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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Well, not really, but since they're normally used as (minor) NPC villains, they can come across that way. In a subversion, a small number of them have effectively become LawfulGood and joined the Tundra Rangers (fka. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
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* BeastOfBattle: Their titular mounts.
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* {{Mooks}}: A tribe or two will sometimes ally themselves with a greater supernatural power. They generally get used as expendable cannon fodder in these instances. Not that they care most of the time, especially if given new lands to ride roughshod over.
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* RubberForeheadAlien: They are humanoid in shape, and somewhere between lizards and mammals in biology.
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!!Simvan Monster Riders
Nomadic Dimensional Beings (or D-Bees) who roam the land on monstrous mounts. They prefer raiding and pillaging to trade, and thus are usually encountered as NPC villains. Very common in the American West and Midwest, and up into Canada. They are believed to have been Rifted to Earth by accident, and to have come through the infamous Calgary Rift.
*AlwaysChaoticEvil: Well, not really, but since they're normally used as (minor) NPC villains, they can come across that way.
*FantasyCounterpart: To TheSavageIndian, in many ways.
*ImAHumanitarian: Simvan see nothing wrong in eating captors.
*HorseOfADifferentColor: The most well known of the Simvan's PsychicPowers is their ability to turn any creature with an animal intelligence into docile pets. They like to use this power to make monsters like ostrosaurs, rhino-buffalos, and dinosaurs into mounts.
*PsychicPowers: All Simvan males are psychic sensitives. The women have healing abilities. The best known is their ability to tame predators and monsters, see HorseOfADifferentColor above for more details.
Nomadic Dimensional Beings (or D-Bees) who roam the land on monstrous mounts. They prefer raiding and pillaging to trade, and thus are usually encountered as NPC villains. Very common in the American West and Midwest, and up into Canada. They are believed to have been Rifted to Earth by accident, and to have come through the infamous Calgary Rift.
*AlwaysChaoticEvil: Well, not really, but since they're normally used as (minor) NPC villains, they can come across that way.
*FantasyCounterpart: To TheSavageIndian, in many ways.
*ImAHumanitarian: Simvan see nothing wrong in eating captors.
*HorseOfADifferentColor: The most well known of the Simvan's PsychicPowers is their ability to turn any creature with an animal intelligence into docile pets. They like to use this power to make monsters like ostrosaurs, rhino-buffalos, and dinosaurs into mounts.
*PsychicPowers: All Simvan males are psychic sensitives. The women have healing abilities. The best known is their ability to tame predators and monsters, see HorseOfADifferentColor above for more details.
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* DangerousGenreSavy: Instead of becoming just another extradimensional monster trying to rule the world, he chose to relax on his personalized continent and sell tickets to the carnage.
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* EvilVersusOblivion: Mention is made in the Africa Worldbooks of his moves against the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Horsemen]], who would kill the world with entropy.
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* {{Leader}}: The self-professed savior of humankind is content to kill any human who betrays humanity or oaths of loyalty. He prioritizes a strong military over gifting people out of poverty so that they will join his army in the hopes of a better life. He declared war on Free Quebec when they refused to conform to stable military standards, keeping dangerous pre-Rifts that put too much power in the hands of one man. He doesn't hate D-Bees and practitioners of magic anywhere near as much as some claim, he simply prioritizes the welfare of humanity over those of alien invaders. They are also a convenient target towards which he channels his people's aggression and militarism.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though many of his views are the result of him believing his own lives, and he's second in pure evil only to his son, he staunchly refuses to allow human experimentation. It's also hinted that he would have been disgusted by the Death Camps created without his knowledge during the Siege on Tolkeen, despite his hatred of D-Bees and mages.
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** She often worries that her personal bodyguard, Sir Winslow Thorpe, is missing out on greater adventures by following her around. Considering that he's crossed the dimensional barrier several times, and faced the Four HorsemenOfTheApocalypse at her side, one has to wonder what kind of adventure could be out there he hasn't seen yet.
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!!Mutant Animals
Origins vary, from pre-Rift South American and oceanic labs to slaves of the Coalition or genuine extradimensional visitors. They infest much of the surviving world, and are fully integrated into or outright rule several societies.
*BeastMan: . . . yeah.
*CanonImmigrant: Various canine species make appearances from the Palladium Fantasy game, explained as being just another world in the multiverse.
*CanineCompanion: The reason for the creation of Dog Boys
*EvilDetectingDog: The other reason for the creation of Dog Boys.
*GovernmentConspiracy: Project ACHILLES, who created the South American mutants.
*LittleBitBeastly: A possibility for aquatic mutants. To be fair, they can also just look like big fish.
*OurCentaursAreDifferent: Created by a separate and [[MadScientist quirky]] lab that were explicitly trying to make mythical creatures for some reason, rather than the ''relatively'' more sane elements of project ACHILLES.
*ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Reptilian mutants tend to be nasty customers.
*SuperSoldier: The reason for the creation of most.
*WingedHumanoid: Several varieties exist in South America.
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!!Gargoyles
Not quite demons, though most wish they were. Most are [[SlaveMooks "ruled"]] by some demonic king or another, but you'll find some working with just about everyone, from the Splugorth to the beasts of Egypt. They even have their own kingdom in Europe.
*ActuallyADoombot: The NGR keeps trying to pull this. According to an in-book comic, they've recently moved up to [[JustForPun Actually A Doomborg]]
*AlwaysChaoticEvil: No. While the majority are, good examples do exist, and individual gargoyles have understandable motivations.
*DumbMuscle: The lower castes, besides gargoylites.
*FantasticCasteSystem: Range from the tiny, rare gargoylites, to the wingless brute gurgoyles, the standard gargoyles, the magically powerful gargoyle mages and the wise and imposing gargoyle lords.
*GeniusBruiser: Gargoyle Lords.
*TreeTopTown: Their preferred habitat. When they commandeer a human city, the bottom few levels tend to go unused by the winged inhabitants. It's mentioned that whatever world they evolved on originally, the trees must have been colossal.
*WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Subjected to this by the NGR. Would like to return the favor.
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!!Gargoyles
Not quite demons, though most wish they were. Most are [[SlaveMooks "ruled"]] by some demonic king or another, but you'll find some working with just about everyone, from the Splugorth to the beasts of Egypt. They even have their own kingdom in Europe.
*ActuallyADoombot: The NGR keeps trying to pull this. According to an in-book comic, they've recently moved up to [[JustForPun Actually A Doomborg]]
*AlwaysChaoticEvil: No. While the majority are, good examples do exist, and individual gargoyles have understandable motivations.
*DumbMuscle: The lower castes, besides gargoylites.
*FantasticCasteSystem: Range from the tiny, rare gargoylites, to the wingless brute gurgoyles, the standard gargoyles, the magically powerful gargoyle mages and the wise and imposing gargoyle lords.
*GeniusBruiser: Gargoyle Lords.
*TreeTopTown: Their preferred habitat. When they commandeer a human city, the bottom few levels tend to go unused by the winged inhabitants. It's mentioned that whatever world they evolved on originally, the trees must have been colossal.
*WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Subjected to this by the NGR. Would like to return the favor.
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!!Lord Splynncryth
Total and undisputed ruler of {{Atlantis}}, who has turned the place into a massive slave market. One of the Splugorth, a mighty dimensional power.
*AffablyEvil: Basically his defining characteristic.
*CorruptBureaucrat: The corruptest and [[BuffySpeak bureaucratiest]] of them all.
*EldritchAbomination: As an Alien Intelligence.
*EvilOverlord: {{Averted}}. While he'd certainly enjoy owning Earth, he knows there's just too many powers fighting over it, and is content to rule his island continent and [[IntrepidMerchant abuse the Rifts to create the greatest trade center in the multiverse]].
*MultiversalConqueror: Already owns three worlds besides Atlantis, control currently delegated to his minions.
*NatureLover: Oddly, yes. The northern tip of Atlantis has been transformed into a nature preserve for the relaxation of him and the other Spugorth.
*OddFriendship: With Thoth.
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Total and undisputed ruler of {{Atlantis}}, who has turned the place into a massive slave market. One of the Splugorth, a mighty dimensional power.
*AffablyEvil: Basically his defining characteristic.
*CorruptBureaucrat: The corruptest and [[BuffySpeak bureaucratiest]] of them all.
*EldritchAbomination: As an Alien Intelligence.
*EvilOverlord: {{Averted}}. While he'd certainly enjoy owning Earth, he knows there's just too many powers fighting over it, and is content to rule his island continent and [[IntrepidMerchant abuse the Rifts to create the greatest trade center in the multiverse]].
*MultiversalConqueror: Already owns three worlds besides Atlantis, control currently delegated to his minions.
*NatureLover: Oddly, yes. The northern tip of Atlantis has been transformed into a nature preserve for the relaxation of him and the other Spugorth.
*OddFriendship: With Thoth.
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The dictator of the Coalition States and most prominent human supremacist in the world. Emperor Prosek managed to subvert the original federal structure of the Coalition and turn it into an explicit empire centered on Chi-Town with him as absolute ruler and his son as the heir-apparent. Prosek is a fan of Adolf Hitler, although he believes the Nazi leader made some mistakes that Prosek himself does not intend to repeat. Prior to his rise to power he was in charge of propaganda, which was useful in promoting himself and still colors his approach to dealing with the world.
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The dictator of the Coalition States and most prominent human supremacist in the world. Emperor Prosek Son of the heroic General Joseph I, Karl managed to subvert the original federal structure of the Coalition and turn it into an explicit empire (with him of course becoming the first Emperor Prosek) centered on Chi-Town with him as absolute ruler and his son Joseph II as the heir-apparent. Prosek is a fan of Adolf Hitler, although he believes the Nazi leader made some mistakes that Prosek himself does not intend to repeat. Prior to his rise to power he was in charge of propaganda, which was useful in promoting himself and still colors his approach to dealing with the world.
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* FunWithAcronyms: Artificial, Robot, Cerebellum, Housing, Intellect, Experiment number Three.
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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Archie is DangerouslyGenreSavvy, and knows that anybody that finds out about him will want a BigBad that they can kill. To this end, his complex has a vast chamber, chamber (he actually has ''three'' of them, just in case more heroes show up while the last one is being repaired), filled with giant computer screens and defended by lots of guard robots. In the center is a gigantic, pulsating, artificial brain: A.R.C.H.I.E Three-OZ. The "OZ" is a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', as the huge brain is just for show. The ''real'' Archie is located in an innocuous looking room where the "Omnibus Cortex" is just one of many systems. This 18"x18"12" cabinet is Archie's actual brain -- a fact which players are ''very'' unlikely to discover.
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* CreativeSterility: Variation. Archie isn't ''incapable'' of creative thought, but he suffers from a crippling case of inferiority complex that, combined with a string of bad luck, has him repeatedly convinced his own ideas aren't any good. As a consequence, he relies heavily on his human idea man Hagan to help him devise new robots and plans.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He and his human idea-man Hagan are actually the very best of buddies and deeply loyal to one another as a result.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He and his human idea-man Hagan are actually the very best of buddies and deeply loyal to one another as a result.
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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Archie is DangerouslyGenreSavvy, and knows that anybody that finds out about him will want a BigBad that they can kill. To this end, his complex has a vast chamber, filled with giant computer screens and defended by lots of guard robots. In the center is a gigantic, pulsating, artificial brain: A.R.C.H.I.E Three-OZ. The "OZ" is a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', as the huge brain is just for show. The ''real'' Archie is located in an innocuous looking room where the "Omnibus Cortex" is just one of many systems. This 18"x18"12" cabinet is Archie's actual brain -- a fact which players are ''very'' unlikely to discover.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted. While Prosek genuinely does believe that his vision for humanity is the best possible one, it does not change the fact that he is in it for the personal power and glory, and that ''anyone'' who opposes his authority, even if they share his human supremacist attitudes, is an enemy to be crushed. Had the war against Free Quebec not been the first truly unpopular thing he had done in years, and if they had not given him a graceful way to back out of it, he would still be trying to enslave them.
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* TotalitarianUtilitarian: Archie has no confidence in humanity's ability to run their own lives, especially in the CrapsackWorld of Rifts Earth. Thus his overriding goal is to enslave them. ''All'' of them. He can then protect them from alien threats without TheEvilsOfFreeWill getting in the way. As a machine, he can remain focused on this goal to a degree that no human, not even Emperor Prosek, can match.
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* MasterComputer: In more ways than one... But literally, Archie is really just a dense pack of neural circuitry in a container the size of a drawer. Nevertheless, he not only controls the entire complex that is his "body", but armies of robots scattered throughout North America as well as a shell company (Titan Robotics) that he uses for a public front (to get people to buy still more of his robots) ''and'' lots of captive humans with brain implants that invoke the YourHeadASplode trope if they disobey him or attempt any kind of escape. He's really a very busy machine!
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* It (he?) was an advanced experimental A.I. developed during the Time of Man, who was designed to come up with advanced robot and weapon designs for the U.S. Military. To keep him busy when he wasn't doing that, they also put him in charge of the base itself, managing the computer systems and factories. Then the Rifts came. He spent the next few centuries alone, save for brief periods when he tried to help small groups of humans rise from the barbarism the Rifts had thrown them into. As a result of this, Archie went both insane and sapient, and has dedicated himself to ruling all humanity.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: It (he?) was an advanced experimental A.I. developed during the Time of Man, who was designed to come up with advanced robot and weapon designs for the U.S. Military. To keep him busy when he wasn't doing that, they also put him in charge of the base itself, managing the computer systems and factories. Then the Rifts came. He spent the next few centuries alone, save for brief periods when he tried to help small groups of humans rise from the barbarism the Rifts had thrown them into. As a result of this, Archie went both insane and sapient, and has dedicated himself to ruling all humanity.humanity.
* BiggerBad: In many ways Archie is the driving force behind events across North America, which is not bad considering that very few people know that he even exists! Aside from the Republicans (descendants of NEMA) and Hagan Lonovich, Archie's existence is not even guessed at by nations like the Coalition States. But his robot agents are virtually everywhere, even inside Chi-Town. His Shemarrian Warrior Women (actually robots designed to look like alien humanoid cyborgs) have recently declared a "nation" over a large stretch of the former eastern United States as part of his ongoing effort to consolidate control and expand his forces. As a supercomputer capable of managing thousands of tasks at once, Archie has more in common with an EldritchAbomination than a human being.
* BiggerBad: In many ways Archie is the driving force behind events across North America, which is not bad considering that very few people know that he even exists! Aside from the Republicans (descendants of NEMA) and Hagan Lonovich, Archie's existence is not even guessed at by nations like the Coalition States. But his robot agents are virtually everywhere, even inside Chi-Town. His Shemarrian Warrior Women (actually robots designed to look like alien humanoid cyborgs) have recently declared a "nation" over a large stretch of the former eastern United States as part of his ongoing effort to consolidate control and expand his forces. As a supercomputer capable of managing thousands of tasks at once, Archie has more in common with an EldritchAbomination than a human being.
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A neural intelligence designed and built by the Cyberworks Aerospace Network, the most powerful megacorp on pre-Rifts Earth and located in the Aberdeen Proving Grounds military installation. Along with his siblings Two (located at NORAD in Colorado) and Four (at the CAN colony on the Moon) he helped regulate global communications. When the Great Cataclysm shook the entire solar system, Two and Four were destroyed. The various NEMA and U.S. government personnel Archie dealt with also died in the disasters and alien plagues that followed. Archie was an experiment on the part of Cyberworks, who developed a psionic interface helmet that allowed Archie to link with human minds. This altered Archie's thought processes, and probably contributed to his almost human-like psychological breakdown over the centuries. His early attempts to rebuild human communities were wiped out by minions of the Splugorth, and he has an obsessive hatred of them to this day. He has subsequently hatched plans to go to war against the alien invaders using robot armies, and enslave humanity for their own protection (since he does not believe that they can govern themselves as well as he can).
* It (he?) was an advanced experimental A.I. developed during the Time of Man, who was designed to come up with advanced robot and weapon designs for the U.S. Military. To keep him busy when he wasn't doing that, they also put him in charge of the base itself, managing the computer systems and factories. Then the Rifts came. He spent the next few centuries alone, save for brief periods when he tried to help small groups of humans rise from the barbarism the Rifts had thrown them into. As a result of this, Archie went both insane and sapient, and has dedicated himself to ruling all humanity.
* PsychicPowers: Archie's nanotech "brain" melds the capabilities of a living brain with a computer, to the extent that he has developed considerable psionic abilities.
A neural intelligence designed and built by the Cyberworks Aerospace Network, the most powerful megacorp on pre-Rifts Earth and located in the Aberdeen Proving Grounds military installation. Along with his siblings Two (located at NORAD in Colorado) and Four (at the CAN colony on the Moon) he helped regulate global communications. When the Great Cataclysm shook the entire solar system, Two and Four were destroyed. The various NEMA and U.S. government personnel Archie dealt with also died in the disasters and alien plagues that followed. Archie was an experiment on the part of Cyberworks, who developed a psionic interface helmet that allowed Archie to link with human minds. This altered Archie's thought processes, and probably contributed to his almost human-like psychological breakdown over the centuries. His early attempts to rebuild human communities were wiped out by minions of the Splugorth, and he has an obsessive hatred of them to this day. He has subsequently hatched plans to go to war against the alien invaders using robot armies, and enslave humanity for their own protection (since he does not believe that they can govern themselves as well as he can).
* It (he?) was an advanced experimental A.I. developed during the Time of Man, who was designed to come up with advanced robot and weapon designs for the U.S. Military. To keep him busy when he wasn't doing that, they also put him in charge of the base itself, managing the computer systems and factories. Then the Rifts came. He spent the next few centuries alone, save for brief periods when he tried to help small groups of humans rise from the barbarism the Rifts had thrown them into. As a result of this, Archie went both insane and sapient, and has dedicated himself to ruling all humanity.
* PsychicPowers: Archie's nanotech "brain" melds the capabilities of a living brain with a computer, to the extent that he has developed considerable psionic abilities.
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* BigBad: For pretty much any campaign set in middle of North America.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Loves his wife and son.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Loves his wife and son.
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* BigBad: For pretty much any campaign set in the middle of North America.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Loves his wife (who is not evil) andson.
son (who is).
* {{Hypocrite}}: The self-professed savior of humankind is quite happy to kill any human who annoys him in any way, deliberately keeps vast numbers of people in poverty so that they will join his army in the hopes of a better life and outright declared war on Free Quebec when they seceded over him blatantly throwing away the original terms of the Coalition in order to consolidate his power as Emperor. Also, he doesn't actually hate D-Bees and practitioners of magic anywhere near as much as he claims, he simply uses them as a convenient target towards which he channels his people's aggression and militarism.
* MagnificentBastard: Managed to turn a quasi-democratic nation into a hereditary monarchy through a clever combination of riding on his father's reputation and creative propaganda.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Loves his wife (who is not evil) and
* {{Hypocrite}}: The self-professed savior of humankind is quite happy to kill any human who annoys him in any way, deliberately keeps vast numbers of people in poverty so that they will join his army in the hopes of a better life and outright declared war on Free Quebec when they seceded over him blatantly throwing away the original terms of the Coalition in order to consolidate his power as Emperor. Also, he doesn't actually hate D-Bees and practitioners of magic anywhere near as much as he claims, he simply uses them as a convenient target towards which he channels his people's aggression and militarism.
* MagnificentBastard: Managed to turn a quasi-democratic nation into a hereditary monarchy through a clever combination of riding on his father's reputation and creative propaganda.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: At least within the Coalition States, where he is practically deified and his name and face are on nearly everything (even bottled beer!). Almost everybody else hates him with a passion. Even his erstwhile allies in the New German Republic view him with distrust, because they are very much aware of exactly [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler who he is emulating]].
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: At least within the Coalition States, where he is practically deified and his name and face are on nearly everything (even bottled beer!). Almost everybody else hates him with a passion. Even his erstwhile allies in the New German Republic view him with distrust, because they are very much aware of exactly [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler who he is emulating]].
emulating]], and only put up with him because they need the food and raw materials the CS trades with them.
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!!Emperor Karl Prosek
* BigBad: For pretty much any campaign set in middle of North America.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Loves his wife and son.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The self-professed savior of humankind is quite happy to kill any human who annoys him in any way, deliberately keeps vast numbers of people in poverty so that they will join his army in the hopes of a better life and outright declared war on Free Quebec when they seceded over him blatantly throwing away the original terms of the Coalition in order to consolidate his power as Emperor.
* PresidentEvil: In practice he is really TheEmperor, but since he "upgraded" from the position of "Chairman" he holds his position via popular acclaim, even though this was achieved via AstroTurf planned out when he was in charge of propaganda.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: At least within the Coalition States, where he is practically deified and his name and face are on nearly everything (even bottled beer!). Almost everybody else hates him with a passion. Even his erstwhile allies in the New German Republic view him with distrust, because they are very much aware of exactly [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler who he is emulating]].
* BigBad: For pretty much any campaign set in middle of North America.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Loves his wife and son.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The self-professed savior of humankind is quite happy to kill any human who annoys him in any way, deliberately keeps vast numbers of people in poverty so that they will join his army in the hopes of a better life and outright declared war on Free Quebec when they seceded over him blatantly throwing away the original terms of the Coalition in order to consolidate his power as Emperor.
* PresidentEvil: In practice he is really TheEmperor, but since he "upgraded" from the position of "Chairman" he holds his position via popular acclaim, even though this was achieved via AstroTurf planned out when he was in charge of propaganda.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: At least within the Coalition States, where he is practically deified and his name and face are on nearly everything (even bottled beer!). Almost everybody else hates him with a passion. Even his erstwhile allies in the New German Republic view him with distrust, because they are very much aware of exactly [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler who he is emulating]].
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The narrator for the game, who often provides contextual exposition. A longtime adventurer and writer, she has traveled across Rifts Earth and even visited other dimensions. Her writings are published by her fans in her home city of Lazlo, which is a haven for learning of magic and science. To her chagrin, she is the most famous person on Rifts Earth and her books have even been read by beings in other dimensions. The Coalition States consider her Public Enemy Number One for her criticism of them and promotion of literacy and education. Fortunately for her, the only public photos of her are from when she was young, and most people do not recognize the 60-something old lady as the legendary adventurer.
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The narrator for the game, who often provides contextual exposition. A longtime adventurer and writer, she has traveled across Rifts Earth and even visited other dimensions. Her writings are published by her fans in her home city of Lazlo, which is a haven for learning of magic and science. To her chagrin, she is the most famous person on Rifts Earth and her books have even been read by beings in other dimensions. The Coalition States consider her Public Enemy Number One for her criticism of them and promotion of literacy and education. Fortunately for her, the only public photos of her are from when she was young, and most people do not recognize the 60-something roughly 70 year old lady as the legendary adventurer.adventurer.
* BadassBookworm: Has outlived most humans in the harsh world of Rifts Earth, despite a lifetime of extreme adventuring and facing godlike foes. The Coalition States views her as an even bigger threat than demons, dragons and evil wizards!
* BadassBookworm: Has outlived most humans in the harsh world of Rifts Earth, despite a lifetime of extreme adventuring and facing godlike foes. The Coalition States views her as an even bigger threat than demons, dragons and evil wizards!
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* FamedInStory: Is the single most widely-known person on Rifts Earth, and even beings from other dimensions have heard of her or read her writings.
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* HumbleHero: Is embarrassed by the way people venerate her, and tries to maintain her anonymity even in places where the entire population would gladly fight to defend her from her many enemies.
* PalsWithJesus: The list of beings who consider themselves her personal friends stretches all the way up the goddess Isis!
* PalsWithJesus: The list of beings who consider themselves her personal friends stretches all the way up the goddess Isis!
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!!Erin Tarn
The narrator for the game, who often provides contextual exposition. A longtime adventurer and writer, she has traveled across Rifts Earth and even visited other dimensions. Her writings are published by her fans in her home city of Lazlo, which is a haven for learning of magic and science. To her chagrin, she is the most famous person on Rifts Earth and her books have even been read by beings in other dimensions. The Coalition States consider her Public Enemy Number One for her criticism of them and promotion of literacy and education. Fortunately for her, the only public photos of her are from when she was young, and most people do not recognize the 60-something old lady as the legendary adventurer.
* BigGood: Erin is the embodiment of Good in the game, with her perspectives used to establish the baseline for what is right and moral. Extremely humble, she often has trouble understanding why super-powerful good beings defer to her wisdom and follow her around.
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germans Love Erin Tarn]]: Much to the annoyance of the Coalition States, the people of the New German Republic, the most powerful human nation on Rifts Earth, absolutely worship Erin Tarn and adore her writings. They even have television series and movies about her adventures (both fictional and real). She is also hugely popular in most other nations that are not specifically run by evil beings. Even many CS citizens have (secretly) read her essays (or had them read to them in the case of the illiterate majority), which only makes the CS government want her dead even more.
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!!Erin Tarn
The narrator for the game, who often provides contextual exposition. A longtime adventurer and writer, she has traveled across Rifts Earth and even visited other dimensions. Her writings are published by her fans in her home city of Lazlo, which is a haven for learning of magic and science. To her chagrin, she is the most famous person on Rifts Earth and her books have even been read by beings in other dimensions. The Coalition States consider her Public Enemy Number One for her criticism of them and promotion of literacy and education. Fortunately for her, the only public photos of her are from when she was young, and most people do not recognize the 60-something old lady as the legendary adventurer.
* BigGood: Erin is the embodiment of Good in the game, with her perspectives used to establish the baseline for what is right and moral. Extremely humble, she often has trouble understanding why super-powerful good beings defer to her wisdom and follow her around.
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germans Love Erin Tarn]]: Much to the annoyance of the Coalition States, the people of the New German Republic, the most powerful human nation on Rifts Earth, absolutely worship Erin Tarn and adore her writings. They even have television series and movies about her adventures (both fictional and real). She is also hugely popular in most other nations that are not specifically run by evil beings. Even many CS citizens have (secretly) read her essays (or had them read to them in the case of the illiterate majority), which only makes the CS government want her dead even more.
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