History Characters / ThePrivilegeOfTheSword

* AnythingThatMoves: Alcuin, Raffaela, the Black Rose, an unnamed red-haired artist and [[spoiler:Richard St. Vier]] during the novel alone. Plus the orgies.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Artemisia.

* NotSoDifferent: To her uncle. It takes awhile for her to see this as a good thing.

[[folder:Marcus]]
* AlmightyJanitor
* LikeASonToMe: To Alec.
* TheConfidant: To Katherine.
* NiceGuy
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* DespairEventHorizon: As in ''Swordspoint,'' Alec seems to hover over this throughout the novel [[spoiler:due to Richard leaving him sometime prior to this]]. However, he really hits it when Ferris [[spoiler:drives Flavia and the Black Rose away, attempts a Morton's Fork where Alec has to betroth Katherine to him, needles Alec about Richard leaving, and then outright states Katherine will one-day find him unbearable as well. This is implied to be the last straw, as Katherine was the only one who stayed with him when she could have had an easier life without him. Alec kills Ferris as a result, flees into exile and leaves Katherine the duchy.]]

* MagnificentBastard: His methods are unscrupulous but his goals are that of a GuileHero. See how he called into question who has the privilege of the sword and changes Katherine's life forever, when he decides to make a swordsman of her, and how he deals with Ferris and Lord Davenant's tax plan in ''The Privilege of the Sword.''

* TheAntiNihilist: Is angry enough at the state of the world that he attempts to change it. He founds orphanages, stops terrible motions from passing the Council of Lords, promotes artists and scholars, and has his niece trained as a swordsman so she can protect herself and have more choices in life.
* AnythingThatMoves

* MagnificentBastard: His methods are unscrupulous but his goals are that of a GuileHero. See how he called into question who has the privilege of the sword and how he gives his niece options in life, when he decides to make a swordsman of her, and how he deals with Ferris and Lord Davenant's tax plan in ''The Privilege of the Sword.''

* ParentalSubstitute: To both Marcus and, unwillingly at first on both their parts, Katherine.

* KnightInSourArmor: Is surprisingly chivalrous for a libertine, and Riverside is a much better place in ''ThePrivilegeOfTheSword'' than it was in ''Swordspoint'' thanks to him.

* MagnificentBastard: His methods are unscrupulous but his goals are that of a GuileHero. He learned from his grandmother Diane, Duchess Tremontaine, who lacked his sense of morality, and he teaches both Katherine and Marcus to be heroic versions of this.

* StatusqueStunner: As tall as most men and very beautiful.

[[folder:Rose]]

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Correctly deduces where Katherine and Marcus went when they followed Lord Lucius Perry, by the recognizing the mud and whitewash on their clothes as well as the kind of candy they bought.

* GoodWithNumbers

* MadMathematician: Known as the Mad Duke and was a former mathematics student at the University. Also, while still a student, he and three friends uncover the heliocentric nature of the cosmos and are expelled from the University as the result of political machinations. He tells Richard that he and his classmates used drugs to understand the stars. This is before we even meet him in Swordspoint.
* MagnificentBastard: His methods are unscrupulous but his goals are that of a GuileHero. He learned from his grandmother Diane, Duchess Tremontaine, and he teaches both Katherine and Marcus to be this.

* TheAntiNihilist: Is angry enough at the state of the world that he attempts to change it.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Correctly deduces where Katherine and Marcus went when they followed Lucius Perry by the mud and whitewash on their clothes and the kind of candy they'd bought.
* BadassBookworm: Saves Richard from execution with an ancient law he found in a book in Swordspoint.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Essentially rules Riverside. He also maintains an excellent spy network, as Katherine discovers, despite his various eccentricities.
* BrokenBird: Is incredibly messed up due to his AbusiveParents and ManipulativeBitch Grandmother and a series of events in his early adulthood. Shares this trait with his sister, Janine.

* KnightInSourArmor: Is surprisingly chivalrous for a libertine, and Riverside is a much better place in ThePrivilegeOfTheSword than it was in Swordspoint thanks to him.

* BiTheWay: Has affairs with both men and women, though he appears to prefer men and only loves Richard St. Vier.

* BiTheWay: Her first kiss is from the actress, the Black Rose and her first lover is [[spoiler:Marcus]]. And then there's her relationship with Artemisia.

* BiTheWay: Lover to Jessamyn prior to the series, and then Alec from Swordspoint on.

* BiTheWay: Has affairs with both men and women though he appears to prefer men and only loves Richard St. Vier.

* BrokenBird: Is incredibly messed up due to his childhood and early adulthood. Shares this trait with his sister, Janine.
* ByronicHero: The author even calls him this.

* GentlemanAndAScholar: a fashionable nobleman as well as a mathematics and astronomy scholar.

* HiddenDepths: Discovering them is part of Katherine's journey.

* ParentalSubstitute: To both Marcus and, unwillingly on both their parts at first, Katherine.

* StealthMentor: To Katherine

* TheConfidant: To Katherine

* EccentricMentor: To Katherine and Marcus.

* BiTheWay: Lover to Jessamyn, and then Alec.

* BiTheWay: Has affairs with both men and women though he appears to only love Richard St. Vier.

* MadMathematician: Known as the Mad Duke and was a former mathematics student at the University. Also, while still a mathematics student, he and three friends uncover the heliocentric nature of the cosmos and are expelled from the University as the result of political machinations. He tells Richard that he and his classmates used drugs to understand the stars. This is before we even meet him in Swordspoint.

* BiTheWay: Her first kiss was from the actress, the Black Rose and her first lover is [[spoiler:Marcus]]. And then there's her relationship with Artemisia.

* TheDutifulSon: Female version to her mother. Growing out of this under her uncle's eccentric mentorship and learning about true duty and honor is part of her hero's arc.
* GuileHero: Grows into one under her uncle's unusual mentorship.

* BiTheWay: Lover to both Jessamyn, and then Alec.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Correctly deduces where Katherine and Marcus when when they followed Lucius Perry by the mud and whitewash on their clothes and the kind of candy they'd bought.

* GentlemanAndAScholar: a Duke and a former Mathematics and Astronomy scholar.

* BadassBookworm: Saves Richard from execution with an ancient law he found in a point in Swordspoint.

* BigGood: Surprisingly, he fits this trope more than any other character in the play. What Katherine becomes after him.

* MadMathematician: While still a mathematics student, he and three friends uncover the heliocentric nature of the cosmos and are expelled from the University as the result of political machinations. He tells Richard that he and his classmates used drugs to understand the stars. This is before we even meet him in Swordspoint.

* BitheWay: Has affairs with both men and women though he appears to only love Richard St. Vier.

* KnightInSourArmor: Is surprisingly chivalrous for a libertine and Riverside is a much better place in ThePrivilegeOfTheSword than it was in Swordspoint.
* MadMathematician: While still and student, he and three friends uncover the heliocentric nature of the cosmos using math and are expelled from the University as the result of political machinations. He tells Richard that he and his classmates used drugs to understand the stars. This is before we even meet him in Swordspoint.