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12	A list of many of the characters that appear throughout the world of The Dark Eye.
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16	[[foldercontrol]]
17	[[folder:The Twelve Gods & Their Priests]]
18	All of the main twelve gods have an EvilCounterpart demon lord. They are listed in the order in which their months appear throughout the year, which starts in the [[AlternativeCalendar middle of summer]]. They are said to reside in Alveran, an {{Expy}} of Mount Olympus.
19
20	!Praios
21
22	The firstborn god of the sun, justice and aristocracy.
23	----
24	* BoltOfDivineRetribution: A power he grants both his priests and his messengers, the gryphons. It only harms demons and knocks out magic users though.
25	* {{Expy}}: To the [[Myth/MesopotamianMythology Mesopotamian god Shamash]], right down to sharing near identical symbols. [[CompositeCharacter Although he also has elements]] of the Persian Mitra, and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian Re]]. The ancient saurian cult of [[SssssnakeTalk Pprss]], on the other hand, made him an expy of [[Myth/AztecMythology Huitzlipochtli]] (with blood sacrifices on stepped pyramids and everything). And his role, when comparing the Twelve Gods, with the [[Myth/GreekMythology Olympians]], is roughly analogus to both Zeus, and Apollo.
26	* LightIsGood: He's the god of sun and light, as well as justice, and he's viewed as a very benevolent deity by most (except the Thorwalians, who explicitly singled him out as the "Canterans Tyrant God", the Canterans being the Imperial Gyldenlanders from Cantera who drove away the Thorwalians' ancestors 1700 years ago). His priesthood is far less popular, however, given their arrogance and their penchant for luxury.
27	* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: They are his divine messengers, with an intense distrust towards and incredible resistance against magic. They look like Opinicus variations of Gryphons.
28	* ThePowerOfTheSun: He's the god of sun, among many things.
29	* TopGod: He is the leader of the Twelve Gods.
30
31	!!His Church:
32	----
33	* CarryABigStick: All priests of Praios wield a mace with a head that looks like a stylized sun.
34	* TheFundamentalist /WellIntentionedExtremist: Some of the orders, as well as some of the priests.
35	* KnightTemplar: Quite a few of the more Praios' hardcore priests veer off into becoming this.
36
37	!Rondra
38
39	The secondborn goddess of battle and thunderstorms.
40	----
41	* WarGod: While some people worship her as this, others consider her son Kor to be this.
42	* {{Expy}}: Of the Greek goddess Athena, as some depictions bear a striking resemblance and Rondra's status as goddess of war and tactics is akin to Athena's portfolio. [[CompositeCharacter She also has traits of]] the [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse goddess Freyja]], although the ones more connected to war, and one of the two patrons of the slain(along with Odin), rather than sorcery and love. She also has a lion as her symbol, like Freyja, who was connected to cats. Another similarity with figures from Norse mythology are the {{Valkyries}}, with whom Freyja is also sometimes connected with. As the child of the TopGod, who is more popular than him, and deity of thunderstorms, Rondra also resembles a [[GenderFlip female Thor]].
43
44	!!The Amazons
45
46	According to legend (their own) the amazons are Rondra's chosen people.
47	----
48	%%* AmazonBrigade: As mentioned above.
49	* ChurchMilitant: While not all amazons are warriors and only a few of those are priestesses, the fact that they live their lives in secluded fortresses and are known to be a powerful army, despite only numbering in the low hundreds somewhat evokes this trope.
50	%%* GlorySeeker: Almost every last one.%%Is what?
51	* HonorBeforeReason: Being among Rondra's most devout followers this kind of comes with the territory.
52	* OffingTheOffspring: According to their ancestral law, amazons had to put their newborn boys to death immediatedly. The mother of the current queen did away with that custom.
53
54	!! The church of Rondra
55	----
56	* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: While in most churches, rising through the ranks tends to come with leveling up at least a bit, the church of Rondra made this a non-negotiable prerequisite.
57	* ChurchMilitant: To the point that each major cult within her church actually has two sets of heraldry one for peace and one for war. Lately they have been stuck on the war mode.
58	* CoolSword: Priests carry a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame-bladed_sword flamberge-style]] longsword that is both a very practical weapon and an easily recognized symbol of their status (as ONLY the priesthood of Rondra is allowed to carry these blades).
59	%%* GlorySeeker: Many of her priests qualify as this.%%How?
60	* HonorBeforeReason: Quite a few of her more devout followers, so most of her priests this trope.
61	* WarriorMonk: While many of the other churches have specific templar-like warrior orders, the Rondra church consists entirely of warrior priests. Which means that their ingame stats are roughly equivalent to those the fighting professions.
62
63	!Efferd
64
65	The god of the sea and storms, one of the titans and has dominion over two of the six elements, air and water.
66	----
67	* {{Expy}}: Of the Greek god [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], right down to the trident that most of his priests use. Efferd's connection to storms, as well as the fact he's one of the [[OurGiantsAreBigger Giants]]/[[OurTitansAreDifferent Titans]], who joined the Twelve Gods, likens him to [[Myth/NorseMythology Aegir]].
68	* LordOfTheOcean: As god of the sea and storms.
69
70	!! The chruch of Efferd
71	----
72	* HairTriggerTemper: As one of the priests tennents is to live out all their emotions and not holding anything back, they can come across as such.
73	* ProngsOfPoseidon: As stated above his priests use a trident, both for fishing and fighting of naval monstrosities, befitting them being worshippers of the oceans.
74
75	!Travia
76
77	The goddess of hearth and home as well as faithfulness.
78	----
79
80	!! The chruch of Travia
81	----
82	* HappilyMarried: Unlike the other churches which have a patriarch or a matriarch, the church of Travia actually has a married couple as their leaders and being happily married is a prerequisite for the position. Most priests and priestesses get married fairly early or at least plan to.
83
84	!Boron
85
86	The god of death, sleep and forgetting, he also doubles as the god of the night.
87	----
88	* {{Composite\|Character}} {{Expy}}: of the Greek gods [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Morpheus and Hades]].
89	* DarkIsNotEvil: His temples and priests exemplify this trope, his priests are dressed black and hardly speak and his temples are usually very dark places.
90	* DontFearTheReaper: Boron portrayed as a very gentle god, whose gifts of death and the ability to forget were mercifully bestowed upon the mortal people.
91
92	!! The church of Boron
93
94	This church is actually devided into two churches, one's center being Punin in the Almada region of the Middlerealm and the other's center being Al'Anfa, capital of the Al'Anfanian Empire. The latter actually believe Boron to the king of the gods and are know for their use of mind altering drugs.
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96	* DarkIsNotEvil: Like their god, the priests don black robes.
97	* MercyKill: The followers of Marbo, a small order of the church, do this. It is very controversial, even within the church.
98	* TheQuietOne: Quite a few of his priest take vows of silence and even those who don't speak as little as is necessary.
99	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Which doesn't mean they're harmless.
100
101	!Hesinde
102
103	The goddess of wisdom and knowledge, she is also the patron of magic.
104	----
105	* JerkassGods: The way the [[LizardFolk Achaz]] saw her.
106
107	!Firun
108
109	The grim god of winter and hunting, he is a titan with dominion over one of the six elements, ice.
110	----
111	* DefrostingIceKing: According to the myth how his daughter, Ifirn was born.
112	* {{Expy}}: To the Norse god Ullr, who was also a god of winter, and hunt. He is even named Ullramnar, among Thorwalians(Norsemen expies).
113	* JerkassGods: Some cultures who believe in him do not pray to him because in their belief he would not listen to them anyway.
114	* PunnyName: Quite possibly named after firn.
115
116	!! The church of Firun
117	----
118	* PerpetualFrowner: Priests of Firun don't laugh and rarely smile.
119
120	!Tsa
121
122	The young goddess of birth, children and starting new things.
123	----
124	* ActualPacifist: The vast majority of her priests.
125	* DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:An in-universe example. Originally being the Goddess of life Tsatuaria, after Levthan's rape she separated herself into the cheerful, innocent Tsa and the grumpy, vengeful Satuaria.]]
126	* JerkassGods:The way the [[LizardFolk Achaz]] saw her.
127
128	!Phex
129
130	The god of trade, thievery and trickery. Also doubles as the god of the night alongside Boron and guardian of the moon.
131	----
132	* LoveableRogue: One of the stereotypes of both the god and his priests, at least to some.
133
134	!Peraine
135
136	The goddess of fertility, growth and healing, she is a titan with dominion over one of the six elements, earth.
137	----
138	* {{Expy}}: Of the Norse goddess Freya or the Greek goddess Demeter.
139
140	!Ingerim / Angrosh
141
142	The god of fire and stone as well as craftsmanship, he is a titan with dominion over two of the six elements, fire and stone. According to legend he created the dwarves and the cyclopses.
143	----
144	* TheBlacksmith: Both Ingerim himself as the blacksmith of the gods, as well as most of his dwarven priests and many of his human priests.
145	* {{Expy}}: of the Greek god [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hephaestus]]. He has also elements of [[Myth/NorseMythology Odin]], including the fact he's most often depicted with one eye.
146
147	!Rahja
148
149	The goddess of beauty, love, sex, wine and extacy.
150	----
151	* {{Composite\|Character}} {{Expy}}: Of the Greek gods [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Aphrodite and Bacchus]].
152	* {{Hot God}}dess: Quite obvious for the goddess of beauty and love.
153	* LoveGoddess: Naturally.
154	[[/folder]]
155
156	[[folder:Other Gods & Their Priests Worshiped by Humans]]
157	Demigods and other gods that do not reside in Alveran
158
159	!Aves
160
161	The carefree son of Rahja and Phex, patron of adventurers and explorers.
162	----
163	* WalkingTheEarth: Many stories say that he does this to inspire people to expand their horizons. Heaven for his priests actually consists of wandering and exploring at his side for all of their afterlife.
164
165	!!The church of Aves
166	----
167	* ButNowIMustGo: one of the few tenets the priests are expected to follow, should they [[IChooseToStay choose to stay]] though, they face no problems either.
168
169	!Ifirn
170
171	The gentle daughter of Firun, she is the one many people pray to, to get her father to give them mercy.
172	----
173	* RapeAsBackstory: Since she did not want to lie with Kor, apparently he took her with force. The daughter she birthed after that incident was evil and tainted because of it.
174
175	!Kor
176
177	The son of Rondra and a high dragon, Kor is the god of bloodlust, bloodshed, mercenaries and war.
178	----
179	* AxCrazy: Seems to be his way
180	* {{BFS}}: Kor was the only god who could wield the largest sword, a female titan, who has now become a mountain range doubles as an ImpossiblyCoolWeapon.
181	* BloodKnight: Is often portrayed like this.
182	* {{Expy}}: Pretty much a nicer version of [[Characters/WarhammerChaosGodsAndDaemons Khorne]]
183	* GoodIsNotNice: The way both he and his priests act can barely be called good, but they do fight any demons they can find.
184	* HumanSacrifice: His priests sacrifice condemned criminals so that his lust for blood is sated and he will not start a new war. [[spoiler: [[LizardFolk The Maru]] did and do similar things and many humans who know of this are afraid that the souls of the slain will be sent straight to a demon. Naturally they are wrong, Kor is a god, no matter how [[GoodIsNotNice brutal]].]]
185	* JerkassGods: The way the [[LizardFolk Achaz]] saw him, his other followers, the Leviatanim and Maru actually considered themselves his children and were not as afraid of him.
186	* {{Munchkin}}: When he was first introduced, he was little more than a band-aid to provide mercenaries with an appropriate deity (since they were poor fits for the honorable and righteous war goddess Rondra). The result was a god for guys who liked killing and gold, i.e. he was basically the god of munchkins and murderhobos. He got more multi-layered, though he never lost his misanthropic disposition.
187	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Most of the names given to him by his followers.
188	* TheMagnificent: For a demigod he has a lot of names, the black prince of chimeras, he who walks across the battlefield laughing, the master of the nine deadly strikes, Rondras executioner, the one with the cold heart, lord of battles, the merciless one, brother of blood... and so on and so forth.
189	* WarGod: Somehow obvious isn't it?
190
191	!!His Church
192	----
193	* BloodKnight: Almost a requirement to become a priest of Kor.
194	* ChurchMilitant: What did you expect from the god of mercenaries?
195	* CombatSadomasochist: Some of his priests are this, since only a fight in which they are wounded counts as a good fight.
196	* {{Fingore}}: Part of the initiation into priesthood requires all new priests to cut of their left pinky.
197	* GoodIsNotNice: The way both he and his priests act can barely be called good, but they do fight any demons they can find.
198	* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Every priest either is a lone mercenary or leads a band of other mercenaries. They classify their fee in red and black fees, red is high and they expect to get wounded, so it will be a good fight. Black is sometimes even higher, because it is a low risk assignment and they won't be able to serve their god on the battlefield.
199	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red and black are the colors of the priests, just like those of the church of Borbarad, you shouldn't [[BerserkButton say that]] to any [[SchmuckBait follower of Kor]] though.
200	* SuicideMission: Their specialty, since they are sure to bleed during one of these. They will ask a hefty sum for undertaking this nonetheless.
201
202	!Levthan
203
204	The son of Rajah, only worshiped by few regular people and some witches. Unlike many gods he does not empower any priests.
205	----
206	* BeastMan: On some nights he can walk as a man with a rams head.
207	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Somewhat, he has been tempted by the demonic counterpart of his mother multiple times, the next time might be the last.
208	* RapeAsBackStory: He raped Satuaria, the goddess worshipped by witches but was cursed by her to be turned into a ram.
209
210	!The Nameless God
211
212	The GodOfEvil, whose followers continually try to overthrow the established order of the twelve gods. His Name was stolen by the other gods in an attempt to limit his power.
213	----
214	* GodOfEvil: Although he shares this position with the Archdemons. [[spoiler: But he may be the same as their leader, the Demon Sultan.]]
215	* FallenAngel: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Nameless One]] is a [[GodOfEvil fallen god]]!
216	* HeelFaceTurn: There is an obscure prophecy that foretells he will repent at the end of time and stand with the other gods in the final battle against the demons of the netherhells.
217	* SatanicArchetype: The most powerfull god, who fell, and is now bound the breach between creation and hell, and is the most common source of evil along with the Archdemons. He is even known as Iblis among Tulamids, which is the Moslem name for {{Satan}}.
218	* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed evil in the breach between creation and the outlying chaos, which is home to the demons, but still works.
219	* SelfHarm: Crosses into AnArmAndALeg territory, since according to legend he has torn off his hand, gouged out one of his eyes and even ripped out his tongue in his attempt to free himself. Each of these appendages has become one or several evil beings in the world who try to corrupt everything in their search for his name.
220
221	!Nandus
222
223	The son of Hesinde and Phex, patron of scholarship and rationalism.
224	----
225	* SplitPersonality: While he has been a minor deity for most of the setting's existence, the ''Historica Aventurica'' turned him into the chief deity of knowledge who got sundered into two separate Deities after the Demons invaded reality -- a good (Hesinde) and an evil (Amazeran) one. The good half remained in Alveran, while the evil one descended into demonhood pretty quickly.
226
227	!Rashtul/Rastullah
228
229	A fallen giant, who is worshipped as an omnipotent more or less monotheistic capital-G God by some, but also as a mighty mountain-sized deity of strength and stone by others.
230	----
231	* AllMuslimsAreArab: ZigzaggedTrope. While his human followers who worship him as an {{Expy}} of Allah are clearly modeled after the bedouin Arabs, his other believers who worship his more archaic and more polytheism-compatible version range from barbarians to trolls.
232	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Generally, pretty much all gods in the setting are in a way comparable - whether they're good or malevolent, divine or fallen (i.e. demonic), alive or dead, worshipped by humans or by non-humans, cooperative or bent on monopolizing power, all of them fit neatly into a standard fantasy belief system that is inspired by one or more of the polytheistic pantheons we know from our Earth's history; and even those cults who revere a single deity still fit into this arrangements. Rastullah however is the only deity to whom this doesn't apply: he was designed in the earliest stages of the game to fit into an ArabianNights-inspired setting, but instead of coming up with a more original cult that wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb, the nomadic desert dwellers got a faith that was basically Islam with the serial numbers filed off (individual differences like them being allowed to drink wine and following zoroasthrian funeral rites didn't change the overall character of the religion).
233	* {{Expy}}: Of the Muslim ''Allah''.
234	* GodIsImpotent: Rashtul was one of the first titans to fall in the prehistoric WarInHeaven, but unlike most other victims of that conflict, he didn't die permanently, nor did he turn into a demon. However, he was put to a supernatural sleep that lasted for the next 10ish ages, and only recently awoke, still depowered, mostly forgotten and without followers. Unlike the other gods, there is preciously little he can do, though - he can't ordain priests, he can't send miracles, and he also doesn't have divine artifacts for his followers. The only thing he could do was sending his own champion to the mortals once (3000 years ago), but other than that, all he can offer (...so far) is faith and inspiration.
235	* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: While the importance of mortal worship is never exactly specified, it is implied that having lots of followers facilitates returning to the "inner circle of heaven" during the next age, so to speak. For Rashtul, who is completely bereft of what constitues a deity, this is one hell of an incentive.
236
237	!Satuaria
238
239	The young daughter of Sumu, mainly worshiped by witches.
240	----
241	* DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:An in-universe example. Originally being the Goddess of life Tsatuaria, after Levthan's rape she separated herself into the cheerful, innocent Tsa and the grumpy, vengeful Satuaria.]]
242	* [[GaiasVengeance Gaia's Avenger]]: Some witches set out to be this.
243	* RapeAsBackStory: She was raped by Levthan and cursed him to become a ram, but fell for him later.
244
245	!Sumu
246
247	The earth giant, she was slain by Los at the dawn of time and is presumed dead by most people, some say that she is dying instead.
248	----
249	* {{Expy}}: Quite obvious, but at the same time could be derived of both the Myth/ClassicalMythology Gaea as well as the Norse Idea that the world is the body of a slain giant.
250	* MotherNature: In some beliefs.
251
252	! Swafnir
253	The son of Efferd and Rondra to some, others believe him to be his own entity. He is the god of Thorwalians (Viking {{Expy}}s) and travels the oceans in the form of a giant white whale to fight the spawn of Hrangar, the evil sea serpent.
254	----
255	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Gjalskerlander see him as TheGrimReaper. [[spoiler:There are also some clues that he's not Efferd's and Rondra's son, but Efferd's brother, Numinor.]]
256	* CompositeCharacter: Of [[Myth/NorseMythology Odin and Thor]]. The name Swafnir itself was [[IHaveManyNames one of Odin's many names]], while his nemesis, Hrangar, is based on Jormungand.
257	%%* TheGrimReaper: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Although only the Gjalskerlander see]] him as such. %%How do they seem his as such?
258	%%* TopGod: Although only for Thorwalians, the rest of the world sees him as a regular god, or even demi-god.%%So how is he an example?
259	* WarGod: He's the god of naval battles.
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Gods Not Worshiped by Humans]]
263	!Orc Gods
264
265	!!Tairach
266
267	Ruler of the Underworld of the Orcs and father of Brazoragh, he is closely tied to the red moon. His priests are the shamans of the orc tribes.
268	----
269	* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: According to legend he let himself be killed by his son, so he could rule over the Underworld.
270
271	!!Brazoragh
272
273	The Orc god of strength and dominance. His Animal is the Bull. His "priests" are the chieftains of the orc tribes. He does not grant them any powers [[spoiler:Though this is because he ''can't'', not because he doesn't want to -- his believers lack the inordination liturgy which enables them to ordain willing individuals into the ranks of his priesthood. Currently, his [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] is looking for it]].
274	----
275	* CompositeCharacter: Retroactively turned into one. In 1989, the TDE writers came up with the alternative Tharun setting for high-level characters that was connected to Aventuria; with its own culture, weapons, monsters, geography, and pantheon. While it was dropped due to a lack of popularity, at least the pantheon was gradually reintroduced, starting over a decade later. Zirraku, the bloodthirsty God of executioners and melee combattants, got a second wind as "Brazirraku", one of the War Gods of the Bosparanian Empire before his human cult (and that of Shinxir, another leftover from the Tharun setting) got destroyed by the competiting churches.
276	* WarGod: As was to be expected from the chief deity of a barbarian civilization.
277
278	!!Gravesh
279
280	The Orc god of crafts, smithing and fire.
281
282	!!Rikai
283
284	The Orc god of crops, plants and healing herbs. His priests are the least respected of all of the Orc priests, they are not even considered to be part of the priestly caste.
285	[[/folder]]
286
287	[[folder:Gods of the Achaz]]
288	The gods of the Achaz (lizard people) are called H'Ranga in their own tongue.
289	----
290	* JerkassGods: Achaz priests and shamans desperately try to avoid notice of the H'Ranga, fearing that they might destroy them or even the entire world.
291
292	!Charyb'Yzz
293
294	The H'Ranga of the sea. Her form is a giant sea serpent. [[spoiler:She is simply Charyptoroth, as the Achaz people had worshiped her before her fall and some unknowingly serve a demon lord now.]]
295
296	!Chr'Ssir'Ssr
297
298	!G'dzill
299
300	A H'Ranga in the form of a devourer (tyrannosaur) who is said to slumber in a lake.
301	----
302	* {{Expy}}: just look at the name...
303
304	!H'Szinth
305
306	The Goddess of knowledge.
307
308	!Kha
309
310	!Krr'Thon'Chh
311
312	Another H'Ranga in the form of a devourer who loves bloodshed and war and has spawned the Leviatanim and Maru people to further his bloodshed.
313	----
314	* WarGod: As he loved bloodshed this is kind of obvious.
315
316	!M'Darr
317
318	A minor H'Ranga, a spawn of H'Szinth, who is tied to the moon.
319
320	!Pprsss
321
322	The God of the Sun, whose cult was destroyed by Pyrdacor.
323
324	!Srf'Srf
325
326	An obscure deity that consists of a swarm of insects.
327
328	!Ssad'Huarr
329
330	!Ssad'Navv
331
332	The God of Time.
333	----
334	* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: A dark version. Originally, Ssad'Navv was a mortal who used temporal magic to travel back until the beginning of time. This disruption of the timelime compelled the Goddess Kha (in earlier editions: Los) to put a curse on him that forced him to become the (divine) guardian of time.
335	* RedHerring: Ssad'Navv, or Satinav as he is known in human cultures, carried the epithet "the thirteen-horned". This is a double herring. First, the number of horns is generally considered a measure of power among ''demons'', hinting at a possible demonic origin or connection. Second, [[ThirteenIsUnlucky thirteen is a VERY bad number on Ethra]] due to being associated with The Nameless God, the Thirteenth of the Twelve. As it turns out, neither of these actually has any relevance... in his mortal life, Ssad'Navv was a Jharhra, a saurian race looking like humanoid [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopsia ceratopsian]] dinosaurs, with a total of thirteen horns on the nose and crest.
336
337	!Zssahh
338
339	The eternally young Goddess of life.
340
341	[[/folder]]
342
343	[[folder:Demons]]
344	!The Demon Lords
345
346	All demon lords are known for forging pacts with mortals and for being the, not necessarily polar, [[EvilCounterpart opposite]] to one of the twelve gods.
347
348	They each have two names. Their first name is in Zhayad, the mages' secret language which is said to be the language of demons. The second name is in Zelemia, an early human language.
349
350	!!Tyakra'man/Blakharaz
351
352	The demon lord of vengeance and tyranny.
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354	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Do you have a problem with priests of the [[GodOfEvil nameless one]]? Just send in someone who has a pact with him.
355	* EvilVsEvil: As seen above, he is the enemy of, and hates the Nameless God. [[spoiler: As described under ''FallenAngel'', he has very personal reasons for that.]]
356	* EvilCounterpart: Some of his most powerful minions are twisted [[DarkIsEvil black gryphons]] sometimes with [[GoodWingsEvilWings bat wings]], said to be parodies of Praios servants or even [[FallenAngel fallen gryphons]].
357	* FallenAngel: [[spoiler: Blakharaz, as revealed in ''Die Welt der Schwertmeister'' (and foreshadowed for long) is the corruptted by Netherhells half of Arkan'Zin. He was created when Arkan'Zin descended to the Netherhells when fighting the Nameless God and his demons, but realizing he was corrupted, he cast-of the corrupted part of himself, before he fully became a demon.]]
358	* TheMagnificent: Lord of Vengeance, Gubernator of Kholak-Kai (his own domain in hell).
359	* SpeakOfTheDevil: While it is not wise to utter any of the names of the demon lords, calling upon him thrice ''will'' make him take a peek and offer up a contract once negotiations are concluded.
360
361	!!Xarfai/Belhalhar
362
363	The demon lord of bloodlust and cruelty.
364	----
365	* AttackAttackAttack: The general tactic of most of his demons and all those with a pact who have been in it for a long time.
366	* BloodKnight: All those who form a pact with him will become this eventually.
367	* TheMagnificent: Mercenary of the Netherhells, Bloodthirsty Dismemberer, Commander of the Armies of Yaq-Monith
368
369	!!Gal'k'zul/Charyptoroth
370
371	The demon lord of the depths of the sea and sea monsters as well as the master of demonically twisted water.
372	----
373	* FallenAngel: According to scrapes of lore found around the world, she fell while trying to take away Agrimoths dominion over the element of water. She did succeed somewhat. The ''Historica Aventurica'' establishes her as having been Charypta, the Goddess of the Ocean and its creatures, until the Ninth Age (i.e. for most of time), which makes her the only Deity to persistently enjoy a tenure in Alveran. At the height of her power during the Ninth Age (the age of the maritime races), however, she overextended herself, which made the other gods rally against her, driving her into the Netherhells. This also explains why plenty of maritime creatures and scaled or maritime humanoids still have an unhealthy bond with her.
374	* GiantSquid: All forms are considered her servants.
375	* JerkassGods: While she still was a god that was prayed to by the [[LizardFolk Achaz]], now that she is a demon, things just went FromBadToWorse for the [[LizardFolk Achaz]], even though they don't know that.
376	* KrakenAndLeviathan: Her most powerful mundane beasts are the {{Giant Squid}}s and sea serpents. Her most powerful demon servant, her so called son is a truly gigantic squid worthy of being called a kraken.
377	* TheMagnificent: The merciless drowner, the deep daughter, duchess of the night-blue depths.
378	* SeaMonster: Almost all of them are considered her servants or even children.
379
380	!!Thezzephai/Lolgramoth
381
382	The demon lord of strife and betrayal.
383	----
384	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: All those who form a pact with him will become this eventually.
385	* TheMagnificent: The restless, enemy of faithfulness, lord of movement.
386
387	!!Tijakool/Thargunitoth
388
389	The demon lord of undeath and nightmares, she is the most powerful creator of nightmares and dreams.
390	----
391	* BeautyIsBad: One of her appearances is said to be a beautiful woman with blood red lips.
392	* DemBones: Her other appearance. One type of her most powerful servant demons can actually improve regular skeletons way past mook status.
393	* TheMagnificent: Preceptor of howling darkness.
394	* TheUndead: Almost all are created by invoking her domain.
395
396	!!Iribaar/Amazeroth
397
398	The demon lord of magic, insanity and knowledge.
399	----
400	* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:He's the ruthless half that remained after Nandus' personality split. He willingly choose to become a demon pretty soon after.]]
401	* TheChessmaster: Part and parcel of his work. [[spoiler: Also the one who conned Borbarad into entering seven demonic pacts.]]
402	* TheMagnificent: They are really called "the magnificent", lord of forbidden knowledge, lord of insanity, the many formed impostor, master of trickery and illusion.
403	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Happens to all who dare forge a pact with him sooner or later.
404
405	!!Nagrach/Belshirash
406
407	The demon lord of the demonically twisted element of ice, cruelty during a hunt and the hunting of humans (or rather ones own kind) for sport or food.
408	----
409	%%* ColdSniper: ...As well as this one, no pun intended.
410	%%* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Naturally.
411	* TheMagnificent: the icy hunter, hunter of damnation, he whose arrows always hit, lord of the wild hunt.
412
413	!!Calijnaar/Asfaloth
414
415	The demon lord of chimeras and constant change.
416	----
417	* BodyHorror: Quite a few of the chimeras and golems that are created with her power suffer from this.
418	%%* TheMagnificent: She's the duchess of the swarming chaos, master of chimeras.%%Are these in-universe titles or what?
419
420	!!Zholvar/Tasfarelel
421
422	The demon lord of greed
423	----
424	* {{Greed}}: Both a reason for forging a pact with this lord and the consequence of forging the pact.
425	* TheMagnificent: The Greedy Bargainer, the Souleating Multiplier of the Bloodspattered Gold.
426
427	!!Mishkhara/Belzhorash
428
429	The demon lord of pestilence.
430	----
431	* BodyHorror: Eventually very common among those who forge a pact with her.
432	* TheMagnificent: The putrid queen of eternally lingering illness, the master of rats, flies and worms.
433
434	!!Widharcal/Agrimoth
435
436	The demon lord of craftsmanship, he is also the master of four demonically twisted elements, fire, earth, stone and air.
437	----
438	* TheMagnificent: The defiler of elements, subjugater of the wilderness, corrupter of craftsmanship.
439
440	!!Dar-Kaljid/Belkelel
441
442	The demon lord of rape.
443	----
444	%%* DepravedBisexual: Just look at some of its names.
445	* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/{{Warhammer}} Slaanesh]], with whom it shares an ambiguous gender and a theming around seduction and excess.
446	* TheMagnificent: Lady of bloody extasy, Lord of the dark rotten passion, the many gendered seducer.
447	[[/folder]]
448
449	[[folder:Non-humans]]
450	coming soon...
451	[[/folder]]
452
453	[[folder:Villains]]
454	!Borbarads Inheritors
455
456	Each of these may be a LateArrivalSpoiler, but since the dark eye has an ongoing metaplot, this will always happen.
457
458	!! Dimiona of Zorgan/Oron
459
460	The princess of Arania, a powerful witch who chose to join Borbarad because she could never be the queen of her country (custom dictates that the men inherit what their parents own, while their wives will rule...) entered a pact with Belkelel.
461	----
462	%%* TheBaroness: Has shades of this.
463	* BrotherSisterIncest: Well, it's complicated, [[spoiler:while it is her mind, it is also his wife's body and he doesn't know]].
464	%%* FemmeFatale: One of the ways how she (almost) always gets what she wants.%%Is?
465	* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:She escaped decapitation by switching her soul with the soul of her brother's wife.]]
466	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:She cheated death by beheading by swapping souls with the wife of her would-be killer.]]
467	* KilledOffForReal: She was beheaded by her own brother towards the end of the thirty five day war. [[spoiler:Unfortunately however, she swapped souls just before she was beheaded. She now lives as his wife and finally gets to rule the country almost the way she wanted to.]]
468	* LadyInRed: She's often described as wearing a skintight, blood red and very revealing dresses.
469	%%* ReallyGetsAround: Although her lovers might not survive or enjoy the encounter.
470	* TheSociopath: If you look at her track record: tries to kill her brother so she can be queen and gets her {{familiar}} killed in the process, goes insane and is locked up in an asylum for magic users, joins Borbarad and conquers part of her home country, unleashes a unique and powerful demon on the world who can create strange rapist-vampires, does a lot of unspeakable things for fun while she is the queen, [[spoiler:and when she does get killed she swaps bodies with her brother's wife and now acts the part and last but not least still supports cults of her demon lord in the supposedly cleansed realm.]]
471	%%* VainSorceress: Quite a bit.
472	* WickedWitch: Mostly subverted, as she looks stunning and young, but she does curse people and practice BlackMagic.
473
474	!! Gaius Cordovan Eslam Galotta
475
476	The former court mage of the middlerealm, sent into exile and became one of the main {{Big Bad}}s of several canon adventure modules. Has a pact with Blakharaz.
477	----
478	* BaldOfEvil: Ever since he was kicked out of his position as court mage, [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment after which his head was shaved, tattooed with red ink and he was made to dance barefoot on a hot stone]].
479	* KilledOffForReal: finally brought down by the heroes of the Year of Fire campaign.
480	* MindControlDevice: Used one to rally more than 1000 ogres to attack the middlerealm.
481
482	!! Glorana
483
484	An evil witch who has a pact with Belshirash. She lives well beyond the reach of most mortals far to the north in the so called eternal ice, the region she inhabits is demonically twisted, naturally.
485	----
486	%%* AnIcePerson: Well an [[EvilCounterpart un-ice person]] but basically the same.%%How?
487	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: As a woman with a pact with the demon lord of demonic ice this kind of comes with the Territory.
488	* GrimUpNorth: While most of the north is not nice, the area she rules is even worse, considering that demons and demonic creatures roam the landscape.
489	* OrcusOnHisThrone: Has recently become this, much to the dismay of those who want to bring her to justice, since her throne is kind of far away.
490
491	!! Rhazzazor
492
493	An undead dragon who has a pact with Thargunitoth.
494	----
495	* EldritchAbomination: While he is "just" a dragon when he is born, he becomes an undead who is resummoned over and over and because of that is a walking insactum for Thargunitoth. In the the-gods-can't-hear-you-while-undead-flay-your-soul-from-your-body-kind. Next to Borbarad and Pardona he is the most monstrous villain in ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye''.
496	%%* {{Dracolich}}: Exemplifies this trope.%%How?
497	%%* TheDragon: To Borbarad, bonus points for being an actual dragon!%%How is he an example of the trope?
498	%%* GiantFlyer: Naturally.
499	* SealedEvilInAcan: His soul now rests in a jewel among the dwarves, but his body has been destroyed.
500	[[/folder]]
501
502	[[folder:Aristocracy:The great houses of Al'Anfa]]
503	!!All of them
504	----
505	* BigScrewedUpFamily: Every house has its fair share of skeletons in the closet and their way of going about political or personal disputes, even within the confies of their own house is often quite... [[PoisonIsEvil venomous]].
506	* FeudingFamilies: As long as no outsiders intervene or the poor rise up all of the great houses feud amongst each other, for power and influence.
507	* {{Expy}}: The way the great houses go about their political businesses, they mostly bear a striking resemblance to the great family dynasties in renaissance Italy like the Borgia and the Medici.
508	* ManipulativeBastard: Everyone of the patriarchs or matriarchs as well as most of their kin, kind of comes with the territory.
509	* WickedCultured: Most of them, the matriarchs and patriarchs definitely count.
510
511	! House Honak
512	->'''Motto:''' "Boron demands it!"
513	->'''Patriarch:''' Amir Honak
514
515	Not a house of the aristocracy, but rather the line of the patriarchs of the church of Boron that rule Al'Anfa.
516	----
517	* MightyWhitey: [[spoiler: While not common knownedge in-game, the grandfather of the current patriarch who basically came out of nowhere roughly a century ago (and immediately got the local church of Boron under his thumb) is an exile from one of the powerful Gyldenlandic noble houses.]]
518
519	! House Bonareth
520	->'''Motto:''' "Use the powers that would harm you."
521	->'''Patriarch:''' Rahjadan Bonareth
522
523	Descendants of slave traders from Khunchom. Because of Rahjadan's decadence, they have declined in political matters.
524
525	!! Rahjadan Bonareth
526
527	The last in a long line of only sons ruling the house after the untimely death of his father
528	----
529	* TheAgeless: As long as his picture exists, he will not age.
530	* {{Expy}}: His origin story is taken straight from Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray he did have to pay a high price for his immortality physically until he managed to force others to pay the price.
531	* SoulJar: His picture, in a way. It does not prevent him from being hurt, it only prevents him from aging.
532
533	! House Florios
534	->'''Motto:''' "Dare to embrace strife."
535	->'''Matriarch:''' Folsina Florios
536
537	Descendants of the dark skinned Utulu people, this house has become powerful through slave trading.
538	----
539	* RoyallyScrewedUp: almost all members of the house are missing half their ring finger on their left hand.
540
541	! House Karinor
542	->'''Motto:''' "[[GratuitousLatin Sequere Cupiditatem]] (Follow the/your passion)"
543	->'''Matriarch:''' Shantalla Karinor
544
545	----
546	%%* PretentiousLatinMotto:
547	* TechnicalPacifist: Both played straight and somewhat subverted, while the members of this house will usually not directly remove someone they despise, they will manipulate someone else to do it for them.
548
549	!! Shantalla Karinor
550	->''"A scrupulous career woman without the slightest fear of Boron -- exactly the right woman for us. And she has a great body to boot."''
551
552	The matriarch of House Karinor.
553	----
554	%%* FemmeFatale: Whether she is one or TheVamp is for you to decide.%%Examples are not arguable. Pick which is correct.
555	* KissingCousins: Well, kissing and bedding one's uncle, but that is how she became the current matriarch.
556	* ReallyGetsAround: One of her favorite pastimes is to find one or more nice men or women to have fun with.
557
558	! House Kugres
559	->'''Motto:''' "Gold is the sword that grants you power."
560	->'''Patriarch:''' Salix Kugres
561
562	A mere thirty years ago they were simply a rich trading house.
563
564	! House Paligan
565	->'''Motto:''' "Never disturb your enemy when he is making a mistake."
566	->'''Patriarch:''' Goldo Paligan
567
568	Descendants of aristocracy, they have intermarried with house Gareth, the ruling house of the Middlerealm.
569
570	! House Ulfhart
571	->'''Motto:''' "Whoever wants to stab should be ironclad."
572	->'''Matriarch:''' Tsaiane Ulfhart
573
574	Descendants of Aranian buccaneers.
575
576	! House Wilmaan
577	->'''Motto:''' None
578	->'''Matriarch:''' Sannah Wilmaan
579
580	A house slowly descending into political meaninglessness through stagnation.
581	----
582	* EvilMatriarch: The former head of the house Mata Al'Sulem.
583
584	! House Zornbrecht
585	->'''Motto:''' "You should act, not talk."
586	->'''Patriarch:''' Nareb Emano Zornbrecht.
587
588	Descendants of Thorwalian slave traders, well know for being ruthless and not shying away from spilling blood in order to get their way.
589	%%----
590	%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Both the house itself and its patriarch.
591
592	!!Nareb Emano Zornbrecht
593	->''"The secret of success is that there is none."''
594
595	Patriarch of the house Zornbrecht.
596	----
597	* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The houses patriarch is well known for being a superb wrestler, having broken the backs of several Hruruzat (Kung Fu) fighters.
598	%%* BadassNormal:
599	%%* BaldOfEvil: YMMV for which of the two he qualifies, maybe both?
600	%%* TheBigGuy: He is over six feet tall and quite massive in stature.%%Not the trope.
601	%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The quote about him and his house goes along the lines: ''Zornbrecht? A good man, a great man, now I really have to go!''%%Not the trope.
602	[[/folder]]
603
604	[[folder:Spellcasters -- Guild Mages]]
605	! Sultan Hasrabal of Goria
606	Guild: Grey
607
608	The ruler of Goria, master of the six elements and headmaster of the Pentagram Academy of Rashdul.
609	----
610	* ArchetypalCharacter: He's a rather old character from a time when the setting wasn't fleshed out yet and borrowed a lot from myths and fairy tales; and as such he's modeled after the archetype of the malevolent ruling sorcerer from ArabianNights.
611	* TheArchmage: While the six grandmasters of the elements in drakonia are more knowledgable in their individual elements, Hasrabal is the most powerful human elementalist in the world.
612	* TheMagnificent: Sahib al Sitta (master of the six), a moniker he has earned for his mastery of all six elements (an extremely difficult feat).
613	* MagnificentBastard: Hasrabal as a character is ''really'' old - one of the oldest antagonists of the setting, dating back to one of the first modules from 1984. However, unlike all other major villains, he never got his comeuppance, but instead (and despite his setback) managed to actually grow in power (both as a wizard as well as a ruler) over the decades. That he isn't that vile and more a power-hungry egomaniac than a full blown kitten-eating villain probably helps.
614	* TheMagocracy: His sultanate, Goria is basically this.
615
616	! Nahema Ai Tamerlein
617	Guild: None
618
619	A capricious, easily angered sorceress of prodigious power and uncertain origin.
620	----
621	* CreatorsPet: Probably the most egregious example in the entire setting (see {{GMPC}} below). Not the only one, though (Ulrich Kiesow had several of them, and other editors had their own), but arguably the most controversial - and also one where some of the other authors by their own admission shared the sentiment of the players.
622	* DisproportionateRetribution: Responds to an insult by CourtMage Gaius Cordovan Galotta by first manipulating him into summoning a demon, then sabotaging his attempt to control it. The demon goes on a rampage and kills an innocent bystander, resulting in Galotta being tortured, branded and exiled...turning him into a vengeance-obsessed madman and one of the most dangerous villains the continent has ever seen.
623	* {{GMPC}}: Averted. While rumored of having been this to Ulrich Kiesow, the game's creator, turns out she was merely his favorite NPC among those he created.
624	* ImmortalImmaturity: In her earlier appearances she acts rather childish, messing with mortals just because she can [[note]](In one early published adventure she shows up out of nowhere to inflict a FreakyFridayFlip on two [=PCs=])[[/note]] and engaging in extremely petty feuds and rivalries. Downplayed later on as getting involved in world-threatening events forces her to grow up a bit.
625	* NeutralNoLonger: The events surrounding the return of Borbarad force her to finally choose sides and signal her development into an overall heroic figure.
626	-->'''Nahema:''' In the battle between Good and Evil one can not choose evil and win, for even if you win the war, you still lose yourself.
627	* Really700YearsOld: Her true age is unknown, but she was already one of the continent's most powerful mages 400 years ago. Her various cover identities usually look like they're about 30 or younger.
628
629	! Pyriander Di'Ariarchos
630	Guild: Grey
631
632	The open minded and fiery speaker, as well as the grandmaster of fire of the council of elements.
633	----
634	* TheBusCameBack: He was absent for a long time and thought dead in world, but now he has returned to his former place and position.
635	%%* PlayingWithFire: What do you expect from a ''fire''-elementalist?%%Context, maybe.
636
637	! Rakorium Muntagonus
638	Guild: Grey
639
640	The brilliant archmage who by now resides in Khunchom, since he left the academy he used to teach in. Despite all his wisdom and power he has started to lose his grip on sanity since he has become the bearer of an ancient book describing the reptile people.
641	----
642	* ProperlyParanoid: Since a powerful lizard beast, that is one of Borbarads inheritors, has been creating chimeras on Maraskan, his paranoia about reptile conspiracies aren't that far fetched. Too bad that he seems to believe that they are behind 'everything'.
643	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Whether his madness comes from his power or his responsibilities or whether he [[GoMadFromTheRevelation went mad from what he read in the Codex Sauris]] is kind of up for debate.
644
645	! Saldor Foslarin / Saldor son of Sablon
646	Guild: White
647
648	The highest ranking wizard of the white guild and the leader of the academy of Sword and Staff in Gareth. Surprisingly he is also one of the few dwarven wizards in Aventuria.
649	----
650	%%* GoodIsNotNice: He is known for his hot temper.%%And?
651	* RaceLift: Originally, Saldor was a human -- or rather: his race was never specified, which was basically the same as outright stating he's human considering the fact that mages are human by default. Was later retconned into being a dwarf.
652	[[/folder]]
653
654	[[folder:Spellcasters -- Druids and Witches]]
655	! Archon Megalon
656	Former court druid of Albernia, wanted man after poisoning several wells in an experiment to determine the effects of widespread panic.
657	----
658	%%* ForScience: The reason he did what he did.%%Is?
659	* KarmaHoudini: Despite poisoning several wells and killing people in the pursuit of his research, he has not been caught or been punished in any way.
660	* MadScientist: A mad ''psychologist''. His modus operandi is to trigger disasters and other upheavals so he can observe and study people's reactions.
661	* MeaningfulName: Archon Megalon means "Great Ruler" in ancient Greek. His specialty is mind control magic.
662	[[/folder]]

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