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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Treats the captured Diethart as an invited guest as opposed to an enemy prisoner, despite not being compelled to do so. Especially as "barbarians" have no rights, and are routinely executed.
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Antagonists: Listed in order of appearance.
! Diethart:
Chief of the barbarians that Altina is sent to subdue. He regards himself as the leader of a country known as Barganheim.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: He signs a formal treaty with Altina to help fight the Germanium Federation which is a mutual enemy, after being defeated and captured.
* EnemyMine: To an extent. While he will gladly work with Altina and Regis, who have both earned his respect due to their upfront honesty, and bold cunning respectively, he holds no love for the Belgarian Empire.
* VillanousRespect: Although not really a villain, he has great respect for Regis's brilliant strategic mind, Altina's courage and forthrightness, and the very quick and efficient way he was captured.
Becker:
A military inspector from a minor noble house sent to Altina's regiment for the purposes of auditing her unit, and delivering orders, signed by Prince Latrielle, to seize Fort Volk.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Despite not being in a corporation, he holds many of the traits, especially the "corrupt" part.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Called Altina's regiment "rude" because he had to walk from a train station to the scheduled pick up point despite the fact that he arrived several days early, and had Regis not anticipated his early arrival, would have had his bodyguard kill a toddler because he crashed into said toddler.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Granted Altina is insanely strong, still, one punch in the face, resulting in a bloody nose, and he acts like he's been mortally wounded.
* TheNeidermeyer: Fits this to a T. He firmly believes that any order from the Empire, even an order to engage in an obvious suicidal charge, is so glorious that the soldiers should feel honored just to hear it, and the merits of such orders should never be called into question, as long as he's not on the list of people who has to carry it out, that is.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He engages in a great many villainous and criminal acts in volume 2, including attempts to extort bribes from Regis. Regis holds his nose and turns a blind eye to all of them, including letting his bodyguard threaten a toddler with a sword, because he's the one who crashed into said toddler, all in order to prevent problems with the Empire. However, once he attempts to rape Clarisse, with his bodyguard keeping watch, Regis turns him over to Altina without hesitation of any kind.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Despite being from a ''minor'' noble house, him being a noble allows him to bluster and push just about everyone in Altina's regiment around, that is until he tries to rape Clarisse, and finds himself in the fort's dungeons.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's from a ''minor'' noble house, yet doesn't bother to remember the names of people from families that he doesn't recognize.
! Diethart:
Chief of the barbarians that Altina is sent to subdue. He regards himself as the leader of a country known as Barganheim.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: He signs a formal treaty with Altina to help fight the Germanium Federation which is a mutual enemy, after being defeated and captured.
* EnemyMine: To an extent. While he will gladly work with Altina and Regis, who have both earned his respect due to their upfront honesty, and bold cunning respectively, he holds no love for the Belgarian Empire.
* VillanousRespect: Although not really a villain, he has great respect for Regis's brilliant strategic mind, Altina's courage and forthrightness, and the very quick and efficient way he was captured.
Becker:
A military inspector from a minor noble house sent to Altina's regiment for the purposes of auditing her unit, and delivering orders, signed by Prince Latrielle, to seize Fort Volk.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Despite not being in a corporation, he holds many of the traits, especially the "corrupt" part.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Called Altina's regiment "rude" because he had to walk from a train station to the scheduled pick up point despite the fact that he arrived several days early, and had Regis not anticipated his early arrival, would have had his bodyguard kill a toddler because he crashed into said toddler.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Granted Altina is insanely strong, still, one punch in the face, resulting in a bloody nose, and he acts like he's been mortally wounded.
* TheNeidermeyer: Fits this to a T. He firmly believes that any order from the Empire, even an order to engage in an obvious suicidal charge, is so glorious that the soldiers should feel honored just to hear it, and the merits of such orders should never be called into question, as long as he's not on the list of people who has to carry it out, that is.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He engages in a great many villainous and criminal acts in volume 2, including attempts to extort bribes from Regis. Regis holds his nose and turns a blind eye to all of them, including letting his bodyguard threaten a toddler with a sword, because he's the one who crashed into said toddler, all in order to prevent problems with the Empire. However, once he attempts to rape Clarisse, with his bodyguard keeping watch, Regis turns him over to Altina without hesitation of any kind.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Despite being from a ''minor'' noble house, him being a noble allows him to bluster and push just about everyone in Altina's regiment around, that is until he tries to rape Clarisse, and finds himself in the fort's dungeons.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's from a ''minor'' noble house, yet doesn't bother to remember the names of people from families that he doesn't recognize.
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* KingIncognito: Shown twice in Volume 4. The first, he's shown as a student in Britannia, with nobody knowing about his royal lineage, and the second, he met Regis while "playing hooky" from his royal duties while Regis was in the library engrossed an a book, ''also playing hooky'' from his sister's list of chores. Basitin was so amenable that Regis never realized he was talking to royalty.
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* KingIncognito: Shown twice in Volume 4. The first, he's shown as a student in Britannia, with nobody knowing about his royal lineage, and the second, he met Regis while "playing hooky" from his royal duties while Regis was in the library engrossed an a book, ''also playing hooky'' from his sister's list of chores.the military academy's physical regimen (at which he sucks). Basitin was so amenable that Regis never realized he was talking to royalty.
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* ChainsOfCommanding: She ''really'' did not want to take the throne, but she chose to do so for the sake of her country, as a sacred duty. Her relative, Margaret, does not have such lofty reasons.
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* ChainsOfCommanding: TheChainsOfCommanding: She ''really'' did not want to take the throne, but she chose to do so for the sake of her country, as a sacred duty. Her relative, Margaret, does not have such lofty reasons.
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* UnskilledButStrong: He has no official military training, yet he can mow down an entire army purely by using his enormous strength. This tactic fails him in the battle with Margret's bodyguard. See WorfHadTheFlu.
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! Princess Elizabeth:
The [[spoiler: former]] crown princess of High Britannia, and fellow student of Basitin. The plot of volume 4 revolves around her trying to reach the Britannia capital city and claim the crown while the Britannia army is trying to kill her so that her relative, Margaret can take the crown instead.
* AssassinOutclassin: She survives several assassination attempts ''before'' Basitin shows up to rescue her.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: She, and she alone, was able to figure out that Basitin is a prince of Belgaria purely from his own behavior and personal facts that he could not hide, like his red hair and red eyes.
* ChainsOfCommanding: She ''really'' did not want to take the throne, but she chose to do so for the sake of her country, as a sacred duty. Her relative, Margaret, does not have such lofty reasons.
* FallenPrincess: Through no fault of her own, she is hunted by the entire Britannia army.
* LivingMacGuffin: Almost throughout the entirety of Volume 4, Margaret had the Britannia army hunting her down, to make sure she would have an "accident" and therefore never become queen.
* ThePromise: Promises to read Basitin's adventure book, and give an honest critique, should he ever get a chance to actually publish it.
* ShamMarriage: Agrees to pretend to be Basitin's fiance while running across Britannia to try and reach the capital city. [[spoiler: They keep up the facade even when there's no longer any point in doing so at the end of Volume 4, implying that the engagement is now real.]]
* ShipTease: With Basitin.
The [[spoiler: former]] crown princess of High Britannia, and fellow student of Basitin. The plot of volume 4 revolves around her trying to reach the Britannia capital city and claim the crown while the Britannia army is trying to kill her so that her relative, Margaret can take the crown instead.
* AssassinOutclassin: She survives several assassination attempts ''before'' Basitin shows up to rescue her.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: She, and she alone, was able to figure out that Basitin is a prince of Belgaria purely from his own behavior and personal facts that he could not hide, like his red hair and red eyes.
* ChainsOfCommanding: She ''really'' did not want to take the throne, but she chose to do so for the sake of her country, as a sacred duty. Her relative, Margaret, does not have such lofty reasons.
* FallenPrincess: Through no fault of her own, she is hunted by the entire Britannia army.
* LivingMacGuffin: Almost throughout the entirety of Volume 4, Margaret had the Britannia army hunting her down, to make sure she would have an "accident" and therefore never become queen.
* ThePromise: Promises to read Basitin's adventure book, and give an honest critique, should he ever get a chance to actually publish it.
* ShamMarriage: Agrees to pretend to be Basitin's fiance while running across Britannia to try and reach the capital city. [[spoiler: They keep up the facade even when there's no longer any point in doing so at the end of Volume 4, implying that the engagement is now real.]]
* ShipTease: With Basitin.
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* ArrowCatch: An unusual variant. She slices a crossbow bolt flying at Regis from an unseen assailant in volume 5.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: She can cut arrows and bolts out of the air, at night, from an unseen assailant, just by detecting the killing intent.
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* TheAce: Though he isn't really willing to believe it, he was '''the''' top strategist in the military academy. He only lost a strategic debate ''once'' with a rival academy, and that defeat was rather suspicious, as the one judging the match was either the retainer, or a close relative of the retainer of the victor.
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* TheAce: Though he isn't really willing to believe it, he was '''the''' '''the top strategist strategist''' in the military academy. He only lost a strategic debate ''once'' with a rival academy, and that defeat was rather suspicious, as the one judging the match was either the retainer, or a close relative of the retainer of firmly indentured to the victor.
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* BigDamnHeroes: He manages to come to Clarisse's aid in Volume 2 and save her from an AttemptedRape.
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* NervesOfSteel: HeroicSelfdeprecation aside, he is not an easy man to scare. Clarisse manages to terrify him only because she's a master of TranquilFury and knows all his weak spots. On the battle field, it takes Altina slicing a crossbow bolt aimed at him in mid-air to startle him. Even when he's absolutely terrified, he never loses his cool, and always calmly analyzes the situation to find a solution.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Regis's life by taking down the bodyguard of a corrupt military inspector who was chasing and trying to kill Regis to stop him from testifying about an attempted rape.
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! Basitin:
Third born child of the emperor, Basitin left the DecadentCourt of Belgaria to go and become a student in Britannia's school system.
* BadassBookworm: Surprisingly, he gets this from Regis. A flashback shows that Regis introduced him to the joys of reading. Basitin becomes inspired to be an author as a result. (Which is what he was studying in Britannia.)
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Comes to princess Elizabeth's aid when she's targeted by her government because she, as a classmate, was nice to him.
* BullyingADragon: Is on the receiving end of this frequently from his classmates. It is only because he promised the Emperor that he'd return home if he got violent that he doesn't retaliate.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Just like his sister, Altina, he's got enormous strength. Enough that he can stop a charging bull, bare-handed.
* {{Hotblooded}}: Like his sister, he's quick to anger. He's been in numerous fist fights prior to coming to Britannia.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: When he gets his hands on a gun in volume 4, his aim is so acute that he can hit anything he shoot at regardless of distance, cover or movement. In fact, he saves Eliabeth's life by shooting an assailant from a roof top into a nearly shut window, in a tower, across a courtyard several meters wide, and he's using single shot rifles, not a modern sniper rifle with laser sighting.
* KingIncognito: Shown twice in Volume 4. The first, he's shown as a student in Britannia, with nobody knowing about his royal lineage, and the second, he met Regis while "playing hooky" from his royal duties while Regis was in the library engrossed an a book, ''also playing hooky'' from his sister's list of chores. Basitin was so amenable that Regis never realized he was talking to royalty.
* KnifeNut: His weapon of choice is a dagger, granted to him by the Emperor when he was sent to Britannia.
* LargeHam: He loves to make big, dramatic entrances. Even in the heat of battle he makes some really loud and wild gesticulations.
---> '''Basitin:'''"Don't shoot your own princess, you foolish soldier!" (Punches the soldier through a brick wall.)
* OneManArmy: It takes an entire Britannia army regiment, armed with the latest guns and cannons to match him in combat, and he still wins.
* ThePromise: Makes one with Elizabeth so that she reads his adventure book, that he is currently writing, after it gets published.
* PyrrhicVictory: Sure, Basitin manages to save Princess Elizabeth, and keep his own life, [[spoiler: but they never make it to Britannia's capital, Margaret takes the throne, and immediately launches war on Belgaria without cause or provocation purely for her own amusement.]]
* ShamMarriage: Pretends to be engaged to Elizabeth as they're running the countryside, trying to get to Britannia's capital.
* WorfHadTheFlu: He gets defeated easily by Margaret's bodyguard just to show how ridiculously strong that guy is. Still, this is after he's just fought an entire Britannia army regiment, is covered in wounds, and is holding Princess Elizabeth in one hand, because if he lets go, the Britannia army would shoot and kill her. [[spoiler: He escapes certain death by jumping off a bridge into a river, taking Elizabeth with him.]]
! Basitin:
Third born child of the emperor, Basitin left the DecadentCourt of Belgaria to go and become a student in Britannia's school system.
* BadassBookworm: Surprisingly, he gets this from Regis. A flashback shows that Regis introduced him to the joys of reading. Basitin becomes inspired to be an author as a result. (Which is what he was studying in Britannia.)
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Comes to princess Elizabeth's aid when she's targeted by her government because she, as a classmate, was nice to him.
* BullyingADragon: Is on the receiving end of this frequently from his classmates. It is only because he promised the Emperor that he'd return home if he got violent that he doesn't retaliate.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Just like his sister, Altina, he's got enormous strength. Enough that he can stop a charging bull, bare-handed.
* {{Hotblooded}}: Like his sister, he's quick to anger. He's been in numerous fist fights prior to coming to Britannia.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: When he gets his hands on a gun in volume 4, his aim is so acute that he can hit anything he shoot at regardless of distance, cover or movement. In fact, he saves Eliabeth's life by shooting an assailant from a roof top into a nearly shut window, in a tower, across a courtyard several meters wide, and he's using single shot rifles, not a modern sniper rifle with laser sighting.
* KingIncognito: Shown twice in Volume 4. The first, he's shown as a student in Britannia, with nobody knowing about his royal lineage, and the second, he met Regis while "playing hooky" from his royal duties while Regis was in the library engrossed an a book, ''also playing hooky'' from his sister's list of chores. Basitin was so amenable that Regis never realized he was talking to royalty.
* KnifeNut: His weapon of choice is a dagger, granted to him by the Emperor when he was sent to Britannia.
* LargeHam: He loves to make big, dramatic entrances. Even in the heat of battle he makes some really loud and wild gesticulations.
---> '''Basitin:'''"Don't shoot your own princess, you foolish soldier!" (Punches the soldier through a brick wall.)
* OneManArmy: It takes an entire Britannia army regiment, armed with the latest guns and cannons to match him in combat, and he still wins.
* ThePromise: Makes one with Elizabeth so that she reads his adventure book, that he is currently writing, after it gets published.
* PyrrhicVictory: Sure, Basitin manages to save Princess Elizabeth, and keep his own life, [[spoiler: but they never make it to Britannia's capital, Margaret takes the throne, and immediately launches war on Belgaria without cause or provocation purely for her own amusement.]]
* ShamMarriage: Pretends to be engaged to Elizabeth as they're running the countryside, trying to get to Britannia's capital.
* WorfHadTheFlu: He gets defeated easily by Margaret's bodyguard just to show how ridiculously strong that guy is. Still, this is after he's just fought an entire Britannia army regiment, is covered in wounds, and is holding Princess Elizabeth in one hand, because if he lets go, the Britannia army would shoot and kill her. [[spoiler: He escapes certain death by jumping off a bridge into a river, taking Elizabeth with him.]]
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Played with. When his subordinate strategist failed to eliminate Altina at the end of Volume 3, Lattrielle called himself a "benevolent man" by sparing him. The fact that the strategist was terrified of being killed for failure, however, would tend to indicate that Latrielle, or the other royals of Belgaria do indeed tend to take out their frustrations on their staff.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Played with. When his subordinate strategist failed to eliminate Altina at the end of Volume 3, Lattrielle called himself a "benevolent man" by sparing him. The fact that the strategist was terrified of being killed for failure, however, would tend to indicate that Latrielle, or the other royals of Belgaria do indeed tend to take out their frustrations on their staff. Further, he equates the man's life to a cup of wine, which he happily pours out in front of him to make the point.
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! Antagonists:
! Prince Latrielle:
The first born of the Emperor's children, and top contender for the throne, [[spoiler: until the events of Volume 3.]]
* EvilPrince: Is the one directly responsible for not only sending Altina to the front lines, but signed the orders to attack Fort Volk in Volume 2, hoping she would be completely crushed, if not outright killed. He is also the one who chose the corrupt military inspector that was sent to audit her regiment, and make sure the order was carried out.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He pretends to be cordial and polite, but he's really a borderline psychopath who is constantly scheming and plotting new and interesting ways to murder people and get away with it. Being a close relative won't protect you. [[spoiler: He already murdered at least one of his siblings through constant poisoning over years.]]
* SmugSnake: He thinks he's a much better swordsman than he actually is. Although he is quite skilled, Altina only struggled against him due to a prior injury.
* WarForFunAndProfit: Tells Altina in Volume 3 that he aims to keep Belgaria in a constant state of war with its neighbors, purely for the sake of justifying the constant build up of the military.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Tries to market himself as this, Altina doesn't buy it for a moment.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Played with. When his subordinate strategist failed to eliminate Altina at the end of Volume 3, Lattrielle called himself a "benevolent man" by sparing him. The fact that the strategist was terrified of being killed for failure, however, would tend to indicate that Latrielle, or the other royals of Belgaria do indeed tend to take out their frustrations on their staff.
! Antagonists:
! Prince Latrielle:
The first born of the Emperor's children, and top contender for the throne, [[spoiler: until the events of Volume 3.]]
* EvilPrince: Is the one directly responsible for not only sending Altina to the front lines, but signed the orders to attack Fort Volk in Volume 2, hoping she would be completely crushed, if not outright killed. He is also the one who chose the corrupt military inspector that was sent to audit her regiment, and make sure the order was carried out.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He pretends to be cordial and polite, but he's really a borderline psychopath who is constantly scheming and plotting new and interesting ways to murder people and get away with it. Being a close relative won't protect you. [[spoiler: He already murdered at least one of his siblings through constant poisoning over years.]]
* SmugSnake: He thinks he's a much better swordsman than he actually is. Although he is quite skilled, Altina only struggled against him due to a prior injury.
* WarForFunAndProfit: Tells Altina in Volume 3 that he aims to keep Belgaria in a constant state of war with its neighbors, purely for the sake of justifying the constant build up of the military.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Tries to market himself as this, Altina doesn't buy it for a moment.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Played with. When his subordinate strategist failed to eliminate Altina at the end of Volume 3, Lattrielle called himself a "benevolent man" by sparing him. The fact that the strategist was terrified of being killed for failure, however, would tend to indicate that Latrielle, or the other royals of Belgaria do indeed tend to take out their frustrations on their staff.
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* ILied: A heroic example in volume 2. He promised the corrupt military inspector that he, Eric, and Clarisse would happily forget all about the attempted rape, and attempted murder if he stood down. The moment Altina showed up on the scene, Regis sold him out immediately.
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* BreakThemByTalking: Is an absolute expert in this. In volume 1, he earns the respect of the barbarian chief, Diethart, by being completely fearless in negotiations. In volume 2, he manages to terrify a corrupt army inspector armed with a gun and a sword, and willing to use them, simply by talking to him, and shortly after that, gathering the intel on the Germanium fort from a captured patrol simply by questioning the soldiers of a captured patrol, without using torture of any kind, trounced an entire DecadentCourt in volume 3, and in volume 5, utterly humiliated a rude messenger that had insulted his army unit. We find out from his sister in Volume 5, that he's been good at this since age 7.
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* CreepyChild: His older sister tells Altina a story of how when Regis was no more than seven years old, he completely, and thoroughly saw through and terrified a con artist that was selling "roof repairs" for their family home. Note that the con man in the story was very skilled at ExactWords and LoopholeAbuse.
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* AFatherToHisMen: If you can make it through his training regimen, he will provide and protect you. He even treated Regis kindly when the latter had a very high fever, due to collapsing from overwork. Still, he doesn't like it when people point it out.
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* ThatMakesMeAngry: He was enraged at the behavior of the military inspector and the bodyguard that were sent to audit Altina's forces, and deliver orders to capture [[spoiler: Fort Volk]] in volume 2.
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* ThatMakesMeAngry: ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: He was enraged at the behavior of the military inspector and the bodyguard that were sent to audit Altina's forces, and deliver orders to capture [[spoiler: Fort Volk]] in volume 2.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Manages to stay one step or two ahead of most adversaries in the story. He is still not infallible, and can be caught by surprise, as shown in volume 5, but that's rare.
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! Eric
A knight in training that gets assigned to be Regis and Altina's bodyguard. He specifically requests the position because he's been best friends with Regis since childhood. The fact that he gets to protect the beautiful princess doesn't hurt his feelings in the slightest either.
* BodyguardingABadass: Guarding Altina certainly counts.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Regis. Especially true since both of them are child soldiers, and they've been best friends throughout their tenure at the military academy.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He wields a sword very well as his weapon of choice.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He was able to defeat a professional, military trained bodyguard with a single sword strike without killing the latter.
* TakingTheBullet: Took a crossbow bolt aimed at Regis in volume 5.
* ThatMakesMeAngry: He was enraged at the behavior of the military inspector and the bodyguard that were sent to audit Altina's forces, and deliver orders to capture [[spoiler: Fort Volk]] in volume 2.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Regis and Altina.
! Eric
A knight in training that gets assigned to be Regis and Altina's bodyguard. He specifically requests the position because he's been best friends with Regis since childhood. The fact that he gets to protect the beautiful princess doesn't hurt his feelings in the slightest either.
* BodyguardingABadass: Guarding Altina certainly counts.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Regis. Especially true since both of them are child soldiers, and they've been best friends throughout their tenure at the military academy.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He wields a sword very well as his weapon of choice.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He was able to defeat a professional, military trained bodyguard with a single sword strike without killing the latter.
* TakingTheBullet: Took a crossbow bolt aimed at Regis in volume 5.
* ThatMakesMeAngry: He was enraged at the behavior of the military inspector and the bodyguard that were sent to audit Altina's forces, and deliver orders to capture [[spoiler: Fort Volk]] in volume 2.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Regis and Altina.
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* RapeAsDrama: She gets sexually assaulted in Volume 2 by a very corrupt military inspector, and his brutish bodyguard. When she runs to Regis for aid, Regis keeps them occupied until Altina shows up, and kicks '''both''' their asses, with one arm in a sling!
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* RapeAsDrama: She gets sexually assaulted in Volume 2 by a very corrupt military inspector, and his brutish bodyguard. When she runs to Regis for aid, Regis keeps them occupied until Altina shows up, and kicks '''both''' their asses, the ass of the inspector who is armed with a gun, with one arm in a sling!
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* ChekovsGun: The very expensive book he purchases in the first volume becomes a critical plot device in volume 2. [[spoiler: It contains an original blueprint to Fort Volk, and is instrumental in the fort's capture.]]
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The very expensive book he purchases in the first volume becomes a critical plot device in volume 2. [[spoiler: It contains an original blueprint to Fort Volk, and is instrumental in the fort's capture.]]
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, Clarisse, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.
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* UndyingLoyalty: To Altina.
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* UndyingLoyalty: To Altina.Altina.
! Jerome:
The former commander of the border regiment assigned to Altina. He does not like being under her command one bit. Still, he submits to her authority, not because of her rank or title, [[spoiler: but because she beat him in a duel.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is a firm believer in this approach.
* BlackKnight: Fits most aspects of this trope. He even paints his armor black.
* BladeOnAStick: His weapon of choice is a spear.
* CombatPragmatist: He will do just about anything to win on the battlefield.
* DrillSergeantNasty: He plays this as straight as they come. He calls Regis "trash" constantly, but Regis is ''useful'' trash.
* InsultBackfire: Receives one in Volume 3. An imperial knight accuses him of abandoning all chivalry after Jerome set his men on fire before attacking him. [[spoiler: Said knight just moments prior lead 1000 cavalry men on horseback to attack Altina, Regis and three other people on three horses.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Comes across as brutish and brash, but there's no one else you'd want at you'd want more at your back on the battlefield. [[spoiler: He even forfeited the duel with Altina when his sparring weapon broke, despite being easily able to defeat her.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: He doesn't suffer from HonorBeforeReason, but he is still an official knight of Belgaria.
* NoodleIncident: Something in his past, that he doesn't want to talk or hear about, caused his family to lose their noble status.
* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: He actually likes Regis's more morally ambiguous strategies.
! Jerome:
The former commander of the border regiment assigned to Altina. He does not like being under her command one bit. Still, he submits to her authority, not because of her rank or title, [[spoiler: but because she beat him in a duel.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is a firm believer in this approach.
* BlackKnight: Fits most aspects of this trope. He even paints his armor black.
* BladeOnAStick: His weapon of choice is a spear.
* CombatPragmatist: He will do just about anything to win on the battlefield.
* DrillSergeantNasty: He plays this as straight as they come. He calls Regis "trash" constantly, but Regis is ''useful'' trash.
* InsultBackfire: Receives one in Volume 3. An imperial knight accuses him of abandoning all chivalry after Jerome set his men on fire before attacking him. [[spoiler: Said knight just moments prior lead 1000 cavalry men on horseback to attack Altina, Regis and three other people on three horses.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Comes across as brutish and brash, but there's no one else you'd want at you'd want more at your back on the battlefield. [[spoiler: He even forfeited the duel with Altina when his sparring weapon broke, despite being easily able to defeat her.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: He doesn't suffer from HonorBeforeReason, but he is still an official knight of Belgaria.
* NoodleIncident: Something in his past, that he doesn't want to talk or hear about, caused his family to lose their noble status.
* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: He actually likes Regis's more morally ambiguous strategies.
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! Clerissa
Clarisse:
* ChildhoodFriends: With Altina.
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* TheTease: She comes on to Regis very strongly, and she can get him really worked up without even removing one stitch of clothing.
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* TheTease: She comes on to Regis very strongly, and she can get him really worked up without even removing one stitch of clothing.clothing.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Altina.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Altina.
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* BadassPrincess: Despite being only 14, she's more powerful and experienced than most knights twice her age.
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* DaughterOfAWhore: Her mother was an imperial "consort."
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* MartialPacifist: While she loves fighting, almost to BloodKnight levels, she '''hates''' war.
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* RapeAsDrama: She gets sexually assaulted in Volume 3 by a very corrupt military inspector, and his brutish bodyguard. When she runs to Regis for aid, Regis keeps them occupied until Altina shows up, and kicks '''both''' their asses, with one arm in a sling!
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* RapeAsDrama: She gets sexually assaulted in Volume 3 2 by a very corrupt military inspector, and his brutish bodyguard. When she runs to Regis for aid, Regis keeps them occupied until Altina shows up, and kicks '''both''' their asses, with one arm in a sling!
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.manhood.
! Clerissa
Altina's maid, and long-time friend and companion.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is gentle and kind, but she's a master of TranquilFury and easily terrifies Regis into doing what she wants.
* RapeAsDrama: She gets sexually assaulted in Volume 3 by a very corrupt military inspector, and his brutish bodyguard. When she runs to Regis for aid, Regis keeps them occupied until Altina shows up, and kicks '''both''' their asses, with one arm in a sling!
* TheStoic: In times when she's around people she doesn't know or particularly like, she shuts down her ability to emote, and says very little.
* TheTease: She comes on to Regis very strongly, and she can get him really worked up without even removing one stitch of clothing.
! Clerissa
Altina's maid, and long-time friend and companion.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is gentle and kind, but she's a master of TranquilFury and easily terrifies Regis into doing what she wants.
* RapeAsDrama: She gets sexually assaulted in Volume 3 by a very corrupt military inspector, and his brutish bodyguard. When she runs to Regis for aid, Regis keeps them occupied until Altina shows up, and kicks '''both''' their asses, with one arm in a sling!
* TheStoic: In times when she's around people she doesn't know or particularly like, she shuts down her ability to emote, and says very little.
* TheTease: She comes on to Regis very strongly, and she can get him really worked up without even removing one stitch of clothing.
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* OverlyLongName: Marie Garter Argentina de Belgaria
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* WhatDoYouSeeInHim: WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.
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* BadassBookworm: He can't swing a sword without nearly cutting off his own legs, and has to be held while riding a horse, but his encyclopedic knowledge of tactics and strategies both real and fictional for the world setting, from the books he's read, have led him and Altina to victory, repeatedly, against overwhelming odds.
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* TheAce: Though he isn't really willing to believe it, he was '''the''' top strategist in the military academy. He only lost a strategic debate ''once'' with a rival academy, and that defeat was rather suspicious, as the one judging the match was either the retainer, or a close relative of the retainer of the victor.
* BadassBookworm: He can't swing a sword without nearly cutting off his own legs, and has to be held while riding a horse, but his encyclopedic knowledge of tactics and strategies both real andfictional fictional, for the world setting, from the books he's read, have led him and Altina to victory, repeatedly, against overwhelming odds.
* BadassBookworm: He can't swing a sword without nearly cutting off his own legs, and has to be held while riding a horse, but his encyclopedic knowledge of tactics and strategies both real and
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* CripplingOverspecialization: He's an absolute demon when it comes to strategies and tactics, and completely helpless in just about everything else.
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* ChickMagnet: Although Altina is the one most smitten with him, there are numerous other women showing quite a bit of interest. He's absolutely baffled by this.
* CombatPragmatist: Isn't above turning to some dubious methods to secure military victory.
* CripplingOverspecialization: He's an absolute demon when it comes to strategies and tactics, even being able to flawlessly navigate a DeadlyDecadentCourt, and completely helpless in just about everythingelse.else.
* HeroicSelfdeprecation: He considers himself completely worthless as a human being. No matter how effective his strategies are, he doesn't think himself worthy of praise, as he wasn't the one actually fighting, and although he's fully aware of how much a ChickMagnet he is, he doesn't feel deserving of their affection. It isn't until he's confronted by Clarisse, Altina's maid that we find out why. He has the perception that being "manly" means suffering from a terminal case of TestosteronePoisoning. Even his ''older sister'' was more manly than he. The true cause gets revealed in volume 5, and it's quite tragic.
* NiceGuy: He's genuinely very gentle and kind, and truly treasures his comrades.
* OrphansOrdeal: His parents both died from illness when he was very young, and his sister, did her best to raise him, but unsurprisingly, did not do a very good job.
* TheStrategist: This is his role in the story, in a nutshell.
* WhatDoYouSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.
* CombatPragmatist: Isn't above turning to some dubious methods to secure military victory.
* CripplingOverspecialization: He's an absolute demon when it comes to strategies and tactics, even being able to flawlessly navigate a DeadlyDecadentCourt, and completely helpless in just about everything
* HeroicSelfdeprecation: He considers himself completely worthless as a human being. No matter how effective his strategies are, he doesn't think himself worthy of praise, as he wasn't the one actually fighting, and although he's fully aware of how much a ChickMagnet he is, he doesn't feel deserving of their affection. It isn't until he's confronted by Clarisse, Altina's maid that we find out why. He has the perception that being "manly" means suffering from a terminal case of TestosteronePoisoning. Even his ''older sister'' was more manly than he. The true cause gets revealed in volume 5, and it's quite tragic.
* NiceGuy: He's genuinely very gentle and kind, and truly treasures his comrades.
* OrphansOrdeal: His parents both died from illness when he was very young, and his sister, did her best to raise him, but unsurprisingly, did not do a very good job.
* TheStrategist: This is his role in the story, in a nutshell.
* WhatDoYouSeeInHim: More like "what do you see in me?!" He asks Clerissa, point blank, when she comes on to him a bit too strongly. Amusingly, she actually tells him that contrary to his perceptions, women ''actually like men who are gentle and kind,'' not the over-machismo fools Regis associates with manhood.
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!! Altina:
!! Altina:
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Arrow Sparrow Princess" is the derogatory name given to her by the nobility. She doesn't understand why until Regis points out that the way she carries, Quattre Tonne, (the only way she feasibly can) makes her look like a sparrow shot with an arrow through the midsection.
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* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's so much into this trope that she can almost pull off TomboyAndGirlyGirl with herself.
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* SkilledButNaive: She's ''very'' skilled in battle. Still, there's a great deal about the world that she doesn't fully understand. Being well aware of this, she snatches up Regis, in a hurry. This is a decision she does not regret.
* TitleCharacter: The story concerns her.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's so much into this trope that she can almost pull off TomboyAndGirlyGirl withherself.herself.
* WorfHadTheFlu: When provoked into battle [[spoiler: with Latrielle]], he boasts about how vastly superior his swordsmanship is. What he doesn't realize is that she's fighting him on equal terms with a broken hand.
!! Regis Aluric:
A young boy with almost no martial prowess who loves to read books. He has almost no sense of self-worth and if sent to the front lines, he would likely trip over them. Still, he has encyclopedic knowledge of numerous tactics, strategies, and the various active factions of the world setting.
* BadassBookworm: He can't swing a sword without nearly cutting off his own legs, and has to be held while riding a horse, but his encyclopedic knowledge of tactics and strategies both real and fictional for the world setting, from the books he's read, have led him and Altina to victory, repeatedly, against overwhelming odds.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He was this for most of Volume one, and a significant part of Volume 2. The reason, he was forced to maintain the finances, quarter mastering, and account keeping for the entirety of Altina's fortress base, alone, because all the other accountants, book keepers, and quartermasters were caught red-handed stealing from the military, and any incoming replacements were found to be just as wanting, if not worse. He had to literally collapse from overwork before anyone competent could be found.
* BerserkButton: Suggesting censorship or banning books is one of the few things that will piss him off.
* ChekovsGun: The very expensive book he purchases in the first volume becomes a critical plot device in volume 2. [[spoiler: It contains an original blueprint to Fort Volk, and is instrumental in the fort's capture.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: He's an absolute demon when it comes to strategies and tactics, and completely helpless in just about everything else.
* TitleCharacter: The story concerns her.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's so much into this trope that she can almost pull off TomboyAndGirlyGirl with
* WorfHadTheFlu: When provoked into battle [[spoiler: with Latrielle]], he boasts about how vastly superior his swordsmanship is. What he doesn't realize is that she's fighting him on equal terms with a broken hand.
!! Regis Aluric:
A young boy with almost no martial prowess who loves to read books. He has almost no sense of self-worth and if sent to the front lines, he would likely trip over them. Still, he has encyclopedic knowledge of numerous tactics, strategies, and the various active factions of the world setting.
* BadassBookworm: He can't swing a sword without nearly cutting off his own legs, and has to be held while riding a horse, but his encyclopedic knowledge of tactics and strategies both real and fictional for the world setting, from the books he's read, have led him and Altina to victory, repeatedly, against overwhelming odds.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He was this for most of Volume one, and a significant part of Volume 2. The reason, he was forced to maintain the finances, quarter mastering, and account keeping for the entirety of Altina's fortress base, alone, because all the other accountants, book keepers, and quartermasters were caught red-handed stealing from the military, and any incoming replacements were found to be just as wanting, if not worse. He had to literally collapse from overwork before anyone competent could be found.
* BerserkButton: Suggesting censorship or banning books is one of the few things that will piss him off.
* ChekovsGun: The very expensive book he purchases in the first volume becomes a critical plot device in volume 2. [[spoiler: It contains an original blueprint to Fort Volk, and is instrumental in the fort's capture.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: He's an absolute demon when it comes to strategies and tactics, and completely helpless in just about everything else.
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* FireyRedhead: Although magic doesn't exist in the world setting, she fits every other aspect of this trope to a T.
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Characters for Sword Princess Altina.
Altina, fourth child of the emperor. Famous for having flaming red hair and crimson eyes.
* ActionGirl: Leads the battle on the front lines.
* {{BFS}}: Her weapon, Quattre Tonne is bigger than she is, and almost as heavy.
* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: She is insanely strong, as befits those of her bloodline.
* FireyRedhead: Although magic doesn't exist in the world setting, she fits every other aspect of this trope to a T.
* KingIncognito: She is introduced pretending to be a coach driver, so she can recruit Regis to be her strategist.
* LeeroyJenkins: She is easy to provoke and quick to enter the fray. The effectiveness of this aspect of her personality varies wildly.
* OneHandedZweihander: She can wield Quattre Tonne one handed if she has to.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Takes to the front lines, personally. In fact, she doesn't like it when Regis tries to hold her back.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's so much into this trope that she can almost pull off TomboyAndGirlyGirl with herself.
Altina, fourth child of the emperor. Famous for having flaming red hair and crimson eyes.
* ActionGirl: Leads the battle on the front lines.
* {{BFS}}: Her weapon, Quattre Tonne is bigger than she is, and almost as heavy.
* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: She is insanely strong, as befits those of her bloodline.
* FireyRedhead: Although magic doesn't exist in the world setting, she fits every other aspect of this trope to a T.
* KingIncognito: She is introduced pretending to be a coach driver, so she can recruit Regis to be her strategist.
* LeeroyJenkins: She is easy to provoke and quick to enter the fray. The effectiveness of this aspect of her personality varies wildly.
* OneHandedZweihander: She can wield Quattre Tonne one handed if she has to.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Takes to the front lines, personally. In fact, she doesn't like it when Regis tries to hold her back.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's so much into this trope that she can almost pull off TomboyAndGirlyGirl with herself.
