiences a gradual one in the remastered version. First, she gets subjected into a CurbStompBattle thanks to [[LightningBruiser Kyril being faster, stronger, and more durable than she is]]. After said CurbStompBattle, she is locked up in a cell like a miserable prisoner, already a far cry from what she started as. [[GreatEscape Had Kyril decided not personally bring her back to Ken]], she would have suffered a far worse fate at the mercy of the Black Dogs. While she begrudgingly admits that she owes him her life, it is not until he [[spoiler:uses [[MagicMissileStorm A Call Beyond]] to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill instantly kill Vault and his men]] that [[OhCrap she realizes not only Kyril is a better fighter, but also a magic user far beyond her level]]]]. All of the above, combined with her sensing the [[LivingShadow dead shadows]] hovering around him on an instinctive level, leaves her terrified of him, even grateful that he decided to bring her and Chloe back unspoiled instead of offing her. The cherries at the top? [[FallenPrincess Olga Discordia]], now a former queen and a prisoner on the run, has no choice but to help set up camp and [[PeelingPotatoes peel some potatoes]], [[HumiliationConga not to mention how she ends up catching a fever on the way back]].
* CoolCrown: She is the holder of [[OurGodsAreDifferent Haughty Garan's]] Jagged Crown, which indicates that she is the inheritor of that goddess's power. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], the pale purple crown she wears is neither jagged nor covered with thorns.
* DarkActionGirl: Olga (pre-HeelFaceTurn) is the ArcVillain of the ''Assault of the Black Fortress [[StoryArc Arc]]'', as well as the second belligerent of the [[ForeverWar centuries-old war]] against Eostia due to a [[KillAllHumans burning hatred of the human race]]. Aside from wearing dark-coloured clothing, she once offered the AlwaysChaoticEvil orcs a city of her own kind, the dark elves, for their [[RapePillageAndBurn entertainment]] in order to have them join her ranks. Olga is [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the most powerful among her forces]] due to her [[LadyOfBlackMagic magical prowess]] capable of rivalling [[GodEmperor Celestine's]] own, so powerful that at least one of the battles between the two caused much devastation to the lands (which leads to the both of them wordlessly agreeing not to directly face each other in battle). The remastered version [[AdaptationalBadass buffs her up a bit]], allowing her to hold her own against the [[WorldsStrongestMan world's strongest]] LightningBruiser Kyril [[CurbStompCushion for a while]].
* DarkIsEvil: Olga Discordia is also known as the ''[[EvilOverlord Dark]]'' Queen, a LadyOfBlackMagic and the catalyst for the [[ForeverWar centuries-old war]] that has caused untold bloodshed. In order to strengthen her position in said war, she once sacrificed one of the cities under her reign to the AlwaysChaoticEvil orcs in exchange for their allegiance. Even after her defeat and HeelFaceTurn, people in general still hate her guts due to what she did in the past.
* DeathFromAbove: Combined with PlayingWithFire, she can do this via an arcane artillery strike.
* DeflectorShields: [[LadyOfBlackMagic Olga]] in the remastered version can generate magical barriers for defence. However, they get [[TheWorfEffect worfed]] pretty quickly thanks to [[SuperStrength Kyril]] making short work of them.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Olga is the second belligerent of the [[ForeverWar centuries-old war]] that has caused untold suffering to Eostia's people. She is built up as the archetypal EvilOverlord, the person [[TheProtagonist Kyril]] must defeat in order to end the war and bring her back to Eostia so she can face justice. Olga is defeated in the first StoryArc, but the resources and [[DecapitatedArmy personnel she leaves behind]] give Vault the means of turning against the Seven Shields and cementing his status as the main threat.
* DispelMagic: In the remastered version, Olga can cast an enchantment to "pull [[OurGhostsAreDifferent wraiths]] into the physical world", so as to nullify their {{intangibility}}.
* DrowningMySorrows: During her HeroicBSOD in the original version, Olga is seen drinking, sorrowful about her servant, surrogate daughter, and LivingEmotionalCrutch Chloe being in critical condition. Kyril stops her from continuing by grabbing her wine bottle and [[NeverGetsDrunk down it entirely]].
* EvilFormerFriend: To [[TheHighQueen Celestine]]. They were close until they came to blows over the fate of humanity. Their friendship fell apart by the time Olga declared war on Celestine's kingdom, where she had been sending orc raiders and other monsters to her lands [[ForeverWar for centuries]]. Later {{subverted}} after their reconciliation, together with the Black Dogs stepping up to become the main antagonists of this fanfic.
* EvilOverlord: GenderInverted. Olga [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Discordia]], the Dark (Elf) Queen, is set up as this the old-fashioned way. She lurks in an [[EvilTowerOfOminousness intimidating fortress]] (the Black Fortress) amid a {{Mordor}} in [[GrimUpNorth the North]] (Garan), with the AlwaysChaoticEvil fantasy races [[TheWomanBehindTheMonsters under her command]]. She's [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the most powerful among her forces]] due to her [[LadyOfBlackMagic sorcerous powers]], yet [[OrcusOnHerThrone hangs behind the action]]. Moreover, she has attributes of a SatanicArchetype (e.g., {{Pride}}, [[MsFanservice beauty]], association with [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[DarkIsEvil dark]], rebellion against the [[CrystalDragonJesus Goddess Reborn]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] the [[IHaveManyNames many names]]). However, Olga ends up being a {{subversion}} over time. To begin with, she is actually the DiscOneFinalBoss since she is [[FallenPrincess ousted]] and later gets a HeelFaceTurn. As the readers see more about her character throughout the story ([[AdaptationExpansion especially]] in the remastered version), it is revealed that her motivation for starting the ForeverWar against Eostia is not some generic [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]], or conquest for that matter. Rather, it is her wrath for the FantasticRacism and subsequent enslavement of the dark elves, which leads to her prejudiced hatred of humanity as a whole. Last but not least, for all her flaws, especially the time where she [[EtTuBrute sacrificed]] one of her cities to the orcs, she's neither a [[AGodAmI megalomaniac]] nor an [[MadeOfEvil incarnation of evil]].
* FallenPrincess: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] to "Fallen Queen". She starts off as TheDreaded Queen of the Dark Elves, only to suffer defeat in the hands of the Black Dogs, and is taken prisoner. She even goes through an extra BreakTheHaughty sequence in the remastered version.
* {{Hellfire}}: Olga's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] are referred to as hellfire. They are described in the remastered version as "hotter than hell itself". We don't know if some sort of "{{Hell}}" exists in the ''Kuroinu'' 'verse, though.
* IOweYouMyLife: After Kyril breaks Olga and Chloe out of prison, Olga says to Kyril that she owes him for saving their lives from the Black Dogs. The entire trope is played differently in both versions of the story.
** PlayedStraight in the original version. Olga eventually brings up the rescue many chapters later, pledging to assist Kyril should he need it, as payment.
** {{Subverted}} in the remastered version. Olga is grateful for the rescue, but she doesn't feel obligated to help him. It's not like she would suddenly forget that Kyril was the one who put her in a cell in the first place (because they were on opposing sides of a war). If anything, the fact that she is his prisoner irks her to no end.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Olga is described by Kyril's P.O.V. to have a voluptuous body covered by a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]]. Considering her design in ''Kuroinu'' canon (which encapsulates the entire package of big breasts, narrow waist, and wide hips), he is clearly understating her physical appearance.
* InformedAbility: Kin mentions that Olga is a {{necromancer}}, yet the readers never see her raising the dead.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: She is a haughty MsFanservice with magical prowess that rivals Celestine, the Goddess Reborn. Throughout both versions of the fanfic (moreso for the remastered one, courtesy of the additional fight between Olga and Kyril), she has shown a variety of magics, including: {{Mordor}} creation; [[PlayingWithFire fire manipulation]]; control over the Black Fortress; DeflectorShields; swiftness augmentation; [[BlownAcrossTheRoom knockback]]; [[DispelMagic anti]]-{{intangibility}}; and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking trivial abilities like catching a pillow mid-air and sound muffling]].
* LaughingMad: The original version has her giggling uncontrollably when she and Celestine are reading the contents of Kyril's journal, an ApocalypticLog that doubles as an ArtifactOfDoom. Luckily {{subverted}} later as she managed to stop rocking back and forth to pull herself together.
* LogicalWeakness: For all of Olga's arcane might, she needs a [[PowerCrutch staff]] in order to cast her spells. Therefore, she's helpless [[WreckedWeapon once the staff is lost or gets broken]].
* TheManBehindTheMonsters: While the brutish [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]] have their chieftains, they are ultimately under the command of Olga Discordia, the [[OurElvesAreDifferent Dark Elf]] Queen. Naturally, she resembles a human, and a downright [[MsFanservice gorgeous]] one at that. Later {{subverted}} as she gets [[FallenPrincess ousted]] and replaced by Vault, a {{hunk}}-y mercenary leader who intends to lead both his own human mercenaries and non-human hordes to take over the South.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Olga's last name, ''Discordia''. She's set up as the EvilOverlord who has engaged in war, or rather, sown ''discord'' for [[ForeverWar centuries]].
* OfCorsetsSexy: Part of Olga's default outfit that covers her voluptuous body. One example of AdaptationalModesty in this fanfic, compared with her corset with the front and back parts missing as depicted in ''Kuroinu'' canon.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. During the centuries-old war before the events of the main plot, Olga, the Dark Queen, did not start off like this -- she used to take the field personally and fight Celestine head on. The two stopped doing that since their magics were destroying the lands, and her goal is not [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum "world destruction"]]. The most Olga did was to smote Garan into a {{Mordor}} via BlackMagic in order to deter enemy armies. Meanwhile, her fortress is well fortified, and she could send raiding parties down the south. There's also how a presumably long time was used to raise Chloe, her surrogate daughter and would-be vassal.
* PeelingPotatoes: In the remastered version, one misfortune of [[FallenPrincess Olga's]] BreakTheHaughty sequence involves peeling potatoes at the cook Boris's request. Rather than a PunishmentDetail, Olga and the rest of the GreatEscape crew [[JustifiedTrope need dinner]], so someone's gotta help out. Furthermore, she accepts his request because she imagines that [[TheDreaded Kyril]] would forbid her from eating if she were to pull some sort of stunt. On a [[PlayedForLaughs humorous]] note, Olga [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] her current predicament -- formerly [[EvilOverlord Dark Queen]], now a glorified potato peeler.
* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Among the [[GrimUpNorth northern]] faction, Olga, Queen of the Dark Elves, is a master [[LadyOfBlackMagic sorceress]], being way stronger than the [[{{Mooks}} fighters]] under her.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She is a dark elf who has fought Celestine for centuries, and is described to have the appearance of a MsFanservice.
* SatanicArchetype: Known as the Dark Queen, she is a [[{{Pride}} prideful]] LadyOfBlackMagic who starts a ForeverWar by rebelling against the [[CrystalDragonJesus Goddess Reborn]], is associated with [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[DarkIsEvil dark]], and [[IHaveManyNames is known by various titles]]. Later {{subverted}} as she is merely the DiscOneFinalBoss, her motive for rebellion is portrayed in a sympathetic light, she gets a HeelFaceTurn, and her association with dark (dark elves) [[DarkIsNotEvil is not malicious]] in nature.
* ShipperOnDeck: She is the "shipper with a crush" type, often [[TheGadfly gleefully teasing]] Celestine about her feelings towards Kyril, while harbouring feelings to the man herself.
* StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: Olga Discordia, Queen of the Dark Elves, resides in the [[SupervillainLair Black Fortress]] of [[{{Mordor}} Garan]] like a typical fantasy EvilOverlord. She's a prideful, talented LadyOfBlackMagic that can manipulate flames hotter than {{Hellfire}}, but her ColourMotif is associated with dark colours rather than the more common red, as evidenced by her midnight hair and [[AmbiguouslyBrown dusky]] skin. Fuelled with an intense [[ThePowerOfHate hatred]] of humanity, Olga rebelled against Celestine Lucross, the CrystalDragonJesus of Eostia, even waging war with the country for centuries, due to her {{wrath}} for the [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil enslavement]] of [[FantasticRacism her kind]]. Alas, the intervention of an OutsideContextProblem, [[AntiHero Kyril Sutherland]], led to the war effort playing against her favour, causing the Dark Queen to be [[FallenPrincess disgraced]] as a prisoner. As the story progresses, Olga cooperates with both Kyril and Celestine in the war against the [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Black]] [[TheUsualAdversaries Dogs]], eventually confronting a past crime against her own people (sacrificing one of her cities to the orcs for them to RapePillageAndBurn).\\
The "LoveInterest" part is played in an unorthodox way compared to usual depictions of this archetype. While it's true that [[TheProtagonist the male protagonist]] Kyril eventually becomes the key for Olga to confront her demons, as well as one of the few people who takes a neutral stance in regards to said demons, Olga is the one that seeks for the protagonist's affections rather than the other way round, a persistent suitor among his UnwantedHarem no less. Kyril, despite being the [[LoveInterest object of affection]], is a CelibateHero whose "care" for her is due to him [[IGaveMyWord giving his word]] to [[{{Protectorate}} protect her from harm]] in the past and seeing her as a friend. Moreover, Olga certainly has [[MsFanservice the looks]], but she is neither [[LivingEmotionalCrutch dependent]] on the man, nor [[MagicContractRomance magically bound]] to him.
* TheUsurper: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in the remastered version. Kyril learns from the books in Celestine's archives that Olga is described as a usurper. On the other hand, the story never reveals how exactly Olga inherited the power of [[OurGodsAreDifferent Garan]] and became the [[EvilOverlord Dark Queen]], making this notion an InformedAttribute. Even Kyril himself notes that the history there is a bit sketchy.
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[[folder:Chloe]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: Chloe acts more hostile in the remastered version than the original version, because her FantasticRacism towards humanity is more pronounced in the former. Moreover, the remastered version includes additional members accompanying Kyril, Olga and Chloe in the journey from Garan to Eostia[[note]]only the trio is present in the original[[/note]], giving Chloe ample opportunity to start arguments.
* ApologisesALot: In the remastered version, she repeatedly apologises to Olga while crying quietly in shame due to being [[PrisonRape molested]] by the Black Dogs two nights ago.
* BerserkButton: Any remark or action that Chloe regards as an affront to her queen Olga ticks her off, even innocuous ones, like interrupting Olga, or requesting her to help set up camp.
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:She is the result of a dark elf mother being raped by a human father, who is also one of the slavers who enslaved them along with many other dark elves. This [[FreudianExcuse explains]] her FantasticRacism against humanity, as well as her UndyingLoyalty to Olga, [[LikeADaughterToMe who raised her like a daughter]].]]
* ChainedToARock: Or rather, Chained To A Wall. This happens to Chloe [[spoiler:after her capture by her [[AbusiveParents father]] John Mandeville]]. Unlike typical examples where the victim is waiting to be a [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] of some sort, [[spoiler:she suffers a [[ColdBloodedTorture prolonged period of abuse]] in the dungeons, even [[EyeScream losing an eye]]]].
* DumbBlonde: The blonde-haired Chloe's (remastered version) HairTriggerTemper and FantasticRacism towards humans means that she is a bomb ready to go off if not for Olga and Kyril disciplining her. Kyril even says that Chloe is testing his patience by [[InsufferableImbecile needlessly antagonising other people]].
* FreudianExcuse: Chloe was [[spoiler:[[ChildByRape born of rape]], the [[HalfHumanHybrid product]] of a human father and a dark elf mother. She, along with other dark elves, were then taken as slaves to be entertainment by human slavers, while her mother was murdered by her own father]]. Fortunately, Chloe was saved by Olga, who, like herself, witnessed the enslavement of her kind. Growing up into Olga's loyal vassal, she would later develop jerkassery and FantasticRacism towards humanity, as well as a [[UndyingLoyalty fervour]] to her liege lady's [[AntiHumanAlliance cause]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Normally speaking, Chloe reacts with fury towards anyone or anything she considers an affront to her liege, making this instance more of a BerserkButton. [[AdaptationalJerkass Her counterpart in the remastered version]] magnifies this trait, together with a tendency to antagonize people and rant about how [[HumansAreBastards humans suck]]. Her FantasticRacism towards humans only fuels her fervor. It is quickly [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] to show how problematic her behaviour is -- Chloe comes across as an InsufferableImbecile whose lack of restraint is a source of discord among the GreatEscape party. Her antagonising [[WorldsStrongestMan Kyril]] also veers into BullyingADragon territory, something that Olga and Kyril himself have warned. The latter has explicitly stated that should Chloe be incapable of cooperating, he would "[[DeadlyEuphemism rescind his amnesty]]".
* HotBlooded: Chloe, [[AdaptationalJerkass especially in the remastered version]], has a HairTriggerTemper fueled by her [[FantasticRacism hatred towards humanity]], which causes her to come into blows with others easily. She is also immensely protective of her liege lady, Olga, even during captivity.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Chloe scowls at Bergen when she notices him staring at her cleavage, wordlessly conveying this trope's message to him. Bergen [[DistractedByTheSexy tries to pretend he isn't staring]] by rubbing his forehead.
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: The remastered version has Chloe [[TemptingFate tempt fate]] by wondering who would "dare brazenly strike at the Black Fortress", right after her liege lady reminds her that a fortress is not invincible. Cue Kyril and the Black Dogs arriving moments later, even coming out victorious in the next chapter.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Grace Campbell]]
* ActionSurvivor: Grace from the original version is a mere FanServiceWithASmile who works in a FantasyTavern. She finds herself to be one of the many InnocentBystanders that gets caught up in the invasion of Ansur by the Black Dogs. After being escorted by [[ActionHero Sir Kyril]] along with her friends to safety, she decides to sneak her way through the chaos in the streets to find him, because she knows of a [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer secret entrance]] that Kyril can use to enter the mercenary compound and reach Maia. At first, this is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]: Grace, ChastityDagger in hand, is obviously no match for a single {{mook}}, and as skilled as she is in sneaking around places, it can only take her so far, and she founds herself cornered by two mercs. On the other hand, she correctly figures out that Kyril, being a OneManArmy, would leave a trail of corpses behind, so she manages to end up in a place near him unharmed. Kyril, after dispatching said two mercs, would later coldly berate Grace [[DidntThinkThisThrough for putting herself in deep]], something that Grace herself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]], but thanks to her information, he is able to successfully enter the compound, find Michelle Pantielle, and rescue Maia, though not without some difficulty. All in all, Grace's contribution in the Liberation of Ansur Arc allows this trope to be {{reconstructed}}, resulting in a DeconReconSwitch.
%%* Breaking Point Swearing: Grace rants to Kyril about how her past manages to come back and torment her with Olga's appearance in her friend's [[FantasyTavern inn]]. At one point, she whispers "three hundred ''fucking'' years" to emphasise this.
* ChastityDagger: Grace has one strapped to her thigh in case if some ruffian tries to put her down. The readers have never seen the knife being used in action, however.
* FanServiceWithASmile: PlayedStraight during her time as a barmaid. Like many others who work in [[FantasyTavern stock fantasy bars/inns/taverns]], she wears a [[{{Fanservice}} Fanservice-y]] outfit, namely a purple halterneck and a long sarong that accentuates her legs.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: As per her introductory narration in the remastered version below, Grace is a [[PlayedStraight straight]] example, though the pain of losing her husband never really faded away.
-->''Grace sighed as, for a moment, she felt every part of three hundred years catch up to her. No one, not even Annie who was twenty years her senior, would ever know what travails she had seen through in her three hundred years. Grace had come here from the [[GrimUpNorth North]], having [[YouCantGoHomeAgain lost her home]] a hundred years ago when the [[ForeverWar war]] between the Goddess Reborn and the Queen of the Jagged Crown began. She had seen terrible things during that journey, which included the loss of her dearest husband.''\\
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''Considering the fact that Grace was possibly the only Dark Elf in Baskerville, those travails would stay with her till the end of her days. Grace walked out, putting a cheery smile on her face. Still, life could be worse. She made people smile, laugh and forget that the world still needed to turn without anyone capable of stopping it.''
* IOweYouMyLife: Grace offers to become Kyril's retainer because she feels like she owes him for saving her and her friends' lives in Ansur. Kyril accepts.
* JerkassToOne: Grace Campbell is usually a NiceGirl, but it takes her considerable effort to be cordial to Olga Discordia. Her grudge towards the Dark Elf Queen stems from the time where Olga sacrificed Loraine, Grace's home, to the orcs, for them to RapePillageAndBurn. She [[YouCantGoHomeAgain lost both her home]] and [[TheLostLenore her husband]] because of that, and the grudge ceases to wane.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Not said outright, but from how Grace feels glad that someone (Kyril) looks at her in the eye instead of leering, it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] that she has been on the receiving end of this trope at least once, being a FanServiceWithASmile and all.
* ReadyForLovemaking: In the original version, Grace puckers up towards Kyril when he is about to inform her of her duties as his retainer. When asked about this, Grace says she thought she has to "warm his bed". Kyril, the CelibateHero he is, rejects her offer and quickly gets back to the main subject.
* RomancingTheWidow: {{Inverted}} to "The Widow Romances The Protagonist" in the original version. Grace Campbell lost her husband hundreds of years ago due to the war between Celestine and Olga. Judging from how she's pissed towards Olga because of her loss, it is clear that the pain has yet to fade. Despite this, she develops feelings for BlackKnight Kyril Sutherland, becoming a member of his UnwantedHarem eager to pursue for his affections, even though Kyril is neither romantically interested nor sexually interested in any of them.
* TheSocialExpert: This is one of her duties as Kyril's retainer to help gather info and intel, from interacting with the nobility, to attending meetings on Kyril's behalf.
* SubordinateExcuse: Aside from her joblessness due to the chaos in Ansur, the reason why she wishes to become Kyril's retainer in the original version is to [[IOweYouMyLife repay the knight who escorted her and her friends to safety]], [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys while getting close to the man beneath his exterior as a merciless killer]].
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Grace had to flee from her DoomedHometown, Loraine, which was sacrificed to the orc war bands by Olga in order to have them fight under her cause. [[ItsPersonal This contributed to her animosity towards Olga]]. In the original version, she is forced to experience this a second time when her [[StartingANewLife new home]], Ansur, is ravaged by the war against the Black Dogs.
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! Characters that exclusively appear in the remastered version
[[folder:Boris]]
* CampCook: He is one of the cooks in the company of the [[{{PMC}} Black Dogs]], though he is the only one [[NominalImportance named]]. Boris eventually becomes a DefectorFromDecadence and joins Kyril's GreatEscape party to bring Olga to the capital. His role as cook doesn't change during the trek across the [[{{Mordor}} Badlands]], but the others have to help as well.
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%%[[folder:Fredrick]]
%%* Breaking Point Swearing: Chapter 8 starts with Fredrick dropping a single F-bomb when he gets stuck in the mud while trekking in the Dead Marshes of Garan.
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[[folder:The Rat]]
* GenuineHumanHide: The Rat wears robes made of human skin. Goes on to show that he is serious business.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The [[IHaveManyNames many names]] of The Rat (e.g. King-Spawn of All Vermin, He Who Feasts on Ambition, etc.) sound anything but pleasing. Fitting for someone with an InUniverse reputation as a [[DealWithTheDevil malicious]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent entity]].
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