Characters / The First Dwarf King

The First Dwarf King is a setting with a lot of characters. If we were to list them all, we'd be here all week. However, here are some of the more prominent ones.

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The Dwarves

General Dwarven Tropes

• Beware the Nice Ones: The dwarves are just a collection of peasants who prefer to live in harmony with those around them. But step on their toes, and they will tear your entire nation apart.
• Cute Bruiser: Dwarven women are just as capable of tearing you limb from limb as dwarven men...yet they're just adorable!
• Early-Installment Weirdness: An in-universe example. Aulis fought with a sword, but by the present day, dwarves have adopted axes and warhammers as their standard weapons.
• Elves vs. Dwarves: After two hundred years of slavery and three years of war, the dwarves would sooner be flayed alive than look at an elf.

• Our Dwarves Are All the Same: Played with. Their men have beards, everyone is imbued with Super-Strength, and they wield axes and warhammers in battle. However, their women are clean-shaven, they're a loosely-defined nation of farmers and peasants (but still fight proudly when they need to), and have only one underground city, which, while having a permanent population, is mostly used as a place of refuge for everyone else.
• Proud Warrior Race Guy: They may be peasants, but that doesn't mean they can't curbstomp an entire army of demons that tread upon their land.
• The Order: The Shieldmasters, an order of Mighty Glaciers that protect Kordsgard, and, by extension, all of Dwarfonium.
• Underground City: Kordsgard. It's the largest settlement in Dwarfonium, but is mostly used as a fortress for those who don't live there year-round.

Jani

The protagonist of the story. A young hunter from the village of Nujar who finds himself in the midst of a brutal war. He doesn't think much of himself at first, but soon discovers that his destiny is to lead.

• Back-to-Back Badasses: Fights back-to-back with Armo during the Battle of Kordsgard.
• The Berserker: Enters a mad rage when in battle.
• The Bet: Makes a bet with Eustathios. Jani loses.

• Deceased Parents Are the Best: His parents are killed off at the beginning of the book.
• Ham-to-Ham Combat: With Eustathios.
• Hero Protagonist: Jani is the center of the story.
• Sword and Gun: Subverted; he owns a rifle in addition to his axe, but he rarely, if ever, uses his rifle in battle.
• Where da White Women At?: Black-skinned Jani is in a relationship with white-skinned Iris.

Iris

Jani's girlfriend. She stands by him in the midst of even the most brutal situations. She can shoot and hew with the best of them.

• Action Girlfriend: She goes to Violently Protective Girlfriend levels in extreme cases.
• Chastity Couple: With Jani.
• Fiery Redhead: Iris has a head full of scarlet hair which she keeps in a ponytail.
• Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Iris takes up Jani's rifle during the battle at Kordsgard. Averted later on, when she becomes a Shieldmaster.

• Where da White Women At?: She's a pale-skinned girl in a relationship with dark-skinned Jani.

Armo

Jani's best friend since childhood.

• Back-to-Back Badasses: Fights back-to-back with Jani during the Battle of Kordsgard.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He sticks with his friends through thick and thin, and is devoted to his homeland and his wife.

Dagmar

Armo's girlfriend/wife and Iris's best friend.

• Every One Loves Blondes: Has a thick head of golden hair, matching that of her husband, Armo.

• Improbable Weapon User: Turns a meat cleaver into an axe.

Aulis

A dwarven hero of legend. It was he who killed the Demon Lord in single combat.

• Cool Old Guy: He was in his seventies when he helped end the Great Demon War (which had been going on for 27 years at that point, meaning he was already middle-aged when it began).
• Folk Hero: He's remembered as the dwarves' most legendary hero.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: He wielded a sword in battle. His statue shows him holding an axe, though.

Elias

A young Shieldmaster who duels Iris in Hesharan Forest.

• Would Hit a Girl: He has Iris as a sparring partner. Shieldmaster sparring involves bashing your opponent with your shield. In the face. Iris learns this the hard way (although suffers no real damage, thankfully).

Priita

A young Shieldmaster who duels Jani in Hesharan Forest.

• More Deadly Than the Male: The intersection of this trope with Sore Loser, as far as Jani is concerned. Though to be fair he knew he was going to lose anyway.

Niilo

The head of the Shieldmasters during the early stages of the War of the First Dwarf King.

• Cool Old Guy: He's old, but by no means incapable of fighting.
• Funetik Aksent: Has a thick accent, but far less thick than Armo's.
• Mentor Occupational Hazard: He dies not long after teaching Jani and Iris the ways of the Shieldmasters.

The Elves

General Elven Tropes

• Always Chaotic Evil: Run the gamut from amusingly rude Smug Super to "Kill it before it breeds".
• Break the Haughty: The elves are the proudest, most decadent race in Herezar. Three guesses how that turned out for them.
• Elfeminate: Elven men are clean-shaven pretty boys, and grow their hair as long as that of their female counterparts.
• Elves vs. Dwarves: The elves enslaved the dwarves for two centuries, culminating in a three-year war that left 80% of the elven population dead. Thirty years later, the two races still hate each other.
• Everyone Has Lots of Sex: What else would you expect from a decadent race that has the Gift of Beauty?
• Heroes Prefer Swords: They wield sabres in battle.
• Inhumanly Beautiful Race: They have the Gift of Beauty, ensuring that they are the best-looking people in the world.

Eustathios

An elf who gets caught in a situation he never wanted. He winds up having to fight alongside the dwarves.

• Curb-Stomp Battle: Has to fight Jani, Armo, Gorash, Baskriim, and Ba'gai all at once. Eustathios wins.
• Deceased Parents Are the Best: His parents died when he was a baby.
• Fish out of Water: Finds himself in the midst of a dwarven settlement. Hilarity ensues...as does awesomeness.
• Freudian Excuse: After the life he had, is it any wonder he turned out the way he did?
• Ham-to-Ham Combat: With Jani.
• Insult Backfire: Jani tries to give Eustathios ale with plenty of hot pepper added. Turns out Eustathios likes spicy food....

• Large Ham: It's a World of Ham, so this is to be expected; however, Eustathios takes it further than most. Justified, since he's a stage actor.
• Lightning Bruiser: He's incredibly athletic — years of training have given him both speed and strength.
• Sword and Gun: Has a shortsword as well as a pistol.

Phryne

The queen of the elves.

• God Save Us from the Queen!: Cuts up Aristomache's face because of daddy issues plus Aristocrats Are Evil.
• Lady of War: She leads her armies into battle, and can fight with the best of them.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: She fights for her people and their allies.
• Token Evil Teammate: Certainly the least heroic of the good guys.

Poniros And Skotia

Phryne's nephew and niece.

• Brother–Sister Team: They help their aunt Phryne in whatever nasty thing she did to Aristomache.
• Creepy Twins: They just stand there, staring into your soul, never uttering a word or showing any emotion.
• Deceased Parents Are the Best: Their parents are killed when the Osthan raid the Tithrelden castle.

The Humans

General Human Tropes

• Heroes Prefer Swords: The humans' most popular weapon is some kind of sword, save for the Holomites, who use spears.
• Horny Vikings: The Craglanders are Vikings without the longboats or the Rape, Pillage, and Burn mentality.
• Humans Are Divided: While the other races have uniform cultures, the humans have four kingdoms that are very distinct from each other: the Derunes (ancient Britain), the Fulonians (the Arabs), the Holomites (Africa), and the Craglanders (the Vikings).
• Humans Are Special: Averted. There's no real way to call the humans particularly "special," unless you count their Gift of Diversity.
• Humans Are Warriors: They will stand and fight against invaders, and will band together in times of crisis.
• Humans Are White: Averted. The Derunes are white, but the Holomites and Fulonians are not.

Cenric

The king of Derune, husband of Aristomache, and father of Leofric.

• Front Line General: He's one of the first into battle.
• The Good King: Cenric is one of the wisest, most upright characters in the book.
• Wrong Genre Savvy: He's smart enough to have planned for Trang Barok's attack... but forgets that maybe, just maybe, the Ironheads might not be broken after a single loss.

Aristomache

The queen of Derune, wife of Cenric, and mother of Leofric.

• Fiery Redhead: Inverted. She's very quiet and calm most of the time.
• Lady of War: She is perfectly capable on the battlefield.
• Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: She has a head full of long, ruby hair and bright green eyes.
• Statuesque Stunner: Word of God states that she stands 188 cm (about 6' 2"), which is still shorter than Cenric and Leofric, who stand 192 cm.
• The High Queen: She is Cenric's wife, and a joint ruler with him.

Leofric

The prince of Derune and son of Cenric and Aristomache; husband to Amirah.

• Black Gal on White Guy Drama: Well, brown girl, but you get the idea. He marries Amirah.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He has blond hair inherited from a grandparent, and was taught well by his mother and father.
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: 192 cm Leofric and 160 cm Amirah.
• Prince Charming: The character was specifically designed to embody this trope.
• Warrior Prince: He can fight just as well as his mother and father.
• The Wise Prince: He's pretty wise.

Jabbar

The king of the Fulonians and father of Amirah.

• The Good King: He's morally upright.
• Front Line General: He prefers to lead from where the action is.

Amirah

The princess of the Fulonians, daughter of Jabbar, and wife of Leofric.

• Warrior Princess: Threaten her people and she will break you.

Jelani

King of the Holomites.

• The Good King: He's a capable, morally upright leader to his people.
• Front Line General: Likes to be in the thick of things.

Agmundr

The king of the Craglanders; husband of Borghildur.

• Cool Old Guy: He's in his sixties at least, yet remains a capable warrior. Then again, what did you expect from the king of a group of Viking expies?
• Jerkass: He's not too kind to outsiders, though the same could be said of most Craglanders.

Borghildur

The queen of the Craglanders; wife of Agmundr.

• The High Queen: She's the queen of a nation of Horny Vikings. It kinda comes with the territory.
• Lady of War: When you're the queen of the Craglanders, you can expect to get your hands dirty once in a while.
• Never Mess with Granny: She's the same age as her husband Agmundr...which is old.

Elof

A Craglander warrior who encounters the dwarves on their quest.

The Orcs

General Orc Tropes

• Badass Family: When you're a race of explosive breeders who are forced to survive in some of Herezar's harshest environments, you tend to breed a race of hardcore people.
• Death Mountain: They live an the biggest mountain range in Herezar.
• Explosive Breeder: They have the Gift of Fertility. A single husband/wife pair can easily have twenty kids in their lifetime.
• Million Mook March: The Ironhead army.
• Our Orcs Are Different: They come in four distinct flavours: goblins (tiny guys), hobgoblins (bigger versions of goblins), apegothians (green-skinned hobgoblins with simianesque faces and tusks), and urkondulans (huge, muscular orcs with dark skin and long hair). They can be good or evil.
• Slave Mooks: Most of the Ironheads don't want to serve Trang Barok. They only fight for him because they're afraid of what he'll do otherwise.
• The Clan: They tend to congregate in tribes.
• The Horde: They come sweeping down from the mountains in an endless tide.
• Underground City: Trang Barok's stronghold.

Trang Barok

King of the Bloody Talons and dragon to Pathruushkè.

• Affably Evil: He's incredibly polite most of the time, even to his enemies.
• Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: Has no problem mocking Pathruushkè or the Osthan.
• Dragon with an Agenda: It's no secret that his plans are different from those of Pathruushkè, whom he serves mostly out of convenience.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He's the head of the Bloody Talons, and has a wife and eighteen kids.
• Even Evil Has Standards: He may keep his enemies as slaves, but he doesn't care to see them abused without reason. (Of course, he may find a reason rather easily....)
• Fat Bastard: Has a nice paunch.

• Nerves of Steel: While his lackeys are trembling in Pathruushkè's very presence, Trang Barok simply stands there passively, showing no signs of fear whatsoever. He even mocks Pathruushkè to his face!
• Pet the Dog: Shows visible disgust when an Osthan kicks Zirrluhk savagely.
• Pragmatic Villainy: He may have more mooks than he knows what to do with, but that doesn't mean he'll waste them. (Observant readers may be noticing a pattern.)
• Smoking Is Cool: Has a pipe which he smokes sometimes.
• Tyrant Takes the Helm: He's a less-than-benevolent ruler, albeit a rather competent one.

Dargeebla

Trang Barok's wife.

• Evil Matriarch: In the sense that she is on the villains' side. Otherwise, she's a pretty good mother by all accounts.

Gorash

Chieftain of the Firebeast Clan and husband to Nerga.

• Action Dad: He's a father and a fighter.
• Cool Old Guy: He's 60 years old, and can still fight like a bear.

• Devious Daggers: Has a pair of daggers.
• Papa Wolf: Don't threaten his family if you value your life. Then again, his family tends to be pretty capable.
• The Patriarch: He's the head of the Firebeast Clan.

Nerga

The matron of the Firebeast Clan and wife of Gorash.

• Cool Old Lady: She treats Jani and Armo kindly the first time they meet.

• Never Mess with Granny: Although the book never officially centres on her actions in battle, Word of God confirms that yes, indeed, she does fight in many of the book's battles.

Baskriim and Bag'ai

Firstborn of Nerga; stepsons of Gorash.

• Badass Family: Two members of the Firebeast Clan.
• Bash Brothers: See Sibling Team below.
• Sibling Team: They're brothers who fight.
• Sword and Gun: They have rifles and scimitars.

Feschera

Stepsister of Baskriim and Bag'ai. Daughter of Gorash. Also, a Jerkass.

• Ass Hole Victim: Character Death only a few chapters in by Copthera-gn.
• Cute Monster Girl: As an apegothian orc, she's expected to have green skin. Also, she's relatively attractive, considering she's an orc.
• Jerkass: From the moment we meet her, Feschera is either complaining or causing trouble for our heroes.

The Redariam

General Redariam Tropes

• Beam Spam: Given that they wield plasma guns, this is to be expected.
• Black Eyes of Evil: Inverted. Their eyes may be black, but they're pretty benevolent.
• Decade Dissonance: In a world where everyone else is stuck in the Middle Ages, these guys have glass skyscrapers, helicopters, smartphones, and jeeps. And, as Trang Barok has shown, artillery.
• The Greys: They're based on the grey aliens of popular culture; however they can have other skin tones as well.
• Sufficiently Advanced Aliens: They play the trope perfectly straight...and then subvert it by the fact that they're not really aliens; they've just been living on their own island away from the Herezarians.
• Weak, but Skilled: The Redariam have this as their hat.

Krivdalom

Owner of the Jetstream.

• The Captain: Holds this rank in the Redariam Air Force.

• Deadpan Snarker: Has a sarcastic streak 1.609 kilometres wide.
• Guns Akimbo: Dual-wields pistols.
• Insistent Terminology: Refers to Eustathios as "Steve."
• Running Gag: "Shut up, Steve."

Yurothl

Krivdalom's co-pilot and second-in-command.

• Deadpan Snarker: When you work under Krivdalom, you tend to be this. Especially around the Pointy-ears.
• Number Two: To Krivdalom.
• Turn Out Like His Father: Spending a lot of time with Krivdalom causes him to be rather snarky.
• This Is My Boomstick: How he introduces plasma rifles to the orcs. One of them even lampshades it.

Pitmoran

CWO (Chief Warrant Officer) for the Jetstream's crew.

• Beleaguered Assistant: Downplayed. Yurothl and Krivdalom give him extra duties. He doesn't like it, but takes it in stride.
• War Is Glorious: Believed this as a child. As an adult...not so much.

Hylkara

The Jetstream's air observer.

• Hypercompetent Sidekick: It's her incredible eyesight that makes her so invaluable. Said eyesight ends up determining the fate of the world at one point.

Ghidbudkiv

The Jetstream's flight surgeon.

• Ensign Newbie: He was promoted to corporal just before being assigned to the Jetstream.
• The Medic: Well, he is the flight surgeon....
• Non-Action Guy: Early in his career, his disabilities steer him away from combat-oriented positions. He gets better.

Julina

The Jetstream's Weapon Systems Officer.

• Action Dad / Dad the Veteran: Her father was in the military before her, inspiring her to take the same path.
• Multi-Ranged Master: How she becomes the WSO.

Renura

The Jetstream's tail gunner, and one of its aviators.

• Desperately Searching For A Purpose In Life: As a kid, she grew up in a wealthy family, but longed for something more. She traveled to Redaria City, joined the military, and became part of Krivdalom's aircrew.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Fripuran.

Fripuran

The Jetstream's other aviator.

• Badasses Wear Bandanas: He has a red one permanently tied around his head. It was given to him by his grandmother, shortly before her death. He wears it as a memento.
• BFG: He carries one.
• Deadpan Snarker: Enough to impress Krivdalom.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Renura.

The Tarsi

General Tarsian Tropes

• All Japanese Swords Are Katanas: Averted; they use wakizashis as well. Although given that the more prominent Tarsian characters switch out their wakizashis for katanas, perhaps they feel that Katanas Are Just Better?
• Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism: Tarsian men have green scales and large snouts; Tarsian women have grey scales and no snouts at all.
• Blessed with Suck: They're the only race that cannot breed with the other High Races, however, they have not one but two Gifts of Deoth to make up for that: Super-Strength — even greater than that of the dwarves — and the Gift of Wisdom.
• Feudal Japan: Or the Fantasy Counterpart Culture thereof.
• Lightning Bruiser: All Tarsi are incredibly strong and fast.
• Lizard Folk: They are sentient reptiles, although many of them don't like being referred to as "lizards."
• Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Inverted. They're some of the nicest people on the planet.
• Schizo Tech: They could have all of the Redariam's technological innovations if they wanted, but 99.99% of them choose to live with stone-age technologies. Those few who don't created airships.
• The Empire: They live in an Imperial society, although in moral terms they're closer to The Republic.

Kenta

Emperor of the Tarsi and husband of Aimi.

• The Emperor: He's Emperor of the Tarsian Empire.
• Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Wields a katana while Aimi uses a bow and arrows.
• Properly Paranoid: He's right in thinking that Cenric's group will bring trouble to the Tarsian Empire; however he's wrong about how and why....

Aimi

Empress of the Tarsi and wife of Kenta.

• The Empress: Jointly rules with her husband Kenta.
• Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Uses a bow and arrows while Kenta uses a katana.
• Never a Self-Made Woman: Averted; she had accumulated a fair amount of wealth and influence before she married Kenta, and she got it mostly from her own efforts.

Daichi

The son of Aimi and Kenta (thereby making him a Tarsian prince).

• Deadpan Snarker: Gets in a really good jab at Eustathios.

Maruto

Shogun of the Tarsian army.

• Four-Star Badass: You don't get to be leader of the Tarsian forces for nothing.
• Front Line General: He leads his troops into battle.
• The Generalissimo: In this case, the Shogunate and its averted. He's pretty reasonable...unless you try to cause trouble.

Masaru

Leader of the Tarsian air force. (Definitely not to be confused with Maruto above.)

• Cool Airship: Has a fleet of them.

Father Kiyoshi

Pastor of Toshi-tatsu. He ends up accompanying the heroes on their adventure.

• Bare-Fisted Monk: Subverted; he may not be girt with a sword of his own, but he has no problem borrowing one when necessary. And when you can summon even better swords out of thin air, carrying one would just be redundant. Or used as a backup at best.
• Big Good: While Jani serves as The Hero of the story, Father Kiyoshi serves as a wise, paternal figure to most of the cast.
  • By extention, Deoth could be considered a Greater Scope Hero.
• Friend to All Living Things: Except demons and monsters, of course.
• Master Swordsman: Tarsian priests tend to be pretty capable in battle, and Father Kiyoshi is no exception.
• Martial Pacifist: He'd rather solve problems diplomatically than physically...but when push comes to shove, he's capable of curbstomping whatever gets in his way.
• Warrior Monk: Just because he's a priest, doesn't mean he can't (or won't) fight.

The Demons

General Demon Tropes

• Always Chaotic Evil: They're demons; what did you expect?
• Black Speech: They speak in their own Conlang.
• Evil Is Bigger: The smallest demons are 250 cm (about 8' 2") in height; they only get bigger from there.
• Evil Sounds Deep: The Demon Lord and the Osthan speak in a baritone.
• Evil Sounds Raspy: All the other demons speak in a variation of a high-pitched, raspy voice.
• Fallen Angel: They lived happily in heaven until they disobeyed Deoth.
• Humanoid Abomination: The Osthan. Cophthera-gn as well.
• Red Right Hand: See "Uh-Oh" Eyes below.
• "Uh-Oh" Eyes: Let's see...they're yellow, they glow, and they have hellish pupils. Yep, they fit the bill all right.

Pathruushkè

The demon's leader (or is he?) and secretly Trang Barok's master.

• Evil Sorcerer: He's a demon who can wield magic.
• Faux Affably Evil: He can put on a polite facade. It usually vanishes quickly, revealing his true colours.

• The Heavy:He's the villain that receives the most attention, and is behind most of the plot.
• It's Personal with the Dragon: A very strange example, as while Pathruushkè is certainly the Demon Lord's top enforcer, it was the Demon Lord himself who had a personal gripe with the Heir of Aulis. Bonus points for Jani not even knowing who Pathruushkè is.
  • Turns out his motivation is Avenging the Villain via Revenge by Proxy.

• Lean and Mean: He's emaciated, and very evil.
• Magic Staff: Wields a magic staff with a glowing orb at the top.
• Hell Is That Noise: Pathruushkè's staff gives off screams of agony.
• Psychotic Smirk: One of the first things he does in the book.
• Purple Is Powerful: Wears a purple robe.
• Spikes of Villainy: As shown on his Shoulders of Doom. Hilariously, the artist also added them to his head...despite the fact that the author never says that he has such horns.

The Osthan

Pathruushkè's personal bodyguards and assassins.

• BFS: They're armed with claymores.
• BFG: assault rifles!
• Blood Knight: They seem to take great joy in hacking apart their enemies.
• Bodyguarding a Badass: One of their jobs is to bodyguard Pathruushkè.
• The Dreaded: For two reasons. First, they have an aura of fear following them around that is so powerful a storm accompanies them wherever they go. Second, would you want to face a Made of Indestructium Hero Killer who cannot be defeated by your weapons?
• Establishing Character Moment: At the beginning of the novel. They are pitted against more than one hundred of Trang Barok's prisoners. The Osthan kill them all.
• Evil Wears Black: Their outfits are...rather monochrome.
• Genius Bruiser: Anyone who mistakes them for Dumb Muscle is sadly mistaken — they're FAR more intelligent than you realize. The fact that they've been around since before the creation of the universe probably helps.
• Humanoid Abomination: They look human at first glance, but their massive size, incredibly muscular frames, and "Uh-Oh" Eyes give them away.
• Immune to Bullets: Go ahead; shoot them. You're only wasting ammo.
• Knight of Cerebus: When an Osthan shows up, it means that things are about to get very bad very fast.
• Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Osthan is a word in the demonic language. It literally translates to Bane of Kings. Given the events of the book, this is a rather appropriate name.
• Run or Die: When faced with an Osthan, RUN!!
• Super-Soldier: Let's see...Super-Strength, check. Made of Indestructium...check. Scarily Competent Tracker...check, check, and triple check.
• Sword and Gun: They wield claymores and assault rifles.

Cophthera-gn

A...thing summoned by a demonic ritual.

• Big Bad / Evil Overlord: Even Pathruushkè seems to treat him with respect.
• Evil Wears Black: His outfit is identical to that of the Osthan, though adjusted for his size.
• Humanoid Abomination: Much like his Osthan brethren, but even creepier. He takes the appearance of a Long-Haired Pretty Boy, but ends up being more disturbing than alluring.
• Implacable Man: The heroes fill him with bullets, but it does nothing more than slow him down. Thanks to his Healing Factor, he can suffer any number of injuries yet walk away without a scratch.
• Lean and Mean: While not emaciated like Pathruushkè, he's still pretty thin.
• The Voiceless: He never speaks. Beware the Quiet Ones, indeed.
• White Hair, Black Heart: You just know this guy is bad news the first time you see him.

The Demon Lord

The demons' first ruler.

• Body Horror: To quote the narrative:
  "The figure stood at least five metres tall. Six massive, leathery wings emerged from its back. Its skin was steel-grey, and covered in spines. Eight muscular limbs — three pairs of arms and a single pair of legs — jutted out of its body. Each arm held a terrible weapon – its left hands held a rapier, a flail, and an axe; its right hands held a claymore, a sabre, and a spiked mace. Six stingers wriggled back and forth on its shoulders, each frothing with a yellow-green venom. Three terrible heads rested between the shoulders. The head on its right resembled the head of a bird, save it had no feathers on its terrible hide. The head on its left was that of a crocodile, but had a horrible, unnaturally long snout with sharp yellow teeth. The head in the middle resembled that of the other demons, and possessed three sinister, glowing eyes but not a single hair."
• Mix-and-Match Critters: Two VERY unpleasant examples: one of his heads looks like that of a bird, and another looks crocodilian.
• Multi-Armed and Dangerous: He has six arms, each of which is holding a different weapon.
• My Death Is Only The Beginning: Seconds before he dies, he warns Aulis that his servants will carry out vengeance upon the dwarf's descendants.
• Large and in Charge: In a world where Evil Is Bigger is in full effect, the Demon Lord takes full advantage of it. He stands five metres tall (see quote above) — twice as tall as Pathruushkè and the Osthan.

• Villainous Legacy: Even centuries after his death, his followers are still carrying out evil deeds in his name.

• The Voiceless: His only communication comes in the form of telepathic messages directed at those with whom he wishes to speak.