History Roleplay / TheGamersAlliance

* NinetiesAntiHero: Zain Bloodworth is a misantropic LoneWolf mercenary who’s more than willing to kill and/or steel, doesn’t follow the law and ond is OnlyInItForTheMoney.

* NinetiesAntiHero: Zain Bloodworth

* 90sAntiHero: Zain Bloodworth

* ScarsAreForever: Ax has a nasty scar in her face. Although she could go to the white mages to heal it, she chooses to keep it as a reminder of her past mistakes.

* YourWorstNightmare: Distreyd XII has an ability to make his victims have horrible nightmares.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The way of life for demons. The strongest and/or most cunning demons end up in leadership positions in the hordes. Anyone can challenge the current leader of any tier, and if the previous holder of the title is defeated, the victor takes the title.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The archdemons are immensely more powerful than their subordinates. Various monarchs and military officers of [=tGA=] world also fit this trope.

* HeelFaceMole: Ferron during the Great War. Xerathas, Varalia and the Shadow pull an elaborate one during the battle in Vanna.

* DeterminedWidow: Marya becomes a dark version of this after her husband Kagetsu bites the dust. She doesn't take his death well, and after a long period of mourning she becomes fixated on making his dream become real, going so far as kidnapping and corrupting a prince to do her bidding while acting as his EvilMentor, setting the stage for a brutal civil war in Maar Sul, and subtly opposing the Grand Alliance which she had once called friends. Once she has done all this and made sure that the prince will carry out her mission, she is overcome by guilt of all the horrible things she has done to achieve her husband's dream, and she commits suicide to be reunited with Kagetsu in the afterlife.

* BigBadDuumvirate: In the Godslayer Era, a couple of {{BigBad}}s are working in tandem: [[HornyDevils Nina]] and [[VisionaryVillain Vaetris]], and [[OurLichesAreDifferent Drishnek]] and the [[TheChessmaster Master]].

** [[VisionaryVillain Vaetris]], leader of the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]]

* CombatSadomasochist: [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Vaetris]] and her succubi minions of the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]] get turned on by causing pain to others and receiving pain in combat and sex. They're really turned on by seeing and smelling blood.

* TheCoup: Several coups have taken place in the story. One of the more notable ones is when [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Countess]] [[HornyDevils Nina]], who has been posing as [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Duke]] [[EvilOldFolks Hepnaz's]] lieutenant, takes over the [[MagicKnight Southern]] [[TheLegionsOfHell Horde]] by stabbing Hepnaz in the back just as Hepnaz is about to triumph over the [[BloodKnight Northern Horde]] and is too busy to notice treachery from within his own ranks.

* DemonLordsAndArchDevils: Each of the four demon hordes, later High Legions, has an archdemon leading it, but a few independent archdemons exist as well. The known archdemons are [[EvilOldFolks Hepnaz]], [[FourStarBadass Malphas]], [[HornyDevils Nina]], [[WickedCultured Pazuzu]], [[VisionaryVillain Vaetris]], [[TheAtoner Omaroch]], [[OmnicidalManiac Yurius]], [[EvilMatriarch Nhrakate]] and [[AGodAmI Malakhia]].

*** Yamato: [[TheLegionsOfHell Demon]] [[TheHorde hordes]] ([[HornyDevils Eastern]], [[BloodKnight Northern]], [[MagicKnight Southern]], [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Western]]), [[TheRemnant Akai]] [[{{Wutai}} Tora]], [[{{Pirate}} Blue]] [[TheBermudaTriangle Dragon]] [[NotSoSafeHarbor Shipwreck Cove]], [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] [[EnchantedForest Mori]]

* FingerLickinEvil: [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Vaetris]] and her succubi minions from the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]] tend to lick their fingers clean of the blood of their enemies after battle.

* HemoErotic: Quite a few of the succubi from the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]], such as [[EliteMook Lust]], are more than happy to bite the partner they're having sex with and suck their blood, thus mixing extreme pain and extreme pleasure together to create the ultimate sensation.

** Southern Horde. Led by [[TheVamp Duchess]] [[TheChessmaster Nina]] [[HornyDevils Heeate]] [[VisionaryVillain L'andariel]], the Defiler

* TheImmodestOrgasm: The [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sarquil]] [[ActionGirl lieutenant]] [[MeaningfulName Lamashtu al-Khadra]] ends up moaning loudly when she has an orgasm while having sex with [[ScaryBlackMan Captain]] [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Razoul]]. It turns out that Lamashtu is in fact the [[HornyDevils succubus]] [[ManipulativeBastard Lust]] and that she intends this act of pleasure to boost her magic which she intends to unleash on the [[TheMagocracy Alentian]] populace to turn everyone in the city into lunatics who will be driven only by their passions.

* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: The succubi of the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]] are all about combining pain and pleasure into the ultimate experience through combat and sex.

** [[TheAtoner Jahi]] and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] clan she has gathered around herself have chosen to settle into living in Alent's [[TheCityNarrows Threshold district]] after entering the Land of the Living, staying out of the conflicts their new home is involved in. However, when agents of the demon hordes infiltrate Alent and keep harassing Jahi in order to force her to side with his old demonic allies, Jahi does her best to not choose any sides until ItsPersonal as both demons and humans cross the line and hurt her loved ones. She ultimately unleashes the darkness she has kept in check and embraces it, choosing to side with the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]] but not on their terms but her own terms, and her newfound ruthlessness in dealing with both enemies and allies alike quickly proves that bringing out the darkness within her [[GoneHorriblyRight may not have been a great idea]].

** [[ProudScholarRaceGuy Lefein]]. Look deceptively like humans yet [[LongLived live for thousands of years]]. They're collectors of wisdom and are at home with various machines which they keep inventing.

* LostTechnology: The [[TheMagocracy Alentian]] and [[ProudScholarRaceGuy Lefeinish]] devices.

* BalefulPolymorph: A curse temporarily turns Shyralis [[HilarityEnsues into a goat]].

* UltimateEvil: The Unnamed Evil which corrupted and merged with the god Dreamweaver and became the Lord of Death. After that Death has had a hand in corrupting noble heroes and gods into {{BigBad}}s as well as fueling other villains' ambitions.

*** Yamato: [[TheLegionsOfHell Demon]] [[TheHorde hordes]] ([[HornyDevils Eastern]], [[BloodKnight Northern]], [[MagicKnight Southern]], [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Western]]), [[TheRemnant Akai]] [[{{Wutai}} Tora]], [[{{Pirate}} Blue]] [[TheBermudaTriangle Dragon]] [[NotSoSafeHarbor Shipwreck Cove]], [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] [[TheLostWoods Mori]]

* TheLostWoods: The Land of the Living has had its share of ancient magical woods over the past ages. In the Third Age Survivor's Woods in Libaterra turned into a dark, magical forest when two rival [[TheFairFolk Faerfolc]] settled into it and changed it to suit their needs while enthralling [[GiantSpider giant spiders]], [[NatureSpirit nymphs]], [[WhenTreesAttack treants]] and [[WillOTheWisp wisps]] to do their bidding. Another mysterious magical forest is Kitsune Mori in Yamato where the secretive shapeshifting foxes known as the [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]] dwell.

%%* NiceHat: Rhyn has one.

*** Yamato: [[TheLegionsOfHell Demon]] [[TheHorde hordes]] ([[HornyDevils Eastern]], [[BloodKnight Northern]], [[MagicKnight Southern]], [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Western]]), [[TheRemnant Akai]] [[{{Wutai}} Tora]], [[{{Pirate}} Blue]] [[TheBermudaTriangle Dragon]] [[NotSoSafeHarbor Shipwreck Cove]], {{Kitsune}} [[TheLostWoods Mori]]

* HoneyTrap: [[SexSlave Anya]] is sent by the Matheson Crime Family to seduce [[VisionaryVillain Nivek Cheavin]], the boss of the [[GangBangers Nightstalkers]], in order to spy on the gang's activities. [[{{Kitsune}} Haruko]] [[LoveableRogue Mizushima]], posing as a young woman, infiltrated Castle Barjassil in the past by seducing King [[PuppetKing Anshar]] who wanted to marry her, and this is how she got closer to the king's treasure chamber to steal a valuable artifact. She later ends up becoming a target of many people who wish to protect her from harm, only for her to reveal later how she'd been using them all for her own ends.

* IWillFindYou: [[ActionGirl Natsumi]] is looking for her brother who was kidnapped by demons. [[ActionMom Skye]] seeks her husband [[FallenHero Refan]] from whom she got separated in a battle. The {{kitsune}} lovers [[TheTrickster Katsutoshi]] and [[MysteriousWaif Haruko]] also swear to find each other when they're forcibly separated, and a more villainous variant occurs when [[AxCrazy Gilgamesh]] swears to stop at nothing to find Haruko whom he sees as his property.

* {{Kitsune}}: Kitsune are shapeshifting magical foxes who are often confused for demons. Guardians of lost knowledge and bardic songs, they're a musical and mischievious race who can just as easily be benevolent or malevolent depending on the circumstances.

** {{Kitsune}}. Shapeshifting magical foxes who are often confused for demons. Guardians of lost knowledge and bardic songs, they're a musical and mischievious race who can just as easily be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality benevolent or malevolent depending on the circumstances]].

* TheLostWoods: The Land of the Living has had its share of ancient magical woods over the past ages. In the Third Age Survivor's Woods in Libaterra turned into a dark, magical forest when two rival [[TheFairFolk Faerfolc]] settled into it and changed it to suit their needs while enthralling [[GiantSpider giant spiders]], [[NatureSpirit nymphs]], [[WhenTreesAttack treants]] and [[WillOTheWisp wisps]] to do their bidding. Another mysterious magical forest is Kitsune Mori in Yamato where the secretive shapeshifting foxes known as the {{kitsune}} dwell.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Ismail served as the captain of the Black Guard of Vanna until his death in a duel against Leraje.

* OffWithHisHead: [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Ismail]] gets decapitated by [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Dreadlord]] [[AxCrazy Leraje]] after their fierce duel during the Battle of Vanna.

* KnifeNut: Several assassins and thieves like using knives and daggers in their line of work. Sinlarine shamans have ceremonial daggers which are mostly for show but with which they can focus their innate powers to travel between the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds Void]] and the Land of the Living by shifting from one plane of reality to another.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There are ''quite'' a few [[Characters/TheGamersAlliance characters]] running around in the world, both player characters and [=NPCs=].

* HumanMomNonhumanDad: Delora and Omaroch for Refan and Zarnagon. Ditto for Skye and Refan for Gabriel.

* {{Mondegreen}}: The Rimnerian Songs are twisted versions of the songs they are based on and which tend to have naughty or downright incomprehensible lyrics based on the lyrics of the original songs.

* BadassBeard: [[MagicKnight Belial]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist Corwin]], [[IntrepidMerchant Jeremiah]], [[TheGoodKing Khasra III]], [[PraetorianGuard Orestes]], [[ThePaladin Osmond]], [[GloriousLeader Pronin]], [[MagicKnight Stylianos]], [[TricksterMentor Taliesin]], [[ManipulativeBastard Thanatos]] and [[FourStarBadass Yoshimuriko]] have these among others. [[FallenHero Refan]] also had it for a while, but he eventually shaved it to signify his newfound determination.

* EnthrallingSiren: Sirens are a beautiful and uncanny aquatic race who enthrall and ensare their prey with magical songs of power.

** [[TheAtoner Jahi]] and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] clan she has gathered around herself have chosen to settle into living in Alent's [[TheCityNarrows Threshold district]] after entering the Land of the Living, staying out of the conflicts their new home is involved in. However, when agents of the demon hordes infiltrate Alent and keep harassing Jahi in order to force her to side with his old demonic allies, Jahi does her best to not choose any sides until ItGetsPersonal as both demons and humans cross the line and hurt her loved ones. She ultimately unleashes the darkness she has kept in check and embraces it, choosing to side with the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]] but not on their terms but her own terms, and her newfound ruthlessness in dealing with both enemies and allies alike quickly proves that bringing out the darkness within her [[GoneHorriblyRight may not have been a great idea]].

[[https://discord.gg/QrdgmVn The Gamer's Alliance]], or tGA, is a diceless, Discord-based [[PlayByPostGames Play By Post]] {{Role Playing Game}} set in an original Medieval fantasy world which emphasizes writing and character development over combat. The rules are lax for the most part and allow a free playing environment although they are strict enough to prevent god-moding.

The world of tGA has seen many grand events unfold, most recently a worldwide Catastrophe caused by the destruction of [[TheMagocracy the legendary mage city of Alent]] at the end of the last Great War between demons who had intended to conquer the world and various alliances who had fought back against the hordes. The [[FantasticNuke magical explosion]] of the City of Mages decimated the armies, created a strange phenomenon known as [[PillarOfLight the Anomaly]] in its place, [[WorldWreckingWave rearranged the continents]], unleashed a great many monsters of unknown origin into the wilderness and ushered in the Fourth Age. Those from all sides who had miraculously survived the explosion at ground zero suffered from an equally mysterious, widespread amnesia, having forgotten the last days of the war and how the Catastrophe had happened to begin with. The gods whose presence was once felt in the world had mysteriously grown silent, leading to changes within their clergies who tried to have their prayers reach them for answers.

Despite their different ideals, the demons and other races have their equal share of heroes and villains among them, thus [[MoralityKitchenSink blurring the line of good and evil]]. The world of tGA is not a happy place to live in, but heroes on all sides are willing to fight against the odds in order to reach a better tomorrow. However, unbeknownst to many, a great darkness is rising from the shadows, intending to consume all they hold dear...

Even though the world of tGA has its share of fantasy elements such as elves, dwarves, dragons, magic and such, there are also other elements such as the occasional airship, pirates, samurai, communists, fundies, the Soap, a gruesome plague, zombies and, last and least, Scuns. The stories have their share of dramatic elements, but humour is present as well. The world currently consists of many sovereign states and several continents, each of which has various factions with different motives. Although the story has the occasional battle and can get serious, humor is present as well, and the focus tends to be more on character development and interaction than combat.

The game started out as a small ezboard in early 2000 and moved from server to server before settling on its current home in Discord. In tGA's earliest years the plots were mainly individual quests with derivative characters and settings but these storylines were later woven together into a coherent, original MythArc which is still ongoing. The history of the RP has been compiled into a comprehensive [[http://tga.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gamer%27s_Alliance_Wiki wiki]], but no prior knowledge of the plot is required to join and participate in the story.

!!''tGA'' provides examples of:

* AfterTheEnd: All tGA ages began after a catastrophe that ended the previous age. The current plot is set 11 years after the latest disaster known as the Cataclysm.

* AmplifierArtifact: The magic swords Dawn and Dusk.
* AncestralWeapon: Refan's sword Smaragdos once belonged to his father Omaroch who in turn got it from his father Malakhia.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The archdemons are immensely more powerful than their subordinates. Various monarchs and military officers of tGA world also fit this trope.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Desdemona and Zenobia.

* BlackKnight: Wulfgar and Ulrik.

-->'''Hephaestus''': By our very natures, we must oppose each other. I exist to create, to build, to aid prosperity. He exists to destroy, to wage war, to spread strife wherever he goes. I can no sooner alter my nature than a fish could choose to live on land. It is the same for Nergal.
-->'''Axikasha:''' Maybe mortals don't have it so bad after all. At least we're free to choose what cause we serve. What good are the powers of a god if you can't even control your own destiny?
-->'''Hephaestus''': I cannot control my nature, nor would there be any point in denying who--or what--I am. That does not mean I cannot control my actions. I do the best with what I have been given, and the choices I make are my own.

* ElementalEmbodiment: Elementals are rare but powerful creatures whose power is rivalled only by the gods and the dragons. A fire elemental burned down the military school Graves Hall and most of the students and masters, an ice elemental froze one quarter of Remonton and over half of its citizens, and an earth elemental killed off hundreds of demons.

* EnfantTerrible: Young Arawn and Yurius.

* {{Ephebophile}}: Galeras likes to have sex with teenager boys. Marya ends up boinking the 16-year-old Geraden in order to control him.

-->'''The Master''': You've outlived your usefulness, Belial de Ardyn. Die knowing that you've failed in your mission and that you've helped me achieve my goals!
-->'''Belial''': You're gravely mistaken. I still hold enough power to defeat both you and Kos.
-->'''The Master''': It is ''you'' who are mistaken! You've digged your own grave by underestimating me! Did you really think that I would've played ''all'' my cards this early in the game?

* TheFairFolk: The Faerfolc are mysterious and powerful beings who can turn out to be friendly (provide a blessing) or hostile (kill or torture anyone who trespasses on their lands) depending on the circumstances... and what ''mood'' they happen to be in when you meet them. When they were released from captivity, they offered cryptic advice to the heroes but later on rampaged in Libaterra, killing hundreds of people in their lust for revenge before retreating back to the forests to live their life in peace. Currently the fey have two factions: the neutral, tradition-bound ones led by [[LadyOfWar Morrigan]] who wish to live away from the corruption of mortal civilizations, and the fanatic destroyers led by [[AxCrazy Curdardh]] who wish to purge the world from "impure" races.

* FallenHero: Kagetsu I was originally a revered hero until his dream of a better world drove him to attempt to destroy the world and create it anew as an utopia.
* FalseFriend: Ferron to Refan during the Great War arc.

* IHaveYourWife: Ferron forces Refan to work for him by threatening to kill Refan's son Gabriel if Refan refuses. Arawn kidnaps Kagetsu's wife Marya, forcing Kagetsu to work for him and preventing him from joining the Alliance.
-->'''Kagetsu I''': Release her.
-->'''Arawn''': Oh, I think not, my dear friend Kagetsu. I'm afraid I'll have to have some assurance of our friendship from here on in. I cannot have you joining yourself to the elf-lover and the wizard. Know that from this day onward, I ''own'' your precious wife.

* JerkAss: Bashkar and most Scuns are annoying jerks.

* LivingShadow: The Shadow.

** [[HumansAreAverage Humans]]. The most populous race in the world, they have many cultures ranging from nomadic horse lords to sophisticated mage societies.

** [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwarves]]. Short and passionate people best known for their prodigious skills with the forge, many of them live under mountains although some have settled into human cities.

** [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragons]]. Massive creatures who can fly and breathe fire and decimate armies. They've chosen not to interfere in mortal affairs, however, and merely observe events from their home mountains nicknamed the Roost.
** [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]]. Winged beings who originate from the Demon Realm and who have recently begun settling into the Land of the Living. They can shapeshift into many forms and are rather chaotic, seeing other races than themselves as lesser beings.
** [[ProudScholarRaceGuy Lefein]]. Look deceptively like humans yet live for thousands of years. They're collectors of wisdom and are at home with various machines which they keep inventing.
** [[NatureSpirit Nymphs]]. A curious all-female race which lives deep in the forests. They often end up having sexual encounters with travellers which is why rangers call a nymph their fondest conquest. Under their gentle and curious exterior is something far more troubled, however.
** [[CatFolk Itica]]. Humanoid cat people who live a wandering lifestyle althouh other races rarely see them due to their preference to stay out of people's businesses. They have sharp senses.
** {{Kitsune}}. Shapeshifting magical foxes who are often confused for demons. Guardians of lost knowledge and bardic songs, they're a musical and mischievious race who can just as easily be benevolent or malevolent depending on the circumstances.

** [[AllTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]]. Hairy and seemingly dumb creatures although they are good at operating machinery of various kinds. They have invented a pastime referred to as trolling which includes having jokes on other people's expense.

** [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Pixies]]. Tiny winged humanoids who can channel magic more easily than other races.

* MamaBear: Glaurung, Skye and Varalia.

* TheManBehindTheMan: Marya for Geraden.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Koryaksky Matheson.
* ManipulativeBastard: Arawn, Dylas and the Master.
* MasterOfIllusion: Shuu.
* TheMedic: Nesa and Unithien.
* MeaningfulFuneral: Belial has one.

* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: Bards can use their songs of power to calm down beasts. The young bard Arcturius uses his songs several times to to this effect such as when he pacifies the panicking kitsune [[MysteriousWaif Haruko]].

* NatureSpirit: Nymphs are agile female creatures with ebony skin and cat-like eyes who are in tune with nature, live in Libaterran forests and have intimate encounters with travellers, which makes books of lore refer to a nymph as the "ranger's fondest conquest". It serves as a plot point once it's revealed that the nymphs are seducing travellers because they need them to become pregnant; a magical curse makes nymphs only give birth to females of their kind and thus they need males from other races to keep their bloodline going. The [[TheFairFolk Faerfolc]] are the forefathers of the elves who also reside in Libaterran forests, and they act as protectors of the earth and see themselves superior to elves and thus fit to rule elvenkind.

* NeutralNoLonger: [[TheAtoner Jahi]] and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] clan she has gathered around herself have chosen to settle into living in Alent's [[TheCityNarrows Threshold district]] after entering the Land of the Living, staying out of the conflicts their new home is involved in. However, when agents of the demon hordes infiltrate Alent and keep harassing Jahi in order to force her to side with his old demonic allies, Jahi does her best to not choose any sides until ItGetsPersonal as both demons and humans cross the line and hurt her loved ones. She ultimately unleashes the darkness she has kept in check and embraces it, choosing to side with the [[HornyDevils Eastern Horde]] but not on their terms but her own terms, and her newfound ruthlessness in dealing with both enemies and allies alike quickly proves that bringing out the darkness within her [[GoneHorriblyRight may not have been a great idea]].

* NiceHat: Rhyn has one.

* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: Majestic flying beasts which share distinct features from lions and eagles, and fiercely protective of their nests. A few gryphons have been tamed, but they can still be rather unpredictable and dangerous creatures to handle.

* OurMonstersAreDifferent: The realms of tGA have several different creatures and monsters roaming, flying and swimming in them, some more intelligent than others.
* OurNymphsAreDifferent: Nymphs are agile female creatures with ebony skin and cat-like eyes who are in tune with nature, live in Libaterran forests and have intimate encounters with travelers, which makes books of lore refer to a nymph as the "ranger's fondest conquest". This serves as a plot point once it's revealed that the nymphs are seducing travelers because they need them to become pregnant; a magical curse makes nymphs only give birth to females of their kind and thus they need males from other races to keep their bloodline going.

* PhysicalGod: The Godslayer and the gods.

* PowersViaPossession: Anyone who is possessed by a god or other supernatural entity can use powers they normally can't. For example, this happens when Axikasha Keiran is possessed by Hephaestus, the God of Smithing, who heals her from near death and gives her the strength to fight against Nergal, the God of War, who is possessing Jacob Seneron.
* PrivateDetective: Fonzie and Fel.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Sarquil tribes.

* ReligionOfEvil: Clergies of Mardük and Nergal.
* TheRemnant: The new version of the Akai Tora.
* ReplicantSnatching: Gwydion does this to Koskenkorva.

-->'''Guard:''' D-Do you think everything's okay in there?
-->'''Signan:''' Seems our boy Marcus likes it a little rough, that's all.

* SevenDeadlySins: The seven elite demon infiltrators of the Eastern Horde have nicknames linked to the seven sins, and each one's dominant trait is based on the sin in question, e.g. Lust is rather promiscuous and tends to unleash uncontrollable passions in other people.
* ShadesOfConflict: White and Grey and Black vs. White and Grey and Black.

* TheSiege: The Northern Horde besieges Vanna.

* TheStrategist: Flavius and René.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Kagetsu I wants to create a world where everyone can be equal and and live in peace. However, to make this happen, he has to destroy the world and slaughter everyone, including the gods.

* TheWatcher: Omaroch does this to Refan and Zarnagon.

--> '''Desdemona''': [[EtTuBrute Farewell]], [[HeroKiller uncle]].
--> '''Janus''' (to Thorn): Things taken should be returned once their usefulness has come to an end as the [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad's]] golden rule says. And as masters have their place, so do their apprentices. Isn't that right, master? Or should we skip the pleasantries and just call you...''[[EvilAllAlong Fox]]''?
--> '''Leraje''': You, the oh-so-serious Count Ronove Thanadar, rise from the dead after all this time and then dare to insult me? How very unlike you, ''[[LongLostRelative brother]]''.
--> '''Nergal''': Remember that girl, [[RebelliousPrincess Shyla]]? [[VillainsNeverLie What if I told you]] [[NotQuiteDead that she is still alive and waiting for you]]? I figured out that it was [[MissedTheCall she who was originally meant to have Dawn]].
--> '''Oswald''': If you truly wish to know, my name is [[KingIncognito Geraden Aurelac de Maar Sul]], [[TheEvilPrince and I am the rightful King of Maar Sul]]!
--> '''Ronove''': I'll become [[KlingonPromotion a new Dreadlord]] of [[TheLegionsOfHell this horde]]...[[FaceHeelTurn and I'll also take over Vanna]]!
--> '''Vaetris''': Woman, [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils do you understand who you're dealing with]]? [[EvilAllAlong Vaetris L'andariel]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Duchess of]] [[TheLegionsOfHell the Eastern Horde]]...[[OhCrap soon to be Grand Duchess of the Four Hordes]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Marcus chops off the head of an unarmed Yamatian officer in anger even though the officer was a prisoner of war who was to be interrogated the following morning. Ax leaves a group of injured Totenkopfs, who plead for their lives, to die in a collapsing temple out of anger for them hurting her friends. The heroes' friends are shocked by the aforementined duo's actions and call them out. When Marcus rejoins the Alliance and explains his reason for siding with the antagonist Xerathas during the Vanna arc, the heroes call him out and blame him for acting selfishly and endangering everyone's lives in the process by keeping the truth from them.

** Kamen Grimgaze, the Master of the Totenkopfs, ends up putting ''quite a few'' gambits in motion which benefit him no matter how they turn out and which take into account even most of the unforseeable variables which would otherwise ruin a plan of any lesser man (and even if something happens which even he didn't somehow think of, he can simply adapt and use that new event and outcome to further his goals). Whether his Crimson Coalition succeeds or not is trivial: either way his opponents in the Grand Alliance will still have to spend considerable time fighting the Coalition which is seen as the greater enemy, and that gives him enough time to manipulate events in relative peace. Although remaining undiscovered while acting as a mole within the Alliance is preferable to him (he gains the Alliance's trust and can use his authority to misdirect them), he has prepared for the possibility of being revealed as the mastermind. If the heroes discover his true identity, he can simply drop the fake kindness act (thus being able to operate more freely without needing to be cautious anymore) and use the revelation of his betrayal to shatter the Alliance's morale by showing that even the seemingly incorruptible Alliance has hidden evils within it and that those evils are in fact people the Alliance trusts the most (which in turn creates even more paranoia among the Alliance members who can't be sure how many of the Master's minions are still within it, which hinders the Alliance even more). His acts of corrupting various heroes follow a similar pattern: if successful, he'll gain valuable new acolytes, but if he doesn't succeed, he'll just kill the person then and there with his superior magic in order to get rid of the liability which he or she presents to him. Even if the heroes who refused to follow him survived somehow, he'll still know their weaknesses because he has spent considerable time with them in the past and has heard their confessions. He even actively encourages backstabbing within his ranks (whether the minion is a former, corrupted hero or a full bona fide villain) because the thrill of a possible betrayal keeps him on edge. If/when the betrayal takes place, he has secretly placed a magical killswitch on every one of his acolytes and can simply trigger it get rid of the problem right then and there if he so chooses.

* InfantImmortality: Children are just as likely to die as adults... [[FateWorseThanDeath or become ravenous zombies if they end up infected with the Plague of Undeath]]. The senseless deaths of children play a plot point as watching an innocent child die in the hands of merciless thugs and being unable to stop it is what eventually prompts Bishop [[KnightTemplar Arbriel Conrad]] to stray from the Path of Light and join the [[ReligionOfEvil Totenkopfs]] with the intention of "purging" the world from those who in his view don't deserve to live in it.

* EvilRedhead: Vaetris and her sister Nina are both redheads, and their children are too. [[InTheBlood It runs in the family.]]

* FetchQuest: Quite a few such as the quest for the Cricket Ball of Magic.

* FiveManBand:
** '''[[TheLegionsOfHell Northern Horde]]:'''
*** [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: [[TheChessmaster Nina Heeate]]
*** BigBad: [[FourStarBadass Malphas]]
*** TheDragon: Leraje
*** DragonWithAnAgenda: [[ManipulativeBastard Ronove]] (replaces Leraje after the Battle of Vanna)
*** TheEvilGenius: [[SquishyWizard Distreyd XIII]] and [[TheStrategist Flavius]]
*** TheBrute: [[BunnyEarsLawyer Nobuo]] and [[SmugSnake Vassago]]
*** DarkChick: [[PerkyFemaleMinion Tarna]]
*** SixthRanger: [[FallenHero Refan]]
** '''[[ReligionOfEvil Totenkopfs]]:'''
*** BigBadDuumvirate: [[MagnificentBastard The Master]] and [[OurLichesAreDifferent Drishnek]]
*** DecoyLeader: [[{{Golem}} Aleph]] (acting as the Master's body double)
*** DragonWithAnAgenda: [[SmugSnake Koschei]]
*** TheEvilGenius: [[EnigmaticMinion Simon]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Thrax]]
*** TheBrute: [[StarterVillain Jacob]], [[FallenHero Cain]] and [[TinTyrant Mordecai]]
*** DarkChick: [[PsychoForHire Zenobia]] and [[LadyOfBlackMagic Desdemona]]
*** SixthRangerTraitor: [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Izael]]
* FlashBack: Quite a few for various characters.

* ForgedByTheGods: The swords Dawn, Dokubaraken, Dusk, and Morninglight.
* FourIsDeath: The four archdemons and the Vulfsatz.

* BanOnMagic: [[TheMagocracy Alent]] is remarkably tolerant of practitioners of many kinds of magic, including TheDarkArts, and can be rather liberal even on experiments which many other societies would consider unethical. However, they have a ban on using BloodMagic due to how destructive it can be in the wrong hands. After the necromancer [[OurElvesAreBetter Razravkar]] [[AntiHero Dominus]] is framed for murdering an officer of the Anti Mage Police, Councillor [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Durin]] [[KnightTemplar Halfstaff]] ends up using it as an excuse to begin a manhunt for any active necromancers who are arrested in the city, which leads to a ban on necromancy until the killer of the officer can be brought to justice.

* InternalAffairs: When a bunch of thieves from the [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Union]] manage to sneak the captive necromancer [[OurElvesAreBetter Razravkar]] [[AntiHero Dominus]] out of the cells in the Anti Mage Police Headquarters, Captain [[StraightGay Schtolteheim]] [[InsufferableGenius Reinbach III]] orders Lieutenant [[DeadpanSnarker Irinthiel]] [[MasterOfIllusion Maurath]] to assemble a small group of trustworthy and cunning operatives from within the Anti Mage Police to not only locate the renegade necromancer but also to investigate the possibility of the Anti Mage Police having corrupt cops within it. This group becomes known as Shadowstrike and remains literally unknown to the rest of the AMP as Irinthiel reports only to Captain Reinbach and has full authority to arrest and investigate any AMP officer to discover whether they're moles or genuine servants of the [[TheMagocracy Magicracy of Alent]].

** [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]]. Graceful people who often live in forests but can just as easily be seen in cities as well. They have great knowledge of nature and its remedies.

* BadDreams: Refan suffers from these and their content foreshadows that he is a half-demon.