History Characters / TheDresdenFilesTheDenarians

* EvilSoundsDeep: Described as such in ''Small Favor''. In ''Skin Game'', it's gone to GutturalGrowler levels because of the damage Harry inflicted on Nick's throat in their last fight.

*** Yet again in ''Skin Game''.[[spoiler:During the fight in Hades between Nicodemus and Michael, Nicky uses the Holy Grail as a shield and Michael throws himself off trying to avoid it. Trying that again against Harry... Harry completely ignores it and Nicky is forced to take a heavy blow to protect the Grail.

* VillainousValor: Rosanna is perhaps even more dangerous than the average Denarian, as a seasoned sorceress and -- most notably of all -- one who retains control over herself, implying a ''great'' deal of willpower, especially in comparison to the typical trend for Tessa's followers.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[invoked]] She's able to feign the [[TheWoobie "scared girl who’s in over her head"]] act so effectively that Sanya, who ''knows'' what she is, is still affected by it. When Harry calls her on this, pointing out that if she really wanted to quit she would have done it by now, both Rosanna and her Fallen partner seem impressed.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Rosanna is perhaps even more dangerous than the average Denarian, as a seasoned sorceress and -- most notably of all -- one who retains control over herself, implying a ''great'' deal of willpower, especially in comparison to the typical trend for Tessa's followers.

* AffablyEvil: A known and wanted killer, she’s nonetheless rather friendly. Too bad she's a power crazy Denarian.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: She might hate Harry personally, but she still takes the time to admire his HeroicBuild when he's changing into a tuxedo. Harry, a pretty notorious case of the MaleGaze both in-and-out-of universe, is [[HypocriticalHumour pretty flustered]] for his part.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Both she and Binder give a baffled QuizzicalTilt to Michael and act like he's speaking a foreign language after he says that because of his family, he's "[[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules rich beyond measure]]." Later, she shows nothing but arrogant disdain for Harry's attempts to reason with her and convince her that Lasciel is just using her, thinking he's only trying to save himself.

* FallenHero: During her furious MotiveRant, Ascher reveals to Harry that she actually used to work for the Fellowship of Saint Giles and had been a great aid to them against the Red Court. Unfortunately, Harry wiping out ''all'' of the Red Court in ''Changes'' caused most of the Fellowship's members to [[NoImmortalInertia turn into dust in a matter of seconds]], and she's since taken up Lasciel's Coin to get her revenge on the man responsible for the death of her friends.
* ForTheEvulz: Harry eventually realizes that unlike him, a man who loves his talent for magic for both its own sake and the opportunities to use it to help shape the world into a better place, Ascher loves her talent because it gives her the opportunity to blow up people she doesn't like for whatever reason she can come up with.

* UnholyMatrimony: She appears to have a thing with Binder... but she actually doesn't, and he in fact turned down her advances.
* UnstoppableRage: She spends most of her fight with Harry in a blind rage, encouraged by Lasciel. This ends up biting her in the ass, because she's so focused on him that she neglects to realize what her magic is doing to the ceiling...

* EvilSoundsDeep: Has a voice so deep that Harry mistakes his’s growling for thunder.

* IAmTheNoun: ''Peace Talks'' reveals that "Genoskwa" is not actually a name -- it’s the Forest People's word for the War Path, the savage, anti-human combative road that some Forest People choose to go down. Blood On His Soul is so fanatically devoted to the War Path, he renamed himself after it.
* InvisibleMonster: Spends the first half of the book behind a powerful veil. The only hint that he’s there is the shrinking supply of goats at Nicodemus's warehouse.

* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Is always referred to as "The" Genoskwa, at least in ''Skin Game.'' River Shoulders gives the guy's real name in ''Peace Talks.''

* UnstoppableRage: She spends most of her fight with Harry in a blind rage, encouraged by Lasciel.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Lasciel goes both ways. When she appeared in Harry's mind she was sexy but in a dignified, somewhat enigmatic way. In the Sheila Starr persona she had more of an adorable nerd girl vibe. When she's possessing Hannah she's much more blatant, though it's tough to judge how much of this was coming from her host rather than the Fallen.

Characters from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', the Denarians.

* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesHarryDresden Harry Dresden]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesHarrysHousehold Harry's Household]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheWhiteCouncil The White Council]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheChurch The Church]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheVampires The Vampire Courts]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheFae The Fae]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheFomor The Fomor]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheKemmlerites The Kemmlerites]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheOutsiders The Outsiders]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesChicagoMafia Chicago Mafia]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesChicagoPDAndFBI Chicago Police and FBI]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesOtherPowerfulPeopleAndEntities Other Powerful Entities]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesOrdinaryPeopleAndBadassNormals Ordinary People and Badass Normals]]

* CripplingOverspecialization: She's not just good with fire -- she's brilliant at it, on a scale that Harry would have been impressed to see from a centuries old member of the Senior Council. That's pretty much all she can do.

* GlassCannon: She's a powerful fire mage but she's got little in the way of defense.

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: PlayedWith. She's an exceptionally beautiful woman, so much so that an experienced practitioner would take one look at her and suspect she's a supernatural predator trying to lure the unwary. It's a bit of a paradox for her -- she'd have better luck with the men in her circles if she was a bit more run down and frumpy looking. Ironically, by taking Lasciel's coin she has justified their gut level suspicions, only adding to her frustration.

* TragicVillain: With the very fact that born to and raised by the parents that she was, she never had much of a chance or choice of turning out any differently. Who knows how she may have turned out otherwise.

* DealWithTheDevil: Part and parcel of their ways. The Fallen can only fully emerge with a conscious choice by the host to embrace the Fallen. The Shadows of the Fallen may be meticulous and patient, while others just beat their host into giving up just to end the torment the Shadow is putting them through. The meticulous ones would examine the host and seek out the perfect offering, a need or a want that cannot be obtained in any other fashion save for taking up the coin.
* {{Determinator}}: It is revealed some Denarians are called by the host's name and others by the name of the Fallen. This is because those who break under the power of the Fallen likely won't be coming back. They become the puppet of the Fallen. Those who endure are this trope, and will be called by the host's name.

They are an ancient order of humans who have taken up one of [[ThirtyPiecesOfSilver thirty silver coins, believed to be the ones paid to Judas]], and each of which contains one of [[FallenAngel the Fallen]]. In exchange for unnaturally extended lives and superhuman power, the Denarians either work with or serve as vessels for each Fallen -- and each Fallen invariably corrupts its bearer. The Denarians themselves are not a unified force; generally, one group works with Nicodemus, one works with Tessa, and the rest do their own thing, but they are all devoted to spreading misery, pain, and despair, thanks to the Fallen controlling or working with them.

** This is discussed, with Thomas noting that Akariel (who he gutted) didn't seem all that tough compared to the other bad guys out there, Dresden notes that this was because Thomas struck lucky in cutting the coin out of the host, meaning that the HealingFactor didn't kick in. It is also worth noting first that Kincaid is explicitly mentioned as having fought the Denarians before, as well as being CrazyPrepared and having access [[NoKillLikeOverKill to some ludicrously powerful weaponry,]] plus the only things that ever put them down for good are OneHitKill shots. Anything less and their HealingFactor will put them back together in short order.

None of their hosts appear except as corpses, and only one is even named ([=McKullen=], who is said to have been killed by Kincaid at the same time that he downed Varthiel and Ordiel). All of said hosts are killed during the events of the ''Literature/SmallFavor'' case.

* TheGhost: Some of these Denarians are never even seen, such as Tarsiel, who is ordered to deal with Kincaid but never appears in person before somebody kills him.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: [[spoiler:He and Marcone's bickering in ''Battle Ground'' is portrayed in this manner]].

A wizard working with Tessa's group, Thorned Namshiel looks like a human covered with a number of thorns, hence the name. Namshiel serves as Tessa's mastermind, and also possibly took part in an attack on Arctis Tor, the capital of the Winter Court, on what is implied to be on behalf of the Black Council. His host was killed during an attempt by Tessa and Nicodemus to corrupt and possess Ivy, after which his coin [[spoiler:was assumed by John Marcone]].

* TheChessmaster: He knows how to play a mean game. With Rosanna, he is one of the more intelligent Fallen working for Tessa.

* HiddenDepths: Perhaps, as while he’s a bruiser it’s worth noting that for one reason or another he works primarily for ''Nicodemus'', who prioritizes tactics and long-term schemes, instead of Tessa where you might expect.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The term “Genoskwa” is, according to River Shoulders, a title for some Forest People who follow the war path, rather than a specific name.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Has a voice so deep that Harry mistakes its growling for thunder.

* IAmTheNoun: ''Peace Talks'' reveals that "Genoskwa" is not actually a name -- it is the Forest People's word for the War Path, the savage, anti-human combative road that some Forest People choose to go down. Blood On His Soul is so fanatically devoted to the War Path, he renamed himself after it.

* LightningBruiser: Is fast enough to hit Harry before he even sees him move, as well as knock him across the length of a warehouse then ''run up and catch him'' before he hits the ground. He is also strong enough to easily knock a full grown man several yards, and to pick up a goat and snap its neck in one motion.

* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: He is one of the Forest People, but one who is walking their war path, compared to River Shoulder's taking the Sky path.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: She might hate Harry personally, but she still take the time to admire his HeroicBuild when he's changing into a tuxedo. Harry, a pretty notorious case of the MaleGaze both in-and-out-of universe, is [[HypocriticalHumour pretty flustered]] for his part.