Line #216 Characters/NanQuest


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	The character sheet for ''Webcomic/NanQuest''.
4
5	!The Guests
6
7	[[folder:Nan]]
8
9	!!Nan
10	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nan_8434.png]]
11	Our protagonist, Nan is an electronics technician and repairman. She liked to play arcade games as a kid. She is lazy and lets quite a few work orders stack up before she gets to them. She has the ability to hum showtunes. She has no particular strengths or weaknesses.
12	----
13	* AccidentalPervert: Nan gets a peek of Henry's bare bum from the crack of his door when he went to go change. {{Subverted}} by the fact she [[CovertPervert wanted to do it]].
14	** And again when she ''barges in on him changing''!
15	* BadassInDistress: 'Badass' may be stretching it, but she's quite physical when it comes down to it. [[spoiler:She has to be saved from Santiago when he attacks her and again later from Henry.]]
16	* BuxomBeautyStandard: (In contrast to [[Roleplay/RubyQuest Ruby]]) Early in the game, one player asked whether Nan was wearing a bra or not, to which Weaver replied:
17	-->"''Of course Nan's wearing a bra. She needs support when she's on the job.''"
18	* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Nan, an omnivorous goat girl, to Ruby, a herbivorous bunny girl. Ruby was very thin, while Nan is well-set. Ruby wakes up with no memory and regains it over time, Nan [[spoiler:has a backstory that she loses over time]]. Ruby obtains a strong relationship with the first guy she meets, Nan [[spoiler:ends up eventually killing the first guy she meets]].
19	* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Because she "is not Anasazi," essentially a complete stranger to the situation, she's the only one who qualifies as the Outsider who can banish the dark god.]]
20	* {{Expy}}: She serves as this quest's equivalent of [[Webcomic/RubyQuest Ruby]].
21	* FeaturelessProtagonist: Obviously not one of these, but this trope is sorta played with near the end. [[spoiler:[[MindScrew The Padre accuses her of being essentially an empty vessel with no past, and also implies that what we do know about her character was borrowed from other people, and alludes to her role as the protagonist of an adventure game.]]]]
22	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Henry believes her as such, despite her laziness. [[spoiler:This is also why Henry wants to sacrifice her]].
23	* MamaBear: During one flashback/hallucination, she goes ballistic on her "husband" who is threatening her and her "kids".
24	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:When she attempts to destroy the Padre at his inception, she ends up being the one who makes Lorenzo hesitate, causing the whole thing to happen in the first place.]]
25	* MentalTimeTravel: At certain points, typically when light is created or destroyed, Nan will find herself able to interact with the past by being in the consciousness of a past Nan or being non-present but able to deposit items from her inventory into the past.
26	* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: "Nan never really considered herself in terms of traits like that before. But if she had to choose one she'd probably be known for her ABILITY TO HUM SHOWTUNES. Actually come to think of it Nan isn't really sure what makes her special. Maybe nothing."
27	** [[spoiler: The Padre tries to use this against her in the final confrontation, pointing out how little there actually is to her identity.]]
28	* TheSmartGuy: By virtue of being the player character, is usually the fastest one to solve puzzles.
29	* StandardizedLeader: She becomes the driving force of the group, despite her lack of special features.
30	* UseYourHead: When unarmed, she resorts to headbutting her assailants. Generally it only serves to buy her some time, however.
31	* ThinkHappyThoughts: Often tells the others to 'stop being such a downer'.
32
33	[[/folder]]
34
35	[[folder:Henry]]
36
37	!!Henry
38	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Henry_8558.png]]
39	Henry is a gazelle. He claimed to have gotten into the hotel quite recently when Nan showed up. He was a travelling on business when he had to stop for the night.
40	----
41	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Easily the friendliest and most inoffensive person in the group of survivors. [[spoiler: He's also a serial killer.]]
42	* ChivalrousPervert: He certainly jokes a lot towards Nan.
43	* DirtyCoward: He always seems to be away whenever danger occurs. It's telling that [[spoiler:he is never present whenever the Pilgrim attacks...]]
44	* {{Expy}}: As the first male character the main protagonist interacts with, he can easily be seen as this quest's equivalent of [[Webcomic/RubyQuest Tom]]. [[spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong At least at first.]]]]
45	* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:As long as he can see his family again, any other deaths are excusable.]]
46	* TheMole: [[spoiler:He is actually the Pilgrim.]]
47	* NakedFirstImpression: He first speaks to Nan while poking his head out of a door, because he's naked.
48	* PaintTheTownRed: [[spoiler:More like 'paint his room red'. For some reason it disappears when Santiago appears.]]
49	* SayingTooMuch: This is how [[spoiler:Nan discovers he is the Pilgrim, after he comments on her escaping through the window, something only she and the Pilgrim would know about.]]
50	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When being located/surprised in Part 8.
51	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: His typical response to danger is to run away.
52	* TearsOfJoy: When he finds that Nan is not dead.
53	* TheChooserOfTheOne: [[spoiler:He's why everyone else is here.]]
54	* TeamKiller: [[spoiler:He killed Anna. Alan as well, with him being a PosthumousCharacter and all.]]
55	* AWolfInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:He is the Pilgrim.]]
56
57	[[/folder]]
58
59	[[folder:Pablo]]
60
61	!!Pablo
62	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Pablo_4051.png]]
63	Pablo is a more experienced resident of the hotel, he is first seen in possession of a fire axe. He came to the hotel when he was called in to be it's janitor, about ten days before Nan got there. He has been surviving in the hotel alone. He is a fennec fox.
64	----
65	* ActionSurvivor: Manages to survive for at least three days without help, and shows enough bravery to attempt to fight dark creatures and survive it.
66	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Some sort of variation in Nan's MindScrew NightmareSequence.]]
67	** [[spoiler:He feels deeply responsible for the death of his girlfriend and wants to atone for leaving her, eventually leading to his HeroicSacrifice.]]
68	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He kills Lorenzo with a knife to become the new link in the chain, and gladly allows Nan to shoot him dead.]]
69	* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:He blames himself for his girlfriend's death.]]
70	* MadArtist: A paint splattered canvas is found in his room, and many similar canvases are seen in Nan's NightmareSequence. [[spoiler:The recurring totem item is a carving of his design.]]
71	* MustMakeAmends: His justification during the final scene of the quest.
72	* OptionalPartyMember: The audience elicits to exclude him from the final flashback of the quest. [[spoiler: According to WordOfGod, this helped contribute to his decision to sacrifice himself.]]
73	* RedHerringMole: Due to Anna's death, he is suspected by Anderson to be the Pilgrim, and Nan's nightmare about him clearly makes him seem shady. [[spoiler:He was not at all responsible for Anna's death and remains loyal to Nan to the very end.]]
74	* SlapSlapKiss: Non-humorous example. [[spoiler: He was in a relationship with an ill woman whom he often fought with, and after a particularly heated argument he stormed out to cool off. Now, as both of them were poor artists, they couldn't afford her medicines...and when Pablo returns he finds her on the floor, dead from a seizure.]]
75	* WalkingSpoiler: Gets harder and harder to talk about him as the story progresses.
76
77	!!!Discontinuity
78	* CartoonCreature:
79	--> Nan:"What animal is this" Shows Pablo a picture of himself
80	--> Pablo: "..."
81
82	[[/folder]]
83
84	[[folder:Alan]]
85	!!Alan
86	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alan_29.png]]
87
88	Another guest Pablo found trapped in the hotel, whom had been there far longer. He taught Pablo much about the HellHotel and how to survive it. He was eventually carved apart by the Pilgrim. [[spoiler:He's Anderson's son, who turned his back on the law.]]
89	----
90	* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:In a letter he left for his father.]]
91	* EyepatchOfPower: Wore an eyepatch over his right eye.
92	* PosthumousCharacter: He is already dead by the time Nan arrives to the hotel, courtesy of the Pilgrim.
93	* {{Outlaw}}: [[spoiler:In distant past he was the leader of a gang of outlaws, until his gang was cornered by his father, Anderson. He decides to either flee to the hotel or die in a shootout, depending on whether or not he can manage to find a pen.]]
94
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder:Anna]]
98	!!Anna
99	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Anna_6341.png]]
100	Anna is an elevator operator, who came to the hotel in response to a job advert. Anna is a rabbit.
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102
103	* TheAtoner: She sees the Hotel as some form of punishment, and definitely believes she deserves to be there, but for what is not known.
104	* HeroicBSOD: Her tendency to stare into space thinking of her past misdeeds proves to be quite troublesome.
105	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Dies by the Pilgrim's knife in his first appearance.]]
106	* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She feels she deserves to be punished because a family of three died due to her negligence repairing an elevator.]]
107	* NeverBareheaded: She's always seen wearing a hat.
108	* RedShirt: [[spoiler:She's the first to die.]]
109	* ScrewDestiny: Even if she thinks she deserves to be punished, she's still going to try to escape.
110
111	[[/folder]]
112
113	[[folder:Anderson]]
114	!!Anderson
115	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Anderson_4023.png]]
116	An ex-US Marshall who stopped by to see the recently-constructed hotel. He is a dog.
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118
119	* TheBigGuy: He's the biggest and most violence-inclined among the guests,
120	* TheCorruption: SOMETHING was happening to him when he was threatening [[spoiler:Pablo]]...
121	* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler:He attacks Father Velasco, [[HeroicSacrifice letting the others escape.]]]]
122	* EyesAlwaysClosed: Well, ''almost'' always.
123	* NoSenseOfHumor
124	* OldSoldier: He's an ex-US Marshall and the oldest member of the group.
125	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: As a U.S. Marshall, had to hunt down Alan, his son.]]
126	* PapaWolf: To Kim.
127	* TheStoic: With a hint of TheCynic.
128
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:Kim]]
132	!!Kim
133	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kim_8410.png]]
134	A college student who stopped at the hotel overnight on her way home. Word of God says she's a Pika
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136
137	* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:The left side of her face and left shoulder is either burned or turned into blasted flakes by the Padre. She can't feel her shoulder or left face anymore, indicating the damage is nerve deep. She gets better, though.]]
138	* ConspiracyTheorist: She comes up with some wild explanations to what the hotel is and why they are there. They continue through the story, including her plan to stop the Padre.
139	* FountainOfYouth: [[spoiler: Like Santiago, she gets rewarded for her survival by becoming a child in the year 2009.]]
140	* {{Jerkass}}: Sometimes.
141	* NonActionGuy: She's shown the least amount of physical ability of the group.
142	* OpaqueLenses: Her most notable physical trait is that she's drawn with a pair of glasses that obscure her eyes. It's only rarely, like page [[https://mspfa.com/?s=23588&p=548 548]] that she's shown without them.
143	* TheSmartGuy: Through her words. As party members dwindle, she settles into TheHeart through her actions instead.
144	* StaticStunGun: Use a taser. [[spoiler:Henry later steals it from her and uses it to knock out Nan.]]
145	* TurnTheOtherCheek: Her plan to stop the Padre is the kneel before him and ask for forgiveness for her sins. [[spoiler: She isn't, but she manages to escape with her life and BodyHorror.]]
146
147	[[/folder]]
148
149	[[folder:Santiago]]
150	!!Santiago
151	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Santiago_2476.png]]
152	A loony, darkness-dwelling coyote who honestly believes that the hotel is a free world and a heaven of man's design.
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154
155	* AboveGoodAndEvil: As he sees it, the Hotel allows everyone to be this.
156	* AffablyEvil: Well, just as long as you don't piss him off.
157	* AttemptedRape: Tried to rape Nan in the church. [[spoiler:It is hinted at by the author, however, that he is physically incapable of doing that, and the whole attack was orchestrated by Henry, so it was supposed to fail anyway.]]
158	* CloudCuckoolander: He's an eerie version of this.
159	* TheCorruption: This is strongly hinted towards.
160	* EvilIsNotWellLit: Subverted, since every time he is seen he's in some sort of light. [[spoiler:[[BodyHorror Except when he isn't.]]]]
161	* {{Expy}}: An eccentric, AmbiguouslyEvil fox with a SlasherSmile, just like [[Webcomic/RubyQuest Red]]. Somewhat averted since he isnt actually a fox.
162	* HazyFeelTurn: Regardless of whether or not he's a good person, [[spoiler:he pays his debts.]]
163	* FearlessFool: According to him, it's how he's survived.
164	* FountainOfYouth: [[spoiler:Like Kim, he gets rewarded for his survival by becoming a child in the year 2009.]]
165	* GroinAttack: When he attacks Nan, she kicks him down there, only for him to be unaffected. [[spoiler: It's implied he was castrated by his father.]]
166	* TheIdealist: At least a very twisted version.
167	* LeanAndMean: His ribs are starting to show due to malnutrition
168	* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Once defined it as "lovely".
169	* MadArtist: As a contrast with Pablo, he is a mad pianist instead of a mad artist. His arrangement, instead of causing tragedy, is inspired by it.
170	* MustMakeAmends: His justification for his actions for the final scene of the quest.
171	* OptionalPartyMember: [[spoiler:The audience is given the chance to leave him behind for the final scene of the quest and take Pablo instead, which they don't take.]]
172	* SlasherSmile: Constantly.
173	* TakeMeInstead: [[spoiler:Pablo and Santiago get into an argument concerning who will allow themselves to be killed to seal off Naaloqomvi. Pablo ends up taking charge.]]
174	* TerrifyingRescuer
175	* ThinkNothingOfIt: Actually, more of a BerserkButton, really:
176	-->"''He didn't do it for HER. He did it because HE wanted to.\
177	He tells Nan not to EVER thank him.''"
178
179	[[/folder]]
180
181	!The "Uninvited Things"
182
183	The name given to the dark creatures that inhabit the hotel and threaten to kill the guests. Despite the fact that they seem like a similar malevolent presence, they are indeed, not on the same side.
184
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186
187	[[folder:In General]]
188
189	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: They are always hostile when encountered, [[spoiler:though calling them "evil" is not entirely accurate]].
190	* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Or alternatively, RedEyesTakeWarning.
191	* TheDreaded: The three major ones listed below, but ''especially'' the Beast.
192	* EnemyCivilWar: They are noted to not be working together and have no hierarchy among themselves. [[spoiler:Indeed, the Padre and the Beast are anything ''but'' allies.]]
193	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The recognizable ones, as they never communicate with the main cast.
194	* WeakenedByTheLight: They fear light and avoid any area of the hotel currently lit, which is how the group avoids them. Subverted by the ones listed below.
195
196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:The Padre]]
199
200	!!The Padre
201	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ThePadre_6403.png]]
202
203	A formidable creature resembling a priest wearing a burlap mask over his head. Unlike the other creatures in the building, he doesn't seem very afraid of the light, and he seems to be nearly invincible.\
204
205	[[spoiler:His true name is Father Francis Velasco. He conducted a ritual in which 466 Anasazi souls were sacrificed for the sake of banishing a GodOfEvil named Naalogomvi, though the ritual was botched due to Lorenzo's hesitation to finish him off at the end, leading to a piece of Naalogomvi to possess him and for Velasco to be transformed into the creature now known as The Padre.]]
206	----
207
208	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:A possible explanation for his annotation of the Bible, and his specific interest in Nan. Turns out his actions were entirely for the greater good, and he and his congregation willingly sacrificed themselves to prevent catastrophe.]]
209	* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of the story and the most persistent of Nan's foes.
210	* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:When the evil is finally expelled from his body, leaving him vulnerable, Velasco tells Nan to end the nightmare once and for all. She obliges.]]
211	* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Due to Lorenzo's hesitation to finish him off, Velasco was possessed by a piece of Naalogomvi. Lorenzo claims that Velasco is no longer inhabiting his own body, which is not entirely true, [[AndIMustScream but he isn't in control.]]]]
212	* EvilIsBurningHot: He catches fire in his first appearance, it doesn't bother him at all. [[spoiler:There's also the bit where he burned his entire congregation alive.]]
213	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: [[spoiler:Even though summer was approaching, Velasco was always so cold...]]
214	* {{Expy}}: His nature as a [[TheVoiceless voiceless]] ImplacableMan with links to an EldritchAbomination makes him one to [[Webcomic/RubyQuest Ace]].
215	* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Not that he had a choice.]]
216	* HumanoidAbomination: Humanoid in shape, but definitely something much more [[spoiler:due to being possessed by Naaloqomvi]].
217	* ImplacableMan: He is virtually unstoppable. [[InfernalRetaliation Being set on fire just seems to make him angry]].
218	* NightmareFace: [[spoiler:When he finally removes the burlap mask off his head to speak, it looks positively ''not'' friendly.]]
219	* PaintingTheMedium: Speaks in an unusual, spaced-out font; see TheVoiceless below to see it in action.
220	* SanitySlippage: Caused by prolonged exposure to the cold, storms, and vermin, apparently. Worse, those "vermin" were [[spoiler:the indigenous people back in the 19th century]]. And he '''burned them'''. [[spoiler:Turns out he had an entirely valid reason for for this, and his congregation let themselves be scarified ''[[HeroicSacrifice willingly]]''.]]
221	* SinisterMinister: A monstrous creature resembling a Spanish priest, and [[spoiler:who was one himself long ago]].
222	* TheVoiceless: For most of the story he appears to be this, [[SubvertedTrope but he does speak towards the end]].
223	--> [[spoiler:”Ｎ　ｏ．Ｙｏｕ　ｗｏｎ’ｔ　ｂｅ　ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ．”]]
224	* WalkingSpoiler: Elaborating on the Padre without spoiling the story is difficult due to his strong connection to the narrative.
225
226	[[/folder]]
227
228	[[folder:The Pilgrim]]
229
230	!!The Pilgrim
231	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ThePilgrim_6815.png]]
232	A skeletal equine with a cloak and and severed noose hanging around his neck. He is one of the monsters named by Alan.\
233
234	[[spoiler:He is not actually one of the Uninvited Things, but Henry in disguise, who is killing other guests in an attempt to meet his family again.]]
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236
237	* BlackCloak: Wears one which obscures his body, save for his skull and hands.
238	* DarkMessiah: The Pilgrim wants others to embrace death as if it were a service to God. [[spoiler:Or maybe he just wants his family back.]]
239	* DemBones: [[spoiler:Exploited. He's actually just a squishy gazelle, but uses the costume to make people assume he's an invincible skeleton. It ''works'', too -- players occasionally made suggestions that would have actually worked, such as strangling him with his own noose, only to be shot down by other players saying something to the effect of "He's a skeleton, are you crazy?"]]
240	* TheDragon: It is implied he has this sort of connection to the Padre. [[spoiler:He is eventually revealed to instead be an OutsideContextProblem.]]
241	* EvilLaugh: The generic dark and hollow "HA HA HA".
242	* {{Expy}}: It looks like the animal version of {{Death}}.
243	* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:He's actually Henry.]]
244	* HumanSacrifice: His goal is to sacrifice people to the Padre, believing it will [[spoiler:bring his family back]]. It becomes evident that Nan is to be his latest victim.
245	* HumanoidAbomination: As one of the Uninvited Things who takes a humanoid shape. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Until it's revealed it was all a farce]].]]
246	* NighInvulnerable: Is unfazed when Nan's rebar sword pierces his skull. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the skull's a mask, so the rebar missed his actual face.]]
247	* OutsideContextProblem: [[spoiler:Doesn't have anything to do with the Padre or the events that caused the whole mess. He's just another victim of the hotel who decided to take matters into his own hands.]]
248	* PaintingTheMedium: His speech doesn't ever have quotes or speech tags, making it much more striking and intimidating.
249	* SkullForAHead: Sports an equine skull for a head. [[spoiler:It's not real.]]
250
251	[[/folder]]
252
253	[[folder:The Beast]]
254
255	!!The Beast
256	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TheBeast_2129.png]]
257	A huge animal, as black as night, feral and vicious. Cold and unthinking. It lives in the hotel's courtyard, which lies just beyond the windows.
258	----
259
260	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:During the final confrontation, Nan lets the creature in as she is cornered by the Padre. The Beast goes right for the Padre, attacking the evil deity possessing him, forcing it out of his body, and renders him vulnerable.]]
261	* EldritchAbomination:
262	-->''They stab it with their steely knives,\
263	But they just can't kill the beast''
264	* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Eyes are scattered across its form unevenly.
265	* LivingShadow: It resembles an enormous animated shadow with eyes.
266	* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: It has several maws filled with sharp teeth.
267	* LargeAndInCharge: Subverted -- There is no unity within the Uninvited.
268	* MindHive: [[spoiler:It's implied to be a collective of the 466 souls killed in the Padre's ritual, hence why it sides with Nan in the end.]]
269	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It's named ''The Beast'' and it's by far the most feared of the Uninvited.
270	* OrcusOnHisThrone: Seems content to sit in the courtyard while only looking through windows to freak Nan out, though it does invade the hotel itself in a few occasions.
271	* YourSizeMayVary: He's been as large as a hallway, [[spoiler: and big enough to blot out the stars.]]
272
273	[[/folder]]
274
275	!Others
276
277	[[folder:Lorenzo]]
278
279	!! Lorenzo
280	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lorenzo_9370.png]]
281	A friendly pilgrim who is on his journey to receive his blessing from the Father. [[spoiler: He has been at the hotel for centuries since.]]
282	----
283
284	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:When Nan encounters him in the modern day, he's trying to make up for his failure in finishing the ritual.]]
285	* BlackCloak: His clothes are made up of one.
286	* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:He tells Nan in no uncertain terms that she needs to kill the Padre, then himself, to properly seal away the evil god that inhabits the hotel. He ultimately reveals that one of Nan's friends has to kill him first, and then Nan has to kill the killer. Pablo takes it upon himself to do the deed.]]
287	* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:His role in Father Velasco's ritual was to kill the Father before an EldritchAbomination could overtake his body. Lorenzo, uncomfortable with the act, hesitated until he saw the dark forces seeping out from the Father's burlap mask, making the Father near invincible, leading to the nightmare of the hotel today.]]
288	* JustFollowingOrders: [[spoiler:Is fine with facilitating the deaths of hundreds because the Father said so. To be fair, the ritual ''almost worked'', and the sacrifices were entirely willing, to prevent something from entering the world that could end it if left unchecked.]]
289	* RedHerring: [[spoiler:For a long time, was thought to be the Pilgrim. It's actually Henry.]]
290	* SealedGoodInACan: [[spoiler:He sealed himself in the burnt shrine in order to keep Naalogomvi weakened, as he has a piece of it within himself.]]
291	* WatchingTroyBurn: [[spoiler:He was 'the stranger' in the ritual, not someone to be sacrificed, not Anasazi.]]
292	--> [[spoiler: And he watched as they burned. He wishes he could say God took mercy on them. That he eased their pain. But they suffered. And he watched.]]
293	* WhamLine: A couple.
294	--> "On that day, the Father called in his entire congregation, even from nearby towns. And he burnt them alive. [[spoiler:But when the doors closed, they knew what was going to happen. Because he told them. ''They '''welcomed''' it.''"]]
295	--> "John 6:53. Truly I say unto you [[spoiler:unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood ''you have no life in you''"]].
296	* WalkingSpoiler: He's crucial to the backstory of the hotel and the Padre, so talking about him invokes a lot of spoilers.
297	* WhoWantsToLiveForever: [[spoiler:He's been trapped in the burnt shrine since 1828, unable to leave and not allowed to die until the Padre dies first. He's clearly not too happy about his situation.]]
298
299	[[/folder]]
300
301	[[folder:The Rats]]
302
303	!! The Rats
304	[[quoteright:194:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ratnanquest.png]]
305
306	The small group of vermin that play minor, yet important assistance to the protagonists. [[spoiler:WordOfGod confirmed later on that they are the souls of the native Hopi people who perished during the fire.]]
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308	* DarkIsNotEvil: Easily the friendliest creatures in the hotel. Although The Padre detests vermin ([[spoiler:what he called the native Americans on his congregation]]), ''actual'' vermin are rather nice.
309	* DueToTheDead: One rat fetches Nan and Pablo food, as thanks for properly disposing of one of their dead members.
310
311	[[/folder]]
312
313	[[folder:Sister Maggie]]
314
315	!! Sister Maggie
316	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sistermaggie.png]]
317
318	A nun in Father Velasco's parish.
319	----
320	* AsYouKnow: In part due to her CrazyMemory, Nan already knows her name when the first meet, because they've been quartering together to whole year, although this is the first time the player and Nan has seen her.
321	* BoomerangBigot: Jokes about this.
322	-->''She ought to be careful, Mag says. She is sworn to chastity and devotion to the Lord. She shouldn't be looking after that young man like she were some schoolgirl. Even if he IS awfully cute.''
323	* ForWantOfANail: [[spoiler:Nan is implied to change the natural course of events by convincing Maggie to visit her mother. This may mean she wasn't there when the Father burnt the parish to death.]]
324	-->Anon: ''SOULS ABSOLVED: 1''
325	* MarriedToTheJob: Like all nuns. However, she has a certain infatuation with Father Velasco, and her frustration is taken a step further when she feels unable to go home for her mother's passing, since the church needs her.
326	* SecretKeeper: Of Nan's "lusty interests."
327
328	[[/folder]]
329
330	[[folder:The Lightbringer]]
331
332	!!The Lightbringer
333	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TheLightbringer_8435.png]]
334
335	A mysterious hooded man, encountered by Nan in one of her "travels". [[spoiler:He is a predecessor of Father Velasco who attempted the same ritual as he did, serving as the Lightbringer who would be killed by the Outsider of his time.]]
336	----
337
338	* AmbiguousSituation: He is never encountered again after Nan speaks to him, leaving his fate uncertain.
339	* BadassBoast:
340	-->''[[spoiler:I am the not the first. I am not the last. I face the darkness. I walk in death. I welcome it. And in death I will find salvation. I am he who wears the crown. I am he who sparks the cleansing flame. I am the herald of the dawn. I am the lightbringer.]]''
341	* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:He basically tells Nan that she's meant to kill him, and advises her to be ''thorough''.]]
342	* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has what seems a triple scar on his face.
343	* InTheHood: Wears a hood through most of his conversation with Nan.
344	* LightIsNotGood: In the words of a commenter, [[spoiler:"We should keep in mind that even [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] was once an angel."]] That being said, [[spoiler:according to the information from Lorenzo about the sealing ritual, the Lightbringer is a willing sacrifice to seal away Naaloqomvi, so it's quite possible that he's actually a good guy. This is later confirmed in the [[WordOfGod Q&A]].]]
345	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:Well, well, doesn't his title sound [[{{Satan}} familiar?]]]]
346	* PaintingTheMedium: [[spoiler:The scenes with him are entirely colored]].
347	* TheChooserOfTheOne: [[spoiler:In the past, he chose someone to kill him in order to fulfill the ritual of redemption. Nan relives that person's memories during one of her "travels".]]
348	* TomatoInTheMirror: He is a goat too.
349	* WalkingSpoiler: His appearance introduces concepts which would become extremely important later on in the story.
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