Characters from the ''Literature/KingmakerKingbreaker'' series.

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[[folder:''The Innocent Mage'' and ''Awakened Mage'']]

!!Asher of Restharven

A young Olken fisherman from the village of Restharven and the focus of the first book. Tired of getting pushed around by his six older brothers, Asher vows that he will get rich, buy a larger boat and live a peaceful life fishing with his father. To that end, he plans to work in the capital city of Dorana for a year. However, he finds little luck in finding a job once in Dorana, until a chance encounter with Prince Gar nets him a job at the palace stables. [[spoiler: Little does Asher know that his coming to Dorana is watched by the Circle, a clandestine group of Olken mages. Turns out that Asher is the 'Innocent Mage', who is prophesised to save Lur from the End of Days.]] Asher works with Matt, the stable master, and gradually adjusts to city life. He is eventually elevated to the position of Assistant Olken Administrator by Gar.

* BookDumb: Asher can read perfectly well, but sees little point in doing so.
* BrutalHonesty: One of the reasons Gar hires Asher as his assistant is because of this. Asher doesn't tend to mince his words, particularly about things (or people) that he doesn't like. That doesn't mean that he completely lacks tact, though.
* HonestAdvisor: see above.
* IGaveMyWord: Keeping his promises is very important to Asher and no matter his personal feelings, he always follows through with something if he gave his word he would do so.
* PoorCommunicationKills: If Asher had just told his father where he was going, [[spoiler: his father wouldn't have died pining for his son.]]
* RagsToRiches: Goes from a poor fisherman to the Assistant Olken Administrator. His appointment comes with an increased salary, fancy new clothes and a room in the Prince's Tower.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He's the Manly Man to Gar's Sensitive Guy.
* TheChosenOne: He is the 'Innocent Mage'
* TraumaCongaline: In ''The Awakened Mage'', Asher is [[spoiler: arrested for Treason, thrown into a cell, tortured by Morg (posing as Conroyd Jerralt), kept in a cage for the public to gawk at and throw trash at and beaten by the guards before he is rescued. Then he finds out that Dathne has been lying to and manipulating him the entire time and that the Circle has been keeping tabs on him hi entire life.]]
* [[spoiler:YouCantGoHomeAgain: Asher is disowned from his brothers and banned from fishing in any of the eight fishing communities.]]
* YoungestChildWins: He's the youngest of seven brothers and is both the protagonist of our story and the prophecised ''Innocent Mage''.

!!The Royal Family of Lur

!!!Prince Gar:

The first-born child of the Doranen royal family. He was born without magic, meaning that he could not take over his father's WeatherWorking duties and thus could not be the heir to the throne. He was set aside in favour of his sister Fane and given administrative duties to perform as the Olken Administrator. A scholarly and compassionate young man, he seeks to better understand the Olken and improve Doranen-Olken relations. To that end, he hires Asher as his assistant. [[spoiler: He is temporarily granted magic through a spell cast by Morg, who intends to use him as a pawn.]]

* Bookworm: Gar is a noted scholar and historian. [[spoiler: He is overcome by excitement after the royal family and Durm discover Barl's long-lost library.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: Gar the Magicless.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He gives his life at the end of ''The Awakened Mage'' so Asher can kill Morg without sacrificing his own life.]]
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Gar expresses jealousy at his sister's capabilities and wishes dearly that he could help his father with his WeatherWorking duties. [[spoiler: He gets his wish after Morg artificially induces magic in Gar]]
* IOweYouMyLife: To Asher after he saves Gar from drowning. Gar swears to do whatever he can for Asher in return.
* MuggleBornOfMages: Pretty much the defining feature of Gar's life is that he was born magicless.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gar is the Sensitive Guy to Asher's ManlyMan.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Not that Borne is ever dismissive or cruel to Gar, but Gar idolises his father and desperately tries to live up to his image.

!!!King Borne:

The king and the WeatherWorker of Lur. As the WeatherWorker, he controls the weather in many parts of Lur (places further away from Dorana, like Restharven, are unaffected by [=WeatherWorking=]) and is responsible for maintaining Barl's Wall. The constant strain of [=WeatherWorking=] is taking its toll on Borne, however. He is in ill health for much of The Awakened Mage.

* TheGoodKing: Has nothing but the welfare of Lur in mind, even at a personal cost.
* GoodParents: Borne treats both of his children kindly and fairly, although he is ocassionally harsh with Fane. He doesn't treat Gar as a cripple despite the latter's lack of magic. Instead, he reassures Gar that he loves him and encourages Gar's natural inclination towards [[BookWorm scholarly pursuits]].

!!!Fane:

The second-born child of the Doranen royal family and the [=WeatherWorker=]-in-waiting. She was conceived after it was discovered that Gar had no magic (which was unusual, since the royal family is usually only permitted one child). She is considered a prodigy, having enough raw power to supposedly rival Barl herself. Since she is the WeatherWorker-in-waiting, she spends much of her time studying and practicing magic.

* FreudianExcuse: Her treatment of her brother largely stems from being both resentful and upset that she only exists because Gar is a cripple and cannot be a [=WeatherWorker=]. Gar is very understanding of Fane because of this - Asher is less forgiving.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Doesn't try to empathize with her brother at all. Instead, she constantly rubs his nose in the fact that Gar has no magic and goes out of her way to taunt him. [[spoiler: When Gar suddenly gets magic, she throws a hissy-fit and accuses Gar of trying to usurp her position. She then tries to kill him.]]
* RoyalBrat: She's the princess of Luhr, beautiful and magically talented, yet she is scornful and dismissive towards Olken commoners and refers to her own brother as a cripple.

!!!Queen Dana:

The queen of Lur and mother of Fane and Gar. An elegant and humorous woman, she is usually the voice of reason in her family.

* NeutralFemale: As royals go, Dana is a fairly useless character as she has no impact on the plot compared to her son, husband or daughter and her overall role is to sit and fret over her family's wellbeing. Even her magic is dedicated to "womanly arts" and nothing else.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Durm scolds Fane for her arrogance towards Olken and tells her she needs to grow up and start acting more like the WeatherWorker she's destined to be, Dana ''immediately'' lambasts Durm for upsetting her daughter, instead of disciplining Fane herself.
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!!!Darran:
* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler: After everything goes to hell, Darran confesses to Gar that he bears culpability for Willer's actions and betrayal. Darran encouraged Willer to hate Asher as much as he did, hoping to see the Olken fisherman brought down. Instead, he and Asher ultimately forged an uneasy accord after the latter saved Gar from drowning. This rough truce (and Asher's further elevation) enraged Willer and, combined with a PassedOverPromotion, leads to his working for Conroyd Jarralt (and the catastrophe that unleashes).]]
* HonoraryUncle: [[spoiler: Effectively becomes one to Asher's children in the decade after Morg's first defeat.]]
* OldRetainer: To the royal family.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Asher when it comes to taking car of Gar, though he does warm up to Asher over the course of the novels.

!!!Willer:
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: After Morg successfully tears down Barl's Wall and begins killing people left and right, he makes a special point of revealing his true face to Willer and explicitly spelling out that his resentment and scheming is what made it possible for him to kill Asher, the one person who could stop him, before killing him.]]
* SmugSnake: All his being is unpleasant and unsignificant, yet he's convinced that his place is one of a important person in the palace; resents Asher's succes, and starts being insolent to his former boss Darran the very minute he's secured himself a better place.

!!!Matt (Matthias):

The head of the palace stables and a member of the Circle. Matt befriends Asher after the latter is hired on as a stablehand.

* AerithAndBob: Sporting a real-world name in a fantasy world.
* AFatherToHisMen: The stableboys under his direction are shown to respect him, while Matt clearly cares for them in return. For example, he mourns Bellybone after the stablehand dies in the storm caused by Borne's illness.
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler: Dies protecting Dathne from a demon during the final confrontation with Morg.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: He calls Dathne out for her callous behaviour, not that she listens to him most of the time.


!!!Dathne:

* BreakTheHaughty: Dathne gets a long-overdue scolding from Veira in ''The Awakened Mage'' for her behaviour, with Veira explicitly spelling out that just because she is Jervale's Heir, it ''doesn't'' mean she knows everything and she needs to shut up and let other people speak, as well as knocking down her overinflated ego several pegs. [[WhatTheHellHero She's also called out epically by Asher for lying to him for pretty much the entirety of their relationship.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: As Jervale's Heir, Dathne receives visions of an apocalypse that can only be averted by The Innocent Mage, and thus she manipulates events for Asher to meet Gar and end up as his confidant. She then uses Asher's feelings for her to keep him close by, as he desperately wants to return home to Rastharven. Though she believes it's for TheGreaterGood, Dathne manipulates everyone around her into thinking she's merely a harmless bookseller and shows callous disregard for their feelings.

!!!Pellen Orrick:
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As captain of the guards.

!!!Durm:

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: If Durm hadn't hidden Barl's diary from Bane and used a spell inside it, Morg would have never been able to take over his body and kickstart the plot for ''The Awakened Mage''.]]

!!!Conroyd Jarralt:

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He desperately wants to be King of Luhr. [[spoiler: He gets what he wants, but as a PuppetKing for the BigBad.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: Haughty and bigoted he may be, but Conroyd often voices opinions that other people skirt around, like pointing out how suspicious it is that [[spoiler: Gar suddenly starts exhibiting magic after twenty years of being a {{Muggle}}]].
* RomanticRunnerUp: He outright confirms he loved Queen Dana and part of his resentment towards Borne, Gar and Fane is over her.

!!!Jervale:

!!!Timon:

!!!Veira:

* NeverMessWithGranny: Veira takes no prisoners and much of her screentime involves bossing people around and giving Dathne a much-needed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.


!!!Pother Nix:

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[[folder: Characters introduced in ''The Prodigal Mage'' and ''The Reluctant Mage'']]

!!!Rafel:

!!!Deenie:

!!!Goose:

!!!Rodyn Garrick:

!!!Arlin Garrick:

!!!Sarle Baden:

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[[folder:''A Blight of Mages'' (Prequel)]]

!!Unranked Mages

!!!Barl Linden:
* TheAtoner
* AGodAmI: Revered like one, at least.
* BreakTheHaughty: It took her unintentionally causing the death of an entire country to make her smarten up. And even then, she's still fairly arrogant to the end.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: In respect to the first four books.
* HeelRealization
* ItsAllAboutMe
* Jerkass
* PsychicNosebleed: When she starts going into some serious magic.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Maybe not right away, but soon after.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* VindicatedByHistory: Really, she's made to be much more of a saint than she really was. No one even remembers her part in Morgan's creations by the end.

!!!Remmie Linden:
* SacrificialLion
* UnPerson: Barl did this to him in a moment of anger. She regrets it later. As all mentions of Remmie are magically excised from her diary, this also explains in-story why he's never mentioned in the lore surrounding Barl.


!!!Bellamie Ranowen:

!!Ranked Mages (first families)

!!!Maris Garrick:

!!!Greve Danfey:

!!The Council of Mages

!!!Morgan Danfey:

!!!Venette Martain:

!!!Brice Varen:

!!!Sallis Arkley:

!!!Shari Frieden:

!!The Olken

!!!Jervale:



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