History Characters / ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath

* MoralEventHorizon -- How he became immortal in the Backstory. Jamethiel Dream-Weaver may have committed the actual soul-reaping, but it was Gerridon's idea and he was the one who benefitted, so it counts as his crossing moreso than hers.

* LawfulGood

He becomes Jame's companion throughout the rest of ''God Stalk'' and all the way through ''Dark of the Moon'', in which he serves as her {{foil}} (the pairing is a deliberate FafhrdAndTheGrayMouser homage) as well as TheConscience. On the surface, they're a BrainsAndBrawn pairing, though subverted in that he's actually clever and she's actually tough. In fact, Marc never did want to be a warrior; it was just the role that fate placed him into. As a GentleGiant, he'd rather scare people off than actually have to fight them, and indeed feigns berserker fits to that end.

This is a page on the tropes for each major character in P.C. Hodgell's ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath series. It doubtless contains some spoilers, so be warned.

* PowerIncontinence -- Once she started reaping souls, ''she literally couldn't stop''.
* ObliviouslyEvil
* IHaveManyNames -- some of which she passes on to Jame
* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather -- or 'Jame, I am your Mother', as the case may be]]
* [[spoiler: AlasPoorVillain / RedemptionEqualsDeath: When she faces Jame in the mountains, she is faced with a choice: Keep dancing the Senetha and maintain her balance over the chasm, but also reap Jame's soul; or stop dancing and fall to her death, but let Jame go safely. She chooses to end the dance rather than destroy her daughter.]]

* NobleDemon -- with emphasis on the "noble". His honor compells him to serve Gerridon, but he tries to do the right thing as much as possible with his master's ExactWords.

* BondCreature: At least two, possibly three, by the end of ''Bound In Blood'':

* ConspicuousGloves: Jame in have retractable claws instead of nails, and always wears slitted gloves. Gloves to hide the claws, and with slits since her claws shredded them.
* CuteBruiser: Small, slim, and frequently covered in debris from the fights.

* IHaveManyNames: Jame is given so many names. Her real name is Jamethiel, but that's an ill-fated name to give anyone because of the infamy of its last bearer, so she's Jame -- but many people try and back-form the nickname to Jameth, since it's the only name in her culture except for the bad one that would have that abbreviation. She is called Talisman in the thieves' guild, the B'Tyrr (which also means Talisman) as a tavern dancer, and Jamie by her old tutor. Her epithets include Priest's Bane and Lordan of Ivory.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Jame is very ashamed and shy about her claws -- understandable since they (as incontrovertible evidence of her Shanir weirdness) were what got her thrown out by her father at age 7. Her brother Tori, meanwhile, is trying very, very hard not to have to admit to himself that he has most of the same Shanir weirdnesses and more -- just no claws. He wants to be normal so badly, but it's not going to happen.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kencyr can formally call on the Arin-ken for "a Judgment" in disputes. It's extremely dangerous to do so, though, because the Arrin-ken will decide strictly the facts and honor, not taking anything else into account. And then they'll carry out their sentence, immediately.

* {{Badass}}-- defeating a changer by himself with minimal effort pretty much automatically solidifies you here.

* WifeHusbandry -- taking Jame in at age seven and bringing her up and training her so he can make her his replacement bride and immortality conduit.
* ImmortalityImmorality -- Gerridon's betrayal of his people for the promise of eternal life is a classic version of this trope.
* RedRightHand -- Gerridon's right hand is artificial and made of silver; this is because Jame cut it off with a knife during AttemptedRape of the "forced marriage" variety.

* DealWithTheDevil
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking -- hasn't been seen in action yet, but in ''Dark of the Moon'' Jame ''really'' didn't want to have to fight him, which says a lot about his abilities.
* TheFaceless: he conceals his face behind a mask of shadows during his rare on-page appearances

* ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl

* NoPeriodsPeriod

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy -- Kindrie has the white hair of many powerful Shanir.

* EnsignNewbie -- in ''To Ride a Rathorn''. As the randon (officer) cadet with probably the least military knowledge in the whole school, she's appointed Master Ten of her house's cadets (approx 90 cadets) due to her status, and has absolutely no idea what to do.

* BiologicalMashUp -- as a result of too much exposure to Perimal Darkling's power, he can't hold a single shape for long and generally looks like this.

* SnakesAreEvil -- Shade's animal familiar to which she's bound is Addy, a gilded swamp adder, and this makes her seem even more the Randir evil stereotype. Turns out that the snake is actually friendly, likes Jame, and that provides an initial bond between the two girls.

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!!!Tubain

Sentient, magical big cats, they were appointed by the Three Faced God to be the judges of the Kencyrath. After Gerridon's fall they withdrew into the wilderness to debate, and have been at it for several milennia now. Jame is one of the few people to have seen one since.

* TheSandiego

* TheSandiego -- Penari is the greatest thief in the Guild, and this causes Jame all sorts of trouble as everyone ''else'' at the Guild tries to get her to betray his secrets (though, ironically, his ''greatest'' secret (the LeapOfFaith ability) is of no possible use to anyone else). He uses the giant uncut diamond he stole in impossible circumstances, the Eye of Abarraden, as a paperweight.

* FlatChestedGirl -- a fact that Jame bemoans frequently. She's so flat that she gets mistaken for a boy all the time, and her master in the Thieves' Guild wasn't convinced otherwise by her '''stripping naked to the waist in front of him'''.

He subsequently rose through the ranks to command the Host, and retains a lot of respect from military men. At his legal majority at 27 he [[ReturnOfTheKing declared his true identity and became Highlord]]. When we first meet him he's been in the position for three years and is still uncertain in it; many Lords don't respect him.

* ReturnOfTheKing -- in Torisen's backstory; he's definitely a bit of an Aragorn figure. Twenty or so years after his father renounced his titles and went into exile, Torisen arrived among his people, but passed as a relative of Lord Ardeth until he reached his majority at age twenty-seven, when he declared himself and took up his hereditary position. He's been Highlord for about three years or so when we first meet him.

* MindControl -- Rawneth takes over the bodies of her followers on a regular basis to look through their eyes or speak with their mouths; too much of this, though, and it kills the follower.

She's [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]], as well -- as big as many male Kendar, and an excellent, real-world fighter. As much as a Kencyr can be, she's TheCombatPragmatist; results are what matters, and while the rules of honor must be obeyed, she won't feel bound by the merely traditional. She bests Jame in single combat in ''To Ride a Rathorn'', but is disqualified for using Kothifir street-fighting techniques to do so. The encounter scares both of them a bit -- Jame because she's not used to fighting someone so simultaneously strong, fast and skilled, and Brier because, used to sparring with stout Kendar, she thinks she could have killed the smaller, gracile Highborn girl.

* [[spoiler: AlasPoorVillain / RedemptionEqualsDeath: When she faces Jame in the mountains, she is faced with a choice: Keep dancing the Senetha and maintain her balance over the chasm, but also reap Jame's soul; or stop dancing and fall to her death, but let Jame go safely. She chooses to end the dance rather than destroy her daughter.

* [[spoiler: AlasPoorVillain / RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: When she faces Jame in the mountains, she is faced with a choice: Keep dancing the Senetha and maintain her balance over the chasm, but also reap Jame's soul; or stop dancing and fall to her death, but let Jame go safely. She chooses to end the dance rather than destroy her daughter.

* [[spoiler: AlasPoorVillain / RedemptionEqualsDeath]]

* BondCreature: At least two, possibly three, by the end of ''BoundInBlood'':

* HealingHands -- Shanir healing is done by repairing damage in the person's soul image, which magically corresponds with their physical body and mind. This generally requires physical as well as psychic touch.

The house of Knorth has primacy over the others; its Lord is also Highlord of the entire Kencyrath, making them the effective royal house of the Kencyr. They're certainly RoyallyScrewedUp. There are only four [[RoyalBlood full-blooded Knorth Highborn]] left, which makes it the least populous House. Only one is female ?

* ArrangedMarriage -- to Gerridon, or so he plans, and very creepily. Instead of joining him in the marriage bed, she cuts his hand off, steals the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Book Bound in Pale Leather]], sets fire to his house, and flees back to the outside world. He tries again, but she's rescued. Bonus creepiness? Gerridon's Jame's [[IncestIsRelative uncle]].

* ArrangedMarriage -- to Gerridon, or so he plans, and very creepily. Instead of joining him in the marriage bed, she cuts his hand off, steals the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Book Bound in Pale Leather]], sets fire to his house, and flees back to the outside world. He tries again, but she's rescued.

* RapunzelHair -- she normally keeps it under a cap, but without that it's "well below her waist", heavy, and "like a rain of blue-shot silk". A bit of HammerspaceHair, too, unless those caps are ''big''. The hair partially justifies the fact that a TapOnTheHead rarely results in more than temporary unconsciousness.