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->[[spoiler:'"Aster, pretend I was evil. What would you have to do?"'

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->[[spoiler:'"Aster, pretend I was evil. What would you have to do?"'
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->[[spoiler: ''(Tries to punch Ari in the back of the head'']]

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->[[spoiler: ''(Tries to punch Ari in the back of the head'']]head)'']]
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Aster is only 15, but has a lot of responsibility


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* CheerfulChild


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* WiseBeyondTheirYears

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* ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStory



* TheGamblingAddict




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** Note that this doesn't stop her from continuing to gamble



* DeepCoverAgent: Sorensen claims he was sent to spy on the army





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\n* TheSpymaster: Both Sorensen and Caemian



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* CloakAndDagger

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* PowerAtAPrice: Not very well defined by Vecna



* SafetyInIndifference: Theia seems not to care about issues that don't directly affect her, but is this out of true indifference or cynicism about caring?



* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Especially around Jaima



* {{Protectorate}}: To her sister. Even keeping the truth of the situation from her



* LuckBasedMission
**[[spoiler: Not knowing where the ring would be or when it was last seen, Rhen's mission to find it is heavily dependent on luck]]



* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Can't do magic without it being blood magic



* HopeBringer: For many downtrodden in the city
* HopeIsScary: Ignoring the literal name, this trope still applies. Hope was banished from the city and was ready to give up hope until she found the party. Unfortunately, this now gives her something to lose.



* Protectorate: Hope seems to really care about the party

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* Protectorate: PowerAtAPrice
* {{Protectorate}}:
Hope seems to really care about the party




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* WronglyAccused: According to Hope.



* DemonicPossession: uh-oh



* GuestStarPartyMember



* EvilCounterpart: Lamora and Hope



* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite having timeless beauty, Lamora is implied to be rather old
* RebelLeader: Lamora. In her mind.


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! Lamora
* BigBad
* EvilCounterpart: Lamora and Hope
* EvilPlan: Summon Vecna onto the mortal plane and revive the Drow race
* {{Necromancer}}: Revived Little Red it seems
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite having timeless beauty, Lamora is implied to be rather old
* RebelLeader: Lamora. In her mind.


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!Asteria the Noble
* HeroAntagonist
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's implied that she knew the wizard and had a history with him
* KnightInShiningArmour: For Hope when she was little
* ThePaladin
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Pretty close fit. Asteria just wants to find the truth behind the murder of Hope's mentor
* WouldNotShootAGoodGuy: Doesn't actually use any spells on Hope

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** The gods take advantage of this with Theia and Hope




The half-elf bard. Mysterious, dignified, and unpredictable, Theia almost always acts for own benefit. Though relatively new to Yale City, Theia has quickly developed a network of awed peers and infatuated nobles. Yet, she tells so many lies, one has to wonder if she believes them herself.

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\n->[[spoiler: "'Talking to you as an equal is the way I can show I respect you'"]]

The half-elf bard. Mysterious, dignified, and unpredictable, Theia almost always acts for her own benefit. Though relatively new to Yale City, Theia has quickly developed a network of awed peers and infatuated nobles. Yet, she tells so many lies, one has to wonder if she believes them herself.



** Selflessly gives gold to the bandits that attacked the party and opened up to Hope



**A bit of Theia's childhood was shown by Vecna. She lived with her parent in a small house



**Likes using flammable oil with a simple prestidigitation spell



**Tends not to lie to Rhen.



* EarWorm: [[invoked]] Theia's songs can get stuck in Hope's head

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** Her journey into the labyrinth with Rhen
* EarWorm: [[invoked]] Theia's songs can get stuck in Hope's headhead.
** Hope humming Theia's mandolin rendition of "Dirty Little Secrets" greatly amused Seth



**Theia isn't easily tempted by Vecna's offer of immortality, but it could just be due to the potential drawbacks



**She tries to use the Orb of Vecna to help fix her friends' problems
**Tells the party that Hope was lying for her, and after a talk, offers Hope a place to stay



**Continues to become odder as it is revealed how close they are



**Seems pretty eager to refuse Vecna's offer of immortality



**Tried to distract the guards of Sterling by saying someone else was attacking




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->[[spoiler:'"What's the damage like? Are people okay?"']]



**Jaima helps Ari realize that she needs to tell her sister about what's wrong



**Mentioned that Theia tried to hit on her sister. Ari gave her mad shade




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-> [[spoiler: '"Are you sure you're okay?"']]



**Aster is growing increasingly frustrated with the party's lies



**Because Hope is his friend, he can't even conceive of her being a bad person. He won't even imagine it when Hope asks



** His outlook compels him to fix others' problems. This comes into conflict with Hope's desire to fix her own problems by herself



**Hope tries to make him promise to kill her if she becomes evil. He agrees to intervene



**Aster's ability to detect evil allows him to discover Bjorn's secret



* TheTalk: Aster has yet to receive The Talk from Bjorn. Hope offers to give him the religious version of TheTalk

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* TheTalk: Aster has yet to receive The Talk from Bjorn. Hope offers to give him the religious version of TheTalkTheTalk. Theia offers the talk with Minor Illusion for diagrams



->[[spoiler: '"This is it. I found it"']]



**This caused her quite the problem when Rhen accidently [[spoiler: stole a major magical artifact of her people]]



**Rhen's secret is that she [[spoiler: stole the ring of her people accidentally. She gave it back, but the damage was done]]



** She gets a cool one with a whistle from her father



**She becomes really confused when Theia wants to buy a house and live indoors



** Even odder by being the only one Theia seems to trust




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**Rhen seems to think that giving the other ring back to her people will redeem her. There is absolutely no guarantee to this



->''"I love this place. I'd do anything to protect Yale City."''

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->''"I ->'"I love this place. I'd do anything to protect Yale City."''
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->[[spoiler:'"Aster, pretend I was evil. What would you have to do?"'


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* BadLiar: Hope tells a terrible lie, but Theia covers for her


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**[[spoiler: Hope tries to barter with Seth in order to protect the party]]


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**Stolen by Asteria and then given back


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**HOpe is willing to sacrifice in order to protect the party


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** Gets into a really awkward hug with Theia


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**[[spoiler: Hope is revealed to have a second name]]


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**[[spoiler: enough to make a deal with Seth]]


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->[[spoiler: ''(Tries to punch Ari in the back of the head'']]


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** Started one in good fun in session 6


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**She cares about Ari's little sister or at least the harm she might be in


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**[[spoiler: as of sessino 7, its not looking good for Bjorn]]
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*** [[spoiler: WordOfGod says that the name she would have gotten was Jundahniikfeyn (light-doomed-bane).]]
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Little Red]], apparently
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* RelegatedMentor
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* [[spoiler: HearingVoices]]
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* IronicName: Aletheia literally means "truth"
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* OnlyOneName
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* InSeriesNickname: Her army friends (and Sorensen) call her Spitfire.
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* BeneathTheMask: Sorensen was only posing as a corporal to investigate the military, but he admits that he grew attached to Jaima's regiment.
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* TheRockStar: In her own mind if nothing else
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* CombatParkour: Rhen's preferred method of fighting. Especially prominent in session 5 when she flips onto the bandit captain's shoulders.
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* CreepyGood: Perhaps the most traditionally "good" (or at least most moralistic), but the blood magic is off-putting.
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* AHeroToHisHometown: Has the folk hero background, because she helped lead a militia in her hometown. Given that she hasn't been back in about 5 years (and has no plans to go back), it's unclear if she still has this status.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: Ari is very surprised when she nails a bandit in the head with the hilt of dagger.

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* ImprobableAimingSkills: Ari is very surprised when she nails a bandit in the head with the hilt of her dagger.



* BerserkButton: Insulting Dol Arrah derailed any attempts at diplomacy with Lamora. Theia seems to notice this now keeps Hope under control

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* BerserkButton: Insulting Dol Arrah derailed any attempts at diplomacy with Lamora. Theia seems to notice this now and keeps Hope under control
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* TattooedCrook: Rhen has a tattoo on her wrist and she is a thief, but otherwise doesn't play into this trope.

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* AntiHeroTeam: Aster being the main exception




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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Sometimes the party is its own worst enemy



* Brainwashed: Very minorly. The orb is compelling her to visit the location in her visions



* ChildOfTwoWorlds



* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Theia experiments with the obviously evil Orb of Vecna, but she was trying to gather information to help the party.



* HeroicNeutral: One of Theia's end goals is to be left alone. At least from all these gods and politics
* HiddenDepths



* LetsMockTheMonsters: Vicious mockery



* TheComicallySerious



* ImprobableAimingSkills: Ari is very surprised when she nails a bandit in the head with the hilt of dagger.



* CantHoldHisLiquor: According to the [=DM=], Aster would get drunk after about one tall drink



* CuddleBug: Aster is always ready to hug a distraught party member



* SquareRaceRoundClass: Bucks the usual Halfing Rogue Archetype



* CombatPragmatist: Rarely gets into an up-front fight



* MoralityPet: To Theia. Rhen is really hesitant about Theia using the orb

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* KnifeNut: Her weapon of choice
* MoralityPet: To Theia.
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Rhen is really hesitant about Theia using the orborb
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: Rhen tells Hope all about the forest in her own Cloudcuckoolander way
* NatureHero: Experienced with the forest and prefers to sleep under the stars


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* TheOnlyOneITrust: Only Theia seems to know about Rhen's history
* TheSneakyGuy


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* MorningRoutine: Says her prayers at sunrise


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** Her rudeness ruins her budding friendship with Theia


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* Protectorate: Hope seems to really care about the party
**Her zealousness comes in conflict with Theia. Though they are both working towards the same goals, Hope is weary of Theia's secrets


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* ThouShallNotKill


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* GoodIsNotSoft: Completely okay with chopping off a bandit's arm, but spares her life


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* BearsAreBadNews: Averted. Grace's bear, Grumbles, is calm and approves of Aster


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* TheHermit

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* HiddenHeartOfGold: Deliberately hides the fact that she gives enough money to the bandits to pay off their debts



* PetTheDog: Gives gold to the bandits that attacked the party.



* BrilliantButLazy: A talented Wizard. but didn't put that much effort into school

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* BrilliantButLazy: A talented Wizard. Wizard, but didn't put that much effort into school



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Dogs, bears, and mini gryphons all seem to love Aster



* TheTalk: Aster has yet to receive The Talk from Bjorn. Hope offers to give him the religious version of TheTalk



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Subverted. Despite Rhen loving animals, animals don't love Rhen



**The dragon's name for her implies being a Thief is an important part of her identity
* MoralityPet: To Theia. Rhen is really hesitant about Theia using the orb



* BerserkButton: Insulting Dol Arrah derailed any attempts at diplomacy with Lamora. Theia seems to notice this now keeps Hope under control



* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Hopes plays it up, even if its not technically true

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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Hopes plays it up, even if its not technically truetrue. Other party members are quite competent and moral



* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]: Jaima grew up on a farm, but didn't like it much



* Badass: Grace delivers beer to a terrifying dragon on the back of a bear
* CityMouse: Grace accuses the entire party besides Jaima of being cityfolk



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* SarcasmBlind: Theia's sarcasm flies over Grace's head


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* AngelUnaware: Hope had no idea who the priest actually was
* GodInHumanForm: The old grey priest that Hope met was implied to be [[spoiler: Arwan, the god of life and death]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Apparently like mortal beer enough to request that it is brought to him
* BigEater: Big Drinker. Needs barrels of beer to get his fix
* ConLang: The [=DM=] mixes his Common with Draconic conlag
* DragonHoard: Of course. He gives the party some gems for the road though
* TheDreaded: Many beneath the town fear him. The priest of city mocks Hope for praying to Dol Arrah so close to him
* GentleGiant: The dragon turns out to be quite nice, all things considered
* LastOfHisKind: While not entirely true, many dragons were wiped out by the mortal races in a coordinated attack
* MacGuffinGuardian: Inverted. The party wants to give the Orb of Vecna to him. Not take it
* Meaningful Name: The dragon gives one to each of the party members
**Aster: Krilkaazmey (brave-cat-fool)
**Ari: Yollaasroh (fire-life-balance)
**Theia: Vaasmulaag (song of power).
***She also receives the name [[spoiler: Touched by chaos/dark-doom: "Haalvut vuldahniik" from interacting with the orb]]
**Rhen: [[spoiler: Feykrotafiir (forest-thief)]]
**Jaima: Wuldhahkunn (whirlwind-axe)
**Hope: [[spoiler: Not given]]
* NonMaliciousMonster: Seems to be quite understanding
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Keeping Rhen focused


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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Hopes plays it up, even if its not technically true
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* ImpoverishedPatrician: Is adventuring to earnenough money for her sister to maintain their family's estate

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* CombatPragmatist


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* BrainyBrunette


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* BadLiar: {{Subverted}}. While one would think that Aster couldn't lie, he's actually quite competent at it, if the reasons are just


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* BullyHunter: Primary motivation


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* ChasteHero: Has taken a vow of celibacy. {{Foil}} To Theia.


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* ExactWords


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* RiddlingSphinx: Calypso
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* GentlemanWizard
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* Bouncer

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* Bouncer{{Bouncer}}
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* Bouncer
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* SirSwearsALot: Spent much of the first fight swearing in Dwarvish (after failing to hit the skeletons)

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