History Characters / ShadowsOfSandfield

* HeroicBuild: Post-joining the 317th Brigade, Tom is ''ripped''...and taller than usual.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears completely for the endgame.

A high school student who vanishes into the woods one day. His disappearance kickstarts the plot.

* HesBack: Tom is officially an active part of the story after his rescue.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Tom is surprisingly excited to explore the magical world, considering that he was introduced to it after being kidnapped by a demonic cult.

* TheWoundThatWouldNotHeal: James has a scar from when he was attacked by some sort of multicolored bird. This scar changes shape with the passage of time but always takes an oddly geometrical appearance.

* nTheWoundThatWouldNotHeal: James has a scar from when he was attacked by some sort of multicolored bird. This scar changes shape with the passage of time but always takes an oddly geometrical appearance.

* ArtificialHuman: made in a cauldron by Mina's father.

* OmnicidalNeutral: Aaron desires to simply burn the whole town and kill everyone both in the Militia and in the town.

!!The Dark Gods and Demons

[[folder: Reiji "of the Million Spells"]]

The dark red haired sorcerer of the Umbral Horde, sworn to one of the Gods. Reiji is...not exactly how one would assume he'd be. Awkward, insecure, prone to self doubt, physically rather error prone, and yet perplexingly powerful, Reiji is one of the hints toward what goes on in the woods.

* {{Adorkable}}: For all his membership in the Umbral Horde, Reiji is...kind of adorable.
* AlmightyJanitor: Despite his immense power his position in the Umbral hierarchy is extremely low.
* TheArchmage: That title? It isn't an exaggeration. If anything, it's underselling it.
* ButtMonkey: Reiji's text messages go ignored, and he gets very insecure very fast, immediately thinking Jayden's laughing at him. He also trips over himself on the way to talk to Jayden, and undercuts his own mystique multiple times.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: One would assume from his awkward demeanor and low stature in the Umbrals that he was extremely weak, but Matthew makes it clear that he possesses an unparalleled command of magic.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Ominously reveals he knew about Jayden's darkest emotions, detected his mental episode, and that he could acquire phone numbers very easily! ...And then just as easily undercuts himself immediately. Such is Reiji.
* TheReveal: Reveals the name of the cult...in the context of admitting he's probably not a "cool Umbral".
* VillainTeamUp: He and Dhakar. One wonders how Dhakar and Reiji met in the first place.

[[folder: The Demon-Beast]]

The horrible monster that was responsible for the disappearance of Tom. Recently seen more or less in the flesh by Pablo, appearing more like a bruise on reality until it gets close enough. Then its true shape becomes visible.

* AxCrazy: Insanely aggressive and dangerous.
* BodyHorror: Among other things, its flesh is described as looking like it was boiled, its back is lined with tendrils, its tongue is too long, it has extremely long legs and arms, to the extent the joints are positioned up in the air, and its jaw snaps shut like a pair of scissors.
* CannotCrossRunningWater: It for whatever reason cannot cross flowing rivers. Attempting to do so injures it until it gives up on pursuing Pablo.
* CombatTentacles: Makes use of a number of tendrils, described as like they're full of ooze until they "go lean" and start whipping around.
* FusionDance: With the "Zombiestein" monster below to create something new and altogether more horrific still.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Initially, appears as nothing but a distortion, only able to be identified by the way it distorts the world around itself.
* NightmareFace: Its bulbous face provokes a shout out to Predator from Pablo. It has four eyes, and a mouth full of nasty teeth.

[[folder: Frankenstein's Monster / Zombiestein / Devilstein]]

A monster created by Kellon Nyczus with something called an Adaptation Core inside of it, empowered by lightning and set loose to [[LeaveNoWitnesses silence]] Damian Winston - and murder all of the Investigation Team at that. At first simply flinging electricity and its chain, there is more to this monster than meets the eye.

* BackFromTheDead: Resurrected yet again to serve as assistance for Kellon Nyczus, who is quickly being overwhelmed by the Investigation Team.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* IncreasinglyLethalEnemy: Frankenstein initially could kill a man with his bare hands, but was slow, cumbersome, and was defeated in a single page. ''Zombiestein'' on the other hand is frantic, fights brutally, slings his foes around, and is incredibly resistant to harm.
* MonstrousHumanoid: It is initially in a way more like the classic Hammer Horror Universal Movie Monster...and then it got so much worse. And then it evolved ''again'' by combining with the Demon-Beast, becoming much closer to an EldritchAbomination than a humanoid of any kind.
* OneWingedAngel: By way of PowerUpgradingDeformation. Cracks spread all over the monster, followed by ''boiling off its skin'' and revealing a hideous abomination that resembles a rotten, zombified corpse covered in bony armor. It's weapon even gets in on the action, going from a chain and electrode plugs to a heavy maul.
** Its next form of Devilstein involves a new head, a chest burster secondary head on its chest, larger talon claws and wings.
* ScreamingWarrior: Goes from grunting and groaning like the classic to ''screaming its lungs out'' as Zombiestein.
* ShockAndAwe: Demonstrates the power to sling electricity conducted through its chain. This ability is more fine-tuned after its momentous transformation.
* SilentAntagonist: You'll get no lines from Frankenstein's Monster or Zombiestein - just grunts from the former and pained screams of rage from the latter, meanwhile, Devilstein opens with something new: ''demented laughter.''

[[folder: Zayufur]]
A god of sex, taboos and general depravity, Zayufur is the first deity that the Club uncovers.
* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Zayufur in a certain way, in keeping with their "profane duality" theme. They are depicted with the upper quarters of a beautiful woman...and the lower quarters of a ''male goat in rut''.

* HotGod: A disturbing subversion. As detailed before, Zayufur has the upper body of an attractive woman, but the lower form of a hideous male goat.

* LiminalBeing: Zayufur is half-human and half animal as part of their DualityMotif.

* LoveGoddess: They have dominion over lust and carnal acts, as well as over other forms of excess, temptation, taboo violation...

* FantasticBigotry: From the way he speaks about them, Gibbs seems to view magic users not merely as immoral but actually subhuman.

* AgentMulder: His whole thing.

* DeliverUsFromEvil: While he didn't leave the Umbrals, Conrad did largely abdicate his duties, dedicating himself to his civilian persona as a father and businessman.

* InLoveWithTheMark: It isn't entirely clear, but much of her behavior indicates that she feels a genuine attraction to Xander.

!!Notable Sandfield Residents

[[folder: Tom Winters]]

A high school student who vanishes into the woods one day. His disappearance kickstarts the plot.

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Initially, the Investigation Club's goal is to find him. Shortly after the GenreShift, that goal is [[AbortedArc completely dropped]] in favor of investigating Sandfield's other mysteries. It's especially [[JustForFun/{{Egregious}} egregious]] since the investigation into his disappearance was ''the main plot''.
** Subverted when it turns out Tom is the crux of the BigBad's plan. Kellon Nyczus [[{{Hypocrite}} despite openly contesting efforts to create a challenger to the front runner for Scion of the Eight Dark Gods]] wants to turn Tom into his PuppetKing.
* HeroicLineage: His potential possibly includes descent from the "Line of Vonh", a mythical hero king's lineage that often bequeaths great magical potential.
* HesBack: Tom is officially an active part of the story after his rescue.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Tom is surprisingly excited to explore the magical world, considering that he was introduced to it after being kidnapped by a demonic cult.

* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Parting ways with the supernatural is an immense relief to Jayden. His newfound appreciation for his ordinary life leads to him becoming far more cheerful than he was even at the beginning of the roleplay.

* PetTheDog: Conrad could almost certainly have stopped the militia from roughing him up, but he refrained from suing magic so as not to draw suspicion towards Mina.

* PalsWithJesus: He seems to be on very good terms with Parallaxus, a dragon older than the universe and a contemporary of the Light and Dark gods.
** He is also friends with the Magic God Thor.

* JerkJock: Speaks for itself, he is introduced to the cast trying to beat up Jackson for being gay.

* CameBackWrong: Justin was hero before he died. Unfortunately, after being brought back to life using a combination of technology and magic, he was thoroughly insane.

Jayden Gardner is the founder, president, and only member of the Paranormal Investigation Club. He is convinced that things such as mermaids, vampires, aliens, and alternate dimensions exists, and everyone around him is equally convinced that he's crazy.

* HeroicBSoD: Heather shuts down briefly after finding out that the God's destroyed the previous universe.

* LovableJock: He is one of the few members of the football team to not torment the protagonists and shows genuine concern for other's wellbeing.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Possibly - Jayden is visited by Isabella, who is associated with the Dark God of Time, Daeth. She is nothing but helpful and forthcoming. Isabella's also a talking magpie whose head can become a galaxy to transport Jayden into his vision.