History Literature / BrimstoneAngels

* AffablyEvil: Lorcan.

* VillainTeamUp: As of the end of ''Lesser Evils'', one appears to be in the works between [[spoiler: Sairche and Rhand]].

Fast-forward several months, and the three find themselves working as bounty hunters bound for the devastated city of Neverwinter, while Farideh learns to master her powers and tries to deal with Lorcan's attempts to micromanage her life. Along the way they find themselves entangled with the Selunite priest [[BadassPreacher Tam Zawad]] and a young man from Cormyr named Brin, both of whom have their own secrets. Upon arriving in Neverwinter, however, they become caught up in an elaborate web of treachery that may stretch all the way to the depths of the Nine Hells...

Fast-forward several months, and the three find themselves working as mercenaries and bounty hunters bound for the devastated city of Neverwinter, while Farideh learns to master her powers and tries to deal with Lorcan's attempts to micromanage her life. Along the way they find themselves entangled with the Selunite priest [[BadassPreacher Tam Zawad]] and a young man from Cormyr named Brin, both of whom have their own secrets. Upon arriving in Neverwinter, however, they become caught up in an elaborate web of treachery that may stretch all the way to the depths of the Nine Hells...

Farideh and her twin sister Havilar are tieflings--humanoids with devilish features and, it is believed, infernal ancestry. Abandoned as infants, they were raised by their [[ProudWarriorRace dragonborn]] foster father Clanless Mehen in an isolated village in the south of Faerun- until a botched ritual summoning lead to Farideh making a [[DealWithTheDevil pact with the Cambion devil Lorcan]] that got them kicked out, but also granted her the magical powers of a warlock.

Farideh and her twin sister Havilar are tieflings- humanoids with demonic features and, it is believed, infernal ancestry. Abandoned as infants, they were raised by their [[ProudWarriorRace dragonborn]] foster father Clanless Mehen in an isolated village in the south of Faerun- until a botched ritual summoning lead to Farideh making a [[DealWithTheDevil pact with the Cambion devil Lorcan]] that got them kicked out, but also granted her the magical powers of a warlock.

WordOfGod from Evans is that at least three further books are contracted.

* PapaWolf: Mehen, bordering on OverprotectiveDad at times.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Played with. Brin and Dahl are both paladins, and therefore ''supposed'' to fit this trope, but neither does. Brin would rather [[IJustWantToBeNormal be normal]], while Dahl lost his deity's favor for unspecified reasons several years before the story began.

* BreastPlate: Not used, but a suit of it appears in a general store in Neverwinter. Havilar wants to buy it, on the logic that it would look ''great'' on her, but Mehen puts his foot down, citing how utterly impractical it actually would be and stating that it's the sort of thing only worn by wannabe-adventuresses who have no real idea of the necessities of combat. All actual {{Action Girl}}s in-series are much more practically dressed.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Devils are always ''lawful'' evil, thank you very much.

* InnocentBigot: Brin ''freaks'' when he first sees Farideh and Havilar, being convinced that the sisters are devils. They set him straight, and he quickly feels bad for it.

** ''Lesser Evils'': [[spoiler: Tarchamus]]

* EpicFail: It's probably a very good thing Farideh can do magic, because when she tries to use her sword, this is the usual result.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Cambions like Lorcan and his sister Sairche are half-devil, half-mortal, which severely limits their capacity to rise in the infernal hierarchy. Tieflings are also supposed to be the descendants of humans and devils.

* AntiHero: Lorcan is a Type V. He's definitely evil, but most of the other devils he opposes are much worse.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Played with. Brin and Dahl are both paladins, and therefore ''supposed'' to fit this trope, but neither does. Brin would rather [[IJustWantToBeNormal be normal]], while Dahl lost his deity's favor for unspecified reasons several years before the story began.

* BadassAdorable: Havilar frequently comes off as this.

* ManipulativeBastard: Rohini, Lorcan, [[spoiler: Tarchamus]].

* TheDreaded: Devils in general. On a more mortal level, pretty much everyone who knows Adolican Rhand is terrified of him.

* MonochromeEyes: Tiefling eyes are one solid color, one of many features that causes other humanoids to find them disquieting. Havilar's eyes are solid gold; Farideh has one gold eye, one silver eye- the only physical difference between them.

* ICallItVera: Havilar spends much of the first book trying out rather overwrought names for her glaive- she likes "Eater of Her Enemies' Livers" for a while, but ends up settling on "Devilslayer".

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Played interestingly with the twins, as which is which varies depending on the situation. Havilar cares much more about things like fashion and boys and is generally more than a little silly, but she's more than a bit of a BloodKnight who gets frustrated with any problem that can't be solved with violence. Farideh, by contrast, is much more reserved and cares very little for appearance, but tends to be more thoughtful and willing to talk out her problems.

* BigBad: [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Glasya]], [[DarkActionGirl Sairche]] and [[EvilSorcerer Adolican Rhand]] are being set up as series-spanning antagonists. Each book so far has one too:

''Brimstone Angels'' (Dec 2011)
''Lesser Evils'' (Dec 2012)
''The Adversary'' (TBR Dec 2013)- part of the ''Sundering'' CrisisCrossover

* EvilIsSexy: Lorcan, to Farideh's frustration.

* GambitPileupt: Another day in the life of a high-ranking devil.

* KnightInShiningArmoy: Played with. Brin and Dahl are both paladins, and therefore ''supposed'' to fit this trope, but neither does. Brin would rather [[IJustWantToBeNormal be normal]], while Dahl lost his deity's favor for unspecified reasons several years before the story began.

* UltimateEvil: When Asmodeus appears in person at the end of the first book to chew out [[spoiler: his daughter]], it's only as a creepy voice and an overwhelmingly powerful sense of ''presence''.

Ongoing novel series set in the TabletopGames/ForgottenRealms by Erin M. Evans.

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: Tarchamus, applying both to his near-mindless undead body and the copy of his personality stored in the Book]].