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** [[Characters/GuildWars2ThePact The Pact]]

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[[folder: The Commander and Allies]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2TheCommander The Commander]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2DestinysEdge Destiny's Edge]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2DragonsWatch Dragon's Watch]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2ThePact The Pact]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2LivingWorldAllies Living World Allies]][[note]]Allies introduced in the Living World episodes and expansion packs taking place after the core storyline[[/note]]
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[[folder:The Races of Tyria]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2Asura Asura]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2Charr Charr]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2Humans Humans]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2Norn Norn]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2Sylvari Sylvari]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2OtherRaces Other Races]]
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[[folder:Antagonists]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2ElderDragons The Elder Dragons]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2LivingWorldAntagonists Living World Antagonists]][[note]]Antagonists introduced in the Living World episodes and expansion packs taking place after the core storyline[[/note]]
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[[folder: Elder Dragons]]
!!Zhaitan
The Elder Dragon of Death and Shadow. One of the recently awakened Elder Dragons, raising with it the sunken land of the once fallen human kingdom of Orr. Influencing all the dead on said land with its own power, it turned them undead, forming an army called the Risen to wipe out all life on Tyria.
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* BigBad: Zhaitan is the primary villain of the game at launch.
* DracoLich: It's a huge, seemingly undead dragon. Most of its dragon champions are of this sort.
* EldritchAbomination: It's not really much of a dragon; it's more like a twisted conglomeration of ''several'' dragons fused together!
* FinalBoss: Of Arah's story mode, and the personal story by extension.
* KilledOffForReal: In the Lost City of Arah's story mode, as of The Lost Shores content update.
* {{Necromancer}}: Raised the dead of an entire sunken nation to serve it.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: After its awakening, it prefers to stay dormant in Orr, sending out the Risen to slaughter and convert the living.
* PlagueMaster: Spreads its own breed of 'corruption' to reanimate the dead...or convert the living.

!!Kralkatorrik
The Elder Dragon of Crystal and Fury. Awoke in Ascalon and flew south to the Crystal Desert, leaving behind the Dragonbrand underneath him. All caught in the Dragonbrand were killed and turned into one of his Branded monstrosities. He was also responsible for killing two prominent heroes related to Destiny's Edge.
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* AchillesHeel: Kralkatorrik is nearly invulnerable to almost all forms of attacks, with the exception being his own crystallized blood. A weapon was constructed out of Kralkatorrik's blood in an effort to kill him, aptly named Dragonsblood Spear.
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:In the final battle, Aurene reflects that the foreign magics of Zhaitan, Mordremoth, and Balthazar drove Kralkatorrik to madness and rage. She has a heart to heart with her grandfather for the last time and he wishes for her to become a harbinger of a better world.]]
* ArchEnemy: To Destiny's Edge.
* BigBad: Of Living Story Season 4, as the Pact Commander attempts to empower Aurene to have her kill her grandsire.
* EarlyBirdCameo: In ''Eye of the North'' his back was visible in a lake in the Charr Homelands where he was slumbering.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:The player directly attacks his eye during ''All Or Nothing''. By the end of the episode, Kralkatorrik's right eye is destroyed.]]
* GemstoneAssault: He corrupts creatures and land with twisted purple crystals.
* HeroKiller: He caused the deaths of his turned dragon champion [[spoiler:and daughter Glaust/]]Glint and the Asuran genius Snaff, both of whom fought alongside the rest of Destiny's Edge against him. [[spoiler:Taken even further when he nearly kills his granddaughter Aurene at the end of Season 4 Episode 5. Fortunately, he failed due to her newly-acquired immortality, but the spike through her heart left her in a death-like state for some time.]]
* {{Kaiju}}: As you get to witness [[spoiler:during your confrontation with Balthazar in ''Path of Fire''. His head alone makes Zhaitan and Mordremoth look puny. Still nowhere near as titanic as Primordus, though.]]
* LiteralSplitPersonality: During the final battle, the Commander fights against Kralktorrik's Torment, a manifestation of all of the pain he is suffering which acts independently of the Dragon.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:All the foreign magics he absorbed drove him to madness from the torment it caused him. By the end of the final battle, both he and Aurene are begging for the Commander to kill him and give him peace.]]
* {{Necromancer}}: [[spoiler: In the last cutscene of ''Path of Fire'', it is revealed that he now has the ability to turn the dead into Branded, having absorbed Zhaitan's magic much like Mordremoth and Primordus.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: In a manner of speaking, he killed Glint who he fathered through as-of-yet unknown means. [[spoiler: He later tries to murder Aurene as well, in many ways mirroring the death of her mother Glint. Only her immortality keeps him from doing so.]]
* PlagueMaster: Merely flying over the land turned the land into a purple-tinged desert. The creatures that were trapped in this area turned into "branded" monsters, who are crystal-like purple monsters who bear only a passing resemblance to their original form.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Kralkatorrik's crystals that adorn the Branded are purple in color, and Kralkatorrik himself is one of Tyria's deadliest monsters.
* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:He suffered nearly fatal damage and lost an eye from the battle at the Thunderhead Peaks. A revived Aurene further tore him to shreds, blasted off one of his wings, and forced him to plummet to the ground and be buried by numerous islands from the Mist. To top it all off, Dragon's Watch stop the healing from ley lines beneath him, the combined forces of the Pact destroy his physical body, and the Commander and Aurene are ultimately forced to destroy his heart to kill him for good.]]
* {{Seers}}: Similar to his daughter and granddaughter, Kralkatorrik has some form of an ability to foresee the future. [[spoiler:The commander learns from Glint about one of Kralkatorrik's vision where it foresaw a world without him, a world where Tyria somehow won against the Elder Dragons.]]
* ShockAndAwe: Lightning is the primary elemental force utilized by Kralkatorrik and the Branded. In fact, you risk getting struck by lightning if you're standing on ground heavily corrupted by Kralkatorrik.
* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: During the boss fight it's explained that [[spoiler:Kralkatorrik's Torment tried to convince the Dragon that devouring the Mists to end his own existence was the only way to escape his pain]].
* ThinkingUpPortals: After absorbing [[spoiler:Balthazar's magic]], he gains the ability to open portals between Tyria and the Mists. [[spoiler:This lets his Branded attack anywhere on Tyria without warning while Kralkatorrik gorges on the Mists]].
* TookALevelInBadass: As a result of absorbing [[spoiler:Balthazar's magic]], Kralkatorrik becomes even more powerful in Season 4.
* WalkingWasteland: Or Flying, in this case. When Kralkatorrik flies, everything under his shadow is corrupted. Creatures are Branded as is any vegetation that survives and the land itself is twisted into an alien, crystalline environment.

!!Jormag
The Elder Dragon of Ice and Whispers/Persuasion. The dragon that forced the Norn and the Kodan out of their traditional homes in the north. The only part of it that actually appears at the beginning of the game is one of its teeth - [[http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Fang_of_the_Serpent.jpg which is easily as big as a small building]]. After the events of ''Flashpoint'', they go back into hibernation, but eventually resurface as the main threat for the Icebrood Saga.
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* AffablyEvil: What sets them apart from the other Elder Dragons is their overt friendliness even as they and their followers commit unspeakable atrocities.
* BigBad: of Living Story Season 5, the fittingly named Icebrood Saga.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Theoretically this should apply to all Elder Dragons, but as the one [[spoiler:most willing to talk with us]], Jormag has illustrated it the best. Early on in the Icebrood Saga, Jormag's words and actions don't seem to make sense: simultaneously insisting over and over that they're good while massacring and playing with the minds of our allies. After [[spoiler:Jormag is fully awakened, Primordus is as well, forcing us to temporarily accept Jormag's claims to deal with Primordus' attacks. This doesn't last very long before Jormag betrays the alliance. When confronted about this, Jormag's perspective becomes more clear. To them, defeating Primordus is the height of goodness, meaning nothing can be bad if it is in service to that goal. Jormag instead saw it as a betrayal from us for not accepting their righteous way of dealing with the situation. Since that includes such things as placing hundreds of innocent civilians in an icy curse to perhaps serve as minions in the far future, we end up [[NiceJobFixingItVillain finding a way to lure Primordus to our side instead]]]].
* TheCorrupter: Unlike the other Elder Dragons, Jormag typically does not corrupt in a conventional manner. Instead, it promises power to those it wishes to corrupt. This can be seen through the Sons of Svanir, Jormag's willing worshippers.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Jormag ''almost'' qualifies as TheUnseen, except for [[https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/8/80/Jormag_norn_intro_concept_art.jpg a single brief shot of its head in silhouette]] which appears in the Norn character intro cinematic.
* {{Gaslighting}}: As the dragon of whispers and persuasion, is ''very'' good at making people doubt their memories or perception, even without magic. Keeps Aurene unsure and unsettled for most of the Saga.
* AnIcePerson: It corrupts creatures and people with a bizarre form of ice.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler:After its death, those who were blessed by it, mainly the Frost Legion, instantly drop dead. Stronger individuals such as Bangar and Ryland are able to survive, but are left extremely weakened.]]
* PolarOppositeTwins: During Season Three, Taimi speculates that the only weakness that Jormag and Primordus have are each other and plan to pit them against each other. During the Icebrood Saga, it's revealed the Jormag and Primordus are mirrors of each other in many, many ways. From the obvious ice and fire elemental comparison, Jormag is revealed to [[spoiler:be the most talkative and lucid Elder Dragon, while Primordus is revealed to be ''actually mindless'']].
* SamusIsAGirl: To a degree. [[spoiler: The Sons of Svanir refer to Jormag as male, but they have a multileveled voice that skews slightly towards female when they finally come into the story proper. The developers have said this was an effort to give the dragon a fully non-binary voice, in league with the dragons having no definable gender. Jormag is referred to with gender-neutral pronouns throughout the Icebrood Saga.]]

!!Primordus
The Elder Dragon of Fire and Force/Conflagration. The first Elder Dragon to awaken. Its gradual awakening and the rampage of its minions led to the Asura and Skritt leaving their underground homes behind, while the Dwarves all underwent the Rite of the Great Dwarf to fight it, as they still do to this day. Just like Jormag, he was forced into hibernation at the climax of ''Flashpoint''. [[spoiler: He only resurfaces near the end of the Icebrood Saga.]]
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Due to absorbing the magic released by Zhaitan and later Mordremoth upon their deaths, Season 3 of the Living World reveals his army of Destroyer minions are beginning to manifest infused with plant and death magic.
* AlmightyIdiot: Primordius is unique among the Elder Dragons in that he is barely even sentient, if even that (Even Zhaitan, who never speaks, is shown to have cunning and intelligence). He's more akin to a wild animal or a force of nature.
* ArchEnemy: Even though Primordus is effectively a mindless beast, he still manages to possess a special hatred for his twin, Jormag. [[spoiler:When Braham becomes Primordus's champion, what little remains of Braham's sanity and mind is reduced to a single-minded desire to "kill ice".]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: It doesn't appear in ''Guild Wars 2'' until late in Living World Season 3, but it was first seen at the end of the original ''VideoGame/GuildWars: Eye of the North'' [[http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/5/53/Primordus.jpg asleep in the chamber of the Great Destroyer]] (one of its champions).
** EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: While it was pretty big, it's actually much, ''much'' bigger than it was portrayed in [=GW1=], as can be seen when spoiler:you see it for the first time at the climax of Flashpoint.
* {{Kaiju}}: spoiler:We only saw Primordus' head in ''Flashpoint'', but that encounter is enough to show that Primordus is horrifyingly gigantic. For reference, Mordremoth's physical avatar is ''tiny'' in comparison.
* MagmaMan: It creates the Destroyers out of lava.
* YourSizeMayVary: As mentioned above, he's far larger in ''Guild Wars 2'' than he was in the original ''Guild Wars''. [[spoiler:He's much smaller on the battlefield in Dragonstorm than he was in Flashpoint.]]


!!Mordremoth
The Elder Dragon of Plant and Mind. During its sleep it drove the Sylvari engineer Ceara insane, causing her to go on a rampage as the MadScientist Scarlet Briar which culminated in her disrupting the leylines in Tyria from Lion's Arch and leading them straight to the dragon itself, thus causing it to awaken. It influenced another Sylvari, Aerin, to sabotage the Zephyrite fleet in an attempt to snatch Glint's egg - which the Zephyrites had been protecting - for itself. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:the Sylvari are in fact its minions and are meant to serve it, and it's trying to regain control over the Sylvari of the Pale Tree so they can fulfill their destiny]].
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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler:Inverted. The good guys have to go into its mind and fight its avatar there, as it's too ''big'' to beat physically...its roots are spread throughout Tyria, and like a weed, it could grow back from them even if the surface parts were destroyed.]]
* BigBad: It takes personal spotlight as the main villain for the second season of the Living Story and ''Heart of Thorns''.
* EvilLaugh: Tends to laugh in the final battle of the Dragon's Stand meta event.
* EvilSoundsDeep: When it talks to Sylvari, its voice takes the form of a deep, growling whisper, courtesy of Creator/NolanNorth.
* FatBastard: [[spoiler: When you fight its mind in the final mission of ''Heart of Thorns'', its avatar is a rather obese reptilian monster, which likely symbolises its hunger for ley energy.]]
* GeniusLoci: [[spoiler:The entire Maguuma Jungle is its ''body''.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: For the first season of the Living Story, being not directly involved in the story but responsible for corrupting Scarlet and subtly guiding her actions.
* GreenThumb: Its corruption takes the form of thorny vines. Its minions are the Mordrem, usually consisting of plant corruption taking over a dead creature's corpse, raw plant matter being formed in imitation of animals and sentient beings ([[spoiler:[[EvilKnockoff that includes]] [[FiveManBand Destiny's Edge]], which becomes a plot point in ''Heart of Thorns'']]) or just taking control of plant-based creatures[[spoiler:, such as Sylvari]].
* IndustrializedEvil: Despite being associated with nature, Mordremoth is arguably this. It has strong LawfulEvil tendencies, as evidenced by its scheming, and instead of chaotic and uncontrolled corruption of other Elder Dragons, the way its Mordrem are created is equal parts gruesome and efficient - see SendInTheClones below.
* {{Kaiju}}: [[spoiler:Its physical avatar, the Mouth of Mordremoth, is GIGANTIC.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Scarlet and Aerin's insanity is traced back to its corrupting influence. It's also implied to be connected to the Nightmare, although to what extent remains unknown for now - although the Nightmare Court is not affiliated with it, they use similar creatures and magic.
** Its Dragon Champion is eventually revealed to be the Shadow of the Dragon that Sylvari fight as their first boss in the Dream. The champion returns to directly assault the Pale Tree during the world summit [[spoiler:and finally meets its end at the hands of the Player Character during a climactic showdown in the Golden Cave when it tries to bring down the player for good]].
* ManchurianAgent: Potentially [[spoiler:''all'' Sylvari. When the Pact fleet bombards the Maguuma Jungle from above in a pre-emptive strike, Mordremoth takes control of many but not all Sylvari in the fleet who then go on a rampage and help it destroy the fleet. ''Heart of Thorns'' even includes events involving questioning Sylvari to determine if they fell.]]
* MindRape: Caused Scarlet to go mad with the whispers in her head, and later broke down Aerin's mind as well. [[spoiler:Later does it with other Sylvari in Maguuma - including the ''player character'', if they're one.]]
* OnlyMostlyDead: After you defeat it, it can potentially (and almost does) return to full power through [[spoiler:Trahearne, and you are forced to kill him to ensure the dragon's permanent death.]]
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: From Zhaitan's Risen, that is. Unlike the more classic Orrian undead, which are simply reanimated by draconic magic; Mordrem Wolves, Trolls and Teragriffs are rather corpses of animals and monsters infested and taken over by Mordremoth's plants. That would make them ParasiteZombie.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: While all Elder Dragons technically apply by the virtue of being dragons, Mordremoth is particularly notable for this, with many of its minions having a reptilian or amphibian appearance. While this can largely be explained by the fact that Maguuma, LostWorld as it is, is teeming with [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs saurians]] for Mordremoth to corrupt and imitate; even those Mordrem that are nothing but plants are often reptilian-looking.
** [[spoiler:Even its avatar body in the Dream is not a dragon, but a fat, mini-{{Kaiju}}-like dinosaur.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: Much like Kralkatorrik and Zhaitan. Its most powerful minions usually have a purple glow to them, which serves as its secondary colour alongside orange.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The Pale Tree (and thus the Sylvari) come from Mordremoth and have always been meant to serve it, thus making the Sylvari of the Grove Mordremoth's minions.]]
* SendInTheClones: As established in ''Heart of Thorns'', this is its signature ability. Unlike Jormag, Zhaitan, or Kralkatorrik, it cannot corrupt things that are not plants directly - as such, it instead has its minions take its victims to prison camps, where they are starved to death and studied. Once they die, their bodies become fertilizers for plant matter used to grow imitations of whatever living creatures Mordemoth has captured: animals, monsters - [[spoiler:or powerful heroes.]]
** CoconutSuperpowers: Among other things, this allows [=ArenaNet=] designers to reuse many of the dinosaur models they made for Mordrem, simply reskinning or slightly warping them.
* ShockwaveStomp: Can pull this off with its head in the Dragon's Stand meta event, with enough force to instantly down and kill players if they're hit by it.

!!S, the Deep Sea Dragon
A so far unnamed dragon, found deep beneath the sea, responsible for driving many creatures of the sea onto dry land.
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* FanNickname: [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
* NavalBlockade: Started its activity about 50 years ago in the Unending Ocean and drove away many sentient aquatic species, such as the [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Krait]], [[UglyCute Quaggan]] (pacifist manatees with SuperMode), [[ProudWarriorRace Largos]], and [[GiantEnemyCrab Karka]]. Also foils any chance to reach [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Cantha]] via ship.
* NoNameGiven: Its name is yet to be revealed, although Living World story chapters have teased it starts with an S.

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!Aetherblades
The Aetherblades are a group of SkyPirates introduced during the Dragon Bash event and assassinated one of the Lion's Arch council members as an attempt to place one of their members in the council. They are allied with the Inquest and have stolen three of the Pact's airships.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Sort of. When compared to other pirates, their own clothing looks considerably fancier.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Subverted. Most of their plans often fail miserably plot-wise. However, gameplay-wise, they are relatively difficult to fight in large groups.
* JustForPun: The name of the group, the Aetherblades, are based of two words "aether" (which means "upper sky" in classic Greek mythology) and "blade" (since most Pirates have a sword as their weapon of choice, noticeably the rapier).
* LightIsNotGood
* PsychoforHire: They mostly work for money ''and'' want to cause a lot of chaos throughout Tyria.
* ShockAndAwe[=/=]BlowYouAway: Their members use a lot of electric and wind related skills.
* SkyPirates
* {{Steampunk}}: Their clothing style falls into this.

!!Scarlet Briar
The BigBad of most of the first season of the Living Story and true leader of the Aetherblades, as well as the mastermind behind the Molten and Toxic Alliances. She was responsible for the assassination[=/=]kidnapping attempt of Queen Jennah during the Closing Ceremony of the Queen's Gauntlet and several Clockwork attacks throughout Tyria. She ultimately met her end during the Battle for Lion's Arch, but not before she managed to redirect ley lines under the city to awaken the Elder Dragon Mordremoth; who turned out to have been manipulating her actions for its benefit all along.
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* AxCrazy: She is ''clearly'' mentally unstable.
* TheBadGuyWins: While getting killed was never part of her plan, she nevertheless succeeds in awakening Mordremoth.
* BigBad: The main villain in the first season of the Living Story.
* CharacterDevelopment: Got some much needed character development at the onset of the Origins of Madness update, where it's revealed that an unknown abomination (later confirmed to be the Elder Dragon Mordremoth) tormented her prior to her becoming full-out insane.
* DeadpanSnarker: Have some shades of this.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when she's been defeated, she continues to fight back in a manner similar to the PlayerCharacter's downed state.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She FLIPS when Kasmeer begins taunting her with her true name, Ceara, giving the PlayerCharacter the opening they need to put her down for good.
* DrivenToMadness: It's revealed that the cause of her insanity is something from the forests that has been whispering to her in her dreams, driving her insane. It's later revealed that said something was the Elder Dragon Mordremoth, who corrupted her while in Omadd's machine.
* EvilBrit: Like all sylvari, she sports a fancy British accent.
** FakeBrit: Her voice actress is Creator/TaraStrong, a Canadian-born American.
* EvilGenius: She managed to study at all three of the Asuran colleges and earned advanced engineering degrees in all three, which can explain her twisted Clockwork creations. The Gates of Maguuma Living Story release reveals that before becoming Mordremoth's minion, she was less intelligent than she later became as a result of Mordremoth's ideas (which she claims were stolen from her despite it being clear that it's the other way round).
* EvilRedhead: Has some shockingly bright red leaves on her head.
* FemmeFatale
* ForTheEvulz: Why she did all of this? Because it's "fun." Of course, it turns out she does have an ulterior motive: Waking the Elder Dragon Mordremoth.
* HiddenVillain: She didn't reveal herself until the queen's jubilee, although there were hints of her involvement during earlier conflicts in the first half of Living World season 1.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Attempted to do this with Queen Jennah and later on Lord Faren ''by cooking him''.
* LegionOfDoom: Managed to form an alliance between the Molten Alliance, the Toxic Alliance and the Aetherblades for the record.
** The former two ''already'' being alliances between two disparate groups each, formed by her.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain[=/=]VocalEvolution: She acts fairly childish and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRkXj6kgUHI speaks with a very high-pitched tone]] in ''Clockwork Chaos'', ''Twilight Assault'' and ''Nightmare Incarnate''; from ''Origins of Madness'' on, however, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKs5vCX7Z8 her voice becomes deeper and more restrained]] as she gets more serious.
* PsychopathicManchild: She seemingly has the mentality of a young child and wants to have a lot of "fun." Mind you, her definition of "fun" involves attempting to kidnap[=/=]assassinate Queen Jennah, sending her Clockwork minions to terrorize everyone in Tyria, making the Crown Pavillion her own twisted "playhouse," and even ''attempting to make a stew'' out of Lord Faren.
* VillainousBreakdown: During the invasion events (and if you manage to bring her health down by a large amount), she'll show signs of ''more'' mental instability (such as asking the player if you want to "play" with her).
** Has an even bigger one after weakening her through destroying her Ultraviolet Hologram. Her desperation to awaken "Tyria's new master" Mordremoth becomes ''extremely'' apparent.

!!Captain Mai Trin
A medic who tried to revive a Charr representative during the Aetherblade attack on the Dragon Bash festival, but failed. She is later revealed to be one of the main leaders of the Aetherblades, and was hoping to grab a seat in the Lion's Arch council. Later captured and held in prison at Fort Marriner.
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* AchillesHeel: She has NighInvulnerability armor during the boss fight. The only way to destroy that armor is by using her right-hand man's electric rounds. This is relatively difficult to achieve, though.
* TheDragon: To Scarlet.
* LightningBruiser: Not only is she durable, but she deals a lot of DPS hurt with her bleeding attacks as well.
* [[TheButlerDidIt The Medic Did It]]
* TheMole
* RoyalRapier: Not a royal, but a rapier is her preferred weapon.

!!First Mate Horrik
Mai Trin's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].
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* ArmCannon: The shoulder-mounted kind.
* TheBerserker: If Mai Trin is defeated, he goes into a Frenzy.
* TheBrute
* TheDragon
* EasterEgg: There is a special Easter Egg if you use the /bow emote on him (you also get an achievement that way).
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If he never fired off his electric rounds, Mai Trin would be completely invincible.

!Allies and others

!!Captain Ellen Kiel
A former Lionsguard inspector who headed the investigation against the sudden threat of the Aetherblades. She is currently the newest member of the Captain's Council in Lion's Arch, after narrowly beating out Evon Gnashblade in an election.
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* ActionGirl: Even after becoming a part of the council, it's not uncommon to see her fighting on the front lines against whatever threat Lion's Arch is facing at the moment.
* AscendedExtra: Formerly a minor NPC from the Lost Shores release, she has played a crucial role in most of the recent Living Story releases.
* TheCassandra: The rest of the Captain's Council didn't believe her when she tried to warn them of Scarlet's imminent full-scale assault on the city. Guess what happened shortly after?
* TheRival: To Evon Gnashblade, ever since the two of them competed for a seat on the Captain's Council.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight

!!Hero-Tron
A long-suffering golem from the Consortium who goes through many name changes.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: He even has a "Begging Subroutine".
* BreakoutCharacter: Started off as a just some minor comic relief in the Secret of Southsun event, but quickly gained popularity among both the writers and fans.
* ButtMonkey: He suffers with every Living Story segment. First he loses his job with the Consortium and has to resort to begging in the streets. Then he gets captured by Scarlet, is accused by the Seraph of serving her, is forced into community service as a result, and gets tracked by them when he flees to the Vigil to help with the wounded.
* ClearMyName: When he's accused of being Scarlet's minion, he goes through great lengths to prove otherwise.
* TheComicallySerious: Always speaks in a MachineMonotone due to being a golem, regardless of the ridiculous situations he gets stuck in.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's described as having a sarcastic tone.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: He's been moving from job to job ever since the Southsun gig fell through.
* {{Jerkass}}: Started off this way as Job-o-Tron, where he arrogantly bullied refugees into working with the Consortium on Southsun Cove. He's gotten a huge dose of the HumblePie since then.
* SitcomArchnemesis: With a minstrel named Marcello [=DiGiacomo=]. During his Hobo-Tron days, the two constantly fought for a corner to beg on.
* TookALevelInBadass: During the Battle for Lion's Arch, he gets an Energy Amplifier and a Combat Chassis from Evon Gnashblade, both of which allow him to heal the fallen right in the battlefield. He even goes so far as to revive fallen players in the final fight against Scarlet. However, this decision later comes back to haunt him when Evon comes to collect his debt and blackmails the golem, who now calls himself Hero-Tron, to spy on the Captain's Council for him.

!!Master of Peace
The leader of the Zephyrites.
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* CoolAirship: The Zephyrites fly around on airships, powered by Glint's magical crystals.
* CoolOldGuy: He's old, but surprisingly sturdy, and dedicated to the Zephyrite cause.
* EggMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He's carrying Glint's egg and protecting it from the dragons. Why he's going ''towards'' the Maguuma Jungle, where Mordremoth is, is a mystery yet unrevealed.]]
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He is eventually caught by Mordremoth's minions and fatally injured, but saved by the player and their companions. He tries to give over the egg to them, but Caithe steals the egg first.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He is fatally injured protecting Glint's egg, and dies as Caithe steals it away.]]
* PursuedProtagonist: Mordremoth's minions chase him relentlessly [[spoiler:because he is carrying Glint's last egg]].

!!Belinda Delaqua
Marjory's sister and a Seraph soldier introduced in the Epilogue of the first Living Story.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: A Nodachi, actually. She wields one (a weapon skin that was initially exclusive to her, but was eventually put for purchase in the gem store).
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler: Belinda [[TakeUpMySword takes up the family blade]], and Belinda imbues her soul into the blade.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Introduced at the end of the First Season of the Living Story, only to die very early, and rather horribly, in the Second Season to add character development for her sister Marjory.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Present for all of three total episodes before getting killed off at Fort Salma, and even then she was only a side character with little to no screen time.]]

!!Wynne
A Sylvari of the Cycle of Night, and one of the Firstborn introduced during Living World season 2 flashbacks. She discovered the truth behind the Sylvari's dark origins through the Dream and tried to keep it a secret from the rest of her kind. However, she caught the interest of Faolain - who wished to learn what she was hiding - and who took Caithe with her on that mission, culminating in a tragic encounter between the three which would lead both Caithe and Faolain on their respective, diverging paths in the present day.
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* BenevolentBoss: Unlike many of her fellow Firstborn, Wynne doesn't want to call the younger generation of Sylvari the Secondborn and thus put authoritative distance between their generations; she prefers the term Newly Awakened instead.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Shown to be wise, caring, and pacifistic. Because of her good nature, the wary Maguuma centaurs become trusting of her and other Sylvari and are willing to share their knowledge.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:When Faolain threatens to torture Wynne to get the secret she carries out of her, Wynne pleads Caithe to kill her because she doesn't want to endure torture at the hands of a fellow Firstborn. Caithe complies and takes Wynne's burden for herself.]]
* SecretKeeper: She learns from the Dream that [[spoiler:the Sylvari are in fact minions of Mordremoth and thus meant to serve the dragon]]. The secret is so devastating that she and the Pale Tree decide to keep it from the rest of the Sylvari, but their secretiveness also draws Faolain's obsessive attention on Wynne with fateful results.

!![[spoiler:Lazarus]]
One of the Mursaat, an enigmatic race who manipulated humanity and the White Mantle in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' but disappeared from Tyria. He makes his return in Season 3 of the Living World, splintering the reformed White Mantle and promising his allegiance against the Elder Dragons. [[spoiler:However, Episode 4 reveals that Caudecus had sabotaged his resurrection ritual, which means the being calling itself "Lazarus" may not be entirely truthful about their identity or schemes.]]

[[spoiler:For his impostor's true identity, see Balthazar.]]
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* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: The REAL Lazarus is resurrected in the last instance of the Season 3 Finale... only to be killed off immediately after.]]
* BackFromTheDead: It may be centuries later, but he's returned.
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: He is the final boss of Season 3 of the Living World Story.]]
* LastOfHisKind: At least, so we believe. He hasn't shown any feelings towards this one way or the other. [[spoiler:The Eye of Janthir's disintegration after Lazarus' death confirms that he was truly the last of the Mursaat.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: For those who keep abreast of Guild Wars lore, his name is well-known and long-awaited.

!White Mantle
Re-introduced into ''Guild Wars 2'' during the raid storyline and Living World Season 3. The White Mantle was once the leading organisation of Kryta, but were overthrown after their corruption and fanatical devotion to the mursaat were uncovered. Though defeated the White Mantle continued to operate in secret, and aim to both retake the throne of Kryta, and resurrect their masters.
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* TheCorruption: Liberally empowers its members and allies with bloodstone magic. Side effects may include a mild case of RedEyesTakeWarning, insanity, and mutating into abominations.
* LightIsNotGood: Their uniform is comprised of regal red, white and gold.

!Aurene
Glint's second scion/daughter, Aurene is a young dragon said to play an important role in the times to come. The Player Character is tasked with protecting Aurene as her champion, while also teaching the young dragon about life.
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* BadassAdorable: She may be an adorable hatchling, but she's still capable of being ferocious if provoked. Just ask [[spoiler:Balthazar]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Primarily blue in color, and she is one of the few living dragons (if not the only one) aligned with the good guys. [[spoiler:After her growth, she gets to show her heroic side by fighting evil and protecting those who need it.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She did not take her elder brother Vlast's death well. Later on, she senses the Commander's death and tries to save them from it, still shakened by her brother's death, only to fail and watch what essentially was her parent get slain.]]
* CompleteImmortality: [[spoiler:Thanks to her eating Palawa Joko, she absorbed his lich magic, allowing her to become immortal and cheat the death she foresaw in her visions.]]
* DisneyDeath [[spoiler:She seemingly dies when Kralkatorrik fires his breath at her point-blank, covering her body in crystals and impaling her through the heart. It turned out she wasn't killed thanks to Palawa Joko's magic, which made her immortal, but was left [[AndIMustScream immobile and unable to heal her body]] until the crystal was removed. She can also [[TalkingAnimals talk]] now.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Orphaned, considering that Glint had died many years before she was born. However, she was happily taken in by the Exalted and even has a new ParentalSubstitute, the Commander.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/aurene Has her own theme]], aptly called Aurene.
* LikeASonToMe: Not son, but daughter. It's already pretty clear that the Commander acts like Aurene's parent, but apparently this feeling is completely mutual. Rytlock confirms in Requiem that the Commander saw Aurene like their daughter. To some lesser extent, Caithe did too.
* LivingMacGuffin: Because of Aurene's role in the Elder Dragon crisis, she's important for Tyria's future.
* {{Seers}}: Like her mother, Aurene possess the power to see into the future. She can even provide visions to others.
* TeamPet: To Dragon's Watch, though she probably wouldn't appreciate being called a pet.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:After absorbing some of Balthazar's magic, Aurene grows big and strong enough to combat Branded minions. She then takes ''another'' level after taking in Kralkatorrik's magic, and is able to help bring the Commander back from the brink of death during the Icebrood Saga.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Spoiler Character '''(Warning: Living Story Season 3 Spoilers)''']]
!!Balthazar
The Human God of War and Fire makes a physical return to Tyria in the penultimate episode of Season 3 as an antagonist and the true identity impersonating "Lazarus".
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* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: [[spoiler:The battlefield for the final battle is perfectly fitting and amazing, as the arena is surrounded by an entire endless sea of fire with Kralkatorrik itself as a spectator. The God of Fire couldn't ask for a better place to duel to the death.]]
* BigBad: Of Living Story Season 3 and the ''Path of Fire'' expansion.
* BloodKnight: Why he refused to leave Tyria. Unlike the other gods, he actively wanted to fight the elder dragons and not run away from them or back down from challenging them.
* EvilCounterpart: In a sense, to the Commander. They're both immensely resourceful (The Commander has the support of the Pact, Destiny's Edge and Dragon's Watch and more behind them, while Balthazar has an army of mercenaries during the Living Story and the Forged in ''Path of Fire'') and they're both more than capable of taking on armies. They also both get the better of [[spoiler:Palawa Joko, Balthazar by betraying and trapping him, the Commander by leaving him behind and taking control of Joko's own army]], and they both oppose the Elder Dragons. However, [[spoiler:where the Commander wants to stop the Elder Dragons without putting Tyria at risk, Balthazar don't care what happens to Tyria as long as he can kill an Elder Dragon and absorb its magic]].
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: There was absolutely no indication that he was present in Tyria and although there were some vague hints that "Lazarus" wasn't who he claimed to be, the player would never have predicted that he was Balthazar.
* KillItWithFire: He's also the god of fire and primarily uses fire magic in combat. This was also a clue to his true identity as Lazarus, who was a necromancer in the original Guild Wars, also prominently uses fire magic in combat.
* [[FallenAngel Fallen God]]
* FallenHero: He used to be strongly pro-human in the original Guild Wars days, and was certainly not an antagonist. Whatever happened off-screen seems to have eliminated Balthazar's good traits, care for humanity and his sense of honor.
* FinalBossPreview: Done twice as {{Hopeless Boss Fight}}s, giving the player a good idea of how the final battle against him will be like.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He goes one step further than most by ''killing the Player Character''. The player manages to come back to life but still]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He ultimately meets his end by Sohothin, the same weapon that he re-enchanted when its fire extinguished]].
* HopelessBossFight: Your first encounter with Balthazar in ''Path of Fire'' is less of a battle and more him stomping you and your allies into the ground. The second one is even worse [[spoiler:when he actually kills you no matter how much you struggle to survive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He came to Tyria to kill the Elder Dragons and absorb their power. Balthazar dies an agonizing death as he himself is devoured by Kralkatorrik.]]
* LargeHam: The God of Fire and War pretty much devours the scenario whenever he appears.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Named "Enter the Fire God", it's played as his battle music in ''Path of Fire''. It truly gives off the feeling of dread and imminent destruction that Balthazar's presence causes in his enemies.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: After the Player Character declines his offer to become his minion, he swiftly prioritizes their death, knowing that he can't let one of the biggest threats to his plans stay alive. [[spoiler:His initial attempt was foiled by Vlast, but he succeeds when he unexpectedly ambushes the Player Character while they're all alone. While he did toy with them, it was only to draw out Aurene so that he could capture her.]]
* OneManArmy: He may have lost his divinity, but he's still a powerful fallen god of war. When he was pretending to be Lazarus, he managed to help hold back Destroyers during their assault on Aurene. In the first encounter in ''Path of Fire'', Balthazar does not hold back and easily defeats the heroes.
* PetTheDog: Despite everything, he still care for his hounds and gets not-so-subtly angry when they're defeated.
* PhysicalGod: Although his dialogue in the final instance of Episode 5 implies that he somehow lost his divinity and is significantly weaker than he should be. [[spoiler:He was stripped from his power and title by the other gods, after he refused to leave Tyria and fight the Elder Dragons by himself even though it could have cataclysmic consequences.]]
* PlayingWithFire: He's the God of Fire. Even his sword immolates the air with every swing.
* RightHandAttackDog: In lore, he is known to be accompanied by two [[HellHound fiery hounds, Temar and Tegon]]. The two hounds are also the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] of Episode 5 of Season 3
* WalkingSpoiler
* WarGod
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Path of Fire]]
!!Palawa Joko
The last Primeval King and Scourge of Vabbi, Palawa Joko is a powerful lich who rules over a large territory of Elona, notably the Desolation and Vabbi. He is the mastermind behind the Awakened undead forces who threaten northern Elona and the Player Characters.
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* AnythingThatMoves: If his harem is of any indication, he doesn't appear to be picky when it comes to races, what with it including an ogre, a harpy, and a ''Choya''.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Being EatenAlive is a terrible way to go, but if anyone deserved such a terrible death, it was Palawa Joko.]]
* BerserkButton: If the Twilight Oasis fractal reflects his personality properly, he really hates being questioned. [[SchmuckBait Just try to tell him that you want to ask him some questions in the fractal]].
* BigBadDuumvirate: Subverted. At first it may seem like that Joko will be the secondary BigBad of ''Path of Fire'', but [[spoiler:he's trapped in the Domain of the Lost, courtesy of Balthazar]].
* TheCaligula: Under Palawa Joko's rule, there are only two options. Be his loyal servant, or die. Even the former option won't save you if his minions think that you're not serious enough about your devotion to Joko.
** [[spoiler: And the reveal of Koss' fate in Daybreak proves that dying won't help either, as Joko might just bring you back and try to force his will on you anyway as punishment for defying him in life.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:The Commander]] taunted and left him behind in the [[spoiler:Domain of the Lost]] and took control of his army. Palawa Joko retaliates against this slight by [[spoiler:''threatening and invading all of Tyria'' as well as trying to get Taimi killed by suffocation.]]
* EnemyMine: Proposes an alliance with the Commander, telling them that they don't have a chance against Balthazar and the forged without his army. The Commander agree with Palawa Joko that they do need the awakened to defeat Balthazar. [[spoiler:However, they also recognize that they don't need ''Joko'' himself.]]
* FakeUltimateHero: Propaganda claims that he's the one who defeated Abaddon, Zhaitan, Mordremoth and [[spoiler:Balthazar]], all of which are blatantly untrue.
** AuthorityInNameOnly: He also claims to be the "last Primeval King", but the ghosts of the Primeval Dinasty see him as nothing but a pretender.
* FantasticRacism: In sharp contrast to his tastes when it comes to brides, his hatred towards centaurs is such he's apparently eradicated them from Elona in the 250 years since ''Nightfall''. The only traces left are the skeletons propped up in his Bone Palace.
* FauxAffablyEvil: While he cracks jokes and tries to present himself as a benevolent ruler, his actions betray him as absolutely vicious and vindictive.
* ItsAllAboutMe: And ''how''. He has statues in Kourna that constantly spout propaganda about how grateful his subjects should be to serve him through their lives and afterlives, and once attempted to publish a ''118-stanza'' poem about his greatness.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's not particularly pleasant to have a conversation with, to say the least.
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Just as he's about to say his name in full during his speech to the Commander.]] InterfaceSpoiler is averted, as the subtitles displays his dialogue in full as though he truly was about to say his intended phrase.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Oh boy. Back in Guild Wars 1, he used to be a HarmlessVillain as an ally, barely having any grip on his minions as they shambled around and was certainly more comical than dangerous back then, though still a competent necromancer. Now he has a massive army, conquered most of Elona, carried out genocides and done horrific and vile actions to characters such as [[spoiler:Tahlkora]] and [[spoiler:Koss]].
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Plans to recreate the Scarab Plague that decimated Elona, but with all of Tyria as the target.]]
* OurLichesAreDifferent: He's a long-lived necromancer with an army of his own.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Killing him won't keep him down for long, as he is empowered by magic that resurrects him whenever he dies. [[spoiler:He ultimately loses it along with his life when a dragon literally eats the magic out of him.]]
* {{Revenge}}: In Living World Season 4, he seeks to exact revenge upon [[spoiler:the Commander]] for leaving him behind in [[spoiler:the Domain of the Lost]] and taking control of his army.
* SorcerousOverlord: He's a powerful necromancer who rules over a considerable amount of Elona with an iron fist and a massive army of undead minions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He delivers one to [[spoiler:the Commander after getting back up after being seemingly slain. It is... Decisively, and more ''thoroughly'' fatally, interrupted by Aurene.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Thanks to heavy indoctrination and propaganda, the people of Vabbi believe Palawa Joko to be a benevolent and noble king, to the point they view "awakening" as an honor.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As the Commander leaves Palawa Joko behind in the Domain of the Lost, he is reduced to howling curses at them and swearing revenge]].
* WomanScorned: Does ''not'' take it well when the Commander rejects his EnemyMine offer, and a great deal of his insults afterward treat it like a ''romantic'' rejection.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Not only do his minions kidnap Taimi, but he also gets Awakened Inquest to seal her inside Scruffy 2.0 and set it to suffocate her to hurt the Commander.]]

!!Herald of Balthazar

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* ArcVillain: She takes on the role as the antagonist during Act I, fighting you several times during it. She's eventually defeated as the final challenge in ''The Sacrifice''.
* DarkActionGirl: She's the champion and a commander of the Forged, and one of their deadliest.
* TheDragon: To Balthazar.
* DropTheHammer: She wields a warhammer as her main weapon. [[spoiler:Which serves as a hint to her true identity.]]
* DyingAsYourself: In her final moments, [[spoiler: Devona's mind becomes her own again and she begs the Commander to kill her god.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:It's implied that she's Devona, a henchman back in the original game.]]
* KickTheDog: She has no qualms attacking and killing defenseless villagers in the middle of her battles just to hurt the Commander.
* NotSoDifferent: Claims this of the Pact Commander during their first encounter, describing herself as having noble intentions [[TrappedInVillainy until Balthazar made her one of his Forged.]] [[spoiler:In her dying moments she pleads the Commander to stop him.]]

!!Archon Iberu

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* BadBoss: He is willing to sacrifice his own minions to save his own skin.
* FaceHeelTurn: Iberu was once a sunspear who opposed Palawa Joko, but was converted to serve the Lich King.
* FallenHero: As mentioned above, Iberu used to be a sunspear.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons Awakened minions to help him and act as bodies to drain life from.
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler:On the receiving end of this, courtesy of the Commander]].
* LifeDrain: Can restore his own health by draining his minions of life.
* TokenHuman: Sort of. The Awakened are undead, but Archon Iberu stands out by still being alive while occupying a high-ranking position. [[spoiler:This may be one of the reasons why it's easy for the commander to impersonate him.]]

!!Shadows Agent Kito
An agent of the Order of Shadows, Kito is a NPC ally who's been helping the Commander out during ''Path of Fire'' and Living Story Season 4.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: He's a member of the Order of Shadows, dresses mostly in black and do seem shady at times, but not only do he genuinely want to help people whenever possible, he's been a valuable ally for the Commander during their time in Elona.
* TheSneakyGuy: He is practically invisible when the situation calls for stealth. Plus, he wouldn't be a Shadows Agent if he wasn't sneaky.

!!Vlast (aka Gleam)

The first scion of Glint, and Aurene's older brother.
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* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: As revealed in one of his memory crystals, he felt so burdened by his fate of continuing Glint's work that he comes to consider death as a way to finally escape...which would partially explain his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: [[spoiler: Determined to follow his mother, Glint, and carry on her legacy, but is bitter and jaded due to his isolated upbringing.]]
* MaddenIntoMisanthropy: [[spoiler: As the child of Glint, Vlast was groomed by both the Exalted and the Forgotten as TheChosenOne to continue her legacy. However, Vlast found their care smothering, and they raised him in total isolation instead of having him socialize with the races of Tyria like Glint did, a mistake they realized too late. As a result, while Vlast still follows his duty, he has grown a bitter and angry soul, unable to connect with anyone and wishing he was free of his destiny.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: While he is physically encountered, The Commander doesn't get to actually know Vlast's backstory and personality until after he's dead, by means memory crystals he left behind.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Fights and tears through the Branded out of vengeance against Kralkatorrik for killing his mother, Glint.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Barely gets a minute of screentime before he performs a HeroicSacrifice to save the Pact Commander from being killed by Balthazar.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sylvari]]
!Leadership and heroes

!!Aife
Firstborn Sylvari and Luminary of the Cycle of Dawn.

!!Faolain
Firstborn of the Sylvari, and Grand Duchess of the Nightmare Court. She and Caithe were once lovers.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Taken into a Mordrem prison camp because she would not submit to Mordremoth, along with Eir Stegalkin, and is eventually transformed into a Vinetooth. However, there is very little sympathy for her even then: even at the brink of death she continues to bring misery to people just to ensure her escape.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Initially, she clarifies that the Nightmare Court doesn't want to serve Mordremoth any more than they want to serve the Pale Tree or Ventari's teachings. [[spoiler:When we meet her again after she got turned into a vinetooth, she is praising Mordremoth's name, yet still wants Caithe to join her.]]
* {{Butterface}}: [[spoiler: An inversion after getting corrupted by Mordremoth. Her face is still relatively attractive and sylvari-like, while the rest of her body is [[EverythingIsBetterWithDinosaurs Vinewrath]].]]
* TheCorrupter: She wants to corrupt every Sylvari and make them join the Nightmare Court. But, above all, she wants Caithe to join her, still deeply in love with her...in her own twisted way.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: See HoistByHisOwnPetard below. Doing everything ForTheEvulz is '''not''' a good idea.
* DiscountLesbians: With Caithe.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Faolain summons clones of Destiny's Edge (minus Snaff) as the final fight of the Twilight Arbor story mode.
* EvilCounterpart: To Caithe.
* FantasticRacism: The Living Story's flashbacks show that even before she joined the Nightmare Court, Faolain was quite a xenophobic JerkAss with very negative views of other races (such as calling Asura "imps" and the centaurs "savage beasts" and "animals"). Her hatred of the Asura is justified as they, or at least the Inquest, conducted horrific experiments on many captured Sylvari that ended up killing a number of them. However, her attitude towards the Maguuma centaurs was not, as those centaurs had been nothing but friendly and had viewed the Sylvari race as a whole to be kindred spirits due to their shared connection to Ventari's teachings.
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: [[spoiler:Eir should have known better than to stop to help a noble of the Nightmare Court...]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:When she is freed by the Pact Commander from a prison camp along with Eir and flees from the Mordrem, she stabs Eir to ensure her escape, leaving her as a distraction. However, this backfires when Eir repays her in kind, causing her to stumble and allowing the Mordrem to abduct her.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:She meets her final end in the penultimate chapter of Heart of Thorns.]]
* RedRightHand: Her left hand is distorted and covered in thorns from taking in a deadly poison to cure Caithe (from a poison she had inflicted Caithe with in the first place).
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: A variation. Unlike most examples of this trope, Faolain was already evil, and just happens to be A) too proud to submit to an Elder Dragon [[MoreThanMindControl voluntarily]] and B) ChaoticEvil as she is [[OrderVersusChaos ideologically]] opposed to [[LawfulEvil Mordremoth]]. As such, [[spoiler:it forcibly transforms her into a gigantic vinetooth that embraces Mordremoth entirely.]]
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:When she and Eir were trying to escape from Mordremoth, a vine pinned her down and trapped her. Eir, apparently mistaking the situation for an EnemyMine, stopped to pull her free, only for Faolain to stab her with a long daggerlike thorn. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard This came back to bite her immediately,]] though, as Eir pulled the thorn out and threw it into Faolain's back, causing her to fall and be caught by the vines.]]
* {{Yandere}}: For Caithe.

!!Riannoc
A Firstborn armed with the legendary sword Caladbolg, he was sent to destroy the lich Mazdak the Accursed but never returned. He died saving a cowardly human named Waine, who then stole the blade and used its power to become champion of a brawling ring. With the help of the three orders of Tyria, the hero traces his footsteps, claims Caladbolg and slays the lich, fulfilling Riannoc's mission.

* {{BFS}}: Caladbolg.
* CoolSword: Caladbolg.
* NamedWeapons: Caladbolg.
* PublicDomainArtifact: Caladbolg, which you get to wield for the defeat of Mazdak.
** At a later stage in the storyline, the sylvari Trahearne will eventually inherit Caladbolg.

!!Sieran
An Elementalist with the Durmand Priory, she acts as your mentor through the Priory's story branch. Cheerful, energetic, and always ready for any kind of adventure, she'll drag the player with her through anything she deems interesting enough to look into.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: While some members of the Priory fuddle about with things like research, study, or even just [[ItBelongsInAMuseum storing artifacts]], Sieran brings a fresh recruit through an abandoned dwarf tomb, jury-rigs a containment device from old unused historical artifacts, and royally pisses off her superior.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite her childish energy, curiosity, and recklessness, she's an absolutely brilliant scholar and mage who always manages to make amazing discoveries and inventions, much to [[DaChief her superior]]'s eternal frustration.
* CatchPhrase: She always says a cheerful "Cherry!" whenever she gets happy or excited.
* DitzyGenius: Magister Sieran is highly intelligent, as her high rank in the Priory would suggest. She's also capable of being a complete airhead.
* GenkiGirl: Her natural curiosity and enthusiasm as a Sylvari about the world around her makes her an excellent fit for being a Priory explorer, not to mention how excited any kind of discovery makes her.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:She stays behind to hold off the undead to give you time to escape and warn the world about their threat.]]
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:At Claw Island.]]


!!Killeen
A Sylvari born in the cycle of Night, and a member of the group that retrieved the Claw of Khan-Ur from Ascalon. [[spoiler:Sadly, she didn't make it to Ascalon, since she died helping Gullik when he foolishly attacked a Branded monster.]]

* KilledOffForReal
* {{Necromancer}}

!Personal-story only

!!Tiachren and Ysvelta
Player characters who chose the Shield of the Moon as part of their Dream will encounter Tiachren, the Sylvari known as the Knight of the Moon. After curing him from Nightmare Court poisoning, he enlists the hero to help him rescue his love Ysvelta from their clutches. [[spoiler:However, he is too late to stop Ysvelta's corruption by the Nightmare, and in his desperation runs off to try and change her back. Should the hero accompany Tiachren, he fails to restore Ysvelta and regretfully kills her. If the player does not follow him, he is twisted by the Nightmare as well and dies alongside Ysvelta in their assault on the Pale Tree.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Ysvelta for Tiachren. You'll see this if you choose to accompany him in his last attempt to get her back to the Dream.

!!Carys and Tegwen
Wardens of the village of Annwen, Carys calls on the hero to help find her mentor and girlfriend, Tegwen. After rescuing her from Krait jailors, the pair continue their mission to retrieve a mirror originating from the dragon-cursed lands of Orr. The mirror's curse pulls Tegwen into the nightmarish province, but with either the Pale Tree's magic or Asuran technology, the hero and Carys open a portal into Orr and rescue Tegwen once more.

Depending on your order, Carys and Tegwen may also be recruited to assist you in the [[spoiler: retaking of Claw Island]].

* ActionGirl: Carys.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Tegwen is the intelligent scholar, Carys is the strong and [[DumbMuscle not so intelligent]] warrior.
* BreakTheCutie: Tegwen gets really shaken up after a MagicMirror transports her to Orr.
* CuteBruiser: Carys has a childish demeanor, and as a Sylvari, a not-all-that noticeable build. But she lays the smack down with a big ol' warhammer.
* TheDitz: Carys is strong, brave, and devoted. She's just not very bright.
* DropTheHammer: Carys' weapon of choice.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:If the player opts to escort the tanks on Orr, Tegwen stays behind in a temple to set off a bomb with a significantly shortened timer, knowing full well she won't have enough time to get to safety before it goes off.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Carys. When Tegwen is captured by Krait slavers, she and the PlayerCharacter agree to meet nearby to make their battle plan. The mission begins with her charging ahead, much to the latter's annoyance.
-->'''Player Character:''' You were supposed to ''wait''. Rushing off like that could have gotten you captured or killed. What were you thinking?
-->'''Carys:''' Thinking? I was thinking I should wait. Then I stopped thinking that because there were Krait.
* TookALevelInBadass: Tegwen hardens up after her early experience in Orr and goes on to form the Pale Reavers, a squad of Sylvari that specialize in scouting Dragon-corrupted territories.

!!Gavin
If the player character chooses the White Stag option of the Dream, they later meet Gavin in a Risen-filled cavern while hunting for the stag. Gavin will accompany the player character throughout the hunt for the stag, but when they find the stag, Gavin reveals himself to be a member of the Nightmare Court. He counts you as a friend throughout the story, and is quite friendly, complimentary and encouraging, even during your duel. He is last seen on the assault on the Pale Tree, having challenged the player character to an honorable duel: the winner keeps the White Stag, the loser dies. He loses, comforted in his last moments by the knowledge that he will be remembered in the Dream.

* AffablyEvil: Despite being intent on corrupting the Pale Tree and the Dream, he seems genuinely regretful that he has to kill the player character, and constantly considers them a friend. He also spends most of the duel enthusiastically complimenting the player character's skill.
* BadassInDistress: When you meet him, he's badly injured, having been overrun by undead beings in a cave. And as you learn later, he's not bad in a fight, and is actually a member of the brutal Nightmare Court.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: After losing the duel with the player character, Gavin says nothing other than that he will be remembered in the Dream, and dies quietly.
* TheFettered: Despite being a member of the Nightmare Court, which murders anyone they happen across, kidnaps and tortures other Sylvari, and kicks puppies, Gavin still has a sense of honor and fair play.
* FriendlyEnemy: Considers the player character to be a friend till the end, and mourns the necessity of killing them after they refuse to join the Nightmare Court.
* NobleDemon: Perhaps. He seems to hold on to the Sylvari ideals of honor and good deals, even if he's helping a completely deranged cause. He refuses to stab the player in the back, apologizes for the behavior of another courtier, and honorably duels the player character.
* SuicideByCop: One interpretation of his insistence on a duel to the death. Considering the other most likely possibilities were death by Faolain (for failing to recover the stag) or death by Caithe (who had already shown she wouldn't let a member of the Nightmare Court walk away, no matter what promises were made), going out quickly in an honorable duel to someone he respected was the best option.
* TokenGoodTeammate: By far the most pleasant and decent member of the Nightmare Court in the entire game, and one of only a bare handful that are ever ''not'' antagonistic, even if only for a while.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers the player the chance to join the Nightmare Court, stating that their actions will surely earn them a knighthood.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Gavin seems to represent the part of the Nightmare Court that sincerely believes that they're doing the right thing, and aren't just in it because they're crazy or ForTheEvulz. He wants to free the Sylvari from the morals forced upon them by the Tablet, so that they will be free to choose their own paths. If only he wasn't kicking puppies and torturing people to do it...

!!Bercilak
If the player chooses the Green Knight option of the Dream, they meet Bercilak, an arrogant member of the Nightmare Court who challenges young, untrained Sylvari to duels and inevitably kills them, as his armor makes him invulnerable. After investigating the workshop where it was forged, the player learns that it only works if he's wearing every piece, and can choose whether to rescue the smith (kidnapped by the Nightmare Court) or join forces with the object of his affections, Gairwen, to finally defeat him.

* AchillesHeel: His armor only works if he's wearing every piece.
** Alternately, you can smash him to death with the smith's hammer.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* MurderTheHypotenuse: He killed Gairwen's boyfriend Evart.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Leaving the player character alive after their first fight allows them to discover the secret of his armor and kill him.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Gairwen.

!!Malyck
An amnesiac Sylvari encountered when the player chooses "Where Life Goes" as the most important of Ventari's teachings. He is pursued by the Nightmare Court, who believe he is instrumental to the Pale Tree's downfall. The end of the arc reveals that [[spoiler: he was born to a sister of the Pale Tree.]]

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:To discover his birthplace and keep the Nightmare Court from knowing his origins.]]
* EasyAmnesia: He had some sort of traumatic injury before meeting the player character, and can't remember anything.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His tree is to the west, in the Magus Falls region of the jungle. What else is there? Mordremoth. And much later, [=ArenaNet=] added a 'Harbinger of Mordremoth' costume to the online store...]]
* [[spoiler: PutOnABus/AbortedArc: Despite Mordremoth being in the Heart of Maguuma and there being ''plenty of Mordrem, we're never given any hint whatsoever that they're Malyck and his people.]]

!!Occam
A renowned armorsmith, known for making Bercilak's armor (against his will), and later on for providing the Pact with equipment.

* TheBlacksmith
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[[folder: Living Story Content]]
!Aetherblades
The Aetherblades are a group of SkyPirates introduced during the Dragon Bash event and assassinated one of the Lion's Arch council members as an attempt to place one of their members in the council. They are allied with the Inquest and have stolen three of the Pact's airships.

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Sort of. When compared to other pirates, their own clothing looks considerably fancier.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Subverted. Most of their plans often fail miserably plot-wise. However, gameplay-wise, they are relatively difficult to fight in large groups.
* JustForPun: The name of the group, the Aetherblades, are based of two words "aether" (which means "upper sky" in classic Greek mythology) and "blade" (since most Pirates have a sword as their weapon of choice, noticeably the rapier).
* LightIsNotGood
* PsychoforHire: They mostly work for money ''and'' want to cause a lot of chaos throughout Tyria.
* ShockAndAwe[=/=]BlowYouAway: Their members use a lot of electric and wind related skills.
* SkyPirates
* {{Steampunk}}: Their clothing style falls into this.

!!Scarlet Briar
The BigBad of most of the first season of the Living Story and true leader of the Aetherblades, as well as the mastermind behind the Molten and Toxic Alliances. She was responsible for the assassination[=/=]kidnapping attempt of Queen Jennah during the Closing Ceremony of the Queen's Gauntlet and several Clockwork attacks throughout Tyria. She ultimately met her end during the Battle for Lion's Arch, but not before she managed to redirect ley lines under the city to awaken the Elder Dragon Mordremoth; who turned out to have been manipulating her actions for its benefit all along.

* AxCrazy: She is ''clearly'' mentally unstable.
* TheBadGuyWins: While getting killed was never part of her plan, she nevertheless succeeds in awakening Mordremoth.
* BigBad: The main villain in the first season of the Living Story.
* CharacterDevelopment: Got some much needed character development at the onset of the Origins of Madness update, where it's revealed that an unknown abomination (later confirmed to be the Elder Dragon Mordremoth) tormented her prior to her becoming full-out insane.
* DeadpanSnarker: Have some shades of this.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when she's been defeated, she continues to fight back in a manner similar to the PlayerCharacter's downed state.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She FLIPS when Kasmeer begins taunting her with her true name, Ceara, giving the PlayerCharacter the opening they need to put her down for good.
* DrivenToMadness: It's revealed that the cause of her insanity is something from the forests that has been whispering to her in her dreams, driving her insane. It's later revealed that said something was the Elder Dragon Mordremoth, who corrupted her while in Omadd's machine.
* EvilBrit: Like all sylvari, she sports a fancy British accent.
** FakeBrit: Her voice actress is Creator/TaraStrong, a Canadian-born American.
* EvilGenius: She managed to study at all three of the Asuran colleges and earned advanced engineering degrees in all three, which can explain her twisted Clockwork creations. The Gates of Maguuma Living Story release reveals that before becoming Mordremoth's minion, she was less intelligent than she later became as a result of Mordremoth's ideas (which she claims were stolen from her despite it being clear that it's the other way round).
* EvilRedhead: Has some shockingly bright red leaves on her head.
* FemmeFatale
* ForTheEvulz: Why she did all of this? Because it's "fun." Of course, it turns out she does have an ulterior motive: Waking the Elder Dragon Mordremoth.
* HiddenVillain: She didn't reveal herself until the queen's jubilee, although there were hints of her involvement during earlier conflicts in the first half of Living World season 1.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Attempted to do this with Queen Jennah and later on Lord Faren ''by cooking him''.
* LegionOfDoom: Managed to form an alliance between the Molten Alliance, the Toxic Alliance and the Aetherblades for the record.
** The former two ''already'' being alliances between two disparate groups each, formed by her.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain[=/=]VocalEvolution: She acts fairly childish and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRkXj6kgUHI speaks with a very high-pitched tone]] in ''Clockwork Chaos'', ''Twilight Assault'' and ''Nightmare Incarnate''; from ''Origins of Madness'' on, however, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKs5vCX7Z8 her voice becomes deeper and more restrained]] as she gets more serious.
* PsychopathicManchild: She seemingly has the mentality of a young child and wants to have a lot of "fun." Mind you, her definition of "fun" involves attempting to kidnap[=/=]assassinate Queen Jennah, sending her Clockwork minions to terrorize everyone in Tyria, making the Crown Pavillion her own twisted "playhouse," and even ''attempting to make a stew'' out of Lord Faren.
* VillainousBreakdown: During the invasion events (and if you manage to bring her health down by a large amount), she'll show signs of ''more'' mental instability (such as asking the player if you want to "play" with her).
** Has an even bigger one after weakening her through destroying her Ultraviolet Hologram. Her desperation to awaken "Tyria's new master" Mordremoth becomes ''extremely'' apparent.

!!Captain Mai Trin
A medic who tried to revive a Charr representative during the Aetherblade attack on the Dragon Bash festival, but failed. She is later revealed to be one of the main leaders of the Aetherblades, and was hoping to grab a seat in the Lion's Arch council. Later captured and held in prison at Fort Marriner.

* AchillesHeel: She has NighInvulnerability armor during the boss fight. The only way to destroy that armor is by using her right-hand man's electric rounds. This is relatively difficult to achieve, though.
* TheDragon: To Scarlet.
* LightningBruiser: Not only is she durable, but she deals a lot of DPS hurt with her bleeding attacks as well.
* [[TheButlerDidIt The Medic Did It]]
* TheMole
* RoyalRapier: Not a royal, but a rapier is her preferred weapon.

!!First Mate Horrik
Mai Trin's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].

* ArmCannon: The shoulder-mounted kind.
* TheBerserker: If Mai Trin is defeated, he goes into a Frenzy.
* TheBrute
* TheDragon
* EasterEgg: There is a special Easter Egg if you use the /bow emote on him (you also get an achievement that way).
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If he never fired off his electric rounds, Mai Trin would be completely invincible.

!Allies and others

!!Captain Ellen Kiel
A former Lionsguard inspector who headed the investigation against the sudden threat of the Aetherblades. She is currently the newest member of the Captain's Council in Lion's Arch, after narrowly beating out Evon Gnashblade in an election.

* ActionGirl: Even after becoming a part of the council, it's not uncommon to see her fighting on the front lines against whatever threat Lion's Arch is facing at the moment.
* AscendedExtra: Formerly a minor NPC from the Lost Shores release, she has played a crucial role in most of the recent Living Story releases.
* TheCassandra: The rest of the Captain's Council didn't believe her when she tried to warn them of Scarlet's imminent full-scale assault on the city. Guess what happened shortly after?
* TheRival: To Evon Gnashblade, ever since the two of them competed for a seat on the Captain's Council.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight

!!Hero-Tron
A long-suffering golem from the Consortium who goes through many name changes.

* AintTooProudToBeg: He even has a "Begging Subroutine".
* BreakoutCharacter: Started off as a just some minor comic relief in the Secret of Southsun event, but quickly gained popularity among both the writers and fans.
* ButtMonkey: He suffers with every Living Story segment. First he loses his job with the Consortium and has to resort to begging in the streets. Then he gets captured by Scarlet, is accused by the Seraph of serving her, is forced into community service as a result, and gets tracked by them when he flees to the Vigil to help with the wounded.
* ClearMyName: When he's accused of being Scarlet's minion, he goes through great lengths to prove otherwise.
* TheComicallySerious: Always speaks in a MachineMonotone due to being a golem, regardless of the ridiculous situations he gets stuck in.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's described as having a sarcastic tone.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: He's been moving from job to job ever since the Southsun gig fell through.
* {{Jerkass}}: Started off this way as Job-o-Tron, where he arrogantly bullied refugees into working with the Consortium on Southsun Cove. He's gotten a huge dose of the HumblePie since then.
* SitcomArchnemesis: With a minstrel named Marcello [=DiGiacomo=]. During his Hobo-Tron days, the two constantly fought for a corner to beg on.
* TookALevelInBadass: During the Battle for Lion's Arch, he gets an Energy Amplifier and a Combat Chassis from Evon Gnashblade, both of which allow him to heal the fallen right in the battlefield. He even goes so far as to revive fallen players in the final fight against Scarlet. However, this decision later comes back to haunt him when Evon comes to collect his debt and blackmails the golem, who now calls himself Hero-Tron, to spy on the Captain's Council for him.

!!Master of Peace
The leader of the Zephyrites.

* CoolAirship: The Zephyrites fly around on airships, powered by Glint's magical crystals.
* CoolOldGuy: He's old, but surprisingly sturdy, and dedicated to the Zephyrite cause.
* EggMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He's carrying Glint's egg and protecting it from the dragons. Why he's going ''towards'' the Maguuma Jungle, where Mordremoth is, is a mystery yet unrevealed.]]
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He is eventually caught by Mordremoth's minions and fatally injured, but saved by the player and their companions. He tries to give over the egg to them, but Caithe steals the egg first.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He is fatally injured protecting Glint's egg, and dies as Caithe steals it away.]]
* PursuedProtagonist: Mordremoth's minions chase him relentlessly [[spoiler:because he is carrying Glint's last egg]].

!!Belinda Delaqua
Marjory's sister and a Seraph soldier introduced in the Epilogue of the first Living Story.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: A Nodachi, actually. She wields one (a weapon skin that was initially exclusive to her, but was eventually put for purchase in the gem store).
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler: Belinda [[TakeUpMySword takes up the family blade]], and Belinda imbues her soul into the blade.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Introduced at the end of the First Season of the Living Story, only to die very early, and rather horribly, in the Second Season to add character development for her sister Marjory.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Present for all of three total episodes before getting killed off at Fort Salma, and even then she was only a side character with little to no screen time.]]

!!Wynne
A Sylvari of the Cycle of Night, and one of the Firstborn introduced during Living World season 2 flashbacks. She discovered the truth behind the Sylvari's dark origins through the Dream and tried to keep it a secret from the rest of her kind. However, she caught the interest of Faolain - who wished to learn what she was hiding - and who took Caithe with her on that mission, culminating in a tragic encounter between the three which would lead both Caithe and Faolain on their respective, diverging paths in the present day.
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* BenevolentBoss: Unlike many of her fellow Firstborn, Wynne doesn't want to call the younger generation of Sylvari the Secondborn and thus put authoritative distance between their generations; she prefers the term Newly Awakened instead.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Shown to be wise, caring, and pacifistic. Because of her good nature, the wary Maguuma centaurs become trusting of her and other Sylvari and are willing to share their knowledge.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:When Faolain threatens to torture Wynne to get the secret she carries out of her, Wynne pleads Caithe to kill her because she doesn't want to endure torture at the hands of a fellow Firstborn. Caithe complies and takes Wynne's burden for herself.]]
* SecretKeeper: She learns from the Dream that [[spoiler:the Sylvari are in fact minions of Mordremoth and thus meant to serve the dragon]]. The secret is so devastating that she and the Pale Tree decide to keep it from the rest of the Sylvari, but their secretiveness also draws Faolain's obsessive attention on Wynne with fateful results.

!![[spoiler:Lazarus]]
One of the Mursaat, an enigmatic race who manipulated humanity and the White Mantle in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' but disappeared from Tyria. He makes his return in Season 3 of the Living World, splintering the reformed White Mantle and promising his allegiance against the Elder Dragons. [[spoiler:However, Episode 4 reveals that Caudecus had sabotaged his resurrection ritual, which means the being calling itself "Lazarus" may not be entirely truthful about their identity or schemes.]]

[[spoiler:For his impostor's true identity, see Balthazar.]]
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* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: The REAL Lazarus is resurrected in the last instance of the Season 3 Finale... only to be killed off immediately after.]]
* BackFromTheDead: It may be centuries later, but he's returned.
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: He is the final boss of Season 3 of the Living World Story.]]
* LastOfHisKind: At least, so we believe. He hasn't shown any feelings towards this one way or the other. [[spoiler:The Eye of Janthir's disintegration after Lazarus' death confirms that he was truly the last of the Mursaat.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: For those who keep abreast of Guild Wars lore, his name is well-known and long-awaited.

!White Mantle
Re-introduced into ''Guild Wars 2'' during the raid storyline and Living World Season 3. The White Mantle was once the leading organisation of Kryta, but were overthrown after their corruption and fanatical devotion to the mursaat were uncovered. Though defeated the White Mantle continued to operate in secret, and aim to both retake the throne of Kryta, and resurrect their masters.
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* TheCorruption: Liberally empowers its members and allies with bloodstone magic. Side effects may include a mild case of RedEyesTakeWarning, insanity, and mutating into abominations.
* LightIsNotGood: Their uniform is comprised of regal red, white and gold.

!Aurene
Glint's second scion/daughter, Aurene is a young dragon said to play an important role in the times to come. The Player Character is tasked with protecting Aurene as her champion, while also teaching the young dragon about life.
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* BadassAdorable: She may be an adorable hatchling, but she's still capable of being ferocious if provoked. Just ask [[spoiler:Balthazar]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Primarily blue in color, and she is one of the few living dragons (if not the only one) aligned with the good guys. [[spoiler:After her growth, she gets to show her heroic side by fighting evil and protecting those who need it.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She did not take her elder brother Vlast's death well. Later on, she senses the Commander's death and tries to save them from it, still shakened by her brother's death, only to fail and watch what essentially was her parent get slain.]]
* CompleteImmortality: [[spoiler:Thanks to her eating Palawa Joko, she absorbed his lich magic, allowing her to become immortal and cheat the death she foresaw in her visions.]]
* DisneyDeath [[spoiler:She seemingly dies when Kralkatorrik fires his breath at her point-blank, covering her body in crystals and impaling her through the heart. It turned out she wasn't killed thanks to Palawa Joko's magic, which made her immortal, but was left [[AndIMustScream immobile and unable to heal her body]] until the crystal was removed. She can also [[TalkingAnimals talk]] now.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Orphaned, considering that Glint had died many years before she was born. However, she was happily taken in by the Exalted and even has a new ParentalSubstitute, the Commander.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/aurene Has her own theme]], aptly called Aurene.
* LikeASonToMe: Not son, but daughter. It's already pretty clear that the Commander acts like Aurene's parent, but apparently this feeling is completely mutual. Rytlock confirms in Requiem that the Commander saw Aurene like their daughter. To some lesser extent, Caithe did too.
* LivingMacGuffin: Because of Aurene's role in the Elder Dragon crisis, she's important for Tyria's future.
* {{Seers}}: Like her mother, Aurene possess the power to see into the future. She can even provide visions to others.
* TeamPet: To Dragon's Watch, though she probably wouldn't appreciate being called a pet.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:After absorbing some of Balthazar's magic, Aurene grows big and strong enough to combat Branded minions. She then takes ''another'' level after taking in Kralkatorrik's magic, and is able to help bring the Commander back from the brink of death during the Icebrood Saga.]]

[[folder: Spoiler Character '''(Warning: Living Story Season 3 Spoilers)''']]
!!Balthazar
The Human God of War and Fire makes a physical return to Tyria in the penultimate episode of Season 3 as an antagonist and the true identity impersonating "Lazarus".
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* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: [[spoiler:The battlefield for the final battle is perfectly fitting and amazing, as the arena is surrounded by an entire endless sea of fire with Kralkatorrik itself as a spectator. The God of Fire couldn't ask for a better place to duel to the death.]]
* BigBad: Of Living Story Season 3 and the ''Path of Fire'' expansion.
* BloodKnight: Why he refused to leave Tyria. Unlike the other gods, he actively wanted to fight the elder dragons and not run away from them or back down from challenging them.
* EvilCounterpart: In a sense, to the Commander. They're both immensely resourceful (The Commander has the support of the Pact, Destiny's Edge and Dragon's Watch and more behind them, while Balthazar has an army of mercenaries during the Living Story and the Forged in ''Path of Fire'') and they're both more than capable of taking on armies. They also both get the better of [[spoiler:Palawa Joko, Balthazar by betraying and trapping him, the Commander by leaving him behind and taking control of Joko's own army]], and they both oppose the Elder Dragons. However, [[spoiler:where the Commander wants to stop the Elder Dragons without putting Tyria at risk, Balthazar don't care what happens to Tyria as long as he can kill an Elder Dragon and absorb its magic]].
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: There was absolutely no indication that he was present in Tyria and although there were some vague hints that "Lazarus" wasn't who he claimed to be, the player would never have predicted that he was Balthazar.
* KillItWithFire: He's also the god of fire and primarily uses fire magic in combat. This was also a clue to his true identity as Lazarus, who was a necromancer in the original Guild Wars, also prominently uses fire magic in combat.
* [[FallenAngel Fallen God]]
* FallenHero: He used to be strongly pro-human in the original Guild Wars days, and was certainly not an antagonist. Whatever happened off-screen seems to have eliminated Balthazar's good traits, care for humanity and his sense of honor.
* FinalBossPreview: Done twice as {{Hopeless Boss Fight}}s, giving the player a good idea of how the final battle against him will be like.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He goes one step further than most by ''killing the Player Character''. The player manages to come back to life but still]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He ultimately meets his end by Sohothin, the same weapon that he re-enchanted when its fire extinguished]].
* HopelessBossFight: Your first encounter with Balthazar in ''Path of Fire'' is less of a battle and more him stomping you and your allies into the ground. The second one is even worse [[spoiler:when he actually kills you no matter how much you struggle to survive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He came to Tyria to kill the Elder Dragons and absorb their power. Balthazar dies an agonizing death as he himself is devoured by Kralkatorrik.]]
* LargeHam: The God of Fire and War pretty much devours the scenario whenever he appears.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Named "Enter the Fire God", it's played as his battle music in ''Path of Fire''. It truly gives off the feeling of dread and imminent destruction that Balthazar's presence causes in his enemies.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: After the Player Character declines his offer to become his minion, he swiftly prioritizes their death, knowing that he can't let one of the biggest threats to his plans stay alive. [[spoiler:His initial attempt was foiled by Vlast, but he succeeds when he unexpectedly ambushes the Player Character while they're all alone. While he did toy with them, it was only to draw out Aurene so that he could capture her.]]
* OneManArmy: He may have lost his divinity, but he's still a powerful fallen god of war. When he was pretending to be Lazarus, he managed to help hold back Destroyers during their assault on Aurene. In the first encounter in ''Path of Fire'', Balthazar does not hold back and easily defeats the heroes.
* PetTheDog: Despite everything, he still care for his hounds and gets not-so-subtly angry when they're defeated.
* PhysicalGod: Although his dialogue in the final instance of Episode 5 implies that he somehow lost his divinity and is significantly weaker than he should be. [[spoiler:He was stripped from his power and title by the other gods, after he refused to leave Tyria and fight the Elder Dragons by himself even though it could have cataclysmic consequences.]]
* PlayingWithFire: He's the God of Fire. Even his sword immolates the air with every swing.
* RightHandAttackDog: In lore, he is known to be accompanied by two [[HellHound fiery hounds, Temar and Tegon]]. The two hounds are also the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] of Episode 5 of Season 3
* WalkingSpoiler
* WarGod
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Path of Fire]]
!!Palawa Joko
The last Primeval King and Scourge of Vabbi, Palawa Joko is a powerful lich who rules over a large territory of Elona, notably the Desolation and Vabbi. He is the mastermind behind the Awakened undead forces who threaten northern Elona and the Player Characters.
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* AnythingThatMoves: If his harem is of any indication, he doesn't appear to be picky when it comes to races, what with it including an ogre, a harpy, and a ''Choya''.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Being EatenAlive is a terrible way to go, but if anyone deserved such a terrible death, it was Palawa Joko.]]
* BerserkButton: If the Twilight Oasis fractal reflects his personality properly, he really hates being questioned. [[SchmuckBait Just try to tell him that you want to ask him some questions in the fractal]].
* BigBadDuumvirate: Subverted. At first it may seem like that Joko will be the secondary BigBad of ''Path of Fire'', but [[spoiler:he's trapped in the Domain of the Lost, courtesy of Balthazar]].
* TheCaligula: Under Palawa Joko's rule, there are only two options. Be his loyal servant, or die. Even the former option won't save you if his minions think that you're not serious enough about your devotion to Joko.
** [[spoiler: And the reveal of Koss' fate in Daybreak proves that dying won't help either, as Joko might just bring you back and try to force his will on you anyway as punishment for defying him in life.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:The Commander]] taunted and left him behind in the [[spoiler:Domain of the Lost]] and took control of his army. Palawa Joko retaliates against this slight by [[spoiler:''threatening and invading all of Tyria'' as well as trying to get Taimi killed by suffocation.]]
* EnemyMine: Proposes an alliance with the Commander, telling them that they don't have a chance against Balthazar and the forged without his army. The Commander agree with Palawa Joko that they do need the awakened to defeat Balthazar. [[spoiler:However, they also recognize that they don't need ''Joko'' himself.]]
* FakeUltimateHero: Propaganda claims that he's the one who defeated Abaddon, Zhaitan, Mordremoth and [[spoiler:Balthazar]], all of which are blatantly untrue.
** AuthorityInNameOnly: He also claims to be the "last Primeval King", but the ghosts of the Primeval Dinasty see him as nothing but a pretender.
* FantasticRacism: In sharp contrast to his tastes when it comes to brides, his hatred towards centaurs is such he's apparently eradicated them from Elona in the 250 years since ''Nightfall''. The only traces left are the skeletons propped up in his Bone Palace.
* FauxAffablyEvil: While he cracks jokes and tries to present himself as a benevolent ruler, his actions betray him as absolutely vicious and vindictive.
* ItsAllAboutMe: And ''how''. He has statues in Kourna that constantly spout propaganda about how grateful his subjects should be to serve him through their lives and afterlives, and once attempted to publish a ''118-stanza'' poem about his greatness.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's not particularly pleasant to have a conversation with, to say the least.
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Just as he's about to say his name in full during his speech to the Commander.]] InterfaceSpoiler is averted, as the subtitles displays his dialogue in full as though he truly was about to say his intended phrase.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Oh boy. Back in Guild Wars 1, he used to be a HarmlessVillain as an ally, barely having any grip on his minions as they shambled around and was certainly more comical than dangerous back then, though still a competent necromancer. Now he has a massive army, conquered most of Elona, carried out genocides and done horrific and vile actions to characters such as [[spoiler:Tahlkora]] and [[spoiler:Koss]].
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Plans to recreate the Scarab Plague that decimated Elona, but with all of Tyria as the target.]]
* OurLichesAreDifferent: He's a long-lived necromancer with an army of his own.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Killing him won't keep him down for long, as he is empowered by magic that resurrects him whenever he dies. [[spoiler:He ultimately loses it along with his life when a dragon literally eats the magic out of him.]]
* {{Revenge}}: In Living World Season 4, he seeks to exact revenge upon [[spoiler:the Commander]] for leaving him behind in [[spoiler:the Domain of the Lost]] and taking control of his army.
* SorcerousOverlord: He's a powerful necromancer who rules over a considerable amount of Elona with an iron fist and a massive army of undead minions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He delivers one to [[spoiler:the Commander after getting back up after being seemingly slain. It is... Decisively, and more ''thoroughly'' fatally, interrupted by Aurene.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Thanks to heavy indoctrination and propaganda, the people of Vabbi believe Palawa Joko to be a benevolent and noble king, to the point they view "awakening" as an honor.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As the Commander leaves Palawa Joko behind in the Domain of the Lost, he is reduced to howling curses at them and swearing revenge]].
* WomanScorned: Does ''not'' take it well when the Commander rejects his EnemyMine offer, and a great deal of his insults afterward treat it like a ''romantic'' rejection.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Not only do his minions kidnap Taimi, but he also gets Awakened Inquest to seal her inside Scruffy 2.0 and set it to suffocate her to hurt the Commander.]]

!!Herald of Balthazar

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* ArcVillain: She takes on the role as the antagonist during Act I, fighting you several times during it. She's eventually defeated as the final challenge in ''The Sacrifice''.
* DarkActionGirl: She's the champion and a commander of the Forged, and one of their deadliest.
* TheDragon: To Balthazar.
* DropTheHammer: She wields a warhammer as her main weapon. [[spoiler:Which serves as a hint to her true identity.]]
* DyingAsYourself: In her final moments, [[spoiler: Devona's mind becomes her own again and she begs the Commander to kill her god.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:It's implied that she's Devona, a henchman back in the original game.]]
* KickTheDog: She has no qualms attacking and killing defenseless villagers in the middle of her battles just to hurt the Commander.
* NotSoDifferent: Claims this of the Pact Commander during their first encounter, describing herself as having noble intentions [[TrappedInVillainy until Balthazar made her one of his Forged.]] [[spoiler:In her dying moments she pleads the Commander to stop him.]]

!!Archon Iberu

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* BadBoss: He is willing to sacrifice his own minions to save his own skin.
* FaceHeelTurn: Iberu was once a sunspear who opposed Palawa Joko, but was converted to serve the Lich King.
* FallenHero: As mentioned above, Iberu used to be a sunspear.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons Awakened minions to help him and act as bodies to drain life from.
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler:On the receiving end of this, courtesy of the Commander]].
* LifeDrain: Can restore his own health by draining his minions of life.
* TokenHuman: Sort of. The Awakened are undead, but Archon Iberu stands out by still being alive while occupying a high-ranking position. [[spoiler:This may be one of the reasons why it's easy for the commander to impersonate him.]]

!!Shadows Agent Kito
An agent of the Order of Shadows, Kito is a NPC ally who's been helping the Commander out during ''Path of Fire'' and Living Story Season 4.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: He's a member of the Order of Shadows, dresses mostly in black and do seem shady at times, but not only do he genuinely want to help people whenever possible, he's been a valuable ally for the Commander during their time in Elona.
* TheSneakyGuy: He is practically invisible when the situation calls for stealth. Plus, he wouldn't be a Shadows Agent if he wasn't sneaky.

!!Vlast (aka Gleam)

The first scion of Glint, and Aurene's older brother.
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* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: As revealed in one of his memory crystals, he felt so burdened by his fate of continuing Glint's work that he comes to consider death as a way to finally escape...which would partially explain his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: [[spoiler: Determined to follow his mother, Glint, and carry on her legacy, but is bitter and jaded due to his isolated upbringing.]]
* MaddenIntoMisanthropy: [[spoiler: As the child of Glint, Vlast was groomed by both the Exalted and the Forgotten as TheChosenOne to continue her legacy. However, Vlast found their care smothering, and they raised him in total isolation instead of having him socialize with the races of Tyria like Glint did, a mistake they realized too late. As a result, while Vlast still follows his duty, he has grown a bitter and angry soul, unable to connect with anyone and wishing he was free of his destiny.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: While he is physically encountered, The Commander doesn't get to actually know Vlast's backstory and personality until after he's dead, by means memory crystals he left behind.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Fights and tears through the Branded out of vengeance against Kralkatorrik for killing his mother, Glint.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Barely gets a minute of screentime before he performs a HeroicSacrifice to save the Pact Commander from being killed by Balthazar.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Pact]]

!!Trahearne
A Firstborn, Necromancer, and Warden of the Grove. His Wyld Hunt is to cure the land of Orr from its corruption by the Elder Dragons, a task he believes he cannot see through. Sylvari characters may encounter him in various scenarios within their racial storyline.

Regardless of race, all characters will eventually make Trahearne's acquaintance and have him join them as their traveling companion after their order's mentor dies gloriously at the Battle of Claw Island, buying time for the player character to escape with the remnants of the Lionguard garrison. In one of the following personal-story events, the character and Trahearne go on a vision quest into the heart of Orr, mentored by the Avatar of the Pale Tree. As the pair journey through this dream of Orr, they encounter visions of a united Pact of the three Tyrian orders, led by Trahearne. To encourage him to make this dream become reality, the Pale Tree gives Trahearne the legendary Sylvari blade Caladbolg.

* BadassBookworm: A studious Valiant who spent his life studying the history of Orre, while also using his knowledge to help cleanse the land as leader of the Pact.
* {{BFS}}: Is given the greatsword Caladbolg by the Pale Tree.
* BigGood: As the leader of the Pact, he's in charge of the war effort against Zhaitan and is responsible for beginning the cleansing of Orr.
* ChekhovsGunman: For sylvari player characters, who meet him at a relatively early point in the personal story.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Being a necromancer doesn't stop him from being one of the kindest and most heroic characters in the game.
* TheDeterminator: Pretty much required for a Pact Marshal, though in particular [[spoiler:resisting Mordremoth for an unspecified amount of time and providing an opportunity to kill it, despite being imprisoned at the Dragon's heart at the time.]]
* DistressedDude: After [[spoiler:his capture by Mordremoth]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Begs the Commander to kill him so the last seed of Mordremoth, implanted in his mind, can be destroyed.]]
* HeroicWillpower: Only the strong-willed sylvari could resist Mordremoth's call. [[spoiler:The fact that he wasn't fully transformed like Faolain was when we finally catch up to him speaks volumes to his character.]]
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Shares a bond with the Commander, but does not join them on missions outside the Pact.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The instrumental version of 'Fear Not This Night'. It plays when he [[spoiler:cleanses Orr]] and, [[spoiler:tragically, when he asks for Caladbolg to be brought to him, so he can be killed]].
* MagicKnight: After being given Caladbolg.
* {{Necromancer}}: The most prominent Necromancer you come across in the personal story.
* NiceGuy: He's one of the most consistently friendly characters in the game, supportive of and helpful to the Commander. [[spoiler:So much that one of the biggest clues that something's not right in one possible story mission is that "Trahearne" is being uncharacterically rude against the Commander.]]
* PhlebotinumRebel: [[spoiler:Being corrupted by Mordremoth allows Trahearne to provide the Commander with a means of defeating the Elder Dragon.]]
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:Though he keeps his own mind until the very end, when the Commander finds him, he is partially transformed.]]
* TheStoic: He's very soft-spoken.

!!Laranthir of the Wild
A secondborn Sylvari, Grand Warmaster of the Vigil, and the current leader of the Pale Reavers. Laranthir has been a very prominent and visible member of the Pact since its inception.
* FrontlineGeneral: Although he's a very high rank in both the Vigil and the Pact, he's more commonly seen out in the field than anywhere else.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He explains in the Vigil Keep that, since he's been unsuccessful in finding love, he would instead serve the Vigil as if it were his beloved.
-->'''Laranthir''': You're very lucky to have this opportunity. Adventure, travel... love. Would that I could find the same.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Despite being Almorra's chosen successor, he's nowhere to be found during the Icebrood Saga. Jhavi makes a point of how she hasn't been able to reach him and she's worried about her interim position becoming permanent.]]
* YouAreInCommandNow: He's the one calling the shots when the Dragon's Stand Meta event is going on, [[spoiler:partially because most of the Pact leadership at that point are either dead or MIA. The Commander also assigns him to lead the Pale Reavers this way.]]
** He is also slated to take command of the Vigil in the event of General Soulkeeper's death. [[spoiler:In light of Almorra's death, he will presumably take command of the Vigil.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder: Charr]]
!Leadership and heroes

!!Bangar Ruinbringer
Imperator of the Blood Legion, and Rytlock's superior.

* AllForNothing: All that death, all that subterfuge, all that alienating everyone around him, and [[spoiler: Jormag effectively double-crosses him by not only making ''Ryland'' its new Champion, but relegating ''him'' to the role of its new [[MouthOfSauron Voice]], effectively turning him into a glorified intercom box.]]
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: This was more or less Bangar's original plan in the Icebrood Saga. [[spoiler:Beat the Commander's Elder Dragon by snagging one of his own. Not only does this completely backfire on him, but it goes so poorly that the heroes are forced to essentially fulfill his original paranoia by doing their own version of his plan in order to fight the dragon that ''he'' unleashed]].
* BerserkButton: He has quite a few, but implying that his hateful views ruined his family and those he took an interest in is a big one.
* FantasticRacism: To say that he's not fond of humans would be an understatement. He strongly hates humans, and the only reason he signed the ceasefire agreement with them is because he didn't want to risk a civil war with the Ash and Iron legions. Eventually this extends to ''anyone'' not Charr, as he indiscriminately has Norn and Tengu slaughtered as well because they ''might'' be enemies.
* TheGhost: For seven years until his debut in the Bound by Blood prologue for the Icebrood Saga, he was mentioned but not seen.
** Rytlock at one point mentions he stole Iron Legion cannons and ''aimed them at the Black Citadel'', which might have something to do with it.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Bangar's plan to take control of Jormag as his own personal Elder Dragon leads directly into Jormag taking control of ''him'']].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Is fully convinced that every loathsome action he's undertaken is for the sake of keeping the Charr race alive, and even says as much to [[spoiler: Almorra]].
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: While the most heavily converted of the Frost Legion started dropping dead almost immediately after Jormag's defeat, Bangar somehow survives to be hospitalized, though he's said to be in ''really'' bad shape and not expected to last long.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: Somewhere deep in his shriveled husk of a heart, he wants Almorra back. However, [[spoiler: her telling him off one last time is enough for him to kill her.]]
* WrongAssumption: Bangar is convinced that the Commander has wrangled an Elder Dragon to be their personal weapon of mass destruction and wants one of his own to keep up in the arms race. He [[EvilCannotComprehendGood cannot comprehend]] that [[spoiler:Aurene]] works with the Commander ''willingly'' because they're both heroes.

!!Bhuer Goreblade
Tribune of the Iron Legion.

* DaChief: Leads the Adamant Guard, the police force of the Black Citadel.
* FourStarBadass: As a tribune, he is second only to an imperator.
* GeniusSlob: He is a very smart inventor, but is so disorganized that he needs his aide-de-camp Erracus the Wise to sort his stuff. The two have occasional dialog with Bhuer asking where his screwdriver is with Erracus responding in a [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan]] tone.

!!Malice Swordshadow
Imperator of the Ash Legion.

* CloakAndDagger: The specialty of the Ash Legion, but she's particularly good at it.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly directed towards Smodur and Bangar, though Rytlock and even the Commander get a few jabs sent their way, too.
* TheGhost: For seven years until her debut in the Bound by Blood prologue for the Icebrood Saga, she was mentioned but not seen.
* TheSpymaster

!!Smodur the Unflinching
Imperator of the Iron Legion and de-facto ruler of the Black Citadel.

* AbortedArc / WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He sends your charr character a mail that he'll keep observing your progress... yet it's Rytlock who keeps tabs on your character.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Eventually falls to this due to Bangar's attempt at a coup. He [[spoiler: uses a ''Searing crystal'' against the Dominionists and kills Ryland's captured second in command during a parley attempt]], actions no one would have expected of him before. [[spoiler: This gets him killed by Ryland.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the second season of the Living Story, he is the racial leader who takes the least amount of convincing to attend the summit and has the most valid reason to be hesitant (a direct and persistent threat to his lands). Even when the attempt to solve the issue fails he goes with his word, while being supportive of Rox. Unfortunately, he quickly loses this quality when Bangar kicks off a civil war.


!!Torga Desertgrave
Tribune of the Ash Legion.

* FourStarBadass: As a tribune, she is second only to an imperator.
* TheSpymaster

!!Almorra Soulkeeper
Founder and leader of the Vigil, one of Tyria's three orders that seek to defeat the Elder Dragons. Her entire warband was destroyed by a dragon, making her realize no one could hope to fight the dragons alone. With this experience in mind she formed the Vigil, a people's army of all the races of Tyria dedicated to fight dragon corruption wherever it surfaced.

* FourStarBadass
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: The Commander finds her corpse in the first episode of the Icebrood Saga. Visions of the Past reveals that despite being exhausted by fights with the Svanir and Ryland, she still defiantly told Bangar where he could shove his WeCanRuleTogether offer and he killed her in a rage as a result. ]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe
* OffingTheOffspring: She doesn't do it herself, but she does approve of Forgal and the player character having to kill her Renegade son - Ajax Anvilburn - out of necessity.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* SoleSurvivor: Of her warband, from when Kralkatorrik flew over the cavern they were patrolling.
* WorkingWithTheEx: She and Bangar were an item in the past, with Ajax being their son. Despite diametrically opposing views having made them extremely bitter towards each other, they at least ''tried'' to hold up a veneer of civility [[spoiler: until he killed her.]]

!!Efram Greetsglory
Recognized Imperator of the new Flame Legion

* AFatherToHisMen: Well aware of the precarious position his people are in due to the actions of former generations of Flame Legion and very protective, especially of the cubs.
* AnIcePerson / ShockAndAwe / DishingOutDirt: Unlike nearly every other member of the Flame Legion who's appeared in the game, Efram is a full-attunement elementalist and can throw more than fire.
* TheAtoner: For the Flame Legion as a whole. Desperately wants to make amends for the cruelty and maliciousness displayed by the shamans of the past.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is gentle, accommodating, and effusive, unless you harm those under his watch. Takes the Commander to task when he thinks they've been hiding a threat to his people from him, [[spoiler: and drops his good nature entirely to threaten Smodur on learning the latter tricked his shamans into helping make a Searing crystal.]]
* TimeToStepUpCommander: After Gaheron's (permanent) demise, the Flame Legion fell into total disarray. With starvation and being annihilated by the other legions a distinct possibility, Efram's the one who took on the role of making sure his people survive. Not everyone has accepted this, but he's gaining ground with both the United Legions and the scattered Flame enclaves by the end of Icebrood Saga.

!!Lightbringer Tybalt Leftpaw
He is a charr engineer and the NPC partner if the player chooses to join the Order of Whispers. He actually never has been on a field mission, and the player's first mission with him is his first as well.

* ArtificialLimbs: His right arm is a prosthetic. [[spoiler:It's the reason why he doesn't do field duty until the player comes in]].
* CowardlyLion: Cowardly Charr: Due to his missing arm, he suffers from serious self-esteem issues and doesn't really think he's got it in him to make a good field agent. All things considered, he's still pretty badass and cunning when it counts.
* DisguisedInDrag: Disguises as a ''human'' female to lure a pirate captain. HilarityEnsues.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Stays behind at the Battle of Claw Island to give the player character time to escape with the remnants of the Lionguard]].
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: [[spoiler:The player character]] ends as this for him.
* SadClown: His goofy sense of humor belies the fact that he doesn't have a whole lot of confidence in himself.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Apples. In fact, he's so fond of apples that he pretends to be an apple seller in his first meeting with the player, disguises traps as barrels of apples and [[spoiler:uses apples as a password]]. As a Mist Champion in Stronghold, his skills are all apple-themed.
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:At Claw Island.]]

!!Galina Edgecrusher and Snarl Backdraft
A duo you encounter as an Iron Legion character, and an option you're given to recruit during one of the Vigil order missions.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: And they won't even admit it.
* InterserviceRivalry: Half the reason they're always butting heads is because they're from different Legions, and are always getting pitted against - or with - each other.
* RedOniBlueOni: Galina and Snarl, respectively. She's a hotheaded Blood Legion soldier who prefers taking the direct approach, while he's a more meticulous agent of the Ash Legion.
* SlapSlapKiss: Pretty much sums up their entire relationship.

!!Gaheron Baelfire
The Imperator of the Flame Legion, worshipped by the Flame Legion as a god. He is fought in the Citadel of Flame story path as the last boss, and once again in one of the explorable paths.

* BackFromTheDead: Defied -- you prevent this from happening in one of the explorable paths of Citadel of Flame.
* BadBoss: He have no qualms sending groups of his own men to their deaths just to try to kill one person.
* GodhoodSeeker: He tried to become one.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: To defeat him, you need to throw molten hearts at him, which are dropped on the ground when his lava rocks hit Logan's shield.
* KilledOffForReal: At the end of Citadel of Flame.
* MagmaMan: While in his ascended form, although closer inspections shows that it may merely just be a shield for his regular form.
* PlayingWithFire: Very good at fire magic, especially in his ascended form.

!!Evon Gnashblade
The owner of the Black Lion Trading Company, and a highly successful businessman.

* AscendedExtra: At launch, he was just an NPC who served as flavor for Lion's Arch, and who otherwise played no role in the personal story. His background and character were expanded upon in the Living Story.
* TheRival: To Ellen Kiel, ever since the two competed for a seat on the Captain's Council.
* SoreLoser: He remains bitter for months after losing the election. Goes as far as to use Scarlet's attack on Lion's Arch [[CassandraDidIt as an excuse to drag Ellen's name through the mud.]]

!Personal-story only

!!Clement Forktail
The Charr player's sire if they picked the "Sorcerous Shaman" background.

* TheAtoner

!!Your Original Warband
The group of Charr you live, work, and fight with. Only one of them will survive the starting mission; your best friend and sparring partner, who you choose in character creation from the first five.

* ForWantOfANail: Who lives and who dies is completely up to you.
* TheLancer: The survivor will become this to the PC, eventually becoming the warband's new Legionnaire when the player, at the rank of Centurion, is detached to join one of the Orders.

!!Maverick
A cocky young Charr, described by the hero as the best single combat fighter they've ever known.

* BoisterousBruiser
* InformedAbility: Constantly boasts about his prowess, even though his actual performance as an ally leaves little to be desired.

!!Euryale
The group's Elementalist, described as the most loyal soldier in the warband. Foul tempered, stubborn, and honest.

!!Clawspur
The group's Thief.

* CombatPragmatist
* TheQuietOne

!!Dinky
The group's Guardian, and grunt of the farhar.

* TheBigGuy: Despite the fact that he was formerly the runt of his litter.
* DumbMuscle

!!Reeva
The group's Engineer, described as a fun-loving jokester.

* FunPersonified: Well, by Charr standards, at the very least.

!!Howl the Brazen
Lieutenant of your warband (Legionnaire in the Ash Legion origin story), who dies in the collapse of Barradin's crypt. [[spoiler: Later resurrected by a necromancer, providing you with motivation to work with the Orders.]]

* ChekhovsGun: Your surviving warband mate will mention Howl had a certain magical trinket with him when he died. [[spoiler: It was the necromancer's amulet that eventually raises him from his grave.]]

!!Legionnaire Urvan Steelbane
Legionnaire of your warband for Blood Legion Charr.

* DirtyCoward: Treats you like crap and is always talking about putting you in your place, but when you start proving your worth in the arena so that you can take over as Legionnaire while also impressing Brimstone, his boss, in the process, he visibly panics at the thought of fighting you and will beg for his life when he's defeated.
* KlingonPromotion: It remains to be seen if this is how he earned the position, but pretty early on ''you'' can pull this on him. All you really have to do is defeat him, though Rytlock expressly tells you it's up to you if you want to kill him or spare him.
* NeverMyFault: Tries to blame the deaths of most of your warband on you and your "showboating", rather than his own poor leadership skills.
* ScapeGoat: Tries to turn you into one.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Asura]]

!Leadership and heroes
!!Councillor Phlunt
An old member of the Arcane Council. He attends the world summit on behalf of the Asura.

* DirtyCoward: Whenever the fighting starts, he'll run over and hide in the corner, protected by his guards.
* GrumpyOldMan: He never seems to be in a good mood, and complains about everything.
* {{Jerkass}}: Thoroughly unpleasant to deal with - he even takes away one of Taimi's inventions until she's old enough to take actual ownership of it.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: To the extent it borders on parody in the ''Flashpoint'' living season episode, when after [[spoiler:Balthazar]] leaves and an army of mercenaries attacks the heroes, Phlunt shows up with a small army of combat capable golems... to save his research.
* NonActionGuy: He never takes part in ''any'' fighting, instead hiding over in some corner with his guards.

!!Kranxx
The Asuran member of a retrieval mission group for the Claw of Khan-Ur. He was an engineer and a tactician of the Vigil, with knowledge on altering the frequencies of Asura gates.

* HeroicSacrifice: He gave a small window of opportunity to Dougal Keane by facing the pursuing ghost of Adelbern to temporarily get rid of it. And while he successfully did so, he never appeared again.

!Personal-story only
!!Kudu
Snaff's apprentice before Zojja. He's one of the leaders of the Inquest, as well as Zojja's rival. He appears in one of the personal story choices of the Asura, if you choose to have the Transatmospheric Converter as your first invention, as well as a character involved in the story mode of the dungeons Sorrow's Embrace and Crucible of Eternity.

* EarlyBirdCameo: If you choose the weather device as your early invention, Kudu tries to steal it for his own nefarious purposes. He also appears in the Sorrow's Furnace story mode before being the end boss of the Crucible of Eternity.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Sports a pair of purple googles [[spoiler:after experimenting on himself in the Crucible of Eternity.]]
* GenderBlenderName: At least Logan thought it was.
-->"Isn't Kudu a girl's name?"
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:You end his treachery for good in the Crucible of Eternity story mode.]]
* MadScientist: For experimenting with dragon energies on sentient beings [[spoiler: and later on, on himself as well]].
* [[OneHitKill One Hit Down]]: In the second battle against Kudu, he has a skill called "Killing Shot". Guess what it does.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver
** PurpleIsTheNewBlack: [[spoiler:After being corrupted by dragon energies.]]
* SitcomArchnemesis: An old rival of Zojja, and former protege of Snaff.

!!Teyo
An Inquest agent that you encounter in the beginning instance for Asura.

* StarterVillain: For all Asuran storylines. Promptly killed off at level 10 and never mentioned again.

!!Doxa
One of your fellow krewe members if you selected the College of Dynamics as your college.

* AndIMustScream: Her mind and soul get fused to the Massively Impressive Golem due to Inquest sabotage. It's not as traumatic for her as other examples, however, since she only remembers half of it.
* HumongousMecha: Well, humongous by Asuran standards. She's the lucky pilot of the [[FunWithAcronyms Massively Impressive Golem, or MIG]].
* OfficialCouple: With Kazz.
* PutOnABus: Even in the 'happy' ending...she and Kazz promptly retire to recover, and disappear from the story completely.

!!Kazz
One of your fellow krewe members if you selected the College of Dynamics as your college.

* OfficialCouple: With Doxa.
* SickeninglySweethearts: With Doxa, although she's not quite as sickeningly sweet in kind.
* YouAreWorthHell: When he sees there's little chance Doxa maybe recovered from the MIG, he asks that he too might be fused to a golem so he can at least be with her.

!!Gorr
An asura who theorized that the presence of dragons eat up the magic resources present in Tyria, [[spoiler:which turns out to be true.]]

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:After running off to retrieve his notes because the audience he revealed his theory to expressed great disbelief, an Arcane Eye agent runs in to tell the announcer that he suddenly died due to a lab accident, immediately making it suspicious enough to be investigated by the Player Character. It turns out he is alive...but imprisoned in an Arcane Eye hideout in Garrenhoff.]]

[[folder: Sylvari]]
!Leadership and heroes

!!Aife
Firstborn Sylvari and Luminary of the Cycle of Dawn.

!!Faolain
Firstborn of the Sylvari, and Grand Duchess of the Nightmare Court. She and Caithe were once lovers.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Taken into a Mordrem prison camp because she would not submit to Mordremoth, along with Eir Stegalkin, and is eventually transformed into a Vinetooth. However, there is very little sympathy for her even then: even at the brink of death she continues to bring misery to people just to ensure her escape.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Initially, she clarifies that the Nightmare Court doesn't want to serve Mordremoth any more than they want to serve the Pale Tree or Ventari's teachings. [[spoiler:When we meet her again after she got turned into a vinetooth, she is praising Mordremoth's name, yet still wants Caithe to join her.]]
* {{Butterface}}: [[spoiler: An inversion after getting corrupted by Mordremoth. Her face is still relatively attractive and sylvari-like, while the rest of her body is [[EverythingIsBetterWithDinosaurs Vinewrath]].]]
* TheCorrupter: She wants to corrupt every Sylvari and make them join the Nightmare Court. But, above all, she wants Caithe to join her, still deeply in love with her...in her own twisted way.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: See HoistByHisOwnPetard below. Doing everything ForTheEvulz is '''not''' a good idea.
* DiscountLesbians: With Caithe.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Faolain summons clones of Destiny's Edge (minus Snaff) as the final fight of the Twilight Arbor story mode.
* EvilCounterpart: To Caithe.
* FantasticRacism: The Living Story's flashbacks show that even before she joined the Nightmare Court, Faolain was quite a xenophobic JerkAss with very negative views of other races (such as calling Asura "imps" and the centaurs "savage beasts" and "animals"). Her hatred of the Asura is justified as they, or at least the Inquest, conducted horrific experiments on many captured Sylvari that ended up killing a number of them. However, her attitude towards the Maguuma centaurs was not, as those centaurs had been nothing but friendly and had viewed the Sylvari race as a whole to be kindred spirits due to their shared connection to Ventari's teachings.
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: [[spoiler:Eir should have known better than to stop to help a noble of the Nightmare Court...]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:When she is freed by the Pact Commander from a prison camp along with Eir and flees from the Mordrem, she stabs Eir to ensure her escape, leaving her as a distraction. However, this backfires when Eir repays her in kind, causing her to stumble and allowing the Mordrem to abduct her.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:She meets her final end in the penultimate chapter of Heart of Thorns.]]
* RedRightHand: Her left hand is distorted and covered in thorns from taking in a deadly poison to cure Caithe (from a poison she had inflicted Caithe with in the first place).
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: A variation. Unlike most examples of this trope, Faolain was already evil, and just happens to be A) too proud to submit to an Elder Dragon [[MoreThanMindControl voluntarily]] and B) ChaoticEvil as she is [[OrderVersusChaos ideologically]] opposed to [[LawfulEvil Mordremoth]]. As such, [[spoiler:it forcibly transforms her into a gigantic vinetooth that embraces Mordremoth entirely.]]
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:When she and Eir were trying to escape from Mordremoth, a vine pinned her down and trapped her. Eir, apparently mistaking the situation for an EnemyMine, stopped to pull her free, only for Faolain to stab her with a long daggerlike thorn. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard This came back to bite her immediately,]] though, as Eir pulled the thorn out and threw it into Faolain's back, causing her to fall and be caught by the vines.]]
* {{Yandere}}: For Caithe.

!!Riannoc
A Firstborn armed with the legendary sword Caladbolg, he was sent to destroy the lich Mazdak the Accursed but never returned. He died saving a cowardly human named Waine, who then stole the blade and used its power to become champion of a brawling ring. With the help of the three orders of Tyria, the hero traces his footsteps, claims Caladbolg and slays the lich, fulfilling Riannoc's mission.
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* {{BFS}}: Caladbolg.
* CoolSword: Caladbolg.
* NamedWeapons: Caladbolg.
* PublicDomainArtifact: Caladbolg, which you get to wield for the defeat of Mazdak.
** At a later stage in the storyline, the sylvari Trahearne will eventually inherit Caladbolg.

!!Sieran
An Elementalist with the Durmand Priory, she acts as your mentor through the Priory's story branch. Cheerful, energetic, and always ready for any kind of adventure, she'll drag the player with her through anything she deems interesting enough to look into.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: While some members of the Priory fuddle about with things like research, study, or even just [[ItBelongsInAMuseum storing artifacts]], Sieran brings a fresh recruit through an abandoned dwarf tomb, jury-rigs a containment device from old unused historical artifacts, and royally pisses off her superior.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite her childish energy, curiosity, and recklessness, she's an absolutely brilliant scholar and mage who always manages to make amazing discoveries and inventions, much to [[DaChief her superior]]'s eternal frustration.
* CatchPhrase: She always says a cheerful "Cherry!" whenever she gets happy or excited.
* DitzyGenius: Magister Sieran is highly intelligent, as her high rank in the Priory would suggest. She's also capable of being a complete airhead.
* GenkiGirl: Her natural curiosity and enthusiasm as a Sylvari about the world around her makes her an excellent fit for being a Priory explorer, not to mention how excited any kind of discovery makes her.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:She stays behind to hold off the undead to give you time to escape and warn the world about their threat.]]
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:At Claw Island.]]


!!Killeen
A Sylvari born in the cycle of Night, and a member of the group that retrieved the Claw of Khan-Ur from Ascalon. [[spoiler:Sadly, she didn't make it to Ascalon, since she died helping Gullik when he foolishly attacked a Branded monster.]]
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* KilledOffForReal
* {{Necromancer}}

!Personal-story only

!!Tiachren and Ysvelta
Player characters who chose the Shield of the Moon as part of their Dream will encounter Tiachren, the Sylvari known as the Knight of the Moon. After curing him from Nightmare Court poisoning, he enlists the hero to help him rescue his love Ysvelta from their clutches. [[spoiler:However, he is too late to stop Ysvelta's corruption by the Nightmare, and in his desperation runs off to try and change her back. Should the hero accompany Tiachren, he fails to restore Ysvelta and regretfully kills her. If the player does not follow him, he is twisted by the Nightmare as well and dies alongside Ysvelta in their assault on the Pale Tree.]]
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* {{Yandere}}: Ysvelta for Tiachren. You'll see this if you choose to accompany him in his last attempt to get her back to the Dream.

!!Carys and Tegwen
Wardens of the village of Annwen, Carys calls on the hero to help find her mentor and girlfriend, Tegwen. After rescuing her from Krait jailors, the pair continue their mission to retrieve a mirror originating from the dragon-cursed lands of Orr. The mirror's curse pulls Tegwen into the nightmarish province, but with either the Pale Tree's magic or Asuran technology, the hero and Carys open a portal into Orr and rescue Tegwen once more.

Depending on your order, Carys and Tegwen may also be recruited to assist you in the [[spoiler: retaking of Claw Island]].
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* ActionGirl: Carys.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Tegwen is the intelligent scholar, Carys is the strong and [[DumbMuscle not so intelligent]] warrior.
* BreakTheCutie: Tegwen gets really shaken up after a MagicMirror transports her to Orr.
* CuteBruiser: Carys has a childish demeanor, and as a Sylvari, a not-all-that noticeable build. But she lays the smack down with a big ol' warhammer.
* TheDitz: Carys is strong, brave, and devoted. She's just not very bright.
* DropTheHammer: Carys' weapon of choice.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:If the player opts to escort the tanks on Orr, Tegwen stays behind in a temple to set off a bomb with a significantly shortened timer, knowing full well she won't have enough time to get to safety before it goes off.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Carys. When Tegwen is captured by Krait slavers, she and the PlayerCharacter agree to meet nearby to make their battle plan. The mission begins with her charging ahead, much to the latter's annoyance.
-->'''Player Character:''' You were supposed to ''wait''. Rushing off like that could have gotten you captured or killed. What were you thinking?
-->'''Carys:''' Thinking? I was thinking I should wait. Then I stopped thinking that because there were Krait.
* TookALevelInBadass: Tegwen hardens up after her early experience in Orr and goes on to form the Pale Reavers, a squad of Sylvari that specialize in scouting Dragon-corrupted territories.

!!Gavin
If the player character chooses the White Stag option of the Dream, they later meet Gavin in a Risen-filled cavern while hunting for the stag. Gavin will accompany the player character throughout the hunt for the stag, but when they find the stag, Gavin reveals himself to be a member of the Nightmare Court. He counts you as a friend throughout the story, and is quite friendly, complimentary and encouraging, even during your duel. He is last seen on the assault on the Pale Tree, having challenged the player character to an honorable duel: the winner keeps the White Stag, the loser dies. He loses, comforted in his last moments by the knowledge that he will be remembered in the Dream.
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* AffablyEvil: Despite being intent on corrupting the Pale Tree and the Dream, he seems genuinely regretful that he has to kill the player character, and constantly considers them a friend. He also spends most of the duel enthusiastically complimenting the player character's skill.
* BadassInDistress: When you meet him, he's badly injured, having been overrun by undead beings in a cave. And as you learn later, he's not bad in a fight, and is actually a member of the brutal Nightmare Court.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: After losing the duel with the player character, Gavin says nothing other than that he will be remembered in the Dream, and dies quietly.
* TheFettered: Despite being a member of the Nightmare Court, which murders anyone they happen across, kidnaps and tortures other Sylvari, and kicks puppies, Gavin still has a sense of honor and fair play.
* FriendlyEnemy: Considers the player character to be a friend till the end, and mourns the necessity of killing them after they refuse to join the Nightmare Court.
* NobleDemon: Perhaps. He seems to hold on to the Sylvari ideals of honor and good deals, even if he's helping a completely deranged cause. He refuses to stab the player in the back, apologizes for the behavior of another courtier, and honorably duels the player character.
* SuicideByCop: One interpretation of his insistence on a duel to the death. Considering the other most likely possibilities were death by Faolain (for failing to recover the stag) or death by Caithe (who had already shown she wouldn't let a member of the Nightmare Court walk away, no matter what promises were made), going out quickly in an honorable duel to someone he respected was the best option.
* TokenGoodTeammate: By far the most pleasant and decent member of the Nightmare Court in the entire game, and one of only a bare handful that are ever ''not'' antagonistic, even if only for a while.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers the player the chance to join the Nightmare Court, stating that their actions will surely earn them a knighthood.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Gavin seems to represent the part of the Nightmare Court that sincerely believes that they're doing the right thing, and aren't just in it because they're crazy or ForTheEvulz. He wants to free the Sylvari from the morals forced upon them by the Tablet, so that they will be free to choose their own paths. If only he wasn't kicking puppies and torturing people to do it...

!!Bercilak
If the player chooses the Green Knight option of the Dream, they meet Bercilak, an arrogant member of the Nightmare Court who challenges young, untrained Sylvari to duels and inevitably kills them, as his armor makes him invulnerable. After investigating the workshop where it was forged, the player learns that it only works if he's wearing every piece, and can choose whether to rescue the smith (kidnapped by the Nightmare Court) or join forces with the object of his affections, Gairwen, to finally defeat him.
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* AchillesHeel: His armor only works if he's wearing every piece.
** Alternately, you can smash him to death with the smith's hammer.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* MurderTheHypotenuse: He killed Gairwen's boyfriend Evart.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Leaving the player character alive after their first fight allows them to discover the secret of his armor and kill him.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Gairwen.

!!Malyck
An amnesiac Sylvari encountered when the player chooses "Where Life Goes" as the most important of Ventari's teachings. He is pursued by the Nightmare Court, who believe he is instrumental to the Pale Tree's downfall. The end of the arc reveals that [[spoiler: he was born to a sister of the Pale Tree.]]
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* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:To discover his birthplace and keep the Nightmare Court from knowing his origins.]]
* EasyAmnesia: He had some sort of traumatic injury before meeting the player character, and can't remember anything.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His tree is to the west, in the Magus Falls region of the jungle. What else is there? Mordremoth. And much later, [=ArenaNet=] added a 'Harbinger of Mordremoth' costume to the online store...]]
* [[spoiler: PutOnABus/AbortedArc: Despite Mordremoth being in the Heart of Maguuma and there being ''plenty of Mordrem, we're never given any hint whatsoever that they're Malyck and his people.]]

!!Occam
A renowned armorsmith, known for making Bercilak's armor (against his will), and later on for providing the Pact with equipment.
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* TheBlacksmith
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Living Story Content]]
!Aetherblades
The Aetherblades are a group of SkyPirates introduced during the Dragon Bash event and assassinated one of the Lion's Arch council members as an attempt to place one of their members in the council. They are allied with the Inquest and have stolen three of the Pact's airships.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Sort of. When compared to other pirates, their own clothing looks considerably fancier.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Subverted. Most of their plans often fail miserably plot-wise. However, gameplay-wise, they are relatively difficult to fight in large groups.
* JustForPun: The name of the group, the Aetherblades, are based of two words "aether" (which means "upper sky" in classic Greek mythology) and "blade" (since most Pirates have a sword as their weapon of choice, noticeably the rapier).
* LightIsNotGood
* PsychoforHire: They mostly work for money ''and'' want to cause a lot of chaos throughout Tyria.
* ShockAndAwe[=/=]BlowYouAway: Their members use a lot of electric and wind related skills.
* SkyPirates
* {{Steampunk}}: Their clothing style falls into this.

!!Scarlet Briar
The BigBad of most of the first season of the Living Story and true leader of the Aetherblades, as well as the mastermind behind the Molten and Toxic Alliances. She was responsible for the assassination[=/=]kidnapping attempt of Queen Jennah during the Closing Ceremony of the Queen's Gauntlet and several Clockwork attacks throughout Tyria. She ultimately met her end during the Battle for Lion's Arch, but not before she managed to redirect ley lines under the city to awaken the Elder Dragon Mordremoth; who turned out to have been manipulating her actions for its benefit all along.
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* AxCrazy: She is ''clearly'' mentally unstable.
* TheBadGuyWins: While getting killed was never part of her plan, she nevertheless succeeds in awakening Mordremoth.
* BigBad: The main villain in the first season of the Living Story.
* CharacterDevelopment: Got some much needed character development at the onset of the Origins of Madness update, where it's revealed that an unknown abomination (later confirmed to be the Elder Dragon Mordremoth) tormented her prior to her becoming full-out insane.
* DeadpanSnarker: Have some shades of this.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when she's been defeated, she continues to fight back in a manner similar to the PlayerCharacter's downed state.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She FLIPS when Kasmeer begins taunting her with her true name, Ceara, giving the PlayerCharacter the opening they need to put her down for good.
* DrivenToMadness: It's revealed that the cause of her insanity is something from the forests that has been whispering to her in her dreams, driving her insane. It's later revealed that said something was the Elder Dragon Mordremoth, who corrupted her while in Omadd's machine.
* EvilBrit: Like all sylvari, she sports a fancy British accent.
** FakeBrit: Her voice actress is Creator/TaraStrong, a Canadian-born American.
* EvilGenius: She managed to study at all three of the Asuran colleges and earned advanced engineering degrees in all three, which can explain her twisted Clockwork creations. The Gates of Maguuma Living Story release reveals that before becoming Mordremoth's minion, she was less intelligent than she later became as a result of Mordremoth's ideas (which she claims were stolen from her despite it being clear that it's the other way round).
* EvilRedhead: Has some shockingly bright red leaves on her head.
* FemmeFatale
* ForTheEvulz: Why she did all of this? Because it's "fun." Of course, it turns out she does have an ulterior motive: Waking the Elder Dragon Mordremoth.
* HiddenVillain: She didn't reveal herself until the queen's jubilee, although there were hints of her involvement during earlier conflicts in the first half of Living World season 1.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Attempted to do this with Queen Jennah and later on Lord Faren ''by cooking him''.
* LegionOfDoom: Managed to form an alliance between the Molten Alliance, the Toxic Alliance and the Aetherblades for the record.
** The former two ''already'' being alliances between two disparate groups each, formed by her.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain[=/=]VocalEvolution: She acts fairly childish and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRkXj6kgUHI speaks with a very high-pitched tone]] in ''Clockwork Chaos'', ''Twilight Assault'' and ''Nightmare Incarnate''; from ''Origins of Madness'' on, however, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKs5vCX7Z8 her voice becomes deeper and more restrained]] as she gets more serious.
* PsychopathicManchild: She seemingly has the mentality of a young child and wants to have a lot of "fun." Mind you, her definition of "fun" involves attempting to kidnap[=/=]assassinate Queen Jennah, sending her Clockwork minions to terrorize everyone in Tyria, making the Crown Pavillion her own twisted "playhouse," and even ''attempting to make a stew'' out of Lord Faren.
* VillainousBreakdown: During the invasion events (and if you manage to bring her health down by a large amount), she'll show signs of ''more'' mental instability (such as asking the player if you want to "play" with her).
** Has an even bigger one after weakening her through destroying her Ultraviolet Hologram. Her desperation to awaken "Tyria's new master" Mordremoth becomes ''extremely'' apparent.

!!Captain Mai Trin
A medic who tried to revive a Charr representative during the Aetherblade attack on the Dragon Bash festival, but failed. She is later revealed to be one of the main leaders of the Aetherblades, and was hoping to grab a seat in the Lion's Arch council. Later captured and held in prison at Fort Marriner.
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* AchillesHeel: She has NighInvulnerability armor during the boss fight. The only way to destroy that armor is by using her right-hand man's electric rounds. This is relatively difficult to achieve, though.
* TheDragon: To Scarlet.
* LightningBruiser: Not only is she durable, but she deals a lot of DPS hurt with her bleeding attacks as well.
* [[TheButlerDidIt The Medic Did It]]
* TheMole
* RoyalRapier: Not a royal, but a rapier is her preferred weapon.

!!First Mate Horrik
Mai Trin's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].
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* ArmCannon: The shoulder-mounted kind.
* TheBerserker: If Mai Trin is defeated, he goes into a Frenzy.
* TheBrute
* TheDragon
* EasterEgg: There is a special Easter Egg if you use the /bow emote on him (you also get an achievement that way).
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If he never fired off his electric rounds, Mai Trin would be completely invincible.

!Allies and others

!!Captain Ellen Kiel
A former Lionsguard inspector who headed the investigation against the sudden threat of the Aetherblades. She is currently the newest member of the Captain's Council in Lion's Arch, after narrowly beating out Evon Gnashblade in an election.
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* ActionGirl: Even after becoming a part of the council, it's not uncommon to see her fighting on the front lines against whatever threat Lion's Arch is facing at the moment.
* AscendedExtra: Formerly a minor NPC from the Lost Shores release, she has played a crucial role in most of the recent Living Story releases.
* TheCassandra: The rest of the Captain's Council didn't believe her when she tried to warn them of Scarlet's imminent full-scale assault on the city. Guess what happened shortly after?
* TheRival: To Evon Gnashblade, ever since the two of them competed for a seat on the Captain's Council.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight

!!Hero-Tron
A long-suffering golem from the Consortium who goes through many name changes.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: He even has a "Begging Subroutine".
* BreakoutCharacter: Started off as a just some minor comic relief in the Secret of Southsun event, but quickly gained popularity among both the writers and fans.
* ButtMonkey: He suffers with every Living Story segment. First he loses his job with the Consortium and has to resort to begging in the streets. Then he gets captured by Scarlet, is accused by the Seraph of serving her, is forced into community service as a result, and gets tracked by them when he flees to the Vigil to help with the wounded.
* ClearMyName: When he's accused of being Scarlet's minion, he goes through great lengths to prove otherwise.
* TheComicallySerious: Always speaks in a MachineMonotone due to being a golem, regardless of the ridiculous situations he gets stuck in.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's described as having a sarcastic tone.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: He's been moving from job to job ever since the Southsun gig fell through.
* {{Jerkass}}: Started off this way as Job-o-Tron, where he arrogantly bullied refugees into working with the Consortium on Southsun Cove. He's gotten a huge dose of the HumblePie since then.
* SitcomArchnemesis: With a minstrel named Marcello [=DiGiacomo=]. During his Hobo-Tron days, the two constantly fought for a corner to beg on.
* TookALevelInBadass: During the Battle for Lion's Arch, he gets an Energy Amplifier and a Combat Chassis from Evon Gnashblade, both of which allow him to heal the fallen right in the battlefield. He even goes so far as to revive fallen players in the final fight against Scarlet. However, this decision later comes back to haunt him when Evon comes to collect his debt and blackmails the golem, who now calls himself Hero-Tron, to spy on the Captain's Council for him.

!!Master of Peace
The leader of the Zephyrites.
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* CoolAirship: The Zephyrites fly around on airships, powered by Glint's magical crystals.
* CoolOldGuy: He's old, but surprisingly sturdy, and dedicated to the Zephyrite cause.
* EggMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He's carrying Glint's egg and protecting it from the dragons. Why he's going ''towards'' the Maguuma Jungle, where Mordremoth is, is a mystery yet unrevealed.]]
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He is eventually caught by Mordremoth's minions and fatally injured, but saved by the player and their companions. He tries to give over the egg to them, but Caithe steals the egg first.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He is fatally injured protecting Glint's egg, and dies as Caithe steals it away.]]
* PursuedProtagonist: Mordremoth's minions chase him relentlessly [[spoiler:because he is carrying Glint's last egg]].

!!Belinda Delaqua
Marjory's sister and a Seraph soldier introduced in the Epilogue of the first Living Story.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: A Nodachi, actually. She wields one (a weapon skin that was initially exclusive to her, but was eventually put for purchase in the gem store).
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler: Belinda [[TakeUpMySword takes up the family blade]], and Belinda imbues her soul into the blade.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Introduced at the end of the First Season of the Living Story, only to die very early, and rather horribly, in the Second Season to add character development for her sister Marjory.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Present for all of three total episodes before getting killed off at Fort Salma, and even then she was only a side character with little to no screen time.]]

!!Wynne
A Sylvari of the Cycle of Night, and one of the Firstborn introduced during Living World season 2 flashbacks. She discovered the truth behind the Sylvari's dark origins through the Dream and tried to keep it a secret from the rest of her kind. However, she caught the interest of Faolain - who wished to learn what she was hiding - and who took Caithe with her on that mission, culminating in a tragic encounter between the three which would lead both Caithe and Faolain on their respective, diverging paths in the present day.
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* BenevolentBoss: Unlike many of her fellow Firstborn, Wynne doesn't want to call the younger generation of Sylvari the Secondborn and thus put authoritative distance between their generations; she prefers the term Newly Awakened instead.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Shown to be wise, caring, and pacifistic. Because of her good nature, the wary Maguuma centaurs become trusting of her and other Sylvari and are willing to share their knowledge.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:When Faolain threatens to torture Wynne to get the secret she carries out of her, Wynne pleads Caithe to kill her because she doesn't want to endure torture at the hands of a fellow Firstborn. Caithe complies and takes Wynne's burden for herself.]]
* SecretKeeper: She learns from the Dream that [[spoiler:the Sylvari are in fact minions of Mordremoth and thus meant to serve the dragon]]. The secret is so devastating that she and the Pale Tree decide to keep it from the rest of the Sylvari, but their secretiveness also draws Faolain's obsessive attention on Wynne with fateful results.

!![[spoiler:Lazarus]]
One of the Mursaat, an enigmatic race who manipulated humanity and the White Mantle in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' but disappeared from Tyria. He makes his return in Season 3 of the Living World, splintering the reformed White Mantle and promising his allegiance against the Elder Dragons. [[spoiler:However, Episode 4 reveals that Caudecus had sabotaged his resurrection ritual, which means the being calling itself "Lazarus" may not be entirely truthful about their identity or schemes.]]

[[spoiler:For his impostor's true identity, see Balthazar.]]
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* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: The REAL Lazarus is resurrected in the last instance of the Season 3 Finale... only to be killed off immediately after.]]
* BackFromTheDead: It may be centuries later, but he's returned.
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: He is the final boss of Season 3 of the Living World Story.]]
* LastOfHisKind: At least, so we believe. He hasn't shown any feelings towards this one way or the other. [[spoiler:The Eye of Janthir's disintegration after Lazarus' death confirms that he was truly the last of the Mursaat.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: For those who keep abreast of Guild Wars lore, his name is well-known and long-awaited.

!White Mantle
Re-introduced into ''Guild Wars 2'' during the raid storyline and Living World Season 3. The White Mantle was once the leading organisation of Kryta, but were overthrown after their corruption and fanatical devotion to the mursaat were uncovered. Though defeated the White Mantle continued to operate in secret, and aim to both retake the throne of Kryta, and resurrect their masters.
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* TheCorruption: Liberally empowers its members and allies with bloodstone magic. Side effects may include a mild case of RedEyesTakeWarning, insanity, and mutating into abominations.
* LightIsNotGood: Their uniform is comprised of regal red, white and gold.

!Aurene
Glint's second scion/daughter, Aurene is a young dragon said to play an important role in the times to come. The Player Character is tasked with protecting Aurene as her champion, while also teaching the young dragon about life.
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* BadassAdorable: She may be an adorable hatchling, but she's still capable of being ferocious if provoked. Just ask [[spoiler:Balthazar]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Primarily blue in color, and she is one of the few living dragons (if not the only one) aligned with the good guys. [[spoiler:After her growth, she gets to show her heroic side by fighting evil and protecting those who need it.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She did not take her elder brother Vlast's death well. Later on, she senses the Commander's death and tries to save them from it, still shakened by her brother's death, only to fail and watch what essentially was her parent get slain.]]
* CompleteImmortality: [[spoiler:Thanks to her eating Palawa Joko, she absorbed his lich magic, allowing her to become immortal and cheat the death she foresaw in her visions.]]
* DisneyDeath [[spoiler:She seemingly dies when Kralkatorrik fires his breath at her point-blank, covering her body in crystals and impaling her through the heart. It turned out she wasn't killed thanks to Palawa Joko's magic, which made her immortal, but was left [[AndIMustScream immobile and unable to heal her body]] until the crystal was removed. She can also [[TalkingAnimals talk]] now.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Orphaned, considering that Glint had died many years before she was born. However, she was happily taken in by the Exalted and even has a new ParentalSubstitute, the Commander.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/aurene Has her own theme]], aptly called Aurene.
* LikeASonToMe: Not son, but daughter. It's already pretty clear that the Commander acts like Aurene's parent, but apparently this feeling is completely mutual. Rytlock confirms in Requiem that the Commander saw Aurene like their daughter. To some lesser extent, Caithe did too.
* LivingMacGuffin: Because of Aurene's role in the Elder Dragon crisis, she's important for Tyria's future.
* {{Seers}}: Like her mother, Aurene possess the power to see into the future. She can even provide visions to others.
* TeamPet: To Dragon's Watch, though she probably wouldn't appreciate being called a pet.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:After absorbing some of Balthazar's magic, Aurene grows big and strong enough to combat Branded minions. She then takes ''another'' level after taking in Kralkatorrik's magic, and is able to help bring the Commander back from the brink of death during the Icebrood Saga.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Spoiler Character '''(Warning: Living Story Season 3 Spoilers)''']]
!!Balthazar
The Human God of War and Fire makes a physical return to Tyria in the penultimate episode of Season 3 as an antagonist and the true identity impersonating "Lazarus".
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* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: [[spoiler:The battlefield for the final battle is perfectly fitting and amazing, as the arena is surrounded by an entire endless sea of fire with Kralkatorrik itself as a spectator. The God of Fire couldn't ask for a better place to duel to the death.]]
* BigBad: Of Living Story Season 3 and the ''Path of Fire'' expansion.
* BloodKnight: Why he refused to leave Tyria. Unlike the other gods, he actively wanted to fight the elder dragons and not run away from them or back down from challenging them.
* EvilCounterpart: In a sense, to the Commander. They're both immensely resourceful (The Commander has the support of the Pact, Destiny's Edge and Dragon's Watch and more behind them, while Balthazar has an army of mercenaries during the Living Story and the Forged in ''Path of Fire'') and they're both more than capable of taking on armies. They also both get the better of [[spoiler:Palawa Joko, Balthazar by betraying and trapping him, the Commander by leaving him behind and taking control of Joko's own army]], and they both oppose the Elder Dragons. However, [[spoiler:where the Commander wants to stop the Elder Dragons without putting Tyria at risk, Balthazar don't care what happens to Tyria as long as he can kill an Elder Dragon and absorb its magic]].
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: There was absolutely no indication that he was present in Tyria and although there were some vague hints that "Lazarus" wasn't who he claimed to be, the player would never have predicted that he was Balthazar.
* KillItWithFire: He's also the god of fire and primarily uses fire magic in combat. This was also a clue to his true identity as Lazarus, who was a necromancer in the original Guild Wars, also prominently uses fire magic in combat.
* [[FallenAngel Fallen God]]
* FallenHero: He used to be strongly pro-human in the original Guild Wars days, and was certainly not an antagonist. Whatever happened off-screen seems to have eliminated Balthazar's good traits, care for humanity and his sense of honor.
* FinalBossPreview: Done twice as {{Hopeless Boss Fight}}s, giving the player a good idea of how the final battle against him will be like.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He goes one step further than most by ''killing the Player Character''. The player manages to come back to life but still]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He ultimately meets his end by Sohothin, the same weapon that he re-enchanted when its fire extinguished]].
* HopelessBossFight: Your first encounter with Balthazar in ''Path of Fire'' is less of a battle and more him stomping you and your allies into the ground. The second one is even worse [[spoiler:when he actually kills you no matter how much you struggle to survive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He came to Tyria to kill the Elder Dragons and absorb their power. Balthazar dies an agonizing death as he himself is devoured by Kralkatorrik.]]
* LargeHam: The God of Fire and War pretty much devours the scenario whenever he appears.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Named "Enter the Fire God", it's played as his battle music in ''Path of Fire''. It truly gives off the feeling of dread and imminent destruction that Balthazar's presence causes in his enemies.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: After the Player Character declines his offer to become his minion, he swiftly prioritizes their death, knowing that he can't let one of the biggest threats to his plans stay alive. [[spoiler:His initial attempt was foiled by Vlast, but he succeeds when he unexpectedly ambushes the Player Character while they're all alone. While he did toy with them, it was only to draw out Aurene so that he could capture her.]]
* OneManArmy: He may have lost his divinity, but he's still a powerful fallen god of war. When he was pretending to be Lazarus, he managed to help hold back Destroyers during their assault on Aurene. In the first encounter in ''Path of Fire'', Balthazar does not hold back and easily defeats the heroes.
* PetTheDog: Despite everything, he still care for his hounds and gets not-so-subtly angry when they're defeated.
* PhysicalGod: Although his dialogue in the final instance of Episode 5 implies that he somehow lost his divinity and is significantly weaker than he should be. [[spoiler:He was stripped from his power and title by the other gods, after he refused to leave Tyria and fight the Elder Dragons by himself even though it could have cataclysmic consequences.]]
* PlayingWithFire: He's the God of Fire. Even his sword immolates the air with every swing.
* RightHandAttackDog: In lore, he is known to be accompanied by two [[HellHound fiery hounds, Temar and Tegon]]. The two hounds are also the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] of Episode 5 of Season 3
* WalkingSpoiler
* WarGod
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Path of Fire]]
!!Palawa Joko
The last Primeval King and Scourge of Vabbi, Palawa Joko is a powerful lich who rules over a large territory of Elona, notably the Desolation and Vabbi. He is the mastermind behind the Awakened undead forces who threaten northern Elona and the Player Characters.
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* AnythingThatMoves: If his harem is of any indication, he doesn't appear to be picky when it comes to races, what with it including an ogre, a harpy, and a ''Choya''.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Being EatenAlive is a terrible way to go, but if anyone deserved such a terrible death, it was Palawa Joko.]]
* BerserkButton: If the Twilight Oasis fractal reflects his personality properly, he really hates being questioned. [[SchmuckBait Just try to tell him that you want to ask him some questions in the fractal]].
* BigBadDuumvirate: Subverted. At first it may seem like that Joko will be the secondary BigBad of ''Path of Fire'', but [[spoiler:he's trapped in the Domain of the Lost, courtesy of Balthazar]].
* TheCaligula: Under Palawa Joko's rule, there are only two options. Be his loyal servant, or die. Even the former option won't save you if his minions think that you're not serious enough about your devotion to Joko.
** [[spoiler: And the reveal of Koss' fate in Daybreak proves that dying won't help either, as Joko might just bring you back and try to force his will on you anyway as punishment for defying him in life.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:The Commander]] taunted and left him behind in the [[spoiler:Domain of the Lost]] and took control of his army. Palawa Joko retaliates against this slight by [[spoiler:''threatening and invading all of Tyria'' as well as trying to get Taimi killed by suffocation.]]
* EnemyMine: Proposes an alliance with the Commander, telling them that they don't have a chance against Balthazar and the forged without his army. The Commander agree with Palawa Joko that they do need the awakened to defeat Balthazar. [[spoiler:However, they also recognize that they don't need ''Joko'' himself.]]
* FakeUltimateHero: Propaganda claims that he's the one who defeated Abaddon, Zhaitan, Mordremoth and [[spoiler:Balthazar]], all of which are blatantly untrue.
** AuthorityInNameOnly: He also claims to be the "last Primeval King", but the ghosts of the Primeval Dinasty see him as nothing but a pretender.
* FantasticRacism: In sharp contrast to his tastes when it comes to brides, his hatred towards centaurs is such he's apparently eradicated them from Elona in the 250 years since ''Nightfall''. The only traces left are the skeletons propped up in his Bone Palace.
* FauxAffablyEvil: While he cracks jokes and tries to present himself as a benevolent ruler, his actions betray him as absolutely vicious and vindictive.
* ItsAllAboutMe: And ''how''. He has statues in Kourna that constantly spout propaganda about how grateful his subjects should be to serve him through their lives and afterlives, and once attempted to publish a ''118-stanza'' poem about his greatness.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's not particularly pleasant to have a conversation with, to say the least.
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Just as he's about to say his name in full during his speech to the Commander.]] InterfaceSpoiler is averted, as the subtitles displays his dialogue in full as though he truly was about to say his intended phrase.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Oh boy. Back in Guild Wars 1, he used to be a HarmlessVillain as an ally, barely having any grip on his minions as they shambled around and was certainly more comical than dangerous back then, though still a competent necromancer. Now he has a massive army, conquered most of Elona, carried out genocides and done horrific and vile actions to characters such as [[spoiler:Tahlkora]] and [[spoiler:Koss]].
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Plans to recreate the Scarab Plague that decimated Elona, but with all of Tyria as the target.]]
* OurLichesAreDifferent: He's a long-lived necromancer with an army of his own.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Killing him won't keep him down for long, as he is empowered by magic that resurrects him whenever he dies. [[spoiler:He ultimately loses it along with his life when a dragon literally eats the magic out of him.]]
* {{Revenge}}: In Living World Season 4, he seeks to exact revenge upon [[spoiler:the Commander]] for leaving him behind in [[spoiler:the Domain of the Lost]] and taking control of his army.
* SorcerousOverlord: He's a powerful necromancer who rules over a considerable amount of Elona with an iron fist and a massive army of undead minions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He delivers one to [[spoiler:the Commander after getting back up after being seemingly slain. It is... Decisively, and more ''thoroughly'' fatally, interrupted by Aurene.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Thanks to heavy indoctrination and propaganda, the people of Vabbi believe Palawa Joko to be a benevolent and noble king, to the point they view "awakening" as an honor.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As the Commander leaves Palawa Joko behind in the Domain of the Lost, he is reduced to howling curses at them and swearing revenge]].
* WomanScorned: Does ''not'' take it well when the Commander rejects his EnemyMine offer, and a great deal of his insults afterward treat it like a ''romantic'' rejection.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Not only do his minions kidnap Taimi, but he also gets Awakened Inquest to seal her inside Scruffy 2.0 and set it to suffocate her to hurt the Commander.]]

!!Herald of Balthazar

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* ArcVillain: She takes on the role as the antagonist during Act I, fighting you several times during it. She's eventually defeated as the final challenge in ''The Sacrifice''.
* DarkActionGirl: She's the champion and a commander of the Forged, and one of their deadliest.
* TheDragon: To Balthazar.
* DropTheHammer: She wields a warhammer as her main weapon. [[spoiler:Which serves as a hint to her true identity.]]
* DyingAsYourself: In her final moments, [[spoiler: Devona's mind becomes her own again and she begs the Commander to kill her god.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:It's implied that she's Devona, a henchman back in the original game.]]
* KickTheDog: She has no qualms attacking and killing defenseless villagers in the middle of her battles just to hurt the Commander.
* NotSoDifferent: Claims this of the Pact Commander during their first encounter, describing herself as having noble intentions [[TrappedInVillainy until Balthazar made her one of his Forged.]] [[spoiler:In her dying moments she pleads the Commander to stop him.]]

!!Archon Iberu

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* BadBoss: He is willing to sacrifice his own minions to save his own skin.
* FaceHeelTurn: Iberu was once a sunspear who opposed Palawa Joko, but was converted to serve the Lich King.
* FallenHero: As mentioned above, Iberu used to be a sunspear.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons Awakened minions to help him and act as bodies to drain life from.
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler:On the receiving end of this, courtesy of the Commander]].
* LifeDrain: Can restore his own health by draining his minions of life.
* TokenHuman: Sort of. The Awakened are undead, but Archon Iberu stands out by still being alive while occupying a high-ranking position. [[spoiler:This may be one of the reasons why it's easy for the commander to impersonate him.]]

!!Shadows Agent Kito
An agent of the Order of Shadows, Kito is a NPC ally who's been helping the Commander out during ''Path of Fire'' and Living Story Season 4.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: He's a member of the Order of Shadows, dresses mostly in black and do seem shady at times, but not only do he genuinely want to help people whenever possible, he's been a valuable ally for the Commander during their time in Elona.
* TheSneakyGuy: He is practically invisible when the situation calls for stealth. Plus, he wouldn't be a Shadows Agent if he wasn't sneaky.

!!Vlast (aka Gleam)

The first scion of Glint, and Aurene's older brother.
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* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: As revealed in one of his memory crystals, he felt so burdened by his fate of continuing Glint's work that he comes to consider death as a way to finally escape...which would partially explain his HeroicSacrifice.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: [[spoiler: Determined to follow his mother, Glint, and carry on her legacy, but is bitter and jaded due to his isolated upbringing.]]
* MaddenIntoMisanthropy: [[spoiler: As the child of Glint, Vlast was groomed by both the Exalted and the Forgotten as TheChosenOne to continue her legacy. However, Vlast found their care smothering, and they raised him in total isolation instead of having him socialize with the races of Tyria like Glint did, a mistake they realized too late. As a result, while Vlast still follows his duty, he has grown a bitter and angry soul, unable to connect with anyone and wishing he was free of his destiny.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: While he is physically encountered, The Commander doesn't get to actually know Vlast's backstory and personality until after he's dead, by means memory crystals he left behind.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Fights and tears through the Branded out of vengeance against Kralkatorrik for killing his mother, Glint.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Barely gets a minute of screentime before he performs a HeroicSacrifice to save the Pact Commander from being killed by Balthazar.]]
[[/folder]]

!![[Characters/GuildWars2TheCommander The Commander]]

The Commander is the official lore title given to the player character. A hero carrying a multitude of titles and accomplishments, who rose to prominence first among their own race and then an Order of Tyria. As the Pact is being formed to combat Zhaitan and the Elder Dragons, they are appointed as Pact Commander, second in command. The Commander spearheads the fight against the Elder Dragons, and is often a valued voice amongst the other leaders of Tyria.

They later [[spoiler:withdraw from their position in the Pact and become leader of the new guild]], Dragon's Watch.
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* [[Characters/GuildWars2DestinysEdge Destiny's Edge]]
* [[Characters/GuildWars2DragonsWatch Dragon's Watch]]

[[folder: Human]]

!!Queen Jennah
The monarch of Kryta, the last of the human kingdoms in Tyria. Also a highly skilled mesmer.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: One of the few Krytans to still look the part.
* AmbiguousSituation: She was reported to have been involved in a meeting with a villain, which was investigated by her own SecretPolice, and the truth of the situation was never fully revealed. At a different point an artifact that would show the true heir of Kryta was brought up, implying she may not even be the rightful queen, but the plot was ultimately [[AbortedArc dropped]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Queen of Kryta, and one of the most powerful mesmers in the world. Despite having bodyguards at her command, she is far from a slouch in a fight.
-->'''Logan Thackeray:''' ''(After Queen Jennah finishes a curb-stomp battle)'' That... That was an impressive show, Your Majesty.
-->'''The Commander:''' It was. How'd you like smashing things to solve your problems?
-->'''Queen Jennah:''' I never want to take up arms against one of my subjects, but... [[NotSoAboveItAll I think I might be quite suited for your lifestyle!]]
-->'''The Commander:''' I'll save a spot for you in Dragon's Watch if you ever decide to step down.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: In ''Living World Season 3'', she picks off White Mantle assassins with a single blast of mesmer magic - all while asking them if they were surprised by [[spoiler:Minister Estelle's]] betrayal.
* BodyguardingABadass: She's incredibly skilled, and her skillset as a mesmer means that she can bring her own backup to a fight. She also has scores of vastly less capable bodyguards, and in ''Edge of Destiny'' swore Logan to her service.
* [[spoiler: CoolSword: She uses a [[LaserBlade Whisperblade]] in battle.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: For unexplained reasons, the queen of Kryta is always depicted as barefoot.
* GoodIsNotNice: Despite always having been on the side of the heroes, Jennah is a sketchy character under her amicable surface. She employs a SecretPolice that answer to no one and regularly keep secrets from both her royal guard and personal companion. She allows said organization to take unconditional control over someone's freedom as a punishment. She formed a bond with Logan that [[CompellingVoice compels him]] to come to her side against his will (which had some ''very'' deadly consequences once). During a coup attempt she unilaterally suspends the rest of the government and temporarily imprisons them all, both innocent and guilty, then proceeds to toy with the traitors like a cat, more in line with how a villain is expected to react when completely outclassing their opponents than a hero.
* TheHighQueen: She's a competent and well-liked ruler, despite the opposition she receives from many of the nobles.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: It's a wonder her clothes are able to cover her breasts.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She has the best intentions of her people in mind and the player earns her trust very easily, allowing them to do as they please.
* RoyalBlood
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Her political actions are often very sound, the truce between the humans and Charr being among them. Also, in ''Edge of Destiny'' she was able to project an illusion of Kralkatorrik, saving everyone in Ebonhawke from an onslaught of branded ogres.

!!Countess Anise
Master Exemplar and leader of the Shining Blade, Kryta's elite soldier force.

* AmbiguouslyBi: If the human player character is nobility and agrees to investigate Minister Zamon's party, she'll go with them as their date and flirt with them regardless of gender.
* BlueBlood: One of the most important figures among the Krytan high nobility.
* CombatPragmatist: Anise isn't above underhanded tactics to achieve whatever is necessary to protect the Queen.
* HighClassGloves: Her fancy outfits include long gloves.
* OfCorsetsSexy: She wears what appears to be a corset.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Implied by Canach, due to her mastery of illusions. She gets ''very'' defensive when he brings up the possibility.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* TheSpymaster: As the leader of the Shining Blade, she's the queen's top informant and organises all manners of information throughout Kryta.

!!Dougal Keane
A human member of a group that helped retrieve the Claw of Khan-Ur from the ruins of Ascalon (one of the things that made the Human-Charr treaty possible). He is currently a member of the Vigil serving as a tutor for the new members of the order.

* BadassLongcoat
* CustomUniform: Disdains uniforms, and is allowed to not wear one as an exception.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the group he was with on his first exploration of the ruins of Ascalon.

!!Minister/[[spoiler:Confessor]] Caudecus Beetlestone
The Prime Minister of Kryta, who desperately wants the Queen's throne.

* BaldOfEvil: He has a completely bald head, which doesn't make him look any nicer.
* BeardOfEvil: A most suspicious blond goatee.
* BlueBlood: One of the most important noblemen in Kryta.
* [[spoiler: TheCorrupter: Upset that Lady Wi helped his daughter Demmi run away and join the Order of Whispers, Caudecus seduces and corrupts Lady Wi's own daughter, Valette Wi, into joining the White Mantle in revenge.]]
* FantasticRacism: Caudecus has a low opinion of Charr at best. This is best shown through one of his puzzles, revealing that he consider Charr to be dumber than cats.
* KarmaHoudini: He is behind most of the trouble human players encounter in their early personal storyline, and behind the events at his mansion, but always has a perfect scapegoat or a convenient lack of incriminating evidence to get himself out of any suspicion. [[spoiler:As of Season 3 of the Living Story, though, all bets are off, as he's finally been revealed to be, by his own admission, no less than the supreme leader of ''the White Mantle,'' meaning he's basically under sentence of death. ''Finally'' killed off at the end of Head of the Snake.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:At the end of Head of the Snake, and not before time too.]]
* ManBehindTheMan: In the personal story for human characters. He has shadowy dealings with the bandits, centaur slavers, and separatists, using all of them to weaken the support for the queen. In addition, Living Story Season 3 reveals [[spoiler: that he's the Man Behind The Man Behind The Man. Remember the White Mantle, the PathOfInspiration that used to control Kryta and has been controlling the bandits and other factions working against Queen Jennah? ''He leads them''.]]
* NotMeThisTime: During the attack on his manor and the attempted kidnapping of the Queen, he protests that he had nothing to do with it and Queen Jennah herself believes him. [[spoiler:In hindsight, notes found lying around his manor tying him to the Separatists who were behind the attack suggest he was even lying about this.]]
* [[spoiler: OffingTheOffspring: When he's about to be defeated in his manor and in a fit of Bloodstone induced madness, he shoots Demmi in the stomach and she later dies from this wound.]]
* [[spoiler: SwordAndGun: Wields both a RoyalRapier and a [[BlingOfWar fancy pistol]] when you finally confront him in Living Story [=S3E4=].]]
* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: Kills Demmi and rationalizes it by claiming they'll be a family again in the afterlife.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He is well liked by the common populace, especially because of the carnival he sponsors.

!!Demmi Beetlestone
Caudecus's daughter, who becomes disgusted with her father's actions and requests the Order of Whispers to help her escape his clutches.

* BlueBlood
* {{BFG}}: Tybalt gives her one of his rifles for the fight against Langdon, and she handles it surprisingly well despite it being almost as big as she is. When you meet her again in Season 4, she still has it.
* DistressedDamsel: Your first meeting involves saving her from pirates.
* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: Never lost her affection and gratitude towards Tybalt, and sees a vision of him coming to escort her to The Mists when her father kills her. Considering he can be recruited as a champion, it's entirely possible he actually did do so.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Starts off as a DistressedDamsel in need of rescue from her father's men. She quickly comes to the conclusion that she can't run forever and takes up a rifle to defend herself from them, then goes on to joining the Order of Whispers.

!!Commander Wade Samuelsson
Leader of the Ebon Vanguard and the Duke of Ebonhawke, as well as a descendant of the kings of Ascalon.

* CommandingCoolness
* ColonelBadass
* DropTheHammer

* HeroicLineage

* RoyalBlood

!!Commander Serentine
Leader of the Ministry Guard.

* ArcVillain: Acts as the main villain for human characters of the Commoner background.
* CarryABigStick
* {{Jerkass}}
* MagicKnight
* SmugSnake

!Personal-story only

!!Quinn
The player's childhood friend, if they chose the "Street Rat" background. A loyal but bumbling young man, he gets in deep trouble with Two-Blade Pete and his pack of criminals. The hero and Logan eventually uncover a plot to poison Divinity's Reach through its water supply. But should they rush to the city's aid, they will be unable to save Quinn from being killed by Pete's thugs.

* KilledOffForReal: If you don't go to save him, then Pete's thugs brutally murder him. Rumors say that half of him was found in the lake and the other half in the fountain.
* LoveableRogue

!!Two-Blade Pete
Quinn's boss. He leads one of the bandit gangs in Kryta, and may or may not have had a story with the player in the "Street Rat" background.

* AmbiguouslyBrown
* ArcVillain: In the "Street Rat" personal story.
* {{Jerkass}}
* StarterVillain: He's the first major antagonist for humans of the "street rat" personal story.

!!Petra
The player character's friend from the "Commoner" background.

* ActionGirl
* CarryABigStick
* DaddysGirl
* [[ICallItVera I Call It Mrs. Timber]]: The stick she uses to beat up rowdy customers and bandits.

!!Lord Faren
The player character's friend and fellow noble from the "Noble" background. He throws you a party to celebrate your recovery. With everything taken from your kitchen.

* AgentPeacock: He's pretty good with a sword, and not afraid to get dirty despite his flamboyant mannerisms.
* BlueBlood
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally a character who only showed up in specific personal story instances, Faren proved popular enough that Arenanet reused his character for multiple Living Story seasons, and appeared in the expansions (albeit with a minor role in ''Path of Fire'')
* ButtMonkey: Many of his Living Story appearances have him in the role of the unluckiest Krytan noble ever. In a Southsun Cove Living Story event, he's forced to "take a sabbatical" after [[CuteKitten Chauncey von Snuffles III]] didn't win first place in the fanciest cat contest; and during the Clockwork Chaos event he was taken hostage by Scarlet Briar.
* CasanovaWannabe: Elements of this. Oddly, he never hits on female player characters despite flirting with anything else female. Given he's known the player for a while and is probably well aware of her ability to use many weapons and/or set him on fire with a thought, he probably knows better.
* TheDandy: Actually averted since he's not concerned about the consequences of getting physical, though he does like to wear sensible shoes and 'fighting' coiffures to said fights.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: His appearance in the ''Heart of Thorns'' expansion. [[spoiler:When the Pact attempts its incursion into Magus Falls, Faren takes his personal airship to journey alongside them with the intention of 'cheering them on'. When the assault goes pear-shaped, he and the other Krytan nobles he invited with him become stranded in the incredibly-hostile jungle world.]]
* DisneyDeath: Fell towards the bottom of Crown Pavilion during the Closing Ceremony while trying to rescue Queen Jennah (which was an illusion), but somehow manages to survive as Scarlet's captive.
* DistressedDude: As Scarlet's captive.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Regardless of the situation, even life-threatening ones, Faren has a strong preference to fight in fine attire. However, Palawa Joko slaughtering a crew of fellow Krytans sailing to Amnoon made him downright furious and decided Joko had to pay for his crimes. How angry did he get? Angry enough to ''wear proper armor''.
* PrettyBoy
* TookALevelInBadass:
** [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]] in ''Heart of Thorns.'' [[spoiler:When he's found, he's wearing [[NakedPeopleAreFunny a loincloth]] and proclaims that he's a new man and has mastered the jungle... despite having been there for all of three hours. Then you help him complete his swordsman training, and he fights alongside you in the last few chain events as "Swordsmaster Faren". He's still a bit of a dolt, but going from having no fighting skills to having some fighting skills is a level in badass nonetheless.]]
** By Living Story Season 3, it seems to have stuck. Faren is present during the ministry meeting that kicks off chapter 4, and he easily holds his own against the [[spoiler:White Mantle and traitorous ministry guards]] when the meeting is attacked.
** Much to the surprise of everybody, including the Commander, he takes ''another'' during Living Story Season 4, nearly getting himself killed by Awakened and [[spoiler: the Scarab Plague]] to help get much-needed ammunition to the front lines at Gandara.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Not that Faren was ever a genius or even smart per say, but he wasn't stupid either. By the time of ''Heart of Thorns'' however, he seems to have misplaced most of his brain cells. It's the only explanation why he thought it was a good idea to [[spoiler:tag along with the Pact fleet on his personal airship into deadly dragon territory, convinced himself that he became the master of the jungle after three hours, being unable to recognize that Bongo the One-Eyed ''really'' don't like him, and only realizing during a battle with a deadly wyvern that a loincloth wasn't the best choice of attire.]]
* UpperclassTwit: A bit of one, but he's somewhat aware of it and not above poking fun at himself too.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Norn]]
!Leadership and heroes

!!Knut Whitebear
The current Master of the Lodge in Hoelbrak, and defacto leader of the Norn.

* BadassBeard
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic

!!Forgal Kernsson
A Warmaster of the Vigil; he accompanies you during your first mission as a Recruit in the order, and subsequently requests to be your mentor throughout your service.

%%* AFatherToHisMen
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* CoolOldGuy
%%* DrillSergeantNasty
* DualWielding: Seen wielding a pair of axes in your introduction to the Vigil. He never does this in the game proper; instead he wields a sword and a warhorn.
* FantasticRacism: He's not fond of the Skritt, as can be seen in the Skritt Recruitment mission. He gets better about it at the end of it, though.
* GrumpyOldMan: On occasion.
%%* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Stays behind at the Battle of Claw Island to give the player character time to escape with the remnants of the Lionguard, and to earn a heroic death that will be remembered in song and story.]]
* IAmXSonOfY: "I am Forgal, son of Kern! My father was the last Dolyak Shaman! I am a Warmaster of the Vigil! You will never make me kneel!"
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LikeASonToMe: Or daughter. This is how he ends up feeling about the player character, should they have chosen the Vigil as their order.
%%* OldSoldier
* SoleSurvivor: Revealed to have lost his entire family - and therefore, his chance to get his legend passed on. [[spoiler:The player becomes his substitute for them, should they have chosen the Vigil as their order.]]
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:At Claw Island.]]

!!Gullik Oddsson
A norn who tagged along with Dougal Keane's group on retrieving the Claw of Khan-Ur from the ruins of Ascalon.

* BloodKnight: One of his companions was killed saving him when his desire to fight overwhelmed his survival instincts.
* BoisterousBruiser: Like many Norn.
* HiddenDepths: Normally the guy sounds like your typical Shounen hero, but he's actually quite insightful when he wants to be.
* LightningBruiser: Gullik is as fast as he is strong.
* OneManArmy: ''Oh yes.'' It's not made as clear, because there are a lot of creatures that are simply beyond a single mortal's strength, but Gullik can OneHitKill Charr warriors and might have been able to clear Ascalon on his own (if the ghosts wouldn't stop coming back).
* SuperStrength: Norn as a race are physically stronger than the other races to begin with, and Gullik is legendary among the Norn as a warrior.


[[/folder]]

[[folder: Charr]]
!Leadership and heroes

!!Bangar Ruinbringer
Imperator of the Blood Legion, and Rytlock's superior.

* AllForNothing: All that death, all that subterfuge, all that alienating everyone around him, and [[spoiler: Jormag effectively double-crosses him by not only making ''Ryland'' its new Champion, but relegating ''him'' to the role of its new [[MouthOfSauron Voice]], effectively turning him into a glorified intercom box.]]
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: This was more or less Bangar's original plan in the Icebrood Saga. [[spoiler:Beat the Commander's Elder Dragon by snagging one of his own. Not only does this completely backfire on him, but it goes so poorly that the heroes are forced to essentially fulfill his original paranoia by doing their own version of his plan in order to fight the dragon that ''he'' unleashed]].
* BerserkButton: He has quite a few, but implying that his hateful views ruined his family and those he took an interest in is a big one.
* FantasticRacism: To say that he's not fond of humans would be an understatement. He strongly hates humans, and the only reason he signed the ceasefire agreement with them is because he didn't want to risk a civil war with the Ash and Iron legions. Eventually this extends to ''anyone'' not Charr, as he indiscriminately has Norn and Tengu slaughtered as well because they ''might'' be enemies.
* TheGhost: For seven years until his debut in the Bound by Blood prologue for the Icebrood Saga, he was mentioned but not seen.
** Rytlock at one point mentions he stole Iron Legion cannons and ''aimed them at the Black Citadel'', which might have something to do with it.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Bangar's plan to take control of Jormag as his own personal Elder Dragon leads directly into Jormag taking control of ''him'']].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Is fully convinced that every loathsome action he's undertaken is for the sake of keeping the Charr race alive, and even says as much to [[spoiler: Almorra]].
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: While the most heavily converted of the Frost Legion started dropping dead almost immediately after Jormag's defeat, Bangar somehow survives to be hospitalized, though he's said to be in ''really'' bad shape and not expected to last long.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: Somewhere deep in his shriveled husk of a heart, he wants Almorra back. However, [[spoiler: her telling him off one last time is enough for him to kill her.]]
* WrongAssumption: Bangar is convinced that the Commander has wrangled an Elder Dragon to be their personal weapon of mass destruction and wants one of his own to keep up in the arms race. He [[EvilCannotComprehendGood cannot comprehend]] that [[spoiler:Aurene]] works with the Commander ''willingly'' because they're both heroes.

!!Bhuer Goreblade
Tribune of the Iron Legion.

* DaChief: Leads the Adamant Guard, the police force of the Black Citadel.
* FourStarBadass: As a tribune, he is second only to an imperator.
* GeniusSlob: He is a very smart inventor, but is so disorganized that he needs his aide-de-camp Erracus the Wise to sort his stuff. The two have occasional dialog with Bhuer asking where his screwdriver is with Erracus responding in a [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan]] tone.

!!Malice Swordshadow
Imperator of the Ash Legion.

* CloakAndDagger: The specialty of the Ash Legion, but she's particularly good at it.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly directed towards Smodur and Bangar, though Rytlock and even the Commander get a few jabs sent their way, too.
* TheGhost: For seven years until her debut in the Bound by Blood prologue for the Icebrood Saga, she was mentioned but not seen.
* TheSpymaster

!!Smodur the Unflinching
Imperator of the Iron Legion and de-facto ruler of the Black Citadel.

* AbortedArc / WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He sends your charr character a mail that he'll keep observing your progress... yet it's Rytlock who keeps tabs on your character.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Eventually falls to this due to Bangar's attempt at a coup. He [[spoiler: uses a ''Searing crystal'' against the Dominionists and kills Ryland's captured second in command during a parley attempt]], actions no one would have expected of him before. [[spoiler: This gets him killed by Ryland.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the second season of the Living Story, he is the racial leader who takes the least amount of convincing to attend the summit and has the most valid reason to be hesitant (a direct and persistent threat to his lands). Even when the attempt to solve the issue fails he goes with his word, while being supportive of Rox. Unfortunately, he quickly loses this quality when Bangar kicks off a civil war.


!!Torga Desertgrave
Tribune of the Ash Legion.

* FourStarBadass: As a tribune, she is second only to an imperator.
* TheSpymaster

!!Almorra Soulkeeper
Founder and leader of the Vigil, one of Tyria's three orders that seek to defeat the Elder Dragons. Her entire warband was destroyed by a dragon, making her realize no one could hope to fight the dragons alone. With this experience in mind she formed the Vigil, a people's army of all the races of Tyria dedicated to fight dragon corruption wherever it surfaced.

* FourStarBadass
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: The Commander finds her corpse in the first episode of the Icebrood Saga. Visions of the Past reveals that despite being exhausted by fights with the Svanir and Ryland, she still defiantly told Bangar where he could shove his WeCanRuleTogether offer and he killed her in a rage as a result. ]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe
* OffingTheOffspring: She doesn't do it herself, but she does approve of Forgal and the player character having to kill her Renegade son - Ajax Anvilburn - out of necessity.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* SoleSurvivor: Of her warband, from when Kralkatorrik flew over the cavern they were patrolling.
* WorkingWithTheEx: She and Bangar were an item in the past, with Ajax being their son. Despite diametrically opposing views having made them extremely bitter towards each other, they at least ''tried'' to hold up a veneer of civility [[spoiler: until he killed her.]]

!!Efram Greetsglory
Recognized Imperator of the new Flame Legion

* AFatherToHisMen: Well aware of the precarious position his people are in due to the actions of former generations of Flame Legion and very protective, especially of the cubs.
* AnIcePerson / ShockAndAwe / DishingOutDirt: Unlike nearly every other member of the Flame Legion who's appeared in the game, Efram is a full-attunement elementalist and can throw more than fire.
* TheAtoner: For the Flame Legion as a whole. Desperately wants to make amends for the cruelty and maliciousness displayed by the shamans of the past.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is gentle, accommodating, and effusive, unless you harm those under his watch. Takes the Commander to task when he thinks they've been hiding a threat to his people from him, [[spoiler: and drops his good nature entirely to threaten Smodur on learning the latter tricked his shamans into helping make a Searing crystal.]]
* TimeToStepUpCommander: After Gaheron's (permanent) demise, the Flame Legion fell into total disarray. With starvation and being annihilated by the other legions a distinct possibility, Efram's the one who took on the role of making sure his people survive. Not everyone has accepted this, but he's gaining ground with both the United Legions and the scattered Flame enclaves by the end of Icebrood Saga.

!!Lightbringer Tybalt Leftpaw
He is a charr engineer and the NPC partner if the player chooses to join the Order of Whispers. He actually never has been on a field mission, and the player's first mission with him is his first as well.

* ArtificialLimbs: His right arm is a prosthetic. [[spoiler:It's the reason why he doesn't do field duty until the player comes in]].
* CowardlyLion: Cowardly Charr: Due to his missing arm, he suffers from serious self-esteem issues and doesn't really think he's got it in him to make a good field agent. All things considered, he's still pretty badass and cunning when it counts.
* DisguisedInDrag: Disguises as a ''human'' female to lure a pirate captain. HilarityEnsues.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Stays behind at the Battle of Claw Island to give the player character time to escape with the remnants of the Lionguard]].
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: [[spoiler:The player character]] ends as this for him.
* SadClown: His goofy sense of humor belies the fact that he doesn't have a whole lot of confidence in himself.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Apples. In fact, he's so fond of apples that he pretends to be an apple seller in his first meeting with the player, disguises traps as barrels of apples and [[spoiler:uses apples as a password]]. As a Mist Champion in Stronghold, his skills are all apple-themed.
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:At Claw Island.]]

!!Galina Edgecrusher and Snarl Backdraft
A duo you encounter as an Iron Legion character, and an option you're given to recruit during one of the Vigil order missions.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: And they won't even admit it.
* InterserviceRivalry: Half the reason they're always butting heads is because they're from different Legions, and are always getting pitted against - or with - each other.
* RedOniBlueOni: Galina and Snarl, respectively. She's a hotheaded Blood Legion soldier who prefers taking the direct approach, while he's a more meticulous agent of the Ash Legion.
* SlapSlapKiss: Pretty much sums up their entire relationship.

!!Gaheron Baelfire
The Imperator of the Flame Legion, worshipped by the Flame Legion as a god. He is fought in the Citadel of Flame story path as the last boss, and once again in one of the explorable paths.

* BackFromTheDead: Defied -- you prevent this from happening in one of the explorable paths of Citadel of Flame.
* BadBoss: He have no qualms sending groups of his own men to their deaths just to try to kill one person.
* GodhoodSeeker: He tried to become one.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: To defeat him, you need to throw molten hearts at him, which are dropped on the ground when his lava rocks hit Logan's shield.
* KilledOffForReal: At the end of Citadel of Flame.
* MagmaMan: While in his ascended form, although closer inspections shows that it may merely just be a shield for his regular form.
* PlayingWithFire: Very good at fire magic, especially in his ascended form.

!!Evon Gnashblade
The owner of the Black Lion Trading Company, and a highly successful businessman.

* AscendedExtra: At launch, he was just an NPC who served as flavor for Lion's Arch, and who otherwise played no role in the personal story. His background and character were expanded upon in the Living Story.
* TheRival: To Ellen Kiel, ever since the two competed for a seat on the Captain's Council.
* SoreLoser: He remains bitter for months after losing the election. Goes as far as to use Scarlet's attack on Lion's Arch [[CassandraDidIt as an excuse to drag Ellen's name through the mud.]]

!Personal-story only

!!Clement Forktail
The Charr player's sire if they picked the "Sorcerous Shaman" background.

* TheAtoner

!!Your Original Warband
The group of Charr you live, work, and fight with. Only one of them will survive the starting mission; your best friend and sparring partner, who you choose in character creation from the first five.

* ForWantOfANail: Who lives and who dies is completely up to you.
* TheLancer: The survivor will become this to the PC, eventually becoming the warband's new Legionnaire when the player, at the rank of Centurion, is detached to join one of the Orders.

!!Maverick
A cocky young Charr, described by the hero as the best single combat fighter they've ever known.

* BoisterousBruiser
* InformedAbility: Constantly boasts about his prowess, even though his actual performance as an ally leaves little to be desired.

!!Euryale
The group's Elementalist, described as the most loyal soldier in the warband. Foul tempered, stubborn, and honest.

!!Clawspur
The group's Thief.

* CombatPragmatist
* TheQuietOne

!!Dinky
The group's Guardian, and grunt of the farhar.

* TheBigGuy: Despite the fact that he was formerly the runt of his litter.
* DumbMuscle

!!Reeva
The group's Engineer, described as a fun-loving jokester.

* FunPersonified: Well, by Charr standards, at the very least.

!!Howl the Brazen
Lieutenant of your warband (Legionnaire in the Ash Legion origin story), who dies in the collapse of Barradin's crypt. [[spoiler: Later resurrected by a necromancer, providing you with motivation to work with the Orders.]]

* ChekhovsGun: Your surviving warband mate will mention Howl had a certain magical trinket with him when he died. [[spoiler: It was the necromancer's amulet that eventually raises him from his grave.]]

!!Legionnaire Urvan Steelbane
Legionnaire of your warband for Blood Legion Charr.

* DirtyCoward: Treats you like crap and is always talking about putting you in your place, but when you start proving your worth in the arena so that you can take over as Legionnaire while also impressing Brimstone, his boss, in the process, he visibly panics at the thought of fighting you and will beg for his life when he's defeated.
* KlingonPromotion: It remains to be seen if this is how he earned the position, but pretty early on ''you'' can pull this on him. All you really have to do is defeat him, though Rytlock expressly tells you it's up to you if you want to kill him or spare him.
* NeverMyFault: Tries to blame the deaths of most of your warband on you and your "showboating", rather than his own poor leadership skills.
* ScapeGoat: Tries to turn you into one.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Asura]]

!Leadership and heroes
!!Councillor Phlunt
An old member of the Arcane Council. He attends the world summit on behalf of the Asura.

* DirtyCoward: Whenever the fighting starts, he'll run over and hide in the corner, protected by his guards.
* GrumpyOldMan: He never seems to be in a good mood, and complains about everything.
* {{Jerkass}}: Thoroughly unpleasant to deal with - he even takes away one of Taimi's inventions until she's old enough to take actual ownership of it.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: To the extent it borders on parody in the ''Flashpoint'' living season episode, when after [[spoiler:Balthazar]] leaves and an army of mercenaries attacks the heroes, Phlunt shows up with a small army of combat capable golems... to save his research.
* NonActionGuy: He never takes part in ''any'' fighting, instead hiding over in some corner with his guards.

!!Kranxx
The Asuran member of a retrieval mission group for the Claw of Khan-Ur. He was an engineer and a tactician of the Vigil, with knowledge on altering the frequencies of Asura gates.

* HeroicSacrifice: He gave a small window of opportunity to Dougal Keane by facing the pursuing ghost of Adelbern to temporarily get rid of it. And while he successfully did so, he never appeared again.

!Personal-story only
!!Kudu
Snaff's apprentice before Zojja. He's one of the leaders of the Inquest, as well as Zojja's rival. He appears in one of the personal story choices of the Asura, if you choose to have the Transatmospheric Converter as your first invention, as well as a character involved in the story mode of the dungeons Sorrow's Embrace and Crucible of Eternity.

* EarlyBirdCameo: If you choose the weather device as your early invention, Kudu tries to steal it for his own nefarious purposes. He also appears in the Sorrow's Furnace story mode before being the end boss of the Crucible of Eternity.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Sports a pair of purple googles [[spoiler:after experimenting on himself in the Crucible of Eternity.]]
* GenderBlenderName: At least Logan thought it was.
-->"Isn't Kudu a girl's name?"
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:You end his treachery for good in the Crucible of Eternity story mode.]]
* MadScientist: For experimenting with dragon energies on sentient beings [[spoiler: and later on, on himself as well]].
* [[OneHitKill One Hit Down]]: In the second battle against Kudu, he has a skill called "Killing Shot". Guess what it does.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver
** PurpleIsTheNewBlack: [[spoiler:After being corrupted by dragon energies.]]
* SitcomArchnemesis: An old rival of Zojja, and former protege of Snaff.

!!Teyo
An Inquest agent that you encounter in the beginning instance for Asura.

* StarterVillain: For all Asuran storylines. Promptly killed off at level 10 and never mentioned again.

!!Doxa
One of your fellow krewe members if you selected the College of Dynamics as your college.

* AndIMustScream: Her mind and soul get fused to the Massively Impressive Golem due to Inquest sabotage. It's not as traumatic for her as other examples, however, since she only remembers half of it.
* HumongousMecha: Well, humongous by Asuran standards. She's the lucky pilot of the [[FunWithAcronyms Massively Impressive Golem, or MIG]].
* OfficialCouple: With Kazz.
* PutOnABus: Even in the 'happy' ending...she and Kazz promptly retire to recover, and disappear from the story completely.

!!Kazz
One of your fellow krewe members if you selected the College of Dynamics as your college.

* OfficialCouple: With Doxa.
* SickeninglySweethearts: With Doxa, although she's not quite as sickeningly sweet in kind.
* YouAreWorthHell: When he sees there's little chance Doxa maybe recovered from the MIG, he asks that he too might be fused to a golem so he can at least be with her.

!!Gorr
An asura who theorized that the presence of dragons eat up the magic resources present in Tyria, [[spoiler:which turns out to be true.]]

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:After running off to retrieve his notes because the audience he revealed his theory to expressed great disbelief, an Arcane Eye agent runs in to tell the announcer that he suddenly died due to a lab accident, immediately making it suspicious enough to be investigated by the Player Character. It turns out he is alive...but imprisoned in an Arcane Eye hideout in Garrenhoff.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sylvari]]
!Leadership and heroes

!!Aife
Firstborn Sylvari and Luminary of the Cycle of Dawn.

!!Faolain
Firstborn of the Sylvari, and Grand Duchess of the Nightmare Court. She and Caithe were once lovers.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Taken into a Mordrem prison camp because she would not submit to Mordremoth, along with Eir Stegalkin, and is eventually transformed into a Vinetooth. However, there is very little sympathy for her even then: even at the brink of death she continues to bring misery to people just to ensure her escape.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Initially, she clarifies that the Nightmare Court doesn't want to serve Mordremoth any more than they want to serve the Pale Tree or Ventari's teachings. [[spoiler:When we meet her again after she got turned into a vinetooth, she is praising Mordremoth's name, yet still wants Caithe to join her.]]
* {{Butterface}}: [[spoiler: An inversion after getting corrupted by Mordremoth. Her face is still relatively attractive and sylvari-like, while the rest of her body is [[EverythingIsBetterWithDinosaurs Vinewrath]].]]
* TheCorrupter: She wants to corrupt every Sylvari and make them join the Nightmare Court. But, above all, she wants Caithe to join her, still deeply in love with her...in her own twisted way.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: See HoistByHisOwnPetard below. Doing everything ForTheEvulz is '''not''' a good idea.
* DiscountLesbians: With Caithe.
* {{Doppelganger}}: Faolain summons clones of Destiny's Edge (minus Snaff) as the final fight of the Twilight Arbor story mode.
* EvilCounterpart: To Caithe.
* FantasticRacism: The Living Story's flashbacks show that even before she joined the Nightmare Court, Faolain was quite a xenophobic JerkAss with very negative views of other races (such as calling Asura "imps" and the centaurs "savage beasts" and "animals"). Her hatred of the Asura is justified as they, or at least the Inquest, conducted horrific experiments on many captured Sylvari that ended up killing a number of them. However, her attitude towards the Maguuma centaurs was not, as those centaurs had been nothing but friendly and had viewed the Sylvari race as a whole to be kindred spirits due to their shared connection to Ventari's teachings.
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: [[spoiler:Eir should have known better than to stop to help a noble of the Nightmare Court...]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:When she is freed by the Pact Commander from a prison camp along with Eir and flees from the Mordrem, she stabs Eir to ensure her escape, leaving her as a distraction. However, this backfires when Eir repays her in kind, causing her to stumble and allowing the Mordrem to abduct her.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:She meets her final end in the penultimate chapter of Heart of Thorns.]]
* RedRightHand: Her left hand is distorted and covered in thorns from taking in a deadly poison to cure Caithe (from a poison she had inflicted Caithe with in the first place).
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: A variation. Unlike most examples of this trope, Faolain was already evil, and just happens to be A) too proud to submit to an Elder Dragon [[MoreThanMindControl voluntarily]] and B) ChaoticEvil as she is [[OrderVersusChaos ideologically]] opposed to [[LawfulEvil Mordremoth]]. As such, [[spoiler:it forcibly transforms her into a gigantic vinetooth that embraces Mordremoth entirely.]]
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:When she and Eir were trying to escape from Mordremoth, a vine pinned her down and trapped her. Eir, apparently mistaking the situation for an EnemyMine, stopped to pull her free, only for Faolain to stab her with a long daggerlike thorn. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard This came back to bite her immediately,]] though, as Eir pulled the thorn out and threw it into Faolain's back, causing her to fall and be caught by the vines.]]
* {{Yandere}}: For Caithe.

!!Riannoc
A Firstborn armed with the legendary sword Caladbolg, he was sent to destroy the lich Mazdak the Accursed but never returned. He died saving a cowardly human named Waine, who then stole the blade and used its power to become champion of a brawling ring. With the help of the three orders of Tyria, the hero traces his footsteps, claims Caladbolg and slays the lich, fulfilling Riannoc's mission.

* {{BFS}}: Caladbolg.
* CoolSword: Caladbolg.
* NamedWeapons: Caladbolg.
* PublicDomainArtifact: Caladbolg, which you get to wield for the defeat of Mazdak.
** At a later stage in the storyline, the sylvari Trahearne will eventually inherit Caladbolg.

!!Sieran
An Elementalist with the Durmand Priory, she acts as your mentor through the Priory's story branch. Cheerful, energetic, and always ready for any kind of adventure, she'll drag the player with her through anything she deems interesting enough to look into.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: While some members of the Priory fuddle about with things like research, study, or even just [[ItBelongsInAMuseum storing artifacts]], Sieran brings a fresh recruit through an abandoned dwarf tomb, jury-rigs a containment device from old unused historical artifacts, and royally pisses off her superior.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite her childish energy, curiosity, and recklessness, she's an absolutely brilliant scholar and mage who always manages to make amazing discoveries and inventions, much to [[DaChief her superior]]'s eternal frustration.
* CatchPhrase: She always says a cheerful "Cherry!" whenever she gets happy or excited.
* DitzyGenius: Magister Sieran is highly intelligent, as her high rank in the Priory would suggest. She's also capable of being a complete airhead.
* GenkiGirl: Her natural curiosity and enthusiasm as a Sylvari about the world around her makes her an excellent fit for being a Priory explorer, not to mention how excited any kind of discovery makes her.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:She stays behind to hold off the undead to give you time to escape and warn the world about their threat.]]
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:At Claw Island.]]


!!Killeen
A Sylvari born in the cycle of Night, and a member of the group that retrieved the Claw of Khan-Ur from Ascalon. [[spoiler:Sadly, she didn't make it to Ascalon, since she died helping Gullik when he foolishly attacked a Branded monster.]]

* KilledOffForReal
* {{Necromancer}}

!Personal-story only

!!Tiachren and Ysvelta
Player characters who chose the Shield of the Moon as part of their Dream will encounter Tiachren, the Sylvari known as the Knight of the Moon. After curing him from Nightmare Court poisoning, he enlists the hero to help him rescue his love Ysvelta from their clutches. [[spoiler:However, he is too late to stop Ysvelta's corruption by the Nightmare, and in his desperation runs off to try and change her back. Should the hero accompany Tiachren, he fails to restore Ysvelta and regretfully kills her. If the player does not follow him, he is twisted by the Nightmare as well and dies alongside Ysvelta in their assault on the Pale Tree.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Ysvelta for Tiachren. You'll see this if you choose to accompany him in his last attempt to get her back to the Dream.

!!Carys and Tegwen
Wardens of the village of Annwen, Carys calls on the hero to help find her mentor and girlfriend, Tegwen. After rescuing her from Krait jailors, the pair continue their mission to retrieve a mirror originating from the dragon-cursed lands of Orr. The mirror's curse pulls Tegwen into the nightmarish province, but with either the Pale Tree's magic or Asuran technology, the hero and Carys open a portal into Orr and rescue Tegwen once more.

Depending on your order, Carys and Tegwen may also be recruited to assist you in the [[spoiler: retaking of Claw Island]].

* ActionGirl: Carys.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Tegwen is the intelligent scholar, Carys is the strong and [[DumbMuscle not so intelligent]] warrior.
* BreakTheCutie: Tegwen gets really shaken up after a MagicMirror transports her to Orr.
* CuteBruiser: Carys has a childish demeanor, and as a Sylvari, a not-all-that noticeable build. But she lays the smack down with a big ol' warhammer.
* TheDitz: Carys is strong, brave, and devoted. She's just not very bright.
* DropTheHammer: Carys' weapon of choice.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:If the player opts to escort the tanks on Orr, Tegwen stays behind in a temple to set off a bomb with a significantly shortened timer, knowing full well she won't have enough time to get to safety before it goes off.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Carys. When Tegwen is captured by Krait slavers, she and the PlayerCharacter agree to meet nearby to make their battle plan. The mission begins with her charging ahead, much to the latter's annoyance.
-->'''Player Character:''' You were supposed to ''wait''. Rushing off like that could have gotten you captured or killed. What were you thinking?
-->'''Carys:''' Thinking? I was thinking I should wait. Then I stopped thinking that because there were Krait.
* TookALevelInBadass: Tegwen hardens up after her early experience in Orr and goes on to form the Pale Reavers, a squad of Sylvari that specialize in scouting Dragon-corrupted territories.

!!Gavin
If the player character chooses the White Stag option of the Dream, they later meet Gavin in a Risen-filled cavern while hunting for the stag. Gavin will accompany the player character throughout the hunt for the stag, but when they find the stag, Gavin reveals himself to be a member of the Nightmare Court. He counts you as a friend throughout the story, and is quite friendly, complimentary and encouraging, even during your duel. He is last seen on the assault on the Pale Tree, having challenged the player character to an honorable duel: the winner keeps the White Stag, the loser dies. He loses, comforted in his last moments by the knowledge that he will be remembered in the Dream.

* AffablyEvil: Despite being intent on corrupting the Pale Tree and the Dream, he seems genuinely regretful that he has to kill the player character, and constantly considers them a friend. He also spends most of the duel enthusiastically complimenting the player character's skill.
* BadassInDistress: When you meet him, he's badly injured, having been overrun by undead beings in a cave. And as you learn later, he's not bad in a fight, and is actually a member of the brutal Nightmare Court.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: After losing the duel with the player character, Gavin says nothing other than that he will be remembered in the Dream, and dies quietly.
* TheFettered: Despite being a member of the Nightmare Court, which murders anyone they happen across, kidnaps and tortures other Sylvari, and kicks puppies, Gavin still has a sense of honor and fair play.
* FriendlyEnemy: Considers the player character to be a friend till the end, and mourns the necessity of killing them after they refuse to join the Nightmare Court.
* NobleDemon: Perhaps. He seems to hold on to the Sylvari ideals of honor and good deals, even if he's helping a completely deranged cause. He refuses to stab the player in the back, apologizes for the behavior of another courtier, and honorably duels the player character.
* SuicideByCop: One interpretation of his insistence on a duel to the death. Considering the other most likely possibilities were death by Faolain (for failing to recover the stag) or death by Caithe (who had already shown she wouldn't let a member of the Nightmare Court walk away, no matter what promises were made), going out quickly in an honorable duel to someone he respected was the best option.
* TokenGoodTeammate: By far the most pleasant and decent member of the Nightmare Court in the entire game, and one of only a bare handful that are ever ''not'' antagonistic, even if only for a while.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers the player the chance to join the Nightmare Court, stating that their actions will surely earn them a knighthood.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Gavin seems to represent the part of the Nightmare Court that sincerely believes that they're doing the right thing, and aren't just in it because they're crazy or ForTheEvulz. He wants to free the Sylvari from the morals forced upon them by the Tablet, so that they will be free to choose their own paths. If only he wasn't kicking puppies and torturing people to do it...

!!Bercilak
If the player chooses the Green Knight option of the Dream, they meet Bercilak, an arrogant member of the Nightmare Court who challenges young, untrained Sylvari to duels and inevitably kills them, as his armor makes him invulnerable. After investigating the workshop where it was forged, the player learns that it only works if he's wearing every piece, and can choose whether to rescue the smith (kidnapped by the Nightmare Court) or join forces with the object of his affections, Gairwen, to finally defeat him.

* AchillesHeel: His armor only works if he's wearing every piece.
** Alternately, you can smash him to death with the smith's hammer.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* MurderTheHypotenuse: He killed Gairwen's boyfriend Evart.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Leaving the player character alive after their first fight allows them to discover the secret of his armor and kill him.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Gairwen.

!!Malyck
An amnesiac Sylvari encountered when the player chooses "Where Life Goes" as the most important of Ventari's teachings. He is pursued by the Nightmare Court, who believe he is instrumental to the Pale Tree's downfall. The end of the arc reveals that [[spoiler: he was born to a sister of the Pale Tree.]]

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:To discover his birthplace and keep the Nightmare Court from knowing his origins.]]
* EasyAmnesia: He had some sort of traumatic injury before meeting the player character, and can't remember anything.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His tree is to the west, in the Magus Falls region of the jungle. What else is there? Mordremoth. And much later, [=ArenaNet=] added a 'Harbinger of Mordremoth' costume to the online store...]]
* [[spoiler: PutOnABus/AbortedArc: Despite Mordremoth being in the Heart of Maguuma and there being ''plenty of Mordrem, we're never given any hint whatsoever that they're Malyck and his people.]]

!!Occam
A renowned armorsmith, known for making Bercilak's armor (against his will), and later on for providing the Pact with equipment.
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* TheBlacksmith

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!Aetherblades
The Aetherblades are a group of SkyPirates introduced during the Dragon Bash event and assassinated one of the Lion's Arch council members as an attempt to place one of their members in the council. They are allied with the Inquest and have stolen three of the Pact's airships.

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Sort of. When compared to other pirates, their own clothing looks considerably fancier.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Subverted. Most of their plans often fail miserably plot-wise. However, gameplay-wise, they are relatively difficult to fight in large groups.
* JustForPun: The name of the group, the Aetherblades, are based of two words "aether" (which means "upper sky" in classic Greek mythology) and "blade" (since most Pirates have a sword as their weapon of choice, noticeably the rapier).
* LightIsNotGood
* PsychoforHire: They mostly work for money ''and'' want to cause a lot of chaos throughout Tyria.
* ShockAndAwe[=/=]BlowYouAway: Their members use a lot of electric and wind related skills.
* SkyPirates
* {{Steampunk}}: Their clothing style falls into this.

!!Scarlet Briar
The BigBad of most of the first season of the Living Story and true leader of the Aetherblades, as well as the mastermind behind the Molten and Toxic Alliances. She was responsible for the assassination[=/=]kidnapping attempt of Queen Jennah during the Closing Ceremony of the Queen's Gauntlet and several Clockwork attacks throughout Tyria. She ultimately met her end during the Battle for Lion's Arch, but not before she managed to redirect ley lines under the city to awaken the Elder Dragon Mordremoth; who turned out to have been manipulating her actions for its benefit all along.

* AxCrazy: She is ''clearly'' mentally unstable.
* TheBadGuyWins: While getting killed was never part of her plan, she nevertheless succeeds in awakening Mordremoth.
* BigBad: The main villain in the first season of the Living Story.
* CharacterDevelopment: Got some much needed character development at the onset of the Origins of Madness update, where it's revealed that an unknown abomination (later confirmed to be the Elder Dragon Mordremoth) tormented her prior to her becoming full-out insane.
* DeadpanSnarker: Have some shades of this.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when she's been defeated, she continues to fight back in a manner similar to the PlayerCharacter's downed state.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She FLIPS when Kasmeer begins taunting her with her true name, Ceara, giving the PlayerCharacter the opening they need to put her down for good.
* DrivenToMadness: It's revealed that the cause of her insanity is something from the forests that has been whispering to her in her dreams, driving her insane. It's later revealed that said something was the Elder Dragon Mordremoth, who corrupted her while in Omadd's machine.
* EvilBrit: Like all sylvari, she sports a fancy British accent.
** FakeBrit: Her voice actress is Creator/TaraStrong, a Canadian-born American.
* EvilGenius: She managed to study at all three of the Asuran colleges and earned advanced engineering degrees in all three, which can explain her twisted Clockwork creations. The Gates of Maguuma Living Story release reveals that before becoming Mordremoth's minion, she was less intelligent than she later became as a result of Mordremoth's ideas (which she claims were stolen from her despite it being clear that it's the other way round).
* EvilRedhead: Has some shockingly bright red leaves on her head.
* FemmeFatale
* ForTheEvulz: Why she did all of this? Because it's "fun." Of course, it turns out she does have an ulterior motive: Waking the Elder Dragon Mordremoth.
* HiddenVillain: She didn't reveal herself until the queen's jubilee, although there were hints of her involvement during earlier conflicts in the first half of Living World season 1.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Attempted to do this with Queen Jennah and later on Lord Faren ''by cooking him''.
* LegionOfDoom: Managed to form an alliance between the Molten Alliance, the Toxic Alliance and the Aetherblades for the record.
** The former two ''already'' being alliances between two disparate groups each, formed by her.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain[=/=]VocalEvolution: She acts fairly childish and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRkXj6kgUHI speaks with a very high-pitched tone]] in ''Clockwork Chaos'', ''Twilight Assault'' and ''Nightmare Incarnate''; from ''Origins of Madness'' on, however, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKs5vCX7Z8 her voice becomes deeper and more restrained]] as she gets more serious.
* PsychopathicManchild: She seemingly has the mentality of a young child and wants to have a lot of "fun." Mind you, her definition of "fun" involves attempting to kidnap[=/=]assassinate Queen Jennah, sending her Clockwork minions to terrorize everyone in Tyria, making the Crown Pavillion her own twisted "playhouse," and even ''attempting to make a stew'' out of Lord Faren.
* VillainousBreakdown: During the invasion events (and if you manage to bring her health down by a large amount), she'll show signs of ''more'' mental instability (such as asking the player if you want to "play" with her).
** Has an even bigger one after weakening her through destroying her Ultraviolet Hologram. Her desperation to awaken "Tyria's new master" Mordremoth becomes ''extremely'' apparent.

!!Captain Mai Trin
A medic who tried to revive a Charr representative during the Aetherblade attack on the Dragon Bash festival, but failed. She is later revealed to be one of the main leaders of the Aetherblades, and was hoping to grab a seat in the Lion's Arch council. Later captured and held in prison at Fort Marriner.

* AchillesHeel: She has NighInvulnerability armor during the boss fight. The only way to destroy that armor is by using her right-hand man's electric rounds. This is relatively difficult to achieve, though.
* TheDragon: To Scarlet.
* LightningBruiser: Not only is she durable, but she deals a lot of DPS hurt with her bleeding attacks as well.
* [[TheButlerDidIt The Medic Did It]]
* TheMole
* RoyalRapier: Not a royal, but a rapier is her preferred weapon.

!!First Mate Horrik
Mai Trin's [[TheDragon right-hand man]].

* ArmCannon: The shoulder-mounted kind.
* TheBerserker: If Mai Trin is defeated, he goes into a Frenzy.
* TheBrute
* TheDragon
* EasterEgg: There is a special Easter Egg if you use the /bow emote on him (you also get an achievement that way).
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If he never fired off his electric rounds, Mai Trin would be completely invincible.

!Allies and others

!!Captain Ellen Kiel
A former Lionsguard inspector who headed the investigation against the sudden threat of the Aetherblades. She is currently the newest member of the Captain's Council in Lion's Arch, after narrowly beating out Evon Gnashblade in an election.

* ActionGirl: Even after becoming a part of the council, it's not uncommon to see her fighting on the front lines against whatever threat Lion's Arch is facing at the moment.
* AscendedExtra: Formerly a minor NPC from the Lost Shores release, she has played a crucial role in most of the recent Living Story releases.
* TheCassandra: The rest of the Captain's Council didn't believe her when she tried to warn them of Scarlet's imminent full-scale assault on the city. Guess what happened shortly after?
* TheRival: To Evon Gnashblade, ever since the two of them competed for a seat on the Captain's Council.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight

!!Hero-Tron
A long-suffering golem from the Consortium who goes through many name changes.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: He even has a "Begging Subroutine".
* BreakoutCharacter: Started off as a just some minor comic relief in the Secret of Southsun event, but quickly gained popularity among both the writers and fans.
* ButtMonkey: He suffers with every Living Story segment. First he loses his job with the Consortium and has to resort to begging in the streets. Then he gets captured by Scarlet, is accused by the Seraph of serving her, is forced into community service as a result, and gets tracked by them when he flees to the Vigil to help with the wounded.
* ClearMyName: When he's accused of being Scarlet's minion, he goes through great lengths to prove otherwise.
* TheComicallySerious: Always speaks in a MachineMonotone due to being a golem, regardless of the ridiculous situations he gets stuck in.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's described as having a sarcastic tone.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: He's been moving from job to job ever since the Southsun gig fell through.
* {{Jerkass}}: Started off this way as Job-o-Tron, where he arrogantly bullied refugees into working with the Consortium on Southsun Cove. He's gotten a huge dose of the HumblePie since then.
* SitcomArchnemesis: With a minstrel named Marcello [=DiGiacomo=]. During his Hobo-Tron days, the two constantly fought for a corner to beg on.
* TookALevelInBadass: During the Battle for Lion's Arch, he gets an Energy Amplifier and a Combat Chassis from Evon Gnashblade, both of which allow him to heal the fallen right in the battlefield. He even goes so far as to revive fallen players in the final fight against Scarlet. However, this decision later comes back to haunt him when Evon comes to collect his debt and blackmails the golem, who now calls himself Hero-Tron, to spy on the Captain's Council for him.

!!Master of Peace
The leader of the Zephyrites.
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* CoolAirship: The Zephyrites fly around on airships, powered by Glint's magical crystals.
* CoolOldGuy: He's old, but surprisingly sturdy, and dedicated to the Zephyrite cause.
* EggMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He's carrying Glint's egg and protecting it from the dragons. Why he's going ''towards'' the Maguuma Jungle, where Mordremoth is, is a mystery yet unrevealed.]]
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler:He is eventually caught by Mordremoth's minions and fatally injured, but saved by the player and their companions. He tries to give over the egg to them, but Caithe steals the egg first.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He is fatally injured protecting Glint's egg, and dies as Caithe steals it away.]]
* PursuedProtagonist: Mordremoth's minions chase him relentlessly [[spoiler:because he is carrying Glint's last egg]].

!!Belinda Delaqua
Marjory's sister and a Seraph soldier introduced in the Epilogue of the first Living Story.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: A Nodachi, actually. She wields one (a weapon skin that was initially exclusive to her, but was eventually put for purchase in the gem store).
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler: Belinda [[TakeUpMySword takes up the family blade]], and Belinda imbues her soul into the blade.]]
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Introduced at the end of the First Season of the Living Story, only to die very early, and rather horribly, in the Second Season to add character development for her sister Marjory.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Present for all of three total episodes before getting killed off at Fort Salma, and even then she was only a side character with little to no screen time.]]

!!Wynne
A Sylvari of the Cycle of Night, and one of the Firstborn introduced during Living World season 2 flashbacks. She discovered the truth behind the Sylvari's dark origins through the Dream and tried to keep it a secret from the rest of her kind. However, she caught the interest of Faolain - who wished to learn what she was hiding - and who took Caithe with her on that mission, culminating in a tragic encounter between the three which would lead both Caithe and Faolain on their respective, diverging paths in the present day.
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* BenevolentBoss: Unlike many of her fellow Firstborn, Wynne doesn't want to call the younger generation of Sylvari the Secondborn and thus put authoritative distance between their generations; she prefers the term Newly Awakened instead.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Shown to be wise, caring, and pacifistic. Because of her good nature, the wary Maguuma centaurs become trusting of her and other Sylvari and are willing to share their knowledge.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:When Faolain threatens to torture Wynne to get the secret she carries out of her, Wynne pleads Caithe to kill her because she doesn't want to endure torture at the hands of a fellow Firstborn. Caithe complies and takes Wynne's burden for herself.]]
* SecretKeeper: She learns from the Dream that [[spoiler:the Sylvari are in fact minions of Mordremoth and thus meant to serve the dragon]]. The secret is so devastating that she and the Pale Tree decide to keep it from the rest of the Sylvari, but their secretiveness also draws Faolain's obsessive attention on Wynne with fateful results.

!![[spoiler:Lazarus]]
One of the Mursaat, an enigmatic race who manipulated humanity and the White Mantle in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' but disappeared from Tyria. He makes his return in Season 3 of the Living World, splintering the reformed White Mantle and promising his allegiance against the Elder Dragons. [[spoiler:However, Episode 4 reveals that Caudecus had sabotaged his resurrection ritual, which means the being calling itself "Lazarus" may not be entirely truthful about their identity or schemes.]]

[[spoiler:For his impostor's true identity, see Balthazar.]]
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* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: The REAL Lazarus is resurrected in the last instance of the Season 3 Finale... only to be killed off immediately after.]]
* BackFromTheDead: It may be centuries later, but he's returned.
* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: He is the final boss of Season 3 of the Living World Story.]]
* LastOfHisKind: At least, so we believe. He hasn't shown any feelings towards this one way or the other. [[spoiler:The Eye of Janthir's disintegration after Lazarus' death confirms that he was truly the last of the Mursaat.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: For those who keep abreast of Guild Wars lore, his name is well-known and long-awaited.

!White Mantle
Re-introduced into ''Guild Wars 2'' during the raid storyline and Living World Season 3. The White Mantle was once the leading organisation of Kryta, but were overthrown after their corruption and fanatical devotion to the mursaat were uncovered. Though defeated the White Mantle continued to operate in secret, and aim to both retake the throne of Kryta, and resurrect their masters.
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* TheCorruption: Liberally empowers its members and allies with bloodstone magic. Side effects may include a mild case of RedEyesTakeWarning, insanity, and mutating into abominations.
* LightIsNotGood: Their uniform is comprised of regal red, white and gold.

!Aurene
Glint's second scion/daughter, Aurene is a young dragon said to play an important role in the times to come. The Player Character is tasked with protecting Aurene as her champion, while also teaching the young dragon about life.
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* BadassAdorable: She may be an adorable hatchling, but she's still capable of being ferocious if provoked. Just ask [[spoiler:Balthazar]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Primarily blue in color, and she is one of the few living dragons (if not the only one) aligned with the good guys. [[spoiler:After her growth, she gets to show her heroic side by fighting evil and protecting those who need it.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She did not take her elder brother Vlast's death well. Later on, she senses the Commander's death and tries to save them from it, still shakened by her brother's death, only to fail and watch what essentially was her parent get slain.]]
* CompleteImmortality: [[spoiler:Thanks to her eating Palawa Joko, she absorbed his lich magic, allowing her to become immortal and cheat the death she foresaw in her visions.]]
* DisneyDeath [[spoiler:She seemingly dies when Kralkatorrik fires his breath at her point-blank, covering her body in crystals and impaling her through the heart. It turned out she wasn't killed thanks to Palawa Joko's magic, which made her immortal, but was left [[AndIMustScream immobile and unable to heal her body]] until the crystal was removed. She can also [[TalkingAnimals talk]] now.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Orphaned, considering that Glint had died many years before she was born. However, she was happily taken in by the Exalted and even has a new ParentalSubstitute, the Commander.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/aurene Has her own theme]], aptly called Aurene.
* LikeASonToMe: Not son, but daughter. It's already pretty clear that the Commander acts like Aurene's parent, but apparently this feeling is completely mutual. Rytlock confirms in Requiem that the Commander saw Aurene like their daughter. To some lesser extent, Caithe did too.
* LivingMacGuffin: Because of Aurene's role in the Elder Dragon crisis, she's important for Tyria's future.
* {{Seers}}: Like her mother, Aurene possess the power to see into the future. She can even provide visions to others.
* TeamPet: To Dragon's Watch, though she probably wouldn't appreciate being called a pet.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:After absorbing some of Balthazar's magic, Aurene grows big and strong enough to combat Branded minions. She then takes ''another'' level after taking in Kralkatorrik's magic, and is able to help bring the Commander back from the brink of death during the Icebrood Saga.]]