History Characters / Dredge

* SelfImmolation: The "rite of purification" has him ''cremate'' himself in the Fathomless Flames found in the shrines across the Devil's Spine.

* UncertainDoom: As stated before, he simply left one day and never came back. You can find a shipwreck by the shores of a deserted island stated to eerily resemble the same boat that the Mayor lent to you which doesn't bode well for said previous Fisherman. Nothing inside the wreck really spells out what happens though the lack of drawers and floorboards suggest that it was carefully picked clean by someone else

* HadesShaded: In contrast to [[UndeathlyPallor the other Hooded Figures,]] the gold robed one has very dark, nearly pitch-black skin.

A blind sea monster, resembling a giant piranha. Resides in Devil's Spine with her babies.

* EyepatchOfPower: Inexplicably wearing what appears to be a suitably giant eyepatch.
* FlunkyBoss: Since she's blind she can't attack until her babies latch onto your ship, slowing it down, and signalling to her your location. At six piranhas, your engines are effectively disabled, making it impossible to escape from her without using an ability like Banish or Manifest.
* LogicalWeakness: Her babies will be scalded by the boiling water expelled from the underwater volcanic vents around Devil's Spine, so they will flee if your ship's above them. As she needs her babies to attack you, they're effective safe zones.

* PiranhaProblem: Resembles one, albeit way larger, around the size of your ship, and missing eyes. Her babies are closer to the size of a dog.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not her, but rather her babies, whose glowing red eyes make them effective scouts for their blind matriarch.

* BioluminescenceIsCool: Its mouth and tentacles have a blue glow to them, which turns red if it's preparing to attack.

* NonIndicativeName: It has a horn, and it lives in icy waters, but that's as close to a "narwhal" as this thing gets. It's built like an eel with a too-big mouth and has paws that allow it to crawl out of the water.

* {{Kaiju}}: It's ''big.'' Not as big as the [[spoiler:God of the Deep]] but bigger than the Leviathan.

* ChestMonster: They lure you in by looking like something interesting, complete with the usual sparkling interact prompt, then attack when you get close. There's [[spoiler:three]] of them scattered throughout the map: one near the Gale Cliffs [[spoiler:disguised as a wrecked ship]], one on the outer shore of Stellar Basin [[spoiler:disguised as an obelisk]], and one near the Twisted Strand [[spoiler:disguised as a downed plane]].

!!Hooded figures

The Fisherman's deceased wife, who was killed after the Tome of the Deep was dredged from a casket and the Leviathan killed everyone present save for the Fisherman.

A myriad of monsters that has begun to terrorize the Archipelago that ''Dredge'' takes place in. Their arrival is heralded by a thick mist that appears at night, although some are powerful enough to still be threats during the day.

* HellIsThatNoise: Makes a warp, distorted foghorn sound as it get close, just before it attacks.

* MrExposition: Her primary role is to tell stories of the Gale Cliffs' past. Smugglers and pirates used to leave there and there also used to be an old whaler named Magran.

* HiddenDepths: While he does have responses when interacting with [=NPCs=], you get a bit more insight on his personality based on what he thinks of the books you can read for permanent passive bonuses. You get the sense of someone who's gained a lot of experience working with the fishing equipment needed for his job, tends to be a little reckless with how he uses his ship's engine, has an interest in bargaining techniques and the psychology behind being more effective at it, and apparently holds contempt for simple "relaxation techniques" as noted above.

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: A common mutation is to develop a huge unnatural maw of jagged teeth, often overlapping with GlasgowGrin with the skin around their mouths appearing torn or rotted away.

** She sailed through a gap between two islands near Stellar Basin and accidentally hit some coral. She heard ''something'' afterwards, prompting her to escape to relatively safer waters. [[GenreSavvy Probably a good idea]] bur she later realized afterwards that her some of her supplies fell off the deck of the boat during all that.

* PeninsulaOfPowerLeveling: Steel Point is right next to a group of Dredging points. While this simplifies the process of gathering materials for the Builder's house, it also makes Steel Point a wonderful spot for grinding for materials to upgrade the boat since you can and Save and Quit at Steel Point to make the Dredge spots respawn. That you can sometimes Dredge up Research Parts helps as well.

A mysterious entity tied to the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Tome of the Deep,]] eleased in the bad ending of the game.]]

* ApocalypseMaiden: Its rising causes reality in the Isles to unravel.

!!Others

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[[folder: The Fisherman]]

!!Monsters
[[folder: In General]]
!!Monsters From the Deep
A myriad of monsters that has begun to terrorize the Archipelago that ''Dredge'' takes place in. Their arrival is heralded by a thick mist that appears at night, although some are powerful enough to still be threats during the day.

[[folder: Basin Creature]]

[[folder: Mind Suckers]]

[[folder: Mangroves]]

[[folder: Unseeing Mother]]

[[folder: Monstrous Narwhal]]

[[folder: The Sleeping Deity '''*SPOILERS*''']]

A mysterious entity tied to the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Tome of the Deep,]] [[spoiler: released in the bad ending of the game.]]

* TimedMission: It's not made immediately clear but the moment you talk to them, adding a pursuit to your list, an invisible timer activates. Take too long to complete their tasks and they'll keel over die. This means [[PermanentlyMissableContent you lose access to their helpful book rewards]] unless you either reload a save before talking to them or start a New Game from scratch.
** [[AntiFrustrationFeatures No longer the case]] after patches which ensure that there is no longer any PermanentlyMissableContent.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She Sailed through a gap between two islands near Stellar Basin and accidentally hit some coral. She heard ''something'' afterwards, prompting her to escape to relatively safer waters. [[GenreSavvy Probably a good idea]] bur she later realized afterwards that her some of her supplies fell off the deck of the boat during all that.

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Are a result of the Tome of the Deep being unearthed and its [[GreaterScopeVillain Master]] beginning to awaken.]]

[[folder: Aberrant Fish]]

* SiblingRivalry: Years ago, he had a falling out with his brother over the matter of their parent's inheritance. This resulted in the Hermit stealing their Family Crest and fleeing for the town at the cliffs with his wife. He admits that he still resents his brother [[spoiler:[[but accepts his apology regardless when he returns with the crest. He lets the Hermit use his old workshop as his new home.]]]]

* DeliciousDistraction: The main island in the Reach has a fish basket that the player can drop fish into. This will placate the narwhal for a time, allowing the player to fish at the local spots without having to worry about it leaping onto their boat.

* NonIndicativeName: It has a horn, and it lives in icy waters, but that's as close to a 'narwhal' as this thing gets. It's built like an eel with a too-big mouth and has paws that allow it to crawl out of the water.

* UseYourHead: As befitting a monster with a giant horn, it's method of attack is to leap out of the water and land head-first on your boat.