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** This occasionally causes him to disagree with the party, who might be more inclined to see the bigger picture or are more open to seeing the grey in the scenario. The most notable example of this is when Gregor took Telvillian's Tear (a magical plant/incarnation of the Spiritfolk Telvillian) to the famine sticken village of Eocho. While it was almost certainly the right thing to do in the situation, he did so without discussing it with his friends. This is probably the only time that Markus is truly disappointed with Gregor's actions.

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** This occasionally causes him to disagree with the party, who might be more inclined to see the bigger picture or are more open to seeing the grey in the scenario. The most notable example of this is when Gregor took Telvillian's Tear (a magical plant/incarnation of the Spiritfolk Telvillian) to the famine sticken village of Eocho. While it was almost certainly the right thing to do in the situation, he did so without discussing it with his friends. This is probably the only time that [[WhatTheHellHero Markus is truly disappointed with Gregor's actions.actions]].
** Gregor is often seen as LawfulGood to a fault, believing following the rules of society is generally the most moral thing, and usually requiring a lot of convincing from his friends and/or blatant signs of corruption in the law to act otherwise.
** In the "Staff Only" arc, Gregor declined to take part in the heist, saying stealing was "morally repugnant," despite the goal being to keep the thing being stolen (a powerful magic staff with power over life) from being misused in the worse possible ways.



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%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}{{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Due to [[DarkAndTroubledPast his]] [[HunterOfMonsters upbringing]], Gregor is often a bit naive in things outside of monster slaying and tends to accept explanations given at face value unless said explanation is so far past common sense that even he can see the flaws in it.
** When introduced, Gregor had been staying in a prison cell in Meadshire due to being told he had been convicted for a crime and was making no attempt to escape, despite a). knowing full well that he was innocent and b). the staff in Meadshire doing everything possible to ''encourage'' him to escape as that was the whole ''point'' (the scenario was just something to allow the "adventurers" to experience breaking out of a prison cell).



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* LawfulGood: Probably the most straight-forward example of this in the party, Gregor believes in following the rules of society, usually requiring a lot of convincing from his friends and/or blatant signs of corruption in the law to act otherwise.
** When introduced, Gregor had been staying in a prison cell in Meadshire due to being told he had been convicted for a crime and was making no attempt to escape, despite a). knowing full well that he was innocent and b). the staff in Meadshire doing everything possible to ''encourage'' him to escape as that was the whole ''point'' (the scenario was just something to allow the "adventurers" to experience breaking out of a prison cell).
** In the "Staff Only" arc, Gregor declined to take part in the heist, saying stealing was "morally repugnant," despite the goal being to keep the thing being stolen (a powerful magic staff with power over life) from being misused in the worse possible ways.

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* LawfulGood: Probably the most straight-forward example of this in the party,
KindheartedSimpleton: Gregor believes in following isn't always the rules brightest of society, individuals, but he genuinely wants to help people, and is usually requiring a lot of convincing from his friends and/or blatant signs of corruption in the law first to act otherwise.
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** In the "Staff Only" arc, Gregor declined to take part in the heist, saying stealing was "morally repugnant," despite the goal being to keep the thing being stolen (a powerful magic staff with power over life) from being misused in the worse possible ways.
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** This occasionally causes him to disagree with the party, who might be more inclined to see the bigger picture or are more open to seeing the grey in the scenario. The most notable example of this is when Gregor took Telvillian's Tear (a magical plant/incarnation of the Spiritfolk Telvillian) to the famine sticken village of Eocho. While it was almost certainly the right thing to do in the situation, he did so without discussing it with his friends. This is probably the only time that Markus is truly disappointed with Gregor's actions.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Unlike his companions, Gregor isn't inherently magical (at least until he gains his pandimensional sight), but his intensive training regime he learned from the Outriders have let him gain strength and dexterity that others have regarded as "superhuman."



%% * CompanionCube: His glaive.

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%% * CompanionCube: His glaive.glaive. He gets notably distressed if it's forced away from him (such as when Xandel borrowed it briefly to enchant it). In the intro sequences, he's often seen ''tucking his glaive under the blanket next to him''.



* DumbMuscle: Played with. While he's incredibly knowledgable in terms of monster slaying, his education was entirely ''focused'' in that direction, leaving him a bit ignorant in other areas when the adventure starts.

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* DumbMuscle: Played with. While he's incredibly knowledgable knowledgeable in terms of monster slaying, his education was entirely ''focused'' in that direction, leaving him a bit ignorant in other areas when the adventure starts.



* LawfulGood: Probably the most straight-forward example of this in the party, Gregor believes in following the rules of society, usually requiring a lot of convincing from his friends and/or blatant signs of corruption in the law to act otherwise.
** When introduced, Gregor had been staying in a prison cell in Meadshire due to being told he had been convicted for a crime and was making no attempt to escape, despite a). knowing full well that he was innocent and b). the staff in Meadshire doing everything possible to ''encourage'' him to escape as that was the whole ''point'' (the scenario was just something to allow the "adventurers" to experience breaking out of a prison cell).
** In the "Staff Only" arc, Gregor declined to take part in the heist, saying stealing was "morally repugnant," despite the goal being to keep the thing being stolen (a powerful magic staff with power over life) from being misused in the worse possible ways.



* TheTeetotaler: Does not drink, and maintains that his "body is a temple" when offered. He even rufuses to eat meat, following a vegan lifestyle.

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* TheTeetotaler: Does not drink, and maintains that his "body is a temple" when offered. He even rufuses refuses to eat meat, following a vegan lifestyle.

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** The first was the '''Glaive of the Waves''', which was his original, mundane glaive that was later enchanted by a water spiritfolk (who was also a blacksmith). Not only did this enchantment provide a general improvement to its offensive abilities, it also had a calming effect on anyone that touched the flat of the blade. It was eventually destroyed during the "BIG WAR" arc.

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** The first was the '''Glaive of the Waves''', which was his original, mundane glaive that was later enchanted by Xandel, a water spiritfolk (who Spiritfolk who was also a blacksmith).blacksmith. Not only did this enchantment provide a general improvement to its offensive abilities, it also had a calming effect on anyone that touched the flat of the blade. It was eventually destroyed during the "BIG WAR" arc.



%% * AnimeHair: Her "silver pom-pom" is frequently the subject of mockery.

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%% * AnimeHair: Her "silver pom-pom" is frequently the subject of mockery.



%% * InsistentTerminology: Whatever that green lightning of hers is, it's definitely not magic.

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%% * InsistentTerminology: Whatever that green lightning of hers is, she repeatedly claims that it's definitely not magic.



* AnimalMotifs: His lion ban mask

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* AnimalMotifs: His lion ban Ban mask



* ThePaladin: Something like that... [[spoiler:though Horaven thinks of himself more as a Shaman, since he gets some of his powers from Spiritfolk.

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* ThePaladin: Something like that... [[spoiler:though Horaven thinks of himself more as a Shaman, since he gets some of his powers from Spiritfolk.Spiritfolk]].




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%% * ArbitrarySkepticism: Doesn't believe in [[OurVampiresAreDifferent "Draculas"]]

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%% * ArbitrarySkepticism: Doesn't believe in [[OurVampiresAreDifferent "Draculas"]]"Draculas"]], despite living among Spiritfolk previously [[spoiler:and possibly being part-Spirtfolk himself]].



%% * OddFriendship: With Gregor of all people!

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%% * OddFriendship: With Gregor of all people!people! Markus and Ashe often worry that he may act asTheCorrupter to Gregor, but if anything Gregor's friendship may bring out Zalvetta's better nature.



%% * StealthHiBye: Someone should really put a bell on him.

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%% * StealthHiBye: Someone should really put a bell on him.







%% * BloodKnight
%% * ChildhoodFriend: She first appears in Gregor’s flashback as apart of the Outriders

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BloodKnight: When Ashe and Horaven encounter her during the "Everything Is On Fire" arc, she's busy slaughtering some Valor Clan guards while looking for the Clan Leaders.
* CannibalismSuperpower: She's apparently capable of consuming Spiritfolk and gaining their powers, much like Zalvetta and Narn, an act that's seen as taboo.
* ChildhoodFriend: She first appears in Gregor’s flashback as apart a part of the Outriders
Outriders who saved him when his first family was killed by monsters. Gregor had assumed she was killed when the Outriders were hunted down, and is shocked to see her alive in Onorhant, now sporting a large burn mark and a white streak in her hair.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Her present day self now has a large burn scar on the right side of her face, seemingly from her battle with the Church, and has seemingly gone over the edge as she nows seeks to consume Spiritfolk for power and will wipe out anyone who stands in her way.

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%% * IneffectualLonerIneffectualLoner: Often tends to try her personal problems by herself, but doesn't always have the knowledge or tools to do a good job at it. This becomes especially prevalent during the Onorhant mega-arc, where she briefly splits from the party to search for answers from [[spoiler:Xin and the Ban]] about whatever is sealed inside her.




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%% * DualWielding: His [[{{BFS}} massive]] swords

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%% * DualWielding: His [[{{BFS}} massive]] swordsswords that most others would struggle to even hold with ''both'' hands.



%% * ThePaladin: Something like that...
%% * TokenGoodTeammate: He isn't thrilled with the Ban's brutality in most situations.

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%% * ThePaladin: Something like that...
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* PaperThinDisguise: He thinks that the lion Ban mask was enough to disguise his identity, and is shocked when the party tell him that no, ''everyone'' knew who he was the whole time. It only "worked" because of the Onorhian mentality of Strength = Truth, and Horaven is one of the strongest around.
* TokenGoodTeammate: He isn't thrilled with the Ban's brutality in most situations.



%% * [[spoiler: HalfHumanHybrid: The son of Lord Tenui, the former ruler of Onhorant and a Spiritfolk of immense power. This is not a trait he likes to exploit.]]

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%% * [[spoiler: HalfHumanHybrid: The son of Lord Tenui, the former ruler of Onhorant and a Spiritfolk of immense power. This is not a trait he likes to exploit.]]



%% * ThatManIsDead: He is Zeke now. The Bowel Ripper is gone. (Except when he's not.)

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%% * ThatManIsDead: He is Zeke now. The Bowel Ripper is gone. (Except when he's not.)



A rather unusual, even unique race, as besides sharing ResurrectiveImmortality (and the ability to shift to a humanoid form to varying degrees of success), the form and abilities of each individual can vary ''wildly'', from resembling [[MixAndMatchCritters creatures of folktales]] to being on par with (and some cases worshipped as) [[OurGodsAreDifferent gods]].



%% * CuteMonsterGirl: Her humanoid form.

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* SanityBall: Whomever is the most "reasonable" of the group tends to vary depending on the situation. For example, Markus is often impulsive (even foolhardy at times), but will try to restrain his comrades if their own quirks or issues put them at serious risk.



* CastingAShadow: As the story continues, he learns how to use shadow magic, being able conjure (somewhat) tangible threads of shadow into objects. His most frequent use of this is to make webs of shadow to trap or hinder his foes.



%% * CuteLittleFangs: Some of his newer portraits show these off.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler:Iconoclasm. It's perhaps the only spell capable of permanently destroying the otherwise immortal Spiritfolk, but it draws a heavy toll from its user. In Markus's case, using it once ''removed some of the bones from his arms''.]]

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%% * CuteLittleFangs: As part of his Tiefling heritage. Some of his newer portraits show these off.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler:Iconoclasm. It's perhaps the only spell capable of permanently destroying the otherwise immortal Spiritfolk, but it draws a heavy toll from its user. In Markus's case, using it once ''removed some of the bones from his arms''.one of his forearms''.]]



* EnergyBall: His primary offensive magic is Eldritch Blast, which looks a lot like purple flaming balls that he fires at his enemies. [[spoiler:He also has an upgraded version of this, called the Utter Dark Blast, which has part of his demon soul infused into it for extra power]].



%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kyr.

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%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kyr.Kyr, and Gregor to a slightly lesser extent.



* HornedHumanoid: One of his Tiefling traits, along with a tail.

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* HornedHumanoid: One of his Tiefling traits, along with a tail.tail and fangs.



* ManipulativeBastard: Actually had the ambition to be one of these, of the EvilChancellor variety (specifically mentioning being a "grand vizier"). Partly inspired by tales of heroic princes being opposed by scheming advisors, with Markus drawn to the latter as [[spoiler:he was the child of a family of servants to the royal family]]. While he's good enough at the lying, Markus cares too much about people to be a true bastard.




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* UnreliableNarrator: Markus tends to lie about his past and his exploits ''a lot'', especially in the early days. He started to move away from this after a heart-to-heart conversation with Ashe and Gregor about their pasts, where he revealed that [[spoiler:he was the son of a family of servants to the royal family of Tannhauser. Stifled by the rules and expectations placed on him, he decided to leave the country to find something more fitting for himself (further pushed when the king drunkenly revealed that his family actually usurped the true rulers about a century ago and covered it up; Markus left about a week after that, so the king might have forgotten it)]]. His return to Tannhauser confirms that this was (at least mostly) true.
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* EquipmentUpgrade: Two in fact! Both involving his primary weapon:
** The first was the '''Glaive of the Waves''', which was his original, mundane glaive that was later enchanted by a water spiritfolk (who was also a blacksmith). Not only did this enchantment provide a general improvement to its offensive abilities, it also had a calming effect on anyone that touched the flat of the blade. It was eventually destroyed during the "BIG WAR" arc.
** The second glaive was made by Xavin Skalbern the Second, a blacksmith the party met during the "Harpy Nest" arc. In contrast to the previous glaive, this weapon's enchantments were fire themed, able to unleash fiery slashes, and was dubbed '''The Salamander'''. It remains his current weapon of choice at the time of writing.



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* CharacterDevelopment: Inien began the series as ambitious and manipulative, wanting to obtain power and authority regardless of the [[PunyEarthlings risk to others, whom she generally had a low opinion of]]. As she spends time with the Nine Shrines crew, not only does she being to [[TookALevelInKindness soften considerably]], she begins to rethink her desire to lead another coven (she had led one previously but the entire coven except Inien herself wound up executed for [[NoodleIncident unknown reasons]]) after seeing the damage those in authority with unchecked power can do to innocents (e.g. the monarchy in Tannhauser).

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* CharacterDevelopment: Inien began the series as ambitious and manipulative, wanting to obtain power and authority regardless of the [[PunyEarthlings risk to others, whom she generally had a low opinion of]]. As she spends time with the Nine Shrines crew, not only does she being to [[TookALevelInKindness soften considerably]], showing emotions besides smugness, she begins to rethink her desire to lead another coven (she had led one previously but the entire coven except Inien herself wound up executed for [[NoodleIncident unknown reasons]]) after seeing the damage those in authority with unchecked power can do to innocents (e.g. the monarchy in Tannhauser).



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%% * VitriolicBestBuds: With Ashe. After a rocky first impression, the two form an odd bond and understanding with Asheeach other. They're still happy to throw insults at and about each other.



* EveryoneHasStandards: While Harlock has had trouble dealing her issues in a healthy manner (see TheSleepless below for an example), even she's concerned when Gregor avoids handling his own trauma, including avoiding rest after his injuries from Castle Crowhenge and [[spoiler:Ashe's disappearence]].

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* DeadpanSnarker: Since Harlock's tone rarely shifts in conversations, a lot of her dialogue comes across as this, whether or not she's actually being sarcastic or sincere.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While Harlock has had trouble dealing her issues in a healthy manner (see TheSleepless below for an example), even she's concerned when Gregor [[StepfordSmiler avoids handling his own trauma, trauma]], including avoiding rest after his injuries from Castle Crowhenge and [[spoiler:Ashe's disappearence]].



* PowerAtAPrice: During the "End Of Oaths" arc, it's discovered that due to being exposed to the chaos magic of Castle Crowhenge, her ability to perform alchemy has been significantly affected, resulting in her calculations being off and having unintended side effects (e.g. the growth of "meat" in her artifical arm). On the positive side, her alchemy is now tied to the "true world" that Gregor can see with his Pandimensional Sight, meaning she can calculate and alter that realtiy instead, giving her [[DiscardAndDraw new abilities]]. She has dubbed this ability "Math 2", and has mainly used it to give herself ImprobableAimingSkills with her grappling arm (to the point that the hand can essentially ''teleport'' to the intended destination), mostly because the power is a bit [[HowDoIShotWeb difficult to control properly]].

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* PowerAtAPrice: During the "End Of Oaths" arc, it's discovered that due to being exposed to the chaos magic of Castle Crowhenge, her ability to perform alchemy has been significantly affected, resulting in her calculations being off and having unintended side effects (e.g. the growth of "meat" in her artifical arm). On the positive side, her alchemy is now tied to the "true world" that Gregor can see with his Pandimensional Sight, meaning she can calculate and alter that realtiy reality instead, giving her [[DiscardAndDraw new abilities]]. She has dubbed this ability "Math 2", and has mainly used it to give herself ImprobableAimingSkills with her grappling arm (to the point that the hand can essentially ''teleport'' to the intended destination), mostly because the power is a bit [[HowDoIShotWeb difficult to control properly]].




%% * AdventureArchaeologist: He runs his own artifact shop.
%% * {{Foil}}: He's essentially the anti-Thog.
%% * LimitedAnimation: He is always running his hand through his hair. Always.
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* LimitedAnimation: He is always running his hand through his hair. Always.
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NiceGuy: One of the ways he stands out from Thog (and really most Alarani the party has met so far).



%% * EldritchAbomination: He is a god, but clearly different from any other Spiritfolk seen thus far.

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%% * EldritchAbomination: He is a god, but clearly different from any other Spiritfolk seen thus far.



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ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a god for the ''[[CrapsackWorld Alarani]]'', specifically for the act of taking property in exchange for debt, in exchange for his own fee.



%% * BigBad: Of the Incorpageddon arc.
%% * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Imagine Thog with more power and no empathy.

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* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler:Iconoclasm. It's perhaps the only spell capable of permanently destroying the otherwise immortal Spiritfolk, but it draws a heavy toll from its user. In Markus's case, using it once ''removed some of the bones from his arms''.]]



* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Arguably applies to her [[ImHavingSoulPains powers in general]], but this especially applies to her "Hand of Stone and Moss." She can summon, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a giant hand of stone and moss]]. It's easily one of her strongest powers, but it carries a heavier cost to use compared to her other abilities.



* HealingHands: Her powers seem to require some physical contact with the person to affect them, including healing.

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* HealingHands: Her powers seem to require some physical contact with the person to affect them, including healing.healing which involves placing her hand ''inside the wounds being healed''. Oww...



%% * MagicByAnyOtherName: Her definitely-not-magic powers.

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%% * MagicByAnyOtherName: Her [[InsistentTerminology definitely-not-magic powers.powers]], which come from [[spoiler:the Domain sealed inside her body]].



%% * TheMedic: One wonders how [[TheChewToy Markus]] in particular survived before he met her.

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%% * TheMedic: One wonders how [[TheChewToy Markus]] in particular survived before he met her.



%% * OnlySaneMan
%% * ScienceHero
* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Varyndir Order. Unlike the rest of its members, who would rather continue partying in perpetuity, Colfus would much rather actually ''do his job''. He also holds much more respect for golems than them, studying the ancient methods of golemancy, while the current Order are happy with using the current method (which involves ''crushing their capacity for emotion'') without questioning it.

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OnlySaneMan: Of the Varyndir Order, as he would prefer solving the national crisis rather than maintain a constant, unsustainable party.
* ScienceHero
ScienceHero: Is very technologically savvy, using pieces of ancient golems he's been reverse engineering for both offense and defense.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Varyndir Order. Unlike the rest of its members, who would rather continue partying in perpetuity, Colfus would much rather actually ''do his job''. He Colfus also holds much more respect for golems than them, studying the ancient methods of golemancy, while the current Order are happy with using the current method (which involves ''crushing their capacity for emotion'') without questioning it.



* AffablyEvil: Deals with a lot of cursed and dangerous artifacts, and is fairly creepy in general. However, he's honest with his customers about the dangers of his goods, is generally polite, and is happy to lend a hand to those he sees a friends (see the "Dungeon Truck" arc for an example). Arguably shifts towards CreepyGood as the party interacts with him more.

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* AffablyEvil: Deals with a lot of cursed and dangerous artifacts, and is fairly creepy in general. However, he's honest with his customers about the dangers of his goods, is generally polite, and is happy to lend a hand to those he sees a as friends (see the "Dungeon Truck" arc for an example). Arguably shifts towards CreepyGood as the party interacts with him more.



* {{Curse}}: A major theme with Rat; not only does he handle a lot of suspicious goods, apparently he himself is ''incredibly'' cursed, to the point that [[spoiler:his devil ancestor was too afraid to try and claim his soul for fear of what the curses on Rat might do]].

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* {{Curse}}: A major theme with Rat; not only does he handle a lot of cursed and otherwise suspicious goods, apparently he himself is ''incredibly'' cursed, to the point that [[spoiler:his devil ancestor was too afraid to try and claim his soul for fear of what the curses on Rat might do]].



%% * RuleOfCreepy: More or less everything about him can be chocked up to this.

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* TrueFinalBoss: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He ''expects'' the party might see him as the "secret secret final boss" of the "Dungeon Truck" arc, but is surprised that they don't see him that way at all - to them, [[AwLookTheyDoLoveEachOtherRat is their friend and "''their'' weird cursed merchant."]]

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* TrueFinalBoss: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He ''expects'' the party might see him as the "secret secret final boss" of the "Dungeon Truck" arc, but is surprised that they don't see him that way at all - to them, [[AwLookTheyDoLoveEachOtherRat [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Rat is their friend friend]] and "''their'' weird cursed merchant."]]
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%% * TheBadGuyWins: Vayndir ended up naming him king of Altreia for some reason.

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LazyBum: Is given the mission to recover the head of a famous golem to resolve a national crisis, but would rather spend the time (and the funds provided for said mission) to drink and party each day away. [[spoiler:Even when the Order do find the head, Aftin simply hides it (poorly) so that he and his Order could continue partying.]]




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%% * TokenGoodTeammate
TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Varyndir Order. Unlike the rest of its members, who would rather continue partying in perpetuity, Colfus would much rather actually ''do his job''. He also holds much more respect for golems than them, studying the ancient methods of golemancy, while the current Order are happy with using the current method (which involves ''crushing their capacity for emotion'') without questioning it.




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* AffablyEvil: Deals with a lot of cursed and dangerous artifacts, and is fairly creepy in general. However, he's honest with his customers about the dangers of his goods, is generally polite, and is happy to lend a hand to those he sees a friends (see the "Dungeon Truck" arc for an example). Arguably shifts towards CreepyGood as the party interacts with him more.



** He later reveals that [[spoiler:he's a Tiefling like Markus during a conversation with him. He also had to deal with preventing his soul being taken by his devil ancestor, but used a different method - Rat made himself so cursed, that even said ancestor didn't want to touch him]].
* {{Curse}}: A major theme with Rat; not only does he handle a lot of suspicious goods, apparently he himself is ''incredibly'' cursed, to the point that [[spoiler:his devil ancestor was too afraid to try and claim his soul for fear of what the curses on Rat might do]].




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* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: Operates his business in this manner; he will often appear in random locations (from a city to a random dungeon in the middle of nowhere) and will disappear when his business is done with little to no explanation as to how he does so.
* TrueFinalBoss: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He ''expects'' the party might see him as the "secret secret final boss" of the "Dungeon Truck" arc, but is surprised that they don't see him that way at all - to them, [[AwLookTheyDoLoveEachOtherRat is their friend and "''their'' weird cursed merchant."]]

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* MalevolentMaskedMan: No matter how you view their cause, there's no denying the fact that they can be pretty damn bloodthirsty.

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* TheBusCameBack: After a ''long'' absence [[spoiler:not counting a very brief (and unseen by the party) cameo during the "Duet of Dungeons" arc]], he makes a very surprising return in the last moments of [[spoiler:the "Dark Vision" arc, where apparently he wants the Nine Shrines crew for a "bank heist"...]].
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%% * ArcVillain: [[spoiler: for the Big War arc.]]

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AntiVillain: His actions have caused a ''lot'' of damage, but his intentions are genuinely good (see WellIntentionedExtremist below).
* ArcVillain: [[spoiler: for For the Big War arc.]]



* CharacterCatchphrase: "Oh, I didn't see you there!" Notably, he will go out of his way to engineer situations where he can say it, much to everyone else's annoyance. At one point, he apparently spent some time in a sauna waiting for Ashe to surprise her... except she was warned about this and decided to wait instead, and by the time she went in, he was fully clothed and is clearly disappointed. [[spoiler:After Ashe turned it around on him at the climax of their battle against him, he admits the phrase has lost some of its charm for him.]]

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* CharacterCatchphrase: "Oh, "Oh sorry, I didn't see you there!" Notably, he will go out of his way to engineer situations where he can say it, much to everyone else's annoyance. At one point, he apparently spent some time in a sauna waiting for Ashe to surprise her... except she was warned about this and decided to wait instead, and by the time she went in, he was fully clothed and is clearly disappointed. [[spoiler:After Ashe turned it around on him at the climax of their battle against him, he admits the phrase has lost some of its charm for him.]]



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!! Chelesandra "Harlock" Harleaux



* ArtificialLimbs: After losing her left arm, Harlock later built herself a replacement, with added grappling hook function.



* BrokenBird: Even more so than Ashe was. After her early alchemy experiments destroyed her home and family, as well as her left arm in additional to permanently scarring the same side of her face and body, she spent some time working with a Freearch mercenary guild who instilled a ruthless mindset in her. It takes spending considerable time with the Nine Shrines party to get her to open up again.



* ExactWords: Fell afoul of this when she accepted Meathe's request to kidnap Ashe in exchange for "island jewels" for payment. Ashe then reveals that "island jewels" is Meathe's term for ''fruit'' (which for an island nation would be far more valuable), causing Harlock to drop the job in shock that she had missed this before.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: While Harlock has had trouble dealing her issues in a healthy manner (see TheSleepless below for an example), even she's concerned when Gregor avoids handling his own trauma, including avoiding rest after his injuries from Castle Crowhenge and [[spoiler:Ashe's disappearence]].
* ExactWords: Fell afoul of this when she accepted Meathe's request to kidnap Ashe in exchange for "island jewels" for payment. Ashe then reveals that "island jewels" is Meathe's term for ''fruit'' (which for an (and that the island nation would be far more valuable), doesn't have any real currency, working on the barter system instead), causing Harlock to drop the job in shock that she had missed been tricked in this before.way.
* HeelFaceTurn: First met the party when she tried to kidnap Ashe on behalf of the Meathian pirates, only stopping when it was revealed she had misunderstood the "payment" they offered and that in reality she was working for essentially nothing. While she's still gruff with the party for some time, it doesn't take long for them to actually get along and help each other out.


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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: We don't learn until the party reaches Freearch that Harlock isn't her actual name (it's Chelesandra Harleaux), and she hasn't been referred as anything other than Harlock since.

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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:During the Freearch arc, she's teleported away by her guardian spirit when it's injured, along with Ashe and a nearby soldier]].



* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:During the Freearch arc, she's teleported away by her guardian spirit when it's injured, along with Ashe and a nearby soldier]].


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* PowerAtAPrice: During the "End Of Oaths" arc, it's discovered that due to being exposed to the chaos magic of Castle Crowhenge, her ability to perform alchemy has been significantly affected, resulting in her calculations being off and having unintended side effects (e.g. the growth of "meat" in her artifical arm). On the positive side, her alchemy is now tied to the "true world" that Gregor can see with his Pandimensional Sight, meaning she can calculate and alter that realtiy instead, giving her [[DiscardAndDraw new abilities]]. She has dubbed this ability "Math 2", and has mainly used it to give herself ImprobableAimingSkills with her grappling arm (to the point that the hand can essentially ''teleport'' to the intended destination), mostly because the power is a bit [[HowDoIShotWeb difficult to control properly]].

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%% * FingerSnapLighterFingerSnapLighter: Is capable of producing these through magic, though they don't see a lot of use after the early arcs.



%% * HypnoPendulum: A trick he breaks out every now and then.

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%% * HypnoPendulum: A trick he breaks out every now and then.then, with mixed results - it often ''works'', but Markus is sometimes a bit too quick to give instructions before thinking about what actually needs to be done, and occasionally has to rush to undo the hypnotism if it winds up creating more problems than it solves (e.g. a hypnotized Dont was put into serious danger because they were too lethargic to properly react)..



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** Also applies in a meta sense, as her class in the original ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' system was Oracle, a class themed around tapping into a Mystery (similar to a Cleric's Domains) in exchange for suffering a Curse. In Ashe's case, it's seems that her Mystery and Curse were either homebrews made for the campaign or heavily re-flavored, as they don't easily line up with any of the official material.



* HoYay: [[spoiler:With Firi.]]



* RelationshipUpgrade: Became close friends with Firi during the "Harpy Nest" arc, and later [[spoiler:became Firi's girlfriend after confessing her growing romantic feelings]].



* DualityMotif: Has heterochromia, with her right eye being a deep blue while her left eye is a vibrant green. This could represent her [[NiceGirl kind and supportive attitude]] conflicting with some of her [[AmbiguouslyEvil shadier connections]] to character like [[spoiler:Narn]]. It's unclear if she's always had this or if they [[MarkOfTheSupernatural changed later in her life due to meeting her "Guardian"]], as the character don't bring them up or ask questions about them.

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* DualityMotif: Has heterochromia, with her right eye being a deep blue while her left eye is a vibrant green. This could represent her [[NiceGirl kind and supportive attitude]] conflicting with some of her [[AmbiguouslyEvil shadier connections]] to character like [[spoiler:Narn]]. It's unclear if she's always had this or if they [[MarkOfTheSupernatural changed later in her life due to meeting her "Guardian"]], as the character characters don't bring them up or ask questions about them.



* FreakyIsCool: Is fascinated with monsters and mythical creatures, and really wants to find one that no one else believes exists (whether she has a monster like that already in mind or not is unclear).



* StrongerThanTheyLook: Despite looking rather slim, Firi is remarkably strong (apparently having a similar workout regime to Gregor). She uses this to amuse herself at one point by armwrestling some Onorhians who, due to their belief that being stronger equals having more "truth", believe Firi whem she tells them random things despite evidence to the contrary.

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* RelationshipUpgrade: Became close friends with Ashe during the "Harpy Nest" arc, and later [[spoiler:became Ashe's girlfriend after the latter confessed their romantic feelings]].
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Despite looking rather slim, Firi is remarkably strong (apparently having a similar workout regime to Gregor). She uses this to amuse herself at one point by armwrestling arm wrestling some Onorhians who, due to their belief that being stronger equals having more "truth", believe Firi whem she tells them random things despite evidence to the contrary.

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* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: Upon realizing she couldn't get Thog or the team back under Meadshire control, she decided to cut her losses and fire his ass.]]



* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: Upon realizing she couldn't get Thog or the team back under Meadshire control, she decided to cut her losses and fire his ass.]]




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* FantasticRacism: Is ''not'' fond of humans, and lays the blame for the issues with Charoth on them. This extends to seeing Charoth as a protective figure for the spiritfolk, ignoring that he was also causing problems for ''them'' as well (or may have been genuinely ignorant of the extent of the matter, given that she lived alone in a largely abandoned town). This makes the inital relationship between her and the party rocky, not helped by the presence of Kyr (who's considered something of a nuisance by the spiritfolk), but they eventually manage to smooth things over enough to cooperate.



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%% * BrokenBird: Ashe has had a hard life.life. While the islanders of Meathe initally treated her well as their Guardian, it came at the cost that her powers (which she didn't ask for) would eventually [[spoiler:eat away at her with each use until there was nothing left]]. After some reflection on the matter whilst carrying out her duties, which included killing any souls unlucky enough to land on their shores, Ashe realized how messed up her situation was and fled. It left her somewhat distrustful, with a tendency to think the worst of others, before her friends showed they truly did care for her, allowing her to be more open to others in return.



* DualityMotif: Has heterochromia, with her right eye being a deep blue while her left eye is a vibrant green. This could represent her [[NiceGirl kind and supportive attitude]] conflicting with some of her [[AmbiguouslyEvil shadier connections]] to character like [[spoiler:Narn]]. It's unclear if she's always had this or if they [[MarkOfTheSupernatural changed later in her life due to meeting her "Guardian"]], as the character don't bring them up or ask questions about them.



* ExactWords: Fell afoul of this when she accepted Meathe's request to kidnap Ashe in exchange for "island jewels" for payment. Ashe then reveals that "island jewels" is Meathe's term for ''fruit'' (which for an island nation would be far more valuable), causing Harlock to drop the job in shock that she had missed this before.




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** In addition, she (like other Aasimar) is under an "Oath" that she must live up to. It's part of what gives Mercy her Aasimar abilities, but she ''must'' upload said Oath or face judgement from the Heavens, who take said Oaths ''very'' seriously. [[spoiler:When the Tannhauser Aasimar found that their Oaths were being changed to defend the tower, this included Mercy, who feared that it might force her to either kill her husband (who's knowledge may be the biggest threat to the tower) or allow herself to die or [[FateWorseThanDeath become something monstrous]]. Fortunately, Gregor is able to use his Pandimensional Sight to cut the connection between her and the Heavens, which freed her from the altered Oath (while leaving her previous Oath to her family intact).]]

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%% * CrypticConversation: Tries to help Gregor with (occasionally off-beat) haiku.

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%% * [[spoiler:AnArmAndALeg]]: [[spoiler:Lost her left leg during the events of the "BIG WAR" arc. She briefly used a peg leg for a while before Harlock made her a prosthetic leg during the "Harpy Nest" arc.]]
* CrypticConversation: Tries to help Gregor with (occasionally off-beat) haiku.haiku. It usually takes a few tries before the point can get across.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Firi grew up in Freearch, until one of the country's infamous winters consumed her town, trapping the villagers until they either starved or "succumbed to the cold" (some who heard this, including the party members, have speculated that they may have actually resorted to cannibilism, but Firi hasn't confirmed this). Her parents also died (her father first when she was two, then her mother a few years later), and Firi would have followed if she had not been saved by her "Guardian".



%% * GiftedlyBad: Her skills with the lyre leave a lot to be desired.

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%% * NiceGirl: Incredibly sweet and supportive.

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%% * NiceGirl: Incredibly sweet and supportive.supportive, whether it's to the party or to [[spoiler:Narn, trying to teach them about how humans think]].
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Despite looking rather slim, Firi is remarkably strong (apparently having a similar workout regime to Gregor). She uses this to amuse herself at one point by armwrestling some Onorhians who, due to their belief that being stronger equals having more "truth", believe Firi whem she tells them random things despite evidence to the contrary.



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** For example, besides carrying actual message, his Message can also punch as hard as him ''and'' punch in ways he couldn't (e.g. the time Colvin used Message to ''punch the alcohol content out of a bottle of booze to the point that it becomes water''). It also allows Colvin to teleport himself and others, fairly safely as well (though he still needs to practice with it). Hell, his Message shows up as a freaking ''[[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure Stand]]'' at one point.

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** For example, besides carrying actual message, his Message can also punch as hard as him ''and'' punch in ways he couldn't (e.g. the time Colvin used Message to ''punch the alcohol content out of a bottle of booze to the point that it becomes water''). It also allows Colvin to teleport himself and others, fairly safely as well (though he still needs to practice with it). Hell, his Message shows up as a freaking ''[[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Stand]]'' at one point.

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** In fact, the party theorizes that Colvin may be ''the'' quintessential Onorhian after Zeke accidentally does a perfect immitation of Colvin's voice and mannerisms during a story involving an Onorhian ancestor.
%% * {{Catchphrase}}: The Truth!

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%% * {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: The Truth!Truth! Ideals is a close second. It turns out that this is somewhat common in Onorrant.



%% * TheDitz: He is very easily distracted and seems to base his whole life around various forms of InsaneTrollLogic.

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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Colvin was apparently a normal (albeit highly skilled) martial artist before Legen's Eye (an artifact capable of granting magic to otherwise normal people) gave Colvin his Message.
* HeelFaceTurn: Was initially a member of the Coven of the Dusk, who gave Colvin his magical abilities and later fought the party over Legen's Eye. After some DefeatEqualsFriendship, he winds up joining them as their bar's bouncer.



** Also, he holds some distinction between writing a book and merely recording his thoughts and having them published (the latter of which he has done). When the party tries to point out the two are essentially the same, Colvin argues that the former requires editing, which he hasn't done (or at least is very bad at).



* SeriousBusiness: Downplayed, but Colvin started to get worked up when Firi was messing up the syllable count on some of her haikus.




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** For example, besides carrying actual message, his Message can also punch as hard as him ''and'' punch in ways he couldn't (e.g. the time Colvin used Message to ''punch the alcohol content out of a bottle of booze to the point that it becomes water''). It also allows Colvin to teleport himself and others, fairly safely as well (though he still needs to practice with it). Hell, his Message shows up as a freaking ''[[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure Stand]]'' at one point.


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* InsaneTrollLogic: In theory, Colvin could be convinced to anything, even things normally considered impossible (and succeed), if you can find the right words to convince him. It gets even more insane when his [[WrongContextMagic Message]] gets involved.
** For instance, when confronted with a deadly magical mist, Markus tries to convince Colvin to clear it by punching it (which Colvin laughs off as silly), fanning it (which Colvin feels is the wrong term to use in this situation) then by wafting it (which leaves Colvin distracted as he found the root word for "waft" to be tricky). Then Gregor (who's on the other side of the mist) asks Colvin to come over to him, and he does so, absentmindedly blowing the mist aside, then asks Gregor what he wanted.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: It turns out that, despite looking fairly young, he's actually around 35 at the start of the campaign, much to the surprise of his friends. This also makes him the oldest member of the original trio.






* {{Manchild}}: Due to growing up without anyone to curb his curiosity or to be an example of a functioning adult, Kyr is frequently childish in his wants and acts more like a rather excitable pre-teen than someone who looks to be in their twenties, though his desires are never anything malicious.

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* {{Manchild}}: Due to growing up without anyone to curb his curiosity or to be an example of a functioning adult, Kyr is frequently childish in his wants and acts more like a rather excitable pre-teen than someone who looks to be in their twenties, twenties ([[OlderThanTheyLook and is actually in their thirties]]), though his desires are never anything malicious.



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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After facing the prospect of being landed with another demeaning position by his employers, Thog [[spoiler:tenders his resignation...with his gun, joining the party in fight off the Alarani guards]].

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After facing the prospect of being landed with another demeaning position by his employers, Thog [[spoiler:tenders his resignation...with his gun, joining the party in fight fighting off the Alarani guards]].



* CharacterDevelopment: Inien began the series as ambitious and manipulative, wanting to obtain power and authority regardless of the risk to others. As she spends time with the Nine Shrines crew, not only does she being to [[TookALevelInKindness soften considerably]], she begins to rethink her desire to lead another coven (she had led one previously but the entire coven except Inien herself wound up executed for [[NoodleIncident unknown reasons]]) after seeing the damage those in authority with unchecked power can do to innocents (e.g. the monarchy in Tannhauser).

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* CharacterDevelopment: Inien began the series as ambitious and manipulative, wanting to obtain power and authority regardless of the [[PunyEarthlings risk to others.others, whom she generally had a low opinion of]]. As she spends time with the Nine Shrines crew, not only does she being to [[TookALevelInKindness soften considerably]], she begins to rethink her desire to lead another coven (she had led one previously but the entire coven except Inien herself wound up executed for [[NoodleIncident unknown reasons]]) after seeing the damage those in authority with unchecked power can do to innocents (e.g. the monarchy in Tannhauser).



%%* {{Jerkass}}: An all-around unpleasant person.
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This is Inien. She is... pretty much a garbage person.person.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eventually grows into this. While she's still often blunt in her opinions, mixed with some BrutalHonesty at times, she's become much more empathetic towards others and takes pleasure in just hanging out with her friends while still helping them solve major crisises when they occur.



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** In fact, the party theorizes that Colvin may be ''the'' quintessential Onorhian after Zeke accidentally does a perfect immitation of Colvin's voice and mannerisms during a story involving an Onorhian ancestor.



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* EnragedByIdiocy: Her friends' shenanigans annoy her to no end, especially when they involve taking seemingly unnecessary risks for no apparent reason besides "it looks like fun."

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* EnragedByIdiocy: Her friends' shenanigans annoy her to no end, especially when they involve taking seemingly unnecessary risks for no apparent reason besides "it looks like fun."" It doesn't help that she often feels that she's SurroundedByIdiots or insanity.



* MysteriousPast: Played with. She doesn't offer a lot of information about about her powers or the history of Meade, but that's because [[spoiler:she genuinely doesn't know much about them, as the ancestors of Meade were deliberately vague about them and parts of their own history. Part of her conflict with the party in Onnerant is the desire to learn more about them by herself, but she eventually comes around to letting her friends help]].

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* MysteriousPast: Played with. She doesn't offer a lot of information will talk about about Meathe and her powers or when asked, but the history of Meade, but that's answers she gives are often rather vague, especially in regard to her abilities. That's because [[spoiler:she genuinely doesn't know much about them, as the ancestors of Meade Meathe were deliberately vague about them and parts of their own history. Part of her conflict with the party in Onnerant is the desire to learn more about them by herself, but she eventually comes around to letting her friends help]].



%% * TeamMom: She heals everyone, makes sure they don't eat strange poisonous objects, and does her best to keep everyone from dying.

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* TeamMom: She heals everyone, makes sure they don't eat strange poisonous objects, and does her best to keep everyone from dying.dying (despite what seems like their best attempts to the contrary at times).



%% * BitchInSheepsClothing: At first. Once she gets to know the party better, she drops the pretense.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Inien began the series as ambitious and manipulative, wanting to obtain power and authority regardless of the risk to others. As she spends time with the Nine Shrines crew, not only does she being to [[TookALevelInKindness soften considerably]], she begins to rethink her desire to lead another coven (she had led one previously but the entire coven except Inien herself wound up executed for [[NoodleIncident unknown reasons]]) after seeing the damage those in authority with unchecked power can do to innocents (e.g. the monarchy in Tannhauser).



%% * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: After Wizard High School, Inien was presumed dead and was temporarily replaced with a Sack of Potatoes. This becomes a running gag]].

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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: During the climatic battle of the "Wizard High School" arc, she claims that she doesn't want to really kill any of the party despite fighting them, a claim which seems dubious given [[TheCorrupter her more sinister actions and attitude]]. However, when she and Markus are caught in an explosion from a detonating artefact, she proves she was telling the truth when [[spoiler:she protects Markus using barrier magic, seemingly getting killed in the process ([[NotQuiteDead she gets better]])]].

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[[caption-width-right:350: The group's healer and voice of reason. She has strange powers that [[MagicByAnyOtherName totally aren't magic]].]]

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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Her actual name, Aesling, rarely comes up after her introduction, with everyone (including her) just referring to her as Ashe.



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cast (besides arc villains). Gradually begins to [[TookALevelInKindness move away from this as she spends more time with the Nine Shrines crew]], becoming more a non-malicious {{Troll}}.
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* HunterOfMonsters: His primary occupation, and that of the Outriders before [[spoiler:the Outriders were executed by the Church]] and Gregor arrived at Meadshire.





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* CombatMedic: Her primary role in the party is to keep them alive. She prefers not having to do this, since [[spoiler:her powers hurt her to use]], and the healing itself is often ''painful'' for the patient, since it feels more like the wounds are 'being 'actively stitched together''.

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* CombatMedic: Her Initially her primary role in the party is was to keep them everyone alive. She prefers not having to do this, this through her powers, since [[spoiler:her powers hurt her to use]], and the healing itself is often ''painful'' for the patient, since it feels more like the wounds are 'being 'actively stitched together''. So as the series goes on, she becomes more of a front line fighter, wielding a short sword to deadly effect, with the healing as an option if necessary.




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%% * CreepyMonotone
%% * TheCynic
%% * DeadpanSnarker

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CreepyMonotone: Less "creepy", and more monotone - years of working for the Alarani government have left Thog near permanently burnt-out, and sounding like it.
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TheCynic: Probably ''the'' most cynical member of the Nine Shrines adventurers company, and after working for [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Alaran]] for most of his life it's not hard to understand why
* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: Pretty much ''all'' of his speech is [[CreepyMonotone deadpan]], and at least 60% of it is snark.



%% * TheGunslinger
%% * HiddenDepths: He considers himself somewhat of a patron of the arts.

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TheGunslinger: Compared to [[OurMagesAreDifferent Markus]], [[HunterOfMonsters Gregor]] and [[CombatMedic Ashe]], Thog's main contribution in a fight is "I have a gun." He's not a bad shot with it, but unfortunately it's slow to reload.
* HiddenDepths: He considers himself somewhat of a patron of the arts.arts. We also learn from Moren that Thog was a lot more lively and rebellious in his youth, even publishing papers that criticized the government.



%% * TeamDad: As he warms up to the group as a whole, he begins to become this.

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%% * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After facing the prospect of being landed with another demeaning position by his employers, Thog [[spoiler:tenders his resignation...with his gun, joining the party in fight off the Alarani guards]].
* TeamDad: As he warms up to the group as a whole, he begins to become this.this, eventually becoming their boss full time after [[spoiler:quitting his job with Alaran]] and doing his best to look after their interests (while trying to get them actual work).
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* WalkingDisasterArea: While they never intend any harm, it's hard to deny that they tend to bring chaos and change wherever they go, albeit usually by accident (e.g. [[spoiler:toppling the monarchy in Onnerant and Tannhauser on two separate occasions]]).



%% * FishOutOfWater: Has lived in the Shrouded Isles his entire life.

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%% * FishOutOfWater: Has lived in the Shrouded Isles his entire life.life away from any human interaction until the party came along.



* {{GMPC}}: The most straightforward example among the cast, even having his own character sheet, though eventually more would join the cast.

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* {{GMPC}}: The most straightforward example among the cast, even having his own character sheet, though eventually more would join the cast.cast, and Kyr is rarely an active participant in events.



%% * {{Keet}}

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%% * {{Keet}}{{Keet}}: Extremely curious, talkative and ''very'' excitable. Kyr's also prone to doing the first thing that comes to mind (usually inventing something that's very dangerous).



%% * MadeOfExplodium: Pretty much 99% of what he makes. Also all of his tools.
%% * {{Manchild}}

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%% * MadeOfExplodium: Pretty much 99% of what he makes. Also all of his tools.
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tools. Everything else is either occasionally functional or dangerous in entirely different ways.
* {{Manchild}}{{Manchild}}: Due to growing up without anyone to curb his curiosity or to be an example of a functioning adult, Kyr is frequently childish in his wants and acts more like a rather excitable pre-teen than someone who looks to be in their twenties, though his desires are never anything malicious.



%% * NamedWeapon: [[spoiler: [[CoolSword Magnum]] [[{{Magitek}} Opus]]]]

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%% * NamedWeapon: [[spoiler: [[spoiler:His masterpiece, [[CoolSword Magnum]] [[{{Magitek}} Opus]]]]



%% * NoSocialSkills: As a result of having no other humans to interact with for most of his life.

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%% * NoSocialSkills: As a result of having no other humans to interact with (and most of the Spiritfolk nearby not liking him) for most of his life.life .



%% * SitcomArchnemesis: The one being he seems to dislike is Dont, the pig-bat spiritfolk.

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%% * SitcomArchnemesis: The one being on the Shrouded Isles he seems to dislike is Dont, the pig-bat spiritfolk.spiritfolk, with no real reason given as to why.



%% * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Corrupt middle manager, anyway. His bosses are much worse, however.

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%% * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Corrupt middle manager, anyway. His bosses are much worse, however.however, [[spoiler:to the point that he [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere straight up quits]] and [[HeelFaceTurn joins the heroes]] to fight against the Alarani forces]].

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* ImHavingSoulPains: Using Ashe's powers ''sucks'', see BlessedWithSuck for why/
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* ImHavingSoulPains: Using Ashe's powers ''sucks'', see BlessedWithSuck for why/
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%% * MysteriousPast

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%% * MysteriousPastMysteriousPast: Played with. She doesn't offer a lot of information about about her powers or the history of Meade, but that's because [[spoiler:she genuinely doesn't know much about them, as the ancestors of Meade were deliberately vague about them and parts of their own history. Part of her conflict with the party in Onnerant is the desire to learn more about them by herself, but she eventually comes around to letting her friends help]].



%% * DisappearedDad

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%% * DisappearedDadDisappearedDad: Originally came to the Shrouded Isles with his father, who later disappeared without Kyr knowing why. [[spoiler:It turns out his father left to look after Charoth, and later died. Kyr actually found his father's skeleton later but didn't recognise him, and the rest of the party decided not to tell him (he figured it out later anyway, and was rather pissed with them about that).]]



%% * FriendlessBackground

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%% * FriendlessBackgroundFriendlessBackground: Due to the Spiritfolk's natural dislike of humans, combined with Kyr's childhood inventions causing problems even back then, Kyr didn't have many friends growing up.



%% * {{GMPC}}: The most straightforward example among the cast, though eventually not the only one.

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%% * {{GMPC}}: The most straightforward example among the cast, even having his own character sheet, though eventually not more would join the only one.cast.


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* {{GMPC}}: Started as one (as her player began as a Co-GM) [[spoiler:but this would change when Gregor severed her connection to the Heavens, making her a regular player character]].

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%% * {{Bifauxnen}}

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%% * {{Bifauxnen}}{{Bifauxnen}}: Ashe looks pretty but very androgonous, to the point of being mistaken for male (see LadyLooksLikeADude).



* BlessedWithSuck: In episode 51, It is revealed that [[spoiler: Ashe's powers "carve away at her" with each use, leaving her afraid that one day there'll be nothing left]]. Ouch.

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* BlessedWithSuck: In episode 51, It is revealed that [[spoiler: Ashe's powers "carve away at her" with each use, removing more and more emotions and memories, leaving her afraid that one day there'll be nothing left]]. Ouch.



%% * CombatMedic

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%% * CombatMedicCombatMedic: Her primary role in the party is to keep them alive. She prefers not having to do this, since [[spoiler:her powers hurt her to use]], and the healing itself is often ''painful'' for the patient, since it feels more like the wounds are 'being 'actively stitched together''.



%% * EnragedByIdiocy: Her friends' shenanigans annoy her to no end.

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%% * EnragedByIdiocy: Her friends' shenanigans annoy her to no end.end, especially when they involve taking seemingly unnecessary risks for no apparent reason besides "it looks like fun."



%% * GoodIsNotNice

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%% * GoodIsNotNiceGoodIsNotNice: She tries to do her best to help her friends and the people around her, but she's also short tempered, irritable, and she has the nickname "Aesling the Neck Stabber" for a good reason.



%% * ImHavingSoulPains: See BlessedWithSuck

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%% * ImHavingSoulPains: See BlessedWithSuckUsing Ashe's powers ''sucks'', see BlessedWithSuck for why/
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%% * LadyLooksLikeADude

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%% * LadyLooksLikeADudeLadyLooksLikeADude: To the point that in their first meeting, Markus and Gregor (who were told to look for a girl who would be their third party member) began speaking with another girl that had been nearby, not realizing their mistake until Ashe gets their attention.



%% * LossOfIdentity: One of her greatest fears.

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%% * LossOfIdentity: One of her greatest fears.fears [[spoiler:is her powers carving away at her until there's nothing left...and that nobody will notice when it happens]].



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%% * MysticalWhiteHairMysticalWhiteHair: According to Ashe herself, she ''wasn't'' born with white hair, it turned that colour when she gained her powers.



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* OpenSecretOpenSecret: Tries to keep her powers a secret at the beginning of the story. She isn't very good at it.
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* TheBigGuyTheBigGuy: Acts as the muscle of the party, though he is currently sharing this role with [[AmazonianBeauty Mercy]], who's physically bigger and has abs of (almost literal) steel.



%% * DumbMuscle

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%% * DumbMuscleDumbMuscle: Played with. While he's incredibly knowledgable in terms of monster slaying, his education was entirely ''focused'' in that direction, leaving him a bit ignorant in other areas when the adventure starts.



%% * GeniusDitz: His time with the Outriders has given him a near encyclopedic knowledge of monsters.
%% * GoodIsNotSoft

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%% * GeniusDitz: His time with the Outriders has given him a near encyclopedic knowledge of monsters.
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monsters. It also left him somewhat naive to some of the complexities of the world. For example, we first meet him when he's "imprisoned" at the Alarani adventurer camp, he refuses to make any attempts at escape despite (a) him doing nothing wrong to justify being put in jail and (b) the guard offering several opportunities to escape because (c) the whole ''point'' of that prison was to offer "adventurers" the chance to escape a jail cell, as the place was a glorified theme park.
* GoodIsNotSoftGoodIsNotSoft: He usually a nice and polite young man, but he will not hesitate to try and kill what he truly believes to be a monster, occasionally having to be talked down by his friends if said "monster" is no longer hostile, such as with [[spoiler:Charoth]].



* TheTeetotaler: Does not drink, and maintains that his "body is a temple" when offered.

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* TheTeetotaler: Does not drink, and maintains that his "body is a temple" when offered.
offered. He even rufuses to eat meat, following a vegan lifestyle.



%% * AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Please refer to BlessedWithSuck. Ashe is fearful of the consequences of using her powers.
%% * TheAlcoholic: Really loves her liquor, though she never seems to get drunk.

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%% * AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Please refer to BlessedWithSuck. Ashe is fearful of the consequences of using her powers.
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powers (see BlessedWithSuck below), particular because she has very little knowledge about what that power ''is''.
* TheAlcoholic: Really loves her liquor, though she never seems to get drunk.drunk as her body seems abnormally resistant to it, with only God's Breath (a brew normally meant for Spiritfolk) affecting her in any measurable way.



* BlessedWithSuck: In episode 51, It is revealed that [[spoiler: Ashe's powers "carve away at her"]]. Ouch.

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* BlessedWithSuck: In episode 51, It is revealed that [[spoiler: Ashe's powers "carve away at her"]].her" with each use, leaving her afraid that one day there'll be nothing left]]. Ouch.

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