History Characters / ArchipelagoExodusWhelkshore

%%* SwornBrothers: With Valon.

%%* BloodBrothers: With Valon.

%%* BareYourMidriff

* BerserkButton: She, um, has a few. Mostly other characters. You know, like the Summoners. And Terrian. And... we could go on.

* WizardClassic: Inspired directly by [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian legend]].

%%* HumanMomNonhumanDad

%%* {{Meganekko}}

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* ThemeDeck: Zebedee can pretty much do ''anything'' that involves the manipulation of matter or energy. However, he pretty much sticks to illusions, gusts of wind, and holy energy attacks. Justified somewhat in the nonlethality/selective lethality of his preferred tricks.

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!Whelkshore Alliance
The Whelkshore Alliance are the at least semiofficial "main characters" of ORP and the go-to heroic group. They range from far-seeing idealists like Zebedee and Sly to more present-focused pragmatists like Natalie and Ender, but all share a basic understanding of the right thing to do and a drive to do it. Zebedee has two houses and Sly has a mansion in the same neighborhood in Whelkshore, so other members can often be found putting up there as tenants.

[[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab#Rie Rie Nepas]] and [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab#Ender Ender Kimoned]] ([[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab Genlab]]) are longstanding friends of the Whelkshore group and are often counted within this alliance. [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusRogues#Terrian Terrian Brogue]] ([[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusRogues Rogues & Brogues]]) is also friendly with some of the Whelkshore group and spent a brief period living here. [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusMiscGood#Albatross Albatross Trevelyan]] and [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusMiscGood#Prime Prime]] are friends and often allies of the group as well.

'''Thyra Russell''' (''Lee'')

* BarrierWarrior
* BratsWithSlingshots

* DoomedHometown: Slateport.

* {{Meganekko}}

--> Used right, she's a subtle but powerful leader who can run events and play people without ever visibly seizing control of the situation. (I guess you could say her style is the ideal Biblical wife. Though not as overt as the male leader, she uses thrift, cunning, charisma, and raw talent to govern and protect her domain, all without abandoning her dignified nature.)
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'''(Sylvia) Natalie Ulima''' (''Lee'')
* ActionGirl

* BareYourMidriff

* BerserkButton: She, um, has a few. Mostly other characters. You know, like the Summoners. And Terrian. And... I could go on.
* FightsLikeANormal: Besides the occasional FlashStep, you wouldn't know she's a Power in most of her fight scenes. She basically only uses her shapeshifting to heal. WordOfGod is "Natalie's most dangerous form is '''Natalie'''."
* FlashStep

* HeyYou

* PrimalStance
* ProfessionalKiller: On occasion.

* ShapeShifting
* TeleportersAndTransporters

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'''Zebedee Taylor''' (''Lee'')

* AmbiguouslyJewish: What with the blatantly Hebrew first name and technique names like "Kefitzat Haderech".
** WordOfGod actually sets him as a Seventh-day Adventist, which according to Lee is "pretty much a cross between Protestant Christianity and Judaism".
* BattleAura
* BeardOfSorrow
* BladeAcrossTheShoulder: With his racquet.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder
* BlowYouAway: Gabriel's Trumpet.

* CelibateHero
* DeadlyUpgrade: Full Holy Zebedee, at first. It's improved with time.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Inverted. He doesn't like being called "Lee", a pseudonym he went by for a few years. (A handwave to help detach a SelfInsert from the author.)
** After the CosmicRetcon, it turns out he never went by Lee in the first place.
* ElementalPunch
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: His most damning flaw- He'll continuously try to redeem a foe, even if it's obvious that they'll just take advantage of his mercy at their first opportunity.
* TheFettered

* HolyHandGrenade

* RealMenLoveJesus

* StoicSpectacles

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'''Sly (Salon-Learwie-Yardic)''' (''Bulbs'')
* AlienAmongUs
* BloodBrothers: With Valon.
* CrouchingScholarHiddenBadass
* GadgeteerGenius
* GentlemanAndAScholar
* HealingFactor
* ScienceHero
* ShapeShifting
* TheSmartGuy

* SuperSenses

* TechnoBabble
* TokenNonhuman
* TheWisePrince
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'''Rick Jora Yardic''' (''Bulbs'')
* AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome
* BlackMagic
* EnemyWithout
* FullContactMagic

* HumanMomNonhumanDad
* MissingMom
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
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'''Merlin''' (''Bulbs'')

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'''Eragon''' (''Prime'')
* BadassLongcoat
* UnfortunateNames: This one has... [[Literature/InheritanceCycle certain associations]].
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Azure Hair]]

[[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab#Rie Rie Nepas]] and [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab#Ender Ender Kimoned]] ([[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab Genlab]]) are longstanding friends of the Whelkshore group and are often counted within this alliance. [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusRogues#Terrian Terrian Brogue]] ([[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusRogues Rogues & Brogues]]) is also friendly with some of the Whelkshore group and spent a brief period living here.

'''Ender Kimoned''' (''Choobs'')
* AchillesHeel: Those damn headaches.
* BadassLongcoat: The board's standout example, for sure.
* BigEater: Justified by his enhanced metabolism.
* BrilliantButLazy
* CoolShades: He never, let me reiterate, NEVER takes them off except to sleep and to add drama to a scene. Or for Rie to wear.
* CoolSword: Made out of lightning! Demonic lightning!
* DeadpanSnarker
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke
* HandCannon: His weapon of choice.
* {{Invisibility}}: By refracting light around his body. Neato.
* {{Magitek}}: More like Psytek. His laptop can interface directly with the mind instead of the fingers. Only Ender’s mind though.
* MeaningfulName: Spell his last name backwards.
** [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/sweetbroandhellajeff/?cid=014.jpg (okay spell it with a c not a k you stutid fuckass)]]
* MessyHair: The can't be bothered variety.
* PassThePopcorn
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Rie.
* PlayfulHacker
* PsychicPowers
* RingOfPower: The headache-soothing ring Valon gave him.
* ShockAndAwe: In his rarely-seen electricity demon form.
* TheSlacker
* TheSmartGuy
* TeleportSpam: This one time he shot someone from six different places at the same time.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: [[http://archipelagoexodus.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=orpboard&action=display&thread=381&page=1#6253 Here.]]
* SunglassesAtNight: And you know it ain’t ‘cuz his eyes are sensitive.
* UnstoppableRage: High anger or stress levels can release his ordinarily-denied dark powers. AndThatsTerrible.
* [[spoiler:YourDaysAreNumbered]]

'''(Sylvia) Natalie Ulima''' (''Lee'')
* ActionGirl
* AdventureDuo: With Emily. Natalie's the serious Hero variant here, of course.
* AnimalMotifs: A general theme; Natalie's literary voice frequently uses terms that more commonly used for animals than people (haunches, growled, roared, darted, purred, and so forth).
* BareYourMidriff
* BarrierBustingBlow: Rips a mook through a wall using her whip-sword in Ishkabibble.
* BerserkButton: She, um, has a few. Mostly other characters. You know, like the Summoners. And Terrian. And... I could go on.
* FightsLikeANormal: Besides the occasional FlashStep, you wouldn't know she's a Power in most of her fight scenes. She basically only uses her shapeshifting to heal. WordOfGod is "Natalie's most dangerous form is '''Natalie'''."
* FlashStep
* HealingFactor: When she changes form, her body recovers some damage in vital areas.
* HeroAntagonist: In recent years, she's spent a lot more time as TheDreaded among the Summoners and Fascere Order than she has as the main character of any RP.
* HeyYou
* TheMcCoy: Conspicuously, she seems to be this without necessarily being TheHeart of the Whelkshore Alliance.
* MookHorrorShow: When not fighting other characters, she's known for ripping through dozens of enemies in rather horrifying and crippling ways.
* PrimalStance
* ProfessionalKiller: On occasion.
* RedOniBlueOni: With Rie. Best seen in their reactions to Ender's vanishing, where Natalie starts destroying furniture and chewing out everybody.
* ShapeShifting
* TeleportersAndTransporters
* WhipSword: Natalie’s Sceard blade is usually this. It gets around the issues by sacrificing flexibility (it’s more bicycle chain than whip), and her powers allowing her to control it more precisely/repair it when it’s damaged.

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'''Thyra Russell''' (''Lee'')
* AnchoredShip: Zebedee and Thyra are one of those "painfully slow" couples, who clearly think of the other one as their "one", but neither is very forthright about it, and they've had a total of one hug.
* BarrierWarrior
* BratsWithSlingshots
* CommLinks: Nice [[http://archipelagoexodus.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=orpboard&thread=1802&page=1#35966 phone]] there, Thyra.
* DoomedHometown: Slateport.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Her sling is apparently indestructable, leading to her using it as a garotte, a snare, and even for blocking swords.
* {{Meganekko}}
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Thyra’s forcefield powers cut off airflow when she uses them, providing a hard limit to an otherwise powerful defensive tool.
* SelfDeprecation: Mild meta example - has a conversation with Kilik about how most Powers are more than willing to jump into adventures instead of teach a bunch of kids. Both Lee and Elliot are extremely guilty of this.
* SilkHidingSteel: From Lee's Formspring:
--> Used right, she's a subtle but powerful leader who can run events and play people without ever visibly seizing control of the situation. (I guess you could say her style is the ideal Biblical wife. Though not as overt as the male leader, she uses thrift, cunning, charisma, and raw talent to govern and protect her domain, all without abandoning her dignified nature.)