History Characters / CodexAlera

Gaius is the ruler of Alera, the most powerful Crafter alive, and essentially [[TheDumbledore Albus Dumbledore]] without the [[ObfuscatingStupidity facade of eccentric senility]]. While often [[MagnificentBastard ruthless]], he is both intelligent and wise and everything he does is for the greater good of Alera. All respect Gaius's abilities, but some (like Isana) think he's lost touch with the common people and is therefore dangerous. Others (like Aquitaine or Kalarus) want to take his throne themselves.

* DeadlyGuest

* HumanityIsInfectious / IntriguedByHumanity: The primary Vord Queen. Her daugthers want to kill her for that.

* ExtraOreDinary: His metalcrafting ability makes him the deadliest swordsman alive. [[spoiler:Also came in handy around Bernardholt's forge.]]

* IJustWantToBeNormal: She wanted a horse.

* MeatMoas: Called croach.

* TheNotSecret: Apparently, Canim have a sense of smell strong enough to identify family relations. This means that he doesn't need to be told who Tavi's [[spoiler:mother and grandfather]] are. In fact, [[YouDidntAsk Varg knew two books before Tavi did]]. This also creates some {{Fridge Brilliance}} when one thinks about the scene where they met - Tavi was bluffing, pretending to be [[spoiler: what he ''actually was'']].

* TreacherousAdvisor: Though Varg saw through him pretty well [[spoiler: except for that bit with the Vord]].

** DragonAscendant: Takes over complete command of the Canim forces after [[spoiler: Sarl dies]].

* IntriguedByHumanity: The primary Vord Queen. Her daugthers want to kill her for that.

* LethalChef

* DarkActionGirl: Only when she needs to in the first few books [[spoiler: but pretty much solidly after joining the Vord Queen]].

* OrcusOnHisThrone: In ''Captain's Fury''- [[spoiler: Justified because Bernard and Amara crippled him at the end of ''Cursor's Fury''- he was quite an active villain before that]].

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He may be a coward and a jerk, but when the going gets tough he responds in kind. [[spoiler: Like the time he disobeyed the Vord Queen.]] Also, he creates slaver collars more powerful then Invidia's, though that's at least in part because of tricks he learned from his father.

* [[spoiler: VillainousBreakdown: Tavi talks her into one.]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Fidelias kills him quickly, to get crucial evidence back, as soon as he is no longer useful.]]

Illegitimate son of one of the most powerful High Lords, Max is Tavi's roommate at the Academy and a close personal friend. Lives life for the moment, [[spoiler: as he doesn't expect to outlive his father.]] Powerful in Earthcrafting (especially the ability to induce lust), with a respectable skill in watercrafting as well. As one of the nobility, is also capable in all six elements. Seems to have fallen into the role of Tavi's primary sidekick.

* TheCombatPragmatist: Well, when everybody can rip you to shreds with their bare hands, playing fair doesn't seem very important. He says once that he never wants to be in a "fair" fight ever again. [[spoiler:Even after his crafting powers awaken, he's still a pragmatist in battle.]]

* [[strike:BishonenLine]] {{Bishoujo}} Line: She starts out very buggy-looking. When we see her next, she looks more human, but still has obvious chitinous plates of armor. Her last form is an UncannyValley-tastic GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe copy of Kitai.

* [[spoiler:LoadBearingBoss]]

* [[spoiler:YouJustToldMe: During a fight with some Vord scouts, Magnus, who has been suspicious of Valiar Marcus for a long time, shouts, "Fidelias! Behind you!" When he whirls around to look and sees nothing there, he realizes he just blew his cover. Tavi is [[Understatement pissed]].]]

* [[spoiler:YouJustToldMe: During a fight with some Vord scouts, Magnus, who has been suspicious of Valiar Marcus for a long time, shouts, "Fidelias! Behind you!" When he whirls around to look and sees nothing there, he realizes he just blew his cover. Tavi is [[understatement ''pissed'']].]]

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Though it's much harder for him due to not being primarily a watercrafter, he claims.

* [[spoiler:YouJustToldMe: During a fight with some Vord scouts, Magnus, who has been suspicious of Valiar Marcus for a long time, shouts, "Fidelias! Behind you!" When he whirls around to look and sees nothing there, he realizes he just blew his cover. Tavi is ''pissed''.]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:Ultimately averted. It was a close thing, though.]]

* BadassNormal: By Aleran standards, this makes him almost a HandicappedBadass. [[spoiler:Although he becomes [[BadassAbnormal less normal]] as the series progresses.]]

* [[spoiler:PersonOfMassDestruction: Considering how much damage the guy can cause with [[BadassNormal no powers]], is it any surprise that giving him access to the full crafting abilities of the First Lord caused an insane amount of badassitude to ensue?]]

* BadassAbnormal: For her race at least; BadassNormal (at first) compared to Alerans.

** Actually it's ''IJustWantToBeNormal'' [[TheCallPutMeOnHold in this world]].

* CreepyChild: The first Queen has extremely creepy childlike aspects to her.

* HollywoodTactics: Frighteningly averted. The queens are ''smart'', and while they have the numbers to ZergRush, they use very intelligent tactics while doing so.

* EvenEvilHasStandard: Odiana was so broken by her treatment before they met that she wants him to put a [[MindRape discipline collar on her]]. He always refuses.

* EvenEvilHasStandard: Odiana was so broken by her treatment before they met that she wants him to put a [[MindRape discipline collar on her]]. He refuses.

* BishonenLine: Of the great furies we see, Kalare is a giant volcano, Garados is a hideous mountain beast, and Thana doesn't seem to have a human form at all. Alera, on the other hand, is very humanlike until you get to her eyes.