Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context Characters / ForgottenRealms

Go To

1%%
2%% Zero-context examples are not allowed on wiki pages; all such examples have been commented out.
3%% Please add proper context before uncommenting them -- a good example should explain *how* it's an example.
4%%
5[[WMG:[[center: [- ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' '''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragons Main Characters Index]]'''\
6''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsClasses Character Classes]]'' | ''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsCreatures Creatures]]'' | ''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsDeities Deities]]'' | ''[[Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsRaces Playable Races]]''\
7''Campaign Settings:'' Characters/{{Dragonlance}} | Characters/{{Eberron}} ([[Characters/EberronDragonmarkedHouses Dragonmarked Houses]] | [[Characters/EberronFaiths Religions]] | [[Characters/EberronNations Nations]]) | '''Forgotten Realms''' ([[Characters/ForgottenRealmsGods Gods]] | [[Characters/ForgottenRealmsFactions Factions]] | ''Characters/TheLegendOfDrizzt'') | Characters/{{Greyhawk}} ([[Characters/GreyhawkDeities Deities]]) | Characters/{{Planescape}} ([[Characters/PlanescapeFactions Factions]] | [[Characters/PlanescapeRaces Races]]) | Characters/{{Ravenloft}} ([[Characters/RavenloftDarklords Darklords]] | [[Characters/RavenloftTheCarnival The Carnival]] | [[Characters/RavenloftTheKargataneOfVallaki The Kargatane of Vallaki]] | [[Characters/RavenloftTheFraternityOfShadows Fraternity of Shadows]] | [[Characters/RavenloftTheGreatFamilies Great Families of the Core]] | [[Characters/RavenloftGods Faiths]]) | Characters/{{Spelljammer}} ]] -]]]
8
9The ''TableTopGame/ForgottenRealms'' campaign setting and shared fiction universe for ''TableTopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has birthed a legion of popular characters, from Elminster and Drizzt to Arilyn Moonblade and Cadderly. Get the scoop on a whole mess of 'em here.
10
11This is by no means a complete list. As one of the most detailed shared universes (if not ''the'' most) in literary history, there are always more characters in the Realms left to explore.
12
13!! Character sub-pages:
14
15[[index]]
16* [[Characters/ForgottenRealmsGods Deities of Abeir-Toril]]
17* [[Characters/ForgottenRealmsFactions Factions of Abeir-Toril]]
18* ''[[Characters/TheLegendOfDrizzt The Legend of Drizzt]]''
19[[/index]]
20
21[[foldercontrol]]
22
23!The Elminster Series
24
25[[folder:Elminster]]
26!!Elminster Aumar, Sage of Shadowdale
27->'''Race:''' Human
28->'''Class:''' Wizard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue
29->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
30
31* TheArchMage: He's one of the greatest wizard Toril has ever known (with the legendary Netherese characters Larloch, Karsus and Iolaum being the only ones above him), one of the most powerful beings and a charismatic man who has a vast array of acquaintances which he can call upon.
32* AuthorAvatar: Ed Greenwood vehemently denies it, insisting that ''Mirt'' is his avatar, [[LyingCreator but no one believes him]]. (Who says you can only have one?)
33* BadassInDistress: He had to be rescued by the Simbul from the depths of the Nine Hells.
34* BattleAura: The Silverfire power he shares with the other chosen of Mystra manifests as a silver flame surrounding the user.
35* BigGood: Elminster serves as the heroes' mentor and biggest supporter in the Shandril and Finder's Stone trilogies. He might also be a contender for the setting as a whole, besides the good aligned gods.
36* CaptainErsatz: In appearance, at least, Elminster was a stand-in for Gandalf from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' until 3rd Edition, when he suddenly looked like Creator/SeanConnery. He also borrows some habits and traits from Gandalf, like a love of smoking from a pipe, a strong association with one color, a habit to wander around the realm, and a close association with a divinity who values his wisdom.
37* TheCasanova:
38** One of Elminster's defining traits is that he'll flirt and/or sleep with virtually anything that is female and not related to him. Even ghosts, liches, [[spoiler:and dragons in human form]]. If we account for the disparity in series entries, the number of his conquests probably rivals Film/JamesBond. Even outside of his saga it's pretty much a RunningGag.
39** Seriously. The first thing he does after emerging from the [[SealedGoodInACan Can]] in ''Temptation'' is find some random village that has been taken over by bandits and liberate it. The second thing he does is sleep with one of its women.
40** The series also doesn't shy away from the results of all that sex. ''Daughter'' is centered on one of his many children with various lovers, who meets some more near the end of it. Technically, fertility of the Chosen is under Mystra's complete control, but she rarely has good reasons to veto a magically strong bloodline.
41* CastFromSanity: Doing magic can drive him insane since the Spellplague.
42* CoolOldGuy: Elminster loves jokes and riddles. He's an accomplished dancer who loves ice cream and sliding down banisters. And he's one of the most powerful characters of the setting.
43* CoolSword: The Lion Sword, Elminster's signature +5 thundering longsword. In addition to having amped-up accuracy and damage over non-enchanted weapons, it is capable of emitting supernatural sonic blasts when it lands a telling blow.
44%%* CrazyPrepared
45* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: During the Time of Troubles, he managed to defeat the god Bane (with a bit of help from the mage heroine Midnight).
46* DimensionTraveller: Canonically he has been to Ed Greenwood's house on Earth several times alongside Mordenkainen (from Greyhawk) and Dalamar (from Dragonlance).
47* DisappearedDad: Elminster has fathered several children by different women, but is mostly absent in their lives. Some, like Nastra, he had to leave for their own safety, but they later meet and team up. Since he's constantly off on various dangerous adventures however there is little chance of much relationship.
48* DoomedHometown: Once a dragon rider burned a village to kill one of younger sons of the late king, but accidentally left alive a single shepherd boy. Who later turned out to be the son of the killed prince.
49* EccentricMentor: Elminster usually acts like this to heroic adventurers.
50* FloweryElizabethanEnglish: His speech pattern includes Ye and Thou.
51* FootnoteFever: There are a set of in-universe travel guides written by Volothamp Geddarm, or "Volo" for short. The books are peppered with footnotes by Elminster, who corrects Volo's often erroneous facts, refutes Volo's conclusions, or plain mocks Volo's intelligence!
52* FromZeroToHero: Went from an unlucky farm boy to becoming TheArchMage and one of the most powerful heroes of the world of Toril.
53* GenderBender: The middle part of ''Elminster: The Making of a Mage'' is basically "The Making of a Priestess". When Elminster agreed to serve the goddess of magic, he finds himself teleported without any warning to an unknown location and turned into a lass-"to see the world through the eyes of a woman" (and to hide him from Magelords out for his blood), having nothing on her save half of a broken ancestral sword, and no magic abilities save innate magic vision. Later he learned the spell himself. In the next book, Mystra pushes a silent sex-inverting spell into his mind, to give him a way to circumvent controls built into his body. Which he used while embraced... er... restrained by his current LoveInterest, no less. "Well met. Call me Elmara, please!"
54* GuileHero: El uses his wit and charisma to deal with his foes besides magic. In ''Elminster's Daughter'' he believes that deception and manipulation are part of human nature but he uses them to do good.
55* InterspeciesRomance: Elminster manages to romance elves, a song dragon, and the goddess of magic, among others.
56* InvincibleHero: Downplayed, Elminster is one of the most powerful beings on Faerun, but he often needs the help of other heroes and he is often taken by surprise by sufficently powerful and crafty bad guys like Manshoon or Larloch. WordOfGod said this is partly due to ExecutiveMeddling as TSR forbid Greenwood to make the villains an effective threat to Elminster.
57* {{Irony}}: Elminster in his youth hated wizards because of the one who ravaged his hometown, and then he ended up being of the most powerful spellcasters in the history of Toril and Mystra's champion.
58* LogicalWeakness: Casting spells requires making hand gestures. Elminster having his fingers cut off by a rival mage thus renders him unable to do so, and temporarily helpless.
59* {{Mascot}}: Of the Forgotten Realms setting in general.
60* OldMaster: Elminster is clearly the prime example of this in the setting. He's very, very old but he's capable of defeating a whole group of ancient evil mages and most magic characters speak with respect and awe about him, even the morally ambiguous Khelben ''Blackstaff'' Arunsun.
61* PalsWithJesus: He was a close confidant and occasional lover to the original Mystra and he has a friendly relationship with Midnight, the current Mystra.
62* RageAgainstTheAuthor: In ''The Wizards Three'' [[DirectLineToTheAuthor Ed Greenwood]] was scolded and abused by Elminster (from ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'') while unceremoniously using his home for CrossOver wizard parties. For laughs. And then Mordenkainen (from ''TabletopGame/{{Greyhawk}}''[=)=] plays a mean little prank on him too...
63* ReallyGetsAround: Elminister is cheerfully promiscuous even into old age, and has fathered dozens of children over the years.
64* ReducedToDust: At the end of ''Elminster Must Die'', a depowered Elminster is reduced to a pile of ash by his ArchEnemy Manshoon. He got better in the next book by keeping his soul in the pile of ash that used to be his body.
65* RetiredBadass: Elminster claims he retired from being an adventurer, but the thing is, with wizards, being "retired" isn't always that straightforward. (Folks in the Realms often suspect that a wizard who makes this claim is up to something, and they're usually right.)
66* RobeAndWizardHat: Though he ditched the hat when 3rd Edition rolled around.
67* SmokingIsCool: His pipe is actually a magical artifact.
68* WifeHusbandry: Some of the women he's bedded in the past are ones he's raised himself.
69* WizardBeard: Varies depending on the depiction, but most sources give him a Merlin-esque beard reaching down to his chest.
70* WizardClassic: Elminster is traditionally portrayed this way. It's demonstrated in novels and explicitly confirmed by WordOfGod that he's a man of many masks and the Old Mage with the iconic hat and pipe is his "good example for young wizards" role, because lots of folk look up to him. Elminster is not inclined to play by the rules unless it's the whole point, and when he goes out to "meddle", he isn't always recognizable as a living creature, let alone as himself.
71* WizardsLiveLonger: The man is over a millennium in age.
72[[/folder]]
73
74[[folder:Mirt the Moneylender]]
75->'''Race:''' Illuskan human
76->'''Class:''' Rogue/Fighter
77->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
78
79A moneylender and retired adventurer operating out of both Waterdeep as well as Skullport.
80----
81
82* {{Acrofatic}}: One of the best fighters in the Realms according to Ed Greenwood and also noticeably obese. He is said to move like a panther and hit like bear.
83* AuthorAvatar: Of Ed Greenwood according to WordOfGod. Mirt was notably his player player in many games as well as the original protagonist of his Forgotten Realms stories.
84* RedBaron: His loud mercenary youth gave him titles "the Old Wolf" and "Mirt the Merciless".
85* RetiredBadass: He used to be the commander of a mercenary company.
86[[/folder]]
87
88[[folder:Storm Silverhand]]
89->'''Race:''' Human
90->'''Class:''' Fighter/Bard/Sorcerer
91->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
92
93* TheCaretaker: To the ghost of her sister Syluné, until Syluné's HeroicSacrifice. Also, after the death of Mystra, Storm is the only person who can soothe Elminster's insanity when he uses magic.
94* AFatherToHisMen: Storm acts as a sort of "den mother" to the Harpers.
95%%* LadyOfWar
96%%* MagicMusic
97[[/folder]]
98
99[[folder:Undarl]]
100->'''Race:''' [[spoiler:Malaugrym]]
101->'''Class:''' Wizard
102->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
103
104* CycleOfRevenge: He [[DoomedHometown burned down Heldon]], which gave one Elminster Aumar the cause for killing him and other Magelords. Which wasn't the end of it -- [[spoiler:Clan Malaug]] would be ''much'' better off if they considered his death a personal affair, rather than the cause for a blood feud quickly adding ''all'' Chosen of Mystra to the list of their enemies, already quite formidable. Thus, while on his own Undarl was but a secondary villain in one book, he was at the root of some very large-scale affairs happening over a great span of time, such as Harpstar War and events described in ''Shadow of the Avatar''.
105* DragonRider: He even used this as a gimmick to join the Magelord and was nicknamed "the Dragonrider".
106* MultilayerFacade: [[spoiler:A Malaugrim who pretended to be a Yuan-Ti]] posing as but yet another aspiring Magelord trying to infiltrate [[TheMagocracy the magical oligarchy]] of Athalantar.
107* SuicidalOverconfidence: Like most of his kin. When Magelords were brought down, he was nearly killed and got a golden opportunity to [[PlayingPossum pretend he's dead]] and go take over another place. Instead, he [[spoiler:pops up and gives Elminster one more reason to kill him]].
108[[/folder]]
109
110[[folder:Lhaeo]]
111->'''Race:''' Human
112->'''Class:''' Fighter/Wizard
113->'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood
114
115Elminster's scribe and secretary. There is more to him than meets the eye.
116----
117* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He gives Akabar Bel Akash the runaround when the latter tries to book an appointment with Elminster in ''Literature/AzureBonds'', making him fill out form after pointless form for hours until Akabar falls asleep from exhaustion. Then when Akabar wakes up, Lhaeo tells him that Elminster just left on an interplanar journey, finally leading Akabar to give up in disgust.
118* SentIntoHiding: [[spoiler: When Prince Haedrak Rhindaun of Tethyr was born, his existence was kept secret. When he was only six months old, his name was changed to "Lhaeo" and he was sent to the mage Elminster for safekeeping. Twelve years later, the populace of Tethyr rose in rebellion and killed the entire rest of the royal family, leaving Prince Rhindaun as its last member. He stayed in Elminster's care until he was 33 years old, when he was convinced to begin his attempt to regain the crown of Tethyr.]]
119[[/folder]]
120
121! ''War of the Spider Queen'' series
122
123[[folder:Pharaun Mizzrym]]
124->'''Race:''' Drow
125->'''Class:''' Wizard
126->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
127%% Description needed.
128----
129* TheAlcoholic: This almost got him killed sometime before the start of the series when his sister Greyanna attempted to kill him by luring him into a trap. He didn't realize what was up until it was almost too late.
130%%* AttentionWhore: In spades.
131* BadassBookworm: As a mage, he has to frequently research and memorize spells -- and he knows how to use them.
132%%* BackForTheDead: In ''The Crystal Mountain''.
133* BlueBlood: He is quite proud of his noble status.
134%%* TheCasanova
135* TheCharmer: So persuasive is he that Danifae notes that he's the true leader of Quenthel's group. Considering how cunning Quenthel is and the drow's female-dominated society, this is no small feat (though it is helped considerably by Quenthel not being at full power).
136* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Magically paralyzed in the Demonweb Pits and eaten alive by thousands of spiders.
137* CulturedBadass: You'd be wrong if you thought this preening dandy wasn't very dangerous.
138* TheDandy: Fashionable, vain to the point of narcissism, and allergic to physical exertion. While on the journey with Quenthel's group, he can't shut up about his inability to properly groom himself.
139* DefiantToTheEnd: Sneering at an alhoon at that.
140* DistractedByTheSexy: When he first met Danifae, he couldn't stop staring.
141* EatenAlive: By spiders, no less.
142* EnemyMine: Decided to help Quenthel when Danifae started to show signs of group dominance in ''Resurrection'', despite the fact that they still wanted to wring each other's necks.
143* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrificed himself to save Kael in ''The Crystal Mountain''.
144* InhumanHuman: He was quasi-resurrected in the body of a human in ''The Crystal Mountain''.
145* LovableRogue: As loveable as drow get, anyway.
146* AManIsAlwaysEager: Played completely straight.
147* NoHonorAmongThieves: Completely left Ryld for dead in ''Dissolution'', but felt a mote of guilt about it, albeit briefly. It came back to bite him.
148* NotInThisForYourRevolution: While he was forced into looking for Lolth by Gromph and the Matrons of Menzoberranzan, Pharaun was mostly in the hunt for the glory, since if he came back successful, it would put him in a better position to become Archmage, should Gromph ever die.
149%%* OurElvesAreDifferent
150%%* ReallyGetsAround:%%Quotes are not context.
151%%-->'''Ryld:''' You've had relations with a ''goblin''?\
152%%'''Pharaun:''' A true scholar always seeks out new experiences.
153%%* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red to Ryld's blue.%%How?
154%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
155* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive to Ryld's manly man.
156%%* ServileSnarker: Ultimately what got him killed.
157* SharpDressedMan: Sharper than most, due to his vanity and high status.
158%%* TheSmartGuy
159* SquishyWizard: Without his magic, he's a massive weakling.
160* SuperScream: How he dealt with Belshazu.
161* SwordAndSorcerer: With Pharaun providing the firepower and Ryld the muscle.
162%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
163* {{Whatevermancy}}: ''"Pedomancy! Sorcery of the feet!"''
164* WreckedWeapon: Belshazu disintegrated his favorite attack ring. [[BerserkButton He didn't take it well.]]
165* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: On the receiving end.
166[[/folder]]
167
168[[folder:Ryld Argith]]
169->'''Race:''' Drow
170->'''Class:''' Fighter
171->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
172
173%%A description would be nice.
174----
175* AbsurdlySharpBlade: [[{{BFS}} Splitter.]] It's so sharp, [[BeyondTheImpossible it can cut through enchantments!]]
176* AllergicToRoutine: The main reason he agreed to help Pharaun to begin with.
177* TheBigGuy: By elven standards, he's quite a beefy guy.
178%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Pharaun's red.
179* CombatPragmatist: He knows about fencing styles traditional for Drow, but goes with what gives him more advantage instead of [[CombatAestheticist showing off]].
180* ConvertingForLove: His lover Halisstra tries to convince him to join her in the afterlife with Elistrae, but he chooses to go to his patron goddess, Lolth.
181* ExoticWeaponSupremacy: By drow standards. Most drow use light weaponry with an emphasis on dexterity, crafted from Underdark mithril. Ryld's blade is dwarven-crafted and friggin' ''huge!''
182* InHarmsWay: Wanted more excitement in his life and got plenty.
183* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: Attempted to use this in the Cold Fields when he and Halisstra were dying of hypothermia. [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind She didn't let it happen.]]
184* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The manly man to Pharaun's sensitive guy.
185* MasterSwordsman: One of the best in the Underdark. He'd probably be ''the'' master of the martial academy if not for his low status.
186%%* OurElvesAreDifferent:
187%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
188* TheStoic: Especially compared to Pharaun
189* SmartPeoplePlayChess: One of the sure signs that he's far more than just dumb muscle is that he's a master of sava, the drow equivalent of chess.
190* SwordAndSorcerer: The muscle to Pharaun's heavy artillery.
191* WeaponAcrossTheShoulder: Standard for Ryld when Splitter's out, but not being put to use.
192* WreckedWeapon: Splitter got destroyed in his fight against Jeggred. It was a prelude to [[FromBadToWorse something a lot worse.]]
193[[/folder]]
194
195[[folder:Quenthel Baenre]]
196->'''Race:''' Drow
197->'''Class:''' Cleric
198->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
199
200%%A description is needed.
201----
202* AlphaBitch: First as Mistress of the clerical school Arach-Tinilith, then later as Matron Mother of House Baenre.
203* BackFromTheDead: She was killed by Drizzt during ''Siege of Darkness'', but was brought back to life by Lolth some time later.
204* BlueBlood: The third daughter of Menzoberranzan's largest and most powerful House.
205* BreakTheHaughty: When Faeryl turned on her and got her captured, she was stripped and tortured. Her normal personality faded quickly. It seems to have returned at the end of the series, however.
206* DarkActionGirl: She's a very powerful priestess and one of the most ruthless fighters in Menzoberranzan. Even when she's temporarily de-powered, she's more than capable.
207* DeadpanSnarker: To the extent that its practically her language.
208* IceQueen: Even among the drow priestesses she's a cold fish, with her default expression being a scowl.
209* InadequateInheritor:
210** She takes over House Baenre after Yvonnel's and Triel's deaths, but most drow don't initially respect or fear her the way they did her predecessors. Her brother Gromph openly considers her a whiny, weak-willed fool. She gets better when she's imbued with Yvonnel's memories and Lolth uses her as part of a scheme to release her demonic rivals in the Underdark.
211** When she's one of the candidates to become Lolth's chosen, Lolth says she isn't suited for the job because she never realized that chaos needs no purpose or direction.
212* KlingonPromotion: As of the current edition, she slew her sister Triel in battle and is now the current Matron Mother of House Baenre.
213* LadyOfWar: Without a doubt the er... [[DarkMessiah "hero"]] of the War of the Spider Queen.
214* MistressAndServantBoy: With Jeggred, primarily, but tries to treat every male she comes across as this.
215* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: As it is with most drow, by virtue of the female-only priesthood of Lolth.
216* OurElvesAreDifferent: One of many beneficiaries of the setting's drow admiration.
217* RageAgainstTheHeavens: She's furious at Lolth for choosing Danifae to be the Chosen instead of her, and goes so far as to call Lolth out on it. Lolth takes her demand in stride, telling her that she never realized that chaos doesn't need purpose or direction.
218* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her eyes glow red in the Underdark, a function of her infra-vision, which all drow have.
219* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She's very proactive during the War of the Spider Queen, as well as ruling over the priestess academy and successfully overthrowing her sister for rulership of the house.
220* SnakeWhip: She uses a whip consisting of several living snakes, with each snake being possessed by a demon, giving them sapience.
221[[/folder]]
222
223[[folder:Jeggred Baenre]]
224->'''Race:''' Draegloth
225->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
226%%A description is needed.
227----
228%%* AndShowItToYou: How he made sure Ryld was dead after axing him in the chest.%%How?
229* BloodKnight: He lives to fight and kill. Literally, since he's a draegloth: it was the reason he was conceived in the first place.
230* BloodLust: To a disturbingly literal extent.
231* BodyHorror: His combined drow and demon characteristics lead to some...abominable features.
232* TheBrute: Bodyguard and assassin to Triel and later to Quenthel.
233* CombatSadomasochist: Loves inflicting pain and, while very difficult to do, he doesn't mind receiving it much.
234* DumbMuscle: He's not exactly stupid, but he's savage and only barely sentient.
235* FingerLickinEvil: The only thing he loves more than the taste of blood is the taste of blood on his own claws.
236* HumanSacrifice: He was sacrificed to Lolth by a very disgruntled Quenthel.
237* ImAHumanitarian: Also likes the taste of Drow.
238%%* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming
239%%* MistressAndServantBoy: With Triel and Quenthel.
240* RedEyesTakeWarning: If you don't have darkvision, those red eyes are probably the last thing you'll ever see.
241* SlasherSmile: It's more of a bestial snarl, but it serves the same basic purpose.
242* TortureTechnician: He's surprisingly clever at it, too.
243[[/folder]]
244
245[[folder:Valas Hune]]
246->'''Race:''' Drow
247->'''Class:''' Rogue/Scout
248->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral
249%%Needs a description.
250----
251%%* GoodScarsEvilScars: Kinda hard to tell which side of that fence he's on.%%And the scars...?
252* KukrisAreKool: He dual-wields them. Even cooler given that they are enchanted to produce lighting.
253%%* OurElvesAreDifferent
254* {{Ranger}}: The closest equivalent to one to be found in the Underdark. Hune is a peerless scout who knows the Underdark inside and out.
255%%* ScarsAreForever
256* ScarilyCompetentTracker: How good is he? He's the most capable tracker in a group that includes a priestess and a wizard skilled in divination.
257* StealthHiBye: His skill at silent movement and teleportation means he can pull this one off effortlessly. It's even more irritating to the drow.
258* TheStoic: Partially because it's just his personality, but mostly out of necessity, due to his job and the environment he's doing it in.
259* TinyGuyHugeGirl: To practically every female he encounters.
260[[/folder]]
261
262[[folder:Faeryl Zauvirr]]
263->'''Race:''' Drow
264->'''Class:''' Cleric
265->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
266%% Description needed.
267----
268%%* BlueBlood
269* TheDogBitesBack: Got a measure of revenge against Quenthel before she got killed herself.
270%%* FalseFriend
271* HumiliationConga: Just as she was getting her {{Revenge}} on Quenthel, the rest of the party showed up and turned the tables completely upside-down. [[BrainFood It didn't end well for her.]]
272%%* KilledOffForReal
273%%* TheMole
274%%* OurElvesAreDifferent
275[[/folder]]
276
277[[folder:Halisstra Melarn]]
278->'''Race:''' Drow
279->'''Class:''' Cleric/Bard/Seeker of the Song
280->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
281%% Description needed.
282----
283%%* ActionGirl
284* AndIMustScream: As a "reward" for betraying Lolth ''(and doing such a bad job of it)'', she was transformed into Lolth's emissary, sent to deal with her enemies as her avenger while unable to control her own actions and being perfectly aware of her consciousness while doing so.
285%%* BodyguardBetrayal
286%%* BlueBlood
287* TheChosenOne: Was chosen by Elistraee to destroy Lolth, but didn't go through with it.
288* ConflictingLoyalty: Between her love for Ryld and her worship of Elistraee, then between her worship of Elistraee or Lolth.
289%%* DoomedHometown
290* EtTuBrute: Played straight enough to wonder if she really remembered she was a drow, when all is said and done.
291* FateWorseThanDeath: Was forced to become Lolth's handservant for losing her faith.
292* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: You could hear the hinges squeak in ''Resurrection''.
293%%* MagicMusic
294%%* OurElvesAreDifferent
295%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
296%%* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: According to Lolth.
297%%* ScrewDestiny:
298%%* TurnCoat: To Lolth and then to Elistraee. %% Context, please.
299[[/folder]]
300
301[[folder:Danifae Yauntyrr]]
302->'''Race:''' Drow
303->'''Class:''' Cleric
304->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
305%% Description needed.
306----
307%%* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence
308* TheChosenOne: She was handpicked by Lolth to be the final piece of her rebirth.
309* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Being such a master manipulator is probably the reason that she became Lolth's chosen vessel.
310* DepravedBisexual: Used her ability to seduce pretty much anyone constantly and to deadly effect more than a few times in the series.
311%%* TheDogBitesBack
312%%* IJustWantToBeFree
313%%* ManipulativeBastard
314%%* OurElvesAreDifferent
315* TheStarscream: Quickly became Quenthel's right-hand, and just as quickly started plotting against her.
316%%* TheVamp
317[[/folder]]
318
319[[folder:Gromph Baenre]]
320->'''Race:''' Drow
321->'''Class:''' Wizard/Archmage
322->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
323%% Description needed.
324----
325* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Gromph is the Someone Better to his brother, Jarlaxle. When he shows up in the Drizzt books, it's shown that Jarlaxle comes to him for advice and magical assistance with matters that exceed his own expertise, and that Gromph is perfectly secure in laughing in Jarlaxle's face.
326* TheArchmage: Rivals Elminster for the title.
327* BadassBookworm: He is without a doubt the most powerful magic user in Menzoberranzan. The only thing that keeps him in check is that he is vastly outnumbered by the priestess of Lolth, and that he's terrified of the goddess herself.
328* BigScrewedUpFamily: Pretty standard for the drow, though.
329* BlueBlood: The eldest son of Yvonnel Baenre, making him one of the closest things to Drow royalty possible. Downplayed, given that he's male, so even he can only rise so far in Drow society.
330* TheChainsOfCommanding: His position of Archmage and Master of the wizarding school Sorcere are really just a way for the ruling priestess to keep him shackled. He's very aware of this and none too happy about it.
331* CrazyPrepared: Just in case he ever got caught by a mind flayer, he prepared a time stop potion and an amnesia potion. He then [[MemoryGambit programmed his own memory to forget what was in the bottles he put them in]] ''and'' [[KansasCityShuffle made it so that he'd try to warn himself not to drink them just to throw the mind flayer off about what was about to happen.]]
332* CrystalBall: He's a divination specialist, and one of the best in the business at using this particular item.
333* DeadpanSnarker: One gets the impression that his ascerbic tongue is how he manages to keep his wits in a LadyLand like Menzoberranzan.
334%%* DeathGlare
335* EyeScream: Had his eyes eaten out by his familiar as part of a transplant.
336* {{Familiar}}: Kyorli, a talented but otherwise normal rat. It's one of the few things Gromph openly shows affection to.
337* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He shares the standard drow love of conspicuous consumption.
338* NoOneShouldSurviveThat: Escaped the monumental explosion of a House, but only just barely.
339* OlderThanTheyLook: Over 700, but looks young thanks to an Amulet of Eternal Youth. With the death of his mother and older sister, he may well be the oldest living drow.
340* PragmaticVillainy: During the Silence of Lolth, he is by far the most powerful being in the Underdark, but refrains from moving against the priestesses because he correctly guesses that Lolth has put measures in place to protect them during her absence.
341* RedEyesTakeWarning: He used to have amber eyes (like his brother Dantrag and his daughter Liriel), but was blinded and got an eye transplant.
342* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Although in his case its more a function of him being male, which forces him to do more to justify his existence.
343* SharpDressedMan: One of the best dressed in the Underdark, which is ''really'' saying something.
344* SiblingRivalry: He and Quenthel fight over Triel's ear on the throne. So much so that he tried to kill her several times.
345* SuperScream: What he teaches at Sorcere. Also doubles as a SignatureMove.
346* TallDarkAndSnarky: Quite tall, very dark, and ''extremely'' surly.
347* WizardsLiveLonger: In his case, he lives even longer than expected of an ordinary elven wizard, thanks to a unicorn amulet he possesses.
348[[/folder]]
349
350[[folder:Aliisza]]
351->'''Race:''' Alu-fiend
352->'''Class:''' Sorcerer
353->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticNeutral
354%% Description needed.
355----
356* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' threaten Kael.
357* BloodFromTheMouth: Happened frequently the more times she used her magic after the Spellplague until she died.
358* CastFromHitPoints: Her magic was turned into this immediately following Mystra's death.
359%%* ClingyJealousGirl
360* ConflictingLoyalty: Between Tauran, Kael, and Kaanyr during the ''Empyrean Odyssey'' trilogy.
361%%* DarkMagicalGirl
362* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Died in Kael's arms, telling him how proud she was of him.
363%%* GoodWingsEvilWings
364%%* GoodBadGirl
365%%* HeelFaceTurn: During the ''Empyrean Odyssey'' trilogy.
366%%* HellBentForLeather
367%%* HeroicSacrifice
368%%* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey
369%%* JerkJustifications: Types I and III prior to her HeelFaceTurn.%%Explain.
370* MemoryGambit: Zasian cast a spell on her in order to prevent the inhabitants of Celestia from catching on to her role in his plan to invade the realm. Unfortunately, this also prevented ''her'' from realizing what was going on.
371%%* MsFanservice
372* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Delivered a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Kaanyr just as he was about to kill her, enabling her enough time to get off one last spell that, eventually, killed them both.
373%%* WingedHumanoid
374[[/folder]]
375
376[[folder:Kaanyr Vhok]]
377->'''Race:''' Cambion
378->'''Class:''' Fighter/Rogue/Sorcerer
379->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
380%% Description needed.
381----
382%%* GlorySeeker
383%%* {{Jerkass}}
384* KlingonPromotion: He killed his mother to take over the Scoured Legion.
385%%* AManIsAlwaysEager
386%%* ManOfWealthAndTaste
387* RevengeBeforeReason: After being freed from his geas in ''The Crystal Mountain'', he could have just walked away and left the entire ordeal behind him after leaving the party. Instead, he decided he'd help the demon lords of the Abyss wage war on Celestia because the angels pissed him off.
388* TheScream: Was ''quite'' pissed to learn that traveling from the City of Brass over to Celestia had taken 12 years instead of the mere moments it felt like.
389* TeamKiller: Abandoned the party in ''The Crystal Mountain'' and came back with a host of demons to kill them for getting in his way.
390* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He ''really'' did not like being forced to work with an angel in the ''Empyrean Odyssey'' trilogy.
391* VillainousBSOD: Had one just as he was about to kill Aliisza, thanks to her ReasonYouSuckSpeech, which gave her enough time to take him out first.
392%%* WickedCultured
393[[/folder]]
394
395[[folder:Nimor Imphraezl]]
396->'''Race:''' Drow/Shadow Dragon
397->'''Class:''' Rogue/Fighter/Assassin
398->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
399%% Description needed.
400----
401%%* CastingAShadow
402%%* TheChessmaster
403%%* DarkIsEvil
404%%* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent
405%%* TheFightingNarcissist
406%%* GoodWingsEvilWings
407* TheGlovesComeOff: When he cut ties with Dyrr, the lichdrow attempted to kill him in retaliation. Nimor put on his GameFace and fought back for a bit and set the guy--who was just as powerful as Gromph--back on his heels.
408%%* HybridMonster
409* LieToTheBeholder: His handsome drow appearance is just a disguise. His real form is more akin to the shadow dragons that make up half his heritage.
410%%* ManOfWealthAndTaste
411%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent
412%%* OurElvesAreDifferent
413%%* ProfessionalKiller
414%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
415%%* SharpDressedMan
416* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He sees the destruction of countless of drow cities as a necessary sacrifice to bring about the downfall of Lolth.
417%%* VoluntaryShapeshifting
418[[/folder]]
419
420! The Empyrean Odyssey
421
422[[folder:Kael]]
423->'''Race:''' Half-drow/half-fiend
424->'''Class:''' Paladin
425->'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
426%% Description needed.
427----
428* GrandTheftMe: Aliisza took over his body (thanks to a spell from Zasian) as soon as she met him for the first time, though not entirely by choice.
429%%* HotBlooded
430%%* MilitaryMaverick
431* OrphansOrdeal: Had to come to grips with the fact of who his parents were and their differences in morality over the course of the ''Empyrean Odyssey'' trilogy.
432%%* ThePaladin
433* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Wasn't even born when the series started. He was born while Aliisza was in stasis placed on her by the Triad and was raised by Tauran. The next time we (and Aliisza) see him, he's already fully grown.
434* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted. While he is a half-drow, he's actually a good guy. Doesn't mean he's not dangerous to his enemies, though.
435* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Followed in Tauran's footsteps at the end of the ''The Crystal Mountain'' and went to stop Kaanyr from reaching the Lifespring instead of marching off to war against the Abyss.
436%%* TrickedOutShoes
437[[/folder]]
438
439[[folder:Tauran]]
440->'''Race:''' Astral deva
441->'''Class:''' Cleric
442->'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood, later NeutralGood
443%% Description needed.
444----
445* BreakTheCutie: The fall of Helm and Tyr's disgrace nearly forced him into HeroicBSOD territory. This happens again after the death of Mystra, since the group ultimately failed and he thought he had been completely betrayed by Aliisza.
446* CarryABigStick: Wielded an enchanted mace in combat.
447* FallenAngel: Was stripped of his divinity and immortality as punishment for his crimes against the House of the Triad.
448%%* GoodWingsEvilWings
449* GuardianAngel: Both in normal and literal sense for Kael.
450%%* GuileHero
451* HalfTruth: His mastery of this and lying by withholding information would make many a devil proud.
452* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Had a feeling something was amiss with the gods and went rogue when no one would listen to him.
453* ShipTease: Had a scene where he was feeling particularly heart-broken about what was happening with the gods and got head-on-lap action with Aliisza.
454[[/folder]]
455
456[[folder:Zasian Menz]]
457->'''Race:''' Human
458->'''Class:''' Cleric
459->'''Alignment:''' Lawful Evil
460%% Description needed.
461----
462%%* TheChessmaster
463* ConsummateLiar: Kind of a requirement to be a follower of Cyric.
464%%* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent
465%%* ManipulativeBastard
466* SoullessShell: Became a Living Vessel after his role in helping to kill Mystra.
467[[/folder]]
468
469! The Finder's Stone Trilogy
470
471[[folder:Alias of Westgate]]
472->'''Race:''' Human\
473'''Class:''' Fighter\
474'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood
475A redheaded sellsword who wakes up one morning after a drunken bender to find that there's a magical blue tattoo on her left arm and a gaping hole in her recent memories. Together with her companions Dragonbait, Akabar Bel Akash, and Olive Ruskettle, Alias sets out to uncover the twin mysteries of her missing memories and the azure bonds engraved in her skin.
476----
477* ActionGirl: She's a straightforward melee fighter who goes toe to toe with monsters and evil spellcasters.
478* AmnesiacHero: Downplayed. Alias can remember most of her life in great detail, but there's a large chunk missing from her recent memories. [[spoiler:Then it's subverted with the revelation that all her memories are fake.]]
479* AntiTrueSight: She's under a permanent magical effect which prevents others from scrying on her or otherwise magically discerning her whereabouts. [[spoiler:This is the reason why in Masquerades, the young crime lord Victor Dhostar made Alias fall in love with him so he could keep tabs on her.]]
480* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:She's a magical construct created by the Nameless Bard on behalf of a coterie of villains.]]
481* BashBrothers: She and Dragonbait are always seen adventuring and kicking butt together.
482* TheCameo: She and Dragonbait show up in the first story arc of the Forgotten Realms comic, tasked by Elminster to track down the ''Hand of Vaprak''. They end up helping the ''Realms Master''[='=]s crew to defeat the ogre mage Gornak and dispose of the ''Hand''.
483* CantHoldHerLiquor: For a seasoned adventurer and mercenary, Alias has trouble carousing. [[spoiler:This is one of several hints that she isn't what she believes herself to be.]]
484* FakeMemories: Exaggerated. [[spoiler:Her entire past is a complete fabrication implanted into her by her creators.]]
485* FieryRedhead: Alias is a redheaded ActionGirl who is also highly emotional.
486* HiddenDepths: For being a tough warrior woman, Alias is a surprisingly good singer. [[spoiler:That's because Finder, the Nameless Bard, implanted his songs into her memories.]]
487* ManchurianAgent: She's been programmed to assassinate King Azoun IV of Cormyr, and nearly kills a hapless Giogioni Wyvernspur when the latter's spot-on impression of the king activates her programming.
488* RedOniBlueOni: She is the passionate and aggressive Red Oni to Dragonbait's Blue Oni.
489* WalkingSpoiler: Alias's true nature is revealed partway through the first book and has a big impact on the rest of the trilogy.
490* {{Womanchild}}: As a result of [[spoiler:being born with the body of an adult]], Alias' emotional development is stunted. That is why, especially during emotionally charged moments, she tends to overreact, as children tend to do. She can be subject to great rage, petty jealousy, deep sadness and ecstatic happiness.
491[[/folder]]
492
493[[folder:Dragonbait]]
494->'''Race:''' Saurial\
495'''Class:''' Paladin\
496'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
497A mysterious reptilian being that was standing guard outside Alias's window when she first woke up at the inn. Though he cannot speak the common tongue, he seems to understand it well enough, and he is fiercely loyal to--and protective of--Alias.
498----
499* AuraVision: His ''shen'' sight lets him see the color of a person’s soul, reflecting their character.
500* TheCameo: He and Alias show up in the first story arc of the Forgotten Realms comic, helping the ''Realms Master'' crew to defeat the ogre mage Gornak and dispose of the ''Hand of Vaprak''.
501* CoolSword: At the start of the trilogy, he wields a very unusual broadsword with a shortened grip and a flanged head somewhat like a mace.
502* CoverBlowingSuperpower: He exposes himself as a paladin by using ''[[HealingHands lay on hands]]'' to heal a gash in Mist's wing.
503* NamedWeapons: His initial sword is named Hill Cleaver.
504* ObfuscatingStupidity: People tend to assume that Dragonbait is stupid due to his seeming inability to speak. He is all too happy to exploit this misconception when necessary.
505* StarfishLanguage: His people speak at a pitch which humans cannot hear, and emphasize their words by giving off scents which reflect their emotional state.
506* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler:His people come from a different world of the Material Plane. They were transplanted to the Forgotten Realms by Moander.]]
507* TheUnintelligible: Dragonbait ''can'' communicate. It's just not a form of communication that most humans can even notice, let alone understand. Dragons like Mist can understand him just fine, however.
508[[/folder]]
509
510[[folder:Akabar Bel Akash]]
511->'''Race:''' Human\
512'''Class:''' Wizard\
513'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
514A wizard merchant from Turmish. He befriends Alias and accompanies her on her quest, partly to prove that he is more than just the "greengrocer" she dismisses him as.
515----
516* DemonicPossession: He gets possessed by Moander and used as the dark god's mouthpiece partway through the first book. Dragonbait manages to free him from Moander's control.
517* ExoticExtendedMarriage: He is married to two women, which is normal enough in his native land but unusual in Cormyr and the Dalelands. He's married a third wife, Zhara, by ''Song of the Saurials''.
518* HenpeckedHusband: He mentions that his wives call most of the shots, both in their marriage and in their business. He doesn't seem to mind all that much.
519[[/folder]]
520
521[[folder:Giogioni Wyvernspur]]
522->'''Race:''' Human\
523'''Class:''' Fighter\
524'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
525A foppish and perennially unlucky scion of the Wyvernspur family. Giogi's remarkable impression of the King of Cormyr nearly gets him killed during his cousin's wedding, and he finds himself forced onto a yearlong misadventure to determine the whereabouts of his would-be assassin, Alias. Upon his return, Giogi--now possessing a bit more confidence--becomes involved in a crisis revolving around the theft of his family's most precious relic, the eponymous wyvern's spur.
526-----
527* AnimalLover: Giogi is very affectionate to his horses and talks to them as if they were people. He shows the same kindness and concern to a polymorphed Olive, much to her annoyance.
528* ButtMonkey: He does not have a good time in ''Azure Bonds''. First, he nearly gets murdered at his cousin Frefford's wedding, then he gets left behind by his family and is forced to make his way back home alone. Then the red dragon Mist makes a meal of Giogi's horse and threatens to eat him too unless he delivers her terms to King Azoun IV. Then he gets sent off to Westgate to find out more about Alias, the very person who almost murdered him, and when he finally runs into her, she steals his horse (though she does at least give it back afterward). Fortunately he picks up the Finder's Stone shortly after this, and his luck takes a turn for the better.
529* TheChosenOne: The family guardian has marked him as her favorite Wyvernspur of his generation, giving him the right to use the spur's power.
530* ADayInTheLimelight: Giogi is introduced as a secondary character in ''Azure Bonds'' but gets to be the main character of the second book, ''The Wyvern’s Spur''. %%He returns to being a side character in the third book.
531* EndearinglyDorky: His funny awkwardness coupled with his big heart help him earn the friendship of Olive and the love of Cat.
532* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's the only member of the predominantly black-haired Wyvernspur family to be blond, and he's an all-around kind-hearted, good-natured man.
533* InUniverseNickname: Everyone calls him "Giogi" for short.
534* RoyalRapier: He's the son of a respected aristocratic family and wields a fencing foil as his weapon of choice.
535* ScaledUp: A heroic example. He can use the wyvern's spur to transform himself into a very large wyvern, and he uses this power to protect his family from Flattery's depredations.
536* VoiceChangeling: He can do a fantastic impression of Azoun IV. His friends love the trick, but it lands him in hot water more than once.
537[[/folder]]
538
539[[folder:Flattery Wyvernspur]]
540->'''Race:''' Human\
541'''Class:''' Wizard\
542'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
543A powerful and exceptionally cruel wizard who desires the magical wyvern's spur hidden in the Wyvernspur family crypt.
544----
545* TheAgeless: His maker gave him this form of immortality. Flattery can be hurt or killed, but he does not age, and he is still kicking around two hundred years after the Nameless Bard was banished to another plane.
546* ArcVillain: He's the BigBad of the second book of the trilogy.
547* CloneAngst: He's a clone of the Nameless Bard, created to preserve the latter's songs for all time. Flattery hates the fact that he was made in another man's image and seems to fear that his clone status makes him something less than human.
548* DomesticAbuse: He is verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive to his wife Cat, who is rightfully terrified of him.
549* MagicKnight: Flattery isn't just a high-level wizard. He's also a skilled duelist and a freakishly strong man who can snap a carriage wheel in two with his bare hands.
550* MarriageOfConvenience: He marries Cat to basically use her as a canary in a coalmine regarding whether he counts as a proper member of the Wyvernspur family. If he does, then Cat will be considered one as well by marriage, and she'll be able to enter the crypt without being attacked by the guardian. If not, then it's her the guardian will kill, leaving Flattery free to think up another means of getting the spur.
551* {{Necromancer}}: Most of his minions are undead creatures which he raised from the dead himself.
552* ReducedToDust: He's fond of using the ''disintegrate'' spell to turn his enemies into a pile of ash.
553* ScaledUp: He can transform himself into a blue dragon with his magic, taking on this form at the novel’s climax.
554* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He conjures a rapier from thin air to duel Giogi during the final battle.
555[[/folder]]
556
557! AD&D and Forgotten Realms comic (DC Comics)
558
559Characters from AD&D and [[ComicBook/ForgottenRealms Forgotten Realms (1989)]] published by DC Comics.
560----
561[[folder:Cybriana / Kilili / Kyriani]]
562->'''Race:''' half-elf (as Cybriana), drow (as Kilili), half-drow (as Kyriani)\
563'''Class:''' Wizard\
564'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral (as Kyriani)
565A kind-hearted half-elf with a complicated history.
566----
567* BodyToJewel: As Cybriana, parts of her body would turn to crystal whenever she cast a spell, starting from her fingertips, and gradually spreading up past her elbows. She no longer has this problem as Kyriani.
568* CelestialBody: After her second SplitPersonalityMerge, her hair turns black as night (apart from some white streaks) and becomes filled with bright dots like twinkling stars.
569* TheDragon: Kilili was Imgig Zu's righthand woman and most dangerous servant.
570* EnemyWithout: Kilili is a manifestation of her drow mother's evil nature, exorcised from her when she was a child and obtaining physical form soon afterward. She has nothing but contempt for her good half Cybriana and conspires with Imgig Zu to kill her.
571* FusionDance: At the climax of the first arc, Cybriana merges with Kilili against the latter's will to stop Imgig Zu's people from escaping the Eye of Selûne. The result is a new entity called Kyriani.
572* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: As Cybriana, she is a natural blonde and an unfailingly kind and generous person. She retains her good character as Kyriani, but not the hair colour.
573* HalfHumanHybrid: Cybriana was born to a Drow sorceress who had a tryst with a Human wizard named Agrivar.
574* HeroicBastard: It is implied the tryst that resulted in Cybriani's conception was extramarital in nature.
575* RingOfPower: She owns a magical ''ring of telekinesis''.
576* SplitPersonalityMerge: Kyriani isn't just a physical fusion of Cybriana and Kilili, but a mental one.
577* UnknownRelative: She is Priam Agrivar's paternal half-sister, a fact which came as a surprise to both of them.
578[[/folder]]
579
580[[folder:Timoth Eyesbright]]
581->'''Race:''' Centaur\
582'''Class:''' Fighter\
583'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
584A courageous centaur and close friend of Onyx the Invincible.
585----
586* ArmorOfInvincibility: In the Scavengers arc, Timoth obtains a magical suit of dragonslayer's armor, complete with a shield. The armor itself prevents enemies from grappling him and protects him from hostile spells, while the shield is proof against a dragon's BreathWeapon.
587* BowAndSwordInAccord: His primary weapons are a longbow and a double-bladed sword.
588* DoubleWeapon: He wields a sword with a blade at each end of the hilt.
589* TheDulcineaEffect: When he and Onyx first met Cybriana, she was being abducted by Imgig Zu's chasme minions. Timoth immediately leapt into the fray to save her and volunteered to escort her to the city of Waterdeep -- much to Onyx's consternation, as Waterdeep was twenty leagues out of their way.
590* NoSell: As a centaur, Timoth is immune to certain spells and magical effects that target humanoids. Xanathar's ''CharmPerson'' ray has no effect on him, though the same cannot be said for the beholder's ''Charm Monster'' ray.
591* UnwittingPawn: In the comic's third arc, Timoth is hired to deliver a statuette by a doddering old wizard. Little does Timoth know that the statuette is (a copy of) a powerful magical artifact, or that the wizard is really Khelben Blackstaff, who is using Timoth as bait to draw out the mysterious thieves' guild that has recently begun operating within the city.
592[[/folder]]
593
594[[folder:Vajra Valmeyjar]]
595->'''Race:''' Human\
596'''Class:'''' Fighter\
597'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood
598A former slave-gladiator from the infamous Arena of Blood in Manshaka. Vajra escaped that grisly life and took up work as a bouncer at the Selûne's Smile tavern, where she would become involved with Cybriana and her protectors.
599----
600* ActionGirl: Vajra is a tough-as-nails fighter who can more than hold her own in a swordfight.
601* AmazonianBeauty: Vajra is a very tall and muscular woman thanks to her time in the Arena of Blood, and several characters--like Agrivar and Abon Duum--comment on her beauty.
602* ChainedByFashion: She continues to wear one of the manacles that marked her as someone who fought in the Arena of Blood, mainly as a warning for potential troublemakers to not mess with her.
603* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vajra lost her parents to the Tethyrian civil war and grew up on the streets as a thief and a beggar. She fell in with Connor and began to learn the tricks of the thief's trade from him, only to be sold into slavery when a robbery went south and be forced to fight for her life in the Arena of Blood.
604* PriceOnTheirHead: Vajra's former masters put a large price on her head after she escaped, and there are plenty of bloodthirsty bounty hunters looking to collect.
605* SpitefulSpit: When Abon Duum has her in his clutches again and starts coming onto her, she spits in his face.
606[[/folder]]
607
608!! Crew of the ''Realms Master''
609
610[[folder:Dwalimar Omen]]
611->'''Race:''' Human
612->'''Class:''' Wizard
613->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral
614
615An elderly wizard from Halruaa. Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and leader of a crew which tracks down and disposes of dangerous magical artifacts.
616----
617* CallingYourAttacks: Like most magic users in these comics, he speaks the names of his spells as he casts them.
618* TheCaptain: He captains an enchanted caravel called the ''Realms Master'' and is the respected leader of its crew.
619* MyGreatestFailure: The demise of his first group that led to death of one member and [[spoiler: Minder's transformation into a golem]] became major turning point of his life.
620* PowerFloats: Omen is a high-level wizard, and he frequently casts the ''fly'' spell on himself before going into battle.
621* SecretlyDying: Unbeknownst to most of the crew, Omen is dying of a mysterious affliction which can't be cured by clerical magic.
622* WizardClassic: He's a wise but cantankerous old man who wields great magical power. All he lacks is the pointy hat and slightly longer robes.
623[[/folder]]
624
625[[folder:Minder]]
626->'''Race:''' Iron Golem
627->'''Class:''' Warrior
628->'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood
629
630A sapient iron golem. Minder often acts as the voice of reason in the ''Realms Master''[='=]s crew, while simultaneously serving as the party's muscle.
631----
632%%* TheBigGuy: The largest and strongest member of the crew.
633* {{Foreshadowing}}: The comic drops many hints that Minder is something more than an ordinary golem. Minder invokes the name of the dwarven god Clangeddin Silverbeard when surprised in one issue, and she can be polymorphed to take on different forms, something which Elminster notes is normally impossible, as golems are typically immune to that kind of magic. [[spoiler:Sure enough, she is actually the spirit of a dwarf bound to an animated statue, and not a proper golem at all.]]
634* HotterAndSexier: [[spoiler: Her second body had attractive feminine tone.]]
635* [[WeCanRebuildHim We Can Rebuild Her]]: [[spoiler: Due to her adventure with Omen, her life was transferred from a female Dwarven warrior to an Iron Golem]].
636[[/folder]]
637
638[[folder:Foxilon "Foxy" Cardluck]]
639->'''Race:''' Halfling
640->'''Class:''' Thief
641->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
642
643The first mate of the ''Realms Master''.
644----
645* DarkAndTroubledPast: He and his kin were manipulated through an addictive substance called "Cheeeese" that led them to commit heinous crimes before he escaped from the dealer's lair.
646* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: He takes it upon himself to make a new outfit for Priam after the latter's original getup starts getting threadbare. Unfortunately for Priam, Foxy chooses the most garish color combinations imaginable, making Priam the laughingstock of the crew.
647* LovableRogue: Due to his Thief class and his amiable nature, he generally add charm to the group.
648* OffTheWagon: He once had a crippling addiction to a drug called cheeeese. He's been clean for many years, but a chance encounter with the substance almost leads him to relapse in one issue.
649[[/folder]]
650
651[[folder:Ishi Barasume]]
652->'''Race:''' Human
653->'''Class:''' Warrior
654->'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
655A samurai warrior woman from Kozakura.
656----
657* FarEast: She came from Kozakura, which was one of the nations in TabletopGame/KaraTur.
658* LadyOfWar: A graceful samurai lady.
659* RagsToRiches: DoubleSubverted due to her circumstances. [[spoiler: Ishi's parents are peasant-soldiers who were elevated to the Samurai class by her lord in gratitude for their service. After Lord Kori's conquest of her liege's lands, she became a wanderer until she returned to her homeland in "The Honor of Two Swords" short story to finish off Lord Kori. Though depending on her relationship with Priam, she may become a member of Agrivar noble family.]]
660* {{Samurai}}: ZigZagged Trope [[spoiler: as "The Honor of Two Swords" showed that she came from commoner parents who were elevated to Samurai]].
661[[/folder]]
662
663[[folder:Vartan Hai Sylvar]]
664->'''Race:''' Elf
665->'''Class:''' Cleric
666->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
667
668A sun elf cleric of Labelas Enoreth.
669----
670* BreakTheHaughty: For most of the series Vartan is a haughty, condescending jerk. Then the Time of Troubles happens. [[spoiler:Vartan gets possessed by his own god, who makes him do horrible things to his friends against his will.]] Vartan comes out of this experience a guilt-stricken shell of his former self, desperate to atone for the things he did with no idea of how to even start.
671* CantArgueWithAnElf: Due to being brought up in Evermeet's culture, he generally carried this attitude. [[spoiler: This later caused him to doubt on that trope once he suffered Labelas' shenanigans that nearly killed him and the group.]]
672* CarryABigStick: As a cleric, he carry a mace.
673* TheCasanova: Vartan's quite the charmer and is more than happy to "entertain" the ladies... he has a fondness for human women in particular. He does occasionally have to deal with a jealous husband.
674* CombatMedic: Like any good cleric, he can use his magic to heal or harm in equal measure.
675* CrisisOfFaith: He loses faith in his god Labelas Enoreth during the Time of Troubles, due to said god [[spoiler:[[DemonicPossession possessing him]] and doing terrible things to his friends]].
676* IOweYouMyLife: Priam rescued Vartan from a band of gnolls when they first met. To repay him, Vartan joined Priam on the latter's quest to dispose of the Hand of Vaprak.
677* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He showed his Evermeet upbringing that showed an arrogant attitude in his socialization, but is generally a friendly person.
678* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: His ''Spiritual Hammer'' spell creates a flying hammer made of pure magical force.
679* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In issue #9 he pesters Foxy to tell him about the treasure that he mistakenly assumes Omen must possess. A passing {{fish|people}}man overhears this conversation and goes to tell his buddies about the ship full of treasure sailing through their waters, leading to an attack on the ''Realms Master''.
680* WilfullyWeak: Vartan refuses to make use of his clerical powers during his CrisisOfFaith, even in situations where there's a dire need for his healing abilities. This gets to the point that Vartan would rather trick a delirious Agrivar into laying hands on himself to heal the paladin's broken leg instead of Vartan healing said leg for Agrivar.
681[[/folder]]
682
683[[folder:Priam Agrivar]]
684->'''Race:''' Human
685->'''Class:''' Paladin
686->'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
687
688Son of the wizard Ostus Agrivar. Priam lost his father and the use of his arms to Imgig Zu, an event that would lead him to spend the next few years as a drunken beggar. He eventually avenged his father's death, learned that he had a half-sister, and regained his stolen vitality. A complicated series of events would lead him to join the crew of the Realms Master.
689----
690* TenMinuteRetirement: He leaves the party in a huff at the end of issue #6, only to have an epiphany in the next issue which leads him to come back.
691* TheAlcoholic: He became an alcoholic vagrant due to Imgig Zu's curse upon his hands and the assassination of his father. Although both were resolved, he still have issue with alcohol addiction.
692* BigBrotherInstinct: He is protective of his half-sister, Kyriani.
693* BlueBlood: He came from Agrivar Family in Waterdeep.
694* CareerEndingInjury: He got zapped by Imgig Zu's ''staff of withering'', reducing his arms to shriveled twigs too weak to hold a sword. This put an end to his crusading days and led him to become a drunken beggar, though he was eventually cured and regained his fighting skills.
695* HealingHands: Like any good paladin, he can heal others by laying on hands.
696* IHaveThisFriend: PlayedForDrama in issue #10. Priam, after seeing how Foxy reacted to the cheeeese, tells the halfling a story about "a friend" who struggles with alcoholism. He does this to commiserate with Foxy, recognizing him as a fellow addict who almost fell OffTheWagon, and to assure him that his friends will always be there for him.
697* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Less obviously so than his friend Vartan, but still noticable: while a noble and well-intentioned man who will do anything for his friends, he is terrible at listening to people, he has some serious anger issues, he's more self-righteous than he has any right to be, and his struggle with alcoholism has led him to say and do questionable things. After recovering from his relapse (more or less forced on him by Labelas -- see OffTheWagon below) he seems to have come to some conclusions about himself and is on the road to leaving most of his worst traits behind.
698* LastNameBasis: Nobody calls him by his first name. Even close friends call him "Agrivar."
699* OffTheWagon: By the ''Forgotten Realms'' series he's gotten a handle on his alcoholism, and he spends most of the series sober and in control of himself. Then he angers Labelas Enoreth, who punishes Priam by magically amplifying his addiction. He spends the next half-dozen issues barely able to go two minutes without asking for a drink, and it isn't until the very last issue that he starts to regain his self-control.
700* ThePaladin: He is one dedicated to Tyr, and possesses the requisite holy powers.
701[[/folder]]
702
703!! Antagonists
704
705[[folder:Gornak]]
706A powerful ogre mage who schemes to obtain the Hand of Vaprak.
707----
708* {{Acrofatic}}: He has a prominent gut which doesn't hamper his agility in any way. At one point he casually leaps over a slash from Ishi's sword while dueling her.
709* AnArmAndALeg: The Hand of Vaprak was originally his hand, but it was struck off by Elminster in the past. He reclaims the Hand and reattaches it to regain his power, only for it to be cut off again at the climax of the arc.
710* AssimilationBackfire: The Hand of Vaprak allows him to drain life from others to empower himself. He tries this on Omen to punish the captive wizard for his defiance, only for it to backfire because of Omen's affliction, leaving Gornak wracked with agonizing pain for a moment.
711* BuriedAlive: He gets buried under the rubble of his collapsing tower. Since the fact that ogre mages can regenerate means he's probably still alive down there, Foxilon commissions a large public fountain to be built directly over the site, ensuring that Gornak won't be able to dig his way out from under the many tons of monument.
712* CharmPerson: He uses the ''charm person'' spell to take control of Ishi, making her attack her allies.
713* EvilSorcerer: As an ogre mage, this is a given. He wields formidable magic and seeks to get his hands on an ArtifactOfDoom that would grant him godlike powers.
714* KillAndReplace: He murders and impersonates a local sage to lure the protagonists into a trap.
715* LoadBearingBoss: A justified example. When the party defeats Gornak, the earth elemental that he summoned disappears, taking a large chunk of the floor with it. This compromises the tower's structural integrity, leading to its collapse.
716* MagicKnight: He's not too shabby with a katana and wakizashi on top of his magical abilities.
717* StarterVillain: He's the villain of the first story arc of the ''Forgotten Realms'' comic, with the threat he poses being what brings the protagonists together. He’s also dead by the end of the arc.
718* SummonMagic: He conjures an earth elemental to deal with the party during their final encounter.
719[[/folder]]
720
721[[folder:Labelas Enoreth]]
722The elven god of longevity and time, and Vartan's patron deity. Vartan calls upon him to help discern the identity of a mysterious individual that has been killing dragons. Labelas gives him the knowledge that he seeks but warns him that there will be a price to pay for it. And during the Time of Troubles, he comes to collect.
723\
724For more information on Labelas Enoreth as he appears in other ''D&D'' works, see Characters/DungeonsAndDragonsDemihumanDeities.
725----
726* AllForNothing: Labelas' plan to get back into the upper planes fails completely because Helm saw the Realms Master coming and smashed it out of the sky before it could hit him. The only things Labelas managed to accomplish was alienating one of his most devout clerics and making himself an enemy of the Realms Master’s crew.
727* BigBad: He's the closest thing the series has to a main antagonist, and he singlehandedly does more damage to the Realms Master and her crew than any villain before or since.
728* {{Blackmail}}: He exorcises Omen and Foxy of their respective personal demons, but despite having the power to destroy said demons outright, he instead keeps them imprisoned in jars. As he later makes clear to Omen, he can and will put those demons right back where they came from should either man step out of line.
729* DisproportionateRetribution: A hapless worker accidentally drops a piece of lumber which nearly falls on Labelas. In response, Labelas furiously tortures the man with magic and then kills him with an energy blast that strips him down to the bone.
730* DivineIntervention: He briefly possesses Vartan in one story arc to spout a prophecy that points the party in the right direction. In another issue, he again possesses Vartan to cast a DispelMagic that Vartan had not prepared, saving him from otherwise certain doom.
731* FantasticRacism: He has nothing but contempt for the dwarves and their gods. He offers to restore Minder to her original body, only to callously rescind that offer when he learns that she's actually "a rock-grubbing stone-bitch". He's not fond of humans and other non-elves in general either, though he's at least somewhat more tolerant of them than he is of dwarves.
732* GodInHumanForm: He appears before Vartan in the guise of a mortal elf in the final issue.
733* JerkassGods: Labelas acts like a complete asshole during the Time of Troubles. He effectively maims and enslaves the population of Ruathym. He cures Omen and Foxy of their personal demons via exorcism, only to keep said demons around so he can put them right back where they came from if Omen or Foxy get out of line, which he later does. He tortures and kills a man for accidentally dropping a piece of lumber which narrowly missed him. Worst of all is his attempt to force himself upon Ishi; when Priam intervenes, Labelas punishes him by magically amplifying his alcohol addiction. And when Minder tries to stop this, Labelas ''blasts her to bits''. For all this, though, Labelas is not evil in the D&D sense of the word: he is simply profoundly uncaring.
734* MustMakeAmends: By the final issue, Labelas has realized that his actions during the Time of Troubles were reprehensible, and that he deeply wronged one of his most loyal servants. He appears before Vartan and tries to make amends by offering to grant him a wish, but Vartan won't accept it unless Labelas extends the same courtesy to the rest of the crew, whom he also wronged.
735* PossessionBurnout: His power is too much for a mortal host body to bear. When the party arrives at Ruathym, his host—a random elvish woman—is covered in glowing red cracks from head to toe, and she crumbles into a pile of dust when Agrivar strikes her with his sword, revealing that Labelas had reduced her to a literal empty husk. Vartan begins developing these same cracks as Labelas draws more heavily on his divine powers, though they disappear once the god is expelled from his body.
736* SizeShifter: He grows to gargantuan size to throw down with the colossal avatar of Clangeddin Silverbeard.
737* TimeMaster: He ''is'' the god of time, after all. In the final issue, he [[TimeStandsStill stops time]] for everyone but himself and Vartan so the two of them can have an important talk.
738[[/folder]]
739
740[[folder:Los]]
741Leader of the Akri, a tribe of werecats living in a set of ruins beneath the Anauroch desert. His forces capture the party to either recruit them into his pride or use them as food.
742----
743* BadBoss: He threatens to butcher and eat his lieutenant Karse if she doesn't find the escaped prisoners in a timely fashion. He also kills his dwarven forgemaster once the latter has [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived his usefulness]], and lets his army of living statues rampage through the ranks of his pride, killing everyone in their path.
744* FashionableAsymmetry: He wears a glove on his right hand but leaves his left hand bare.
745* FinalBoss: He was the last major villain the crew of the Realms Master fought before the Forgotten Realms comic ended.
746* ImAHumanitarian: Like the rest of his tribe, Los likes the taste of humanoids.
747* KingOfBeasts: The leader of a tribe of mostly female werecats turns out to be the only werelion amongst them. Go figure.
748* {{Loincloth}}: He wears a leopard-skin loincloth as one of his only articles of clothing.
749* NaturalWeapon: He doesn't bother with artificial weapons, instead preferring to slash foes with his claws.
750* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: He's a werelion. Like most D&D lycanthropes, he can change from human to BeastMan form at will and retains his intelligence while transformed.
751* TheSocialDarwinist: He's big on survival of the fittest. He wants to recruit Ishi into his tribe not just because she's a woman, but because she is clearly a warrior and the only member of her party who isn't badly hurt, crazy, or of small size. He also has no qualms about letting his living statues massacre his followers, telling the survivors that any who died were unfit to live.
752* TakeOverTheWorld: He plans to expand his territory by using an army of {{Living Statue}}s that can absorb the powers and skills of whomever they kill.
753* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: He assumed leadership of the tribe by killing the previous leader, Karse's mother. [[spoiler:Karse kills him in turn after Los proves himself a crazed megalomaniac unfit to lead.]]
754[[/folder]]
755
756[[folder:Imgig Zu]]
757->'''Race:''' Unknown\
758'''Class:''' Magic-user\
759'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
760
761A fiendish sorcerer of unknown but extraplanar origin. He killed Priam's father to obtain the Eye of Selûne, and now he seeks the one person whose magic can unlock the terrible secrets hidden within the gem.
762----
763* ArmorIsUseless: The fact that Imgig Zu wears a breastplate doesn't stop Agrivar's flung sword from punching straight through him.
764* BadBoss: He's perfectly willing to kill his minions for their failures and warn his other subordinates that they could be next if they screw up.
765* DishingOutDirt: He uses a lot of earth-based magic like ''flesh to stone'' and ''rock to mud''.
766* EvilSorcerer: He's a 13th-level magic-user and a profoundly evil fiend bent on slaughter and conquest.
767* HornedHumanoid: He has six horns growing out of his head.
768* MagicStaff: He carries a ''staff of withering'', which makes anything struck by it shrivel up into decrepitude. He uses it to wither Agrivar's arms, leaving the paladin too weak to pick up anything heavier than a wineskin.
769* NearVillainVictory: He was within moments of achieving his goals before the heroes managed to break free of their restraints, derail his plans, and kill him.
770* StarterVillain: He's the antagonist of the first arc of the ''AD&D'' comic. His threat is what brings the various heroes together for the first time, leading them to form a long-term adventuring party once he has been dealt with.
771* TakeOverTheWorld: His goal is to free his monstrous kin from their imprisonment within the Eye of Selûne and lead a bloody campaign of conquest across Faerûn.
772* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He tricked Selûne into helping him enter the Material Plane by appearing before her as a handsome human male.
773* YouHaveFailedMe: He kills one of his Chasme minions for failing to capture Cybriana.
774* YouKilledMyFather: He murdered Priam's father right in front of him.
775[[/folder]]
776
777[[folder:Abon Duum]]
778Vajra's former master, the cruel pasha of Manshaka. Abon Duum wants to reclaim his most profitable slave at any cost, but his evil ambitions go far beyond that.
779----
780* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Vajra. Once he has her back in his clutches, he tells her that he desires her and wishes to own her body and soul. Given that he's the man who enslaved her, she doesn't reciprocate.
781* ArcVillain: He's the main antagonist of the Spell Games arc.
782* DealWithTheDevil: He struck a pact with the evil god Malar to advance his own ambitions. Malar would give him an artifact powerful enough to challenge the gods, and in return Abon Duum would give Malar the Kittenlord once he had no further use for the boy.
783* FatBastard: A morbidly obese man and a cruel, tyrannical slaver with aspirations of godhood.
784* GodhoodSeeker: He aspires to enter the outer planes and challenge the gods that he might become a god himself. To that end he kidnaps the Kittenlord so that the current Catlord--who has the power to traverse the planes--will take him to Gladsheim in the plane of Ysgard.
785* NonActionBigBad: Abon Duum is a mortal man with no martial skills or magical abilities. He relies on his many minions to do his dirty work.
786* PerpetualFrowner: He is almost never seen without a severe expression on his face.
787* UncertainDoom: He is last seen prostrating himself in terror before the god Tyr, who barely acknowledges him before sending the protagonists--but not him--back home to the material plane. What happened to him next is unknown, but it probably wasn't anything good.
788* WouldHurtAChild: He is perfectly willing to kidnap a child and have his minions threaten their life to make the child's guardian do what he wants.
789[[/folder]]
790
791[[folder:Salabak]]
792One of Vajra's fellow slave-gladiators. They reunite years after her escape, when he saves her from several of Abon Duum's bounty hunters. He has the power to project his thoughts as visible images.
793----
794* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Vajra is both horrified and saddened by Salabak being EatenAlive, saying that she can hear his screams.]]
795* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:He is devoured by a froghemoth.]]
796* LoveInterestTraitor: He and Vajra were close before they escaped, and they get intimate with each other after they reunite. But to Vajra's misfortune, [[spoiler:Salabak is a loyal agent of Abon Duum, and he's setting her up for a fall without a shred of remorse]].
797* MasterOfIllusion: He can project lifelike images of horrifying monsters with his thoughts, a power he uses to trick people into taking cover from nonexistent threats more than once.
798* MysticalWhiteHair: A white-haired young man with apparently psychic powers.
799* PaperTiger: His illusions may be terrifying to look at, but they can't harm you. Anyone who realizes that Salabak's illusions aren't real can walk right through them and sock him in the jaw.
800* PuppyDogEyes: He flashes these eyes at Vajra to try and convince her that he still loves her, so that she'll save him from drowning in quicksand. Vajra doesn't take the bait.
801* SlashedThroat: His throat was cut in the years since Vajra saw him last. Salabak claims that Abon Duum did this to punish him for a failed escape attempt. [[spoiler:In reality, he did it to himself as part of his tribe's rite of passage.]]
802* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Having fallen into a quicksand pit and failed to convince Vajra to pull him out, Salabak spitefully grabs Vajra's arm and tries to drag her under with him. His attempt is thwarted by the sudden arrival of a froghemoth, which eats him alive.]]
803* TheVoiceless: He cannot speak due to his slashed throat, and instead communicates through projected images.
804
805[[/folder]]
806
807! Other Characters
808
809[[folder:Elaith Craulnober]]
810->'''Race:''' Elf (Moon)
811->'''Class:''' Fighter/Wizard
812->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
813
814A notorious crime lord of Waterdeep and infrequent FriendlyEnemy of Arilyn Moonblade.
815----
816
817* AntiHero: Mostly. He tries to be a full-on hero, then full-on villain, but fails at both.
818* BrokenBird: The [[BreakTheHaughty haughty]], though back then innocent, variant. From the prince, Captain of the King's guard, betrothed to a princess and heir to an almost sacred artifact to self-exile and soon enough grave robber.
819* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: He knows he's badly messed up and wants his daughter to be a proper elf.
820* IAmNotLeftHanded: He doesn't advertise his wizardry expertise and it frequently makes a nasty surprise.
821* LastOfHisKind: He was the last in his clan, which is why [[spoiler:the moonblade he expected to take for granted]] didn't kill an unworthy claimant.
822* MagicFeather: Once accidentally did a darkly humorous version of this to himself.
823* NobleDemon: As a crimelord, he's obviously ruthless and indiscriminate, but still retains some elven ideals.
824* VitriolicBestBuds: With Danilo Thann, [[FireForgedFriends eventually]].
825[[/folder]]
826
827[[folder:Larloch]]
828->'''Race:''' Lich, formerly human
829->'''Class:''' Wizard, also referred to as an Arcanist
830->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
831
832Larloch is an arcanist, one of the supremely powerful wizard-kings of the ancient empire of Netheril. Larloch is one of the few arcanists to survive Netheril's destruction, and he's only grown even more powerful in the millennia since.
833----
834* TheAce: He's one of the most powerful wizards in the entire setting, has more magic items to his name than most continents' worth of people, is a brilliant EvilGenius with multiple contingency plans, rules over TheNecrocracy, has multiple other liches at his beck and call and a massive army of undead monstrosities.
835* AllYourColorsCombined: Ioun stones are magical gems that orbit around the user's head. They come in various colors, each with its own unique power. Larloch had a virtual rainbow of ioun stones around him at any given time.
836* TheArchmage: In a setting filled with uber-powerful mages, Larloch is among the best of the very best. [[WordOfGod Ed Greenwood suggested at one point that he could be over 40th level]]. He's created vast hoards of magic items, and even multiple [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts Of Doom.]]
837* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' call him a warlock. He will inflict a FateWorseThanDeath on you.
838* TheDreaded: He's so terrifyingly powerful that even ''Szass Tam'', a mighty archmage in his own right, was very careful and respectful when he visited Larloch at the latter's home.
839* GodhoodSeeker: He tried to ascend to become the new god of magic, but was barely stopped by Elminster and the Srinshee.
840* IGaveMyWord: He occasionally abducted living beings like adventurers, who he would force to perform certain tasks for him. If they succeeded, he would always restore them and give them anything and everything he promised.
841* ItAmusedMe: He unleashed a large group of liches who went on a magical rampage until they were destroyed. When he was asked why he did it, he simply answered with this trope.
842* TheNecrocracy: His home, the Warlock's Crypt, is one of these. The Crypt is a city filled with lesser liches, vampires, wraiths, specters, wights and various other undead horrors, all of whom were faultlessly loyal to him.
843* OurLichesAreDifferent: He's one of the most powerful liches in the setting, and commands a small army of lesser liches.
844* TimeMaster: One of his favorite tactics if he is directly attacked is to annihilate his opponents before they could do anything. He will freeze them with a time stop spell, speed himself up with a haste spell, and then destroy his victims with a flurry of quickened spells.
845* TheWorfEffect: Over the years, some fourteen Red Wizards of Thay have all tried to destroy him and conquer his holdings. Needless to say, they were all massacred.
846[[/folder]]
847
848[[folder:Tchazzar]]
849->'''Race:''' Fiendish red dragon
850->'''Class:''' Dragon ascendant
851->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
852A red dragon who aspired to godhood and founded the nation of Chessenta to that end.
853----
854* DragonsAreDivine: A dragon who seeks to be a god and is well on the way to that goal -- Tchazzar is worshipped as a living god by his own cult, and can grant spells to his priests.
855* GodhoodSeeker: He seeks apotheosis into divinity, and has managed to become a dragon ascendant demigod.
856[[/folder]]
857
858[[folder:Yamun Khahan]]
859->'''Race:''' Tuigan human
860->'''Class:''' Fighter
861->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
862A Tuigan warlord who once tried to unite the entire world under his banner. He is transparently the ''Forgotten Realms'' equivalent of UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan.
863----
864* AffablyEvil: He is a barbarian warlord who drinks from the skulls of enemies and wanted to conquer the known world of Toril, but he's a charismatic BenevolentBoss to his warriors, who adore him in return, and also develops something akin to friendship with the foreign emissary Koja.
865* BadassNormal: Compared to many other villains in the setting, Yamun is just a very talented human fighter with no special abilities besides his strategic cunning.
866* BigBad: Of ''The Empires'' trilogy of novels.
867* BookDumb: Yamun is illiterate and needs scribes like Koja to write for him. He is also a shrewd and charismatic warlord who unified his people and conquered most of Kara-Tur and bits of Faerun before dying.
868* BornInTheSaddle: Being the ruler of the Tuigan, [[FantasyCounterpartCulture who are the Forgotten Realms take on the Mongols]], is sort of a given.
869* TheChosenOne: Yamun believes he was chosen by Teylas, the tuigan god of storms to be the one who would lead his people to the conquest of Abeir-Toril. [[ThePoorlyChosenOne However...]]
870* DarkMessiah: He unified the Tuigan tribes under his rule and led them in a campaign of conquest while believing to be the chosen champion of the god Teylas.
871* TheEmperor: He self-proclaimed to be the Illustrious Emperor Of All Peoples.
872* EvilChancellor: His stepmother/wife, Eke Bayalun.
873%%* EvilOverlord: Played with. See AffablyEvil above.
874* HiddenDepths: Despite his demeanor as a Steppe barbarian, he was able to present his diplomatic and strategic cunning to unify the Tuigan tribes to create a horde.
875* KilledOffForReal: He is eventually killed by the king of Cormyr, Azoun IV at the end of the Horde invasion.
876* KlingonPromotion: He became the emperor of the Tuigan by being the biggest badass on the steppes and killing everyone in his path.
877* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Very plainly based on Genghis Khan.
878** ThePoorlyChosenOne: Despite believing that he had been chosen by Teylas to lead his people to conquer Abeir-Toril, he was stopped by the combined armies of Cormyr, Sembia, Zhentil Keep and the Dwarves.
879* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Being a Tuigan (the Forgotten Realms' version of the Mongols) warlord who believes to be destined to conquer Faerun makes him definetely this.
880* RedeemingReplacement: His son, who became a paladin and kept the Tuigan nation united through wisdom rather than strength of arm.
881* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Yamun always rides into battle alongside his warriors.
882* TakeOverTheWorld: His goal was to subjugate the whole continents of Kara-Tur and Faerun, although it is uknown if he was also aware of Maztica and Zakhara.
883* VillainProtagonist: In ''Horselords'', the first book of The Empires trilogy, he shares the role of main character with Koja.
884* VillainousValor: After his army is defeated in the final battle, he still fights King Azoun to the death instead of surrendering.
885* VillainTeamUp: Made a temporary alliance with the Red Wizards of Thay to help his horde defeat the warriors of Rashemen and reach Faerun.
886* WifeHusbandry: Yamun married his stepmother, Eke Bayalun. He became khahan by killing his father, and by Tuigan tradition the new king inherits the former king's harem.
887* WorthyOpponent: Saw King Azoun IV of Cormyr as this, so much so he refused to kill him when they met in his tent because it would be too cowardly compared to facing him on the battlefield.
888[[/folder]]
889

Top