| 1 | [[center: [-[[Characters/CriticalRole Main Character Index / Dungeon Master]]]]-] |
| 2 | [[center: [-Tal'Dorei (Campaign 1): [[Characters/CriticalRoleVoxMachina Vox Machina]] ([[Characters/CriticalRoleGrogStrongjaw Grog]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleKeyleth Keyleth]] | [[Characters/CriticalRolePercivalDeRolo Percival]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleScanlanShorthalt Scanlan]])\ |
| 3 | [[Characters/CriticalRoleGuestPartyMembers Guest Party Members]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleAlliesAndOtherCharacters Allies and Other Characters]] ([[Characters/CriticalRoleNPCsEmpireRepublicOfTalDorei Empire/Republic of Tal'Dorei]]) | [[Characters/CriticalRoleVillains Villains]]]]-] |
| 4 | [[center: [-Wildemount (Campaign 2): [[Characters/CriticalRoleWildemountCampaign The Mighty Nein]] ([[Characters/CriticalRoleCalebWidogast Caleb]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleFjord Fjord]])\ |
| 5 | [[Characters/CriticalRoleWildemountGuestPartyMembers Guest Party Members]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleWildemountOtherCharacters Allies and Other Characters]] ([[Characters/CriticalRoleNPCsDwendalianEmpire Dwendalian Empire]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleNPCsXhorhas Xhorhas]]) | [[Characters/CriticalRoleWildemountVillains Villains]]-]]] |
| 6 | [[center: [-Marquet (Campaign 3): [[Characters/CriticalRoleMarquetCampaign Bell's Hells]] ([[Characters/CriticalRoleLaudna Laudna]]) | [[Characters/CriticalRoleMarquetGuestPartyMembers Guest Party Members]] | '''Allies and Other Characters''' | [[Characters/CriticalRoleMarquetVillains Villains]] -]]][[center: [-The Setting Of Exandria: [[Characters/CriticalRoleGods Gods]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleHistoricalFigures Historical Figures]] | ''[[Characters/CriticalRoleCallOfTheNetherdeep Call of the Netherdeep]]''-]]] |
| 7 | [[center: [-One-Shots (Exclusive): [[Characters/CriticalRoleOneShots One-Shot Characters (Exclusive)]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleDarringtonBrigade The Darrington Brigade]]-]]] |
| 8 | [[center: [-Exandria Unlimited: [[Characters/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited The Crown Keepers]] | [[Characters/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimitedCalamity The Ring of Brass]]-]]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ---- |
| 11 | |
| 12 | A selection of characters that the Campaign 3 Party have met during their travels through Marquet. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | !Oderan Wilds |
| 17 | !!Jrusar |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[folder:Ariks Eshteross]] |
| 20 | !!Lord Ariks Eshteross |
| 21 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ariks_eshteross.jpg]] |
| 22 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 23 | -->'''Race:''' Orc |
| 24 | -->'''Class:''' Fighter |
| 25 | A retired adventurer-turned-noble of Jrusar and Bertrand's (reluctant) employer. Bertrand introduces the party to him in order to help them with their various issues and potentially get back into the lord's good graces. |
| 26 | ---- |
| 27 | * AgonyOfTheFeet: Inflicted by Orym, who stabbed his foot with a short sword after having been thrown to the ground during their fight. |
| 28 | * BenevolentBoss: Despite his past, he seemed to be an incredibly kind boss towards Evelyn who's the only other person at his manor. [[spoiler: When the Hells warn Evelyn to not return to Eshteross's manor, her main concern was Eshteross's well being and hoping he was alright - not knowing he was killed.]] |
| 29 | * CarryABigStick: Fights with a cane named [[NamedWeapons Turmoil]]. It also allows him to cast ''[[LieDetector Zone of Truth]]'' and can [[MorphWeapon extend]] into a SinisterScythe, [[spoiler: though the Hells only find out the latter aspect after it is bequeathed to them upon Eshteross's death]]. |
| 30 | * TheComicallySerious: He's an extraordinarily stern man, and reacts with stoic exasperation to the stranger antics of Bell's Hells. He also treats his hobby of baking pastries with the same deadly-serious air that he treats espionage and combat. |
| 31 | --> '''Eshteross:''' Evelyn... go to the market, get me my supplies. [[SeriousBusiness Tonight I bake]]. |
| 32 | * DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler: Much like Orym's husband and father-in-law, Lord Eshteross was murdered with weapons coated in a special poison which makes magical revival impossible.]] |
| 33 | * DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler: When the Hells show up and find him dead, nearly every trap in his manor has been sprung and he is absolutely ''covered'' in wounds. His [[DeadManWriting last will and testament to the Hells]] state that he was prepared for this fate, and that he "struck a blow [his] assailant would not soon forget." Note that this was written some time before his death, indicating that he not only knew that he would be murdered, but was also fully confident he’d go down swinging.]] |
| 34 | * {{Expy}}: As a ComicallySerious, heavily [[ProperlyParanoid prepared]], reclusive, and extremely wealthy RetiredBadass who lives alone (save for his OldRetainer) in a gloomy manor and mentors a younger group of heroes in their quest to keep his beloved city safe, Eshteross has an awful lot in common with the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' incarnation of Bruce Wayne. It's even PlayedForLaughs when "the Owlbear" (a costumed vigilante and member of the Darrington Brigade who's a {{Franchise/Batman}} {{expy}} in his own right) is brought up; Eshteross scoffs and says that he's a myth. |
| 35 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: The last letter he wrote assures the Hells that no matter when his death came for him, he would have faced it head on.]] |
| 36 | * GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He does this to Cyrus along with a DareToBeBadass speech as he sulks over his failure, right before he has him and Dorian smuggled out of Jrusar. |
| 37 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: He used to be an adventurer himself in his younger days, and judging by the beating he inflicted to the party, he was a pretty good one. |
| 38 | * HiddenDepths: He enjoys baking, and is able to make a pretty decent carrot cake after the party has their first successful mission. He's somewhat embarrassed when he realizes he forgot to ice it, though he can be forgiven for it since he hasn't baked anything in years. |
| 39 | * HorrifyingTheHorror: He is a powerful fighter who could have destroyed the party had he fought them with the intent to kill, but even he was seriously disturbed by [[CreepyGood Laudna's appearance]] and [[LadyOfBlackMagic magic]]. |
| 40 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Eshteross is eventually murdered by Otohan Thull, who often uses a poison that makes magical revival impossible, rendering targets DeaderThanDead. Chetney's SuperSenses detect that something smells "off" about Eshteross' body, and a very high Medicine check by Orym (whose husband and father-in-law were killed the same way) has Matt confirm that this toxin was indeed used at the scene of the crime.]] |
| 41 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Episode 38 reveals that he was killed in his home as the Hells were off trying to revive Laudna.]] |
| 42 | * KingpinInHisGym: A benign version; Eshteross doesn't spend all his time in his manor sitting idle. When the party returns to Jrusar from the Heartmoor to check in with him, they find him in the middle of his daily workout, sparring with a wooden dummy. |
| 43 | * MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Eshteross, Bell's Hells' primary patron, is KilledOffscreen in Episode 38 by Otohan Thull.]] |
| 44 | * NotSoAboveItAll: He tries to keep a level of decorum and professionalism up around the Hells. But he does have a sense of humor as [[spoiler: even in his will, he jokingly refers to Chetney as the "odd gnome fellow" and asks the Hells to, "stop this creepy moon shit".]] |
| 45 | * OhCrap: When the party returns from their excursion to Bassuras and fills him in on their findings, he's concerned but cool-headed about the threat posed by Otohan Thull and whatever's happening with Ruidus. When he finds out that the [[TheDreaded Cerberus Assembly]] is also looking into the red moon, he shows-- for the first time in all the time the Hells have known him-- a glimmer of outright ''fear''. |
| 46 | * TheParanoiac: Lives as a recluse in his manor with minimal staff, forbids the adventurers he hired to speak his name to anyone, and keeps dozens of weapons concealed in his study. He also reveals his manor is constantly kept in darkness and heavily booby-trapped due to many attempts made on his life over the years. His suspicions were not unfounded given his muddy past, and [[spoiler: the Hells unfortunately find him dead in his home in episode 38, killed by Otohan Thull.]] |
| 47 | * PassedOverInheritance: [[spoiler: Leaves his powerful staff weapon [[NamedWeapons Turmoil]] and his CoolAirship the Silver Sun to Bell's Hells, writing that he actually appreciated their company in the little time they had together.]] |
| 48 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite being very paranoid, quickly agrees to the party's request to sleep in his manor for safety after [[spoiler: Bertrand's]] murder. |
| 49 | * RetiredBadass: He hasn't been an active adventurer for some time, but the players quickly learned first-hand that his skills haven't dulled with time. |
| 50 | * SilverFox: Despite being older, he's in very good shape; he trains diligently to keep himself ready to fight, and Imogen is noticeably [[EatingTheEyeCandy a bit flustered]] when the group calls in on him while he's working out. |
| 51 | * SoProudOfYou: While the Hells didn't manage to get out of the party cleanly, they accomplished their main goal and Eshteross lets them know he's proud of them for that. |
| 52 | * StealthyColossus: Despite being a large and robust man, he moves very quietly-- he's able to sneak up on Olly in a cloud of fog and bludgeon her, allowing Dorian and Cyrus to make a getaway. Matt notes that when he taps his cane as he enters a room, it's because he ''wants'' to be noticed, not because he needs it to walk. |
| 53 | * TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: His last letter has him write about being glad to at least see someone named Elia when his death does come for him.]] |
| 54 | * TrapMaster: There are very few rooms in his manor that are actually habitable; most of the rooms are booby-trapped out the wazoo to deter any potential home invaders. So few in fact he has to "clear" one when the party needs to stay over. It involved over twenty swords dropping from the ceiling. |
| 55 | ** And it gets worse when the party comes back from Bassuras: he has trapped every room in the house to the point he has to lead them through a specific path to avoid the traps. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[folder:Evelyn]] |
| 59 | !!Evelyn Wress |
| 60 | [[quoteright:650:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evelyn_wress.png]] |
| 61 | [[caption-width-right:650:]] |
| 62 | -->'''Race:''' Elf |
| 63 | Lord Eshteross's house-keeper |
| 64 | ---- |
| 65 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: F.C.G. warns Evelyn through a Sending spell to not return to the manor [[spoiler: since Eshteross was killed and it was being searched. Evelyn is concerned and hopes Eshteross was alright. The Hells wince and wonder whether or not to actually break the horrible news to her.]] |
| 66 | * OldRetainer: She hasn't had much screen time yet, but seeing as she's the only person Eshteross trusts to live with him in his otherwise booby-trapped home this can be inferred of her. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder:Zhudanna]] |
| 70 | !!Zhudanna |
| 71 | -->'''Race:''' Human |
| 72 | Laudna and Imogen's elderly landlady. |
| 73 | ---- |
| 74 | * CrankyLandlord: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] big time with Zhudanna. She gets along wonderfully with her tenants, Laudna and Imogen. She immediately makes them dinner with the eggs she asked the girls to pick up for her, and offers to knit socks for Imogen. |
| 75 | * CoolOldLady: Laudna and Imogen think very highly of their landlady, and she is incredibly kind to them in turn. |
| 76 | * GrannyClassic: Is presented as such |
| 77 | * NeedleworkIsForOldPeople: Her first appearance has her knitting a pair of socks for Imogen as her and Laudna tell her about their day, and her second appearance shows she's making a sweater for Laudna. |
| 78 | * NiceGirl: A sweet old lady who cares for her tenants. Laudna and Imogen in turn gladly do house chores or grocery shopping trips for her. |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder:Ishir]] |
| 82 | !!Ishir Eka |
| 83 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishir_eka.png]] |
| 84 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 85 | -->'''Race:''' Katari |
| 86 | The owner of the Spire by Fire Inn. |
| 87 | ---- |
| 88 | * NotSoAboveItAll: They try to remain a serious business person, but are entertained by F.C.G.'s "bottle trick" as they cheer along with the other patrons. |
| 89 | * ShipperOnDeck: When Imogen, Laudna and Fearne ask Pretty out for a date, Ishir is more than happy to encourage Pretty to take them up on the offer. Even when Pretty displays Laudna's ramshackled gift, Ishir tries to be supportive of Pretty. |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder:Anni Aughta]] |
| 93 | !!Anni Aughta |
| 94 | [[quoteright:567:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anni_aughta.jpg]] |
| 95 | [[caption-width-right:567:]] |
| 96 | -->'''Race:''' Half-elf, Half-orc |
| 97 | One of the tenants of Krook House and a musician. |
| 98 | ---- |
| 99 | * AlliterativeName: '''A'''ni '''A'''ughta |
| 100 | * HairTriggerTemper: Her half-orc part doesn't mesh very well with her chosen profession - she messes up her performance just as badly as Dorian did one time, but it hits her a lot harder. |
| 101 | -->'''Ashton:''' [[LampshadeHanging Not hard to piss her off, but you did a really good job regardless.]] |
| 102 | * WorthyOpponent: After her performance battle with Dorian, she acknowledges "All right, you're good," before storming off. |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Milo Krook]] |
| 106 | !!Milo Krook |
| 107 | -->'''Race:''' Human |
| 108 | One of the tenants of the Krook House along with Ashton and Fresh Cut Grass. |
| 109 | ---- |
| 110 | * FreakyIsCool: Thinks this about Pâté de Rolo and it gives them a few ideas for their latest project involving rats. |
| 111 | * MeaningfulName: Their last name Krook, as they were [[spoiler: part of the Nobodies, and was there the night of Ashton's failed robbery at Jiana Hexum's.]] |
| 112 | * MrFixIt: They have enough knowledge of arcane automation to help patch up F.C.G. They also apparently were the one who repaired as much of Ashton's head as they could [[spoiler: after his failed robbery]]. |
| 113 | * NiceGuy: Is on friendly terms with Ashton and F.C.G. and looks out for the two of them. Was the only one out of the Nobodies [[spoiler: worried for Ashton after his fall. While the others believes Ashton to be dead and let him behind, Milo refused to do so. What little memories Imogen and F.C.G. are able to pull out from Ashton, Milo was relieved and happy to see them come back to consciousness after managing to repair their skulls.]] |
| 114 | * OpenHeartDentistry: Milo is a mechanical tinkerer, not a surgeon; the only reason they were able to put Ashton back after his near-death experience is because his body is inhumanly rocky and geological. Even then, it wasn't a perfect fix, and Ashton deals with a number of side effects ranging from chronic pain to [[spoiler: his brain being what appears to be an imperfect Luxon Beacon.]] |
| 115 | * UndyingLoyalty: Ashton's memories show that [[spoiler: Milo was part of the Nobodies. Despite Ashton's fall and the others believing him to be dead, Milo refused to leave Ashton behind as they even put him back together. After his surgery, Milo is the first thing Ashton sees as they ask if he was alright.]] To this day, they still look after Ashton. |
| 116 | [[/folder]] |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[folder:Danas]] |
| 119 | !!Danas |
| 120 | -->'''Race:''' Gnome |
| 121 | Lord Estheross's employee who managed the Prudaj Textiles. |
| 122 | ---- |
| 123 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Her throat was slit by Dugger before the party could save her]]. |
| 124 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler: as discussed with the other tropes here, she's only around long enough to be killed. But the Hell's investigation into her and wittnessing her death turns out to be a major turning point in realizing the larger plots at play in Jrusar]] |
| 125 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Only around for one episode before [[spoiler: Dugger kills her]]. |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[folder:Ephred]] |
| 129 | !!Ephred |
| 130 | [[quoteright:999:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ephred.jpg]] |
| 131 | [[caption-width-right:999:]] |
| 132 | -->'''Race:''' Elf |
| 133 | A pastry baker of Jrusar known as the "Shadow Baker". |
| 134 | ---- |
| 135 | * DisproportionateRetribution: His response to one of the party members pickpocketing a pastry off him, not being persuaded high enough for the correct information, and being asked if he made pies, is to [[spoiler:give the party the wrong passcode to meet with a band of thieves and risk sending them into a potential death trap]]. |
| 136 | * SeriousBusiness: He is a maker of fine pastries. Not. Pies. |
| 137 | [[/folder]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[folder:Yash Mangal]] |
| 140 | !!Yash Mangal |
| 141 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yash_mangal.jpg]] |
| 142 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 143 | -->'''Race:''' Half-elf |
| 144 | A member of the Hubatt Corsairs, one of the criminal organizations in Jrusar. |
| 145 | ---- |
| 146 | * AntiHero: He claims that the Hubatt Corsairs are more of a vigilante group, but also demands that three of our heroes serve up someone close to them as "collateral". That said, he plays fast and loose with his own definition of collateral, and eventually settles for just two - one of whom ''is right there among them.'' |
| 147 | * TheDandy: Not an glaring example of the trope, but he does have a skin care routine that he keeps so rigorously that he'll insist on maintaining it even during an unexpected meeting with potentially dangerous strangers |
| 148 | * TheFace: While he's insistent that the Hubatt Corsairs are a collective first and foremost with no true leader, so far as the main group has interacted with them Yash has been the one doing all the talking for them. |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder: Advik]] |
| 152 | !!Advik |
| 153 | --> '''Race:''' Human |
| 154 | A merchant the group meets who has a history with Ashton. |
| 155 | ---- |
| 156 | * DidTheyOrDidntThey: Players and viewers alike have questioned whether his former relationship with Ashton was romantic or not. So far there is no confirmation one way or another. |
| 157 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's like an EvilTwin of Gilmore. |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder: Cyrus Wyvernwind]] |
| 161 | !!Cyrus Wyvernwind |
| 162 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cyrus_wyvernwind.jpg]] |
| 163 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 164 | -->'''Race:''' Air Genasi |
| 165 | Dorian's older brother. The two run into each other at the Dreamscape Theatre on the Core Spire, as Cyrus is in Jrusar to try and work through a mysterious debt that he owes to a big name in town. |
| 166 | ---- |
| 167 | * AloofBigBrother: Zig-zagged. He is Dorian's older brother but while their backstory seems to play this trope straight, his appearance until now shows him to be far more naive than Dorian himself. |
| 168 | * BadLiar: His attempts at deception couldn't be more obvious if he tried. Although, it doesn't help that Dorian didn't even tell him he was lying about his name. |
| 169 | -->'''Cyrus:''' Yes Dorian. My brother. Dorian... Storm. |
| 170 | * BrainlessBeauty: A male example. Like his brother, he is described as handsome, but he isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. |
| 171 | * ChekhovsSkill: In ''Exandria Unlimited: Kymal'' Cyrus shows that his upbringing as the designed heir of his family made him a surprisingly effective forger. |
| 172 | * EpicFail: Had a pet rock he managed to let die, and even named it [[ADogNamedDog Rocky]]. |
| 173 | * DistractedByTheSexy: As he was sent out to get dynamite, he gets distracted by a very pretty lady. While he manages to achieve his goal in the end, it was a very long roundabout. |
| 174 | * FallGuy: A group hired him on as a sellsword, ostensibly as protection for a caravan. Then the rest of the gang robbed the caravan and dumped him to take the heat for it, which is why he has such a massive bounty on his head. This happens to him again [[spoiler: as Lady Emoth used him as a distraction as she raided a room with Cyrus taking the fall of it.]] |
| 175 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He's seen as the more foolish one compared to his younger brother Dorian. [[spoiler: When his actions lead to him and Dorian needing to leave the city, the party pretty much sees him as TheLoad and even Eshteross calls Cyrus out on always getting into trouble. Cyrus hangs his head in shame, but promises he will try to be better.]] |
| 176 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: Both Bell's Hells and the Crown Keepers tolerate and want to help Cyrus because he's Dorian's brother. However, both groups make it clear that there's no love lost between them and Cyrus. |
| 177 | ** For Bell's Hells: [[spoiler:when Cyrus ends up getting into hot water again, leading Dorian to have to leave the party as well, the Hells' patience for Cyrus wears very thin. As the two prepare to leave, the whole party tells Cyrus he should leave all the decision making to Dorian, and it's quite clear that they're all pissed off at Cyrus for the situation.]] |
| 178 | ** For the Crown Keepers: [[spoiler:Dariax eventually explains to Cyrus that they don't like him because his actions put Dorian in danger and forced him to gamble on a robbery in order to gain the forty thousand gold required to have his bounty removed.]] |
| 179 | * TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Thanks to how Robbie used his Heist Token, [[spoiler: Cyrus was tasked to obtain some explosives in order to enable the final phase of the Plan.]] Aabria doesn't go into detail, but she lets us know that Cyrus got distracted by a beautiful woman and went on a late-night adventure with her, which involved him being Polymorphed into a black bear in an underground fighting pit which involved strange random potions. Cyrus spent the rest of the night bruised and beaten, but the mysterious woman gave him what he required as thanks for defending her honor. |
| 180 | * HiddenDepths: Apparently he's had some music lessons alongside Dorian, well enough to pass for a bard during ''Kymal.'' |
| 181 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: The reason Cyrus gets into the messes he's in to begin with is because he ''can't'' judge the character of the people he works with properly. Leading him to being taken advantage of by those who use him. |
| 182 | * IdiotBall: |
| 183 | ** After having managed to take the full blame for a heist he was unwittingly part of, he ends up with a bounty of ''20,000 gold'' on his head and still decides to hang around in a very public place to speak with his brother. He also reveals the amount of his bounty in front of the party he just met ''after'' Dorian admitted he didn't fully trust them yet. |
| 184 | ** Cyrus grabs it ''again'' when he dares to show his face at a ball attended by the most elite members of Jrusar society, including Jianna Hexum, the woman who ''posted'' such an extravagant bounty to begin with, and a full squad of notorious mercenaries in Paragon's Call. He also admits to Chetney that he's looking to lift coinpurses and jewelry off the wealthy guests-- an act that would get him swiftly imprisoned, at best, if he were caught-- and appears to [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter place his trust in]] Lady Emoth, who is not only introduced as a close associate of [[AristocratsAreEvil Armand Treshi]], but [[spoiler: turns out to be a shade creeper monster in the same vein as Duggar]]. As is later snarkily summarized to him, his plan to clear the bounty he got for being framed for theft was to ''commit an actual, even higher-profile theft''. |
| 185 | * InTheHood: His first appearance has him with a hood over his face as he's trying to lay low to avoid bounty hunters. He nearly shocks Dorian who didn't recognize him until he pulled his hood down. |
| 186 | * InformedAttribute: Dorian insists that despite appearances, Cyrus is more competent in some respects than Bell's Hells have seen. While this may or may not be true, given that Cyrus ''was'' being groomed for leadership by his parents, it's abundantly clear that whatever skills he does possess do not carry over to the lifestyle of a traveling adventurer. |
| 187 | ** [[ChekhovsSkill Cyrus finally showed off some of his abilities]] when Dariax pretended to be an ambassador from Syngorn in order to obtain the Bag of Holdings required to carry the gains from the heist. The merchant Dariax was dealing with wanted to see a document to prove his identity, and since Cyrus trained in dealing with bureaucrats and learned Elvish as part of his training, he could successfully forge a very convincing letter from Syngorn's Embassy. |
| 188 | * TheMillstone: Cyrus causes more problems for Dorian than he solves. His appearance at the grand ball where the group has to go undercover just needlessly complicates things, and forces Dorian to drop what he's doing to save Cyrus from being either killed or arrested. As is later summarized to him, Cyrus planned to clear the bounty he got for being framed for theft by committing a real higher-profile theft. Cyrus admits that it was a last-ditch effort to settle his debts, and he knew it wasn't going to work but felt he had to try anyway. [[spoiler: The two brothers have to leave Marquet at the end of Episode 14 because of Cyrus becoming a wanted fugitive. The whole time, Cyrus is lamenting that what he did was incredibly stupid.]] |
| 189 | * PriceOnTheirHead: He has a 20,000 gold bounty on his head, the others are naturally flabbergasted and asked what he did to get his bounty that high. |
| 190 | * SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. Cyrus and Dorian have a late-night talk during ''Exandria Unlimited: Kymal''. Dorian concludes that Cyrus was successfully groomed to be the perfect heir for their family, but as their parents kept him isolated from everyone (including his own brother) they never allowed him to develop social awareness for more mundane matters, which lead him [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter to trust the wrong people]] and to make so many bad choices. And their isolated upbringing is ironically the very reason why they should keep on traveling and exploring the world together. |
| 191 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: While he doesn't bring it up, Chetney notes that Dorian does look a lot like his brother and somewhat jokes they could replace Dorian as Cyrus for his bounty. |
| 192 | * StupidCrooks: He continues to get involved in capers despite each one making it clear that he's really, ''really'' not cut out of thievery. After becoming the fall guy once and getting a 20,000 gold bounty on his head, his next move is to not only show himself at a high-profile ball with all the elites of the city invited, but to ''attempt another robbery during the ball.'' |
| 193 | * TooDumbToLive: He agrees to take on tasks he doesn't fully understand, believing it would be a better way out for him, such as becoming the fall guy or stealing from people he was blamed for stealing from. [[spoiler: As he and Dorian are set to be smuggled out by dawn]], Lord Eshteros even calls him out on this which Cyrus admits and is ashamed of. |
| 194 | [[/folder]] |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[folder: Stuvan]] |
| 197 | !!Stuvan |
| 198 | -->'''Race:''' Half-elf |
| 199 | Owner of the Dreamscape Theater. |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | * BenevolentBoss: What we see of him paints him as such. He quickly covers for the acrobatics troupe when one of the performers is injured, and rather than forcing the rest of them to continue the show, does his best to maintain a basic awareness of all his employees in spite of how busy he is. He even started his own internal investigation into the disappearances separate from the Wilder's the moment he realized how serious the situation was. |
| 202 | * {{Facepalm}}: As the party continue to ask him questions even though they keep saying it was the "last question" he ends up doing this out of sheer frustration and annoyance. |
| 203 | * GetOut: Played for laughs. As F.C.G. asks him how to be an actor, Stuvan ''clearly'' has had this answer asked so many times all he can do is grumpily tell the party to get out. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder: Pretty]] |
| 207 | !!Pretty |
| 208 | [[quoteright:744:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pretty_9.jpg]] |
| 209 | [[caption-width-right:744:]] |
| 210 | -->'''Race:''' Ogre |
| 211 | A short-order cook who works in the Soot & Swill Inn. |
| 212 | ---- |
| 213 | * BetterAsFriends: [[spoiler: At the end of their date, Pretty admits he and the girls just don't mix, but is happy to have them as friends. Imogen even reports to Laudna and Fearne that Pretty didn't have any of "those thoughts" about them throughout their date.]] Although when the Bell's Hells see him again, he is slightly awkward talking to the girls again. |
| 214 | * BloodKnight: Inverted. He started out as the Soot & Swill's bouncer, but unlike most ogres he didn't really like hitting people. He became much happier when he was made the chef. |
| 215 | * {{Bouncer}}: His first job at the Soot & Swill was as the bouncer. He didn't really enjoy beating people up, and soon worked his way up to becoming the chef. He can still clear the room when he wants to, though. |
| 216 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Initially he seemed about as unintelligent and had the same approximate conversation skills as Buddy from the Darrington Brigade one-shot, whereas on the date with the girls he actually shows to be a sparkling conversationalist about his topics of interest, is well-read, [[spoiler:and at least has enough emotional intelligence to understand that he and the girls aren't a good fit and is more than happy to be friends with them instead.]] |
| 217 | * GentleGiant: Despite looking very large and very intimidating, all it takes is one compliment about his food to reduce him to TryingNotToCry TearsOfJoy. The other girls end up admitting that Pretty is actually quite nice, which is the reason why they want to return to the inn as soon as they can so they don't miss their date with him. |
| 218 | * GetOut: He yells this [[spoiler: when Imogen asks if they could have a private table for their date. This leads the entire tavern to immediately drink whatever they had and scurry out of the bar as fast as they could.]] |
| 219 | * HatOfAuthority: Matt describes him wearing a floppy chef's hat on his head, but he serves as the main chef for the inn. |
| 220 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 221 | ** Pretty is a fan of theater, though his tastes go more towards narrative theater, though he enjoys the interpretive stuff too. [[spoiler:He's very respectful to the girls, and realizes that this romance isn't going to work more than once. He also tells them he's going to head home to read one of his favorite novels before going to sleep.]] |
| 222 | ** He also reveals to the girls he used to fight for money before he "climbed the ranks" and became a chef. He prefers his new life more. |
| 223 | * InelegantBlubbering: Breaks down into happy tears when Fearne compliments his cooking. |
| 224 | * IronicName: A hulking, lumbering giant who works at a GreasySpoon named "Pretty". |
| 225 | * ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler:Very gently breaks up with the girls after their date, realizing that while he enjoys their company, they aren't proper matches, as they are way more adventurous than he is have more of the world to see. They agree to remain friends]]. |
| 226 | * LethalChef: Downplayed. The food isn't necessarily ''bad''-- in fact, Fearne seems to genuinely enjoy it-- but the kitchen isn't the most hygenic. At one point, Chetney witnesses Pretty drop a slice of ham on the ground, shrug, and toss it back in the pot. |
| 227 | * MoralityPet: The party instantly takes a liking to him. Even though Imogen says that she wants to go on a date with Pretty as a distraction, she seems genuinely interested in following through, if only because she doesn't want to hurt Pretty's feelings. |
| 228 | * OneNoteCook: The only thing he makes is "meal". It's unclear as to exactly what's in it (it appears to involve ham and some sort of vegetables under ''thick'' gravy), but it's based off of Waffle House and GreasySpoon diners in the southern US. Despite its looks, Fearne does seem to genuinely enjoy it. |
| 229 | * ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler: He tells the girls if they ever get their special someone's to bring them back for a meal, which the girls agree to.]] |
| 230 | --> '''Laudna:''' But they would need your approval, yes?\ |
| 231 | '''Pretty:''' Of course! I'm invested in your happiness! |
| 232 | * SideBet: He apparently [[spoiler: made a bet with the other occupants in the bar on whether or not the girls would actually arrive for the date. After they do show up, he says, "I told you!" leading to a group of people to grumble, but pay up.]] |
| 233 | * SureLetsGoWithThat: When Fearne asks if the "meal" was a family recipe, Pretty pauses for a moment before shrugging and saying, "Sure". |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder: Jiana Hexum]] |
| 237 | !!Jiana Hexum |
| 238 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jiana_hexum.jpg]] |
| 239 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 240 | -->'''Race:''' Elf |
| 241 | |
| 242 | A wealthy elf woman who lives in the Lucent Spire of Jrusar, with a connection to Ashton. |
| 243 | ---- |
| 244 | * AristocratsAreEvil: Downplayed. Ashton works for her to pay off a debt, and he notes that she is "not very nice," but also describes her as trustworthy and will keep her word. |
| 245 | ** Though it becomes less downplayed when the Bell's Hells find evidence that she's collaborating with Paragon's Call and the Cerberus Assembly. |
| 246 | * BecauseItAmusedMe: When the Hells return, Fearne asks if she could have the face changing statue from downstairs, since she asked last time. Jiana is surprised that Fearne genuinely wants it and tells her she could have it if she could take it. It's likely she allowed it out of sheer amusement. |
| 247 | * CollectorOfTheStrange: Ashton describes her as a "collector of sorts." She has some artifacts in her possession, at least one of which is coveted by a rival, who themselves has an artifact that she covets. |
| 248 | * DealWithTheDevil: Again, downplayed. Ashton and the Nobodies tried to steal something from her. When he got injured, they abandoned him, and Jiana tracked him down, offering him work instead of putting a bounty on his head. |
| 249 | * EccentricMillionaire: Jiana has a wager with Evon Hytroga, over whether the latter's security systems are truly impenetrable. The winner gets an artifact from the other's collection. |
| 250 | * FantasticRacism: Played with. She's owned automatons in the past but never met one that was sapient until meeting F.C.G, but even then, she treats their sapience more as a matter of curiosity to be studied than something natural. When she asks for a private talk with F.C.G. she treats them as nothing more than an object, which F.C.G. objects to. |
| 251 | * HiddenDepths: She seems to be a decent musician, as the Bell's Hells return to her mansion and hear her getting a violin lesson. |
| 252 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Matt describes her as looking to be in her fifties to sixties, so taking into account the lifespan of an [[LongLived elf]], she probably already has a couple of centuries under her belt. |
| 253 | [[/folder]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | [[folder: Oshad Breshio]] |
| 256 | !!Oshad "The Anger" Breshio |
| 257 | |
| 258 | A renowned warrior who serves as a bodyguard for House Lumas in Jrusar. |
| 259 | ---- |
| 260 | * RedBaron: "The Anger." |
| 261 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: The players only meet him briefly, to question him about the murder of the Lumas Twins. However, he's an OldFriend of Jarrett Howarth's, and his correspondence with Jarrett tipped Keyleth off to the fact that the twins' death was very similar to an earlier attack on Zephrah. Without his intervention, Keyleth (and, by extension, Orym) would likely never have gotten involved with events in Marquet. |
| 262 | * TheWorfEffect: Offscreen. Despite being built up as a fearsome badass and a legendary pit fighter, he was no match for the shadowy assassins that [[spoiler: Otohan Thull]] sent after the Lumas twins; he was severely wounded and failed to protect his charges. |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[folder: Gurge]] |
| 266 | !!Gurge Kisgregg |
| 267 | |
| 268 | A friend of Chetney's who goes missing and Ira wants to use his "gift" for his experiments. |
| 269 | ---- |
| 270 | * DeadpanSnarker: His first few lines towards the group is letting out a grumbled, "Whoop-dee-doo". He snarks at every other thing they ask of him or say to him. |
| 271 | * TheNoseKnows: While he talks with the group, he's able to inform them that Ira had a strange sweet smell he'd never encountered before. They're able to deduce that it's likely Ira's connection to the feywild. |
| 272 | * OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: He seems to be able to shift to and from his form without the full moon present. His "curse" of lycanthropy]] is why Chetney sought him out. |
| 273 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After everything he's been through, you can't blame the guy for wanting nothing more than to go back to his cave away from civilization. He also tells the group he will be gone by the morning. |
| 274 | --> '''Gurge:''' I'm gonna go back to my cave and eat squirrels. |
| 275 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He's only a small part of the story so far, and only around in person for an episode or two, but the search for him and subsequent rescue mission is what leads the Hell's to [[spoiler: Ira and his work for the Paragon's call]] |
| 276 | * UngratefulBastard: Downplayed. On one hand, after the group rescues him from days of torture and imprisonment, he's incredibly sarcastic and aloof toward them. On the other hand, Chetney is the reason he got grabbed to begin with, and he makes it clear that he ''is'' grateful, he just has no way of repaying them and just wants to go home. |
| 277 | [[/folder]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[folder: Marwa]] |
| 280 | !!Marwa Endalia |
| 281 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marwa_endalia.jpg]] |
| 282 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 283 | -->'''Race:'''Human |
| 284 | |
| 285 | A young girl who runs a shop made from an abandoned ship, giving the group items. |
| 286 | ---- |
| 287 | * CollectorOfTheStrange: She buys quite a few weird items that she offers to sell to the Hells. From an ever-bleeding apron, a whistle that can alert the person you're thinking of and a hole that can be placed down and removed. She admits she's not too keen on holding onto those items, as she thinks the people she bought them from may have murdered the previous owners. |
| 288 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Not given a lot of focus, but she offhandedly mentions having witnessed someone being literally torn apart and recently losing her father. |
| 289 | * NightmareFetishist: As Laudna mentions wanting to make an outfit for Pate, Marwa asks who he is. Laudna slowly brings him out and has him talk to Marwa. She ends up speechless, gives Laudna the potions for what she asked as well as some trash. She even says how fascinated she was by Pate. |
| 290 | * OlderThanTheyLook: While she's described as someone around their twenties and a "young adult", she does initially appear to be younger. |
| 291 | * UnfazedEveryman: When [[CreepyGood Laudna]] creeps up on her and loudly calls for Marwa, she simply looks up to calmly greet Laudna before going back to work. |
| 292 | [[/folder]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[folder: Gavis Aranda]] |
| 295 | !! Gavis Aranda |
| 296 | -->'''Race:''' Halfling |
| 297 | |
| 298 | The only member of the Chandei Quorum known to the public. |
| 299 | ---- |
| 300 | * AmbiguousGender: They introduce themselves up front saying they accept any pronouns. |
| 301 | * TheFace: Their official job description is to be public face of the Quorum as the rest of its members are a secret. |
| 302 | [[/folder]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | [[folder: Tuyen Otwana]] |
| 305 | --> '''Race:''' Elf |
| 306 | |
| 307 | The shop owner of the Prism Emporium, located in the Core Spire of Jrusar. |
| 308 | ---- |
| 309 | * BestServedCold: In episode 65 [[spoiler: a sword for hire attempts to kidnap Chetney and says that Tuyen, "sends her regards".]] Chetney later divulges to the Hells that he may have attacked a shopkeeper in his werewolf form for jacking up the prices of her wares. |
| 310 | * DisproportionateRetribution: While Chetney doesn't agree with the prices of her wares, his way of going around it seems a bit too over the top. From slashing her shoulder [[spoiler: in his werewolf form]] and terrorizing her in her shop. |
| 311 | * LaserGuidedKarma: After selling Chetney tools for a fairly expensive price, he returns later [[spoiler: in his werewolf form]] to torment her. |
| 312 | --> '''Chetney:''' (''growling'') Let this be, a warning. Charge fairly, for your wares. |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder: Orlana Seshadri]] |
| 316 | !!Mistress Orlana Seshadri |
| 317 | -->'''Race:''' Human |
| 318 | A member of a Mahaan house who has had business dealings with Lord Ariks Eshteross in the past. |
| 319 | ---- |
| 320 | * CovertGroupWithMundaneFront: [[spoiler:She allegedly belongs to a mid-level Mahaan house that mainly manages livestock, but this is heavily implied to be a front for her actual position as a member of the Chandai Quorum. It was an effective enough cover that Lord Eshteross never suspected her despite having regular dealings with her.]] |
| 321 | * DaChief: She employs the Green Seekers and [[spoiler:her role within the Chandai Quorom appears to be managing the Wilders and heading up criminal investigations within the city of Jrusar.]] |
| 322 | * OnlySaneWoman: She frequently acts as the straight man against underlings that are either {{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}s like the Green Seekers or an outright CloudCuckooLander like Weva Vudol. |
| 323 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She does this a couple of times with Bell's Hells: |
| 324 | ** When she investigates [[spoiler:Lord Eshteross's murder]], she takes the time to listen to the party's explanations about why they couldn't have [[spoiler:killed him]]. She also carefully analyzes the evidence they present, including the letters he wrote, [[spoiler:has Weva Vudol interrogate Eshteross's spirit]] to confirm the party's story and formally exonerates them once their innocence is proven. |
| 325 | ** When she hires the party to pursue Armand Treshi, she agrees to settle the rest of [[spoiler:Eshteross's estate]] for them so they can immediately set out. She also pays the party in full once they return to Jrusar with Treshi. |
| 326 | ** Later, she listens to their concerns about [[spoiler:the Ruidus conspiracy]] but states that the actions she can take are limited without solid proof. |
| 327 | [[/folder]] |
| 328 | |
| 329 | [[folder: The Green Seekers]] |
| 330 | !!Olly & Gus |
| 331 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/green_seekers.jpg]] |
| 332 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 333 | -->'''Race:''' Half-orc (Gus) / Gnome (Olly) |
| 334 | -->'''Class:''' Wizard (Gus) / Ranger (Olly) |
| 335 | |
| 336 | Two [[HardboiledDetective hired detectives]] investigating the goings-on around town. |
| 337 | ---- |
| 338 | * BanteringBaddieBuddies: PlayedWith. They seem not to be evil-- at worst, they're [[CowboyCop unscrupulous]]-- but their patter with each other and with Bell's Hells recalls this trope. Olly in particular is fond of making vague insinuations and veiled threats before deferring to Gus to make a [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique more overt]] display of force. |
| 339 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: Gus is a tall, lanky half-orc man while Olly is a short gnome woman. |
| 340 | * CowboyCop: They're effectively fantasy [[PinkertonDetective Pinkerton agents]], hired by an unnamed client to investigate disturbances of the peace in Jrusar-- including the destruction of the Moon Tower and the recent spate of shadecreeper incursions. While they're ostensibly on the side of good (Olly claims that if they found out their client was dirty, they'd mutiny), they're frustrated by [[CityGuards the Wilders']] [[JurisdictionFriction attempts to hamper their investigation]] and they aren't afraid to strong-arm witnesses into cooperation by [[ShameIfSomethingHappened making threats]] and [[{{Fingore}} breaking fingers]]. |
| 341 | * FriendToAllChildren: One of the first clues that these two aren't all bad comes when Olly playfully teases Gus about giving away all of their "deputy Greenseeker" badges to children. |
| 342 | * GoodCopBadCop: Talkative, short-statured Olly plays good cop, while the imposing and taciturn Gus plays bad cop. |
| 343 | * HumiliationConga: Poor Gus. Within the span of a day he is charmed into letting a prisoner escape, mocked for deputizing the Hells, and dragged by his ex-boyfriend in front of his partner and the entire party. |
| 344 | * JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Gus utilizes these tactics. |
| 345 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: When Mistress Sashadri asks them to track down [[spoiler: [[HeroKiller Otohan Thull]] for the murder of Lord Eshteross]], Olly & Gus immediately decline, recognizing just [[TheDreaded how dangerous the target is]]. |
| 346 | * OccultDetective: An interesting example. They investigate mundane crimes (property destruction, missing persons) that turn out to have supernatural causes (evil fey, subterranean fungal creatures). Gus takes this trope even further by displaying magical aptitude; he's able to create a dome of silence in a public place to interrogate the party, and throws fireballs around when fighting shadecreepers. |
| 347 | * OneSteveLimit: Averted. Fearne's father is named Ollie. Different spelling, identical pronunciation. |
| 348 | * PassThePopcorn: Matt describes Olly as ''totally'' enjoying the therapy session between Gus and his ex going down horribly. |
| 349 | --> '''Matt:''' It's like you can see the popcorn in her eyes. |
| 350 | * SwordAndSorcerer: Gus fights primarily with spells, while Olly switches between a crossbow and a pair of batons. Rather atypically, it's the bigger half-orc that is the "sorcerer" half and the smaller gnome that is the "sword" half. |
| 351 | [[/folder]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[folder: The Crew Of the Silver Sun]] |
| 354 | [[quoteright:800:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_xandis.jpg]] |
| 355 | [[caption-width-right:800:Captain Xandis]] |
| 356 | Owned by Lord Eshteross and lead by Captain Xandis, they initially meet the Bells Hells as their ride into the Hellcatch Valley. |
| 357 | ---- |
| 358 | * AmbiguousGender: Captain Xandis appears to go by gender neutral pronouns. |
| 359 | * CrazyEnoughToWork: Captain Xandis, after a few seconds of consideration, is all for the Bells Hells plan to shoot the squid monster with the hooks of the ship and carry it up into the air to save the merchants below. After some struggle, they manage to pull it off. |
| 360 | * TheGadfly: Captain Xandis loves pulling jokes or pranks on the Hells or whoever they think is an easy target. One kid in particular gets scared at seeing Laudna simply because Xandis told them the deck was haunted by spirits. |
| 361 | * JustJokingJustification: The crew and the captain love to make up fake stories to throw of the Bells Hells and make them think they're a blood thirsty crew. |
| 362 | [[/folder]] |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[folder:Weva Vudol]] |
| 365 | !!Grave Mystic Weva Vudol |
| 366 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weva_vudol.jpg]] |
| 367 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 368 | --> '''Race:''' Aasimar |
| 369 | -->'''Class:''' Cleric (Grave Domain) |
| 370 | An eerie cleric of the Duskmaven who is employed by Orlana Seshadri to assist with investigations using her ability to speak with the dead. |
| 371 | ---- |
| 372 | * BlackEyesOfEvil: Matt describes her as having eyes like these. However, she's not truly evil, just a bit off-putting. |
| 373 | * TheCoroner: Functionally fills the role of a coroner, but using magic in place of medical knowledge. |
| 374 | * CreepyMonotone: She speaks with virtually no variation in pitch. |
| 375 | * CreepyMortician: She arranges for appropriate funeral arrangements for people that die unexpectedly and is just a ''little'' too enthusiastic about handling their bodies. |
| 376 | * HorrifyingTheHorror: She makes even ''Laudna'' uncomfortable. When Laudna tells her this, she grins and takes it as a compliment. |
| 377 | --> '''F.C.G.:''' You're very creepy.\ |
| 378 | '''Weva:''' Thank you. |
| 379 | * NightmareFetishist: She shows a gleeful enjoyment of her work and a morbid fascination for death in general. She takes an immediate interest in [[BackFromTheDead Laudna]] and after a short inspection of feeling Laudna's hand, she tells her "Welcome back". |
| 380 | * NightmareFuelStationAttendant: She is described as "resembling a creepy doll" with pearlescent white skin and small black pupils with no irises. She even manages to creep out [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Laudna]] of all people. |
| 381 | * SemiDivine: As an aasimar she is either touched by the divine or descended from a celestial being. |
| 382 | [[/folder]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | !!Heartmoor Hamlet |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:The Verdict]] |
| 387 | !!The Verdict |
| 388 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hutchin.jpg]] |
| 389 | [[caption-width-right:1000:Hutchin - Leader of The Verdict]] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | A group of burglars who [[HeistClash compete against]] Bells Hells to be the first to retrieve a relic from Evon Hytroga's museum as part of a bet with Jiana Hexum. They are led by a silver dragonborn named Hutchin. |
| 392 | ---- |
| 393 | * ClassyCatBurglar: Hutchin is very well-spoken and clearly very experienced at burglary. |
| 394 | * ConArtist: Hutchin pawns a bracelet off on the party for clearly more than it is worth. |
| 395 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: They agree to a truce after they are heavily injured by a fire trap (that Bell's Hells covertly triggered) and Fresh Cut Grass offers healing. They resume the heist not long after without realizing that [[spoiler:the Hells have already claimed the artifact]]. |
| 396 | * NoHonorAmongThieves: |
| 397 | ** Their goblin teammate tries to charm Ashton and, failing that, kicks them in the balls within minutes of the heist starting. |
| 398 | ** After a door is stuck with an Immovable Rod from Bell's Hells, the Verdict take it for themselves and use it to trap the Hells in a chamber by doing the same thing to a door in the basement. |
| 399 | [[/folder]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | [[folder:Evon Hytroga]] |
| 402 | !!Evon Hytroga |
| 403 | -->'''Race:''' Half-Elf |
| 404 | |
| 405 | The proprietor of the Twilight Mirror Museum and one of the competitors of Jiana Hexum's bet. |
| 406 | ---- |
| 407 | * BeingEvilSucks: [[spoiler:Long after his first appearance, he's revealed to be a member of the Ruby Vanguard. Bell's Hells encounter him on Ruidus, and he's utterly miserable with being so far away from his familiar comforts.]] |
| 408 | * CollectorOfTheStrange: The Twilight Mirror Museum is basically a tourist trap/vanity project dedicated to giving him a chance to show off his impressive collection. [[spoiler: Subverted, when Bell's Hells steal paperwork of his showing that several prominent pieces of his were [[EffectiveKnockoff fakes]], including the Journal of Vespin Chloras, and the broken Xhorhasian (Luxan) Beacon]]. After reading some of the placards for the items on display, Ashton asks if this museum was just filled with items Hytroga has no clue about. |
| 409 | * ContinuityNod: Mentions in passing that in his many travels he was present during the initial attack of the Chroma Conclave on Emon and knew Sovereign Uriel before he passed. |
| 410 | * CovertPervert: Downplayed. Given the layout of the museum, Evon Hytroga possibly lives there, since one of the rooms had a button that opened up to a reflective mirror above a bed. When he first appears Matt describes him as smoothing out his clothes while two guards in the back were rushing to put their clothes back on. |
| 411 | * TheDandy: Very flamboyant and more than a little vain. |
| 412 | * EccentricMillionaire: He own a large museum filled with odds and oddities and likely has a lot more money to dip into whatever catches his fancy. He also seems to enjoy taking pictures of himself, and others, as he has photos of himself posing in many portraits [[spoiler: and immortalizes the Bell's Hells successful heist in a photo.]] |
| 413 | * JustJokingJustification: As the Bell's Hells arrive to prove to him they won the heist, he suddenly gets dark as he say she hates loose ends and orders his guards to kill them... and then laughs as he claims he was just joking. |
| 414 | * LackOfEmpathy: He jokes about killing Bell's Hells because [[HeKnowsTooMuch they know he lost a bet]], then [[JustJokingJustification claims he was just joking]]. Then, Evon jokes about killing the Verdict for losing. In either case, he filled his museum with deadly traps, and several members of both teams come close to being killed, all of the sake of TheBet and his own amusement. Both times, it serves to rile up Bell's Hells, who note that he seems to care very little about what he put anybody else through. |
| 415 | * ShrineToSelf: There are lots of statues of his image placed around the museum, as well as him appearing in portraits, posing like a tourist. |
| 416 | * VerbalTic: All of the descriptions in his museum have PurpleProse regarding their origin, and all of them end with an ellipsis as if there's more to them than what he's already revealed. |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | !! Bassuras |
| 419 | |
| 420 | [[folder:General Ratanish]] |
| 421 | !!General Ratanish |
| 422 | -->'''Race:''' Goliath |
| 423 | -->'''Class:''' Barbarian (Desert Storm Herald) |
| 424 | |
| 425 | The leader of the Paragon's Call, a notable mercenary company that works out of Jrusar. |
| 426 | ---- |
| 427 | * BloodKnight: Not only does Ratanish obviously love [[HiredGuns his job]], he's also a near-literal example: when Ashton gives him a bloody lip, he licks his teeth clean with an unsettling amount of pleasure. Given Gurge's testimony, it's very likely he's a recently-turned werewolf-- one who, unlike Chetney, isn't bothering to keep his BloodLust under control. |
| 428 | * TheBrute: As a goliath, he's naturally huge, and he's a savage mercenary who seems to crave violence. |
| 429 | * HeCleansUpNicely: {{Subverted}}. Matthew makes a point to note that he and his men clearly did the bare minimum to meet the event's dress code, and they're obviously rough and tumble warriors who don't belong amongst high society. |
| 430 | * HuskyRusskie: Matt gives him a Russian accent, and he's a hulking brute. |
| 431 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In episode 70, Bell's Hells catch him and some other members of the Paragon's Call attempting to abduct Imahara Joe and a friend. Fresh Cut Grass casts Banishment on him, and while he's gone the others finish off the rest of his men. When the spell ends and Ratanish reappears, Bell's Hells all attack him simultaneously and cut him down before he has a chance to react.]] |
| 432 | * MookLieutenant: He's the leader of Paragon's Call, and has a small squad of about 5 mercenaries under his command, but he answers to Armand, as well as Armand's underling Vali. |
| 433 | ** Then, when Bells Hells meet him again in Bassuras, it turns out he's not the actual leader of the Paragon's Call, as he takes his orders from Otohan Thull. |
| 434 | * ReligiousBruiser: Discloses to Laudna that he worships the Duskmaven, which is the southern Marquesian name for [[DontFearTheReaper the Raven Queen.]] |
| 435 | * WorthyOpponent: |
| 436 | ** He's fascinated by Laudna and appreciative of her boldness to approach him and ask for a dance; even though Laudna's ties to the undead are obvious, and Ratanish follows a goddess for whom the undead are a BerserkButton, he's restrained and cordial while speaking with her. |
| 437 | ** Ratanish clearly relishes the prospect of dueling Ashton and seems to lend a measure of grudging respect to him for holding his ground. Although his enthusiasm may have more to do with his [[BloodKnight love of brutal combat]], it's notable that he agrees to do so hand-to-hand rather than with weapons, at Ashton's suggestion. After Ratanish knocks out Ashton, Ratanish demands that his men patch up Ashton, and later offers Ashton a drink of some expensive liquor and even a spot in Paragon's Call. |
| 438 | [[/folder]] |
| 439 | |
| 440 | [[folder:Imahara Joe]] |
| 441 | !!Imahara Joe |
| 442 | [[quoteright:999:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/imahara_joe.jpg]] |
| 443 | [[caption-width-right:999:]] |
| 444 | -->'''Race:''' Human |
| 445 | An accomplished mechanic that specializes in building and repairing the Crawler's used by the Crawler Gangs of Basarus and works out of The Ends. |
| 446 | ---- |
| 447 | * MeaningfulName: "Joe" most likely comes from the Japanese "Joh", which can translate into "castle". It's no coincidence that Joe's place is one of Bells Hells' safe spaces. |
| 448 | * MrExposition: He's the one to explain much of the background of Death Wish racing, Crawler mechanics, Aeormatons and the history of the Calamity. It stands out that while most of the other people that the group have questioned before him have been overwhelmed or annoyed quickly with them, Joe is more than happy to answer all of their questions. |
| 449 | * MrFixIt: He is THE guy to go to for all the Crawler gangs when it comes to maintaining their machines. |
| 450 | * {{Tuckerization}}: Named after engineer and roboticist [[Series/MythBusters Grant Imahara]], who was a friend of Matt's before his death. Joe's mannerisms and tone are fairly good imitations of Grant, too. |
| 451 | * WhamLine: His explanation for the history of the Calmanity comes about [[spoiler: as part of his explanation of the possibility that Fresh Cut Grass is an Aeormaton, and as such could potentially be thousands of years old, as well as not the only one of his kind, as there have been rumors of other Aeormatons waking up over the last 5 years.]] |
| 452 | |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:Justi Pross]] |
| 456 | !!Justi Pross |
| 457 | -->'''Race:''' Eisfuura |
| 458 | An old friend of Ashton's who's currently with a group called The All-Minds-Burn. |
| 459 | ---- |
| 460 | * BirdPeople: Matt describes them as an avian creature who crawls around the walls and tilt their head curiously at the Hells. |
| 461 | * CloudCuckooLander: Comes across this way thanks to the heavy influence of the unknown substance used by the All-Minds-Burn. |
| 462 | * FantasticDrug: Matt describes them as snorting some drugs to connect to the hive mind, and they offer some of it to Laudna as a gift. They claim it'll help her, "clear up the attic". |
| 463 | * HearingVoices: According to Ashton, Justi hears voices in their heads, probably due to their connection to the HiveMind. They become delighted and amused when he informs them that Laudna also has voices in her head. |
| 464 | * HiveMind: When Imogen tries to see into her mind, she stumbles into an overwhelming version of this. Ashton explains that it has something to do with the nature of The All-Minds-Burn and whatever substance they use. |
| 465 | * OddFriendship: Justi is an odd, somewhat creepy bird and is one of the few people Ashton is genuinely cordial towards. The two consider each other [[OldFriend old friends]], and when they reunite, they greet each other with warm hugs. |
| 466 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: Sometimes when they speak, they are followed by a chorus of voices repeating what they say. Laudna, suffice to say, is delighted to find another person who hears voices in their head. |
| 467 | [[/folder]] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | [[folder:Esmer]] |
| 470 | !!Esmer Balenta |
| 471 | -->'''Race:''' Human |
| 472 | |
| 473 | The owner of Finders Takers and someone from FCG's past. |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * DemolitionsExpert: She's more than willing to sell Fearne some dynamite, so long as they don't mention where they got it from. |
| 476 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While spiteful over Dancer and not incredibly pleasant to talk to, she does warm up at seeing F.C.G and says that he was one of Dancer's best creations. |
| 477 | * SpitefulSpit: When F.C.G. breaks the news to Esmer that she won't be seeing Dancer anymore due to her being dead, Esmer takes a large swig of her wine, leans towards F.C.G's face and spits it in his face. |
| 478 | --> '''Esmer:''' (''laughing'') Yeah, you're a fucking liar like she was. |
| 479 | * WhamLine: As F.C.G. delivers the news of Dancer's death, Esmer spits wine in his face and laughs. She thinks F.C.G. is joking, [[spoiler: since she had seen Dancer only a month back. She also reveals that Dancer technically didn't make F.C.G., but found him.]] |
| 480 | * WomanScorned: Her and Dancer had a very on again off again relationship and she does not appreciate the way Dancer repeatedly walked out on her. [[spoiler: When Dancer reappears in her life claiming to want to apologize for leaving, Esmer is initially suspicious before she's charmed again. It's only after the Hells go and meet her, does she reveal Dancer has left her once again.]] |
| 481 | [[/folder]] |
| 482 | |
| 483 | [[folder:Dancer]] |
| 484 | !!Dancer |
| 485 | [[quoteright:999:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dancer_3.jpg]] |
| 486 | [[caption-width-right:999:"Love equals friendship plus alcohol"]] |
| 487 | -->'''Race:''' Unknown |
| 488 | |
| 489 | F.C.G's creator who perished in a fight along with his other automaton family, [[spoiler: but she's later revealed to still be alive.]] |
| 490 | ---- |
| 491 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Esmer describes her as having olive color skin and some "furry"-ness to her. When Imogen questions if she was possibly a Firbolg, Esmer admits she's never really asked Dancer since it wasn't an easy thing to bring up. Although it could be his memory malfunctioning and mixing in the Bell's Hells appearances, even F.C.G describes her with some kind of fur on her. |
| 492 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Esmer informs F.C.G. and his group that Dancer wasn't actually dead. She also apparently lost one of her arms and had it replaced with a mechanical one.]] |
| 493 | * ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler: According to Esmer, she came to see her again around a month ago with a metal arm.]] |
| 494 | * ButchLesbian: She's a WrenchWench and named her robots after her favourite scents, leading to one called Pussy. It's practically confirmed when the Hells come across her ex, another woman. She even shows some attraction to Imogen before spotting F.C.G. with her. |
| 495 | * CommitmentIssues: She's had close relations with Esmer, but not enough to fully commit to. Going off of Esmer's words, this isn't the first time Dancer has walked out on her. [[spoiler: By the time the Hells go talk to Esmer, Dancer has been with her for a month before leaving her once again.]] |
| 496 | * ConsummateLiar: Esmer seems to think Dancer is this, as she always comes to her for comfort and for help, saying she's changed. Only for her to eventually leave Esmer once she has what she wants. [[spoiler: There's also the fact that she's not really dead, leaving F.C.G's memories of the day Dancer and his automaton siblings died as highly suspicious.]] |
| 497 | * FacialMarkings: Esmer describes her as having a star tattoo on her right cheek. |
| 498 | * OnlyOneName: She's only referred to as "Dancer". |
| 499 | * ThemeNaming: She's named her automatons after her favorite scents: Oatmeal, Apple Pie, Fresh Cut Grass and Pussy. |
| 500 | * TraumaButton: [[spoiler: When F.C.G. finally manages to contact her, the sound of his voice is enough to send Dancer panicking as she yells that she barely got away from him last time. Bell's Hells later discover that it was likely ''F.C.G.'' who had killed his former party, and why Dancer told him to never contact her again]]. |
| 501 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: F.C.G.'s backstory revolves around Dancer and how her death has affected him. [[spoiler: So it comes to him as a complete shock when Esmer informs him that Dancer is very much alive. He then starts questioning how much of his past was a lie due to Dancer's living status.]] |
| 502 | * ReplacementGoldfish: When she reappears in episode 69 she's rebuilt at least one of her automatons, a robot bird named Pussy II. |
| 503 | * WalkingSpoiler: It became difficult to discuss Dancer, seeing as their death plays a role in F.C.G's backstory. But [[spoiler: in episode 26, according to Esmer, Dancer is well and alive - and they do end up meeting her later, traumatised, missing an arm, and scared out of her mind at F.C.G. Moreover, it's implied to F.C.G. that Dancer ''found'' him, and wasn't actually his creator.]] |
| 504 | [[/folder]] |
| 505 | |
| 506 | [[folder: Birdie and Ollie Calloway]] |
| 507 | !! Birdie and Ollie |
| 508 | [[quoteright:712:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/birdie_and_oleander_calloway.png]] |
| 509 | [[caption-width-right:712:]] |
| 510 | --> '''Race:''' Faun and Fey Elf |
| 511 | -->'''Class:''' Birdie: (Rogue -- Arcane Trickster), Ollie: Bard (Possibly) |
| 512 | Fearne's parents whom the Bell's Hells run into, who have apparently been running experiments that are linked to the moon Ruidus. |
| 513 | ---- |
| 514 | * DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: They left Fearne with Morrigan in hopes of protecting her from both whatever unknown effects Ruidus was having on her and from the unseelie assassins sent to hunt them down after they stole an important relic. |
| 515 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Ollie and Birdie are from an influential family within the Seelie Court until they stole the Moontide Crown from the Unseelie Court and absconded with it to the Material Plane. Episode 79 reveals [[spoiler:this was a lie: Birdie was the consort of Athion Zathuda, a powerful lord from the Unseelie Court, before giving birth to Fearne and realizing he never cared for her. Ollie was a prisoner at the time who showed genuine empathy for her predicament, which caused her to eventually develop feelings for him. After realizing how foolish she had been, she ran away with her child and Ollie before Zathuda could exploit Fearne's ruidusborn nature.]] |
| 516 | * HugeGirlTinyGuy: Birdie is best described as a slightly shorter, stockier version of Fearne, whereas Ollie is a good foot shorter than their daughter, essentially making them this trope. |
| 517 | * InterspeciesRomance: Birdie is a faun while Ollie is an elf. |
| 518 | * ItRunsInTheFamily: It's clear after [[spoiler: Yu]] leaves that Fearne got her pick pocket tendencies from Birdie. Ollie even admits that he had quite the sticky fingers himself. Funnily enough, the two met because Birdie pick-pocketed Ollie and he ended up buying her a drink. |
| 519 | --> '''Ollie:''' And you know, we do what we do best. We see something we want, we take it. |
| 520 | * MamaBear and PapaWolf: They left Fearne behind in the Feywild in order to protect her while they gathered what information they could on Ruidus. Birdie even outright states that she would blow the moon up if she could, and threatens [[spoiler: Yu]] should they harm her daughter in any way. |
| 521 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After talking with Fearne about Morri, Ollie realizes that Fearne was essentially an "object" he and Birdie had exchanged for one of Morri's favors. Both of the Calloway's reaction can be summed up as this, especially when they Ira likely knew how Morri would treat Fearne as one of her "collections". |
| 522 | * OneSteveLimit: Averted. One of the Green Seekers is named Olly. Different spelling, identical pronunciation. |
| 523 | * ParentsAsPeople: They love Fearne dearly, but they tend to act impulsively without thinking of the consequences and end up accidentally hurting Fearne. They also seem to have difficulty at first comprehending why Fearne is so resentful towards them for leaving her behind [[spoiler:for over a hundred years from her perspective]] and initially try to play down her feelings until she confronts them about it. |
| 524 | * {{Seers}}: Ollie was born with an oracular ability he calls the "Squint", that allowed him to prevent and avoid future dangers. It is implied that this ability, combined with a [[MushroomSamba bad trip on some roots and herbs]] led him to a vision of Ruidus following the Calloways into the Feywild, where it consumed the whole realm, which eventually led to their discovery that Ruidus' presence in the Feywild was being obscured with Unseelie magic. |
| 525 | * ThemeNaming: Birdie and Ollie's names sound very similar to one another and like Fearne they all end with an "e". Morrigan doesn't fit the naming scheme, although her nickname "Morri" sounds similar. |
| 526 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Birdie and Ollie not only steal dangerous items from the Unseelie Court, causing them to be hunted down, they even work with Ira, the Nightmare King. Despite some moral standards being broken, the Calloways do want to do everything they can to stop Ruidus from destroying their world, by any means necessary. |
| 527 | [[/folder]] |
| 528 | |
| 529 | ! Yios |
| 530 | [[folder:The Gorgynei]] |
| 531 | A secretive order of lycanthropes who have learned to master their curse using BloodMagic. |
| 532 | ---- |
| 533 | * HiddenElfVillage: The gorgynei take great messures to keep themselves hidden away from everyone but other lycans, the gloom jungle is the first place they've really built anything, as until they arrived there they remained nomadic, never staying in one place very long. Now they have a deal with some select people in Yios to protect the trails through the jungle in exchange for remaining hidden and being left alone. |
| 534 | [[/folder]] |
| 535 | |
| 536 | [[folder:Planerider Ryn]] |
| 537 | !!Planerider Ryn |
| 538 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/planerider_ryn.png]] |
| 539 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 540 | --> '''Race:''' Tiefling |
| 541 | --> '''Class:''' Wizard (School of Conjuration) |
| 542 | |
| 543 | A planar researcher with connections to the Grim Verity and an interest in the upcoming Apogee Solstice. |
| 544 | ---- |
| 545 | * BadassBookworm: She is one of Exandria's leading experts on planar interactions and ley lines and also an extremely capable mage. |
| 546 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:She was [[TakenForGranite magically petrified]] while investigating the Malleus Key in the Tishtan excavation site, taking her out of the fight less than ten days before the Apogee Solstice.]] |
| 547 | * BigGood: She is introduced as the only person with any real power acting directly in opposition to the Ruby Vanguard. |
| 548 | * DeadpanSnarker: She tends to speak with a breezy speech pattern while dropping subtle snark and thinly veiled threats. |
| 549 | --> '''Ryn:''' Indeed, you have come to my abode uninvited, but seem to have some sort of business with some of my friends. So consider yourself, at the moment, not burned to a crisp. |
| 550 | * EarlyBirdCameo: |
| 551 | ** She was mentioned in the ''TabletopGame/CriticalRoleTaldoreiCampaignSetting'' book more than ''5 years'' before her proper introduction in the campaign. |
| 552 | ** In Campaign 2 the Mighty Nein stumble upon her laboratory and read some of her notes, further teasing her existence and the plot of Campaign 3. |
| 553 | * ThinkingUpPortals: She specializes in using the Planeshift spell and similar magics to travel between planes to conduct her research. |
| 554 | [[/folder]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | [[folder:The Grim Verity]] |
| 557 | A team of researchers investigating Ruidus and its influence over Exandria. |
| 558 | ---- |
| 559 | * DwindlingParty: They were originally a much larger group but most of them have either been hunted down or driven into hiding by the time Bell's Hells get involved in the Ruidus plot. |
| 560 | * TheyKnowTooMuch: While they were researching Ruidus they discovered ancient texts in Vasselheim that reveal the existence of [[spoiler:Predathos and the two gods it consumed, Ethedok and Vordo]]. This immediately leads to multiple parties including The Ruby Vanguard and Vasselheim itself trying to track down and silence them. |
| 561 | [[/folder]] |
| 562 | |
| 563 | !The Feywild |
| 564 | |
| 565 | [[folder:Morrigan]] |
| 566 | !!Morrigan the Fatestitcher |
| 567 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/morrigan_the_fatestitcher.jpg]] |
| 568 | [[caption-width-right:1000:]] |
| 569 | --> '''Race:''' Hag |
| 570 | |
| 571 | Fearne's "grandmother" who looked after Fearne while Birdie and Ollie left their daughter in her care to continue with their secret mission. |
| 572 | ---- |
| 573 | * AffectionateNickname: Fearne sweetly calls her Nana Morri, and her honorary family seems to refer to her as "Morri" instead of "Morrigan". |
| 574 | * AmbiguousSituation: Her decision to [[spoiler:dilate time]] while Fearne was living with her. [[spoiler:Did she genuinely "take a shine" to Fearne and want to spend as much time as possible with the faun before her parents came back to pick her up? Or did she purposefully [[PlotRelevantAgeUp age Fearne up]] to play a role in the upcoming apogee solstice? Possibly a little bit of both?]] |
| 575 | * BellyMouth: She has a second face on her torso with tiny sunken eyes and a CheshireCatGrin that encompasses the entire width of her body. Fearne affectionately calls this face "Tummy Nana". |
| 576 | * CollectorOfTheStrange: She's known to collect just about anything she finds interesting, granting favors in return to those who bring her objects of note. This is a trait she also encouraged in both Birdie and Fearne. |
| 577 | * CoolOldLady: Upon meeting the Hells, she offers them some alcohol. The next morning, she asks if anyone would like some morning cocktails. Ashton immediately calls her the best grandma ever. |
| 578 | * CreepyLongFingers: She can stretch her fingers to a creepily long length, which she displays when holding Pâté. Her fingers stretch to form a cage-like barrier around him, and when she's satisfied, she closes her hand and her fingers return to normal. |
| 579 | * DealWithTheDevil: As an fae hag, she makes some deals with members of Bell's Hells to empower them. |
| 580 | ** [[spoiler: In exchange for a piece of the God-Eater, she promises to make Chetney the world's most famous toymaker, granting him the custom Legendary Toymaker feat.]] |
| 581 | ** [[spoiler: In exchange for Orym's service in the future, she gives him the power needed to protect his friends and finish his mission, granting him the Fey Touched feat.]] |
| 582 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While more of a chaotic fae creature not tied to morals, Morri's name alone scares even the most powerful of creatures. Despite the iffy nature around her aging Fearne up in the years she kept her safe, it's clear she dearly loves her granddaughter, and the feeling is mutual on Fearne's side. |
| 583 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Played for laughs. Fearne asks Ira if he had dated her grandmother, with Ira laughing and saying Morri had "higher standards" than that. When the Hells finally meet Morri, she admits that ultimately anything between her and Ira wouldn't have worked out anyway. |
| 584 | * TheFairFolk: She is a powerful hag from the Feywild and the fact that she seems to possess her own domain in the plane, on which she has control over the passage of time implies that she might even be an Archfey in her own right. |
| 585 | * FisherKing: She's powerful enough to distort time in her fane relative to the rest of the Feywild, which is a feat typically reserved for Archfey. Spending an extended period of time in her fane also caused Fearne to grow unusually tall, mirroring Morrigan's own stature. |
| 586 | * GiantWoman: According to Fearne and her parents, Morri is around fourteen to fifteen feet tall. |
| 587 | * GodzillaThreshold: Our heroes know full well that she can tempt them with a DealWithTheDevil, but with the upcoming clash with the Ruby Vanguard, they're forced to go to her and ask for her to use her time dilation to give them enough time to prepare. It's no coincidence that she resembles a small {{kaiju}}. |
| 588 | * LongNeck: Her top head extends from a giraffe-like neck. |
| 589 | * MorphicResonance: Her giant hawk form retains her humanoid top head. |
| 590 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Saying or mentioning her name usually strikes fear into whoever hears it. |
| 591 | * NeverMessWithGranny: She comments how even the Unseelie Court know it's unwise to send anyone near her home. It's how she kept Fearne safe for all of those years. [[spoiler:She also comes to Fearne's rescue as a gigantic hawk creature and fights Sorrowlord Zathuda and his fey dragon mount to give Bell's Hells a chance to make it to safety.]] |
| 592 | * TheNoseKnows: She's able to tell Chetney is a werewolf simply from his scent. |
| 593 | * OneSteveLimit: Averted albeit with a slight difference in spelling with this character and [[Characters/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Morrig]]'''[[Characters/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited h]]'''[[Characters/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited an]], the lagomore rogue from ''Exandria Unlimited: Kymal'', who is named after her. |
| 594 | * RedBaron: Similar to her fellow hag Isharnai, she carries a title that hints at her powers and role: [[TheChessmaster The Fatestitcher]]. |
| 595 | * TricksterMentor: In the fallout of [[spoiler:the incident with the Fire Shard in Whitestone]] Bell's Hells regroup at Ligament Manor and Nana subjects the group to a series of trials to help them rebuild trust and work on their communication skills. She informs the Hells that the final trial will be a scavenger hunt where she secretly replaces two members with doppelgangers who will try to sabotage them. [[spoiler:Afterward she reveals that there were never any doppelgangers, as the whole point was to show them the value of trust and the dangers of giving in to paranoia.]] |
| 596 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Par for the course for an extremely powerful druid, she can take on animal shapes at will. |
| 597 | * YearInsideHourOutside: It's implied that she aged up Fearne much faster during her stay in the Feywild. When Fearne reunites with her parents, she informs them she hasn't seen them in ninety years, but they claim they were only gone for six years. Ira seems to outright confirm it in episode 30. |
| 598 | --> '''Ira:''' Well, you left her with Morrigan. She's a collector of things, and if she knew she had limited time, she may have stretched it for all it's worth. Wouldn't be the first time. |
| 599 | * YouOweMe: She's willing to give others a favor, so long as she gets something else in return. |
| 600 | [[/folder]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | ! Uthodorn |
| 603 | |
| 604 | [[folder: Oltgar]] |
| 605 | !!Oltgar Dradegon |
| 606 | [[quoteright:593:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oltgar.jpg]] |
| 607 | [[caption-width-right:593:]] |
| 608 | --> '''Race:''' Dwarf |
| 609 | Chetney's former boss who he claims turned his back on their craft of woodswork, and now creates more mechanical and metal toys. |
| 610 | ---- |
| 611 | * BadBoss: His former employees seem to think so. When Chetney brings up his name to a fellow carver, she immediately grows suspicious of him and the two have a MexicanStandOff. They both admit to having no love for Oltgar. When Chetney meets him again, Oltgar does admit he didn't make the wisest business decisions which costed him his loyal workforce, Chetney included. It's really Drixlitch running the entire operation, with Oltgar merely a figurehead having his life's work being drained of its glory. |
| 612 | * DrowningMySorrows: Imogen read's Oltgar's mind to get a sense on where he stands with his benefactor. Oltgar ''hates'' him and wishes to leave work as soon as he can so he can drink himself into a stupor and numb the pain of his work being tarnished. |
| 613 | * EveryScarHasAStory: He has a scar on the back of his hand from Chetney, [[spoiler: which was the last thing Chetney gave him before fleeing Uthodorn.]] When the two reconcile, Oltgar admits that he deserved the scar Chetney gave him. |
| 614 | * PseudoSanta: He's an old, bearded dwarf man on the larger side, with a penchant for toymaking, but the joy and wonder has been drained out of him by his business partner. His eyes are described as ''once'' having a twinkle, and has the SignatureLaugh of "ho ho ho". Plus, considering his friend Chetney is an {{Expy}} of an elf from a Christmas-themed one-shot game that stabbed Santa, and Chetney did stab Oltgar during their falling-out... |
| 615 | * SignatureLaugh: Chetney remarks on his laugh that everyone likes, with him giving a small chuckle of "ho ho ho". |
| 616 | [[/folder]] |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder: Drixlitch]] |
| 619 | !!Drixlitch Ovana |
| 620 | --> '''Race:''' Elf |
| 621 | Oltgar's benefactor who has turned Oltgar's pieces from wood to more mechanical and metal pieces, "outsourcing" the work to other expertise. |
| 622 | ---- |
| 623 | * ClassyCane: Carries one to help him walk. |
| 624 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: The Hells find out, [[spoiler: the "outsourced" work for Oltgar's pieces goes into child labor at Shady Creek Run. He also planned on screwing Oltgar over in his business and has even taken out money elsewhere for his own gain.]] All for Drixlitch's benefit, and no one else's. |
| 625 | * HateSink: His first appearance when he meets the Hells leads all of them to collectively agree to fuck up his day as much as they can. From Imogen calling him "dick lick", FRIDA pick-pocketing him for his keys, and Fearne suggesting they leave the grub for Drixlitch to find and let that be his problem when it turns back. Even Oltgar internally admits to hating Drixlitch's guts, leading him to [[DrowningMySorrows drinking his pain away]]. |
| 626 | * UnfortunateNames: Imogen purposefully calls him "dick lick" leading him to correct her. |
| 627 | [[/folder]] |
| 628 | |
| 629 | !Issylra |
| 630 | [[folder:Joan Abaddina]] |
| 631 | !!Joan Abaddina |
| 632 | --> '''Race:''' Goliath |
| 633 | --> '''Class:''' Druid |
| 634 | An elderly druid who acts as a spiritual leader and intermediary between the Eidolon nature spirits and the people of Hearthdell. |
| 635 | ---- |
| 636 | * HiddenDepths: Hevestro reveals that [[spoiler:she used to be a member of the Hishari cult before he took her under his wing and helped her reform after the cult was destroyed. Ludinus' speech seems to have reradicalized her.]] |
| 637 | * RageAgainstTheHeavens: She holds no love toward the prime deities due to their followers' efforts to convert people with pagan beliefs and she is willing to go so far as demolishing temples to drive them out. |
| 638 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: She genuinely cares for the people of Hearthdell and wants to use the Apogee Solstice to free them from the oppressive presence of the Dawnfather in their town. Unfortunately, her inspiration for this rebellion is [[spoiler:Ludinus Da'leth]] and she seems ignorant of the likely retribution from Vasselheim once their rebellion is discovered. |
| 639 | [[/folder]] |
| 640 | |
| 641 | ! The Shattered Teeth |
| 642 | [[folder:Jirana (and Torriz)]] |
| 643 | !!Jirana the Shore Shrew |
| 644 | [[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jirana.jpg]] |
| 645 | [[caption-width-right:239:]] |
| 646 | --> '''Race:''' Galapa |
| 647 | An old turtle woman, Jirna is the caretaker of the island of Slival. There she lives alongside Torriz, an enormous toad creature, building her home inside of its mouth. |
| 648 | ---- |
| 649 | |
| 650 | * AmphibianAtLarge: Torriz is a massive toad. How massive? The Shore Shrew is living comfortably ''[[ProtectionInMouth in its mouth]].'' Matt even states that he had to specially order the "minifig" (actually a decorative toad intended for Halloween), and ends up using a tiki mug that's about 5 inches wide, saying that ''it's actually bigger than that.'' |
| 651 | * BigDamnHeroes: The Dolabos consider Torriz as their protector, able to reach any perceived disturbance at a moment's notice. |
| 652 | * WiseOldTurtle: Jirana is a Galapa (a tortle with the SerialNumbersFiledOff), and has lived for nearly 400 years. In this time she's gained much wisdom and uses it to council others. |
| 653 | [[/folder]] |
| 654 | [[folder:The Dolabos]] |
| 655 | The Dolabos are the "eternal children" of the island of Slival, seemingly nature spirits that populate the island. They resemble tiny humanoid FrogMen with the wings of dragonflies. |
| 656 | ---- |
| 657 | * AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The Dolabos are fuschia and teal, which really aren't common in nature. The fact that the teal is from ''their own poop'' raises even more questions. |
| 658 | * FrogMen[=/=]WingedHumanoid: The Dolabos are somehow both at once. |
| 659 | * ItCanThink: Invoked - F.C.G. tries using Speak With Animals at first, but ultimately just winds up using charades to communicate with them. It's not till they try Tongues instead when they realise the Dolabos are a sentient race. |
| 660 | * RoadApples: Their only real defence against predators is covering themselves in their own poop. While this has its origins in real world animal behavior, it's still rather off-putting. |
| 661 | * WackyWaysideTribe: While most swarming lifeforms would be cause for alarm in these stories, the Dolabos turn out to be completely peaceful, while also equally weird. The only really disturbing thing about them is [[{{Pyromaniac}} their fixation with fire.]] |
| 662 | [[/folder]] |
| 663 | |
| 664 | [[folder:The ''Crimson Abyss'']] |
| 665 | A GhostPirate crew led by the Dread Pirate Captain Urlu Novos, who the Bell's Hells make a parlay with for passage on his ship, despite the initial hostile interaction. Though openly a crew of murderous pirates, they prove to be surprisingly chummy company. |
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| 667 | * CardCarryingVillain: They're pretty upfront and proud of the fact they're a scourge of the seas who primarily go around killing everyone they come across. Rather than make them disposable villains, however, this is somewhat deconstructed as the Hells choose to befriend them, and it briefly explores how socially stunted people like this would be. |
| 668 | * ChillOfUndeath: The curse of Captain Novos manifests by making the crew members and the ''Crimson Abyss'' itself extremely cold. When Fearne offers her warmth to Novos as part of a bargain he permanently siphons some of her body heat away, represented in-game by a reduction to her maximum hit points.[[note]]WordOfGod is that she received a cold-related feat as a tradeoff, but it hasn't come up in stream.[[/note]] |
| 669 | * TheComicallySerious: Though not without their quirks, a lot of the humour is derived from their semi-serious attempts at being a haunted crew contrasted with the absurdity of the Bell's Hells. When the group introduce the game 'Rollies' to them, the crew become ''obsessed'' with the game, treating it with absolute seriousness. |
| 670 | * FlyingDutchman: The ''Crimson Abyss'' itself is pretty much this; the crew are cursed to wander the seas in search of Captain Novos' possessions from when he was alive, and can only be free of their undead nature once all those items have been returned. It appears many are currently landlocked, however, preventing the crew from reaching them, and thus they're left to haunt the oceans, attacking anyone who comes across them. Bringing any of the lost treasures of Novos near the water is a surefire way to summon them, which Bell's Hells exploit to negotiate passage (after sweetening the deal with a cursed sword). |
| 671 | * GhostPirate: Natch, they're a crew of cursed skeletons. And surprisingly chill ones when you get to know them. |
| 672 | * GreenEyedMonster: The navigator, Cyrillia, is in love with Captain Novos, and doesn't take kindly to others trying to romance him. When Fearne convinces the captain to let her spend a night in his quarters, Cyrillia becomes ''extremely'' jealous. |
| 673 | * MaliciousMisnaming: One of the crewmen, Kyle, is subject to this, with the captain and most of the other crew constantly getting his name wrong. This immediately earns him the sympathy of the players and their characters...[[HypocriticalHumor before they start doing it too]]. |
| 674 | * NoSocialSkills: Due to having spent centuries as undead horrors who's only interaction with people is mostly killing them and taking their stuff, all of their social skills have waned. Captain Novos, though a charismatic leader in battle and negotiations, is extremely timid and awkward when trying to flirt with [[TheTease Fearne]], and is fairly apologetic of his obviously terrible come-on. |
| 675 | * PunchClockVillain: They're ostensibly a crew of evil undead pirates, but this is pretty much treated as their job. When off the clock, they're just like any crew on the seas, albeit one that have had little company with others. |
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