| 1 | Characters of Literature/HeWhoFightsWithMonsters. '''Beware of spoilers''', up to current [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26294/he-who-fights-with-monsters Royal Road chapters]]. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | !!Main Characters (Humanoids) |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:Jason Asano]] |
| 8 | !!Jason Asano |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ->''"Making things go weird [[MadLibsCatchphrase is kind of my thing]]."''\ |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Race: [[{{Transhuman}} Outworlder]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Essences: [[CastingAShadow Dark]], [[BloodMagic Blood]], [[DivinePunishment Sin]], [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doom]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[AchievementSystem Titles]]: [[NayTheist Godless Prophet]], Resolute, Spirit Warrior, [[SuperheroSobriquets Starlight Rider/Starlight Angel]], Giant Slayer, [[ThePatriarch Patriarch]], [[spoiler:Reality Hegemon]], [[spoiler:Nascent Astral King]], [[spoiler:Operations Commander]], [[spoiler:Keeper of the Cycle]], [[spoiler:Nascent ???]] |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[HeroProtagonist The main character]] of the series, Jason wakes up one morning and finds that he has been transported to a world full of magic and monsters. An affliction skirmisher, he acts as team scout/rogue. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ---- |
| 21 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: Has creepy powers, but uses them to protect people (usually). |
| 22 | * BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: When he is kidnapped and [[spoiler:implanted with a [[DemonicPossession Star Seed]] of the [[TheMaker Builder]]]], it works its way through his body and then assaults his soul for days. |
| 23 | * BenevolentDictator: Everyone's aura gives a different impression. Jason's feels like a dictator passing judgement on the wicked while shielding his friends/subjects. |
| 24 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Asya calls him this in so many words. |
| 25 | * CapeWings: His conjured cloak allows him to slow fall, eventually ranking up to full flight. |
| 26 | * CastingAShadow: Five of his twenty essence abilities are shadow-related. |
| 27 | * {{Chuunibyou}}: Is well aware that his dark and doomy powers reveal his chuuni tendencies. |
| 28 | * CompleteImmortality: The endpoint of his current path to power. |
| 29 | * CoolSword: Gary makes him a sword that is eventually upgraded to a pitch black blade with glowing runes and an ominous aura. |
| 30 | * CoolUncle: To his niece [[InnocentProdigy Emi]], and an HonoraryUncle to Stash. |
| 31 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Uses dark spooky powers for good. |
| 32 | * DeathIsCheap: Jason comes to Pallimustus by dying on Earth and being resurrected there. By book six [[spoiler:he has died three more times]]. |
| 33 | * {{Determinator}}: Never gives up, even when it kills him. |
| 34 | * DeviousDaggers: One of his powers is an extremely creepy conjured dagger called the Blade of Doom. |
| 35 | * DomainHolder / DimensionLord: His storage ability eventually is transformed into [[spoiler:a cross between a PocketDimension and a MentalWorld where he is TheOmnipotent]]. |
| 36 | * FantasticFightingStyle: Uses a [[UpgradeArtifact skill book]] to instantly learn a comprehensive fighting style that was designed to work with super powers. It is so complicated that it can only be properly learned via skill book. |
| 37 | * {{Flight}}: His cloak ability eventually ranks up to flight. [[spoiler:Eventually he learns to fly with his [[MindOverMatter aura alone]]]]. |
| 38 | * TheFool: Is frequently called a fool, by enemies, friends, and himself. He was even born on AprilFoolsDay. He is well aware that he has [[{{Chuunibyou}} Chuuni Edgelord]] tendencies, and prefers to lean into his goofy side when he can. |
| 39 | * GuileHero: Uses deceit and misdirection in both fighting and politics. |
| 40 | * HealingFactor: All essence users have some healing factor, but his familiar Colin and some of his other abilities let him heal with increasing speed the longer he is in battle. |
| 41 | -->"Someone just blew up your head!" |
| 42 | -->"No, they didn't." |
| 43 | -->"I just watched it happen." |
| 44 | -->"[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail It was just a flesh wound]]." |
| 45 | -->"Yes, the flesh of your entire head." |
| 46 | -->"[[MajorInjuryUnderreaction I've had worse]]." |
| 47 | * HyperspaceArsenal: His Inventory lets him store anything that he can lift, including cars. |
| 48 | * IdealIllnessImmunity: Is immune to all poisons and resistant to diseases and curses. Poisons act like a [[HealingPotion recovery potion]] on him. |
| 49 | * InnateNightVision: The first essence ability he gains. |
| 50 | * InstantArmor: Can instantly equip armor and clothes from his inventory, and at Silver rank he gains summoned battle robes that aren't destroyed when he is inevitably cut to ribbons or torn in half. |
| 51 | * TheLancer: He typically acts as Humphrey's Lancer in normal combat and when dealing with other teams. |
| 52 | * TheLeader: Takes charge from Humphrey when dealing with cosmic forces, monarchs, and normal rank people. |
| 53 | * LargeHam: Often acts larger than life to throw people off. [[spoiler:Until it [[BecomingTheMask stops being]] an act. It turns out that higher ranked people start to become more of who they are]]. |
| 54 | * LevelMapDisplay: One of his his racial abilities gives him a minimap in his [[DiegeticInterface HUD]]. It can be zoomed out to the full globe, but only shows detail of places where he has been. |
| 55 | * MadLibsCatchphrase: "[doing something outrageous] is kind of my thing" |
| 56 | * MakeThemRot: As an affliction specialist, he applies a series of escalating curses and poisons that eventually make his opponents rot from the inside. |
| 57 | * MesACrowd: Within his [[spoiler:astral kingdom]], he can split off multiple copies of himself and set them to different tasks, such as training or having multiple conversations at once. When he reabsorbs them he gains their memories. |
| 58 | * NakedOnRevival: Arrives in Pallimustus naked and hairless. |
| 59 | * NayTheist: The gods of Pallimustus are real, but Jason is deeply skeptical of religion. |
| 60 | * PalsWithJesus: Unlike everyone else, gods sometimes just show up and talk to him. He [[BossBanter banters]] with them, much to the other mortals' consternation. It's normal for a god to speak their priests, but he is [[NayTheist definitely 'not' a priest]], and multiple gods speak to him. |
| 61 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: His familiar Colin alone will eventually be able to wipe out life from an entire planet, not to mention his other abilities. |
| 62 | * PestController: He can't control all pests but one of his familiars is a swarm of leeches, which leads to rumors that he can control all swarm monsters. |
| 63 | * PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: Jason's soul is marked by a couple of traumatic events during book three, which manifest as scars [[CoveredWithScars all over his torso]] and [[RuggedScar face]]. |
| 64 | -->'''Jason''': I finally get some ab definition and it looks like someone scribbled all over them. |
| 65 | * PlayerInventory: One of his videogame-like powers, is an inventory that starts out as a GridInventory with a limited number of slots and volume, and eventually evolves into a full-blown [[PocketDimension mini universe]]. |
| 66 | * PoisonousPerson: His powers include poison and afflictions, and he is healed by them. |
| 67 | -->"I don't know about yours," Jason said, "but [my tea] has rather a lot of poison in it." |
| 68 | -->"What?" Denji asked, leaping to his feet. |
| 69 | -->"It's actually not bad," Jason said, taking another sip. |
| 70 | * PowerFloats: At Silver rank all essence users gain the ability to hover if they concentrate, and Jason's cloak lets him fly. [[spoiler:Later he can fly with just his aura control]]. |
| 71 | * ProHumanTranshuman: Isn't human anymore, but takes the Adventure Society's role of protecting the weak seriously. |
| 72 | * PsiBlast: After having his soul tortured by [[spoiler:the Builder]], he learns how to attack others' souls with his own. |
| 73 | * PayingItForward: One reason Jason helps Sophie is that he has been in dire striates himself and survived due to the help of strangers. |
| 74 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: Dies several times, and is resurrected every time. |
| 75 | * RealityWarper: Within his [[spoiler:soul space]] he has absolute control of reality, although if he changes someone or something too much without knowing what he is doing they will die or turn to mush upon leaving. |
| 76 | * ShadowWalker: Can teleport between shadows. |
| 77 | * TeamChef: Loves learning the local ingredients wherever he goes, and cooks for his friends. He learned to cook from his sister, who is a TV celebrity chef. |
| 78 | * {{Omniglot}}: Thanks to one of his Outworlder abilities, he can speak and read any language. |
| 79 | * TheOutsiderBefriendsTheBest: Either by his own machinations or theirs, he tends to interact the most with the most powerful people wherever he goes. |
| 80 | * RedOniBlueOni: Jason is Red to Humphrey's Blue |
| 81 | * ReferenceOverdosed: Makes constant references to Earth popular culture, usually 80s action TV such as [[Series/KnightRider Knight Rider]] or [[Series/{{Airwolf}} Airwolf]]. He doesn't mind at all that no one understands what he's talking about. |
| 82 | * ThinkingUpPortals: At Bronze rank he gains the ability to make portal arches to places he has been to before, up to a certain distance. |
| 83 | * TrulySingleParent: His familiars Colin and Gordon both view him as their father, and in book eleven [[spoiler:he accidentally creates a person who shares many of his character traits and also calls him dad]]. |
| 84 | * TwoferTokenMinority: Went to a fancy school, and as he sees it the rich kids already had "poor" and "half Japanese" covered with his older brother and didn't want another. |
| 85 | * VampiricDraining: Drains life energy from his enemies. |
| 86 | * WalkOnWater: His cloak lets him walk on water. |
| 87 | * AWizardDidIt: When explaining [[spoiler:where he has been when his family thought he was dead]], he gets frustrated when they don't take "magic" for an explanation. |
| 88 | -->"The answer is the same as it has been for your last five questions: because magic. You want to know why? Because a wizard did it, that's why. And that wizard is me. I'm the wizard. Magic is real and I have it. I'm a magic man." |
| 89 | * WeirdnessCoupon: He mentions this trope by name when explaining why he acts so outlandishly. |
| 90 | * WeirdnessMagnet: All Outworlders tend to get swept up in strange events, but Jason is particularly prone to it. |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[/folder]] |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder:Humphrey Geller]] |
| 95 | !!Humphrey Geller |
| 96 | |
| 97 | ->''"[[HumbleHero I'm just another adventurer]]. I only expect the same treatment you would give anyone."''\ |
| 98 | |
| 99 | Race: Human |
| 100 | |
| 101 | Essences: [[MightyGlacier Might]], [[WingedHumanoid Wing]], [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | Title: [[PrincelyYoungMan Young Master]], [[TheLeader Team Leader]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | HumbleHero, heir to a notable family of Adventurers, and co-leader of a team with Jason. Acts as team armored striker. |
| 106 | |
| 107 | ---- |
| 108 | * AnimalThemedSuperbeing: His Dragon essence gives him several draconic abilities, including [[GrowingWings dragon wings]] and a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent shapeshifting baby dragon]] familiar. He otherwise looks human. |
| 109 | * {{BFS}}: Can summon two different swords: One shaped like a dragon wing, and a smaller one shaped like an angel wing. |
| 110 | * BreathWeapon: Has dragon fire breath. |
| 111 | * CastFromHitPoints: A racial gift evolution allows him to enhance his attacks at the cost of his life essence. |
| 112 | * ADickInName: Jason and some of Humphrey's family call him Hump, much to his dismay. He doesn't seem to mind [[spoiler:Sophie calling him Humpy once they become a couple]]. |
| 113 | * FeatherFlechettes: His lighter sword has a serrated feather edge, and he can shoot them at enemies. |
| 114 | * {{Flight}}: With a high mana cost he can grow dragon wings. |
| 115 | * HyperspaceArsenal: Summons his weapons and armor, but has a storage space for spares and other supplies. |
| 116 | * InstantArmor: Can summon dragon scale armor. |
| 117 | * TheLancer: Is Jason's Lancer when they're dealing with cosmic forces or powerful people. |
| 118 | * TheLeader: Takes charge of the team when they're dealing with peers or in normal combat. |
| 119 | * NiceGuy: Is nice and considerate to everyone, and is too humble to realize how great he is. |
| 120 | -->"Let's leave them to the friendly guy," Rufus said. [...] |
| 121 | -->"Who's the friendly guy?" Humphrey asked, prompting the others to all turn and look at him. "It's me?" |
| 122 | * RedOniBlueOni: Humphrey is Blue to Jason's Red. |
| 123 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: At Gold rank one of his essence abilities lets him automatically resurrect once per day. |
| 124 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: His family is highly respected all over the world, but don't seek a title higher than Lord or Lady. He is the embodiment of his family's culture of service and dedication. |
| 125 | * SummonMagic: Can summon a group of skeletal warriors to fight for him. |
| 126 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Jason describes him as a "Middle-Eastern Superman." |
| 127 | * TeamDad: Despite being the youngest (humanoid) member of the team, is the most level headed and often settles down bickering. His familiar Stash is also basically his son. |
| 128 | * {{Teleportation}}: Can teleport himself and several others at once within line-of-sight |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[/folder]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder:Clive Standish]] |
| 133 | !!Clive Standish |
| 134 | |
| 135 | ->''"You know, I'm starting to think [[{{Understatement}} I might not be too bad at this]]."''\ |
| 136 | |
| 137 | Race: Human |
| 138 | |
| 139 | Essences: [[LaserGuidedKarma Karma]], [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], [[BalanceBuff Balance]], [[RunicMagic Rune]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | Title: former [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Adjunct Assistant to the Deputy Director of the Magic Society, Greenstone Branch]] |
| 142 | %%[[spoiler:Archchancellor of the Magic Research Association]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | A brilliant researcher who has abandoned the life of an Adventurer before he meets a strange outworlder. Acts as team ranged spellcaster and TheSmartGuy. |
| 145 | |
| 146 | ---- |
| 147 | * TheAce: A genius of [[SpaceMaster Asteral]] theory and ritual magic, he is generally the first to figure out what's going on. |
| 148 | * BadassBookworm: A genius in both theory and combat magic. |
| 149 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: Generally easy going if snarky, but if angered becomes [[TranquilFury coolly ruthless]]. |
| 150 | ->"I need to record this," he told [[spoiler:the messenger]], his voice flat and emotionless. "It's going to be a [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown teaching moment]]." |
| 151 | * DeadpanSnarker: Once he gets to know Jason, this is generally Clive's reaction to his's antics. He is particularly snarky to [[spoiler:every Magic Society person he meets after he learns that it is [[BrokenPedestal rife with corruption]] everywhere, not just Greenstone]]. |
| 152 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: There are frequent innuendos around his [[PhallicWeapon staff, wand, and other tools]]. It's not always clear if he is doing it on purpose. |
| 153 | -->'''Clive''': Careful, [[UnusualEuphemism my throbbing magic wand]]. |
| 154 | * GeniusSlob: His office is in a constant state of organized chaos, at least until he gets an assistant. |
| 155 | * FarmBoy: Grew up on an eel farm. |
| 156 | * GlassCannon: At least at first, he is a typical "cast from the back of the party" wizard. |
| 157 | * HumbleHero: Doesn't seem to realize that he may be the smartest person in the world. |
| 158 | * HyperspaceArsenal: Like many of his team, he has a storage space. |
| 159 | * InstantRunes: Can draw ritual circles on the air with magic lines. Part of what makes him TheAce is that they ''aren't'' instant, and he can still use them in combat. |
| 160 | * LethalChef: The only thing he knows how to cook is eel. At one point he manages to make an inedible breakfast out of bread and cereal. |
| 161 | * ObliviousToLove: Completely fails to notice when someone is interested in him romantically. |
| 162 | * {{Omniglot}}: Like Jason, he has the ability to speak and read any language. Unlike Jason (mostly), he uses it to expand his scholarship. |
| 163 | * RitualMagic: If given enough time, he can draw a magical diagram to do just about anything. |
| 164 | * RunicMagic: His familiar, [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Onslow]], is a rune tortoise who can blast [[ElementalPowers elemental bursts]] from the runes on his shell. |
| 165 | * ScholarshipStudent: Was mentored by a previous director of the Greenstone Magic Society. |
| 166 | * TheSmartGuy: He and Belinda often collaborate on magical problems, his being the more theoretical end while she does the practical. |
| 167 | * ThinkingUpPortals: At Bronze rank he gains the ability to make portal arches to places he has been to before so long as they aren't too far away. The gates also open to his storage space. |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Sophie Wexler]] |
| 172 | !!Sophie Wexler |
| 173 | |
| 174 | ->''"Moving, punching, kicking. Those are my areas of expertise."''\ |
| 175 | |
| 176 | Race: [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace Celestine]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | Essences: [[SuperSpeed Swift]], [[BlowYouAway Wind]], [[BalanceBuff Balance]], [[EnlightenmentSuperpowers Mystic]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | Titles: [[StageNames Nightingale]] |
| 181 | |
| 182 | Streetwise former arena fighter with a MysteriousPast, forced to become a cat burglar to protect herself and her childhood friend. Acts as team dodge tank. |
| 183 | |
| 184 | ---- |
| 185 | * BareFistedMonk: Fights bare-fisted, using her knowledge of [[FantasticFightingStyle the Way of the Reaper]]. |
| 186 | * ChildhoodFriends: Grew up off and on the streets of Greenstone with Belinda. |
| 187 | * ClassyCatBurglar: She and Belinda start the series forced to go on an increasingly risky crime spree. |
| 188 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Due to her DarkAndTroubledPast, she has a hard time believing that anyone would help her just because they can. |
| 189 | * FantasticFightingStyle: Learned the Way of the Reaper from her father. |
| 190 | * FlashStep: Can flash step on line-of-sight. |
| 191 | * {{Flight}}: Chooses her essence combination because it gives her the ability to fly by controlling the wind. |
| 192 | * ForcedPrizeFight: After her father's death she was forced to fight off his debt. |
| 193 | * MysteriousPast: How does a random street girl know the fighting style of an ancient order of assassins? |
| 194 | * RestingRecovery: One of her powers allows her to heal while meditating. |
| 195 | * SoBeautifulItsACurse: Her extreme beauty even at normal rank has multiple creepy dudes lusting after her. |
| 196 | * SuperSpeed: Has multiple powers that boost her speed and gets faster and faster the longer a fight takes. |
| 197 | * TimeStandsStill: One of her abilities lets her briefly freeze time. |
| 198 | * {{Tsundere}}: Sets the tone of her relationship with Jason by kicking him in the head when they first meet, but slowly reveals her softer side over time. |
| 199 | -->'''Jason''': Such a tsundere. |
| 200 | -->'''Sophie''': I heard that! |
| 201 | -->'''Jason''': Do you even know what that means? |
| 202 | -->'''Sophie''': Shut up! |
| 203 | * MysticalWhiteHair: A Celestine with silver hair and [[ElementalEyeColors eyes]]. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[/folder]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:Belinda Callahan]] |
| 208 | !!Belinda Callahan |
| 209 | |
| 210 | ->''"Ooh, free stuff!"''\ |
| 211 | |
| 212 | Race: Human |
| 213 | |
| 214 | Essences: [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], [[TrapMaster Trap]], [[JackOfAllTrades Adept]], [[TheTrickster Charlatan]] |
| 215 | |
| 216 | "Former" thief and master of improvised use of magic and tools. Her essence abilities allow her to fill various team positions as needed. |
| 217 | |
| 218 | ---- |
| 219 | * AmbiguouslyBi: While she has been seeing Jory since the beginning of the series, it's suggested that she might also be in love with Sophie. |
| 220 | * ChildhoodFriends: Grew up off and on the streets of Greenstone with Sophie. |
| 221 | * CombatPragmatist: Her stated preference in fighting is to kick them in the balls and run away. |
| 222 | * [[{{Humanshifting}} Humanoidshifting]]: Can mimic the aura and appearance of any humanoid, either [[{{Doppelganger}} specifically]] or generally. |
| 223 | * HyperspaceArsenal: Can equip weapons and armor directly from her storage space. |
| 224 | * ImprovisedLockpick: At one point she breaks through a barrier using half a broken wand and a device made to test the freshness of fish. |
| 225 | * JackOfAllTrades: Her Charlatan abilities let her take any of several different standard team roles, such as caster, scout, or melee. |
| 226 | * MacGyvering: Very good at cobbling things together by using things very much not for their intended purpose in problem solving. |
| 227 | * ParentalAbandonment: Like Sophie, she never knew her mother, and her father died when she was a teenager. Unlike Sophie, she has no interest in finding out what happened to her mother. |
| 228 | * PortableHole: One of her powers lets her make a pit trap on any surface. |
| 229 | * PowerCopying: If she shapeshifs into the form of a person she can duplicate one or more of their powers, but those aren't necissarily useful or their more powerful abilities. For instance, she can transform into Jason to gain his [[LevelMapDisplay map ability]], but not most of the rest of his powers. Another of her abilities lets her temporarily "steal" an ability from an opponent, locking them out of it until she uses it. |
| 230 | * [[SelfMadeMan Self Made Woman]]: Taught herself magic with stolen or scrounged books. |
| 231 | * ShipperOnDeck: After years of watching them dance around each other, she pushes [[spoiler:Sophie and Humphrey]] together. |
| 232 | * StickyFingers: Continues to steal and pickpocket for fun even when she doesn't need the money. |
| 233 | * StrategyVersusTactics: Her multitasking ability allows her to monitor the whole team at once act as tactical commander during fights, while Humphrey sets the strategy. |
| 234 | * StreetUrchin: Grew up off and on the street with an absent mother and alcoholic father. |
| 235 | * TrapMaster: Several of her abilities create traps, but she also good at improvising other traps, such as altering ritual magic circles so that they explode on activation. |
| 236 | |
| 237 | [[/folder]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | [[folder:Neil Davone]] |
| 240 | !!Neil Davone |
| 241 | |
| 242 | ->''"Is it too late to change teams? Someone must be looking for a healer."''\ |
| 243 | |
| 244 | Race: [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elf]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | Essences: [[ManaShield Shield]], [[GreenThumb Growth]], [[HealingHands Renewal]], [[RandomDropBooster Prosperity]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | Title: [[HealerGod Priest of the Healer]] |
| 249 | |
| 250 | Former beleaguered sidekick turned snarky team healer. |
| 251 | |
| 252 | ---- |
| 253 | * BarrierWarrior: Can summon [[ManaShield mana shields]] around himself or others. |
| 254 | * BeleagueredAssistant: Due to family obligations, he starts out as one of [[UpperClassTwit Thadwick Mercer's]] flunkies. |
| 255 | * ChurchMilitant: A Priest of the Healer and an Adventurer. |
| 256 | * CombatMedic: The team Healer. |
| 257 | * DeadpanSnarker: Particularly around Jason, but also generally. |
| 258 | * HeroicBuild: One of the rare elves with an extremely muscular physique. |
| 259 | * ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Due to a powerful aunt's unfortunate interest in fashion, he wears extremely unflattering clothes that make him look fat. |
| 260 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his perpetual snark, he genuinely cares about his friends and helping people. |
| 261 | * PromotionToOpeningTitles: Starts out as a background character, but moves closer to the forefront in book two. |
| 262 | -->'''Jason''': Neil doesn't get an opening credit until season two, though, and it'll be an 'also staring' with his face hidden by a melon or something. |
| 263 | * TheReliableOne: Jason notes that, while Neil isn't as [[SpotlightStealingSquad flashy or outlandish]] as the rest of the team, he can always be relied on to keep them alive. |
| 264 | * SummonMagic: Can summon a crystal golem that shapeshifts to an adaptive form after taking damage in battle and going into a chrysalis for a time. |
| 265 | * SuperStrength: One of his abilities gives him super strength. |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[/folder]] |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[folder:Farrah Hurin]] |
| 270 | !!Farrah Hurin |
| 271 | |
| 272 | ->''"Power is always the answer."''\ |
| 273 | |
| 274 | Race: Human[[spoiler:/Outworlder]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | Essences: [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], [[RidiculouslyPotentExplosive Potent]], [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[LavaAddsAwesome Lava]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | A magical array specialist/researcher, she serves as both armored striker and spellcaster in her team with Rufus and Gary. |
| 279 | |
| 280 | ---- |
| 281 | * BadassTeacher: Teaches Jason aura manipulation and how to meditate to consolidate advancement. |
| 282 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: Is not shy about ogling large muscular men. |
| 283 | -->'''Jason''': Did you watch a lot of sports [[spoiler:on Earth]]? |
| 284 | -->'''Farrah''': No, Jason. There was a bunch of giant, athletic men running around in tight outfits and I thought to myself, "that's not for me." Of course, I watched a lot of sports. |
| 285 | * EyeBeams: At Diamond rank one of her abilities will likely give her eye beams. She and Jason both think this is awesome. |
| 286 | * {{Flight}}: Can summon fiery wings. |
| 287 | * GlacierWaif: Is a cute, petite woman, but [[StrongerThanTheyLook has a strength power]], wears heavy armor, and wields a [[{{BFS}} giant]] flaming [[ChainsawGood chain sword]]. |
| 288 | * GoingNative: Upon Farrah and Jason's return to [[spoiler:Pallimustus]], Rufus is alarmed that Farrah can make and understand almost as many Earth cultural references as Jason. |
| 289 | * HyperspaceArsenal: One of her human racial abilities lets her summon a chest that holds a dimensional storage space. |
| 290 | * InstantArmor: Summons obsidian armor. |
| 291 | * LavaAddsAwesome: Has [[MagmaMan lava powers]]--including a lava canon--because lava is awesome. |
| 292 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: She and Jason are very close, but feel no attraction for each other. |
| 293 | * LivingEmotionalCrutch: Is explicitly [[spoiler:resurrected as an Outworlder on Earth]] to keep Jason from going crazy from the pressure of the job he is being sent back there to do. |
| 294 | * LivingLava: [[SummonMagic Summons]] a lava creature the size of a bread van. |
| 295 | * {{Magitek}}: She and [[spoiler:Travis]] start a research company to improve global communication on Pallimustus. |
| 296 | * MindlinkMates: When she [[spoiler:becomes an Outworlder]] she gains the ability to learn things directly from the mind of someone who trusts her implicitly. Because she is new to [[spoiler:Earth]], the only person this works with is Jason. Later they strengthen their bond so that Jason's voice chat works with her over greater distances. |
| 297 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Finds Jason's pop culture references perplexing, but has a lot of free time [[spoiler:on Earth and watches a lot of TV, including all the terrible 80s action shows that Jason loves]]. |
| 298 | * {{Omniglot}}: [[spoiler:As an Outworlder]] she gains the ability to speak and read any language. |
| 299 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: Feels strongly that some people deserve to die and kills them without hesitation or angst. |
| 300 | * PlayingWithFire: At Silver rank, Farrah is able to burn monsters ''made of fire.'' |
| 301 | * {{Revenge}}: Feels no compunction at killing people who have wronged her. |
| 302 | * SuperStrength: Despite her slight stature, she has super strength. |
| 303 | * SweetTooth: Loves ice cream and strudel. |
| 304 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Any mention of her after book one is complicated by the fact that she dies in that book]]. |
| 305 | * WhipSword: Her summoned obsidian sword can transform into a chain blade. |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[/folder]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | [[folder:Rufus Rumore]] |
| 310 | !!Rufus Rumore |
| 311 | |
| 312 | ->''"My family runs a school."''\ |
| 313 | %%->''"When all your training and powers fail you, you have to find something inside yourself you never knew was there. Then you can do things you never thought possible. It's the difference between a good adventurer and a great one."''\ |
| 314 | |
| 315 | Race: Human |
| 316 | |
| 317 | Essences: [[ThePowerOfTheSun Sun]], [[{{Lunacy}} Moon]], [[MasterSwordsman Sword]], [[ConvenientEclipse Eclipse]] |
| 318 | |
| 319 | Grandson of a Diamond ranker who [[RunningGag runs a prestigious school]], acts as close melee damage dealer and leader in his team with Farrah and Gary. |
| 320 | |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * BadassTeacher: [[RunningGag His family runs a school]] for Adventurers, and he teaches Jason to fight. He also is an active adventurer. |
| 323 | * BaldHeadOfToughness: Keeps his head shaved bald and shiny. |
| 324 | * CallToAdventure: During Jason's first night on Pallimustus, Rufus challenges Jason to take control of his life by becoming an Adventurer, even if that will put him in danger. |
| 325 | * CunningLinguist: Most people on Pallimustus speak the [[CommonTongue trade language]], but Rufus is still able to learn a completely foreign language in a few weeks thanks to his silver-rank memory. |
| 326 | * DrinkingGame: He mentions that [[RunningGag his family runs a school]] so often that Jason makes a drinking game out of it. |
| 327 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Hates being called Roo, and threatens to reveal the location of his father's SecretSnackStash to his mother if Gabriel doesn't stop. |
| 328 | * FlamingSword: Can summon two flaming swords, one silver and the other gold. |
| 329 | * HeirToTheDojo: [[RunningGag His family runs a school]], and he has been learning to be an adventurer since he could walk. |
| 330 | * ILetGwenStacyDie: Does not take it well when he loses a friend. |
| 331 | * ItsAllMyFault: Has a tendency to take on all the blame when something goes wrong for his team. |
| 332 | * TheLeader: Is the leader of his team with [[TheSmartGuy Farrah]] and [[TheBigGuy Gary]]. |
| 333 | * {{Lunacy}}: Some of his abilities are moon-related. |
| 334 | * MasterSwordsman: His grandfather is a Diamond ranker and arguably the best swordsman in the world. He taught Rufus to fight [[RunningGag at the school that his family runs]]. |
| 335 | * PrettyBoy: Jason claims that Rufus is so good looking that it makes him feel bad about himself as a person. |
| 336 | * StraightGay: Has a relationship with another man, but it isn't central to his characterization. |
| 337 | * TimeStandsStill: One of his abilities lets him briefly freeze time. |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[/folder]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | [[folder:Gareth Xandier]] |
| 342 | !!Gareth Xandier |
| 343 | |
| 344 | ->''"Give me a magic hammer and some magic iron and that's where my interest starts and ends."''\ |
| 345 | |
| 346 | Race: Leonid |
| 347 | |
| 348 | Essences: Hammer, [[ExtraOreDinary Iron]], [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[TheBlacksmith Forge]] |
| 349 | |
| 350 | Part-time weapons smith, part-time Adventurer in a team with Rufus and Farrah. |
| 351 | |
| 352 | ---- |
| 353 | * BigEater: Generally piles at least two plates with food at mealtimes, or just [[BuffetBuffoonery grabs a platter]]. |
| 354 | * TheBigGuy: As a Leonid, he towers over most people. |
| 355 | * TheBlacksmith: Is a practicing blacksmith and makes weapons and armor for himself and his friends. |
| 356 | * BoisterousBruiser: Large and generally cheerful in combat and out. |
| 357 | * BreakTheComedian: Does not take [[spoiler:Farrah and Jason's]] deaths well. |
| 358 | * CuddleBug: Initially claims not to be a hugger, but later decides that he "can't fight destiny." |
| 359 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Gary's Medium Hammer might seem like an inaccurate name for his very large war hammer, until he pulls out Gary's Large Hammer [[spoiler:which starts tiny and grows to the size of a house when he throws it]]. |
| 360 | * InstantArmor: Can summon burning hot metal armor. |
| 361 | * MandatoryUnretirement: He gives up adventuring after [[spoiler:Jason dies in book three]], but still steps up to fight when called to. |
| 362 | * OneNoteCook: As a lion man, it is unsurprising that he loves meat, and can often be found barbequing. When he makes breakfast for the team that means "meat, more meat, and some eggs. With meat." |
| 363 | * SummonMagic: Can summon a molten forge golem. |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[/folder]] |
| 366 | |
| 367 | [[folder:Taika Williams]] |
| 368 | !!Taika Williams |
| 369 | |
| 370 | ->''"Bro, Garuda is the fastest and strongest warrior there is. Speed, strength, skill. No offence, but those powers you picked out would have just made me the big, tough, slow guy. I don't want to accuse you of looking at me and immediately thinking that, but you looked at me and immediately thought that."''\ |
| 371 | |
| 372 | Race: Human[[spoiler:/Outworlder]] |
| 373 | |
| 374 | Essences: [[MightyGlacier Might]], [[SuperSpeed Swift]], [[WingedHumanoid Wing]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda Garuda]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | Former drug dealer turned bouncer, Taika is drawn into a world of magic by Jason. Serves as fast damage dealer and [[FoeTossingCharge instigator]]. |
| 377 | |
| 378 | ---- |
| 379 | * BadassBystander: Is drawn into Jason's orbit simply because he works for [[spoiler:Jason's uncle]] and happens to be driving when [[spoiler:Jason is attacked by a biker gang]]. He adapts fairly quickly. |
| 380 | * TheBigGuy: Despite being human, he is as tall as Gary the [[BeastMan Leonid]]. |
| 381 | * {{Bouncer}}: Jason first encounters him working as a bouncer. |
| 382 | * TheDragon: A non-villainous version. Acts as chief enforcer/right hand man for [[spoiler:Jason's uncle]], the owner of a bar with mob ties. |
| 383 | * ElementalShapeshifter: When struck, his skin briefly transforms into emerald that acts like armor. A brief glimpse of an actual Garuda in battle indicates that in the future Taika might be able to turn his entire body to emerald. |
| 384 | * {{Expy}}: For Korg in Film/ThorRagnarok - a giant but amiable Māori with a high pitched voice, and has the same first name as the actor/director who played him. |
| 385 | * {{Flight}}: He has ''two'' abilities that give him flight. |
| 386 | * LightningBruiser: He specializes in [[FoeTossingCharge charging with overwhelming speed and strength]]. |
| 387 | * NonHumanHead: One of his powers lets him transform into a Garuda--a man with the head and wings of an eagle. |
| 388 | * {{Omniglot}}: [[spoiler:As an Outworlder]] he gains the ability to speak and read any language. |
| 389 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he lowers his voice to a deeper register things are about to go very badly for the person he's talking to. |
| 390 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Friendly, has [[Series/TeamKnightRider questionable taste in media]], calls everyone bro... and is also sharply observant, ruthless when necessary, and swiftly adaptable. |
| 391 | * StoryboardBody / PowerTattoos: Has tribal Māori tattoos that either stay dark when his skin turns to emerald, or light up when he is attacking. The fact that they stay on his skin even after ranking up indicates that they are deeply connected to his self-identity. |
| 392 | * SuperStrength: He is already a giant man before he gets an essence ability to give him super strength. |
| 393 | * VerbalTic: Says "bro" in nearly every sentence, in a non dude-bro way. |
| 394 | * VocalDissonance: He's a giant man with a high pitched voice. |
| 395 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: One of his abilities lets him turn into a giant eagle, and another gives him a bird head, talons on his hands and feet, and wings. |
| 396 | * WalkingSpoiler: Any mention of him after book six [[spoiler:reveals that he is transported to Pallimustus as an Outworlder]]. |
| 397 | * WingedHumanoid: In his Garuda form he has wings. |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[/folder]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | !!Main Characters (Familiars) |
| 402 | |
| 403 | [[folder:Familiars in general]] |
| 404 | !![[{{Familiar}} Familiars]] |
| 405 | |
| 406 | Familiars can either be [[BondCreatures bonded]] or [[SummonMagic summoned]]. To gain a familiar essence ability the essence user must already possess at least basic knowledge of ritual magic when they use their awakening stones. |
| 407 | * Bonded familiars are magical animals such as [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[ThePhoenix phoenixes]], or [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons]]. The essence ability creates a call that attracts an animal that matches the general parameters of the call. If a bonded familiar dies, an entirely new familiar will need to be called, and it may or may not be the exact same kind of animal. |
| 408 | * A summoned familiar is a being of the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds deep astral]]. The summoning ritual creates a vessel for the called being to inhabit. If that vessel is destroyed, it can be recreated with another summoning ritual. Usually the same individual being will come to the call, but the original being may decide to let someone else take their place. They generally can be subsumed into some part of their essence user's body, such as their aura, hair, or eyes. |
| 409 | * Some people have essence abilities that create a short term summons such as a {{Golem}} or a vehicle. These can generally be created by drawing a simple circle out of salt, etc, whereas summoned familiars require an elaborate ritual circle and usually very expensive materials to create a new vessel. |
| 410 | |
| 411 | [[/folder]] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | [[folder:Velitraxistaasch/Stash]] |
| 414 | !!Stash |
| 415 | |
| 416 | ->''"Biscuits!"''\ |
| 417 | |
| 418 | Race: [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Mirage Dragon]] |
| 419 | |
| 420 | Bonded Familiar of Humphrey Geller, he often takes the form of an adorable puppy with a mustache. |
| 421 | |
| 422 | ---- |
| 423 | * ActionPet: Usually takes the shape of enormous monsters in battle, such as a [[OurHydrasAreDifferent hydra]], [[OurOgresAreHungrier ogre]], or [[OurMonstersAreWeird something stranger]]. |
| 424 | * BondCreatures: Shares an empathic bond with Humphrey, and each always know where the other is. |
| 425 | * DelightfulDragon: He doesn't often take his natural form, but when he does he is covered in rainbow-colored scales. |
| 426 | * DraconicHumanoid: At Silver rank he often takes the form of a Celestine child with Sophie's coloring. |
| 427 | * GlamourFailure: Usually adds a mustache to whatever form he takes, and sometimes forgets not to. |
| 428 | * MouthyKid: One of the benefits of becoming a bonded familiar is that it shortens his childhood. Humphrey is horrified when it is pointed out that, since it usually takes about ten years to progress through Silver to Gold, he will have the same number of teenage years as a human. |
| 429 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Plays up his cuteness and babyish behavior so that he can get away with more and to get more biscuits. |
| 430 | * [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage Perfectly Arranged Bonding]]: Humphrey and Stash's mothers planned their bonding for the benefit of both their sons. |
| 431 | * PowerCopying: When he transforms into a person or creature he can also duplicate their powers, but only up to the tier below his own. |
| 432 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Often takes the form of an adorable puppy or small bird for attention. |
| 433 | %%* SecretSnackStash: As a silver-ranker he starts a highly successful bakery with a hidden vault for his [[DragonHoard biscuit hoard]]. He is a dragon after all. |
| 434 | * ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: It takes him a while to figure out how to take humanoid form with clothes. |
| 435 | * ShapeshiftingTrickster: Sometimes takes on the form of specific people, usually to steal biscuits, or to trick people into giving him biscuits. |
| 436 | * TheSpeechless: At Iron and Bronze rank he can only speak when in humanoid or parrot form. |
| 437 | * TeamPet: In relaxed settings he usually takes adorable forms such as puppies or small birds. |
| 438 | * [[TeamKids TeamKid]]: Humphry is essentially his father, and he calls Jason "[[HonoraryUncle uncle]]." He seems to view the other familiars on his team - particularly Colin and Clive's familiar Onslow - as his cousins. |
| 439 | * TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: When he is learning how to duplicate humanoid forms they come out naked, and even when he does figure out clothes they're still part of his body. |
| 440 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves biscuits. A lot. |
| 441 | |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Shade]] |
| 445 | !!Shade |
| 446 | |
| 447 | ->''"Buttling is a noble profession of duty, dignity, professionalism and composure."''\ |
| 448 | |
| 449 | Race: [[LivingShadow Shadow of the Reaper]] |
| 450 | %%[[spoiler:/Shadow of the Hegemon]] |
| 451 | |
| 452 | %%Title: [[spoiler:Avatar of the Hegemon]] |
| 453 | |
| 454 | Summoned Familiar of Jason Asano. He lives in Jason's shadow when not manifested. |
| 455 | |
| 456 | ---- |
| 457 | * BlackSheep: Most of his siblings only do what is needed by their [[GodOfTheDead progenitor]], but he has served as a familiar to many people because he enjoys exploring the cosmos. |
| 458 | * BritishStuffiness: His accent is somehow British, despite not knowing what that is when he meets Jason. |
| 459 | * HiveMind: He can create multiple copies of himself that are all him, have collective memory, and can act independently if cut off for some reason. Each body is disposable and has a shared storage space. |
| 460 | * HyperspaceArsenal: Has a small storage space that can be shared between bodies as long as they aren't cut off from each other. |
| 461 | * GodOfTheDead: His progenitor is the Reaper, a Great Astral Being. |
| 462 | * TheJeeves: Always comports himself with the dignity and professionalism of a butler. He eventually takes a buttling correspondence course, and at Silver rank changes his appearance to a more butlerish shape, complete with white bowtie. |
| 463 | * {{Jetpack}}: Frequently takes the form of a hover suit, mainly for entertainment purposes. |
| 464 | * LivingShadow: Can take the form of a humanoid outline or hide in shadows. |
| 465 | * {{Omniglot}}: He doesn't seem to have trouble speaking to anyone anywhere. |
| 466 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: If he calls anyone by their first name without a title, things are dire. |
| 467 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He doesn't know how old he is, because he didn't start keeping track until people started measuring time. |
| 468 | * SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Jason can share Shade's senses and speak to people through him. |
| 469 | * SentientVehicle: One of Jason's abilities allows Shade to take the form of any vehicle or mount. At first they are limited in size and complexity but by Silver rank he can turn into a jet. His vehicle forms always look like they were designed by a space ninja, and he is always in shades of black with minor white accents. |
| 470 | -->'''Jason''': Does the super-sweet talking car meet with my approval? Shade, you may be the single greatest thing on this planet. |
| 471 | * ServileSnarker: Understands Jason's need for banter and occasionally having his ego prodded. |
| 472 | * SpiritAdvisor: Anyone can see him if he reveals himself, but he often hides in Jason's (or any other) shadow. He has lived for thousands of years and traveled all over the cosmos, and keeps Jason from going off the rails, either by [[GoMadFromTheIsolation giving him someone to talk to]] or by yelling at him when [[MoralityChain he's about to go too far]]. |
| 473 | * WalkingTheEarth: He has spent millennia as a familiar because he enjoys gaining new experiences and meeting new people across many worlds. |
| 474 | |
| 475 | [[/folder]] |
| 476 | |
| 477 | [[folder:Colin]] |
| 478 | !!Colin |
| 479 | |
| 480 | ->'' '''"Skreeeeech!"''' ''\ |
| 481 | |
| 482 | Race: Sanguine Horror |
| 483 | |
| 484 | Summoned Familiar of Jason Asano, Apocalypse Beast[[spoiler:, Voice of the Will]]. He lives in Jason's blood when not manifested. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | ---- |
| 487 | * BondCreatures: As a summoned {{Familiar}} he shares an empathic bond with Jason and his other familiars. |
| 488 | * {{Doppelganger}}: At silver rank he can take on a humanoid form that is a duplicate of Jason but with bruise colored skin. [[spoiler:After he becomes Jason's [[HighPriest Voice of the Will]]]] he can take on Jason's exact appearance, voice, and most of his personality, except with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and the desire to consume all life. |
| 489 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Yearns to one day eat the life of an entire planet. In the meantime he settles for the occasional monster or pudding. |
| 490 | * FluffyTheTerrible: The Sanguine Horror, "a world ender. A hive mind made up of carrion leeches that rot your flesh as they drain you dry. It feeds on blood to multiply itself, growing in mass and power until there's nothing strong enough to stop it. Then it spreads and spreads until there's nothing left to consume." Jason names him Colin. |
| 491 | * HealingFactor: Gives Jason healing factor, the effect of which is reduced if most of him is outside Jason's body. |
| 492 | * HiveMind: His basic form is a swarm of leeches with teeth. |
| 493 | * HorrorHunger: Colin has such a palpable aura of hunger that it even unnerves an [[VampireMonarch ancient vampire]]. |
| 494 | * InstantArmor: At Silver rank he gives Jason the ability to summon dark red battle robes. |
| 495 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: Classified as an Apocalypse Beast, he will one day be strong enough to eat an entire planet of life. One [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Messenger]] recalls that the only time she has seen the Messengers retreat from a planet they were trying to conquer was when it was taken over by a Sanguine Horror swarm. |
| 496 | * StarfishLanguage: Only Jason and his other familiars can understand Colin's speech, at least until [[spoiler:he becomes Jason's Voice of the Will and can take a full duplicate form of Jason]]. |
| 497 | -->"Explanations come easier when they aren't just screeching the word 'hungry' over and over in a language that can't be fully expressed in just sound." |
| 498 | * TheSpeechless: Can only communicate by wobbling vaguely, or, later, screeching. [[spoiler:This is later averted when he gains the ability turn into an almost perfect copy of Jason]]. |
| 499 | * TheSwarm: He is a hive mind swarm. |
| 500 | * {{Tykebomb}}: Since he was a newly born entity when Jason first summoned him, arguably he is a child... with an alien, unfathomable hunger for all living things. He views Jason as his parent. |
| 501 | * TheWormThatWalks: At Bronze rank he can take on a mummy-like humanoid form stuffed with leeches. |
| 502 | |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Gordon]] |
| 506 | !!Gordon |
| 507 | |
| 508 | ->''[Flickers his orbs]''\ |
| 509 | |
| 510 | Race: Avatar of Doom |
| 511 | |
| 512 | Summoned Familiar of Jason Asano, Reality Assassin[[spoiler:, nascent Voice of the Will]]. He lives in Jason's aura when not manifested. |
| 513 | |
| 514 | ---- |
| 515 | * BizarreTasteInFood: Doesn't eat, but once tried vaporizing a candy bar and soaking up the fumes. |
| 516 | * BondCreatures: As a summoned {{Familiar}} he shares an empathic bond with Jason and his other familiars. |
| 517 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: Thinks that [[Film/It1990 It]] is a comedy. |
| 518 | -->"The clown is not the hero. He's an interdimensional entity that eats people." |
| 519 | -->He looked at Colin and Gordon. |
| 520 | -->"I'm talking to the wrong people about this." |
| 521 | * DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Can instinctively help Jason use a type of magic that is usually only available to gods or even stronger entities. |
| 522 | * EnergyBeings: Is a glowing cloud of light colored like the God's Eye Nebula wrapped in a cloak with glowing orbs orbiting him. |
| 523 | * FluffyTheTerrible: Gordon, Avatar of Doom from the realm of the All-Devouring Eye. |
| 524 | * ImmortalBreaker: His kind are known as Reality Assassins. It is implied that when he is powerful enough he'll be able to kill the otherwise unkillable. |
| 525 | * InnocentAliens: This is Gordon's first time as a familiar, and another of his kind notes that he is quite young. |
| 526 | * PrettyButterflies: At silver rank he can summon Harbingers of Doom, which are giant glowing butterflies that spread plague and multiply each time they kill someone. |
| 527 | * StarfishAliens: Is the most alien of Jason's familiars, both in appearance and thinking, which makes his love of old musicals even more perplexing. |
| 528 | * StarfishLanguage: Once his bond with Jason is strong enough, he can communicate by flashing his orbs. Only Jason and his other familiars seem to understand it, even counting people who have an ability to understand all languages. [[spoiler:When Jason encounters another of his kind she can speak audibly, so presumably Gordon will develop this as he ranks up]]. |
| 529 | * TheSpeechless: Even when Jason can understand him, his speech is never translated. |
| 530 | * {{Tykebomb}}: Like Colin, he was a newly born entity when Jason first summoned him, and demonstrates childlike curiosity at times. He also ''starts out'' with the ability to shoot relentless death beams at Jason's enemies. |
| 531 | |
| 532 | |
| 533 | [[/folder]] |
| 534 | |
| 535 | !!Secondary Characters |
| 536 | |
| 537 | [[folder:Jory Tillman]] |
| 538 | !!Jory Tillman |
| 539 | |
| 540 | ->''"Standing in front of me and taking all the hits is something I really like in a team member."''\ |
| 541 | |
| 542 | Race: Human |
| 543 | |
| 544 | Title: [[HealerGod Priest of the Healer]] |
| 545 | |
| 546 | An alchemist who runs a clinic in Old City, Jason befriends him on his journey to Greenstone. |
| 547 | |
| 548 | ---- |
| 549 | * AlchemyIsMagic: Constantly on the lookout for new ways to use alchemical ingredients. |
| 550 | * AppliedPhlebotinum: He doesn't often go into combat, but when he does he mixes potions on the fly to transform himself into a grotesque but extremely tough version of himself. |
| 551 | * DeadpanSnarker: While extremely compassionate, is less so of people who bring trouble on themselves. |
| 552 | * FrontierDoctor: He lives in a city, not the frontier, but it's in a low magic zone and his passion is finding ways to make potions out of inexpensive ingredients so that he can sell them to poor people. |
| 553 | * HulkingOut: In extreme situations he can use his alchemy to turn into a large monster version of himself. |
| 554 | * TheMedic: Runs a clinic in the poor part of Greenstone. |
| 555 | * MindOverMatter: Can telekinetically mix potions. |
| 556 | * NiceGuy: Comes from a rich family, but spends all his money making cheap potions for poor people. |
| 557 | * SquishyWizard: Rarely goes out on Adventurer contracts, instead focusing on his alchemy. |
| 558 | |
| 559 | [[/folder]] |
| 560 | |
| 561 | [[folder:Dawn]] |
| 562 | !!Dawn |
| 563 | |
| 564 | ->''"Better to be a queen than a pawn."''\ |
| 565 | |
| 566 | Race: [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace Celestine]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | Titles: [[HighPriest First Sister]], [[RetiredBadass Hierophant]] |
| 569 | |
| 570 | Diamond Rank First Sister of the World Phoenix, Dawn is sent to aid Jason in his task of [[spoiler: saving Earth from destruction]]. |
| 571 | |
| 572 | ---- |
| 573 | * {{Adminisphere}}: Is sent to help Jason because she had lost touch with what remained of her mortality. |
| 574 | * AlienPrincess: Her parents are "administrators" of a "small" [[GalacticSuperpower intergalactic empire]]. |
| 575 | * AnimeHair: She has ruby red hair and matching [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes]]. |
| 576 | * ArtifactDomination: Is a willing bearer of a star seed of the World Phoenix. |
| 577 | * ArtisticLicenseArt: Dawn is somehow famous in art circles despite having only started selling her paintings a year ago. In fairness, her art may actually be magical. |
| 578 | * CompleteImmortality: As a half-transcendent, she is unkillable and ageless. |
| 579 | * EyeDentityGiveaway: When she is possessed by the World Phoenix her eyes turn fiery. |
| 580 | * HighPriest: As First Sister of the World Phoenix she isn't actually a priestess, because Great Astral Beings aren't gods and the World Phoenix doesn't want worship. However, as the chief servant of a being vastly more powerful than a god, she is effectively a High Priestess. |
| 581 | * HumanDisguise: While she is [[spoiler:on Earth]] she takes the appearance of a human with red hair. |
| 582 | * MysteriousBacker: Is the chief servant of the World Phoenix, whose agenda is not entirely clear. |
| 583 | * {{Omniglot}}: Doesn't seem to have trouble speaking to anyone, anywhere. |
| 584 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: In book seven she [[spoiler:blows up a [[FloatingContinent flying fortress city]]]] with a single spell. |
| 585 | * ProjectileWebbing: Can conjure steel or fiery webbing to ensnare enemies. |
| 586 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Is at least several thousand years old. |
| 587 | * StoryBreakerPower: Is so powerful that her mere presence on some worlds could break reality. Her powers are limited either by creating a de-powered avatar or by deals between the Great Astral Beings. |
| 588 | * WillingChanneler: The Great Astral Beings are so vast that they need mortal vessels to interact with reality. The World Phoenix speaks through Dawn when negotiating with other Great Astral Beings (who speak through their own Prime Vessels). |
| 589 | * WingedHumanoid: Can summon fiery wings. |
| 590 | |
| 591 | [[/folder]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[folder:Thadwick Mercer]] |
| 594 | !!Thadwick Mercer |
| 595 | |
| 596 | ->''"Do you have any idea who my father is?"''\ |
| 597 | |
| 598 | Race: Human[[spoiler:/Energy Vampire]] |
| 599 | |
| 600 | Essences: [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]], [[BlowYouAway Wind]], [[RidiculouslyPotentExplosive Potent]], [[WeatherManipulation Storm]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | Title: Young Master |
| 603 | |
| 604 | Spoiled, arrogant aristocrat who is amazingly incompetent. |
| 605 | |
| 606 | ---- |
| 607 | * ArtifactDomination: At the end of book one, he is [[spoiler:implanted with a star seed of the Builder, which turns him into the Builder's puppet]]. |
| 608 | * AssimilationBackfire: His personality is so repugnant, [[spoiler:the Builder's and even his primary vessel's temperament is affected.]] |
| 609 | * BrainwashResidue: After having his [[spoiler:star seed removed]], he is left with a yearning to get another one, because of the power that he remembers having with it. |
| 610 | * DirtyCoward: When his team is cornered in battle, he tells them to cover him as he runs away. |
| 611 | * DumbassTeenageSon: Never takes advantage of the many training and educational resources his family gives him, has a low skill essence set, and wants power without any effort on his part. |
| 612 | * HatedByAll: The only people who seem to like him are his parents. |
| 613 | * HateSink: Has no positive traits. His personality is only improved by having it overwritten. |
| 614 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Doesn't understand why no one will acknowledge how amazing he is. |
| 615 | * MirrorCharacter: To Humphrey. Both are heirs to aristocratic families in Greenstone, have a mother and an older sister who are respected Adventurers, and have access to the best training and resources. Unlike Humphrey, Thadwick is arrogant and doesn't take advantage of his family's training. |
| 616 | * NeverMyFault: When his plans go wrong or he gets his team cornered in combat, it's always the fault of his subordinates, not due to his poor planning. |
| 617 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Jason gives him one at the end of book three: |
| 618 | -->"Thadwick, everyone is better than you. You are literally the worst." |
| 619 | * SilverSpoonTroublemaker: As the nephew of the Duke of Greenstone he gets away with outright criminal behavior. |
| 620 | * SketchySuccessor: Is being groomed by his father to take over his family's businesses, but is clearly in no way qualified. |
| 621 | * SquishyWizard: Has powerful storm abilities, but is useless in combat without his flunkies. |
| 622 | * TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: Everything he does, he does badly. So incompetent, he manages to mess up being [[spoiler:a human sacrifice]]. |
| 623 | * VampiricDraining: [[spoiler:After becoming an energy vampire, he survives by draining the magic from people's bodies]]. |
| 624 | * VillainPossessedBystander: [[spoiler:Becomes a temporary vessel for the Builder]]. |
| 625 | * WalkingSpoiler: Any mention of him after book one [[spoiler:reveals his star seed implantation]]. |
| 626 | |
| 627 | [[/folder]] |
| 628 | |
| 629 | [[folder:Emir Bahadir]] |
| 630 | !!Emir Bahadir |
| 631 | |
| 632 | ->''"I've been looking for something for some time, across seas and continents. It's what I do. People know that something exists, somewhere, and they pay me to find it. And they pay well."''\ |
| 633 | |
| 634 | Race: Human |
| 635 | |
| 636 | Essences: [[MartialArtsStaff Staff]], [[MightyGlacier Might]], [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], [[EnlightenmentSuperpowers Mystic]] |
| 637 | |
| 638 | Retired Adventurer turned treasure hunter, he sent Rufus, Farrah, and Gary to Greenstone on a secret quest. |
| 639 | |
| 640 | ---- |
| 641 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: Retired from adventuring to start an organization of treasure hunters. |
| 642 | * CoolUncle: As a former team member with Rufus' parents, he acts his HonoraryUncle. He also seems to have a similar relationship with his granddaughter, whom he only met when she was a teenager. |
| 643 | * LargeHam: Does everything with grandiose grandeur: |
| 644 | -->'''Gabriel''': Emir, you think putting on socks requires grandeur. |
| 645 | -->'''Emir''': That's because I have exceptional socks. |
| 646 | * BigFancyCastle: His cloud palace is always configured with multiple wings and towers, can float on water, and can be turned into a giant cruise ship. |
| 647 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Doesn't immediately buy Jason's theory that [[spoiler:the [[PureIsNotGood church of Purity]]]] is working with the [[GodIsEvil Builder cult]], but is willing to hear him out if Jason and his friends can find more evidence. |
| 648 | * SleepingWithTheBoss: Is in love with his right hand woman, Constance, but she rebuffs him because she is [[UnequalPairing a rank lower than him]]. They [[spoiler:finally get married after she reaches Gold]]. |
| 649 | * VerbalBackpedaling: Generally speaks in bold statements, but instantly reverses them if Constance disagrees. |
| 650 | * WealthyPhilanthropist: Is quite generous, both in the prizes he gives for the contest he arranges, and in playing host to the friends of a friend of a friend. |
| 651 | |
| 652 | [[/folder]] |
| 653 | |
| 654 | [[folder:Gabrielle Pellin]] |
| 655 | !!Gabrielle Pellin |
| 656 | |
| 657 | ->''"She is Knowledge. Knowledge is hers to disseminate as she sees fit."''\ |
| 658 | |
| 659 | Race: Human |
| 660 | |
| 661 | Title: [[TheOmniscient Priestess of Knowledge]] |
| 662 | |
| 663 | Devoted acolyte of Knowledge whom Jason and Humphrey meet as they join the Adventure Society. |
| 664 | |
| 665 | ---- |
| 666 | * BrutalHonesty: Her devotion to Knowledge means that she sometimes tactless. |
| 667 | * ChurchMilitant: Is a priestess of Knowledge and an active Adventurer. |
| 668 | * HeadTurningBeauty: Even as an Iron rank teenager she is extremely beautiful. |
| 669 | * HotLibrarian: The temple of Knowledge is a library, and she is a beautiful priestess. |
| 670 | * MartialArtsStaff: Conjures a staff to fight with. |
| 671 | * SuperStrength: Has the Might essence, and has a super strength essence ability. |
| 672 | * TheFundamentalist: As the series progresses she becomes increasingly fanatical. |
| 673 | * WillingChanneler: Knowledge constantly feeds her information and directs her actions. |
| 674 | |
| 675 | [[/folder]] |
| 676 | |
| 677 | [[folder:Emi Evans-Asano]] |
| 678 | !!Emi Evans-Asano |
| 679 | |
| 680 | ->''"I'm twelve, not an idiot."''\ |
| 681 | |
| 682 | Race: Human |
| 683 | |
| 684 | %%Essences: [[PowerOfTheVoid Vast]], [[CloneArmy Myriad]], [[MagicMusic Harmonic]], [[BrownNote Resonant]] |
| 685 | |
| 686 | Jason Asano's precocious niece. |
| 687 | |
| 688 | ---- |
| 689 | * CunningLinguist: At twelve years old she speaks English, Japanese, and French. |
| 690 | * DeliberatelyCuteChild: Has "weaponized" PuppyDogEyes that sadly her mother is mostly immune to. |
| 691 | * HonoraryPrincess: Farrah points out that, while she isn't a princess, as the niece of one of the most powerful people on Earth she may as well be one. |
| 692 | * InnocentProdigy: One of the smartest characters in the series, but is still an innocent child. |
| 693 | * LittleProfessorDialog: Has a broad vocabulary, which she uses to great effect when arguing or mocking someone. |
| 694 | * MouthyKid: Shares Jason's tendency to verbally lash anyone she sees as worthy of criticism, from schoolyard bullies to morally deficient reporters. |
| 695 | |
| 696 | [[/folder]] |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[folder:Craig Vermillion]] |
| 699 | !!Craig Vermillion |
| 700 | |
| 701 | ->''"With a leather coat and tight, black pants, we get more blood and sex than we can consume. Literally more."''\ |
| 702 | |
| 703 | Race: Greater Vampire (Human, araneid bloodline) |
| 704 | |
| 705 | Friendly vampire who introduces Jason to the magical factions [[spoiler:on Earth]]. |
| 706 | |
| 707 | ---- |
| 708 | * AerithAndBob: Goes by his exotic-sounding last name professionally, and Craig with his friends. |
| 709 | * TheAgeless: Has looked in his mid twenties for decades. |
| 710 | * BloodMagic: His magic appears to directly affect the blood of his enemies. |
| 711 | * CoolCar: Has a [[https://www.maserati.com/us/en/brand/maserati-classic-cars/gran-turismo/ghibli 1967 Maserati Ghibli]] that he bought new. |
| 712 | * DeadpanSnarker: When he is under stress or angry he becomes increasingly sarcastic. |
| 713 | * EmotionControl: Can use his aura to manipulate the emotions of normals, either positively or negatively. |
| 714 | * FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: Puts on a sinister front when dealing with the mob or with his blood groupies, but really is a friendly and compassionate person. He also sides with the humans in the [[spoiler:blood apocalypse]]. |
| 715 | * HealingFactor: As long as he has access to blood, he can heal most wounds. |
| 716 | * HellBentForLeather: Wears leather pants and a long dark coat when dealing with his blood donors, who get off on the scary vampire vibe. He prefers to wear slacks and wool sweaters otherwise. |
| 717 | * ImmuneToBullets: Is unbothered by bullets, but has limited energy reserves. |
| 718 | * MonsterMash: Is the primary liaison for the Cabal with [[TheMenInBlack the Network]] and organized crime in [[spoiler:Sidney]]. |
| 719 | * NighInvulnerability: Much tougher than a human. |
| 720 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Looks to be in his twenties, but is over 90 years old. |
| 721 | * SlidingScaleOfUndeadRegeneration: Type 4. |
| 722 | * StrongerWithAge: Vampires get stronger with age. At around 90 years old, Craig is Bronze rank. |
| 723 | * SupernaturalFearInducer: Uses aura manipulation to scare people with whom he needs to put up a sinister façade. |
| 724 | * SuperToughness: Much tougher than a human. |
| 725 | * VampireProcreationLimit: Because becoming a Greater vampire changes the soul, one cannot be made into one without consent. |
| 726 | * VampiresOwnNightClubs: Owns a night club and a cafe. |
| 727 | * VampireVarietyPack: There are many different bloodlines of vampires, each of which has different abilities. His allows empathic bonds between other vampires. |
| 728 | * VampireVords: In the audiobook he has as a vaguely Eastern European accent, but there is no indication of that in the text. |
| 729 | * VampiricDraining: Needs to drink human blood to keep up his power and health, but also eats food. |
| 730 | * VerbalBackspace: |
| 731 | -->'''Vermillion''': I really need someone to eat. |
| 732 | -->'''Jason''': You mean something to eat. |
| 733 | -->'''Vermillion''': That's what I said. |
| 734 | * WeakenedByTheLight: Magically infused sunlight weakens him and would eventually drive him insane. |
| 735 | |
| 736 | [[/folder]] |
| 737 | |
| 738 | [[folder:Jack Gerling]] |
| 739 | !!Jack Gerling |
| 740 | |
| 741 | ->''"I hate to break it to you, [[TheHandler Cleary]], but however we end up spinning it, we're the bad guys. I'm on board with that and you need to be as well."''\ |
| 742 | |
| 743 | Race: Human[[spoiler:/blood clone]] |
| 744 | |
| 745 | Essences: [[MightyGlacier Might]], [[RidiculouslyPotentExplosive Potent]], [[PowerOfTheVoid Vast]], [[MoreDakka Onslaught]] |
| 746 | |
| 747 | One of the only Gold-rankers [[spoiler:on Earth]], Gerling is brought out of [[HumanPopsicle suspended animation]] when things start getting dangerous there. He then becomes one of the dangers. |
| 748 | |
| 749 | ---- |
| 750 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Has no problem with murder and endangering the stability of reality for his own power, but [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil draws the line at rape]]. |
| 751 | * EvilStatesOfAmerica: Seems to typify the [[spoiler:US Network]] in his selfish pursuit of power and lack of regard for others' lives. |
| 752 | * FlyingFirepower: Can fly by repeatedly making explosions around himself. |
| 753 | * HavingABlast: His powers basically make him a walking bomb. |
| 754 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Plays up his persona as a brute with simple tastes so that his handlers will underestimate him. |
| 755 | * PragmaticVillainy: Agrees to help Jason save the world because [[EvilVersusOblivion he lives there]]. |
| 756 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: Has an essence ability that lets him auto-revive once per day. |
| 757 | * TheUnapologetic: Has no regrets after killing [[spoiler:Jason's brother and friends]]. |
| 758 | * TheUnfettered: Is single-minded in his quest for power, and doesn't let things like morals or loyalty hold him back. |
| 759 | |
| 760 | [[/folder]] |
| 761 | |
| 762 | [[folder:Travis Noble]] |
| 763 | !!Travis Noble |
| 764 | |
| 765 | ->''"If you're going to blow up some vampires, I can help you. I'm your guy."''\ |
| 766 | |
| 767 | Race: Human[[spoiler:/Outworlder]] |
| 768 | |
| 769 | Brilliant but socially awkward {{magitech}} weapons smith. |
| 770 | |
| 771 | ---- |
| 772 | * AmusinglyAwfulAim: Because he knows how poor his aim is, the gun he makes for himself is self-aiming. He names it [[CompensatingForSomething the Compensator]]. |
| 773 | * CannotTalkToWomen: Gets so nervous around women he finds attractive that he will sometimes babble about bizarre or inappropriate topics. |
| 774 | -->'''Taika''': You're so bad with women that now I'm bad with women. |
| 775 | * GunNut: Has the Gun essence, and makes rotary beam canons and magitek nuclear bombs for fun. |
| 776 | * HyperspaceArsenal: Can summon a glowing weapons locker that holds a dimensional storage space. |
| 777 | * MadBomber: Develops magically enhanced nuclear weapons. |
| 778 | * {{Magitek}}: Specializes in magitek, particularly weapons. |
| 779 | * NoodleIncident: Some of his experiments have gone so wrong, he isn't allowed to talk about them. |
| 780 | * {{Omniglot}}: [[spoiler:As an Outworlder he gains the ability to speak and read any language]]. |
| 781 | * PhonyDegree: The [[spoiler:American Network]] hides their magical schools by disguising them as phony colleges. His knowledge and training are real though. |
| 782 | * ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Everything is under control, and there is nothing to worry about. |
| 783 | -->"It's fine," Travis called up again. "On an unrelated note, Farrah could you wash down the construct from the green canister? Nothing dangerous is happening down here, but very very quickly would be ideal." |
| 784 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Any mention of him after book six reveals that he is transported to Pallimustus as an Outworlder]]. |
| 785 | |
| 786 | [[/folder]] |
| 787 | |
| 788 | [[folder:Mr. North]] |
| 789 | !!Mr. North/[[spoiler:Noreth]] |
| 790 | |
| 791 | ->''"This world needs to be ready."''\ |
| 792 | |
| 793 | Race: [[spoiler:[[SpiderPeople Rune Spider]]]] |
| 794 | |
| 795 | Leader of the enigmatic Engineers of Ascension, one of the magical factions [[spoiler:on Earth]]. |
| 796 | |
| 797 | ---- |
| 798 | * AllWebbedUp: Can shoot web traps, use them as instantly drawn ritual circles, and extend a network of web to extend his sensory range. |
| 799 | * AnthropomorphicTransformation: Has the appearance of a human, but is really [[spoiler:a [[GiantSpider car-sized rune spider]]]]. |
| 800 | * AntiVillain: Causes millions of deaths but ultimately his goal is to save the world, and he holds no negative feelings for Jason. |
| 801 | * DiabolicalMastermind: Is the "first of equals" [[spoiler:and founder]] of the [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Engineers of Ascension]], one of the three magical factions on Earth at the start of book four. |
| 802 | * EvilVersusOblivion: Helps Jason because everything he does is ultimately in aid of saving the world. |
| 803 | * {{Familiar}}: Was once the bonded familiar of the [[spoiler:Network Founder]]. He broke their bond because [[spoiler:he had grown to love Earth and knew that the Founder's actions would eventually cause Earth's destruction]]. |
| 804 | * FriendlyEnemy: Holds no ill-will for Jason and is quite friendly with him. In fact, he says that he feels he can be himself around Jason because he doesn't need to put on an enigmatic façade for him. |
| 805 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Is at least 500 years old. |
| 806 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Is trying to create an inexpensive way to give humans superpowers in order to help them defend themselves from a threat he knows is coming. |
| 807 | * VillainousFriendship: Genuinely cares about his subordinate, Barbou, and views him as a friend. |
| 808 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Literally, since the EOA owns most media. |
| 809 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Knows full well that he is a villain, but conducts unethical experiments on humans and causes the deaths of countless people while trying to save the rest. |
| 810 | |
| 811 | [[/folder]] |
| 812 | |
| 813 | [[folder:Elizabeth]] |
| 814 | !!Elizabeth |
| 815 | |
| 816 | ->''"I believe there is a place for me in this new world, so long as I let go of ideas about the old one."'' |
| 817 | |
| 818 | Race: Greater Vampire (human) |
| 819 | |
| 820 | %%Titles: |
| 821 | |
| 822 | An ancient vampire recently awoken from centuries of [[HumanPopsicle hibernation]]. |
| 823 | |
| 824 | ---- |
| 825 | * BloodCountess: Prefers to wear blood red ballgowns even in combat, and uses blood magic rituals. |
| 826 | * BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: May have originally been named [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory Elizabeth Báthory]], but hates being asked if she was. |
| 827 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: Spent centuries in suspended animation, but unlike most of the ancient vampires she isn't [[TechnologicallyBlindElders allergic to learning about technology]]. |
| 828 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: Is the only one of Jason's enemies to [[spoiler:leave the transformation zone intact]], and runs away and hides until [[spoiler:he leaves Earth]]. |
| 829 | * OnlyOneName: Discarded her last name with her humanity. |
| 830 | * PragmaticVillainy: Helps Jason save the world because she lives on it. |
| 831 | %%** Treats her [[PeopleFarms human feeding stock]] relatively well, because healthy humans produce more blood. |
| 832 | * StrongerWithAge: Vampires get stronger with age, but until the events of book six the world's magic is too weak to support Gold ranks. |
| 833 | * SlaveMooks: Can somehow capture souls of the recently dead and put their bodies into blood clones, which she keeps as slaves. |
| 834 | * SoulJar: Can create a crystal that captures her soul if she is killed and creates a new body for her. |
| 835 | * VampireMonarch: Leader of a powerful vampire faction. |
| 836 | |
| 837 | [[/folder]] |
| 838 | |
| 839 | [[folder:Liara Rimaros]] |
| 840 | !!Liara Rimaros |
| 841 | |
| 842 | ->''"Being royalty means we should be more fastidious about the rules, [[PoliticallyActivePrincess Vesper]], not less. We have to be examples."''\ |
| 843 | |
| 844 | Race: [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace Celestine]] |
| 845 | |
| 846 | Titles: Lady Rimaros, Princess of the Storm Kingdom |
| 847 | |
| 848 | Once a leader of a team sent to hunt down people with banned essences, Liara now leads the investigation of the Builder cult in Rimaros. |
| 849 | |
| 850 | ---- |
| 851 | * ActionMom: Has three adult children, and worked in the field for decades. |
| 852 | * ArrangedMarriage: Has a cordial relationship with her husband, whom she married for political reasons. |
| 853 | * CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Ends up as Jason's primary contact with the Storm Kingdom. |
| 854 | * HunterOfMonsters: Before she was moved to her current position, she hunted people with banned essences (such as people with the Death essence which usually turns the person into a monster). |
| 855 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: Her reaction when she first steps into Jason's [[TempleOfDoom cloud house]]. |
| 856 | * PoliticallyActivePrincess: Doesn't like politics, but feels she has a responsibility to participate if only to maintain her family's relationship with the groups that are needed to protect the people of Rimaros. |
| 857 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite her frequent frustration with Jason and his team, she still works with them and listens to their ideas. |
| 858 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Is the head of the Rimaros Builder Response Unit, and is a minor princess. |
| 859 | * StealthExpert: Even Jason has a hard time noticing her if she is hiding. |
| 860 | * TookTheWifesName: Because Liara's family has higher status than her husband's, he took her last name. |
| 861 | |
| 862 | [[/folder]] |
| 863 | |
| 864 | [[folder:Zara Rimaros]] |
| 865 | !!Zara Rimaros[[spoiler:/Nareen]] |
| 866 | |
| 867 | ->''"I have responsibilities as a member of the Rimaros family and I won't let you get in the way of that."''\ |
| 868 | |
| 869 | Race: [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace Celestine]] |
| 870 | |
| 871 | Title: Hurricane Princess |
| 872 | |
| 873 | Princess of Rimaros whom Jason meets when he accidentally stumbles into her tent. |
| 874 | |
| 875 | ---- |
| 876 | * AnimeHair: As is typical for her family, she has sapphire hair and matching [[TechnicolorEyes eyes]]. |
| 877 | * ArrangedMarriage: Was in an arranged political betrothal to her GayBestFriend. |
| 878 | * TheBeautifulElite: [[InhumanlyBeautifulRace Celestines]] are always beautiful to human sensibilities, members of her family are particularly so. |
| 879 | * FallenPrincess: After her abysmal failure in [[spoiler:dealing with her arranged marriage, she steps down from competition for the throne]]. |
| 880 | * GameBetweenHeirs: The many potential heirs to the [[UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean Storm Kingdom aka Rimaros]] all compete for the throne, and as soon as a clear winner emerges the current monarch steps down. As the oldest child of the king, Zara is the designated frontrunner, but some potential heirs withdraw from the competition if they have made a political mistake, don't want to compete, or don't want to rule. |
| 881 | * PoliticallyActivePrincess: Part of the competition to become the next monarch is adept participation in politics. |
| 882 | * PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: The monarch is required to have reached Gold rank without monster core use, so Zara is an active adventurer. |
| 883 | * RebelliousPrincess: Her father laments that she never does what he tells her to do. |
| 884 | * RoyalBlood: Not all members of the royal family have the signature sapphire hair and eyes, but those that do are considered closer to the ideal. |
| 885 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Is only in a couple of scenes in book seven, but her plot to get her GayBestFriend out of their arranged marriage draws Jason into politics when he really doesn't need it. |
| 886 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Both men and women in the royal family have blue hair and eyes, but she and her aunt are the first members introduced. |
| 887 | * WeatherManipulation: Can produce wide AreaOfEffect hurricanes full of water blades. |
| 888 | |
| 889 | [[/folder]] |
| 890 | |
| 891 | [[folder:Allayeth]] |
| 892 | !!Lady Allayeth |
| 893 | |
| 894 | %%->''"quote."''\ |
| 895 | |
| 896 | Race: Elf |
| 897 | |
| 898 | Title: Lady |
| 899 | |
| 900 | One of two diamond-rank residents of Yaresh. |
| 901 | |
| 902 | ---- |
| 903 | * TheAgeless: As a diamond-ranker she is ageless and mostly unkillable. |
| 904 | * AlwaysABiggerFish: Is near the peak of mortal power, but is well aware that she is only a big fish in a small pond and has long since given up trying to reach the abilities of someone like Dawn. |
| 905 | * BenevolentBoss: Has a team of adventurers that she mentored to gold rank and are [[UndyingLoyalty extremely loyal]] to her. |
| 906 | * GreenThumb: Controls plants to fight, often using thorny vines and spikes. |
| 907 | * OnlyOneName: Allayeth was her family name, but has discarded her first name since [[SoleSurvivor the rest of her family is dead]]. |
| 908 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Eventually choses to trust that Jason has his reasons for not telling anyone where he has hidden the messengers that he took captive during the battle of Yaresh. |
| 909 | * RedOniBlueOni: Is the blue oni to Charist, the other diamond-ranker in Yaresh. |
| 910 | |
| 911 | [[/folder]] |
| 912 | |
| 913 | [[folder:Marcus Xenoria]] |
| 914 | !!Marcus Hargrave Xenoria |
| 915 | |
| 916 | ->''"I find an axe through someone's head on the first day helps set the tone."''\ |
| 917 | |
| 918 | Race: Leonid |
| 919 | |
| 920 | Title: Representative of the Adventure Society Continental Council. |
| 921 | |
| 922 | An Adventure Society official sent to Yaresh to fire all the Adventure Society members who use their membership for political leverage while not actually fulfilling any contracts, and to offer support to team Biscuit in whatever they're doing. |
| 923 | |
| 924 | ---- |
| 925 | * AssShove: A Yaresh nobleman has a private meeting with Marcus to complain about the new Adventure Society policies, and he leaves with a different set of clothes. Marcus later puts in a request for a new lamp. |
| 926 | * GeniusDitz: A scholar once told him he was an expert in "applied kinetics," right before Marcus beat him to death with a fruit cart. |
| 927 | * LargeHam: The first thing he does when he arrives is put his axe through someone's head (they're gold-rank, so there's no lasting damage), and starts a meeting by lighting a whiner's head on fire. |
| 928 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Plays up his [[BoisterousBruiser outsized persona]] when dealing with annoying bureaucrats, but follows Danielle Gellar's advice to not try to out outrageous Jason. |
| 929 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike many of the local leaders in Yaresh, Marcus knows team Biscuit's track record of uncovering plots and preventing disasters, and is partly sent to Yaresh to back them up without demanding answers from them. |
| 930 | |
| 931 | [[/folder]] |
| 932 | |
| 933 | [[folder:Boris Ketland]] |
| 934 | !!Boris Ketland/Boris Ket Lundi |
| 935 | |
| 936 | ->''"I am the best lover in the cosmos."''\ |
| 937 | %%"Hey, I'm Boris. How you you living, girl?" |
| 938 | |
| 939 | Race: [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Messenger]] |
| 940 | |
| 941 | A Messenger who has been hiding on Earth since its creation. |
| 942 | ---- |
| 943 | * TheAce: With billions of years to practice, he is absurdly good at whatever he sets his mind to, including astral magic, war, and (allegedly) lovemaking. He has spent more time in battle than humans have existed on Earth, and it shows. |
| 944 | * AlmightyJanitor: He has been peak gold-rank for billions of years, but stayed there instead of reaching diamond because at gold rank he draws less attention. |
| 945 | * HandsomeLech: Hits on every attractive woman he meets, including ones standing next to their husbands. |
| 946 | * {{Humanshifting}}: Is really 10 feet tall and winged, but can withdraw his wings and shrink down to human size. |
| 947 | * InsistentTerminology: Despite their appearances, his people are ''Messengers,'' [[OurAngelsAreDifferent not angels of the Lord]]. Most people on Earth are not convinced. |
| 948 | --> “Doesn’t ‘angel’ mean messenger in Greek or Latin or some such?”" |
| 949 | * LaResistance: Boris is part of the Unorthodoxy, a group of Messengers and a few Astral Kings who seek to free the Messengers from the enslavement and brainwashing that most are subjected to by their Astral Kings. At this point, the Unorthodoxy has been in hiding for billions of years. |
| 950 | * ManipulativeBastard: Most people are wary of him because they know that at his age, he has had eons of practice at manipulating people. He tricks the archpriest of Undeath into [[spoiler:blowing himself up]]. |
| 951 | * MonsterMash: His people hiding on Earth founded the Cabal, a shadowy global organization of creatures from myths and folklore. |
| 952 | * PlayingWithFire: Has fire-based powers |
| 953 | * TimeAbyss: Is older than Earth's universe, and has lived on Earth since its beginning. |
| 954 | |
| 955 | [[/folder]] |
| 956 | |
| 957 | [[folder:Nik (Book 11 spoiler warning!)]] |
| 958 | !!Nik [[spoiler:Asano]] |
| 959 | |
| 960 | ->''"I identify as the guy that will beat the [bleep] out of you if you don’t show me some [bleep]ing respect. Which will make you the guy who got beaten to death by an adorable mother[bleep]ing rabbit."''\ |
| 961 | |
| 962 | Race: Lehenik |
| 963 | |
| 964 | %%Essences: [[{{Magitek}} Technology]], [[CloneArmy Myriad]], [[PowerOfTheVoid Vast]], [[HiveMind Network]] |
| 965 | |
| 966 | The first member of a species of Anthropomorphic rabbit people whom Jason [[BornOfMagic accidentally creates]] in book eleven. |
| 967 | |
| 968 | ---- |
| 969 | * BornAsAnAdult: Comes to life fully grown and with language and cultural knowledge inherited from Jason. |
| 970 | * CreationMyth: Jason speculates that his first conversations with Nik will someday be part of a creation myth, and then [[ForbiddenFruit offers him an apple]]. |
| 971 | * CreatingLifeIsUnforeseen: Jason is very surprised when he meets Nik, but adjusts quickly. |
| 972 | * FunnyAnimal: Nik is somewhere between this and a BeastMan, since he is a rabbit man but also a new species. |
| 973 | * MeaningfulName: Lehenik means "first" in Basque, since Nik is the first native to Jason's [[PocketDimension astral kingdom]]. |
| 974 | * {{Omniglot}}: Seems to have inherited Jason's outworlder ability to speak and read any language. |
| 975 | * PullARabbitOutOfMyHat: Nik's form is based on a talking rabbit Jason pulls out of a hat as a joke that [[BecomeARealBoy becomes real]] when Jason is creating the transformation zone in book eleven. This origin [[CloneAngst gives Nik some angst]]. Unlike that rabbit, though, Nik has a soul. |
| 976 | * PuppyDogEyes: As an adorable rabbit man, he can wield his cuteness to great effect. |
| 977 | * SingleSpecimenSpecies: The first and thus far only member of his species, although Jason promises to make more when he can. He views Jason as [[TheMaker his father]]. |
| 978 | * SoundEffectBleep: He is quite foul-mouthed, but is born with a literal bleep censor. |
| 979 | -->"Ah [bleep] this [bleep] for a bag of [bleep]s. What [bleep]ing [bleep]hole installed a [bleep]ing bleeper in me?” |
| 980 | * SuperSenses: Due to his large rabbit ears, he has silver-rank hearing even at normal rank. |
| 981 | * RabbitMagician: He is born wearing a tuxedo and a top hat. |
| 982 | * ReferenceOverdosed: [[LikeFatherLikeSon Much like his progenitor]], he makes constant pop culture references. |
| 983 | * RighteousRabbit: He is both brave and determined to help people, even as he [[RascallyRabbit swears at and insults them]]. |
| 984 | * WalkOnWater: One of his racial abilities lets him run on water, though he sinks if he stands still. |
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