History Characters / Erfworld

** [[spoiler:Bill created a doll {{Golem}} with a spell that connected it to both him and her. When she learns enough about [[ThePowerOfFriendship Date-a-Mancy]], she is able to use that connection to break Bill's mind, reducing him to an EmptyShell.]]

* DefectorFromDecadence: She is willing to go against the wishes of the Great Minds if doing so means Parson can succeed. [[spoiler:During the events in Transylvito, she begins turning away from pure Thinkamancy, as her inner monologue indicates she no longer champions Thinkamancy as the highest discipline, and she is possibly on the way to becoming a Date-a-mancer as well.]]

** While perfectly normal by Erfworld standards, and provoked by Charlie who was himself planning to use LoopholeAbuse against Gobwin Knob, [[HeelRealizationParson admits that attempting to assassinate an enemy ruler while under truce was still in bad taste.]]

** While perfectly normal by Erfworld standards, and provoked by Charlie who was himself planning to use LoopholeAbuse against Gobwin Knob, Parson admits that attempting to assassinate an enemy ruler while under truce was still in bad taste.

* AntiHero: A PragmaticHero with a strong sense of morality, however he's a sucker for a good battle plan and while he'll try to look after his forces and friends he won't hesitate to throw them and himself into deadly situations if it'll mean victory.

* AndThatsTerrible: [[TropesAreNotBad A rare positive example of the trope.]] When Ossomer is killed, he makes the report that the process was "vile". You can see Tramennis' pained expression and a warlord crying in the background.

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Has the face of a sweet old lady, but looks ''great'' in a miniskirt.

* UnfortunateImplications: In-universe, Parson is disturbed by the implications of his command authority. His troops are incapable of understanding the meaning of choice or consent, which means that a simple proposition to one of his troops might as well be MindControl rape. Parson was surprised by himself about this. (If you [[FreezeFrameBonus look]] at [[http://archives.erfworld.com/Book+1/14 his favorites on his computer]], which includes a link to a site devoted to, erhm, literature, of just that kind of scenario.)

* JerkassFacade: Has admitted that Parson is an exceptional commander, but also thinks leaders shouldn't get to close to their minions, which includes remembering their names or even simply talking to them. He believes that actively acknowledging that someone is good at their job makes them slack off.

* JerkassFacade: He has a pretty classic case of "rebellious teen tries to be tough and mean despite caring deep down." At one point he says he ''would'' have smacked around a prisoner he was interrogating, but had no reason to because the guy was talking. Vinny, from a side infamous for their tough interrogations, immediately thinks of several reasons why you would hit a talking prisoner.

* BiggerIsBetterInBed: One of his worries regards his size relative to any person in Erfworld, after it came out that Erfworlders are capable of intercourse (though not of reproduction). Maggie had a [[ServileSnarker blast]] after he told her. She tells him not to worry about it since, worst-case, his partner's injuries will heal at dawn and she'll never forget the experience.

** None of the women he has opportunity to be with can meaningfully consent or even understand why it's important, a level of power he's extremely uncomfortable with. It's not until he meets the Hippiemancers that he finds someone who can actually say no to him.
** Janis provides a solution to this paradox: Invite [[spoiler:Maggie]] back to his tent, and order her to do whatever she most desires.

* TheFatalist: Believes firmly in the absolution of one's Fate, and that any action a person can take to avoid their Fate will ultimately result in them getting shunted back into the same path. Marie has made efforts to cure her of this mentality, with limited success.

* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]MoreThanMindControl: Until Wanda pushes her that bit too far.

** She's a BloodKnight ActionGirl born to ThePhilospherKing, who was an ActualPacifist.

%%* TheLeader

%%** NiceHat
%%** WaistcoatOfStyle

* AggressiveSubmissive: She likes to fight and fly free, but in her relationship with Wanda she was definitely the sub, embracing masochism wholeheartedly. She even says it's boring at one point to do it any other way, at least when it comes to Wanda. However, eventually Wanda tries to ''really'' control her, which is where she draws the line, saying that while Ansom could be pompous and irritating, he at least respected her decisions and let her do what she wanted. Not that that relationship goes any better.

%%* DarkSkinnedBlond

* {{Necromancer}}: It's abilities mostly revolve around Croakamancy.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After losing everything that mattered to him and getting completely crushed by Charlie's schemes, he loses all hope and attempts suicide in a final act of spite against Charlie.]]

** [[spoiler:Bill created a doll {{Golem}} with a spell that connected it to both him and her. When she learns enough about [[ThePowerOfFriendship Date-a-Mancy]], she is able to use that connection to break Bill's mind.]]

* MindRape: Deflecting the backlash from a broken link onto Jack and Misty causes this to them, mentally crippling Jack and killing Misty.

* DemocracyIsFlawed: Because they only act upon reaching consensus, they can be pretty inflexible and inefficient. Although [[MentalFusion trance-fusion]] allows them to discuss matters much faster than would be possible with mere talking, it still is sometimes not fast enough. For example, during [[spoiler:the battle in the Magic Kingdom]] there are several instances of the observing Minds discussing whether or not to act on something, only for the discussion to be rendered moot by changing circumstances.

* ComboPlatterPowers: As a Grand Abbey, she has access to all three branches of Hippiemancy: [[GreenThumb Flower Power]], Signamancy, and [[TheEmpath Date-a-mancy]].

* MysticalWhiteHair: Maggie's grayish-white hair goes along well with her complex and sometimes terrifying PsychicPowers.

* ProgressivelyPrettier: At the start of the story, Maggie looked, in Parson's words, like a "hatchet-faced gargoyle." However, her features continue to become more youthful and feminine, as her outer Signamancy changes to reflect the changes in her heart as she spends more time with Parson.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Something of a parody of the concept.

* BerserkButton: Hurting his friends. Hurting ''Maggie'' in particular. He almost used the knowledge that she'd been abused by Bill of Transylvito to justify ''wiping out their entire side.''