| 1 | Character page for the webcomic ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies''. Beware '''spoilers!''' |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 5 | |
| 6 | !! Orrig's Crew |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[folder:Thistle]] |
| 9 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0273.PNG]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | A kind-hearted mage with a love of plants, deep-seated self-esteem issues, and a face that she refuses to show. She joins Orrig's group because she needed the money, but finds more camaraderie than she expected. |
| 12 | ---- |
| 13 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: [[spoiler:Thistle's skin is a shade of brown darker than Brent's and lighter than Margot's, with hair to match. The other two cave elves appeared grey, but so did Thistle when her face was revealed in the mine tunnel, so in their case that may have been an effect of the lighting. They did seem to still be gray when their bodies were brought out, so it might just be that Thistle's gotten more sun.]] |
| 14 | * BerserkButton: Even the mention of Drath gets her back up. Encountering one gets her to go all-out with offensive magic. |
| 15 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: She likes using magic to make flowers and entertain children with illusions. When her friends are threatened, she breaks out the fireballs. |
| 16 | * CoveredInScars: [[spoiler: Downplayed, but she has several scars on her face when we finally see it. WordOfGod is that she has far more scars on her body.]] |
| 17 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: At the very least, it's known that she was an "unwanted daughter" and ran through quite a lot of aliases. [[spoiler:Somewhere along the way she seems to have become a servant to one of the Gods, and was infected with a Drath echo in her head.]] |
| 18 | * EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:Picked one up from exposure to a Drath, and wasn't able to have it removed before it became a permanent part of her mind. Unfortunately for her, she has a lot of insecurities for it to draw on.]] |
| 19 | * TheFaceless: An ever-present cowl and veil hide everything but her IcyBlueEyes. She may be using magic to keep the shadows around her face extra-concealing. [[spoiler:As of chapter 7, Thistle is no longer the Faceless to the reader, and might in fact count as a CuteMonsterGirl.]] |
| 20 | * FemmeFatalons: It isn't obvious because of her gloves, but the distal phalanges of Thistle's fingers are unusually long because they end in long claws. |
| 21 | * FriendToAllChildren: |
| 22 | ** Even when she's destitute and out of work, she takes the time to brighten some kids' day with a display of magic. |
| 23 | ** She also successfully uses [[spoiler:wizardly magic]] to heal a premature baby whose lungs were underdeveloped. |
| 24 | ** She spends a chapter getting her teammates to autograph a wanted poster as a gift to a young orc boy thrilled to have met her. |
| 25 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: She has multiple facial scars and, per WordOfGod, plenty more elsewhere. They're implied to be at least partly the result of TorchesAndPitchforks mobs that she refused to defend herself from. |
| 26 | * GreenThumb: Her favourite type of magic, and, if remarks by collegiate mages are anything to go by, something of a specialty. She's even able to weaponize it to an extent by making seeds instantly sprout entangling vines. |
| 27 | * HatesBeingTouched: She [[https://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/732 reacts with panic]] when people touch her, presumably because she's much more used to unfriendly contact. |
| 28 | * HealingHands: Between her magical and anatomical knowledge, she can do this quite well, although in the case of major trauma like a gaping bite wound, she has to help the lost tissue regenerate over time. She can also [[spoiler:manage feats that conventional healing magic can't, like fixing a baby's underdeveloped lungs]]. |
| 29 | * InTheHood: Always, to hide her face. She substitutes with a shirt tied around her head when she's in a rough patch. |
| 30 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: Those following Meg's [=DeviantArt=] page might have seen sketches and a few comic pages revealing that [[spoiler: Thistle is a cave elf.]] They were removed with the start of the comic proper. |
| 31 | * MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: An unfortunate side effect of [[spoiler: being a cave elf]], especially when she [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/754 tries to smile.]] |
| 32 | * MysteriousVeil: An opaque veil that conceals everything but her eyes is a constant feature of her outfits, aside from an [[http://megsyv.deviantart.com/art/DotL-Filler-Past-Disguises-637232499 embarrassing experiment]] with a CoolMask. |
| 33 | * PersonalityPowers: |
| 34 | ** She uses nature magic extensively and is kind-hearted and nurturing. |
| 35 | ** When she uses major spells, her magic [[spoiler:glows {{Gold|ColoredSuperiority}}, as befits a morally upright person who literally follows the Golden Rule]]. |
| 36 | * TheRedMage: She seems to favor GreenThumb, sure, but she's also been seen using fire, air, light and healing magic. |
| 37 | * ShipperOnDeck: She practically {{Squee}}s when she [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/710 learns]] that Lyra and Margot are a couple. |
| 38 | * ShrinkingViolet: She has issues. She is humble and self-effacing to the point where she often doesn't stand up for herself when she should. Fortunately, her team-mates are good about sticking up for her. |
| 39 | * SquishyWizard: She doesn't show much stamina and has fainted from overexertion more than once. |
| 40 | * ThemeNaming: Likes flower-based aliases. Her latest doubles as a LineOfSightName -- and a sign that she wasn't feeling kindly towards herself at the time, since she named herself after a weed. |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Orrig]] |
| 44 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0270.PNG]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | A stoic, level-headed orc mercenary who hires Brent, Lyra, and Thistle to take on new, bigger contracts. He finds himself often slipping into the role of the father figure, or at least the beleaguered sane man of the group. |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * AFatherToHisMen: Makes a point of looking after the mercenaries under his employ. It's most evident with Brent, whom he coaches on managing his HairTriggerTemper and (per WordOfGod) invites to join his family on holidays, but he begins to show the same consideration for Thistle even before he's hired her. |
| 49 | * BenevolentBoss: Orrig is probably the ''nicest'' ax wielding orc you're ever going to see. |
| 50 | --> ''[After Orrig makes sure Thistle gets a separate room at the inn so she won't have to show her face]''\ |
| 51 | '''Thistle:''' You didn't have to do that.\ |
| 52 | '''Orrig:''' You my employee. Your job follow orders. My job take care of you ... Need smart, dependable people who keep heads in fights. Can trust to vatch back. That someone I like vorking vit. ''[Pats Thistle's shoulder]'' And I like vorking vit you. |
| 53 | * BigOlEyebrows: So huge they essentially form a crest on his forehead and fade into his sideburns. |
| 54 | * CarpetOfVirility: One that's usually on full display in combat, no less. |
| 55 | * EyesAlwaysShut: Hidden beneath his eyebrows and horn ridges. When he opens his eyes all the way, [[spoiler:it's because he [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/335 realizes]] a major crisis just began]]. |
| 56 | * GratuitousRussian: Responds with "Nyet" to a question from Thistle. |
| 57 | * HappilyMarried: Not that he brings it up, but he's still head over heels for his wife Dotra, [[http://megsyv.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Wife-Happy-Life-594669152 as shown]] on the author's [=DeviantArt=] page. |
| 58 | * HuskyRusskie: He has a thick Russian accent and is very brawny. |
| 59 | * LargeAndInCharge: He's significantly larger than his employees and can bring any or all of them in line with a few words. |
| 60 | * PunchClockHero: Slays monsters, defeats demons, delivers invoices. {{Justified|Trope}} since he has both a group of employees and an extended family to look after. |
| 61 | * TeamDad: A calm, collected disciplinarian who gives the team some support, reassurance, and extra attention when they need it. He's also got a family back home. |
| 62 | * TheLeader: As a licensed mercenary, he's the others' boss. |
| 63 | * RealMenWearPink: Mentions being fond of knitting in a bonus comic. |
| 64 | * StoutStrength: Has a dad bod. Can carry a horse. |
| 65 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Even while on missions. As yet, only wears a shirt when interviewing prospective hires or filling out paperwork. |
| 66 | * YouNoTakeCandle: He's intelligent and experienced, but language skills are not his forte. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder:Lyra]] |
| 70 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0272.PNG]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | A brash, uncouth, confrontational elf who's a dab hand with a bow. Working for Orrig lets her indulge all of these traits, perhaps more often than he'd like. |
| 73 | ---- |
| 74 | * AmazonChaser: Gets a remarkable CrushBlush when Margot, who's just been badly hurt facing a rampaging Drath in single combat, waves away medical aid and [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/541 urges her]] to continue the fight. They end up in a relationship. |
| 75 | * ArrogantKungFuGirl: Even when she's set the martial arts aside in favour of archery. Especially likes to remind Brent that she could take him in a fight. |
| 76 | * CulturalRebel: From the Characters Page: |
| 77 | -->The Elves are famous for their propriety, elegance, and eloquence. Lyra is famous for none of these. Instead she likes to drink and yell at Brent and start fights (usually with Brent). |
| 78 | * HotBlooded: Easily offended and casually antagonistic, even mouthing off to their clients and once shouting down a [[TheArchmage Wizard]] for being disrespectful to Thistle. |
| 79 | * IShallTauntYou: Crude mockery is [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/548 one part]] of her Giant Monster Combat Tactics toolbox. |
| 80 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hard to tell if she's this or just a {{Jerkass}}, but she does have a few moments of kindness towards the others. |
| 81 | * TheLadette: Likes drinking, fighting, and making Brent angry. A dainty elf maiden she ain't. |
| 82 | * LadySwearsALot: She gets more censor boxes than the rest of the characters combined. |
| 83 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Brent is briefly infected with a Drath echo, Lyra's snark immediately shuts down and she gently asks him to listen to Thistle's advice. |
| 84 | * ShipperOnDeck: She [[https://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/912 coaches]] Brent on how to carry a conversation with Thistle without seeming overbearing, then skips out and leaves them alone together. |
| 85 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: Much as she and Brent antagonize each other during their downtime, when it comes down to business, she's got his back and shows sincere concern when he's in danger. |
| 86 | * TomboyishPonytail: She wears her hair in a voluminous, waist-length ponytail, even when going into active combat. |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Brent Donovan]] |
| 90 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0271.PNG]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | A hotheaded young mercenary who caught Orrig's attention by punching him in the face. Now part of Orrig's squad, navigating the unfamiliar waters of niceness with Thistle. |
| 93 | ---- |
| 94 | * BerserkButton: Mentioning his late parents is a good way to crack his self-control. |
| 95 | * BlackEyesOfEvil: Gets these when he's close to going berserk, courtesy of his orc blood. |
| 96 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Dead parents, a very hostile relationship with his extended family, and years spent pushing everyone else away from him, at the very least. He also brushes off the anti-orc racism of the T'Fa'Nii book since it's "tame" compared to his own experiences. |
| 97 | * HairTriggerTemper: Has a pretty lively temper that sometimes edges into berserk rage. Part of him is ashamed of the isolation it's brought him and afraid that it will lead him to hurt someone. |
| 98 | * HeroicWillpower: He might come across as DumbMuscle, but he has the strength of mind to [[spoiler:NoSell hundreds of Drath trying to possess him]]. |
| 99 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: After cleaning out the infestation in the mines, he states, "They're just cave elves." [[spoiler: to Thistle, not knowing she is one.]] |
| 100 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Manages to shove his foot in his mouth even when he's giving Thistle a sincere compliment. |
| 101 | -->'''Brent:''' We ''like'' you. Why can't you like yourself? |
| 102 | * LittleBitBeastly: Brent has some [[http://megsyv.deviantart.com/art/3-7-500425391 pretty impressive fangs]] for someone who appears mostly human. |
| 103 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: Immediately sets aside his dislike for Lyra during serious situations. |
| 104 | * UnevenHybrid: One-quarter orc, three-quarters human. |
| 105 | * UnskilledButStrong: More or less his current niche as a young fighter. He doesn't have Lyra's finesse or Orrig's tactical acumen, but he can slam-tackle a [[spoiler:giant Greater Drath]]. |
| 106 | [[/folder]] |
| 107 | |
| 108 | !! The Academy |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[folder:Margot]] |
| 111 | [[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dotl_margot.jpg]] |
| 112 | ->''"Ooh '''no.''' Not in '''my''' town."'' |
| 113 | |
| 114 | An adept water mage from an Academy town. Margot first shows up to rescue a friend from a tight spot, then finds herself involved with Orrig's crew -- some members more than others. |
| 115 | ---- |
| 116 | * BadassInDistress: Puts up a good solo fight against the Greater Drath, right up until she gets doused in acid from its pustules and is incapacitated by the pain. Fortunately for her, Thistle and Lyra are there to get her out of the line of fire, to her considerable confusion. |
| 117 | * BlemishedBeauty: She is an ActionGirl who got serious acid burns on one side of her body, including her face and {{eye|Scream}}, from a monster fight. In her [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/709 next appearance]], she's styled her hair to accent her scars and is dressed up for a date. |
| 118 | * TheCavalry: Arrives in the story just in time to rescue Ford from a Greater Drath attack. |
| 119 | * ElementalPersonalities: She's cool and collected, even when facing a Greater Drath solo, and improvises with whatever's at hand -- fitting for the comic's first water mage. On a date with Lyra, she's friendly and affectionate. |
| 120 | * FullContactMagic: She puts her whole body into the spells she casts against Brody, including symbolically [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/521 throwing]] him to the ground. |
| 121 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Her battle against Brody leaves her with [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/709 acid scars]] on her face, right arm, and {{eye|Scream}}. For her part, she [[ImportantHaircut gets her hair cut]] to accentuate the scars. |
| 122 | * GreaterNeedThanMine: Even with severe acid burns to her face, arm, and back, she gives Lyra battlefield instructions and insists that the Healers tend to the more severely injured first. |
| 123 | -->''"I'm not '''dying'''. I'll wait like everyone else."'' |
| 124 | * LipstickLesbian: Perhaps literally, since she wears lipstick and elegant gowns in both her appearances. |
| 125 | * MakingASplash: She shows proficiency with several different varieties of magic, but leans heavily towards manipulating water and ice. She wears a skirt of transmuted water to help with ElementalBaggage restrictions and can deliver water-based attacks that temporarily floor even a Greater Drath. |
| 126 | * WaterIsWomanly: The one [[MakingASplash water mage]] shown in the comic, she's a [[PersonalityPowers coolheaded]] ActionGirl who even incorporates an emergency reserve of transmuted water into her [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery dress]]. She's [[https://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/517 introduced]] rescuing her friend, a HotBlooded male [[PlayingWithFire pyromancer]]. |
| 127 | [[/folder]] |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[folder:Master Wu]] |
| 130 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wu.png]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | A powerful Wizard at the Mages Academy, with even more powerful connections. Intimidating though he can be, he is implacable in protecting those in his charge. |
| 133 | ---- |
| 134 | * AllLovingHero: Saves Fike from Drath possession rather than killing him, and tells Thistle, "All life is worth saving," [[spoiler:when he reveals that he even saved the frog that was initially used for the Drath-summoning experiment]]. |
| 135 | * TheArchmage: An extra describes wizards as the "gold standard" for magic. [[spoiler:As an agent of [[CrystalDragonJesus the One Who Is Three]], he has access to abilities well beyond those of a normal mage.]] |
| 136 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's a Master in the Mages Academy and effortlessly {{Curb Stomp|Battle}}s [[spoiler:an ancient and powerful Drath]] in his first appearance, so it's safe to say. |
| 137 | * BreathWeapon: [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/603 Searing light]], as befits a dragon. |
| 138 | * TheCavalry: Though he doesn't show up until they've gained a [[TheCavalryArrivesLate decisive advantage]], when he joins the heroes' battle against [[spoiler:the Drath]], he makes [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/556 quite an impression]]. |
| 139 | --> '''Orrig:''' Okay, [[TacticalWithdrawal ve are done]]. |
| 140 | * GoldColoredSuperiority: As a wizard, his magic is extraordinarily powerful, capable of feats that no other mage can manage, and pure gold in colour. Overlaps with PersonalityPowers since he's a morally upright character who literally follows the Golden Rule. |
| 141 | * HealingHands: Wu is a master of healing magic, capable of restoring a crippled, half-blinded, heavily wounded [[spoiler:Drath possession victim]] to perfect health with a wave of a hand. |
| 142 | * LivingDistantAncestor: [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/624 Alt-text]] mentions that Hikaru, another employee at the Academy, is his distant descendant but doesn't know it. |
| 143 | * NoOneGetsLeftBehind: He intercepts the magic arrow intended to MercyKill the Drath-possessed instructor, then pulls a JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind to rescue the instructor from possession. He even saves the frog. |
| 144 | * OldMaster: Centuries old, and what little time he's been in the comic has firmly established him as [[JustForFun/SuperWeight more than a couple notches above what anyone else in the comic is capable of.]] |
| 145 | * NoSell: None of [[spoiler:Brody the Drath]]'s powers and attacks can affect him in the slightest. |
| 146 | * ThePatriarch: He's a 700-year-old wizard and a diligent protector to a city that contains some of his distant descendants. A giant Greater Drath doesn't stand a chance against him. |
| 147 | * Really700YearsOld: The [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/624 Alt-text]] describes him as literally being 700 years old, thanks to [[WizardsLiveLonger the longevity granted to wizards]]. |
| 148 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: |
| 149 | ** Initially launches into a WhatTheHellHero against Thistle for her decision that a MercyKill was the only solution to dealing with Brody. When he realizes she's under Orrig's employ, he immediately retracts his criticism, claiming that he mistook her for one of his students, ''apologizes'', and thanks them all for their help. |
| 150 | ** Additionally, the whole thing where students used [[TheLegionsOfHell Drath]] as ''learning materials?'' '''[[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/626 Not his idea.]]''' Once the debacle is over he has some very stern (offscreen) words with the professors and administrators responsible. |
| 151 | * TheSoulsaver: As a [[TheArchmage Wizard]] and [[spoiler:EmissaryFromTheDivine]], Master Wu can save people who've been [[LivingBodysuit possessed by Drath]]. His powers let him reach into the BlackBugRoom where the victim's soul is trapped, but the soul has to choose to leave the Drath's influence, and all he can do is [[https://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/610 talk them through it.]] |
| 152 | * {{Weredragon}}: He can assume the "sacred shape" of a gigantic gold dragon [[VoluntaryShapeshifting at will]]. |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | !! Other Characters |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:"Brody"]] |
| 158 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0276.PNG]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | An ancient, cunning drath summoned into the body of a toad during the flashback to when Thistle joined the team. After the mage who summoned him loses control and gets eaten, he grows to giant size and attempts to open a giant portal to hell. ("Brody" is a more-or-less official nickname from the author; his name in-universe is unknown.) |
| 161 | ---- |
| 162 | * BigNo: When his plans for a {{Hellgate}} are thwarted, he makes his displeasure very clear. [[spoiler:Also his last words when Master Wu rescues the soul of his host body and banishes him.]] |
| 163 | * EyeScream: He gets a double dose: first Thistle uses a magical flash of light in the face to blind him, then when he recovers and chases after her, he gets an arrow in the eye courtesy of Lyra. |
| 164 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He can talk a big game of being a [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Toad of Wealth and Taste]] who's only trying to be come to a reasonable arrangement. That arrangement involves him devouring you alive or opening up a portal to hell in the middle of your city. |
| 165 | * HannibalLecture: Oh, he's ''good'' at this. He manages to unbalance the experienced professor who is fully expecting his antics. [[spoiler:He also delivers a steady stream of this to the professor's captive soul.]] |
| 166 | * NoNameGiven: He doesn't offer his name, if he has one, and nobody asks. "Brody" is a nickname given by readers. |
| 167 | * TheSpiny: He turns out to be this in a way he didn't know about. When Margot pierces the pustules on his back with spikes of ice, they disgorge acid all over her. |
| 168 | -->'''Brody:''' I didn't know I could do that! Did you?! ''[Flicks some more acid onto Margot]'' |
| 169 | * VillainousBreakdown: He goes from witty banter to incoherent rage very quickly once [[spoiler:the team starts tearing apart his summoning circle]]. |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Professor Gwendolyn Patricia von Caedhin]] |
| 173 | An arrogant mage and inventor (or rediscoverer) of Drath summoning techniques, who is somehow connected to Thistle. |
| 174 | ---- |
| 175 | * AManOfWealthAndTaste: She makes her debut at a high-society dinner in a gorgeous wardrobe, and is the go-to authority on drath summoning. |
| 176 | * AristocratsAreEvil: She may not actually have a title, but she has the attitude, and the "Von" in her name makes it likely. |
| 177 | * AxCrazy: She thinks that it's hilarious to unleash her Drath at a party to destroy one belonging to a professor that annoyed her. |
| 178 | * BadBoss: Thistle was apparently her servant, and is terrified of her, so again this is likely. |
| 179 | * BigBad: She invented drath summoning and Thistle fears her, making it a likely assumption. |
| 180 | * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: She's very amused by loosing her Drath on a drunken, presumptuous guest who insults her, [[spoiler:pretending to forgive him, and ordering it to [[TongueTrauma rip out his tongue]] once he thinks he's escaped]]. |
| 181 | * EvilLaugh: She gets a hearty chuckle out of watching her drath terrorize a boorish guest. |
| 182 | * HateSink: Thus far Gwen has only proven to have made Thistle's old life a living hell, and has shown no redeeming features whatsoever |
| 183 | * MoustacheDePlume: Her academic works are published under "G. P. von Caedhin", causing some to assume that the esteemed Professor is a man. |
| 184 | * NoblewomansLaugh: She's quite noisily amused when a presumptuous summoner tries to talk down to her, right before she teaches him a harsh lesson in humility. The trope gets called out in TheRant for the page. |
| 185 | * TheVonTropeFamily: Her surname is "von Caedhin" and she's addressed as "Lady". |
| 186 | * WickedCultured: Impeccably dressed, incredibly smart, and very, ''very'' evil. |
| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:T'Fa'Nii the Clanless]] |
| 190 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tfanii.jpg]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | A buxom warrior woman starring in a popular series of "kinda racist" fantasy books [[ShowWithinAShow published in-universe]]. |
| 193 | ---- |
| 194 | * BarbarianHero: Right down to the big sword and chainmail bikini. |
| 195 | * BlackEyesOfEvil: Unusually for a (supposedly) heroic character, T'Fa'Nii's eyes are occasionally drawn as black shadows. |
| 196 | * ChainmailBikini: T'Fa'Nii's "armor" is literally a skimpy chainmail bikini, which is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Lyra when she angrily points out how such armor would be useless. |
| 197 | * {{Expy}}: Of Creator/MarvelComics character ComicBook/RedSonja. |
| 198 | * PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In the story Thistle reads, T'Fa'Nii is intent on wiping out a slathering band of orcs. [[note]]Orrig points out the story was written by a city elf, after the elves suffered a humiliating defeat trying to invade orc territory.[[/note]] |
| 199 | * PunctuationShaker: To the point that it's hard to tell her name is supposed to be pronounced ''Tiffany''. |
| 200 | * PurpleProse: The narration of her story is florid, longwinded and pompously overdramatic. |
| 201 | * SoBadItsGood: InUniverse, Lyra, Brent and Thitle mostly read the books to mock how ''bad'' it is. [[spoiler:And for Lyra, a GuiltyPleasure because she finds T'Fa'Nii sexy.]] |
| 202 | * ValuesDissonance: InUniverse, as shown by Thistle and the rest of the team's reaction to her stories. Her stories make heavy use of in-universe racist tropes, particularly in regard to the urban elves' disdain for other races. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | !!Races |
| 206 | [[folder:Cave Elves]] |
| 207 | Tribal cannibals who live underground, cave elves are widely feared and hated. |
| 208 | ---- |
| 209 | * BatPeople: Cave elves have a distinctively bat-like appearance (upturned noses, large eyes, fin-like ears, sharp teeth), developed from living in the dark underground. |
| 210 | * CypherLanguage: The cave elf language is a simple substitution cypher, making it fairly easy to translate. For example: [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/17 "Sorry it's nothing personal"]] & [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/110 "You killed my comrade!"]]. |
| 211 | * FantasticRacism: ''Nobody'' likes cave elves. Considering that they [[ToServeMan happily chow down on other sapient species]] and aren't too picky about said species [[EatenAlive being dead first]], it's not hard to see why. |
| 212 | * InnateNightVision: Cave elves can see in complete darkness. |
| 213 | * ItIsDehumanizing: Zig-zagged. They're classified as non-sapient by other species and are referred to as "it" by most of Orrig's crew; [[TheHeart Thistle]], who knows about cave elf culture and [[spoiler:secretly is one herself]], uses "him" and has many more reservations about the job. |
| 214 | * {{Matriarchy}}: Cave elves are savages who inhabit caverns and mines, live in a tribal and matriarchal society, and happily prey on and eat other sapient beings. Other races hate and fear them in equal measure and view them as dangerous vermin to be exterminated. However, it's hinted that they may have more going on, as [[spoiler:the main character, Thistle, is a civilized cave elf living in disguise]]. |
| 215 | * PointyEars: Exaggerated -- cave elves have very large batlike ears extending from the sides of their heads. |
| 216 | * ToServeMan: Cave elves eat other humanoid species, even [[EatenAlive taking bites of flesh off living victims]], and can [[InnateNightVision see in pitch darkness]]. |
| 217 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Cave elves are written off as non-sapient monsters even though they have a language and an internal society. On the other hand, they're fine with [[ToServeMan eating people alive]]. [[spoiler:As a cave elf herself, Thistle has a lot of anxiety over being a "monster".]] |
| 218 | [[/folder]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[folder:City Elves]] |
| 221 | A sophisticated, learned, and deeply arrogant people, the city elves view themselves as the apex of civilization. |
| 222 | ---- |
| 223 | * FantasticRacism: It's mentioned that more old-fashioned elves look down on orcs, not least because the orcs defeated them quite handily in war. Thistle is enraged to realize that the fantasy book she bought is clearly racist towards orcs, presenting them as evil and savage. Orrig dismisses the author as "an angry little man making a fit". |
| 224 | * FantasyCounterpartCulture: The city elves are based on monarchic to Napoleonic France, with the associated fashions and snootiness and a capital named St. Trivium sur Bourge. |
| 225 | * OurElvesAreDifferent: City elves are urban, civilized, and arrogant; their society is largely based on that of the French ''Ancien Régime'', down to using Francophone names, and they place great value on protocol, elegance and learning. Physically, they resemble humans with long, pointed ears and slimmer frames. They're also known for looking down on others, and have a long-standing feud with the orcs that started when the city elves tried to conquer the orc homelands and failed disastrously. |
| 226 | * PointyEars: They have extra-long pointed ears that extend past their heads |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:Orcs]] |
| 230 | A race of muscular barbarians from the highlands. |
| 231 | ---- |
| 232 | * FantasyCounterpartCulture: The orcs speak with Russian accents, and Orrig tends to insert Russian phrases into his speech such as "nyet" for "no" and the occasional swear. There was also a notable historic incident where the Napoleonic-styled elves tried to invade them and failed miserably. |
| 233 | * OurOrcsAreDifferent: Green, muscular, horned, occasionally axe-wielding and inexplicably Russian-accented, but besides that, they're just another sapient species, and just as capable of reasonable and civilized behavior as everybody else. They do have a history of warfare with elves, but note that the elves started it. |
| 234 | * ScrewYouElves: Historically, the orcs [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/814 dealt]] a large-scale one when the elves thought their lands would be an easy target for invasion. Traditionalist elves are still sore about it. |
| 235 | -->'''Orrig:''' Tink ve too stupid to beat them. Ve show them the vay of tings real qvick. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | !!Supernatural Beings |
| 239 | [[folder:Drath]] |
| 240 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dotl_drath.jpg]] |
| 241 | [[caption-width-right:300:A greater drath crawling over a horde of lesser drath.]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | Demonic spirits called by unscrupulous mages as familiars and servants, the drath wish to one day overwhelm and rule the world of the living. |
| 244 | ---- |
| 245 | * BlackBugRoom: When a person is possessed by a drath, their mind is trapped with the drath's spirit in a black void where it delivers an unending HannibalLecture of their deepest insecurities. |
| 246 | * BodyHorror: |
| 247 | ** Drath hosts mutate hideously when initially possessed. When the fusion dance aspect of possession comes into play, it gets even worse, and apparently corpses are ''really'' icky when {{possess|ingADeadBody}}ed. |
| 248 | ** The drath themselves have their heads twisted backwards. |
| 249 | * DarkIsEvil: Hell is pitch-black with drath wandering around complaining and begging, and huge centauroid statues/guards off in the distance. In the physical world, drath without hosts manifest as {{Living Shadow}}s. |
| 250 | * DealWithTheDevil: Many of the older or more intelligent drath do this in order to possess you. The teacher of the Magical University that holds [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong drath summoning courses]] notes that the drath are able to sense and latch onto peoples' insecurities, although no one is sure how. |
| 251 | * DemonicPossession: |
| 252 | ** The drath can invade living and dead bodies with a touch, mutating and taking control of them while the host spirit is trapped in a BlackBugRoom. [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/322 The results]] [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/336 can be]] [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/419 horrifying]]. |
| 253 | ** Even without possessing them, Greater Drath can infect a victim with a touch, leaving an EnemyWithin "echo" behind that constantly brings up their insecurities. The echo can be removed if discovered quickly enough by someone with the power to do it, but the window of opportunity is brief and the people who are able to remove it are rare. |
| 254 | * DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Drath are divided into lesser and greater variants. The greater ones (like Brody) are the really dangerous ones that can leave pieces of themselves inside you. |
| 255 | * EnemyWithin: When drath latch on to a sapient host, they also dig into the hosts' minds by constantly bringing up their failings and insecurities. This makes it that much harder for the hosts to break free. Even if the host is freed, the drath will leave an "echo" behind that continues to torment the host. This echo can be removed if discovered quickly enough by someone powerful enough to remove them, but those people are rare and the window of opportunity to remove it is short. |
| 256 | * {{Familiar}}: "Familiars" are drath spirits bound into living or dead animal hosts, to [[AnimalisticAbomination generally gruesome effect]]. They're intelligent and can serve as protectors, aides, or "supplements" to spellcasting, so long as one doesn't mind a [[DarkIsEvil shadowy]] companion that intuitively knows one's deepest insecurities and most painful secrets. |
| 257 | * FusionDance: Drath hosts can absorb other creatures into themselves by simple touch. If they do so with a person, they return to full sapience. |
| 258 | * TheLegionsOfHell: They yearn to enter and overrun the physical world and will take advantage of any breach that allows them through to come boiling out into corporeal existence. |
| 259 | * ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: When drath possess a herd of animals, they mash the herd together into a ''very loosely'' humanoid form with hundreds of drath voices speaking in sync from its mouths. |
| 260 | * {{Necromancy}}: Drath are damned souls summoned at random from the netherworld and placed in the body of another creature. It's illegal to use people for it (because that makes them dangerously powerful), and if a corpse is used it's even more disgusting than usual. |
| 261 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: "Drath" or "drackthmal" is an umbrella term that comprises both damned souls and more powerful demons that can be summoned from TheUnderworld and possess living beings and dead bodies. |
| 262 | * PossessingADeadBody: Drath can possess almost any body after being summoned, generally causing a grotesque TransformationOfThePossessed. When a dead body is used as a host, the [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/e105 results]] are even grosser. |
| 263 | * SummonMagic: Drath-summoning overlaps with {{Necromanc|er}}y, since it calls damned souls into a host through a [[GeometricMagic ritual circle]]. |
| 264 | * TransformationOfThePossessed: A corpse or living being possessed by the drath is quickly twisted and warped into unnatural shapes. The first example seen is of a white mouse that turns gray and has its head twisted upside down while its mouth grows to cover most of its neck; later examples include cyclopean or many-eyed creatures, a three-headed bird, and a cat with human hands. |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:The "Anti-Drath" -- UNMARKED SPOILERS]] |
| 268 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dotl_angel.jpg]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | Mysterious entities who oppose the drath and appear to have some association with wizards. |
| 271 | ---- |
| 272 | * GodsHandsAreTied: They're extremely powerful, enough so that one is able to turn back a drath horde through its presence alone. They cannot simply take over, fight back the drath and stop their summoning, however. Thistle speculates that there's something special about mortals' ability to make their own choices, even when these choices are wrong, and that these beings cannot or will not force their will on mortals. |
| 273 | * OurAngelsAreDifferent: They're supernatural entities opposed to the demonic drath, and manifest as glowing beings with multiple arms, wings of flame, and halo-like horns studded with eyes. They claim to be servants of "the One Who Is Three", and the first one seen introduces itself with the classic "FEAR NOT". |
| 274 | * UnusualHalo: They have eye-studded, horn-like halos growing out of their heads. |
| 275 | [[/folder]] |
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