History Characters / TheSecretWorld

[{WMG: Che Garcia Hansson]]

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Obsessive, almost hilariously unresponsive to human emotion, and with an odd habit of launching into rambling, overly-verbose monologues at the drop of a hat. On the other hand, as Usher notes, he's arguably the best man for the job of headmaster in spite of - or perhaps, ''because'' of- his eccentricites. However, he's still not allowed anywhere near grieving parents.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: A variation- one of the reasons for her crush on Danny Dufresne is because he doesn't treat her like an unexploded bomb at any given moment.

* WomanInRed

* TheChessmaster

[[WMG: Lisa Hu]]

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Obsessive, almost hilariously unresponsive to human emotion, and tends to launch into rambling, overly-verbose monologues at the drop of a hat. On the other hand, as Usher notes, he's arguably the best man for the job of headmaster in spite of - or perhaps, ''because'' of- his eccentricites.

* ContemplativeBoss: Often pictured gazing out the window.

The last surviving teacher at Innsmouth Academy.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: The mission where you're "[[EscortMission escorting]]" her is less about protecting her, and more about protecting ''yourself'' from her indiscriminately destructive spells.

The custom-designed protagonist of the game, the Player Character led a fairly normal life; however, a chance encounter with one of the Bees changed everything. After several days of getting his/her newfound magical powers under control, the Player Character is promptly recruited by one of the three societies, being offered either a purpose in life, money and power, or a chance at true order and clarity. As a result, he/she is plunged into the very darkest depths of the Secret World...

** BadassLongcoat
* BigDamnHeroes: From time to time.

By far the most militaristic of the three main factions, the Templars are dedicated to fighting the evils that threaten mankind in all imaginable forms- by any means necessary. Unfortunately, this means that they're more than willing to destroy an entire city just to get at a single demon. Old-fashioned, honour-bound and conservative - at least compared to the others - the Templars naturally consider the Illuminati their enemy in every sense of the word; nonetheless, they have just as many connections in the "Real World" as the Illuminati, though they prefer to ally themselves with governments rather than corporations. Seeking new recruits among soldiers, adventurers and modern-day crusaders, the Templars invite the player to their headquarters in London to offer him/her a purpose in life and a chance to stand against the darkness. However, they also warn you to avoid becoming too fixated on chivalry; halos are fading all over town...

Focussed almost entirely on the pursuit of power, the Illuminati seek it in almost every possible aspect: physical, social, magical, scientific, political, and financial. With connections and controlling influences across the world and a very polished, corporate image, they are always looking for new ways to influence the world and attain even greater power- [[GoneHorriblyWrong sometimes to their detriment]]. Natural worshippers of individual advancement, they offer the player character a chance to harness his/her true potential and achieve true power- but not before warning you that failure will not be tolerated...

* CorruptCorporateExecutive

Probably the most enigmatic of all the factions, they are also unique in their goals; the Dragon show no plans to "rule" the world as such, but instead seek to understand the underlying system upon which Chaos operates, and to ultimately balance the world with the knowledge they have gained. To that end, they cause chaos across the world in order to test their theories and models, sometimes as destructive as a major terrorist attack, sometimes as miniscule as a butterfly flapping its wings in the wrong direction. Headed by a [[TheChosenOne perpetually-reincarnating, prophetic eight-year-old child]] and the Silent Monks who enforce his rule, the Dragon are almost omniscient thanks to the predictive models they've created through their study of Chaos Theory; however, they still need operatives in the field to ensure that everything goes according to plan- which is where the player character comes in. Offered the chance at truth and clarity only after a kidnapping and impromptu lecture from an ex-professor and a prostitute, the player joins the the Dragon with very little idea of their role- except that they are now officially an Agent of Chaos.

* TheChessmaster

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Tends to launch into rambling, overly-verbose monologues at the drop of a hat, and is almost hilariously unresponsive to human emotion. On the other hand, he's a very capable administrator, a highly-experienced magician, and stoic enough not to be unnerved by the monsters trying to claw their way into his inner sanctum. Appropriately, he's an Illuminati employee.

[[WMG: Harrison Blake and Ann Radcliffe]]

[[WMG: Headmaster Hayden Montag]]

Eccentric and armed with an impressive knowledge of magic and other unsavory things, Hayden Montag has been a capable administrator of Innsmouth Academy for fifteen years, dealing with the numerous accidents that result from running one of the premier magical institutions in the western hemisphere.

* BunnyEarsLawyer

[[folder: Innsmouth Academy Students and Faculty]]

* Blood-Splattered Innocents: She's wearing a blood-splattered hoodie and still looking mildly traumatized.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The mission where you're '[[EscortMission escorting]]' her is less about protecting her, and more about protecting ''yourself'' from her indiscriminate destructive spells.

[[WMG: Headmaster Montag]]

A very poorly socialized man with an impressive knowledge of magic and other unsavory things.
Along with his habit of wearing latex gloves and refusing handshakes out of aversion to human contact, he tends to launch into rambling, overly-verbose monologues at the drop of a hat, and is almost hilariously unresponsive to human emotion. On the other hand, he's a very capable administrator, a highly-experienced magician, and stoic enough not to be unnerved by the monsters trying to claw their way into his inner sanctum. Appropriately, he's an Illuminati employee.

* BunnyEarsLawyer
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Does ''this'' a lot when he's talking.

[[WMG: Annabel Usher]]

The last surviving teacher at Innsmouth Academy.

** NotSoOmniscient

The Orochi Group controls a satellite company in every industry on every continent, which even the Illuminati admit is impressive. Plus, the Morninglight seem to have some kind of a grudge against them. They appear to be relatively new to 'The Secret War', as some of their actions thus far have shown, but they've also been keeping tabs on the spread of the Filth throughout Solomon Island and Egypt- for reasons that their operatives refuse to elaborate upon. Lore entries suggest that their many satellite companies are up to no good, ranging from sinister occult research to full-blown political conspiracies, and it's implied that they aren't averse to leaving both the locals and their own research teams to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness die once their field work's over]].

* GasMaskedMooks

The Dragon are unique in that they show no plans to 'rule' the world as such, but instead cause chaos to understand the underlying system upon which Chaos operates. Of course, they also take their cues from a [[TheChosenOne perpetually-reincarnating, prophetic eight-year-old child]]...

!Overall Tropes

Focussed almost entirely on the pursuit of power, the Illuminati have grown from

By far the most militaristic of the three main factions, the Templars are dedicated to fighting the evils that threaten mankind in all imaginable forms- by any means necessary. Unfortunately, this means that they're more than willing to destroy an entire city just to get at a single demon. Old-fashioned, honour-bound and conservative - at least compared to the others - the Templars naturally consider the Illuminati their enemy in every sense of the word; nonetheless, they have just as many connections in the "Real World" as the Illuminati, though they prefer to ally themselves with governments rather than corporations. Seeking new recruits among soldiers, adventurers and modern-day crusaders, the Templars offer the player a purpose in life and a chance to stand against the darkness. However, they also warn you to avoid becoming too fixated on chivalry; halos are fading all over town...

The Illuminati way is to seize control, no-matter who you have to take out to get it. On the upside, violence is a last resort; it's preferable to use blackmail, bribery, and backroom politics to achieve the Illuminati's goals.

* Badass

The Templar are under the impression that mankind is inevitably doomed, and can only survive under the Templar's strict code of conduct. Of course, this means that they'd burn down a whole village of innocents just to slay a single demon, but hey...

[[folder: The Council of Venice]]

[[folder: The Orochi Group]]

[[folder: Morninglight]]

* PowerTatoo: Mei Ling is tatooed extensively across her torso and forearms, though we can only see a few of them under her shirt. When she uses her powers, the tatoos [[PowerGlows glow]] and appear to expand along her arms and up her neck.

* PlayingWithFire
* PowerTatoo: Mei Ling is tatooed extensively across her torso and forearms

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: In her profile, her likes are as follows: "Long walks in the park, spilling the blood of evil, fuzzy sweaters..."

* EntropyAndChaosMagic: Alex's specialty; along with [[MundaneUtility making his cigarette sponteneously combust and controlling the trajectory of rolling coins]], he also uses it to great effect in combat- either hammering his enemies into submission bolts of energy, or distracting them with illusions and visions long enough to deliver the killing blow.

* EntropyAndChaosMagic: Alex's specialty; along with [[MundaneUtility making his cigarette sponteneously combust and controlling the trajectory of rolling coins]], he also uses it to great effect in combat- slinging bolts of energy, or distracting his enemies with illusions and visions long enough to deliver the killing blow.

[[folder: Beings of the Forest]]

[[folder: The Three]]

!! Transylvania [=NPCs=]]

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!! Transylvania [=NPCs=]]
[[folder: Villagers]]

[[folder: Beings of the Forest]]

[[folder: The Draculesti]]

!! Solomon Island [=NPCs=]
[[folder: Residents]]

[[folder: Innsmouth Academy Students and Faculty]]

[[folder: The Wabanaki]]

[[folder: Visitors]]

!! Egypt [=NPCs=]
[[folder: The Marya and Their Allies]]

[[folder: The Sentinels]]