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[[caption-width-right:174:Beldrobbaen Clan Symbol]]

One of the Nine Great Clans (and the fourth to come to power after the Sharen, Sullisin'rune and Illhar'dro), the Beldrobbaen have a very traditional view. Unfortunately, this is part of what's killing them, as their refusal to adopt new members or mate with anyone who is not of Val status (combined with the loss of an entire generation of girls in a demon attack) has meant that their numbers are severely diminished. They make up one of the four "Great Clans" of the Council of Nine.
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[[folder:General]]
* AnimalMotifs: Spiders, symbolizing their habit of waiting patiently.
* BlueBlood: They have a very old aristocratic bloodline that dates back to the Moons Age, but their attempts to keep it this way is largely responsible for their current state. This trope is also the reason why all members, even subhouse members, are automatically Vals.
* CorneredRattlesnake: As of the {{Timeskip}}, [[spoiler:they are fighting alongside the Sharen against the rebel clans. While they are clearly losing at this point and nearing their demise, they still manage to cause the rebel clans a significant amount of trouble by taking very desperate measures. In fact, the Beldrobbaen were the main reason the Sarghress were stuck in a bloody deadlock for so long, in spite of their increasing numerical advantage. It isn't until the Beldrobbaen pull out and the Sarghress launch a major sneak attack that the Sarghress finally start making significant progress in the war.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: They dress in all black and revere the darkness... but they are no better or worse on average than the other Val clans.
* DespairEventHorizon:
** The massacre of a generation of girls at Orthorbbae caused many members to cross it.
** When [[spoiler:all of Chel, including the Beldrobbaen, are briefly subjected to MassHypnosis]], the Beldrobbaen take it particularly badly, with most of the clan falling ill and making excuses to remain in their rooms. [[spoiler: And then it's revealed that at least one devess, and probably a lot more, have been infected with the Jaal'darya's parasitic flower...]]
* HairColorDissonance: Most Beldrobbaen members canonically have black hair, but chapter 48, which focuses on them, renders it a very dark navy blue instead on some members, apparently to give some visual variation since just about everything in the Beldrobbaen fortress is a shade of pure black and doing the same with their hair would render entire pages virtually monotone.
* KickTheDog: After the timeskip, they're one of the clans [[spoiler:behind the PenalColony of Dari'yako, a place described as being hellish]].
* LawfulNeutral: Their general strategy and clan philosophy is to wait, like a spider, and not involve themselves in outside disputes unless necessary [[invoked]].
* NoOSHACompliance: Their fortress is actually on the ceiling of Chel's main cavern, does not have glass in many of the windows, and has multiple golem elevators without handrails. Predictably, during Chapter 41 several characters either get close to or actually fall off to their deaths.
** [[spoiler: And then quite a few more in chapter 48, due to the citywide PeoplePuppets event depicted in the previous chapter- a number of the helpless, puppeted Beldrobbaen fell while mindless and controlled by a powerful demon and its host, a hard blow to an already small clan.]]
* {{Pride}}: The Beldrobbaen are a BlueBlood clan and look down on the commoners. While they have long served as de facto vassals to the Sharen clan, Diva'ratrika and Sarv'swati had the sense to treat them as if they were equal allies. When Snadhya'rune threatens the world with a PoisonAndCureGambit, the Beldrobbaen refuse to kneel to her out of principle.
* ProudScholarRace: They have an entire house of males devoted to scholarly pursuits.
* ThePurge: During the Nidraa'chal War, after a tainted slave attempted to kill a Val [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4227 Waes'soloth personally killed every last slave and servant]].
* TheRemnant: They're one of the oldest clans in Chel, and home to at least one Dark Elf, the ancient ex-Imperial Guard Thalestris.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: They willingly allied with the Sharen in the District War in order to eliminate the Sarghress and maintain their traditional power. But their numbers had already been dwindling, and the war gradually turned in the Sarghress clan's favor, causing Wae'soloth to desire an excuse to pull out. In chapter 41, [[spoiler:after the assassination of Diva's body double by Kiel, Waes pulls back the Beld troops from the warzone, and rumors start that their alliance with the Sharen is on its last legs]].
* SlobsVersusSnobs: Somewhat on the snobbish side of the scale as they pointedly refuse to mate with non-Vals and do not adopt commoners. Despite this the clan seemed to be on the side of [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure reasonable authority]] compared to other Val clans, at least prior to the {{Timeskip}}. After the timeskip, however, [[spoiler:they have been working with the Sharen and Black Sun to enslave much of Chel's populace in a desperate bid to retain control over the empire, and are one of the clans behind the PenalColony of Dariya'ko]].
* VestigialEmpire: The Beldrobbaen are descendants from what was once a powerful Dark Elven sub-race from the continent of Phariasta, which is also where the Balvhakara clan originated. For several centuries the Beldrobbaen were second only to the Sharen in terms of power within Chel. Unfortunately, their numbers took a big hit during the Orthorbbae massacre and entire houses have died out. Add to this the fact that it's traditional to turn the father of a child into a Drider in order to serve as their protector, in the process making that male unable to sire more children, and you have a recipe for disaster even after the Belds have largely curtailed this practice.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Waes'soloth]]

!!Waes'soloth Val'Beldrobbaen

The powerful and mysterious Ill'haress of the Beldrobbaen, Waes'soloth is described as being the only thing holding the declining Beldrobbaen clan together.
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* BerserkButton: A mild example, but she expresses an extreme dislike for the Jaal'darya on several occasions, even in a context where they wouldn't otherwise come up. Then there's [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6989 what she did]] to their ambassador... In chapter 48 [[spoiler:she puts it aside enough to ask them for help to combat the parasitic flower.]]
* CastingAShadow: While the exact details have not been explained, she appears to specialize in a form of shadow sorcery that allows her to manifest CombatTentacles and vanish.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Probably natural, since Waes is most likely a second generation drow.
* DespairEventHorizon: Thalestris believes Waes crossed it a long time ago.
-->"Our leader is good at brooding, wallowing in self-pity and inaction. Leaving the hard decisions for others to make."
* FacePalm: Her response to a ShipperOnDeck's attempts to get her and the Beldrobbaen headmaster to have babies.
* {{Goth}}: As per family values.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In chapter 48 [[spoiler:while interrogating a possible traitor, said traitor states that her family locked themselves away due to the poison. Which draws Waes's suspicion, since she had not yet had the chance to officially report to said family that the Belds may have been poisoned.]]
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Nin'dil's sanity has been in long decline due to the deaths of family members. After the entire clan experiences a traumatic incident, she completely loses it and blames their deaths on Waes. She proceeds to attack Waes with a decorative sword and gets stabbed by Waes's shadows. While Nin'dil starts sobbing in denial over a Beldrobbaen corpse, Waes finishes her off.
* KnightTemplarParent: See below.
* MamaBear: Single-handedly killed every slave in the fortress after a tainted slave went after one of the children.
** [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6989 "This means I will not have to regret sending back their envoy short a few limbs."]]
* MarriedToTheJob: When Ischa plays the role of ShipperOnDeck, urging Waes to add to the clan's list of births, Waes responds that she has had too many losses and the clan is her child.
* MindRape: Whatever she did to [[spoiler:Laan's sixth-born]]. Waes described it as the poor girl's mind "[failing] the challenge of her own guilt and collapsing under the weight of her regrets."
* ModestRoyalty: Considering her status and compared to the [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5557 other Ill'haresses]] Waes dresses [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=488 pretty plainly]], though her lack of ornamentation may be as much a statement as their inclusion on others' clothes. Another explanation could be that she dresses modestly because it's rude to stand out or wear bright colors in Beldrobbaen culture, as Naal'suul explained to Kiel'ndia.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Apparently her spider "legs" are actually shadows.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: One tainted slave tried to kill a Val, so her response was to kill ''all'' of them, regardless of whether they were tainted or not. According to the clan podcast this was an unpopular decision among the other clan members as it led to an over-reliance on golems and some of the nobles having to do their servants' former duties themselves, leading several of them to believe that Waes has snapped. In chapter 48 she [[spoiler:noticeably averts this, first by simply throwing out the servants instead of killing them all like last time, then prevents Verthandi from being murdered by her clanmates and finally does not kill Laan's sixth-born even though the girl fully expects it.]]
* NoIndoorVoice: As can be inferred from her speech bubbles, she speaks in a loud, echoing voice.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: According to WordOfGod, Waes'soloth is old enough and powerful enough that, if she went all out and had nothing to lose, she could take out an entire ''army'', not to mention that she has canonically killed hundreds of slaves by herself.
* RichBitch: Despite her ModestRoyalty status, Waes clearly has some class issues demonstrated by her callous disregard for the lives of her servants (up to and including murdering all of them after a tainted one tried to kill a Val) to the point that everyone is [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10810 genuinely shocked]] when she prevents another Beldrobbaen from striking a servant.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As tension boil over in the clan she simply [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10791 leaves]], unable to deal with it anymore and escapes to the roof outside.
* ShoutOut: What she does to the unnamed sixth born of Laan's house is eerily similar to what Yami Yugi does to various antagonists in the animated series.
* SpannerInTheWorks: After the timeskip, [[spoiler:she orders that the death of Diva'ratrika's double be announced very publicly, implying that she intends to bust the deception wide open on Sarv'swati, and begins to pull back their troops from the war zone. There's also a heavy implication that she was waiting for an opportunity like this in order to do it, since an earlier conversation with Naal indicated that she had her suspicions about whether Diva was still alive.]]
* TheStoic: When [[spoiler:Kharla'ggen's PhlebotinumOverload]] results in all of her fellow Beldrobbaen being made into mind controlled puppets trying to kill her, she seals herself into her room and enters a daily routine in solemn indifference.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Naal'suul]]

!!Naal'suul Val'Beldrobbaen

Waes'soloth's daughter and heir who was the only person to survive the massacre at Orthobbae-albeit heavily tainted. She is a [[spoiler:former]] member of Chry'stel's GirlPosse at Orthorbbae and Kiel'ndia's best friend. Naal'suul is often the [[OnlySaneMan voice of reason]] among her friends.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:Just how much of Naal ''is'' left after her possession?]] It's really not clear. And in chapter 47 [[spoiler:the "Kiel" that Kiel hears right before Naal falls away with Kharla might be from Naal or it might not be. Even WordOfGod is ambiguous on it.]]
** The variable approach to [[spoiler:[[HowDoIShotWeb How Do I Demon?]] doesn't help. Some things (like possess and take over) she does on auto, others... she draws a massive blank. Like some of the basics of demon physiology. If that's the right word.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: And, suddenly, her seed does what seeds generally do.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Inconsistently. [[spoiler:After the TimeSkip, her clothes have long worn away, leaving her chest quite exposed. Sometimes the art shows nipples, other times, it does not. Mostly seems to be related to how far away she is from the "camera" at the time, as close ups tend to feature them while further shots do not, mostly because her areola seem to be the same shade as her skin]]
* BodyOfBodies: [[spoiler: After succumbing to DemonicPossession, she starts to build herself a bigger body by assimilating the corpses in the room, only getting bigger as Kiel feeds her more dead bodies.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: In chapter 47 [[spoiler:she starts devouring Kharla'ggen just as Kharla'ggen's PhlebotinumOverload was starting to PeoplePuppet Kiel.]] She does it again when Sha'sana is going after Kiel who is busy trying to keep Nau from falling.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:what the glutton demon turned her body into.]]
* BreakTheCutie: pre-broken, though we do see flashbacks of before.
* CatchPhrase: To Kiel: "You're weird." Eventually turned into something of a compliment.
* CutenessProximity: Has this effect [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6738 on Kharla]] of all people.
* DeadpanSnarker: She makes the same sort of comments she did before her tainting, but due being an EmotionlessGirl now she does it with a deadpan expression.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Dyes her hair black, dresses in all black, specializes in shadow sorcery, comes from a Clan that reveres darkness, and is the closest to what humans would consider good or moral.
* DemonicPossession: Was accidentally tainted when a teacher's seed at Orthorbbae, and is at risk for this due to being tainted to the core. [[spoiler:It does take her over eventually. After the death of her original body and a SplitPersonalityMerge, she herself considers stealing the body of a dying man. She manages to resist, but when she comes upon Iliva'fay, a dying Sullisin'rune spy, she has a moment of weakness, gives in to her demonic impulse to feed, and possesses her.]]
* {{Determinator}}: The fact that she's kept her seed at bay for as long as she has is seen as evidence of this in universe, as is the fact that [[spoiler:even once it takes her over she retains at least some control after the 15 year timeskip, and WordOfGod and what happens to Sabbror later confirm that those who manage to resist have a higher chance of retaining some of their personality once their seed takes over. And when she possesses a dying woman and is brought to the brink of dying with her host, her determination to see her friends and family and remember who she is gives her the drive to survive]].
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:She eats ''Kharla''.]]
** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:At terrible cost to herself, as the Demon God/Kharla starts attacking her, and ends up making both of them fall to their deaths.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: Many of her clothes, especially when she was younger, and [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/youngnaal_kiel_small.jpg one sketch]] of a young Naal describes her as "doll-like".
* EmotionlessGirl: Somewhat, since she does show emotion, just comparatively little of it.
* FanDisservice: After the TimeSkip, [[spoiler:the part of her body that remains elvish is attractive and unclothed, but the rest of it is BodyHorror. And after she takes over the body of Iliva'fay she keeps the CleavageWindow the latter had on her dress, but with a second mouth over a vicious belly wound that sprouts teeth and has a mind of its own]].
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:After her physical body is destroyed, her demonic spirit recovers sapience, but unsurprisingly has trouble remembering who it was.]]
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:It wasn't exactly unexpected, but the manner and timing were still a surprise]].
** Happens again in chapter 47, [[spoiler:though her demonic spirit survives.]]
* LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:Demon Naal gets depressed upon realizing that she is basically the glutton demon with Naal's memories and questions whether she does in fact count as Naal]].
* MindHive: [[spoiler:Her demon form becomes part of Kiel'ndia, causing her to manifest as one of Kiel'ndia's demon princesses.]]
* ManBitesMan: [[spoiler: In the midst of possessing Iliva'fay's body, a couple of looters try to salvage what they can from the corpse, only for her to take a chunk out of the wrist of one who got too close.]]
* MindRape: What being tainted did to her.
* MonsterModesty: [[spoiler:Despite being topless around Kiel with no apparent discomfort, when Nau'kheol sees her [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10601 covers her chest]].]]
* MuggingTheMonster: [[spoiler:Iliva'fay, a Sullisin'rune spy, gets stabbed and left to die. Two men attempt to loot her, only for Naal to possess her dying body and attack.]]
* NotSoStoic: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6786 One of the most powerful moments in the series thus far]] and unquestionably a TearJerker.
** Later, [[spoiler:[[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7125 she starts crying right before her seed takes her over]]]].
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:at least ''something'' of Naal's original consciousness still exists, judging by the fact that she didn't eat Kiel, and Khaless confirms this in Chapter 39. And when even when her physical body is destroyed, her demonic spirit revives]].
* OddFriendship: With Kiel, and while her mother doesn't exactly seem to disapprove, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6984 she doesn't exactly seem to approve either]].
* PerkyGoth: Originally.
* SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:She is ultimately consumed by the demon, but it retains some traces of her identity. And after her physical body is destroyed, the demon assimilates Naal's sapience and memories.]]
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: She's the most killed character in Drowtales, yet she keeps coming back.. sorta.
* TooManyBelts: They help her feel secure. And yes, [[RuleThirtyFour the fandom ran with this]].
* TransformationOfThePossessed:
** [[spoiler:After Naal loses to her demon seed, the glutton demon's form manifests below her torso, replacing her legs.]]
** [[spoiler:When Naal, as an ethereal demon, possesses Iliva'fay's dying body, Iliva'fay's white hair become's Naal's black, and the mortal wound in her belly that doomed Iliva'fay to die becomes the glutton demon's mouth.]]
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Knows that her seed could overpower her any day now [[spoiler:and now it has]].
** WhyAmITicking: When her seed overpowers her, it will result in a rampaging demon that could pose a serious threat to anyone in the vicinity of her at the time [[spoiler:as Sate'ja found out the hard way]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Khal'harror]]

!!Khal'harror Val'Beldrobbaen

A son of Waes'soloth and Naal'suul's younger brother. Unusually for members of his clan he has a rather upbeat personality. Is very interested in re-animating corpses and is rarely seen without ''Bob'', his ''[[TheMagnificent undead chicken of doom]]''. After the timeskip, he's the drummer for Kyo'nne's band.
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* AllDrummersAreAnimals: As part of Kyo'nne's band. While not too much on the "animal" side he's definitely on the odd side, especially for his clan.
* DraggedIntoDrag: Along with [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7067 Nau'kheol]].
* EasilyForgiven: After the timeskip Ariel gets along well enough with him, which is odd since he was in on the attempt to kill her at Orthorbbae when she was younger. Possibly because by then it's been the better part of 20 years.
* GirlishPigtails: Gets these when he gets DraggedIntoDrag.
* InsufferableGenius: Already had some of this as a child, but it fully manifests after the timeskip, culminating in Ariel and Kyo'nne [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8540 simultaneously telling him to shut up]].
* {{Necromantic}}: He tells Naal that he'll bring her back as a golem when she dies, she tells him not to bother. [[spoiler:He does make a "Naal 2" to try and cheer up his mom, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7907 with predictable results]].]]
* NightmareFetishist: Likes bones and bodies just a bit too much... this leads to a FunnyBackgroundEvent where he can be seen [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7111 inspecting a dead body]] to see if it's suitable for golem making.
* PerkyGoth: Compared to the rest of his clan, though Naal was very similar to him pre-tainting.
* PunnyName: His name is based on the French exclamation "Quel Horreur!" which means "The Horror!"
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hile'wen]]
!!Hile'wen Val'Beldrobbaen
[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hie.png]]
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* NumberTwo: Evidently serves this role to Waes'soloth, as she sits with her during the Council Meeting and reports to her after [[spoiler:Kharla's MassHypnosis event]].
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[[folder:Nin'diil*]]

!! Nin'diil Val'Beldrobbaen[[note]]Created by Dalvyserran[[/note]]
An emotionally unstable Beldorbbaen first appearing in chapter 48. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nindil1.png here]].
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* AxCrazy: While it's suggested she was never the most stable person, the whole PeoplePuppets incident clearly sent her over the edge [[spoiler:to the point of going after Waes with a (blunt) sword]].
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Appears to be solidly fixed on the "Denial" stage.
* LimpAndLivid: During her [[spoiler:attempt on Waes'soloth's life]], her posture is very loose and her off-hand arm just hangs eerily off to her side.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Apparently her tainting was ''willing'', something that's bound not to have gone over well with Waes.
* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Her first "official" appearance [[http://www.drowtales.com/worldsettingarchive.php?sid=3194 was back in 2002]] as an entry on the Beldrobbaen clan page, but she was never used in the story proper.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tlu'rath]]
!! Tlu'rath Beldrobbaen

A member of Diva'ratrika's Imperial Guard and one of the few members left who knew of the [[spoiler: three Sharen sisters' coup]] and was present when Sil'lice was framed for an attempt on Diva'ratrika's life and sent into exile. He is also a drider.
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* HonoraryAunt: Specifically, an Honorary Grey. During the "''Dutan'vir Path''" side-story, Mikilu seems to think of him as this as evidenced by her statement below[[note]] Tlu'rath is a drowolath whereas Mikilu is a drowussu/drowolath hybrid in a clan mostly comprised of drowussu and drowussu/drowolath hybrids[[/note]]:
--> '''Tlu'rath''': "Sometimes I'd see so many grey faces in these halls, I'd think that I was a grey myself!"\\
'''Mikilu''': " You ''are'' a grey, old friend."
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Completely averted. Unlike Diva'ratrika who thought her two eldest daughters were the most capable of ruling the Sharen when she was gone, Tlu'rath believed that Sil'lice was the best candidate of all five daughters, with Zala'ess as a second option. The story seems to agree with him.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Tells Sarv'swati to surrender to save those that yet live and later watches somberly as the Sarghress wolves pass him by.
%%%* OldRetainer
* OldSoldier: Despite being old and looking it, he has kept his position within the Imperial Guards for the last thirty years without change.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Sarvs'wati]] in Chapter 44 during her LastStand. The effect is that she tries (but fails) to kill him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Naika*]]
!! Naika Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by [=MEK=][[/note]]

A Beldrobbaen sniper serving in the homefront during Chapter 41. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Naika-789x1024.jpg here]].
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* BraidsOfAction: Tied into a figure-eight pattern.
%%* FriendlySniper
* RhymesOnADime: She likes to sing and rhyme.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nemea*]]
!! Nemea'tari Delbara Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Hfar[[/note]]

A Beldrobbaen sealer serving in the Imperial Guard during the events of Chapter 41. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nemeatari-789x1024.jpg here]].
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%%* CastingAShadow: Her affinity.
%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* TheDarkArts: All sealers have at least a basic grasp of nether summoning.
* HeartWarmingOrphan: Despite her stoic personality, she has a soft-spot for orphans.
%%* TheStoic
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Odelia*]]
!! Odelia'sigismondo Shessembrae Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Dice Warwick[[/note]]

The warmaster and chief military officer of the Beldrobbaen clan. She commands the forces attempting to stop Kiel from escaping after her assassination, during Chapter 41. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/odelia-789x1024.jpg here]].
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%%* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking
%%* BraidsOfAction
* ColonelBadass: Takes out a golem single-handily after it had already rampaged through several lines of defense.
* EyepatchOfPower: She wears an eye patch during patrol and a GlassEye more formal occasions.
* NeatFreak: Her concept art describes her as being obsessed with cleanliness.
* OverlyLongName: The legacy of a complex series of adoptions, it's the reason why most people just call her Odelia for short.
%%* PlayingWithFire
* PsychoticSmirk: She gives a textbook example when she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9219 stops Kiel's golem]].
%%* TheStoic
* YouShallNotPass: Attempted. Kiel still gets away, but she does manage to stop the golem.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sarai*]]
!! Sarai Shessembrae Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Sakkara/Sarai[[/note]]

A Beldrobbaen serving as an Overseer in the Imperial Guard during the events of Chapter 41. Reappears at Snadhya's gathering in Felde during Chapter 44. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Sarai.jpg here]].
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%%* BraidsOfAction
* ClosetGeek: She's a secret FanGirl of Kyo'nne.
* DwindlingParty: She solemnly notes Rann's death as yet another fellow guard gone.
%%* PraetorianGuard
* SummonMagic: She's trained as a traditional summoner.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Verthandi*]]
!!Verthandi Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Khora2150[[/note]]

An ambassador of the Beldrobbaen clan who assists Kiel in [[spoiler:assassinating the false empress]]. More information can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=5502 here]] and [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=6934 here]].
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* BadWithTheBone: Her elemental affinity is a bone based high art. She later uses it to patch Waes's arm after it gets damaged by a maddened Beldrobbaen.
* ConflictingLoyalty: She works for [[spoiler:Snadhya'rune and the Nidraa'chal]], but unlike most of them still has the best interests of her clan in mind. In the final chapter of ''Moonless Age'', [[spoiler:she betrays the Nidraa'chal agents defending the Imperial Dome to the clans attacking Snadhya'rune]].
* InTheHood: Like all Belds, she wears a head veil.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:She is an agent of the Nidraa'chal. Nevertheless, she still has her clan's best interests at heart, and doesn't entirely trust Snadhya'rune.]]
* NotMeThisTime: While she was in fact responsible for [[spoiler:letting Kiel'ndia into the fortress to murder Fake!Diva]] and attended the Felde conference, she's not behind [[spoiler:the spreading of the parasitic flower]]. Unfortunately her kinsmen don't believe her and nearly [[TongueTrauma cut out her tongue]] before Waes intervenes.
* TheResenter: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10797 Angrily mutters to herself]] that no one would tell her mother Thalestris to stay out of trouble the way she was just told by a guard. It's likely [[spoiler:Snadhya'rune]] played off this to get Verthandi on her side.
* ShouldersOfDoom: She has some [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9155 impressive shoulders]] on her outfit.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Towards the Sharen, [[spoiler:or at least the ones who aren't Snadhya'rune]].
* TraumaticHaircut: In Chapter 48, when some of her kin decide she's responsible for [[spoiler:the parasitic flower infection in the fortress]] and forcibly cut off her hair to shame her.
* TreacherousAdvisor: Well, ambassador technically, but close enough. And yet in Chapter 48 she tells Waes the truth about [[spoiler:the parasitic flower]] and tries to convince Waes to pledge loyalty to Snadhya to save the clan. [[spoiler:Waes finally relents, but gets around this by sending some of the infected to Snadhya as a metaphorical middle-finger, knowing that Snadhya doesn't have a cure for her own plague on hand or the means to create it fast enough]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Combined with DealWithTheDevil, since she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9633 says]] her main concern is the continued survival of the Beldrobbaen under Snadhya's rule if she wins. The Beldrobbaen clan has been in long decline, especially since they have allied with the Sharen in a losing war against the Sarghress. As such, even though she does not trust Snadhya'rune at all, she believes that allying with the Nidraa'chal is the best hope for her clan's survival]].
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: According to concept art, she hates tiktikkis, seeing them as filthy animals that eat garbage.
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[[folder:Vierraena*]]
!! Vierraena Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by [=GEM76=][[/note]]

A tainted resident of the Beldrobbaen fortress during the events of Chapter 41. She is tasked by Verthandi with informing Waes'soloth of the assassination. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/vierraena-789x1024.jpg here]].
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%%* DelinquentHair
%%* {{Goth}}: Although with heavy punk influence.
* FluffyTheTerrible: Her seed's actual name is Mr. Fluffy.
* IrrationalHatred: She utterly despises Kyo'nne and anything else that is too happy.
%%* SavagePiercings
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[[folder:Yaz'hazelaar*]]
!! Yaz'hazelaar Shessembrae Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Pariel[[/note]]
A stern Beldrobbaen soldier serving on the homefront during Chapter 41.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* FriendOrFoe: Challenges Kiel upon her entry, and never trusts her. For [[ProperlyParanoid good reason]].
* InTheHood
* KnightInSourArmor
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Kiel suggests it might swipe the "grumpy look" off his face.
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[[folder:Thalestris*]]
!!Thalestris Azaeloth Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Khora2150 [[/note]]

An incredibly ancient Dark Elf and former Imperial Guard, she's also Verthandi's mother. She is the Dev'ess of the Azaeloth House. First appearing Chapter 48, her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Thalestris-edit.png here]].
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* ElderlyImmortal: Looks noticeably aged even compared to Diva'ratrika, and is at least as old as Diva if not older.
* TheFundamentalist: Very old, and ''very'' set in her ways.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Her eyes are usually closed. Even when they are open, she has a pronounced squint, and her pupils appear whited over, suggesting cataracts.
* KillItWithFire: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10791 Her suggestions]] on how to deal with the [[spoiler:parasitic flower]] all involve this.
* OlderIsBetter: Her entire philosophy, to her daughter's chagrin.
* UnusualEars: They're absolutely ''massive'' compared to the other fae around her, matched only by Lioshi. At one point the artists had to go back into a page and edit them to be bigger.
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[[folder:Naubol'oth]]
!!Naubol'oth Val'Beldrobbaen

The Beldrobbaen Headmaster in the "legs" or Orthorbbae (male section). He's also the father of Suna'madhuri, Zala'ess' youngest daughter. Her returns to the Beldrobbaen fortress in chapter 48.
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* BadassBookworm: As an academic at Orthorbbae, but proves pretty competent when he scales the wall of the Beldrobbaen fortress to check on a family that has not answered their summons.
* ChosenConceptionPartner: For Zala'ess, who likely selected him for his ancient bloodline and shadow sorcery to father her daughter Suna'madhuri.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When Kel'noz informs the other headmasters of Ariel's true sex he expresses concern about it but ultimately stays neutral, but warns Kel'noz Ariel will likely die early (which does indeed almost happen). Also displayed when he returns in chapter 48 and [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10758 tries to reason with Waes]] over her throwing out of the servants.
* WallCrawl: Does with with the aid of [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10774 mana gauntlets]].
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[[folder:Laan's Sixth Born]]
!!Laan's Sixth Born
An as yet unnamed child of a Beldrobbaen devess.
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* BoomerangBigot: She absolutely loathes her clan for its {{Goth}} culture and deeply wishes she had been born Sharen like her father. And yet her MotiveRant ''oozes'' teen angst.
* ChekhovsGunman: She makes a very obscure cameo all the way back in [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4694 chapter 5]], but doesn't become relevant until [[spoiler:chapter 48]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: After losing to Waes in battle, she asked if Waes was going to kill her, and was utterly terrified when Waes said "no" then proceeds to do ''something'' that leaves her a broken, empty shell, unable to move or speak on her own. Fans dub this "the mind crush."
* GenocideFromTheInside: [[spoiler:Attempts this in chapter 48 by infecting her clan with a madness-inducing poison.]]
* HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:While attempting to poison Waes, she accidentally spills some of the poison upon herself.]]
* MakingASplash: She has access to water sorcery, which she later uses in combination with [[spoiler:an extremely deadly poison to combat Waes]].
* MaskOfSanity: She has been withholding her baggage for a long time. While she acts rather suspicious, it isn't until [[spoiler:Waes finally catches her as a traitor that she lets it all out, BrokenSmile and all.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Implied to be one for Snadhya'rune]].
* SayingTooMuch: [[spoiler:She states that her mother closed the subhouse's gates to keep out the poison, despite the fact Waes had only just learned about it from Verthandi and had not yet sent that subhouse an official warning that the clan may have been poisoned]].
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: [[spoiler:She enters the kitchens and poisons her clan's food supply with the pollen of a madness inducing flower.]]
* YoureInsane: [[spoiler:When she starts indulging in her MotiveRant, one Beld says she's sick.]]
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[[folder:Ischa*]]
!! Ischa Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by [=SFI=][[/note]]

A devoted female attendant and guardian of Waes'soloth. Appears in Chapters 48 and 50. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/BConcept-Ischa1.png here]] and [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Ischa1.png here]].
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Though the Curtains are dyed as she is a Third-Generation.
* ExtraOreDinary: Possesses a metal affinity.
* DualWielding
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her outfit has a flap on one shoulder
* PerkyGoth: So, so much... To the point of having sparkles around her.
* RunningGag: Really, really wants Waes to get hooked up, see below.
* ShipperOnDeck: Ships Waes'soloth furiously, to the point where the venerable Ill'haress can only FacePalm at it all.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine
* ThisIsNoTimeForKnitting: Loves to knit, to the point of occasionally going overboard with it.
* TragicKeepsake: She made a suit of leather armor out of her dead pet spider, Floofy.
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[[folder:San'dellora*]]

!! San'dellora Dizen'ralith Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Dalvyserran [[/note]]

A female ambassador for the clan. First appears in Chapter 48.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Rather exasperated when informing Waes that the various House heads have refused the summons for increasingly inane reasons... such as being too busy ''cooking potatoes''.
* InducedHypochondria: A result of [[spoiler:the clan's poisoning with a plague]]. It's eventually revealed she was never [[spoiler:truly infected]].
* LongHairIsFeminine
* SavagePiercings: Sports a number of them in her lips.
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[[folder:Sol'iania*]]

!! Sol'iania Azaeloth Val'Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Nerdycanuck[[/note]]

A female guardian of Waes'soloth and Manoj's mate. First appears in Chapter 48.
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* BraidsOfAction
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seems to have taken her loss of control during the Puppeteer incident ''very'' hard.
* SuperWindowJump: When all other options fail, she uses this to break into Waes'soloth's room and notify her the danger has passed.
* SympathyForTheDevil: When Nid'diil [[spoiler:lies mortally wounded at her feet after a crazed and ineffective assassination attempt against Waes'soloth]], she simply expresses pity for what has become of her.
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[[folder:Manoj*]]

!! Manoj Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Catriana[[/note]]

A Beldrobbaen guard and Sol'iania's mate. First appears in Chapter 48.
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* BlueBlood
* DudeNotFunny: Invokes this response from Ischa when he makes a derisive joke regarding the lower castes.
* TheJeeves: Seems to serve as an aide to Waes'soloth and acts as an intermediary to the various houses in the clan. In that capacity, he's rather level-headed and quite polite. However...
* SlobsVersusSnobs: He also shows a rather callous disdain for the common caste, comparing them to fish waiting to be fed crumbs.
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[[folder:Banja'pyrex*]]

!! Banja'pyrex Beldrobbaen*[[note]]Created by Farex[[/note]]
A female Beldrobbaen Drider that remains in service to the Sharen Alliance, as of Chapter 50. Her concept art can be found [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Banjapyrex1.png here]].
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* BattleTrophy: As noted in her concept art, she's fond of collecting helmets.
* CastingAShadow: Her affinity, as is common among the Beldrobbaen.
* FriendToAllChildren
* MotherlySidePlait
* SpiderPeople
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