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** HeroicSacrifice: He knows full-well that he may not be able to best Norman in single combat, but at the time [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy knows the idea will appeal to the Lord Protector]] and uses the duel to stop bloodshed on a much larger scale.

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** HeroicSacrifice: He knows full-well that he may not be able to best Norman in single combat, but at the same time [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy knows the idea will appeal to the Lord Protector]] and uses the duel to stop bloodshed on a much larger scale.
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!Aaron Rothman
* ActionSurvivor: Rescued from a band of Eaters at the beginning of the series.
* CampGay: One of several gay characters in the series, but the only one to act according to the stereotype. Mike thinks he's doing it deliberately to tweak the noses of the more conservative types in the PPA.
* HonestAdvisor: A member of Mike's trusted inner circle almost from his introduction.
* TheMedic: An MD before the Change, Aaron forms the core of the Bearkiller medical establishment and is directly responsible for saving the lives of several other characters.
* NobodyOverFiftyIsGay: As hard an aversion as possible.
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* MartyStu: Not quite there, as Rudi does make mistakes and will admit to it, but he is very, ''very'' close to the line.

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* MartyStu: Not quite there, as Rudi does make mistakes MagicKnight: Without a doubt ''the'' deadliest character in his segment of the series...and will admit to it, but that's ''just'' with his sword. When he is very, ''very'' close to the line.calls upon Morrigu [[UpToEleven then things get truly serious]].

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* Badass

!Eric Larsson
* CoolOldGuy



* ScaryBlackMan: The first major black character seen in the series, Will is more than capable of handling himself in a fight on or off horseback.

!Eric Larsson
* CoolOldGuy
* {{Badass}}




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* CloserToEarth


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* MartyStu: Not quite there, as Rudi does make mistakes and will admit to it, but he is very, ''very'' close to the line.
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** HeroicSacrifice: He knows full-well that he may not be able to best Norman in single combat, but at the time [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy knows the idea will appeal to the Lord Protector]] and uses the duel to stop bloodshed on a much larger scale.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Gradually over the course of the series, eventually becoming a full-fledged protagonist, although she frequently reminds the reader that GoodIsNotNice.

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well this is just embarassing


* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Despite her own moral lacking, Sandra went out of her way to make sure that
* PragmaticVillainy: All part of the above mentioned Chessmaster status. She is careful to maintain her public image and avoid being seen as a GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.


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* PragmaticVillainy: All part of the above mentioned Chessmaster status. She is careful to maintain her public image and avoid being seen as a GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
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I don\'t know what happend the first time


Mathilda got a religious and moral upbringing, and is genuinely proud of how she turned out

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* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Despite her own moral lacking Sandra went out of her way to make sure Mathilda got a religious and moral upbringing, and is genuinely proud of how she turned out

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The guy uses the freakin Evil Overlord list as a training manual



* TheChessmaster

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* TheChessmaster TheChessmaster: Boy is she ''ever''
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Despite her own moral lacking, Sandra went out of her way to make sure that
* PragmaticVillainy: All part of the above mentioned Chessmaster status. She is careful to maintain her public image and avoid being seen as a GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
Mathilda got a religious and moral upbringing, and is genuinely proud of how she turned out


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* GranolaGirl: Before the Change she was one,but the post Change conditions quickly made that impractical


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* BadassAdorable: in his childhood he was cute, precocious, and put up just as much of a fight as his two adult guards during a kidnapping attempt.
* TheChosenOne: Son of the Bear who Rules, Sword of the Lady, with titles like that he had to be.

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** LittleMissBadass: Sandra had her trained as her personal assassin and Mathilda's personal bodyguard. She made her first kill at the
age of fifteen.

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** LittleMissBadass: Sandra had her trained as her personal assassin and Mathilda's personal bodyguard. She made her first kill at the
the age of fifteen.
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** DarkActionGril

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** DarkActionGrilDarkActionGirl
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** DarkActionGril
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** HandicappedBaddass: Loses a hand in battle, but that doesn't stop him one bit.

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** HandicappedBaddass: HandicappedBadass: Loses a hand in battle, but that doesn't stop him one bit.
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* HetrosexualLifePartners: with Ellir Mackenzie.

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* HetrosexualLifePartners: HeterosexualLifePartners: with Ellir Mackenzie.



* HetrosexualLifePartners: with Astrid Larson.

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* HetrosexualLifePartners: HeterosexualLifePartners: with Astrid Larson.
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* HetrosexualLifePartners: with Ellir Mackenzie.

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* HetrosexualLifePartners: with Ellir Mackenzie.Astrid Larson.

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* NemeanSkinning: Skins and tans the grizzly bear he killed. Subverted in that he only did it because he hates waste, and he only goes along with it because it was Astrid's idea.




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* UnderestimatingBadassery: What gets him killed at the end of ''A Meeting at Corvallis."



* ActionGirl:

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* ActionGirl:ActionGirl: Probably the biggest ActionGirl in the series so far, which is saying a lot.


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* HetrosexualLifePartners: with Ellir Mackenzie.


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* HetrosexualLifePartners: with Ellir Mackenzie.

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* {{Badass}}:

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* {{Badass}}:{{Badass}}: His killing a grizzly bear with just a knife (after Astrid maddened it working off steam with her archery) is how the Bearkillers got their name.
* OurFounder
* TheRedBaron: "Lord Bear."
* SemperFi: Was a former U.S. Marine.









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* HandicappedBaddass: Loses a hand, but that doesn't stop him one bit.

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* {{Badass}}
** FourStarBadass: The other co-leader of the Bearkillers after Mike Havel's Death
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HandicappedBaddass: Loses a hand, hand in battle, but that doesn't stop him one bit.bit.
* TheRedBaron: "Eric Steelfist"


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* [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordswoman]]: Best in all of the Portland Protective Association.




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* TheRival: to Astrid Larson, though they never actually get to duel.



* ArcherArchetype: Reputedly either the best or else second-best person with a bow in the series.



* BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes a Tolkien nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn if she isn't effective

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* BowAndSwordInAccord
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes She's a Tolkien nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn if she isn't effectiveeffective!
* HeroicSacrifice
* LadyOfWar: What she grew into by ''A Meeting At Corvallis''.
* [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordswoman]]: was actually compared in-universe to Miyamoto Musashi.
* McNinja: The direction she takes the Dunedain Rangers, as made abundantly clear from ''The Sunrise Lands'' on.
* TheRival: to Tiphanie D'Ath.


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* FourStarBadass: Becomes co-leader of the Bearkillers as regent for her son.
* WidowWoman: after Mike Havel's death.


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* HandicappedBaddass: Loses a hand, but that doesn't stop him one bit.

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* ActionGirl



* McNinja: In her earlier years.

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* McNinja: In her earlier years.
years. Lampshaded in ''A Meeting at Corvallis.''
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** FiveStarBadass: First as Grand Constable of the Portland Protective Association, then as Marshal-Commander of the High King's Hosts.

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** FiveStarBadass: FourStarBadass: First as Grand Constable of the Portland Protective Association, then as Marshal-Commander of the High King's Hosts.
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! Tiphanie D'Ath (Nee Colette Rutherston)
* {{Badass}}
** BadassGay
** BadassNormal
** FiveStarBadass: First as Grand Constable of the Portland Protective Association, then as Marshal-Commander of the High King's Hosts.
** LittleMissBadass: Sandra had her trained as her personal assassin and Mathilda's personal bodyguard. She made her first kill at the
age of fifteen.
* ButchLesbian: To her lover, Delilah, Countess-Consort of Campscabell and Baroness of Forest Grove.
* KickedUpstairs: Promoted to Marshal-Commander after her first serious injury in combat-sometime in her early fifties.
* TheLadette: Drinks, Swears, and is the best fighter of her generation in all the PPA.
* McNinja: In her earlier years.
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* WhiteSheep: Her parent are two of the most morally questionable characters in the series, but she herself is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet
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* BadassBookworm:Before the change he was a history professor and SCA dork. He used both to his advantage and became a ruthlessly effective leader
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes a Tolkin nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn is she isn't effective

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes a Tolkin Tolkien nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn is if she isn't effective
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* TheChestmaster

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* TheChestmaster TheChessmaster
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes a Tolkin nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn is she effective

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes a Tolkin nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn is she isn't effective
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* HandicapedBadass: She was born deaf, but she's just as compotent as anyone else on a stealth mission

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* HandicapedBadass: HandicappedBadass: She was born deaf, but she's just as compotent competent as anyone else on a stealth mission

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Norman Arminger

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Norman !Norman Arminger



Sandra Arminger
Mathilda Arminger

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Sandra !Sandra Arminger
Mathilda !Mathilda Arminger



Mike Havel

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Mike !Mike Havel



Astrid Larsson

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Astrid !Astrid Larsson



Signe Larsson

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Signe !Signe Larsson



Will Hutton
Eric Larsson

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Will !Will Hutton
Eric Larsson *Badass
!Eric Larsson
*CoolOldGuy



Juniper Mackenzie

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Juniper !Juniper Mackenzie



Eilir Mackenzie

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Eilir !Eilir Mackenzie



Rudi Mackenzie

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Rudi Mackenzie!Rudi Mackenzie
*{{Badass}}
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The PPA
Norman Arminger
*BigBad: His role in the first trilogy
Sandra Arminger
Mathilda Arminger
*ActionGirl:
*BadassPrincess
The Bear Killers
Mike Havel
*{{Badass}}:
Astrid Larsson
*ActionGirl:
*BunnyEarsLawyer: Shes a Tolkin nut who decided the change was an opportunity to live the LARP, but damn is she effective
Signe Larsson
*ActionGirl
Will Hutton
Eric Larsson
The Clan Mackenzie
Juniper Mackenzie
*ActionGirl: Not as much as other examples, but she made a good show of it early in the series
Eilir Mackenzie
*ActionGirl
*HandicapedBadass: She was born deaf, but she's just as compotent as anyone else on a stealth mission
Rudi Mackenzie

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