Line #268 Characters/PathfinderAdventurePathCurseOfTheCrimsonThrone


1	The characters from the second adventure path, ''Curse of the Crimson Throne''.
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3	[[Characters/{{Pathfinder}} Back to the main characters page]].
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	[[folder:Zellara]]
8	!!Zellara
9	->'''Race:''' Human (Varisian)
10	->'''Class:'''
11	->'''Alignment:'''
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13	* DeadAllAlong: It's a bit of a shocker when the players go through Lamm's treasures and find her head.
14	%%* EmpathicWeapon: Her Harrow cards.
15	* HeroicSacrifice: In the final adventure, she sacrifices what's left of her on the material plane in order to aid the [=PCs=].
16	* MamaBear: Went after Lamm for killing her son. It didn't end well. She's using the players to try again.
17	* PosthumousCharacter: She's already long dead when the Adventure Path begins.
18	* SpiritAdvisor
19	[[/folder]]
20
21	[[folder:Gaedren Lamm]]
22	!!Gaedren Lamm
23	->'''Race:''' Human
24	->'''Class:''' Expert/Rogue
25	->'''Alignment:''' Neutral Evil
26	* CaptainErsatz: He's pretty much the Sewer King from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' right down to the pet alligator.
27	* ChildSoldiers: He has a bunch of enslaved orphans he forces to fight for him (though presumably good characters will use nonlethal measures)
28	* EvilOldFolks: A real scumbag of a man who's lived at the borders of society for decades.
29	* TheFagin: A particularly dark, cruel, and violent example. He is horribly abusive to the captive orphans he uses as pickpockets and slaves, and he almost invariably kills them when they're of no further use.
30	* HateSink: He's a thief,slaver,child abuser,animal abuser etc. It's unlikely the players will view him too favorably.
31	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He starts combat by [[KickTheDog shooting his own pet alligator to make it mad.]] If he's forced to retreat through the gator's den while it's still alive, things likely end badly for him.
32	%%* OrphanageOfFear
33	* StarterVillain: He has no connection to the plot aside from being the one who brings the player characters together.
34	* WarmUpBoss: He's pretty easy even for level one characters, who should be able to quickly give him a well deserved death.
35	[[/folder]]
36
37	[[folder:Kroft]]
38	!!Cressida Kroft
39	->'''Race:''' Human
40	->'''Class:''' Fighter
41	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral
42
43	* BigGood: She's the most constant and reliable NPC the party comes to rely on and her overall devotion to the city and its people above the crown make her very beloved by the people. [[spoiler: So much so that the canon epilogue to the story has her becoming the new ruler of Korvosa after Illeosa's death.]]
44	%%* ByTheBookCop
45	%%* TheChainsOfCommanding
46	* ToBeLawfulOrGood: She starts off as Lawful as she wishes to keep order in the city above all else, even if it means having to deal with a Tyrant like Illeosa in charge. When pushed to the brink however, she decides to switch to the latter and starts a full-blown rebellion when the depths of selfish destruction of the queen are revealed.
47	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's one of the few sane people in the current Korvosa government.
48	[[/folder]]
49
50	[[folder:Marcus]]
51	!!Marcus Thalassinus Endrin
52	->'''Race:''' Human
53	->'''Class:''' Ranger
54	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood
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56	* HonorBeforeReason: Cressida notes that he tends to act this way.
57	* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler: Ultimately gets him killed.]]
58	* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: The UpdatedRerelease has Ileosa only badly wound, rather than kill him, and he can be rescued when the heroes raid the Deathhead Vault]].
59	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: His involvement with the plot begins and ends with his death.]]
60	* TheWorfEffect: He's a CR 13 combatant, but [[spoiler: he's effortlessly killed by Ileosa mainly to show off her power.]]
61	[[/folder]]
62
63	[[folder: Queen Ileosa]]
64	!!Ileosa Arabasti, Queen of Korvosa
65	->'''Race:''' Human (Chelaxian)
66	->'''Class:''' Aristocrat/Bard
67	->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
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69	* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: [[spoiler:After her death, a celebration of her downfall was established in Korvosa. Called the Crimson Festival, it involves [[SpeakIllOfTheDead burning wooden effigies depicting her, and her statue getting pelted with rotten fruit and soiled by house drakes.]]]]
70	* AristocratsAreEvil: Even before becoming queen she was a petty bitch.
71	* ArtifactOfDoom: Dons the ''Crown of Fangs'', which contain a piece of Kazavon's [[SoulJar soul]].
72	* AssassinOutclassin: [[spoiler: The captain of the Sable Company tries to assassinate her by shooting her in the head with a crossbow. [[NoSell She doesn't even flinch]], and stabs him between the eyes with his own crossbow bolt.]]
73	* BigBad: Of the ''Curse of the Crimson Path'' Adventure Path.
74	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Presents herself as an innocent woman in mourning for her husband, but is in reality anything but.
75	* TheCaligula: Ileosa seems to think that Korvosa is her toy, and that she has the right to do whatever she wants with it. Her rule gets more and more tyrannical and inhumane as time goes on.
76	* CameBackWrong: In Shadows Over Sundown [[spoiler: Lorthact’s last ditch gambit creates several imperfect resurrections of Ileosa who the players must fight. Defeating him however makes this CameBackStrong.]]
77	* DemonicPossession: She was influenced by the spirit of an evil dragon, Kazavon. But not completely, because it's MoreThanMindControl.
78	* DepravedBisexual: As well as her marriage to the late king, there are rumors of a relationship with her female bodyguard. WordOfGay confirms that she is bisexual.
79	* TheDitz: Before Kazavon's influence increased her competence, she had an Intelligence and Wisdom score of 9 and 7 respectively.
80	* EvilIsPetty: Pre-possession. Even post-possession, her goals are still exceptionally petty compared to the body count she's willing to cause.
81	%%* EvilRedhead
82	* EvilSorcerer: She's an evil Bard, whose powers are amplified exponentially by Kazavon's fangs.
83	* FinalSolution: Decides to use Blood Veil to kill off the Varisian and Shoanti populations of Korvosa, [[EvilIsPetty because her vanity causes her to hate the idea that not everyone in the city looks like her.]]
84	* FromNobodyToNightmare: Sure she was Queen of Korvosa beforehand, but she was such a spineless coward that it wouldn't have made any difference. Then she found the ''Fangs of Kazavon'' and became a fully-fledged monster.
85	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen of Korvosa and BigBad of the Adventure Path.
86	* GoldDigger: She married King Eodred solely to gain the wealth and prestige of being a queen. She was widely disliked in Korvosa because of this even before she became the city's ruler.
87	* HealingFactor: To the point that [[spoiler: a headshot with a crossbow doesn't even phase her.]]
88	* ImmortalityImmorality: Plans to murder thousands of people to achieve eternal youth.
89	* KillThePoor: Unleashes a plague with this goal in mind.
90	* ManipulativeBastard: To the point that the book notes that it's entirely possible that even if she's killed she'd manipulate an ''archdevil'' into letting her out of hell.
91	* NavelDeepNeckline: Her dress has a plunging neckline down to her belly.
92	* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Her plans to kill all the "unnecessary" people in her kingdom seem rather like the T4 program in Nazi Germany. Bonus points for most of her intended victims being Varisian (the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Golarian version of Gypsies/Romani]])
93	* MoreThanMindControl: While the Fangs of Kazavon did implant a shard of the evil dragon's spirit in her, it didn't take control over her. Rather it just gave her a huge confidence boost.
94	* PimpedOutDress: Wears one to Trinia's execution (and is seen wearing it several other times during the campaign).
95	* RedheadInGreen: Her original outfit is mostly green, though she switches into a magical red gown about halfway through the campaign.
96	* RichBitch: Originally, though she quickly goes from this to a full-on monster.
97	%%* SanitySlippage
98	%%* SocialDarwinist
99	%%* TheSociopath
100	* SorcerousOverlord: By the end of the campaign, she is a very powerful bard whose great magical power is further enhanced by her bond with Kazavon and her bargains with devils, all of which she uses to tighten her grip on Korvosa.
101	* TookALevelInBadass: Goes from sixth to twentieth level over the course of the campaign, largely as a result of Kazavon's power.
102	* VainSorceress: Desires to become immortal and stay beautiful forever.
103	* VampireMonarch: [[spoiler: Returns as a vampire queen in the aftermath of Shadows Over Sundown.]]
104	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: The ''Crown of Fangs'' gave Ileosa great power at the expense of her sanity.
105	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Without a doubt the most hated ruler in the history of Korvosa. Even her closest allies end up resenting her too much to stay on her side.
106	[[/folder]]
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108	[[folder: Dr. Davaulus]]
109	!!Doctor Reiner Davaulus
110	->'''Race:''' Human
111	->'''Class:''' Rogue/Expert/Bard
112	->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
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114	* ArcVillain: For ''Seven Days to the Grave'', along with the Cult of Urgathoa.
115	* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He looks almost identical to Creator/NicolasCage.
116	* EvilutionaryBiologist: Helped create the blood veil.
117	%%* MadDoctor
118	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: It's clear that this guy doesn't care for the whole "do no harm" thing.
119	* ProfessionalKiller: He's a member of the Red Mantis, though not a full assassin.
120	[[/folder]]
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122	[[folder: Andaisin]]
123	!!Lady Andaisin
124	->'''Race:''' Human [[spoiler: later a Daughter of Urgathoa]]
125	->'''Class:''' Cleric
126	->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
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128	* ArcVillain: For ''Seven Days to the Grave'', along with Dr. Davaulus.
129	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A beautiful but disquieting looking woman with alabaster skin and midnight black hair.
130	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:After she's defeated, Urgathoa transforms her into an undead monstrosity which the heroes have to put down again.]]
131	* PlagueMaster: She's a mad cultist of the goddess of disease, and had created the deadly plague known as blood veil.
132	* SinisterScythe: Her main weapon.
133	* SmugSnake: Treats the heroes like a bunch of idiots and gloats about her invincibility during their confrontation with her.
134	[[/folder]]
135
136	[[folder:Sermignatto]]
137	!!Sermignatto
138	->'''Race:''' Belier Devil
139	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
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141	* FatBastard: Usually possesses a bloatmage named Togomor, who is so corpulent that even his Imp familiar is disgusted by him.
142	* DealWithTheDevil: Helps Ileosa make one.
143	* TheDragon: To Ileosa, to the point that he basically runs Korvosa while she's at the Sunken Queen.
144	* DragonWithAnAgenda: Working to serve [[TheManBehindTheMan Lorthact's]] goals, not Ileosa's.
145	[[/folder]]
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147	[[folder:Jolistina]]
148	!!Jolistina Susperio
149	->'''Race:''' Elf
150	->'''Class:''' Rogue/Sorcerer
151	->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
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153	* {{Captain Ersatz}}: Possibly, she does have a lot in common with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Harley Quinn]].
154	* MadLove: With her necromancer boss.
155	* ILoveTheDead: Implied, she has 21 zombies under her command (who originally died from some disease the queen spread on purpose.) The book says she likes to "play" with them, but is running out of remove disease spells. What such "play" involves isn't explained, but it seems pretty obvious what they're suggesting.
156	* PerkyFemaleMinion: To Rolth Lamm.
157	* PsychopathicWomanchild: For being a century-old elf, Jolistina is very immature and childish, and gleefully serves a mad as deranged as Rolth Lamm.
158	* TooKinkyToTorture: It's noted that she's a masochist, and attempts to use Intimidate on her only excite her. Unless they involve denouncing her failure to her boss.
159	%%* VillainousHarlequin
160	[[/folder]]
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162	[[folder:Kazavon]]
163	!!Kazavon
164	->'''Race:''' Blue Dragon
165	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
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167	* AnimalisticAbomination: While it's rather ambiguous if he actually was one, the thing to keep in mind is that his power came ''[[DarkMessiah directly]]'' from [[GodOfEvil Zon-]][[HumanoidAbomination Kuthon]], and according to the opening notes of the Relics of Kazavon chapter of [=CotCT=] book 6, he was regarded as such by other mortals.
168	* ArtifactOfDoom: After Kazavon's death, seven powerful evil artifacts that still contained his wicked spirit were made from his remains. They can corrupt those they touch, and [[DismantledMacGuffin if all seven are assembled]], can be used to resurrect him.
169	* AxeCrazy: Exceptionally so. Kazavon lived for nothing but the torture and slaughter of the innocent, setting up a kingdom that was little more than a pool of victims to sate his bloodlust.
170	* BackFromTheDead: If you screw up at the end of the Adventure Path. Have fun with the CR 25 Blue Dragon.
171	* BreathWeapon: Like all blue dragons, he can spit lightning.
172	* TheCorrupter: Each ArtifactOfDoom has this ability, inflicting the user with a case of WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity.
173	* TheChampion: Of Zon-Kuthon.
174	* DarkMessiah: Kazavon was empowered by the God of Darkness to be his greatest weapon.
175	* DemotedToDragon: His disembodied spirit, using the Everdawn Pool to create a weaker body for himself, fights by Ileosa's side as a guardian.
176	* TheDragon: To Zon-Kuthon, in the most literal sense of the term.
177	* AFateWorseThanDeath: The Church of Zon-Kuthon believes him being bound to someone as petty as Ileosa is this for him, though his own opinion on the matter is never stated.
178	** After his death the NeutralGood wizard Kolwyddon tried to destroy one of his [[ArtifactOfDoom relics,]] specifically the Staff Of The Slain, for good. Unfortunately, he was not only unable to do so, but got trapped in the Staff along with Kazavon's own spirit, where he remains to this day.
179	* GreaterScopeVillain: One whose threat doesn't end with Ileosa's defeat.
180	* HauntedCastle: His stronghold, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Scarwall]].
181	* ILoveTheDead: While never stated outright, the gruesome artwork his spirit inspires and mentions of "vampiric orgies" at Scarwall strongly imply that Kazavon was a necrophiliac.
182	* ManlyFacialHair: He had a massive mustache in human form, as part of his UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler homage design.
183	* TheManBehindTheMan: To Ileosa, though the degree to which he's influencing her is never explicitly stated. WordOfGod indicates that all he really did was give her the intelligence and confidence to do what she wanted to do anyway.
184	* TheMole: In the {{Backstory}}, Kazavon disguised himself as a human warrior and helped a duke reclaim his lands from rampaging orcs. When the land was secured, Kazavon took the land for himself and began building his kingdom of darkness.
185	* MoreThanMindControl: As noted above, Ileosa willingly falls under his sway when she comes in contact with his preserved fangs.
186	%%* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning
187	* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He's essentially Golarion's Vlad the Impaler (technically, he ''is'' literally the son of a Dragon). His human form even looks like him.
188	* PosthumousCharacter: He's dead... [[SealedEvilInACan technically]].
189	%%* PsychoElectro
190	* PsychoForHire: He posed as a [[HiredGuns mercenary]], and essentially works for [[GodOfEvil Zon-Kuthon]] because of the opportunities it gives him to hurt people.
191	* {{Sadist}}: Against unsatisfactory minions as well as his enemies.
192	* SealedEvilInASixPack: After his defeat, Kazavon’s remains were hastily forged into seven relics, [[SoulJar each containing a fraction of his being,]] and taken VERY FAR AWAY from each other.
193	* ShockAndAwe: Like all blue dragons, Kazavon breathes electricity.
194	* SoulJar: Seven of them. They basically act as [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]].
195	* SpikesOfVillainy: His spines are much more pronounced than in other blue dragons.
196	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He could take on a human form, and actually ''preferred'' his human form over his dragon form; he found that people were much more likely to willingly follow a cruel tyrant than an evil dragon, and he found the sensation of blood on soft skin to be more appealing than feeling it on hard scales.
197	[[/folder]]
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199	[[folder:Laori]]
200	!!Laori Vaus
201	->'''Race:''' Elf
202	->'''Class:''' Cleric (Zon-Kuthon)
203	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
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205	* AffablyEvil: Her chronically cheerful, happy-go-lucky attitude clashes mightily with her being a priestess of the god of pain and torture, going so far as being ostracized by most of her church. She is certifiably insane but very friendly towards the party and is a possible powerful ally.
206	* BlackEyesOfEvil: Though that's because of elven genetics rather than evil.
207	* EpicFlail: She fights with a spiked chain.
208	* GenkiGirl: A stark contrast with most worshippers of Zon-Kuthon.
209	* HeelFaceTurn: If she survives Scarwall, she leaves the church of Zon-Kuthon.
210	* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: In the pictures, her armor seems to be a hooked chainmail body stocking. This is changed for the UpdatedRerelease, since WordOfGod said that no one liked her original look and it being included in the final product was a miscommunication.
211	%%* NightmareFetishist
212	%%* PerkyGoth
213	* SinisterMinister: Priests of Zon-Kuthon are not a stable lot.
214	%%* TooKinkyToTorture
215	[[/folder]]
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217	[[folder:Shadowcount Sial]]
218	!!Shadowcount Sial
219	->'''Race:''' Human
220	->'''Class:''' Cleric (original) or Unchained Summoner (re-release)
221	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil
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223	* {{Jerkass}}: Patronizing to pretty much anyone he speaks to.
224	* TheRival: To Laori.
225	[[/folder]]
226
227	[[folder:Rolth Lamm]]
228	!!Rolth Lamm
229	->'''Race:''' Human
230	->'''Class:''' Necromancer
231	->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil
232
233	* GraveRobbing: How he's first introduced.
234	%% {{Jerkass}}
235	* KavorkaMan: One has to wonder just ''how'' Jolistina fell for him considering his looks and personality.
236	* ObviouslyEvil: His face is covered in sores, scares, and pustules.
237	* PsychoForHire: He goes along with the Cult of Urgothoa's plans ForTheEvulz.
238	* SerialKiller: For a period he was the infamous Key-Lock Killer, one of Korvosa's most feared murderers.
239	[[/folder]]
240
241	[[folder:Cinnabar]]
242	!!Cinnabar
243	->'''Race:''' Human
244	->'''Class:''' Rogue/Ranger/Red Mantis Assassin
245	->'''Alignment:'''LawfulEvil
246
247	* AbusiveParents: At age eight, her mother put a spell on her that forced her to kill someone every month or endure horrible pain.
248	* ArcVillain: For ''A History of Ashes''.
249	* BrokenBird: Her abusive childhood has left her an emotionless killer.
250	* DemotedToExtra: In the anniversary edition, her role as the final boss of book 4 is reduced to a mini-boss fight beneath the Longacre building.
251	* EvilRedhead: Though it's closer to pink DependingOnTheArtist.
252	* ProfessionalKiller: As is standard for the Red Mantis, she combines this with ChurchMilitant.
253	* SparedByTheAdaptation: The anniversary edition gives her some loose redemption mechanics, as opposed to her fighting to the death in the original version.
254	* TheStoic: She's become numb to emotion due to her traumatic childhood.
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder:Krojun]]
258	!!Krojun Eats-What-He-Kills
259	->'''Race:''' Human
260	->'''Class:''' Barbarian
261	->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral
262
263	%%* TheBerserker
264	* BoisterousBruiser: Once his respect is earned.
265	* DefrostingIceQueen: He starts off hating the player characters, but if they play their cards right he comes to respect them.
266	%%* HotBlooded
267	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
268	* OneHandedZweihander: He fights using the Shoanti "Thunder and Fang" style, and so wields his Earthbreaker with one hand.
269	%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
270	* SecretTestOfCharacter: Most of his antagonism of the player characters is in order to assess if they're really as bad as other outsiders he's met.
271	[[/folder]]
272
273	[[folder:Sabina]]
274	!!Sabina Merrin
275	->'''Race:''' Human
276	->'''Class:''' Fighter
277	->'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral
278
279	* BaitAndSwitchBoss: [[spoiler: The players seem to be building up to an epic confrontation with her, mounted on a black dragon, until she switches sides and helps them kill the dragon.]]
280	* BodyguardCrush: She's in love with Ileosa, and has a secret relationship with her, [[spoiler: though she comes to realize that Ileosa doesn't love her back.]]
281	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like every member of the Grey Maidens, her face was scarred as part of her initiation, however the scars are confined to one side of her face and, in the original illustration for the Adventure Path, [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished don't look too severe]]. The latter is changed in the anniversary edition, and her face looks much more badly damaged.
282	* HeelFaceTurn: In the end, Ileosa's atrocities become too much for her to bear, and she switches sides.
283	%%* HeelRealization
284	* IncompatibleOrientation: Both Vencarlo and one of his students were interested in her, not realizing that [[ButchLesbian she was more interested in women.]]
285	%%* AFatherToHisMen
286	%%* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
287	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Up until her breaking point.
288	[[/folder]]
289
290	[[folder:Vencarlo]]
291	!!Vencarlo Orisini
292	->'''Race:''' Human
293	->'''Class:''' Rogue/Fighter/Duelist (original) or Vigilante (re-release)
294	->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
295
296	* BadassInDistress: During ''Escape From Old Korvosa''.
297	%%* HeartbrokenBadass
298	%%* LegacyCharacter
299	* PassingTheTorch: He is looking for a worthy successor to pass the Blackjack legacy to. If a PC can meet his standards, he'll encourage them to take on the identity.
300	%%* RetiredBadass
301	* StealthMentor: He's sizing up the [=PCs=] to see if any of them has what it takes to take up the mantle of Blackjack.
302	[[/folder]]
303
304	[[folder:Trinia]]
305	!!Trinia Sabor
306	->'''Race:''' Human
307	->'''Class:''' Bard
308	->'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood
309
310	* FaceDeathWithDignity: The Queen blames her for killing the King, [[EvilIsPetty just because she thought he might have had feelings for her]] and orders her to be publicly executed. When facing execution she shows no fear. Ultimately subverted as Blackjack rescues her before the execution is carried out.
311	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A very nice person with short blonde hair.
312	%%* InnocentBlueEyes
313	* NiceGirl: So nice that even in the midst of a city-wide manhunt for her, her neighbors refused to turn her in.
314	* TheScapegoat: Ileosa frames her for Eodred's death, partly out of jealousy of the late king's affection for Trinia.

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