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| 3 | [[folder:Recurring Characters]] |
| 4 | !The Hero |
| 5 | ->''Obviously a graduate of the Famous Adventurer's Correspondence School.'' |
| 6 | A rookie adventurer with a kind heart who is soon caught up in a bunch of mad adventures across the world. The player names him whatever he wants, though his official name is Devon Aidendale. |
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| 8 | * AcquiredPoisonImmunity: In ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryI'', drinking the Dragon's Breath killed you. By ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryV'', you've become tough enough that it doesn't, though it does mess you up a bit. |
| 9 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: The hero will become this at various points, especially in the second and third game which give you big ruins to explore. |
| 10 | * AnAdventurerIsYou: Capable of being a fighter, magic user, thief, and from the second game on a paladin. Each class not only determines what your skills and stats will be, but also influence how you will be solving puzzles. Mulitclassing is possible and can allow you to use multiple solutions with one character, like sneaking around as a fighter. |
| 11 | * TheChosenOne: In the first game, there is a prophecy that a hero will save them. In the second game, there is a prophecy that a hero will stop the return of Iblis. In the third game, the hero is one chosen one of a total of eight, the others being [[spoiler: Uhura, Rakeesh, Harami, Yesufu, Johari, Reeshaka, and Manu]]. The fourth and fifth games have no prophecy, and the hero just saves the day because he is a hero and happens to be there. |
| 12 | * ChickMagnet: He earns a lot of admirers throughout all the games. He can optionally return some of these affections, though he can’t actually [[RomanceSidequest seek a wife]] until the fifth and final one. |
| 13 | * CloudCuckoolander: He definitely has his moments. In of the few times he canonically says something concrete, in ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryII'', he tries to describe the smell of Victory to himself, and ends up mumbling about "sweat... no, oregano... nooo, Victory! Yea, that's the ticket, Victory!" |
| 14 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: You are referred to by your name a handful of times. For the most part, you are referred to as "Hero", "Prince of Shapeir", and "Paladin" (if you are that class). |
| 15 | * FighterMageThief: The core classes, but since points are given at the beginning to help build the character, he can have some cross-class skills. |
| 16 | * GuileHero: Particularly as a Thief, but all of his incarnations qualify: the chief villains (among many others) are almost inevitably outsmarted rather than outfought. |
| 17 | * HappilyMarried: Potentially, there's a RomanceSidequest in the fifth game of four potential suitors, although not everyone can get them all (Thieves only have two choices, fighters and paladins have three, wizards have all four.) |
| 18 | * TheHero: It's in the job description. The whole series is about the Hero becoming more and more heroic over time. |
| 19 | ** In later games; casting "Detect Magic" with no strong source nearby will pickup ''you'' as a minor source; as being a Hero actually physiologically changes you. |
| 20 | * HeroicMime: Not literally, as the character is able to communicate with others, but the Hero will almost never say anything directly, instead having the gist of his speech relayed by the narrator. There are several exceptions, in the first two games. |
| 21 | ** Clicking the mouth on him in the VGA remake in [=QFG1=] will yield "Overworked... underpaid... no control over my life". |
| 22 | ** When visiting the healer, after getting a magic acorn from the dryad and being told of a dispel potion recipe from her, he tells the healer, "I have been to visit the Dryad of the Woods. She gave me a Magic Acorn and told me the formula for a potion to dispel enchantments!" |
| 23 | ** Upon climbing down the castle walls at night... |
| 24 | ---> After climbing down the wall you says to yourself, "Self", you says, "that wasn't too bad." |
| 25 | ** He twice finds himself being turned into a frog and back, by Baba Yaga, before bringing her the mandrake root she wants. After being spared his life, as a "reward", he remarks, "What an awful creature, to turn me into a FROG! Some day, I must return the favor!" (A bit of foreshadowing, as [[spoiler: he does, in fact, do exactly that in the end.]]) It probably doesn't help his mood either, that he has to collect the mandrake root from a haunted cemetery, at midnight, and bring it back to her before the next day. Otherwise, no matter where he is, he'll spend the rest of his life as a frog. |
| 26 | ** Upon defeating Toro, he also exclaims "I'M BAAAD". After searching Toro, and finding 50 silver coins concealed inside his flail, he'll call it, "A just reward, for defeating such a valiant fighter." |
| 27 | ** He will also utter the following lines when bashing down the fortress door. |
| 28 | ---> "Well I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll smash the gate down." |
| 29 | ---> "Boy that feels good." |
| 30 | ** [=QFG2=] has him talking to Aziza when talking about Julanar, with "Yes ma'am", "Only the facts ma'am", and "What's a pomegranate?". He also babytalks to Simba, who shuts him up pretty good. |
| 31 | * KnightErrant: The Hero is wandering from place to place, righting wrongs and fighting evil. |
| 32 | * MagicKnight: Giving Magic to a non-Wizard allows this, as does being a Wizard (Magic Users start with the Zap spell, which assists in close combat). A Paladin gets a few spells, but they use Stamina, and aren't considered magic.[[note]]Although because a Paladin's abilities are treated as spells, he's automatically granted the Magic skill when acquiring the Paladin Healing skill in ''III'' and ''IV''.[[/note]] |
| 33 | * MasterSwordsman: By the fifth game all the characters can qualify, since equipment is no longer locked to class, and even Thieves and Wizards can use a sword. However ''especially'' the Fighter and Paladin. |
| 34 | * MightyWhitey: Fighters and Wizards in the third game: |
| 35 | ** As a Fighter, your character will pick up spear throwing and wrestling on the wooden bridge of the Simbani. Within a week or so of training he'll be able to defeat Simbani warriors who trained at this all their lives. Can be considered [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since he's a skilled adventurer who's had to do more than his fair share of throwing and balancing in the past, and fighting if you use that play style. |
| 36 | ** As a Wizard, your character will demonstrate superior magical skill and wits to those of the Leopardmen's most powerful magic user, the Shaman. Like the Fighter, your Wizard also has a decent amount of relevant experience, given how he managed to get into W.I.T. |
| 37 | * NaiveNewcomer: Especially in the first games, as the Hero learns the ropes of the trade. |
| 38 | * OnlySaneMan: The Hero often falls into this trope with every game while nearly everyone else in the cast is either foolish, selfish, hot-blooded, stubborn, cowardly, or just plain crazy. |
| 39 | * ThePaladin: Can become one over the course of the series. |
| 40 | * PrestigeClass: Two of them. |
| 41 | ** Can become ThePaladin in the second or third game if he acts with honor, which gives him a little semi-magical power alongside his fighting skills. |
| 42 | ** In the second game, a Magic-User can become a Wizard. This is more a title than a class, and remains the name for the Magic-User class in later games. |
| 43 | * RedIsHeroic: The main character and latest graduate of the Famous Adventurer's Correspondence School who answers a newspaper ad from the valley of Spielburg, which is in dire need for a hero, wears a red cape in the VGA remake of the first game. |
| 44 | * TheSneakyGuy: If you have the Stealth skill, you become able to play for a StealthRun. If you have the Lock-Picking skill, you also become capable of disarming traps here and there. |
| 45 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Either by intent or accident, The Hero tends to always end up becoming this in every game. |
| 46 | * TookALevelInBadass: |
| 47 | ** Dude went from fighting bandits aided by magicians to fighting [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]]. |
| 48 | ** Culminates in the final game, when the BigBad of the game, [[spoiler:the Dragon of Doom]], is outright stated to be unkillable, and can only be sealed. But the hero is so badass at this point that he can ''safely'' ignore that and kill it. [[note]]Though he does need to push a fallen enchanted pillar back in place, in order to make the monster killable. And he does need a ''little'' help, from Toro and Gort.[[/note]] |
| 49 | ** In a less dramatic sense, some of the stuff that killed you in the first game (running out of stamina during a fight[[note]]Only in the VGA remake of QFGI[[/note]], drinking Dragon's Breath, [[spoiler:fighting Elsa and Bruno]]) only wounds you in later installments. |
| 50 | * UnscrupulousHero: A Thief Hero CAN be this. You can steal an old man's only memento of his dead wife and kill the Chief Thief of Mordavia, to earn yourself a promotion and lose all your Honor. |
| 51 | * WalkingTheEarth: If you so choose, at the end of the series you can turn down the crown to the kingdom and continue your heroic journeys. |
| 52 | * WhatTheHellHero / WhatTheHellPlayer: |
| 53 | ** The few truly evil deeds you can do in the games ''will'' be noticed. [[KarmaHoudini Except for the Thievery optional quests.]] |
| 54 | ** Even some of your good deeds will be called out by those who suffer a loss as a result. [[spoiler:In particular, Katrina does not take kindly to your decision to restore Tanya to life at the cost of Toby's life.]] |
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| 56 | |
| 57 | !Erasmus |
| 58 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file006.png]] |
| 59 | [[caption-width-right:150:Erasmus]] |
| 60 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file005.png]] |
| 61 | [[caption-width-right:150:Fenrus]] |
| 62 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/NeilRoss (IV), Creator/SteveBulen (V) |
| 63 | |
| 64 | A powerful and pun-loving wizard who lives in Spielberg with a summer home in Silmaria. He and his familiar, the smart aleck rat Fenrus, help the hero out directly in games ''So You Want to Be a Hero?'' and ''Dragon Fire'' as well as mentoring him at the Wizards' Institute of Technocery in game ''Trial By Fire'' (and making a cameo at the end of ''Shadows of Darkness''). |
| 65 | ---- |
| 66 | * BlowYouAway: Teaches the Whirlwind spell to a mage. |
| 67 | * EccentricMentor: A friendly wizard who offers the hero sincere help, but he is just as eccentric as he is wise. |
| 68 | * {{Familiar}}: Fenrus is Erasmus'... Or is it the other way around? |
| 69 | * LightEmUp: His own personal spell, Erasmus's Razzle Dazzle. He can teach it to a mage who beats him at Mage's Maze. Presumably, he also taught it to Keapon Laffin and Shakra, given that they sell it at their stores as well. |
| 70 | * MageTower: Lives in a truly epic one atop a mountain called Zauberberg ("Magic Mountain" in German). Has another one in Dragon Fire, but it's in another dimension. |
| 71 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: He is sincerely pretty goofy, but is still a lot sharper than he looks. |
| 72 | * PungeonMaster: Sometimes painfully as Fenrus will lampshade. |
| 73 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Erasmus is wearing purple and is one of the most powerful Wizards in the series. |
| 74 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is the only mage willing to sponsor you to WIT, and after you complete the entrance exam and refuse to commit to studies, he is the only elder who doesn't berate your decision as childish and shortsighted. Instead, he praises your choice and encourages you to keep using your magic for good rather than keeping it to yourself like the elders do. |
| 75 | * RobeAndWizardHat: Erasmus wears them in the VGA games, though he just wears the robe in the EGA games; Fenrus just has the hat. |
| 76 | * TheseQuestionsThree: Don't expect to get into his house in either game unless you can answer his gatekeeper's riddles. |
| 77 | * TokenGoodTeammate: As mentioned above, he is the only member of WIT shown (apart from Erana) who believes in putting magic to good practical use in the world instead of committing to esoteric studies. Downplayed in that the others are not evil as such, just detached ivory tower intellectuals. |
| 78 | * WizardClassic: Long robe, fairly solitary lifestyle (though he certainly doesn't dislike company, it's just hard to get to him), eccentric, and old. |
| 79 | * WizardBeard: Quite the long and impressive one. |
| 80 | * ShockAndAwe: Possesses the Lightning Bolt spell, but uses it to swat flies. Sometimes, he hits the drapes. |
| 81 | |
| 82 | !Erana |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[quoteright:141:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_007.png]] |
| 85 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DianePershing (IV), Wendy Cutler (V) |
| 86 | |
| 87 | A mysterious half-Faerie Folk archmage whose presence is seen throughout the series even though she herself isn't. She is known for creating magical gardens of incredible peace and safety. [[spoiler:She is presumed dead because her attempts to prevent the Dark One from coming into the world resulted in her being trapped between worlds, until the hero's actions in banishing Avoozl release her spirit and finally allow her to pass on to the afterlife. In ''Dragon Fire'', the player can choose to rescue her from Hades, which allows a romance with her; she can be romanced by both honourable Wizards and Paladins.]] |
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| 89 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Is depicted as blonde in ''Trial by Fire'' but a brunette in the last two games when she actually appears. The FanRemake of ''Trial by Fire'' uses her portrait from ''Shadows of Darkness'' instead. |
| 90 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Potentially, if the Hero chooses her in the SadisticChoice]]. |
| 91 | * BarrierMaiden: [[spoiler: Is keeping the Dark One Avoozl trapped with her lingering life.]] |
| 92 | * BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Katrina's Veronica in Dragonfire for a wizard. She's all-loving, friendly, and devoted to protecting all living things. |
| 93 | * BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:She sacrificed her life to banish the Dark One from Mordavia and was only partially successful.]] |
| 94 | * DyingCurse: "By all my will, I banish [[EldritchAbomination you]] to-" |
| 95 | * {{Expy}}: Specifically stated in the second game to be an Expy of Genesta from ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIV''. |
| 96 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: She has devoted her life to protecting life, leaving peaceful glades in her wake where no creature can harm another. |
| 97 | * GirlOfMyDreams: The Hero never met her before she started sending him dreams about her while he was sleeping in her garden or near her staff. Sometimes those dreams are about meeting her, sometimes they're about being her, and for a Wizard or a Paladin, one of those dreams is romantic. The Hero doesn't meet her in person until some time after he had those dreams. |
| 98 | * GreaterScopeParagon: The Hero hears legends about her starting with his very first adventure. Both Spielburg from the first game and the town in Mordavia are only safe from deadly nearby monsters because of her magic protecting the settlements. Furthermore, in games 1, 3, and 4 you can find safe places in the monster infested wilderness because of her influence. During her life she did many great things and worked tirelessly for peace among different races, while facing down great magical threats. [[spoiler:When finally encountered in the fourth game, she promptly sacrifices her life to banish the EldritchAbomination Avoozl, a threat that the Hero had absolutely zero chance of defeating without her.]] |
| 99 | * GreenThumb: Her power can nurture beautiful gardens, and grow plants that defy natural laws. |
| 100 | * HealingHands: She's quite adept at healing, and teaches the Hero a healing spell if he visits her in the fifth game. |
| 101 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Half-elf, half human. |
| 102 | * HeroicSelfDeprecation: Surprisingly, one can learn in the fifth game that [[spoiler:in spite of all her power and good deeds, her half-human status has led to an inferiority complex that she never managed to overcome. Since humans were not welcome among fairies and fairies were not welcome among humans, she grew up being unwelcome everywhere. Her dialogue strongly implies that this is what put her on the path of peacemaking magic in the first place.]] |
| 103 | * HumansAreGood: It's strongly implied that while Erana's elven heritage is what makes her powerful, her human one is what makes her compassionate. |
| 104 | * LastGirlWins: If you romance her in the fifth game. Of all of the girls, Erana is met last at the end of the fourth game. |
| 105 | * PickedFlowersAreDead: A hero attempting to romance her can give her a gift of picked flowers. She appreciates the gesture, but feels sorry you had to kill them and uses their seeds to plant new ones. Alternatively, the hero can give her a set of magical seeds from Julanar, which will please Erana greatly. |
| 106 | * PosthumousCharacter: She's been dead for a while before the hero starts coming in contact with the peaceful areas she has left behind. The hero can choose to bring her back to life in Dragon Fire or can allow her spirit to rest, although unhappily. |
| 107 | * PsychicDreamsForEveryone: In the fourth game, sleeping by her staff in town will give The Hero dream visions of her, both showing her past and hinting that [[spoiler:her spirit is still trapped and tormented by Avoozl.]] |
| 108 | * SealedGoodInACan: [[spoiler:She attempted to banish Avoozl when near death, but since the banishment was not completed, both she and Avoozl were sealed halfway between dimensions, caught between life and death. Unsealing her will allow her to finish banishing Avoozl, and then die afterwards.]] |
| 109 | * TheGhost: For the first three games and almost until the end of the fourth, although [[GreaterScopeParagon legends of her are being told from the very start]]. |
| 110 | * YouKilledMyFather: WordOfGod is that her father had died fighting Avoozl. |
| 111 | |
| 112 | !Shema and Shameen |
| 113 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file004.png]] |
| 114 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file003.png]] |
| 115 | [[caption-width-right:150:Shameen and Shema]] |
| 116 | A married couple of Katta (a race of anthropomorphic cats), Shameen and Shema came to Spielburg in order to find a hero to help solve the crisis in Raseir, but were trapped by the avalanche that sealed off the valley. They quickly [[IncrediblyLamePun landed on their feet]] and set up the Hero's Tale Inn, which is where the hero first meets them. After dealing with Baba Yaga, he travels along with them back to Shapeir, where they open the Katta's Tale Inn and provide the hero with free room and board for the duration of ''Trial By Fire''. |
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| 118 | * AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Averted in ''Trial By Fire''. Since you helped Shameen and Shema get out of Spielburg by getting their flying carpet back from the brigands, they give you free room & board at their inn in Shapeir. |
| 119 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: Like most if not all other Katta. They use human clothes apart from footwear, though. |
| 120 | * CatFolk: They're both members of the cat-like race called the Katta. |
| 121 | * HappilyMarried: The two have nothing but positive things to say about the other. |
| 122 | * HoldingOutForAHero: During the first game and, to a lesser extent, the second. |
| 123 | * MsFanservice: Shema is quite voluptuous and the second game especially indulges in some MaleGaze with her dance. Shema's dancing probably helped turn more than a few young gamers into furries. |
| 124 | * SupremeChef: Shema's cooking is consistently described as wonderful. Even when she prepares a particular dish the hero doesn't like, he admits it's better than he expected. |
| 125 | |
| 126 | !Elsa von Spielburg |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file007.png]] |
| 129 | ->'''Voiced by''': Ariana Weil (V) |
| 130 | |
| 131 | The missing daughter of Baron Spielburg, whose rescue is one of the central goals of ''So You Want To Be A Hero?'' [[spoiler:It eventually turns out that she was given amnesia and delivered to the brigands, who raised her as their own. She eventually rose through the ranks and became their leader, which the hero must undo with a Dispel Potion. Elsa returns in ''Dragon Fire'', having chafed under her brother's StayInTheKitchen attitude and striking out as an adventurer herself (thanks to her retained knowledge and experience from her time with the brigands). She's also a potential bride for the hero, available to all character classes.]] |
| 132 | ---- |
| 133 | * ActionGirl: Good with sword, daggers, and bows. |
| 134 | * AdaptationDyeJob: She has brown hair in the EGA version of [=QFG1=], but blonde in the VGA version of [=QFG1=] and 5. |
| 135 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:As the Brigand Leader. It takes a Dispel Potion to undo it.]] |
| 136 | * ChainmailBikini: In the fifth game. |
| 137 | * DeadpanSnarker: |
| 138 | --> '''Elsa:''' Are you always so polite to someone who breaks into your bedroom, or only to the women who do so? |
| 139 | * EasyAmnesia: Justified, since it was caused by a magic spell. |
| 140 | * FirstGirlWins: If you choose to court Elsa during ''Dragon Fire''. |
| 141 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: Between the first game and the fifth, Elsa drove the brigands away from Spielburg. Like the Hero before her, she end up with the title "Hero" and was celebrated by all, [[{{Jerkass}} except for her brother]]. |
| 142 | * LadyOfWar: She's a lovely young woman who is a HopelessBossFight if you make the mistake of trying to take her on in the first game, and remains quite capable when she reappears in the fifth. |
| 143 | * LovableRogue: While she's only ever seen fighting, she was a Brigand Queen, and knows the Thief Sign. [[spoiler: When she's kidnapped, she needs her lockpicks to break free.]] And of course, she's pleasant and friendly to the hero. |
| 144 | * RebelliousPrincess: Zigzagged. As the Brigand Leader, she leads an open rebellion against her father the Baron, but she is so BrainwashedAndCrazy at the time that she doesn't even know that he ''is'' her father. After being cured, she returns to his side... but it isn't long before he abdicates and is succeeded by Barnard. She eventually gets so fed up with Barnard's [[StayInTheKitchen sexist nonsense]] that she rebels against him too, of her own volition, and leaves Spielburg for good. |
| 145 | * SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:As the Brigand Leader, she always wore a hood or a helmet so that nobody could see her face or realize that she was a woman.]] |
| 146 | * SheIsTheKing: [[spoiler:If the Hero refuses to take the throne at the end, she will be the obvious second choice.]] |
| 147 | * SwordAndSorcerer: To a Wizard in the fifth game. |
| 148 | * TheVonTropeFamily: As part of the "von Spielburg" family. |
| 149 | |
| 150 | !Toro |
| 151 | A giant minotaur working as the doorman for the brigands in Spielburg. While a mage or thief can simply sneak by him, for a fighter he's essentially the toughest fight in the game. He eventually returns in V alongside Elsa, where he now runs Silmaria's Adventurer's Guild. |
| 152 | ---- |
| 153 | * BeefGate: Though there are ways around him if you aren't playing as a fighter. |
| 154 | * EasilyForgiven: He doesn't seem to hold a grudge against the Hero for the events of the first game, and doesn't even bring up his possible defeat when he reappears in the last game even if you played as a fighter. |
| 155 | ** This is to protect ambiguous canon. Since as far as the scripts themselves are concerned there is no "true canon" as to how the hero dealt with each multiple choice dilemma. |
| 156 | * EpicFlail: In the first game. [[spoiler:A thorough search reveals that it's weighted with silver coins.]] |
| 157 | * GentleGiant: When he returns in V he is revealed to be this, he was only aggressive in the first game due to being a guard. |
| 158 | * HeelFaceTurn: {{Downplayed}}, as he wasn't very evil, even though he was with the brigands, and even though the fighter has to fight him. He was probably there simply to be with Elsa. He is shown in the crowd at the end of the game, even if the fighter defeated him. |
| 159 | * HulkSpeak: Speaks in short and terse sentences, and in third person. |
| 160 | --> '''Toro:''' Toro come here. Guild guy ask Toro if Adventurer. Toro say, 'yes.' Guild guy say Toro guildmaster. Guild guy go, Toro stay. Toro guildmaster. |
| 161 | * LoinCloth: His only piece of clothing in the first game. |
| 162 | * OnlyMostlyDead: Even if the hero "kills" him to get into the brigand base, he reappears among the crowd of people at the end of the game with his arm in a sling. |
| 163 | |
| 164 | !Bruno |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file009.png]] |
| 167 | |
| 168 | A member of the brigands from the first game, Bruno conspired with his friend Brutus to overthrow their leader and take over. He can usually be found hanging out at the town gate and will give the hero information (''almost'' all of it false) about the goings-on in the valley... for a price. [[spoiler:He suddenly returns in ''Dragon Fire'' as the assassin of King Justinian and attempts to exact revenge on Elsa and the hero for their part in the dissolution of the brigands.]] |
| 169 | ---- |
| 170 | * AssholeVictim: Considering the terrible wrongs he's done in the first and the last game, no one will shed a tear over his demise. |
| 171 | * BadassNormal: He doesn't appear to have any magic powers or superhuman abilities in a game series filled with such beings, but trying to attack him at any point in the first game will automatically result in a serious case of poisoned knife in the chest, no matter how tough your character is or what sort of magic they use. [[spoiler:The normal part gets subverted in ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryV'' when he is revealed as the Assassin, and it turns out that he has developed some form of {{Invisibility}}.]] |
| 172 | * BeardOfEvil: He has a full beard. It's a little trimmed in the fifth game. |
| 173 | * BladeEnthusiast: Poisoned daggers are his weapon of choice, and he is exceedingly dangerous with them. In the first game, any attempt to attack or cast a spell on Bruno will inevitably lead to your death, as Bruno throws his poisoned daggers at you and kills you before you can even finish taking the action. |
| 174 | * CarryingTheAntidote: Averted. You have to FindTheCure yourself before you face him. |
| 175 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Bruno doesn't want to give you the Thieves' Guild password because he'll risk losing his Guild license. Considering he's already betrayed the guild by spying on the behalf of the brigands, yeah pretty low. |
| 176 | * InTheHood: He wears one in the fifth game. |
| 177 | * TheKingslayer: [[spoiler:Responsible for the death of King Justinian.]] |
| 178 | * KnowledgeBroker: He acts the part in the first game, but the information he offers is available in other, less expensive ways, with the advantage of being accurate. Bruno is only there to prevent the game from becoming {{Unwinnable}}. Furthermore, most of the information he offers is [[BlatantLies pretty useless]]: |
| 179 | ** "Oh, and if you want a good time, try the Dragon's Breath!" This will reduce you to a pile of ashes in the first game. |
| 180 | ** "The thieves' guild is in the graveyard, head over there at nighttime!" The Graveyard at night is filled with ghosts that will either kill you, or drag you to hell on sight. |
| 181 | * TheMole: He appears to be a normal (if untrustworthy) thief at first, but it turns out he's part of the brigand band who joined the thieves to spy on them. |
| 182 | * PoisonedWeapons: In both games he appeared in. You have a chance to find the cure in the fifth game. |
| 183 | * PreAssKickingOneLiner: [[spoiler:When he reveals himself as the Assassin in ''Dragon Fire''. (He doesn't lead with it, but there's also something to be said for, "''This one's for free!''")]] |
| 184 | * ProfessionalKiller: [[spoiler:Bruno's main job in the fifth game is murdering people for his employer. Before the start of the game, he already slain the King and a wealthy merchant (actually the Chief Thief of Silmaria). Near the end of the game, he has killed Kokeeno, Magnum Opus, five guards and committed three murder attempts on Ugarte, Rakeesh and you.]] |
| 185 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Against Elsa and the hero in ''Dragon Fire''.]] |
| 186 | * SmugSnake: Downplayed somewhat, because while he may not be as clever as he thinks, he is a genuinely lethal fighter. |
| 187 | * TheStarscream: He plans to take advantage of the hero's actions in Spielburg to help him take control from "Her Nibs" the Brigand Leader. [[spoiler:It turns out much later, in ''Dragon Fire'', that he's still carrying a grudge over, effectively, the hero and -- later -- Elsa driving all the other brigands from the valley, regrets not killing them then, and looks forward to getting another shot at them both.]] |
| 188 | * VillainForgotToLevelGrind: [[spoiler:In the first game, he'll one-shot you if you try to attack him. In the last game, you can fight him and take him out for good.]] |
| 189 | * WalkingSpoiler: Not so much in the first game as he is fairly minor and you know much about him early on. However, in [[spoiler:the fifth game, he's a VERY significant villain as he is responsible for many of the murders.]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | !Baba Yaga |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file1.png]] |
| 194 | ->'''Voiced by''': Mitzi [=McCall=] (IV) |
| 195 | |
| 196 | An ogress witch with a taste for human flesh and a mean streak a mile wide [[spoiler:unless you appeal to her stomach; then she's {{Easily Forgiv|en}}ing.]] She serves as the GreaterScopeVillain for the original game, her curse being the reason everything bad is happening in Spielburg. After you break the curse and get rid of her, she returns in game 4, hanging out in Mordavia because of the dark energy given off by the Dark One's cave. She isn't fully antagonistic in this game, despite her desire for revenge (which can be bought off). In fact, she becomes effectively one of your major aides in winning the game. |
| 197 | ---- |
| 198 | * AffablyEvil: She may want to eat you, but darned if she isn't ''polite'' about it. She's also got quite a dark sense of humor, and is willing to be surprisingly friendly and chummy with The Hero in the fourth game... as long as he's bringing her something to eat instead of him, anyway. |
| 199 | * AntiVillain: Confirmed by [[WordOfGod Corey Cole]]. In the backstory she didn't ''actually'' do anything to provoke the Baron other than just being in the valley, and if anything just wants to be left alone. She does seem to get on well enough with Erasmus (though she cheats at cards) and in fact doesn't even do anything to interfere with the Hero's efforts. It's even completely possible to finish the game ''without'' defeating her (only rescuing Elsa is necessary to win the game). |
| 200 | * EasilyForgiven: She forgives both the hero and the jester in game IV, provided that the hero understands that the way to her heart is through her stomach. |
| 201 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: While Baba Yaga loves dark magic and is certainly plenty evil herself, Bonehead remarks in conversation that the Cult trying to summon a Dark One into the world is too evil ''even for her''. |
| 202 | * ExtremeOmnivore: In addition to mandrake mousse and elderberry pie (and humans, of course), she is also partial to bones, the secretions of an EldritchAbomination, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking garlic.]] She'll also go into explicit details about the "wyvern waffles" she had for breakfast, if you dare to ask... |
| 203 | * GreaterScopeVillain: In ''I'', Baba Yaga is ''responsible'' for everything that's going on through her curse on the Baron, but she doesn't actually do much during the game and defeating her is not strictly necessary (despite the prophecy). The brigands are the active force of evil that you must destroy to become the Hero. |
| 204 | * ImAHumanitarian: Although ''Shadows of Darkness'' does point out it's not technically cannibalism for ogres to eat humans. |
| 205 | * PragmaticVillainy: Despite being a very dangerous and wicked spellcaster, Baba Yaga is a very passive force of evil in the world, and generally keeps to herself until she's provoked. Even then, she usually satisfies herself with curses and hexes rather than destroying her enemies outright. And while she very well ''can'' devour the Hero if she desires, she ultimately leaves him off the menu; In ''I'' she lets him live when he proves useful by running an errand for her (which comes back to bite her when you return and turn the tables on her with the magic mirror). By the time of ''IV'' she's decided eating the Hero is altogether ''far'' more trouble than it's worth, and finds the various snacks the Hero brings her in exchange for her help and advice much more appealing, anyway. |
| 206 | * PublicDomainCharacter: Naturally, Literature/BabaYaga from Slavic mythology; an impressively accurate portrayal of her too. |
| 207 | * RhymingWizardry: In the [[VideoGame/QuestForGloryI first]] and [[VideoGame/QuestForGloryIV fourth]] games, Literature/BabaYaga does her incarnations in rhyme. The fact that the fourth game has spoken words really sells it. |
| 208 | -->'''Baba Yaga''': ''Spirits of the frigid north, spin the water, draw it forth; Frosty Spirits, summoned twice, turn the water into ice.'' |
| 209 | * SapientHouse: Her chicken-legged hut. The first game left room for ambiguity, but the fourth game shows the house does have a mind of its own as it holds a grudge towards the Hero for the events of the first game and has to be baited with corn. |
| 210 | * TookALevelInBadass: She was surprised ''once'' by the Hero; and she never is again. When the Hero initially visits her in ''IV'', she "indirectly" yet immediately incapacitates him; either by spilling water on him and freezing the water or by gluing his boots to the ground. [[AttackReflector Both the Magic Mirror he used to have or the Reversal Spell]] are useless against either of those. The reversal spell can prevent the hero from being temporarily transformed into a hedgehog though. |
| 211 | --> '''Baba Yaga:''' What?! You've got a spell to reverse spells?! Didn't help your feet, did it?! |
| 212 | * WickedWitch: {{Downplayed}}. Baba Yaga is wrathful and can be cruel, but is reasonable and incredibly helpful if you stay on her good side. |
| 213 | |
| 214 | !Rakeesh Sah Tarna |
| 215 | |
| 216 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3_002.png]] |
| 217 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BeauBillingslea (V) |
| 218 | |
| 219 | A Liontaur Paladin, Rakeesh was the king of Tarna until he abdicated power to his brother Rajah in order to pursue the demons that threatened the land. In his travels he became a Paladin and suffered a GameBreakingInjury that keeps him out of action. The hero meets him in Shapeir, and Rakeesh rapidly becomes his mentor and father figure (even more so if the player chooses to become a Paladin himself). [[spoiler:In ''Dragon Fire'', he [[TakingTheBullet Takes The Poison Dagger]] for the hero, and will die if one fails to give him an antidote and locate the source of the poison.]] |
| 220 | ---- |
| 221 | * CareerEndingInjury: A poison sting from a demon left him with one bad leg. While not ''completely'' career ending, Rakeesh admits that he's not nearly the hero he used to be, and during a strenuous fight there's a chance that his leg will suddenly give out on him, potentially leaving him helpless. |
| 222 | * CoolOldGuy: Is getting on in years, but is still a mostly strong fighter. |
| 223 | * CoolSword: Soulforge, a flaming paladin sword |
| 224 | * FlamingSword: Soulforge is a Paladin's sword, which can burst into flame in the presence of evil. |
| 225 | * HalfHumanHybrid: He's some combination of lion and human, with the body of a lion, torso of a human, and head of... a lion again. |
| 226 | * HandicappedBadass: |
| 227 | ** The Hero can challenge him the day before he leaves for Raseir, and the player will find that even with a bad leg, he still puts up a damn good fight. |
| 228 | ** In the fighter's path in the second game, Rakeesh attempts to fight the Earth Elemental, and was driving it back with his flaming sword. He might have succeeded in defeating it had his bad leg not given out on him, requiring him to lend the Hero his sword in order to finish off the elemental. |
| 229 | * HappilyMarried: He and Kreesha clearly love each other dearly, you will regularly find them cuddling in their house in the third game. |
| 230 | * HoYay: In Universe, you can offer him the engagement ring in game 5; he'll actually consider it, but he's married. |
| 231 | * KnightErrant: A lifestyle he embraces as a paladin. |
| 232 | * KnightInShiningArmor: A noble and powerful paladin who is a paragon the hero aspires to be if he goes the way of the paladin. |
| 233 | * TheMentor: He is a support figure and teacher to all of the classes, but he's particularly important to a fighter who wants to become a Paladin. |
| 234 | * MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Liontaurs are AlwaysLawfulGood to the extreme, considering honor to be more precious than life and willing to go to war to protect it. However, Liontaurs are also extremely proud, aggressive, and tend to be eager for combat, and while Rakeesh is also quite focused on honor he is far more laid back, sees far more value in protecting life than most Liontaurs, and works hard to broker peace whenever possible. |
| 235 | * NamedWeapons: His sword is named "Soulforge." |
| 236 | * OnlySaneMan: When tempers rise in the third game, he is one of the only liontaurs to keep a level head. |
| 237 | * SupportingLeader: Especially in the third game, where as a former King of Tarna it's his word, reputation, and influence with the council that keeps the Liontaurs from declaring war immediately after the slaughter of their ambassadors. |
| 238 | |
| 239 | !Uhura |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3_001.png]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | A member of the Simbani tribe from Tarna, Uhura left her homeland in order to get around the restrictions placed on women. She took up residence in Shapeir, becoming the head of the Adventurers' Guild and having a son, Simba, by one of the palace guards. She helps the hero with information and sparring, then returns to Tarna along with him and Rakeesh. Back home, Uhura again helps the hero by showing him the RiteOfPassage for Simbani warriors and trying to convince the Laibon (chief) to seek peace with the Leopardmen. |
| 244 | ---- |
| 245 | * ActionGirl[=/=]ActionMom: Uhura is a capable warrior who is quite capable of handing The Hero his ass in sparring. |
| 246 | ** Taking it a step further, whenever she trains the hero, her toddler son Simba is watching, showing a rare positive example of a child [[{{Tykebomb}} training from birth to fight.]] |
| 247 | * EloquentInMyNativeTongue: She is a bit clumsy in speaking the common tongue, but is incredibly eloquent in her own language. |
| 248 | * IAmNotLeftHanded: If you break any of the rules she lays down for your practice duels (melee weapons only, no throwing knives or spells) she'll stop playing around and immediately knock you on your ass. In conversation with you she [[ConversedTrope mentions]] [[LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards it's hard to fight magic with just a spear]] so it makes sense for her to go all out if magic is involved. |
| 249 | * LadyOfWar: Fights with a mighty mix of strength and finesse. |
| 250 | * OnlySaneWoman: Among the Simbani, she knows going to war with the Leopardmen is foolish and she does not share their hatred of magic. |
| 251 | * {{Proud Warrior Race G|uy}}irl: Is this as a Simbani warrior, but is much more helpful and friendly than most examples of this trope. |
| 252 | * TakeAThirdOption: The Simbani let their women be mothers OR warriors, so Uhura left, had Simba out of wedlock with a Shaperian palace guard, and returned home as both. The storykeeper of her tribe will point out how much of a break in tradition this is, in an attempt to get the Simbani to change their ways. |
| 253 | * TrainingBoss: Uhura loves a good fight and you can spar with her in the Adventurers' Guild in Shapeir anytime you want. The rules are melee only, and no magic allowed. It's a very good way to increase your combat skills without risking death out in the desert, and Uhura and Rakeesh will teach you new moves. |
| 254 | * VaporWear: In the third game, and retroactively in the FanRemake of the second game, Uhura wears a large necklace instead of a top. |
| 255 | |
| 256 | !Julanar |
| 257 | A long time ago, a Shaperian woman went against the sexist rules of society and became a healer. Unfortunately, one day a bandit tricked her into coming to his camp. As she tried to escape from the bandits, she cried out for help and was transformed into a tree by a passing djinn. In ''Trial By Fire'', Aziza relates this story to the hero and tells him how to restore Julanar's sense of self in order to obtain the Fruit of Compassion he needs for a Dispel Potion. In between games, Salim ventures to Shapeir and restores Julanar's humanity, the pair falling in love and marrying before moving to Silmaria, where they meet their friend the hero once more. |
| 258 | ->'''Voiced by''': Joyce Kurtz (V) |
| 259 | |
| 260 | ---- |
| 261 | * EmergencyTransformation: Her abrupt change into a tree to escape amorous pursuers mirrors that of Daphne in Myth/ClassicalMythology. |
| 262 | * FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: Shows this trait relative to her husband when she appears in the fifth game. |
| 263 | * GranolaGirl: A rare non-comedic example. |
| 264 | * HappilyMarried: By the time of ''Dragon Fire'', to Salim. |
| 265 | * TheMedic: In ''Dragon Fire'', all you have to do is walk into the Apothecary while injured and boom, she'll instantly heal you for free. |
| 266 | * SentimentalMusicCue: In the second game, any time you enter the screen where she stands frozen in tree form, a very sad melody will play. Combined with the image of a poor woman frozen in the form of a tree, the emotional impact is quite powerful. |
| 267 | ** When you start helping her as the melody changes, first as she rotates her crops, meaning something finally managed to get through to her. And then, when you come back after that, the same melody is played on a more happy and heartwarming chord, as if she was warmly welcoming you back. Culminating in a more vibrant tune when she gives the Hero the Fruit of Compassion. More than one gamer was moved to tears. |
| 268 | * {{Transflormation}}: For whatever reason, a djinn decided to give her the form of a tree. |
| 269 | |
| 270 | !Signor Ferrari |
| 271 | ->'''Voiced by''': Michael Sorich (V) |
| 272 | A "legitimate businessman" in Raseir, Ferrari is the player's main contact in the final act of the game. He informs the hero about the particulars of Khaveen and Ad Avis' rule over the city. Thief characters go one step further, stealing a [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon1941 rather familiar statue]] from Khaveen for him. When Khaveen has the hero arrested, Ferrari seems to abandon him, but he returns in ''Dragon Fire'' as the head of the Dead Parrot Inn, trying once more to win the hero's trust. [[spoiler:He's in the running to become Silmaria's Chief Thief, as well as effectively blackmailing Gnome Ann out of her inn. All classes can help Ann, but the Thief can go a step further, getting Ferrari the real Blackbird and then stealing it right back from under his nose -- but Ferrari can screw you right back by getting you removed as king via blackmail if you do things wrong.]] |
| 273 | ---- |
| 274 | * {{Blackmail}}: He'll blackmail a Thief character off the throne in ''Dragon Fire'' by revealing your "night job" -- but it is possible to prevent this. |
| 275 | * InsistentTerminology: Not necessarily by him, but in the second game, Ferrari will take offense if you refer to him by anything but ''Signor'' Ferrari. This softens in ''Dragon Fire'', as the two of you are considered close enough to be more familiar. Of course, Ferrari is more than likely toadying to the Hero at this point, as The Hero has become the man of greater influence and prestige. |
| 276 | * TheDon: Is in charge of the underworld of Raseir. |
| 277 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: Or rather he thinks himself as this, his style comes across as more gaudy to everyone else. |
| 278 | * MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In both ''Trial By Fire'' and ''Dragon Fire'' he tries really hard to put up the facade of a friendly businessman, and in both games he proves to be a slimy backstabber. |
| 279 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: If the name wasn't enough of a tip-off, Ferrari is based wholesale on Sydney Greenstreet's character from ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'', with elements of Kasper Gutman from ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' thrown in. |
| 280 | * ShameIfSomethingHappened: Does this a lot in ''Dragon Fire'', If the player is a Thief they need to be especially careful around him. |
| 281 | * WorthyOpponent: In ''Dragon Fire'' you have to give him the real Blackbird to keep him from blackmailing you. If you subsequently steal the Bird back to win the Chief Thief contest, he'll concede that you're the better thief and says that he'll still honor his promise not to expose you. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | !Ugarte |
| 284 | ->'''Voiced by''': Douge Stone (V) |
| 285 | ---- |
| 286 | Ferrari's right-hand man; like the hero, he seems to be something of an unwilling accomplice (more so as the game progresses). In ''Trial By Fire'', he smuggles water in Raseir, a capital crime which sees him dragged off supposedly for execution. However, Ugarte returns in ''Dragon Fire'', having been freed thanks to the hero's actions and much more grateful than Ferrari, serving as the Thief's source of info in the underground dealings of Silmaria. [[spoiler: Ugarte gets poisoned just before revealing the identity of King Justinian's assassin, and like Rakeesh, will die unless the player takes the proper steps.]] |
| 287 | ---- |
| 288 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He doesn't particularly care for the assassin, or Ferrari, and is happy to give up the information to the hero...for a price. |
| 289 | * ImplausibleDeniability: When Khaveen arrested him for water smuggling, he yelled that he doesn't know where the waterskin came from and someone probably planted it on him (it was inside his shirt mind you). |
| 290 | * KnowledgeBroker: His primary role in ''Dragon Fire''. [[spoiler: It eventually gets him into trouble and he will die unless you save him.]] |
| 291 | * LorreLookalike : As with Ferrari, Ugarte is a composite of Creator/PeterLorre's characters from ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''. |
| 292 | * ObviouslyEvil: "He smiles and you are reminded of a weasel. He talks and you think of snakes." (Still, there are much worse characters in the game.) |
| 293 | * YouLookFamiliar: The Chief Thief of Mordavia is also based on Peter Lorre, and if you look at him, the narrator will comment on his resemblance to Ugarte. According to Ugarte himself, the Mordavian Chief Thief is his uncle. |
| 294 | |
| 295 | !Ad Avis |
| 296 | |
| 297 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3_003.png]] |
| 298 | [[caption-width-right:150:[[labelnote:Click here for spoilers]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_011_8.png Ad Avis as a vampire[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 299 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JeffBennett (IV) |
| 300 | |
| 301 | The BigBad of ''Trial By Fire'' [[spoiler:and debatably ''Shadows of Darkness'']]. An evil wizard who rules over the land of Raseir with an iron fist while attempting to release [[SealedEvilInACan the demon Iblis]]. Because the prophecy says he needs a "hero from the north" to recover the statue in which Iblis is sealed, he engineers events to get a hero from the north to Raseir and hypnotizes him, but this ultimately causes his downfall, as he cries out to his master. [[spoiler:''Shadows of Darkness'' reveals that the "master" is Katrina, who bit Ad Avis seventy years ago, causing him to rise as a vampire after his death. He resents Katrina and seeks revenge against her and the hero, succeeding in killing Katrina but causing his own death because of it.]] |
| 302 | ---- |
| 303 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Killed in II, returns as a vampire in IV, and dies for real there.]] |
| 304 | * BadBoss: He transformed his apprentice into a chimera and left him in a metal cage without food or water in the middle of the desert. |
| 305 | * BatmanGambit: How he manipulates the Hero in the second game, tries to manipulate him in the fourth game, and ultimately gets rid of [[spoiler:Katrina]]. See LoopholeAbuse below. |
| 306 | * BeardOfEvil: He has a beard and is very evil. |
| 307 | * CharmPerson: His stand-by ability. |
| 308 | * DisneyVillainDeath: At the end of Quest for Glory II. [[spoiler: Thanks to Katrina though, he survives as a vampire.]] |
| 309 | * DramaticIrony: He summoned the elementals to Shapeir because of a prophecy about a "hero from the north," not knowing that thanks to the events of the first game, The Hero was already a "hero from the north." |
| 310 | * TheDreaded: The people of Raseir (at least those who know about him) fear and/or hate him. Ferrari and Ugarte in particular are afraid even to speak his name. |
| 311 | * EthnicMagician: Subverted. Despite his appearance and presence in part II, his name's Latin (though pronounced as if it were Arabic: Ad A-'''vis''', rather than Ad '''A'''-vis) and his true background is closer to Eastern European. |
| 312 | * EvilSorcerer: Ad Avis is formidable sorcerer who uses magic for his own selfish desires and is particularly cruel to his apprentice. Aziza believed he was very likely to be responsible for what happened to Raseir long before The Hero proved it to be true. |
| 313 | * FailureGambit: When he summoned the elementals to attack Shapeir, he was expecting them to be defeated by a hero (as the prophecy foretold) with the intention of brainwashing and using The Hero once The Hero inevitably went to Raseir to look for the source of the elementals. |
| 314 | * ForcedTransformation: One of his favorite ways of dealing with his enemies, [[spoiler:though he seems to lose his taste for it after his death and rebirth as a vampire.]] The spell he uses to do this is stated to transform a person into a creature that closely matches their personality. |
| 315 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: You wouldn't be able to beat him in ''Trial By Fire'' if he didn't try to trap you. |
| 316 | * HypnoticEyes: He uses these to brainwash the Hero upon them first encountering each other. |
| 317 | * InstantlyProvenWrong: [[spoiler:He mocks you for telling a stupid joke while he's about to kill you and adds that it wasn't even funny. Despite himself, he couldn't stop laughing uncontrollably, giving you the chance to kill him.]] |
| 318 | * KillItWithFire: He has a preference for fire spells. [[spoiler:Ironically, the method by which a Wizard or possibly a Fighter can defeat him in the second game involves dropping a flaming brazier on him.]] |
| 319 | * LecherousLicking: Of the "staring at a person and licking his lips" variety. Boris calls it "most unsavory," and even Katrina's goons say that it gives them the creeps. |
| 320 | * LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:As a vampire slave to Katrina, he can't lift a finger against her, unless she strikes him first. He also can't attack the Hero, because Katrina specifically forbids it. But he ''can'' attack the ground on which the Hero is standing to make him trip and nearly fall to his death, knowing that this will provoke Katrina into attacking Ad Avis...]] |
| 321 | * TheManBehindTheMan: As far as anyone knows, the coup in Raseir is the doing of the Emir's brother and his DragonInChief, Khaveen. ''Very'' few people know Ad Avis is using the Emir's brother as a PuppetKing, and it's Ad Avis that Khaveen truly answers to. |
| 322 | * MeaningfulName: "Ad Avis" is CanisLatinicus for "against the birds." |
| 323 | * NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Well, the first time around. And technically, he was either sucked into Erana's staff or devoured by the Dark One the second time around, so you never found the body then either.]] |
| 324 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Katrina had known about the Hero's plan to free Erana from the Dark One and help her complete her spell of banishment, it's a good bet that she, Katrina, would have stopped him. It's a good thing Ad Avis killed Katrina before it became an issue. |
| 325 | * OlderThanTheyLook: He's served the Dark Master for either 50 or 70 years, depending on whom you ask, but he doesn't look a day over 40. According to Word of God, this is a result of trading blood with a vampire. |
| 326 | * ThePlan: His actions in ''Trial By Fire'' are part of a larger one. |
| 327 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He hates women and particularly enjoys stripping away freedoms from every woman in Raseir and making their lives miserable. Naturally he is also quite sore about being bound to a female master. |
| 328 | * TheStarscream: His actions in ''Quest for Glory II'' are primarily aimed at gaining the power he needs to free himself of Katrina's control. In ''Quest for Glory IV'' he tries to manipulate the Hero into killing her (since Ad Avis can't attack her due to their bond, nor can he avenge himself on the Hero directly so long as Katrina is alive) to free him. Later he tricks Katrina into attacking ''him'' so the bond between them will be broken and he can fight back, then plays on her feelings for the Hero to kill her. All because he chafes under her control and wants to be the Dark Master himself. |
| 329 | * TakeOverTheWorld: Ad Avis was plotting to summon Iblis for this purpose in the second game, and went along with Katrina's plan to summon Avoozl in the fourth game for this purpose too. |
| 330 | * VillainBall: He holds it at the end of game IV. Game II established (for Wizards, anyway) that he knew the Reversal spell. However, he didn't bother to cast Reversal while dueling Katrina, or while he was about to kill the Hero, at the end of game IV; thus a wizard, after incapacitating him with the Ultimate Joke, can just blast him to death with Erana's Staff. |
| 331 | * VisionaryVillain: In a sense. In both games II and IV, Ad Avis is looking to potentially change the world and enslave an all powerful djinn or an EldritchAbomination to do his bidding, power that would enable him to TakeOverTheWorld, or more. In both games his partners (Khaveen and Katrina) have much more pragmatic goals in mind; Khaveen wants to conquer and rule a single city, and Katrina wants to become a DaywalkingVampire because she's terrified of being killed while she's helpless and sleeping in her coffin. |
| 332 | * YouHaveFailedMe: When a servant fails him in any way, Ad Avis is...less than merciful. He subjected one apprentice to a ForcedTransformation, and locked him in a cage in the desert to die. |
| 333 | |
| 334 | !Salim Nafs |
| 335 | |
| 336 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3b_002.png]] |
| 337 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SteveBlum (V) |
| 338 | |
| 339 | The resident apothecary in Tarna, as well as an out-and-out tree-hugging hippie. Salim is eager to help out the hero because of his auspicious aura, and in return learns that his dreams of a tree becoming a beautiful woman are real. While the hero is in Mordavia, Salim heads to Shapeir and restores Julanar's humanity; the couple then moves to Silmaria and opens up an apothecary, where they once more encounter their friend the hero and help him save those poisoned by the assassin. |
| 340 | ---- |
| 341 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He rambles about [[TabletopGame/{{Clue}} Colonel Mustard]] following the murders and poisonings in ''Dragon Fire'', only for Julanar to remind him that mustard is just a seed. |
| 342 | * TheCameo: Corey Cole provided the visuals for Salim in ''Wages of War''. |
| 343 | * EruditeStoner: He doesn't actually light up in-series, but he has a hookah in ''Wages of War''[[note]]Smoke it three times to turn into a stoner yourself! Also a game over[[/note]], and Julanar mentions his dipping into their "celebration stock" when they make the antidote in ''Dragon Fire''. |
| 344 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Besides being friendly NewAgeRetroHippie, he has a practical reason for being nice, as his healing pills are made from honey bird feathers. If the feathers are acquired through hostile action, it ruins the pills. |
| 345 | * HappilyMarried: To Julanar by the time of ''Dragon Fire''. |
| 346 | * MeaningfulName: "Salim Nafs" roughly translates to "peaceful soul". |
| 347 | * TheMedic: His role as apothecary involves the preparation and sale of restorative pills and potions. |
| 348 | * NewAgeRetroHippie: A much more benign example, without the sexual promiscuity or railing against the Man. |
| 349 | * StealthPun: A ''literal'' tree-hugging hippie. |
| 350 | * Creator/SteveBlum: Plays him in ''Dragon Fire''. |
| 351 | |
| 352 | !Katrina |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[quoteright:106:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_005.png]] |
| 355 | [[caption-width-right:120:Katrina without her hood]] |
| 356 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_004.png]] |
| 357 | [[caption-width-right:120:Katrina in her true form]] |
| 358 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JenniferHale (IV), Joyce Kurtz (V) |
| 359 | |
| 360 | A mysterious and beautiful young woman who is the first person the hero meets in ''Shadows of Darkness''. She only appears by night, never in the town, and has brief conversations with the hero. As it turns out, however, she is the Dark Master, a powerful sorceress and vampire who is attempting to bring the EldritchAbomination Avoozl into the world, casting eternal night over the land. [[spoiler:She develops feelings for the hero, which would prove to be her undoing as Ad Avis threatened the hero, leading to a fatal TakingTheBullet. In ''Dragon Fire'', the hero can choose to rescue her from Hades, restoring her humanity and opening up the potential for a romance. That can end in marriage unless you're a Paladin or Thief.]] |
| 361 | ---- |
| 362 | * AccentSlipUp: While courting the Hero, in addition to disguising herself as a human, she takes on a flirtatious tone of voice. However, if your health is less than 100% the first time you meet her outside the town gate, she will briefly slip out of that tone to say "I would be most displeased..." before resuming it to say "I mean, sorry... if something were to happen to you." |
| 363 | * ActionGirl: Of the LadyOfBlackMagic variety. |
| 364 | * AffablyEvil: Is nothing but polite and kindly to the hero, even when threatening him. |
| 365 | * AllThereInTheManual: Katrina's full backstory didn't even make it ''into'' the manual. It was first published on Lori Cole's blog in 2012, almost ''twenty years'' after the game was first released. |
| 366 | * AnIcePerson: She is fond of the spell "Frost Bite" and teaches the spell to a Wizard. She is not exclusively an ice person, though: See "Kill It With Fire" below. |
| 367 | * AntiVillain: Katrina doesn't see herself as a villain. She genuinely looks upon the people of Mordavia as her subjects, and she their benevolent master. She genuinely believes she was doing the right thing by taking Tanya from her parents and turning her, arguably saved Boris's life by hiring him as the gatekeeper, and her sole motivation is fear of being staked while helpless in her coffin during the day. |
| 368 | * TheArchmage: WordOfGod said she's the youngest WIT's graduate to attain the rank. |
| 369 | * BackFromTheDead: Well, she '''is''' a vampire. [[spoiler:And again in ''Dragon Fire'', as a normal human.]] |
| 370 | * BenevolentBoss: Katrina treats her gatekeeper, her servant and her guards well. Her apprentice however is another matter and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain for good reason]]. |
| 371 | * BettyAndVeronica: She's the Veronica of a choice between her and Erana. Erana is a FriendToAllLivingThings and a GreaterScopeParagon, while Katrina has a DarkAndTroubledPast and has traveled a dark, if not evil path. |
| 372 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: Katrina is not truly good ''or'' evil in the end. For example, most people would consider her taking Tanya from her parents and turning her into a vampire is a decidedly ''evil'' action. However Katrina genuinely believes Tanya's parents mistreated and abused her, that she offered the poor lonely girl far more love and affection than Yuri and Bella, and that it was the right thing to do. Considering they were overprotective ''well'' beyond the point of "strict" she might not be entirely off-base. At the same though time, the hero’s conversations with Tanya’s parents shows they truly love her and regret their actions, ready to raise their daughter right (and prove to do so after Tanya returns to them). Then there is the matter Tanya will be trapped as a child forever in her state, which Katrina fails to see the problems with and thinks Tanya being alive again is the worst possible fate for her. Katrina overall is someone with strong morals and a sincerely kind heart, but has a habit of neglecting the feelings of others and being stubborn in her goals. |
| 373 | * BrokenBird: In the game she's ultimately a deeply lonely and unhappy woman terrified of her vulnerability during daylight. She kidnapped Tanya both because she desired a daughter of her own, and saw how her parents treated her and thought they were horrible to her. Katrina later refused to force the Hero into helping her because she wanted him to help her and love her on his own. She only turned to the geas after he "steals" Tanya away from her, which she viewed as an attack against and betrayal of ''her''. Her backstory was later expanded upon in Lori Cole's blog, and revealed she has suffered a long history of misogyny-fueled resentment and jealousy from male wizards over her great magical aptitude because of her beauty and gender. She was later seduced, turned against her will, and enslaved by the previous Dark Master. All of this fed into the distrust, emptiness, and feelings of powerlessness evident in the game, which then led to her attempt to awaken Avoozl. |
| 374 | * CharmPerson: Much like her student Ad Avis, she has the ability to do this to The Hero, although she uses a much more subtle version during their initial meeting and later conversations. |
| 375 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Good GOD, where to begin. Her full backstory (at least what's been released so far, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122714/http://www.theschoolforheroes.com/questlog/1570/daughter-of-darkness/ here]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310080854/http://www.theschoolforheroes.com/questlog/1597/women-of-glory-4-dark-mistress/ here]]) is one long KickTheDog moment of pain, loss, and rejection. |
| 376 | * DarkMagicalGirl: An incredibly powerful magician who specializes in dark magic. |
| 377 | * DatingCatwoman: She's interested in and attracted to The Hero, and he can return that if he brings her back from the dead in the fifth game. |
| 378 | * DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:Katrina berated Ad Avis because he kept letting his emotions overclouding his judgment. Fast forward to the final showdown: Ad Avis tries to kill you and Katrina [[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet to save you]]. In the next installment, [[LampshadeHanging she admits it was a foolish thing to do]].]] |
| 379 | ** [[spoiler:For extra {{irony}}, Ad Avis used the [[KillItWithFire dragon fire spell]], which was taught by Katrina herself.]] |
| 380 | ** [[spoiler:For further situational irony, her whole reason for moving to Mordavia in the first place was that she wanted to summon the Dark One and bring "endless night" to Mordavia so that she would no longer need to fear the light of the sun... but in the end, it was the darkness that destroyed her, not the light.]] |
| 381 | * EightiesHair: Sports a positively impressive mane when she drops the peasant girl pretense. Even then, her flowing mane wouldn't look out of place fronting a HairMetal band. See [[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/11/march/katrina.jpg here]]. |
| 382 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Katrina could easily have mind-controlled the Hero into helping her from the start, however it's only ''after'' he angers her by [[spoiler: rescuing Tanya and returning her to her rightful parents]] that she takes an active hand and forces him to assist her with a geas. She specifically tells Ad Avis, who objects to her letting the Hero go about freely, that she doesn't want him to be a puppet, but to help and love her by his own free will. Furthermore, when Ad Avis attacks the Hero in the climax Katrina steps in to defend him and attacks Ad Avis in turn. It's really saying something about Ad Avis that the one who's seeking to release a friggin' ''EldritchAbomination'' into the world is the one with standards. |
| 383 | * FemmeFatale: Even from a very early age, Katrina was more than willing to use her looks to get what she wanted, and eventually it turned into a survival mechanism as well. |
| 384 | * FlirtyVoicePloy: Part of her "charade," as Ad Avis would call it, was that in addition to disguising herself as a human, she took on a demure or flirtatious tone of voice when speaking to the Hero. |
| 385 | * FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: She doesn't seem to have any real malice towards the people of Mordavia; it's just that [[BlueAndOrangeMorality her idea of good and evil is very... weird.]] For example, she thought that she was doing Tanya a huge favor [[spoiler:by turning her into a vampire, and that the Hero condemned Tanya to a fate worse than death by bringing her back to life.]] And she taught Tanya to read and write. |
| 386 | * EightiesHair: Sports a positively impressive mane when she drops the peasant girl pretense. Even then, her flowing mane wouldn't look out of place fronting a HairMetal band. See [[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/11/march/katrina.jpg here]]. |
| 387 | * GoneHorriblyRight: Twice over in the fourth game. |
| 388 | ** First she lets the Hero do pretty much whatever he pleases in Mordavia, figuring that she needs him to build up a rapport with the townsfolk before he can start carrying out her agenda. The Hero does indeed build up a rapport with the townsfolk... [[spoiler:especially by "stealing" Tanya away from Katrina and allowing Toby to sacrifice his life to restore Tanya's so that she can go back to her parents.]] |
| 389 | ** Then there's Katrina's agenda itself: Finding the Rituals of the Dark One and completing the summoning so that the Dark One can block out the sun. [[spoiler:When the summoning is complete, the Dark One turns out to be ''much'' more powerful than Katrina expected, and it ends up devouring her.]] |
| 390 | * HeadTurningBeauty: When she appears without her shawl/scarf in IV (see ImpossiblyLowNeckline below). Yowza. |
| 391 | * HotWitch: She is not only attractive in her human guise; she is an extremely powerful sorceress. |
| 392 | * IHateYouVampireDad: Katrina was ''not'' happy when the previous Dark Master turned her. She eventually used a hero to rid herself of him, and took his place as Dark Master herself. Rather ironic when you consider what Ad Avis had in mind... |
| 393 | * ImmortalsFearDeath: Her motive for summoning the Dark One is simply that she is terrified of the possibility that somebody could kill her while she is sleeping during the day. |
| 394 | * ImpossiblyLowNeckline: When she goes fully into FemmeFatale mode. [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120522150955/highfantasy/images/7/73/Katrina4.jpg See for yourself here]]. About the only thing keeping her in her dress is the ESRB. |
| 395 | * KingIncognito: When she has business outside of her castle, she disguises herself as a peasant. |
| 396 | * KillItWithFire: She taught Ad Avis the "Dragon Fire" spell and will do the same for the Hero in the fifth game if he resurrects her. Also, if you try to eavesdrop on her argument with Ad Avis in Castle Borgov without first oiling the hinges on the door, she'll blast you with a Flame Dart. |
| 397 | * KillItWithIce: She has a preference for cold spells. |
| 398 | %%* LadyOfBlackMagic |
| 399 | * LoveMakesYouDumb: Somewhat. [[spoiler:After Ad Avis rose again as her vampire slave, he couldn't attack her unless she attacked him first, and she knew it. But when Ad Avis attacked the Hero, whom she was so fond of, she seemed to forget all about that; she attacked Ad Avis and thereby removed the one obstacle to his bid to overthrow her.]] |
| 400 | * LoveRedeems: When the Hero flirts with her, and particularly if he attempts to touch or kiss her, Katrina shyly remarks just how interested she is and wants to do it, but fears she would not be able to control herself with him and would let things go too far. At the time, it comes across as her playing demure and hard to get. [[spoiler:And then you learn what she ''really'' is, and those comments suddenly sound a lot like she might not be able to resist biting you. This becomes especially poignant when Katrina comments in other dialog she doesn't ''want'' you to be a puppet, and wishes for you to love her by your own free will.]] |
| 401 | * TheMaster: Downplayed, since she has an actual name, but only Tanya, Ad Avis, and the Hero seem to know it; everyone else knows her only as "the (Dark) Master." |
| 402 | * MasterOfIllusion: She can take on the appearance of either an attractive human or a fearsome vampire. Her appearance while she is sleeping looks like something in between, suggesting that she uses illusion magic in both cases. |
| 403 | * MoreThanMindControl: What she ''intended'' to do to the Hero in ''Shadows of Darkness'': instead of mind-controlling him outright (as she could), she planned to gain his trust and love with careful hints and manipulation, so he could put his full faculties towards helping her achieve her goal. [[spoiler:Too bad ''she'' ended up falling for him for real, leading directly to her own untimely demise.]] |
| 404 | * MortalityEnsues: If the player brings her back to life in V, it's as a human instead of as a vampire. She still doesn't like the sun, and warps time around her new castle so it's always night (meaning if you go visit her, the game clock automatically skips ahead to nightfall). |
| 405 | * MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: Like it needs to be spoiled. |
| 406 | * OurVampiresAreDifferent: Initially, Katrina almost seems to come across as the stereotypical vampire. [[spoiler:Then you start to learn just how complicated and lonely she is, and despite her actions she never loses the player's sympathy. ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryIV'' was released in ''1994'', ''long'' before the concept of the FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire entered mainstream popular culture.]] |
| 407 | * SheIsTheKing: "Master" has masculine connotations in English, and Ad Avis was "quite appalled" at the fact that the Dark Master was a woman. |
| 408 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:The BatmanGambit Ad Avis uses results in throwing herself into the path of a spell he means to use on you.]] |
| 409 | * UndeadBarefooter: She always appears barefoot, even in cold and dark places; this may be one of the first hints that she's actually a vampire. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/questforglory/images/7/71/Katrina-0.jpg Especially]] [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/questforglory/images/3/3e/Katrina2.jpg noticeable]] [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/questforglory/images/8/8e/Qfg4_HeroKatSketch.jpg in fan art]]. The only exception to this, is the moment when [[spoiler: she catches the hero in her room at the castle and drags him to the dungeon, to be tortured. While she's torturing the hero, she has boots on.]] |
| 410 | ** In Dragon Fire, if the hero restores her to life, Katrina will be mortal again. However, she'll retain both [[MagicalBarefooter her magic powers and her always-bare feet.]] This could be due to her gradually getting used to mortal life, after living so long as a vampire. (She does remain on her island until the endgame, and the island has an enchantment that makes it always nighttime there.) Then again... who needs to walk, when you can fly and teleport? (Both at once, even!) |
| 411 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: A possible interpretation of her actions in Mordavia prior to the events of Shadows of Darkness: |
| 412 | ** She hired Boris as daytime gatekeeper of Castle Borgov after he had a falling out with his wife and ran away into the woods. Considering that he was still in the woods when night fell, she may have saved his life by finding him before any other undead did. |
| 413 | ** She sent Toby to comfort and befriend Tanya when Tanya didn't have any other friends and really needed the comfort. (Yuri's and Bella's treatment of Tanya at this time could charitably be described as harsh, or uncharitably be described as abusive.) Especially if you tell her why you resurrected Tanya, it is pretty clear that she really thought she was doing the right thing: "You think it was wrong of me to take her from her parents? They ignored her! They never gave her anything! I gave her everything!" |
| 414 | ** Katrina's whole "plunge the land into darkness" plan ends up sounding a lot less evil when it's explained that she thought this was ''literal''. While it's intensely stupid to summon an EldritchAbomination and expect to use it as a dimmer switch for the sun, she wasn't actually intending to directly hurt anyone on purpose. She really did think she could control it. She was, in short, what Magda would call a "powerful fool" who thought she could control the Dark One, not knowing that it was too powerful for anyone to control. |
| 415 | * WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:"You break into my home, steal away my child, kill my servant Toby, and then return to kill me? After I befriended you and helped you? Some hero you are!"]] |
| 416 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: She only does this to you if you '''really''' screw things up [[spoiler:by springing Davy from the Burgomeister's jail but failing to rescue Igor; nonetheless, the Game Over that follows indicates that she either kills you not long afterwards or sends Ad Avis to kill you.]] |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero]] |
| 420 | !Baronet Barnard von Spielburg |
| 421 | |
| 422 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file011.png]] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | Baron Stefan von Spielburg's son, who disappeared while on a hunting trip several years before ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryI''. [[spoiler: The hero finds him captured by the Kobold, transformed into a bear and bound by an enchanted shackle.]] His rescue restores hope to the despondent baron. |
| 425 | ---- |
| 426 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: He has black hair in the EGA version of ''Quest for Glory I'', but blond hair in the VGA version. |
| 427 | * BadassNormal: Somewhat. While this did happen offscreen, the guy has no powers other than his sword skills and managed to slay a troll, as the Adventurer's Guild logbook can attest. |
| 428 | * ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler: Was turned into a bear by the kobold wizard.]] |
| 429 | * RoyalBrat: Not technically royal, but definitely that level of brat, given that he refers to himself with the royal we, despite only being a baronet. |
| 430 | * StayInTheKitchen: Holding this mentality is what drove Elsa away from Spielburg circa ''Dragon Fire''. |
| 431 | * UngratefulBastard: The "gratitude" for his rescue is more of a formality forced upon him by his father. |
| 432 | * UpperClassTwit: While he is an accomplished swordsman, he vastly overestimates his abilities and as a result gets into serious trouble. |
| 433 | |
| 434 | !Baron Stefan von Spielburg |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file002.png]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | The ruler of the land and town of Spielburg, who angered [[BigBad Baba Yaga]] and got cursed for his trouble. He was morbidly depressed until the Hero came along, and freed his son, then his daughter, and driving away Baba Yaga, thus breaking the curse. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * HeartbrokenBadass: Qualifies ever since the birth of Elsa, during which his wife died, but he was quite the ass-kicker in his prime. He killed the dragon whose head is mounted in the adventurer's guild, and scared its mate into staying out of the valley ever since. |
| 441 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Not a royal per se, but he does DO something. In his youth, he was a full-fledged adventurer in his own right, and once the Hero frees Elsa, he leads his troops to disband the brigands. |
| 442 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A benevolent and good ruler who gives good wisdom to the hero and scolds his jerk son when he is rude. |
| 443 | * RetiredBadass: Definitely one, given he has slain a dragon in his youth. You can see the result in the Adventurer's Guild. |
| 444 | * TheVonTropeFamily: ''Von'' Spielburg, which he shares with his children. |
| 445 | |
| 446 | !Brauggi |
| 447 | |
| 448 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file010.png]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | A frost giant from Jotunheim, he comes to Spielburg to fill his food stores with the local fruit. He is willing to barter a glowing gem (one the hero needs for his quest) in exchange for fifty apples, after which he leaves satisfied. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * AddedAlliterativeAppeal[=/=]RhymesOnADime: All of his dialogue consists of rhymes with generally alliterative lines. |
| 453 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Brauggi has icy blue skin. |
| 454 | * MeaningfulName: "Bragi" is the name of the Myth/{{Norse| Mythology}} god of poetry. |
| 455 | * OurGiantsAreBigger: Specifically of the "Jotunheim frost" variety. |
| 456 | |
| 457 | !The Chief Thief |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file008.png]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | The head of the Thieves' Guild in Spielburg, he is less than happy about the brigands moving into his territory, and dealing with multiple inexperienced thieves working for him. (Including, potentially, The Hero.) |
| 462 | ---- |
| 463 | * BladeEnthusiast: Has throwing daggers on hand at all time, and will constantly toss them at a target, even while talking to you. |
| 464 | * CharacterTics: Has a tendency to absentmindedly toss his throwing knives toward a target, even while talking. |
| 465 | * PragmaticVillainy: He dislikes the brigands because their tactic of attacking all the merchants passing through the valley is driving away people he and his men could steal from using less violent means. |
| 466 | * SurroundedByIdiots: How he feels about most of his men, many of whom are novice thieves and not all that good at their job. |
| 467 | |
| 468 | !The Weaponsmaster |
| 469 | |
| 470 | [[quoteright:148:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weapon_master.jpg]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | The Weaponsmaster is in charge of training all of the Baron's soldiers in the use of arms, and will also extend his services to the Hero while practicing in the castle courtyard, allowing the player to practice their swordsmanship in an environment where they can't actually die. |
| 473 | ---- |
| 474 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Arrogant ''MasterSwordsman'', but it still applies; He thinks quite highly of his skills, is unafraid to let you hear about it, and can certainly back his bragadiccio up. |
| 475 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: He's an arrogant jerk, but much of the time when dealing with the Hero he couches it behind subtle jabs. |
| 476 | * DrillSergeantNasty: The Weaponsmaster trains all of the Baron's guards, and will also teach the Hero how to fight. However this practice mostly consists of letting him kick your ass, (''especially'' in the VGA remake) after which he gives some advice that's not particularly useful. |
| 477 | * GoodIsNotNice: He's one of the good guys, though he doesn't do anything to actively help fight the problems plagueing the valley. He's also a dick. Most of the time he couches it behind subtle jabs, but [[SoreLoser if you beat him in your training sessions he throws a tantrum.]] |
| 478 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's much subtle about it with the Hero, but much of his dialogue ranges from patronizing to insulting. And if you [[SoreLoser beat him in a fight he does not take it well.]] |
| 479 | * MasterSwordsman: The Weaponsmaster doesn't make idle boasts. He is ''good'' at what he does, and it requires a lot of stat grinding before the Hero can beat him in a fight. In the VGA Remake, the first time you fight him it's highly likely you'll be done within a couple moves. |
| 480 | * NoNameGiven: His real name is never revealed. |
| 481 | * ShieldsAreUseless: The Weaponsmaster is quite vocally of this mindset, dismissing shields as the tool of a weak and unskilled fighter, and accuses the Brigands of cowardice for using them in battle (though he grudgingly admits their effectiveness). That he then tells the Hero he definitely needs a shield is one of the subtle insults he gives the Hero. |
| 482 | * SoreLoser: Hoo ''boy'' is he sore. If the Hero defeats him during a training session there's no more subtlety in his insults, he gets outright ''nasty'' before storming off in a huff, and never appears in the courtyard again. |
| 483 | * StayInTheKitchen: Just in case you miss his subtle jabs at the Hero, he had this attitude towards Elsa, refusing to teach her to fight when she asked simply because she was a girl to firmly establish his {{Jerkass}}itude. That Elsa's reaction was to run to Yorick in tears suggests he wasn't polite about it, either. |
| 484 | * StealthInsult: If you really pay attention to his dialogue, it becomes clear he doesn't think much of the Hero. For example, after giving a rant about how only weak or unskilled fighters need a shield, he then concludes by telling the Hero that he definitely should use one. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | !Yorick |
| 487 | |
| 488 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file001.png]] |
| 489 | |
| 490 | The Baron's jester who was deeply devoted to Elsa, when she disappeared as a child he vowed to find her and left the Baron's castle. [[spoiler: He eventually discovered her among the brigands with no memory of her past, and became her friend and protector again, later using his "magic" to help her become the brigand leader.]] |
| 491 | ---- |
| 492 | * FakeWizardry: Most of his "magic" is fake, the result of using intelligence, props, (like powders to blind somebody, or causing them to itch or sneeze uncontrollably) and the like. What little real magic he does is so rudimentary that any non-magic user can do it if someone teaches them the right incantations or gives them the right ingredients. |
| 493 | * HalfHumanHybrid: The Baron thinks that he's probably part-Gnome, and with good reason. |
| 494 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: Despite his brigand compatriots thinking he has real impressive magical powers, he knows better than to stand his ground against somebody who knows how to fight with ''real'' magic. He'll immediately run away if the player tries to cast a spell against him. |
| 495 | * MagicalClown: Building a physics-defying maze for the Brigand Leader requires some pretty powerful magic, but other than that he generally resorts to slapstick humor that doesn't require any actual magic. |
| 496 | * PungeonMaster: Like most Gnomes in the series. |
| 497 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Elsa. [[spoiler: He journeyed out into the dangerous countryside to find her as a child, and after discovering her among the brigands, he has been protecting her ever since. This became very useful once she became the brigand leader, as ambitious underlings looking to overthrow her would first have to deal with Yorick and get past his trap filled labyrinth.]] |
| 498 | |
| 499 | !Zara Shashina |
| 500 | |
| 501 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file013.png]] |
| 502 | |
| 503 | A stern, no-nonsense wizard and owner of the magic shop in Spielberg. |
| 504 | ---- |
| 505 | * BigEntrance: Whenever you enter her shop, she appears with sparkles, a big puff of smoke, and DramaticThunder. Erasmus thinks this is a bit showy. |
| 506 | * TheCameo: If you play as a magic user in the second game, you can see her portrait in WIT, and can try to choose her as your sponsor. She'll decline, since the only thing she knows about you is that she sold you a few spells. |
| 507 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: In the EGA version Zara is depicted with very pale or outright white skin (difficult to say for sure given the limited color palette) and dark hair. The game describes her as "unearthly." She's a redhead with much more normal skin pigmentation in the VGA remake. |
| 508 | * {{Familiar}}: She has one, a demonic-looking creature with red eyes, batlike wings, and a tail, appropriately named Damiano. Unlike Fenrus, he never speaks (not within the player's hearing, anyway). |
| 509 | * ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Not to the same extent as Katrina, but [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100216182303/questforglory/images/d/d4/Zara.jpg there's not much holding up her robe]] in the VGA remake. |
| 510 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Both human and fairy-folk. |
| 511 | |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Quest for Glory II: Trial By Fire]] |
| 515 | !Aziza |
| 516 | The Enchantress of Shapeir, Aziza is a powerful water-attuned sorceress with a focus on divination and mind for manners. She serves as the hero's magical contact in ''Trial By Fire'' and instructs him in how to defeat the elementals and help Julanar. |
| 517 | ---- |
| 518 | * TheCameo: After being one of the most important [=NPCs=] in the second game, she has some opening exposition in the third, but that's all the involvement she has in the events of the game. |
| 519 | * DefrostingIceQueen: She is a dignified and aloof woman who is peeved by rudeness or bad manners (this means the Hero should be sure to do the little things like say "thank you" a lot, or say goodbye instead of simply getting up and leaving her house), but she has a kind heart and if you befriend her she is staunchly loyal and provides invaluable advice to the hero and clues him in about many important matters that are taking place or have taken place during Shapier's history. Furthermore, good deeds such as saving Julanar and the caged beast will cause her to act as a character witness for you and praise you at the end of the game, which includes gently touching the Hero's face at the end of her speech, a gesture that would have been unimaginable when you first met her. |
| 520 | * MakingASplash: While knowledgable in all areas of magic, water is her specialty. |
| 521 | * MasterOfIllusion: Can conjure images to illustrate the subjects that she is explaining to the Hero. |
| 522 | * MsExposition: Tells you all you need about the elementals, Julanar, and Iblis in the second game. In the third game she gives the player a recap of the end of the second game, and sets up the plot of the third. |
| 523 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Very likely, as WizardsLiveLonger is in full effect. It's notable that while Aziza looks like a serious woman in her 30s or 40s, she speaks of events that happened centuries earlier with great knowledge. |
| 524 | * ProperLady: Aziza puts a very high value on politeness and manners. Anyone who wants to stay on her good side should be on their best behavior. Even Keapon Laffin will stop joking for once to warn the Hero as much. |
| 525 | * RenownedSelectiveMentor: She's the most famous magic user in the city, and someone has to be referred to her by someone she already knows and successfully answer several questions just to get an audience to see her. Despite the seemingly natural set up for her to act as a mentor for a magic user she never does, and states that she would expect someone to be an apprentice of hers for months or years before she would sponsor their entry to WIT, and the Hero will leave for Rasier only a few weeks after arriving. |
| 526 | * SacredHospitality: She grants this to the Hero, and expects him to appreciate it and act appropriately. Violating it will result in no longer being welcome in her house and having a ding on your [[KarmaMeter Honor.]] |
| 527 | * {{Seers}}: She is able to see distant events and look through time thanks to her powers. |
| 528 | * SternTeacher: Rakeesh's son was her apprentice for a time, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, says that she was a good but demanding teacher. |
| 529 | * WaterIsWomanly: A water sorceress who highly values proper, ladylike manners. |
| 530 | |
| 531 | !Poet Omar/[[spoiler:Sultan Harun al-Rashid]] |
| 532 | A fabled poet of Shapeir, Omar's poems clue the player as to what is going on with the plot. Poet Omar is also [[spoiler:The Sultan of Shapeir in disguise. In the end of the game, he adopts the player as his son]]. |
| 533 | ---- |
| 534 | * {{Expy}}: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harun_al-Rashid Of the real Harun Al-Rashid]]. |
| 535 | * TheGoodKing: The sultan is very good to his people and is revered by all, even in Raseir. |
| 536 | * KingIncognito: Is secretly the sultan living amongst his people. |
| 537 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He cares very much for his city and its people, and the feeling is mutual, pretty much every single character will refer to him in some manner of "May he reign/live/rule forever", due to his wisdom and benevolent rule. [[spoiler:And there is a very good justification for how he can know the city so well when he is fabled to remain in his palace: he actually observes the city under the guise of the Poet Omar...]] Also, further points for him since before relying on a Hero, he DID try to take matters into his hands regarding Raseir, by sending an army there. |
| 538 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: He's very... ''poetic''. Good thing he hangs out with a translator who will interpret everything for you. |
| 539 | * TranslatorBuddy: He has a friendly follower who will translate his poems to you if you are having a hard time understanding them. |
| 540 | |
| 541 | !Keapon Laffin |
| 542 | A gnome magician who runs the magic store in Shapeir. He loves jokes, puns, and silly references, and you should probably prepare to be the butt of some of his jokes if you interact with him much. |
| 543 | ---- |
| 544 | * BlowYouAway: He's a master of air magic. |
| 545 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Implied. Aziza notes that despite his lighthearted, childish style, he truly is a master in matters of air magic and is capable of much more than he seems. At least, if he were to ever be serious. |
| 546 | * DelightingInRiddles: He loves wording things unclearly and indirectly, peppering them with humor and references. It'll be up to you to puzzle out how to interpret what he says. If he ever drops speaking in riddles, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness you should be very sure to pay attention]]. |
| 547 | * ManChild: His gags and general style very much give the impression of one. |
| 548 | * OurGnomesAreWeirder: Most of the tropes that apply to Keapon seem to be characteristic of Gnomes in general in these games. |
| 549 | * PungeonMaster: Possibly the biggest pun lover and maker in the entire series, which is really saying something. |
| 550 | * PunnyName: He sure does keep on laughing. |
| 551 | * TrapMaster: His shop is filled with traps and gags simply so he can watch people get tripped up by them and make jokes about it. |
| 552 | |
| 553 | !Issur |
| 554 | The arrogant and HotBlooded blacksmith of Shapeir. He's a member of a local group known as the EOF (Eternal Order of Fighters) who pride themselves on their strength and fighting ability. A fighter hero may impress them enough to be invited to join. |
| 555 | ---- |
| 556 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: He constantly downplays or belittles the accomplishments of The Hero. In the original game, due to technology constraints, this would extend even after The Hero is inducted into the EOF. In the remake he will show much more respect after The Hero becomes a member of EOF and even acts somewhat friendly. |
| 557 | * DumbMuscle: He's got muscles to spare (indeed, his idle animation includes flexing his biceps), but his brain clearly doesn't get as much exercise as his arms. |
| 558 | * GettingTheBoot: Make the thief sign or annoy him and he'll throw you out of his shop. |
| 559 | * FantasticRacism: As if being a prick and a chauvanist wasn't enough. |
| 560 | -->'''Issur:''' Hero of the Katta, huh? Only a Katta would call you a Hero. |
| 561 | * HatesSmallTalk: In his shop, at least, Issur only wants to talk about business, his wares, and a few other interests that he cares about. Trying to question him about other things, especially about stuff he's not interested in, will result in you getting kicked out once he gets angry enough. |
| 562 | * HeManWomanHater: He talks smack about the Adventurer's Guild because Uhura, a woman, is running it, and refers to other women, like Dinarzad in somewhat crude terms. |
| 563 | * HotBlooded: The guy is quick to take offense and to solve issues with violence. |
| 564 | * JerkJock: He loves showing off his muscles and bragging, and is an all around rude, abrasive JerkAss. |
| 565 | * NoHeroDiscount: He won't just give you the bellows you need to contain the Air Elemental despite the threat it poses. A fighter has to beat him in arm wrestling, while mages and thieves need more indirect routes[[note]]either a Calm spell to put him in a more agreeable mood, or just straight up stealing the damn thing[[/note]]. This is notable as he is the only merchant to do this, and others will gladly donate their wares to help The Hero if he explains that he needs them to defeat the elementals. |
| 566 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He generally acts as though he's the UltimateBlacksmith, and charges high rates for his wares accordingly. While the narration will admit he's good, he's certainly not at that level. |
| 567 | * SoreLoser: Although not to the extent as [[Videogame/QuestForGloryI the Weaponsmaster]]. You can challenge him to an arm-wrestling match to build your strength, and the fighter needs to defeat him to obtain his bellows to capture the Air Elemental and later to use against the Water Elemental. If you do win he will dismiss it as luck, but he will also refuse another round saying he has better things to do. He only turns down arm-wrestling after he loses, he will happily keep arm wrestling you again and again as long as he keeps winning. (And happily keep taunting you about his victories.) |
| 568 | |
| 569 | !Dinarzad |
| 570 | The money changer of Shapeir, who allows foreign travelers to exchange their coins for the local ones. Secretly, she is also Thief's contact for jobs and his fence for any stolen goods. |
| 571 | ---- |
| 572 | * BrainsAndBrawn: She and her [[TheQuietOne always silent guard]] Franc form such a duo. Make any untoward moves while you're around Dinarzad and it's an automatic game over as Franc cuts you down. |
| 573 | * QuestGiver: Serves as this for thief, as she is his contact for all thieving missions in Shapeir. |
| 574 | * TheTease: She flirts with her customers, and she will get noticeably more flirty if The Hero is a thief. |
| 575 | * ThievesGuild: She dislikes guilds because of the rules and regulations, although since the guards of Shapeir are quite good at catching thieves, she's the closest thing there is to one in the city. |
| 576 | * UnknownRival: To Issur, she's just some hot chick. Dinarzad hates him because of his [[LowerClassLout loutish ways]], and will have you steal from him for no reward for herself other than seeing his House impoverished. |
| 577 | |
| 578 | !Harik Attar |
| 579 | The apothecary of Shapier, he makes pills that help recover stamina, health and mana, all vital tools for an adventurer. |
| 580 | ---- |
| 581 | * DeadpanSnarker: Well, it's hard to tell if he's this or a CloudCuckoolander going by some of his comments. For example, he says that if you die as a result of taking one of his pills, he will happily refund your money. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Uh... thanks]]? |
| 582 | * FantasyGunControl: Harik downplays this trope: He knows how to make gunpowder, but he only made a small batch and will only give it to a Thief, since a Fighter or a Wizard has other ways to defeat the Earth Elemental. Nobody has made any weapons that use his gunpowder either. |
| 583 | * InsistentTerminology: He makes pills, and ''not'' drugs. [[DrugsAreBad He doesn't like drugs and advises you not to take them]]. |
| 584 | * MeaningfulName: He says his name means "Fire Druggist", and then lampshades how well it applies. |
| 585 | * {{Omniglot}}: Implied. If the Hero looks at the books on his shelves he will note that they appear to be in many different languages. |
| 586 | * PyroManiac: He has a bit of an obsession with fire and burning things. He's upset at the fire elemental being defeated, although he will grudgingly admit it had to be done, and is fascinated by the description of the earth elemental burning. He's also designed his store to look like a bunch of flames and even dresses in fiery colors. Furthermore, when asking his advice about the fire elemental, he'll demonstrate the flammability of the incense he sells and briefly [[MilkingTheGiantCow gesticulate with glee]] after doing so. |
| 587 | * QuestGiver: Maybe more like [[{{Sidequest}} Sidequest Giver]]. He has bounties posted for the various monster parts that he uses in his pills. |
| 588 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Not only is he a source of necessary goods for an adventurer, he has valuable advice for dealing with the fire elemental, (namely, that it will be too fast and mobile to weaken with water unless it is lured somewhere more confined, and he supplies you with the incense then used to lure it away from the plaza) supplies the Thief with the burning powder that is the only way the Thief can defeat the Earth Elemental, and also makes the dispel potions that are used on Al Scurva and the Emir. Oh, and the Thief can't successfully perform their robberies without the oil that Harik sells. Not bad for a random {{NPC}} shopkeeper. |
| 589 | * UtilityMagic: He uses magic to make his pills, although he admits that he has no real knowledge of magic beyond what he needs to do that. |
| 590 | |
| 591 | !The Dervish |
| 592 | An old hermit who sits beside an oasis near the city of Shapeir. He knows nearly everything that happens in the desert. It is said that many people travel to see him in search of the wisdom, but the Dervish seldom if ever answers questions directly. |
| 593 | ---- |
| 594 | * DeadpanSnarker: Many of his comments come out like this. |
| 595 | * DelightingInRiddles: His preferred method of speaking is in riddles. It's noted that few people understand his responses, which may often contain a StealthInsult. |
| 596 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: He seems to dislike violence in general, and when he hears about the caged beast he enlists the hero in trying to free it. |
| 597 | * TheHermit: He hangs out at the oasis, never leaving it. Regardless, people sometimes come to him, either for wisdom or to poke fun at the old hermit. |
| 598 | |
| 599 | !He Who Waits Behind |
| 600 | A genie who volunteered to be the guardian of the tomb where Iblis is imprisoned 1,000 years ago. Prophecy foretold how someone would attempt to set Iblis free, and the genie will aid The Hero in preventing Iblis' release. |
| 601 | |
| 602 | ---- |
| 603 | * BenevolentGenie: Although he can't do much more than boost your skills, teleport you near Iblis and heal your health, mana and stamina, he really wants to be helpful. |
| 604 | * TheFogOfAges: 1,000 years of being stuck in a ring has resulted in him having forgotten a ''lot''. |
| 605 | * IneptMage: Most other djinn laughed at him when he volunteered to be the guardian because of this trait. |
| 606 | * SealedGoodInACan: Volunteered to be left behind for when Iblis's prophesized return might come about, and aid the hero who'd come to stop it. |
| 607 | |
| 608 | !Khaveen |
| 609 | The captain of the guards in Raseir, Khaveen is the iron fist of the oppressive regime, and it is fear of him and his guards that keeps the population in check. |
| 610 | ---- |
| 611 | * ArrangedMarriage: He has forced Zayishah's father, (who is a PuppetKing Ad Avis placed on the throne) to arrange a marriage between Khaveen and Zayishah. This has resulted in Zayishah desperately trying to flee the city before the marriage goes through. |
| 612 | * BigBrotherIsWatching: Ferrari mentions that Khaveen has orders among his men to watch The Hero at all times. |
| 613 | * DefiantToTheEnd: If a Fighter disarms him during their battle, he flatly refuses to surrender if asked; The Hero can either finish him off then and there, or tell him to pick up his sword and finish the fight (the latter being the honorable option). |
| 614 | * TheDragon: To Ad Avis. |
| 615 | * DragonInChief: Subverted. Most of Raseir ''assumes'' he is this to the new Emir, and that said Emir is just Khaveen's puppet. However the true BigBad is Ad Avis, whose existence in not known to most of the people of Raseir, and who is firmly in charge of Khaveen. |
| 616 | * FantasticRacism: He hates the Katta, and it was he who ordered them all expelled from Raseir. |
| 617 | * ForcedTransformation: Ends up on the receiving end of this on the Mage's route to the ending. Ad Avis' favorite spell is stated to transform its victims into an animal that closely matches their personality; Thanks to being hit with this spell (via the Hero's reversal spell), he becomes a [[SnakesAreSinister snake]]. |
| 618 | * MakeAnExampleOfThem: Does this to Ugarte, in order to show the Hero that Khaveen can crack down on him at any time. Ferrari confirms that Khaveen had known about Ugarte's smuggling for a long time, but only arrested him now to make a point with The Hero. |
| 619 | * MasterSwordsman: Downplayed in the original game, but still in evidence because The Hero is used to taking on multiple enemies, (Jackalmen, the guards of Raseir) yet Khaveen gives him a challenge one on one. In the FanRemake, this is much more in evidence, as when Khaveen [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]] in his duel, he's an extremely lethal LightningBruiser. |
| 620 | * {{Sadist}}: Zayishah comments that she watched Khaveen [[TortureTechnician torture men]] with the exact same expression of longing that he had when he looked at her. |
| 621 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Fighters and mages get to deal with Khaveen either as they prepare to confront Ad Avis or the battle itself (respectively), but thieves never do, as they sneak through an area that is not near where he is stationed. It’s unclear, therefore, what happens to Khaveen in their route. (Thieves CAN kill Khaveen in his home, but his cries of agony will alert the guards and cause a game over.) |
| 622 | ** Clarified in the remake, where he tries to kill the Hero while he is walking the tightrope, only to fall to his death. |
| 623 | ** A thief can also assassinate Khaveen in the remake, by jumping onto him from the balcony and knifing him in the chest, while he guards Ad Avis' ritual chamber. This will require taking the fighter path, to enter the palace, however. (He also won't fight a wizard or thief, and will call his guards to arrest them instead, leading to a game over.) |
| 624 | |
| 625 | !Zayishah |
| 626 | The niece of the old Emir of Raseir and daughter of the new Emir that Ad Avis and Khaveen have installed. Khaveen has forced her father to make an ArrangedMarriage between Khaveen and Zayishah, and as a result she is desperately looking for a way to flee Raseir. |
| 627 | ---- |
| 628 | * AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Khaveen is doing this to her. |
| 629 | * CompressedHair: When she disguised herself as you, her long hair somehow fit perfectly well under her wig. |
| 630 | * DamselInDistress: She is looking for a chance to flee Khaveen, who she knows to be a sadistic psychopath. |
| 631 | ** BadassInDistress: [[NonstandardGameOver If you dropped your visa in an alley before meeting her, she kicks your ass and steals your money.]] |
| 632 | * TheHighQueen: In game 5, a passing comment from Marrak mentioned that she became the new ruler of Raseir, succeeding her uncle. |
| 633 | * MasterOfDisguise: Once she goes into WigDressAccent, she looks exactly like the Hero and successfully sneaks out of Raseir by impersonating him. |
| 634 | * UndyingLoyalty: Mayzun, Zayishah's servant, will do anything for her princess to keep her safe. |
| 635 | |
| 636 | !Nawar |
| 637 | One of the many harem girls in Raseir's palace, Nawar's first introduction is a voice making lots (and we do mean ''lots'') of innuendo when the hero sneaks through the harem on his way to battle Ad Avis. She returns in ''Dragon Fire'', having been uncomfortable with the peace and going with Ferrari to Silmaria. At the Dead Parrot Inn she serves as a dancer and the manager of the inn's games of chance. She's also a potential love interest for the hero (and the most obvious), being best suited to Thieves but available to all classes. |
| 638 | ---- |
| 639 | * AscendedExtra: In VideoGame/QuestForGloryII, she is just one of many harem girls, not even having a distinct sprite. The only thing that makes her noticeable is that she is more flirty than the others. In VideoGame/QuestForGloryV she's a full blown love interest. |
| 640 | * GoldDigger: She responds well to plain jewelry, unlike the other women, who prefer magical trinkets. |
| 641 | * HeadTurningBeauty: She's the only member of the harem to get the Rogue's attention in-story. |
| 642 | * MsFanservice: Compared to the other love interests -- she matches Katrina's ImpossiblyLowNeckline, but is also a BedlahBabe as well, even when she's not dancing. |
| 643 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: While she does want a Hero, it's because Heroes bring in the money, not out of any love of virtue. |
| 644 | * RaceLift: Subverted. Her skin color is the same between Quest for Glory II and V, it's just the color palette has changed. She shares the same color of skin as the Hero (that being the "light red" on the typical EGA color palette) that serves as the stand-in for lighter skinned characters, and naturally it changed in V to match the new palette, giving her a paler look. |
| 645 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: Receives the least screentime of any of the potential wives in the series. Erana was an ongoing plot, and Katrina was the big bad of her game, and Elsa was a BrainwashedAndCrazy Living MacGuffin. Nawar has more to do in the final game than in her first appearance, but that's still not saying much. |
| 646 | |
| 647 | !Emir Arus al-Din |
| 648 | The rightful ruler of Raseir, who was ousted from power by Khaveen and Ad Avis, and has been missing ever since. [[spoiler: Ad Avis transformed him into a saurus, and he ended up being sold to the Hero in Shapeir.]] |
| 649 | ---- |
| 650 | * ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler: Turned into a saurus by Ad Avis.]] |
| 651 | * GoodIsDumb: As a ruler he is described to have been good-hearted, but nowhere near as wise as the Sultan of Shapeir. |
| 652 | ---- |
| 653 | [[/folder]] |
| 654 | |
| 655 | [[folder:Quest for Glory III: Wages of War]] |
| 656 | !Rajah Sah Tarna |
| 657 | Rakeesh's younger brother, and current king of Tarna. Eager to send Tarna to war, and comes off as a bit of a GeneralRipper, but [[SubvertedTrope not without reasons]]. A bit of an ego. |
| 658 | ---- |
| 659 | * GeneralRipper: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] somewhat, because while he's quite eager for war he ''does'' give Rakeesh's peace solution a chance and the main reason he is so eager for war is more personal; he sent Rakeesh's daughter Reeshaka as an envoy to the Leopardman. She was like a daughter to him, and when her peace mission was attacked and she went missing, [[PapaWolf Rajah wanted nothing more than to avenge her]]. |
| 660 | * HotBlooded: By the time you have an audience with him, Rajah is practically itching for a fight, and he takes every opportunity to bad mouth The Hero and Rakeesh for not being similarly eager for war. |
| 661 | * ItsPersonal: His niece Reeshaka was [[LikeASonToMe Like a Daughter to him]], so the fact that the peace mission she was sent on was attacked and she is missing and presumed dead has made Rajah much more invested in the conflict than he would be otherwise. |
| 662 | * JerkAss: Rajah is not a polite fellow at all, and will openly insult both you and Rakeesh when the two of you speak to him. |
| 663 | * MinorMajorCharacter: He's the ruler of Tarna, the brother of your mentor Rakeesh, and it will likely be him who decides whether the savannah is engulfed by war... and he barely appears on screen and interacts with The Hero only twice, very briefly, due to Rajah's impatience and anti-human bias. |
| 664 | * PunyEarthlings: If you're a thief, Rajah will refer you as "''you'', puny human". |
| 665 | * RevengeBeforeReason: Has a streak of this, but good points to him for actually giving the peace solution a chance BEFORE resorting to war. |
| 666 | * SuperiorSpecies: Like many of the Liontaurs, he believes in the inherent superiority of his people compared to humans. |
| 667 | * ThisMeansWar: Wants to invoke this, and gets to in the end. Once the Simbani and the Leopardmen leaders kill each other in Tarna, all restraint is off. |
| 668 | |
| 669 | !Kreesha Mar Asha |
| 670 | |
| 671 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3b_005.png]] |
| 672 | |
| 673 | Rakeesh's wife, a rare Liontaur magic-user and a member of Tarna's ruling council. Along with her husband, Kreesha helps the hero's attempts to bring peace to Tarna, as well as serving as a mentor for Wizard characters and helping them create their magic staff. |
| 674 | ---- |
| 675 | * ExactWords: Her home is partially in a separate plane, which exempts her home for the ban on magic within Tarna's city limits. |
| 676 | * HappilyMarried: It's quite obvious that she and Rakeesh are a loving and affectionate couple. |
| 677 | * MsExposition: She fills both Rakeesh and The Hero in on a lot of current events. |
| 678 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: On the council, she is the one most in favor of avoiding war, and is quick to realize that it's likely that another faction, specifically the Demons, are behind the recent feud between the Simbani and the Leopardmen. |
| 679 | * {{Seers}}: Capable of sensing magic ''far'' away, which can really help the hero to know where to go. |
| 680 | * SignificantAnagram: Her name is an anagram of her husband's name. |
| 681 | * TheMentor: Can be this for a Wizard player, and teach him how to make his own magic staff. She was also this for her son. |
| 682 | |
| 683 | !Reeshaka |
| 684 | |
| 685 | Rakeesh's daughter, she was escorting the caravans and is missing as the story opens. As it turns out, she is being used to incubate demons. |
| 686 | ---- |
| 687 | * ActionGirl: Reeshaka learned at the feet of her father, and once she is free it ''shows''. |
| 688 | * IWillFindYou: Rakeesh is looking for her after she went missing. |
| 689 | |
| 690 | !Harami the Thief |
| 691 | |
| 692 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3c_001.png]] |
| 693 | |
| 694 | A thief the player helps capture early in the game. As the hero shows him kindness, Harami begins to reconsider his life. Not enough to risk his skin for you however. [[spoiler:Or maybe...]] |
| 695 | ---- |
| 696 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His HeelFaceTurn is due to this; despite you causing his arrest, you and Rakeesh were the only ones who still treated him like he was a human being when he was {{unperson}}ed. |
| 697 | * BigDamnHeroes[=/=]ChangedMyMindKid: [[spoiler:After refusing to help the Hero fight the Demons, he suddenly arrives and {{backstab}}s the Hero's doppelganger just as the Hero [[HopelessBossFight is about to be slain]], buying him time to escape to confront the BigBad and end the threat permanently.]] |
| 698 | * DirtyCoward: Although he appreciates the help you give him, he thinks only of himself and all he wants is to get away from Tarna. When the rest of the Hero's allies arrive, Harami refuses to help face the Demons. [[spoiler: Shortly after, when the Hero is about to be [[HopelessBossFight defeated by his doppelganger]], Harami [[BigDamnHeroes arrives]] and [[ChangedMyMindKid backstabs it]], saving the Hero's life and enabling him to escape to confront the BigBad]]. |
| 699 | * EleventhHourRanger: He's the last of the Hero's allies to actively help out the hero. |
| 700 | * HeelFaceTurn: Starts out as a scummy thief, then becomes your EleventhHourRanger after you show him kindness after he's [[{{Unperson}} declared honorless]]. |
| 701 | * {{Unperson}}: This is essentially what being declared "honorless" means in Tarna. No one will speak to or have any dealings with such a person. And since the threat of war means that the trade caravans are avoiding the area, Harami is really screwed, because he can't safely travel to another city, and no one in Tarna will allow him to purchase food, water, or shelter. |
| 702 | |
| 703 | !Yesufu |
| 704 | |
| 705 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3b_001.png]] |
| 706 | |
| 707 | Son of the leader (Laibon) of the Simbani. Less eager for war than his father, he is divided by his father and people's wishes, and the hero and Uhura's words for peace. Yesufu is soon to enter his rite of passage, in which he will compete against The Hero if he is a fighter or paladin. Despite this rivalry, he forms a strong friendship with the hero, and eagerly comes to his aid at the end of the game. |
| 708 | ---- |
| 709 | * FriendlyRival: He and The Hero compete in the Simbani initiation ceremony and over Johari, but it's completely amicable between them and Yesufu enjoys playing games with and talking to The Hero. |
| 710 | * TheLancer: He becomes a fast friend to The Hero, and is ready to back you up and be there for you when you need him. |
| 711 | * TheStrategist: He enjoys mental challenges and games of strategy. |
| 712 | * TheWisePrince: Yesufu is a thoughtful young man who enjoys games of strategy and learning about new people and places. [[spoiler: Even when the tensions between the Simbani and Leopardman reach extreme heights; when it is clear [[TheChessmaster demons are behind everything,]] Yesufu discards his anger and immediately works with a leopardwoman to help the hero.]] |
| 713 | * YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:He immediately kills the leopardman chief when he kills Laibon]]. |
| 714 | * YoungLoveVersusOldHate: Yesufu is immediately interested in Johari, from the rival Leopardmen tribe, who have very different customs and beliefs, and she eventually returns those feelings. Their fathers, on the other hand, are ready to declare war on each other. |
| 715 | |
| 716 | !The Laibon |
| 717 | |
| 718 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3b_004.png]] |
| 719 | |
| 720 | Yesufu's father, and the chief of the local Simbani tribe. He is completely incensed by the theft of the Spear of Death, and is determined to go to war with the Leopardmen in order to retrieve it. [[spoiler: It turns out, the chief's aggressive behavior is the result of being possessed by a demon.]] |
| 721 | ---- |
| 722 | * BadLiar: Rakeesh immediately sees that the Laibon is not telling the whole truth about how the Simbani acquired the Magic Drum, a magical artifact as meaningful to the Leopardmen as the Spear of Death is to the Simbani. |
| 723 | * GeneralRipper: The theft of the Spear of Death is a great dishonor to the Simbani, and a major blow to their pride. As a result, he will not consider peace at all until it is recovered. |
| 724 | * GondorCallsForAid: It's mentioned that he is calling together other Simbani tribes in an effort to band together and destroy the Leopardmen. |
| 725 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Both Rakeesh and Uhura note that he is behaving much more aggressively and erratically than normal. He's also willing to bend the truth, when normally the Simbani believe in complete honesty. This worries both of them, and is an early hint that both the Laibon and Leopardman chief are being influenced by the demons. |
| 726 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He has this reputation from his past actions, but he certainly isn't living up to it during this crisis. |
| 727 | * TheWisePrince: As a young man he was this, in particular he had a reputation for speaking very little and always listening intently to the stories and lessons he would hear from the storytellers. |
| 728 | |
| 729 | !The Storyteller |
| 730 | |
| 731 | [[quoteright:149:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/storyteller_4.png]] |
| 732 | |
| 733 | An old chronicler who keeps track of the stories of the Simbani and looks for new stories to tell. |
| 734 | ---- |
| 735 | * CoolOldGuy: A wise and kindly old man who loves a good story. |
| 736 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: You never find out his real name, simply his title. |
| 737 | * OnlySaneMan: He disapproves of the idea of warring with the Leopardman and not-so-subtly criticizes his peoples eagerness for war in an allegorical story; Also, If the Hero is a Mage, he can tell them a story that indicates that he doesn't share the Simbani's cultural distrust of magic users. |
| 738 | |
| 739 | !Johari |
| 740 | |
| 741 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3b_006.png]] |
| 742 | |
| 743 | Daughter of the Leopardmen's chief, she is captured by the Simbani attempting to sneak into their village to recover the Magic Drum of the Leopardmen. After undoing her enchantment and changing her from her leopard form back to her human form of an attractive woman, the hero pays the Simbani bride price to release her and discover her peoples' intentions. |
| 744 | ---- |
| 745 | * ActionGirl: After being freed, she proves herself to be incredibly capable physically and magically. |
| 746 | * {{Animorphism}}: Like the rest of her tribe, she is a master of it, with their chosen form being a leopard. |
| 747 | * BetaCouple: Accepts Yesufu's marriage proposal at the end of the game, becoming the hero's only love interest not available in ''Dragon Fire''. |
| 748 | * TheChiefsDaughter: Is basically the princess of the Leopardmen. |
| 749 | * EthnicMagician: Like all Leopardmen. |
| 750 | * HotWitch: She can use magic, and she is noted in-universe for her attractiveness while in human form. |
| 751 | * MagicKnight: She's a gifted mage like all her Leopardmen kin, and her shapeshifting makes her an adept fighter. |
| 752 | * NubileSavage: Is awfully well-groomed and clean for someone who constantly dwells in the jungle. |
| 753 | * SamusIsAGirl: Before her shapeshifting is dispelled, she looks like any other Leopardman. |
| 754 | * {{Tsundere}}: Justified, what with being imprisoned and purchased against her will. |
| 755 | * ShockAndAwe: She favors lightning spells in combat, and is the source of the Ball Lightning spell for Wizard players. |
| 756 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Again, like all Leopardmen. |
| 757 | |
| 758 | !Manu The Monkey |
| 759 | |
| 760 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file3b_003.png]] |
| 761 | |
| 762 | A talking monkey the hero frees from a trap. Manu quickly declares the hero to be his friend, willing to invite him to the Monkey Village and make him an honorary monkey. Manu is one of the few who know where the lost city is. |
| 763 | ---- |
| 764 | * CowardlyLion: He makes it incredibly clear he is terrified of the Lost City and the demons, but he never leaves the hero's side and becomes a valuable ally. |
| 765 | * SixthRanger: Agrees to take Harami's place as one of the hero's allies in the prophecy. |
| 766 | * TalkingAnimal: While Manu may not be winning any awards for eloquence, he certainly speaks far better than the average monkey. |
| 767 | |
| 768 | !Demon Wizard |
| 769 | Behind all the growing tension in Tarna schemes this vile character from the infernal realm. He's back to finish what he started many years ago. |
| 770 | ---- |
| 771 | * ArchEnemy: To Rakeesh, a noble paladin vs a foul sorcerer. |
| 772 | * BigBad: It is he who must be defeated to bring about peace in the land. |
| 773 | * DemonicPossession: How he means to instigate war in Fricana. |
| 774 | * ItsPersonal: While his scheme serves a greater evil, he does whatever he can to make sure Rakeesh gets the worst of it. Be it engineering his dishonor at a peace conference by triggering a murder, kidnapping his beloved daughter, or striking at him through his demonic link to his injured leg. |
| 775 | * NighInvulnerable: It takes more than ordinary magical attacks and weapons to harm him. [[spoiler: He even takes impalement by Soulforge as a minor nuisance until the sword's power of good kicks in.]] |
| 776 | * OneHitKill: A single blast from one of his spells utterly vaporizes you if you're a thief character. |
| 777 | |
| 778 | !The Demon Master |
| 779 | An indescribable horror that seeks to enter our world. |
| 780 | ---- |
| 781 | * BadBoss: Harsh and demanding, the Demon Wizard's efforts are not met with any form of gratitude. |
| 782 | * EldritchAbomination: Only his face is seen, and it's not a pleasant sight. |
| 783 | * LargeAndInCharge: If the immense visage in the portal is to scale. |
| 784 | * ManBehindTheMan: Unheard of by even Rakeesh and Kreesha, who are most aware of the demons' plans. |
| 785 | * MoodWhiplash: Although he speaks to his own minion in a very impatient and terrorizing way, when nearing the dimensional gateway, the paladin suddenly hears a gentle, inviting voice in his head that praises his accomplishments and warmly offers to teach him of honor and goodness... a voice that becomes eerily more persistent the more he tries to ignore it. |
| 786 | * TheUnfought: If he gets through the barrier, he triggers an immediate thermonuclear blast -- the same spell the Hero can learn in Game V. |
| 787 | * TheVoice: Paladins don't encounter him at all, except as the gentle, inviting voice mentioned above. |
| 788 | [[/folder]] |
| 789 | |
| 790 | [[folder:QuestForGlory IV: Shadows Of Darkness]] |
| 791 | !Dr. Cranium |
| 792 | |
| 793 | [[quoteright:117:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_008.png]] |
| 794 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JeffBennett |
| 795 | |
| 796 | A MadScientist who has taken up residence in Mordavia in order to conduct his experiments which include [[LightningCanDoAnything controlling electricity]], [[FrankensteinsMonster raising the dead]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking brewing the perfect cup of tea]]. He helps the hero out by brewing up healing potions in return for running minor fetch quests. He's an ancestor of Dr. Brain in his own video games. |
| 797 | ---- |
| 798 | * CopyProtection: In order to advance in the game, you need to give Cranium some missing formulae...which come printed in the game manual. |
| 799 | * {{Expy}}: Of Dr. Brain, from another Sierra series; gets a lampshade in-game. |
| 800 | * FlatEarthAtheist: He insists that all magic is either nonsense or science that people don't understand yet. His skepticism is strong enough to prevent the Hero from casting spells in his presence. |
| 801 | ** Perhaps best demonstrated if you try giving him one of the mana-restoring fruit from Erana's garden: "That fruit is clearly scientifically impossible. Since it violates all known laws of chemistry, physics, and biology, I have no use for it!" |
| 802 | * FrankensteinsMonster: Frankie, his greatest creation. And later love interest (offscreen, fortunately). |
| 803 | * ILoveTheDead: Better keep your BrainBleach handy when he unveils Frankie... |
| 804 | * ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Inverted: "I am a scientist, not a doctor." |
| 805 | * MadScientist: While we have seen plenty of eccentric scholars in the games, Dr. Crancium really takes the cake. |
| 806 | * TheMedic: Cranium is the only consistent source of healing and poison cure potions in the game. |
| 807 | * TheyCalledMeMad: "Mad? Mad?! They ALL call me mad, but what do they know of madness? I am not mad! A bit perturbed about the world situation and how I get so little respect, perhaps. But certainly not mad!" |
| 808 | ** Also... |
| 809 | --> '''Dr. Cranium:''' "Some call me mad, but I much prefer 'Dr. Cranium'." |
| 810 | ** And... |
| 811 | --> '''Igor:''' "People say Doctor mad. Doctor not mad, Doctor just ''crazy!''" |
| 812 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: He is a big fan of pizza, even going so far as to consider it a scientific element - that "represents well-roundedness and regaining of strength." |
| 813 | |
| 814 | !Igor |
| 815 | |
| 816 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_006.png]] |
| 817 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JeffBennett |
| 818 | |
| 819 | Mordavia's gravedigger, he is...um, well, he's the standard [[TheIgor Igor]] type. The biggest departure is his generally chipper attitude and love of [[IncrediblyLamePun graveyard humor]]. [[spoiler:The first major event of the game is Igor's disappearance, which leads to the villagers capturing a gypsy in their paranoia. The hero finds Igor trapped in a grave at the graveyard and rescues him, earning him the friendship of both Igor and the gypsies.]] |
| 820 | ---- |
| 821 | * DistressedDude: [[spoiler: Gets stuck under a grave. Saving him is the key to exonerating Gypsy Davy.]] |
| 822 | * CatchPhrase: "Hah hah, little graveyard humor there!" |
| 823 | * TheIgor: A classic hunchbacked little guy, though is a lot more cheerful than most Igors and is only a mad scientist’s assistant part-time. |
| 824 | * PungeonMaster: Is a big fan of graveyard related puns. |
| 825 | * ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: On day 5 he goes missing and is presumed dead. After you find and rescue him, the next time you talk to him in town he'll say this. |
| 826 | * SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: If you ask him about Rumors, he'll say something like "Igor not hear rumors. Igor not hear [Insert rumor here]. Igor not know [Insert another rumor here]... Igor not hear many things." |
| 827 | * SomethingWeForgot: [[spoiler: It IS possible to let the Gypsy escape, especially as a Thief, and let him die in his grave, or to even find the body. This is not an instant NonStandardGameOver, but this makes it impossible for you to come back to town during day since the Burgomeister will try to arrest you for assisting the gypsy in escaping. It should be noted it IS technically possible to beat the game if you time things right and try for a time-run.]] |
| 828 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Always uses his name when talking about himself. |
| 829 | |
| 830 | !The Burgomeister |
| 831 | |
| 832 | [[quoteright:134:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_009.png]] |
| 833 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/GreggBerger |
| 834 | |
| 835 | Dmitri is the Burgomeister (somewhere between a Mayor and sheriff) for the town of Mordavia. He is highly suspicious of outsiders and can be abrasive to them, but he genuinely cares about people and the law, and as such his rule of the town is fair, if stern. He is also the grandson of Piotyr, a respected paladin who worked together with Erana to defeat the cultists of The Dark One, only to disappear afterward. |
| 836 | ---- |
| 837 | * DefrostingIceKing: Even without doing any heroic actions or showing him the truth about his grandfather Piotyr as listed under RestoredMyFaithInHumanity, if you're unfailingly polite to him for long enough Dmitri will eventually acknowledge your kindness and good manners, and admit that he has not treated you as well as you have treated him. After that he will become less gruff and antagonistic. |
| 838 | * FreudianExcuse: He grew being told that Piotyr abandoned his grandmother while she was pregnant with his father, leaving her to raise her son alone and heartbroken. It's why he doesn't believe Heroes exist, as Piotyr was a Paladin, yet seemingly dishonored himself. [[spoiler:Piotyr actually died hunting the Dark One Rituals to destroy them, slain by a wraith. Revealing what happened to Piotyr leads to him having having a bit of RestoredMyFaithInHumanity.]] |
| 839 | * IdenticalGrandson: He more or less looks the same as his grandfather, just with more facial hair. |
| 840 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Until you can start proving your quality as a hero, Dmitri will be quite a rude, confrontational, and unhelpful jerk to you. However he really does care about the townspeople, (including Igor, whom the others mistreat, and he has a major soft spot for Nikolai) about applying the law well and fairly, and doesn't share the prejudices that a number of the local have towards the gypsies. Once you win him over, the heart of gold comes out more often. |
| 841 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Although he cannot keep the other townspeople in check for more than two days when Igor goes missing, he's quite clear that he thinks the gypsy is innocent and he's willing to stall the townspeople for as long as he can so you can find out the truth of what had happened. |
| 842 | * RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: The Paladin can do this by showing him proof that his grandfather had died trying to destroy the Rituals of the Dark One, and had not simply abandoned his pregnant fiancee. |
| 843 | * SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Until the above-mentioned restoration of faith, however, Dmitri believes that there are no such things as heroes, which is the main reason why he's so suspicious of you when you identify yourself as such. Igor calls Dmitri a "bitter man." |
| 844 | |
| 845 | !Olga Stovich |
| 846 | |
| 847 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/olga_result.png]] |
| 848 | |
| 849 | A middle-aged woman who runs the general store in town. A proud but surprisingly nice lady who can give a lot of helpful information. |
| 850 | ---- |
| 851 | * FriendlyShopkeeper: She admits she does not specialize in adventuring equipment, but is still happy to sell anything she has to hero. |
| 852 | * GossipyHens: She loves gossiping and will happily tell anything she knows to the hero. |
| 853 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is a blunt and vain old woman who shares much of the towns bigoted looks on gypsies and outsiders. She is still a decent person who often expresses concern for fellow townsfolk and eventually even the hero. She also likes making candy for kids. |
| 854 | |
| 855 | !Boris Stovich |
| 856 | |
| 857 | [[quoteright:123:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boris_result.png]] |
| 858 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JimCummings1952 |
| 859 | |
| 860 | Olda's estranged husband and the gatekeeper of Castle Borgov during the day. |
| 861 | ---- |
| 862 | * DarkIsNotEvil: His appearance is grim and his voice is deep and ominous, but he is probably the nicest person in all of Mordavia. |
| 863 | * {{Expy}}: Is, of course, one of Creator/BorisKarloff. |
| 864 | * MrExposition: He gives a lot of handy information regarding the Borgovs, Mordavia's history, and some small details on who dwells within Castle Borgov now. |
| 865 | * NiceGuy: Is an incredibly warm and kindly man, he is noticeably one of the only characters in the game to treat the hero genially right off the bat. |
| 866 | |
| 867 | !Yuri Markarov |
| 868 | |
| 869 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuri_2.png]] |
| 870 | |
| 871 | The main inkeeper of the Hotel Mordavia, a cold man who has been further embittered by his daughter Tanya going missing. |
| 872 | ---- |
| 873 | * AbusiveParents: An especially sad example; Yuri did not intentionally abuse Tanya, but he grew over-protective to the point of being controlling and was unable to comfort her due to his own dislike of expressing his feelings. |
| 874 | * TheEeyore: In a town filled with grim people, Yuri takes the cake with how incredibly dour and cynical he is. |
| 875 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yuri is an aloof and blunt man who isn't easy to get along with, but he has a kind heart that does reveal itself sometimes. For example, he claims he won't let the hero stay in his inn if he can't pay up, but in reality he will let the hero stay regardless of if he is paid or not. Also, like the Burgomeister, he isn't convinced the gypsy killed Igor. When the truth is revealed, he calls out the other townsfolk or their paranoia and praises the hero for saving the gypsy. |
| 876 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He sincerely regrets how much he messed up with Tanya, this great guilt makes him adamantly refuse to talk about her. |
| 877 | * TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler: When the player saves Tanya, Yuri is absolutely overjoyed and realizes how his unfeeling personality has negatively affected those around him. He then intends to become a much more open and happy person.]] |
| 878 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: The stress of the chaos around the town and his daughter vanishing has not done him any favors, he looks a lot older than he really is. |
| 879 | |
| 880 | !Bella Markarov |
| 881 | |
| 882 | [[quoteright:146:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bella_result.png]] |
| 883 | |
| 884 | Wife of Yuri and mother of Tanya, she makes the delicious food you can eat at the inn. She is a quiet and shy woman who is all the more reclusive after her daughter vanished, but if the hero regularly visits enough she will begin to open up to him. |
| 885 | ---- |
| 886 | * ShrinkingViolet: Is incredibly shy, she won't say anything to you for many days. Eventually she will warm up to the hero and begin to speak with him, especially regarding her daughter. |
| 887 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Like her husband, the stress of everything that has happened has taken a toll on her once youthful appearance. |
| 888 | |
| 889 | !Tanya |
| 890 | |
| 891 | [[quoteright:131:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_003.png]] |
| 892 | [[caption-width-right:131:[[labelnote:Click here for spoilers]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_002.png Tanya restored to humanity]][[/labelnote]] |
| 893 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RussiTaylor |
| 894 | |
| 895 | The daughter of Yuri and Bella Markarov, the innkeepers in Mordavia. When things got bad in the valley, her parents tried to keep her safely locked up, but a large furry creature named Toby befriended her by visiting her secretly at night. When he gave her a doll, her parents got even more worried, and Toby took her away to Castle Borgov, where Katrina turned her into a vampire. She does miss her parents, but is convinced they hate her and would be scared of her now that she's a "Bad Thing". [[spoiler:The hero can restore Tanya, but it requires "the sacrifice of life for love" -- which Toby willingly gives, to Tanya's horror.]] |
| 896 | ---- |
| 897 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: She's really nice as long as you're friendly to her, but if you try to attack her or Toby, she'll hypnotize and then bite you. |
| 898 | * BigNo: When she realizes [[HeroicSacrifice what Toby is willing to do]] [[EquivalentExchange to restore her to life.]] |
| 899 | * GenkiGirl: Surprisingly energetic for a vampire. |
| 900 | * HeroicSacrifice: She was on the receiving end of one. |
| 901 | * MoralityPet: To Katrina, and even more so to Katrina's servant Toby. |
| 902 | * NobleDemon: Being turned into a vampire did not change her personality at all, except for making her concerned that her parents would only see her as a "Bad Thing." |
| 903 | * OurVampiresAreDifferent: Within the same game. She has pure white skin and glowing yellow eyes, rimmed with red and with no irises. [[spoiler: Ad Avis]] has similarly glowing eyes. [[spoiler: Katrina]], though, looks perfectly human except for the fangs. |
| 904 | * UndeadChild: Downplayed. She is pretty much an ordinary little girl who just happens to be a vampire, [[spoiler:until she is restored to life]]. |
| 905 | |
| 906 | !Toby |
| 907 | [[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/file5_001.png]] |
| 908 | |
| 909 | Katrina's servant and Tanya's close friend. While he looks like a terrifying furry monster, he's friendly and is very protective of Tanya. |
| 910 | ---- |
| 911 | * ActOfTrueLove: What he ultimately did for Tanya only worked because it was done out of love. |
| 912 | * BerserkButton: ''Do not'' harm Tanya if you value your health. |
| 913 | * EquivalentExchange: [[spoiler:He agrees to sacrifice himself so that Tanya is restored to humanity.]] |
| 914 | * FluffyTheTerrible: He is named Toby, but look like a giant-ape with spiky fur, red eyes and huge fangs. |
| 915 | * GentleGiant: While he's large and looks menacing, he's friendly... providing you don't anger him or hurt Tanya. |
| 916 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Defied. Toby has red eyes and look frightening, but isn't evil. |
| 917 | * SecretKeeper: When you ask Tanya to keep your meeting with her a secret, Tanya tells Toby he has to promise to keep it secret too. He agrees, if a bit reluctantly. |
| 918 | * TheUnintelligible: He can only say growls or grunts, but Tanya seem to understand him well. |
| 919 | |
| 920 | !Hans, Franz, and Ivan |
| 921 | |
| 922 | Three townsfolk who always come to the Hotel Mordavia in the evening. Hans is a pumpkin farmer and the leader of the three, Franz is a garlic farmer obsessed with stench, and Ivan is a grumpy elephant herder who is out of the job due to there being no more elephants in Mordavia. |
| 923 | ---- |
| 924 | * FatBastard: Hans is the fattest of the three and the most rude and arrogant. |
| 925 | * {{Jerkass}}: All three of them are self-important and prejudiced jerks who treat all strangers with great rudeness. They do steadily become nicer though as you help out Mordavia, [[TookALevelInKindness eventually discarding their prejudiced ways and wanting to see the world.]] |
| 926 | * JerkassHasAPoint: |
| 927 | ** They are ProperlyParanoid when in a town surrounded by twisted monsters, malevolent undead, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Baba Yaga,]] and scheming vampires who are trying to revive a demon. The issue comes in when this results in xenophobia and them going after an innocent man. |
| 928 | ** [[spoiler: They are correct in their assessment that the gypsies can turn into wolves, [[TotallyNotAWerewolf what they get wrong is thinking this is an unintentional monstrous transformation.]]]] |
| 929 | * ObsoleteOccupation: PlayedForLaughs. Ivan is a professional elephant herder... but the game is set in Mordavia, a wooded mountain valley smack in the middle of the {{Uberwald}}. According to Ivan, at least, elephants were once endemic to Mordavia, but have migrated away during his lifetime due to supernatural calamities plaguing the valley. |
| 930 | * TorchesAndPitchforks: They are trying to convince the rest of the town to do this when they think Davy killed Igor. Unless you do something about it, they will succeed and burn Davy at the stake. |
| 931 | |
| 932 | ! The Inn Domovoi |
| 933 | |
| 934 | [[quoteright:121:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/domovoi_result.png]] |
| 935 | |
| 936 | A small blue house spirit who dwells in the Hotel Mordavia. He only comes out late at night and is knows everything that transpires inside the inn. |
| 937 | ---- |
| 938 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Domovoi in Slavic myth can certainly be very helpful, but also capricious and dangerous to encounter with how easy they are to offend. This domovoi on the other hand is nothing but friendly. |
| 939 | * SecretKeeper: Is the only one who knows what happened to Tanya. Once you prove both your capability and moral character, he will tell you everything. |
| 940 | |
| 941 | !Davy |
| 942 | |
| 943 | [[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/davy.png]] |
| 944 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CamClarke |
| 945 | |
| 946 | A gypsy man who gets caught by the Mordavian villagers and is accused of being a werewolf who killed Igor. |
| 947 | ---- |
| 948 | * DefrostingIceKing: At first he won't speak with you outside of insulting you, seeing you as the same as the villagers who captured him. Either help him escape or clear his name though and he will immediately see your true character, warming up considerably and trusting you enough to let you meet his reclusive people. |
| 949 | * DistressedDude: Is locked up by the Burgomeister, though this is actually to ''protect'' him from the rest of the town, and if you don't do something the villagers will take matters into their own hands. Unlike with Igor, you ''have'' to save Davy or you will get a NonStandardGameOver. |
| 950 | * HappilyMarried: You find out at the camp he has a lovely wife whom he is close to. |
| 951 | * VoluntaryShapeshifter: [[spoiler: Davy (and by extension the other gypsies) can indeed turn into wolves, but it is 100% intentional on their parts [[TotallyNotAWerewolf and not true lycanthropy.]] It is comparable to the leopardmen in the previous game.]] |
| 952 | |
| 953 | !Magda |
| 954 | The mother of Davy and a master fortune teller. After the hero saves her son, Madga will happily lend advice and even tell the hero's fortune. Magda is actually a nickname she gives to outsiders, you never find out her true name. |
| 955 | -->'''Voiced by''': Joan Gerber |
| 956 | |
| 957 | ---- |
| 958 | * CoolOldLady: A sprightly old woman who is super knowledgeable. |
| 959 | * {{FortuneTeller}}: Her main occupation and the hero can have her tell his fortune with a small payment. It is optional, but divulges some important information on various important characters in the story. [[spoiler: Specifically it is Katrina, Ad Avis, and Erana.]] |
| 960 | * TheGadfly: She likes playing tricks and messing with others, in particular she might hit on the hero just to mess with him. |
| 961 | * [[MrExposition Mrs. Exposition]]: She gives a ton of extremely helpful information regarding magic, Mordavia, Avoozl, and what the hero must do to beat Avoozl. You especially will need her wisdom in discovering the Destiny spell needed [[spoiler: to save Tanya and gain Erana's staff.]] |
| 962 | |
| 963 | !Avoozl |
| 964 | A [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraft-style]] monstrous god-being. More commonly referred to as the Dark One, it is the source of Mordavia's woes. The hero must prevent it from being summoned to Glorianna, lest it shroud the world in (non-literal) darkness. |
| 965 | ---- |
| 966 | * BloodyBowelsOfHell: The Dark One's cave is [[spoiler:''Avoozl partially summoned into Glorianna''.]] |
| 967 | * {{Composite|Character}} CaptainErsatz: Looks like a cross of [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]] and a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]. |
| 968 | ** Also, Hero Magazine (one of the {{Feelies}} that came with the game) has an article on Avoozl's cult that makes several references to Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu. |
| 969 | * EldritchAbomination: A truly terrifying demon who is perhaps the most powerful threat the hero faces. |
| 970 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Is both directly and indirectly responsible for almost all the bad things that happen in the franchise. |
| 971 | * NoBiologicalSex: Avoozl is never referred to as "he" or "she", but as "it." As an ancient demon, it makes sense. |
| 972 | * SatanicArchetype: Is heavily implied to be the ''Quest For Glory'' equivalent of Satan. It even bears a strong resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia's take on the Devil.]] |
| 973 | * SealedEvilInACan: Was sealed away by Erana ages ago. [[spoiler: It is partially out of the can and the hero, creepily enough, starts stuck inside of it. In the final act of the game, the hero is forced to slowly but surely help Avoozl out of its can. Fortunately, with help from Erana, the hero is able turn things around and force Avoozl into a new better can that it will never escape from.]] |
| 974 | [[/folder]] |
| 975 | |
| 976 | [[folder:Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire]] |
| 977 | !Famous Adventurer (TM) |
| 978 | The creator of the Famous Adventurer's Correspondence School. He is, unknown to him, the mentor of the hero, and his writings have jumpstarted the hero's career. |
| 979 | ---- |
| 980 | * CoolOldGuy: He was an adventurer just like the hero once and has the wisdom and experience to show for it. |
| 981 | * TheEeyore: He's depressed about being too old to adventure. The hero can make him better by giving him some magical waters said to rejuvenate the mind and body, at which point he becomes more happy and energetic and begins planning new adventures. |
| 982 | * EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep: Famous Adventurer (TM) is all he's called, including the (TM). He offers to tell you his real name a few times, but instead tells you tales of his own adventures as a means of presenting you with ''who'' he is. |
| 983 | * ImplausibleDeniability: If you make the Thief Sign to him, he refuses to admit that he recognizes it, even though he wrote the publications from which you learned it in the first place. |
| 984 | * TheMentor: Becomes something of one to the hero, especially after Rakeesh gets taken out after the first few levels. After all, the hero ''learned to be a hero'' from this guy's training course. |
| 985 | * MrExposition: One of the most reliable source of intel on what to do with each tasks. He's actually very knowledgeable about adventuring. |
| 986 | * RetiredBadass: Most of the stuff you end up doing during the game? He's done it before. He even wrote the manuals and field guides that came with the older games. |
| 987 | * StarcrossedLovers: With the Queen of Atlantis - she still pines for him. And so does he for her. |
| 988 | |
| 989 | !Magnum Opus |
| 990 | A Hesperian hero who came to Silmaria to participate in the Rites of Rulership. He has a reputation for heroism, but unfortunately not one for his massive ego. [[spoiler:He is the second sacrifice made to destroy the Dragon Pillars that bind the Dragon of Doom.]] |
| 991 | ---- |
| 992 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: And he'll never let you forget it, boasting about his martial prowess at every opportunity. He is a skilled warrior, but it doesn't justify the ego. |
| 993 | * FantasticRacism: Considers Toro a "beast" and calls him such to his face. |
| 994 | * SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Dies after the second rite.]] |
| 995 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He can win in the arena against most opponents, but it doesn't justify his ego. |
| 996 | * ThirdPersonPerson: "I, Magnum Opus..." |
| 997 | |
| 998 | !Gort |
| 999 | A frankenstein-esque creation of Dr. Pretorius and Dr. Mobius, the scientists of the Silmaria Academy of Science, he was created purposely to enter the Rites of Rulership so that his masters could use him to win, proving the superiority of science over magic (and ruling the island with Gort as their puppet). For most of the game, Gort appears as little more than a mindless, silent servant of his masters... But there's more to him. |
| 1000 | ---- |
| 1001 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: At first glance, he's just a frankenstein monster who can't talk, move very slowly and fight only with his fists. Not very impressive, since you can easily beat him at the arena. Surprise, surprise, surprise: if you fail at the Rite of Freedom, Gort will be crowned ''the winner'', beating Elsa and Magnum, the favored contenders. |
| 1002 | * EleventhHourRanger: He will join the fight against the Dragon. |
| 1003 | * HiddenDepths: Despite by all appearances being a mindless puppet of his amoral masters, it is possible to find out during the ending that Gort is everything but... He's actually fully sentient, and even a noble, heroic individual, joining the final boss fight against the Dragon Of Doom of his own volition because it's the right thing to do, and in some circumstances [[spoiler:he will offer himself as sacrifice to weaken the dragon]]. |
| 1004 | * PuppetKing: His ultimate purpose is to serve as a front while [[spoiler:Dr. Pretorius and Dr. Mobius rule over Silmaria from the shadows.]] |
| 1005 | * TheVoiceless: For most of the game, letting Dr. Pretorius or Dr. Mobius speak for him. He is only able to speak for himself when he decides [[spoiler:he's done being just a puppet and wants to be a true hero]]. |
| 1006 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Thanks to all the cut content in the last game, the player has no chances to have any significant interaction with Gort, and he has very little impact on the plot. |
| 1007 | |
| 1008 | !Minos |
| 1009 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SteveBulen |
| 1010 | The patron of Elsa who paid her entry into the rites of rulership. Minos is an adviser or the former king, and a Silmarian noble who owns his own fleet and army of mercenaries which he wants to use to help Elsa win - she will have none of it. In centuries past, his family used to rule Silmaria. [[spoiler:He's the BigBad, having sponsored the murder of King Justinian and that of a few others via Bruno; he's also the one behind the return of the Dragon]]. |
| 1011 | ---- |
| 1012 | * BigBad: He's the one behind the assassination, the invasion, and the breaking dragon pillars, and intends to use the events plaguing the island to blackmail them into making him king. |
| 1013 | * BigFancyHouse: Minos' house is so huge it's actually a palace! He's obviously far wealthier than Ferrari and all those living on Nob Hill. |
| 1014 | * BlueBlood: His family were once the undisputed rulers of Silmaria, but they lost the title at some point in the past. He still considers himself the rightful ruler of the island. |
| 1015 | * DevilInPlainSight: Pretty much only the player and Toro figure Minos is out to no good. [[spoiler:Elsa eventually figures this out too, despite her initial brushing off Toro's concerns]]. But for most of the game, no one is remotely suspicious of Minos despite all the above. |
| 1016 | * EvilOldFolks: Minos is already in his senior years when he tries to take the crown of Silmaria by force. |
| 1017 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He picked Elsa for the rites as his candidate figuring that she had the skills to win, but he thought that since she led the brigands in Spielburg, she was a rogue without scruples, like himself. [[spoiler:Elsa catches on.]] |
| 1018 | * ObviouslyEvil: No one likes or trusts him. Toro distrusts him, Elsa dislikes being around him. No one has anything nice to say about him. He's also a {{Jerkass}} when talked to. [[spoiler:Consider that the villain had to be able to afford assassinating a king, hiring a mercenary army to invade Silmaria, & afford the entry fee to the rites of rulership... It becomes fairly obvious who the only possible candidate for BigBad really is.]] |
| 1019 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Resorts to this when exposed and cornered, using his death as the final sacrifice to release the Dragon of Doom - if he can't rule Silmaria, he'd rather have it follow him in death]]. |
| 1020 | [[/folder]] |
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