Line #304 Characters/DawnOfTheArcana


1	The characters of the manga series ''Manga/DawnOfTheArcana'':
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6	!Princess Nakaba
7	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nakaba_2_3122.jpg]]
8	The Princess of Senan who is arranged to marry Belquat's second-in-line, Prince Caesar. Nakaba is resented by nobles for her inferior red hair and illegitimate birth, forcibly residing in a remote tower for most of her life. Initially emotionless and resigned to her life as a "prisoner" of Belquat, her new found ability, Time's Arcana, as well as her growing relationship with Caesar and her strong friendship with Loki, is what allows Nakaba to develop into a stronger person who wants to help others.
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10	* AfraidOfBlood: This is initially due to it reminding her of her mother's death. Blood turns out to be a factor in provoking her power, and there are quite a number of times where she [[ChronicHeroSyndrome puts herself]] [[{{Determinator}} at self-harm]] in order to use it.
11	* AllLovingHero: Loves all animals, humans, Ajin. Her dream is a world where Ajin and humans live equally in harmony.
12	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She is looked down upon for her [[SeriousBusiness inferior red hair]] (by both Senan and Belquat nobles) and for her Senan background (by Belquat). Her [[HeroicBastard illegitimate lineage]] is looked down upon by her grandfather (the current king of Senan), who prevents her from being the direct heir to the Senan throne (shafting her position to her half-cousin [[{{Jerkass}} Adel]] instead) and kept her locked in a tower for fourteen years of her life.
13	* ArrangedMarriage:
14	** Her marriage to Caesar is what kicks off the plot. It eventually ends up being a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.
15	** [[spoiler:In Chapter 39, she has married her cousin and heir to the Senan throne, Adel. It is ''not'' a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.]]
16	%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Caesar.
17	* BerserkButton: She is provoked whenever Caesar or Loki are insulted. Caesar yanking on her braid used to push her buttons too. When they visit Senan, she reacts with embarrassment and eventually snaps because she doesn't want to be insulted in front of Caesar (or have Caesar insulted because of her) due to her [[SeriousBusiness red hair]] or her [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer shameful]] [[GirlInTheTower background]].
18	* BettyAndVeronica: She is the Archie in a seeming LoveTriangle between her childhood friend Loki (the Betty) and her husband Caesar (the Veronica). [[spoiler:When put on the spot by Loki to choose between them, she chooses Caesar.]]
19	* BigNo: Happens twice: when she has a dream of Caesar getting killed and when [[spoiler:her hair is forcibly dyed black.]]
20	* BigShutUp: She yells this when she overhears two Senan nobles insulting her and Caesar.
21	* BlessedWithSuck: Time Arcana powers despite being useful in telling the past, present and future come at a very heavy price. The powers come at the cost of her lifespan (most Time Arcana users die early when the power overwhelms them) and you can ScrewDestiny but at a very heavy cost.
22	%%* BraidsOfAction
23	%%* BrokenBird: Has elements of this.
24	* CannotSpitItOut: Her feelings for Caesar and telling Caesar about Time's Arcana. She reveals the former in Chapter 21.
25	%%* CharacterDevelopment
26	%%* ChildhoodFriends: With Loki.
27	%%* TheChosenOne
28	%%* ChronicHeroSyndrome
29	* ConflictingLoyalty: In Chapter 6, she develops this when Loki tells her to not forgive Caesar as it was Caesar's father was the one who ordered the attack that killed her mother. While she decides to follow through with this since Loki has been the one person always by her side, she struggles with distancing herself from Caesar due to a part of her already forgiving him and due to her developing feelings for him. This eventually gets resolved.
30	%%* CoolBigSis: To Lala.
31	* CryIntoChest[=/=]SecurityCling: She tends to do this with Caesar or Loki.
32	* DamselOutOfDistress: Nakaba has a knack at getting into serious danger, but this does little to waver her determination.
33	* DefrostingIceQueen: She gradually changes from an EmotionlessGirl to someone who is stronger and more honest with her feelings.
34	* {{Determinator}}: She is willing to go through great lengths to save people, even if it includes self-harm in order to provoke her power [[spoiler:or the fact that her power is slowly dwindling her life away.]]
35	* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Her Arcana initially manifests this way.
36	* EmotionlessGirl: Initially. When she used to live in the Senan Country, she was devoid of any physical or emotional response in spite of the insults that Adel would throw at her. Her experience in Belquat and her relationship with Caesar eventually results in her [[CharacterDevelopment opening herself to others and becoming a more honest person with her feelings]] rather than concealing or repressing them. When she meets with Adel again, he is quite bristled by the fact that she is capable of emotions like embarrassment (towards Caesar discovering what her life in Senan used to be like).
37	-->'''Adel:''' Y...You!! When did you learn to make that kind of expression?! You never gave a response before! No matter what was said to you! No matter how hurt you were, or how resentful you've become... like a doll! Why now...?
38	* EquivalentExchange: She learns the hard way that saving someone's life [[spoiler:costs someone else's.]]
39	* {{Fainting}}: This frequently happened to her in earlier chapters due to Time's Arcana.
40	* FauxActionGirl: Though she knows how to defend herself and how to outwit others, in most cases she ends up getting rescued by either (or both) [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl Caesar or Loki]].
41	* FieryRedhead: Is Redhead and is very plucky and fiery.
42	* GirlInTheTower: She lived in a tower remote from rest of the Senan Castle for fourteen years of your life prior to marrying Caesar.
43	* RedEyesTakeWarning: When using Time's Arcana, her eyes turn from green to red
44	* HappyMarriageCharade: How her marriage to Caesar starts off. They end up HappilyMarried.
45	%%* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Her father was an Ajin.]]
46	%%* HappilyMarried: To Caesar.
47	%%* HeroicBastard
48	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lemilia.
49	* HoldingHands: Her relationship with [[BattleButler Loki]] is so intimate that they constantly hold each other's hands or cup each other's faces without thinking anything of it. [[spoiler:This changes after she discovers that Loki is in love with her, and any close gesture between them after now feels strange and uncomfortable to her because she now knows these gestures aren't of friendship but of love, and she is already in love with Caesar.]]
50	* InSeriesNickname: She is initially referred to by Caesar as ''akage'', or "red hair," prior to him developing feelings for her.
51	* ImportantHaircut
52	* KnightInSourArmor: She initially views herself a sacrificial lamb that maintains her role for the sake of the happiness of the people.
53	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: She is this to Loki.
54	* LoveConfession: Confesses her love for Caesar in Chapter 21.
55	%%* MoralityPet: To Caesar and Loki.
56	* ObliviousToLove: Initially, towards Caesar. [[spoiler:And towards Loki until Chapter 32.]]
57	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Loki. [[spoiler:Or, as it turns out, this was one-sided on her part.]]
58	%%* PluckyGirl
59	%%* {{Protectorate}}: To Caesar and Loki.
60	%%* RebelliousPrincess
61	* RedheadInGreen: Promotional images often show her wearing green clothing. This is probably to complement her green eyes.
62	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
63	* ScrewDestiny: How she acts whenever she sees a vision with someone getting killed and tries to save them. She succeeds in saving Caesar and Lemilia, [[spoiler:but the cost of saving the latter was Cain's life.]]
64	* SheCleansUpNicely: In Chapter 2 and Chapter 13.
65	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Has red hair and green eyes and both are plot relevant. Her red hair marks her as part commoner and serve as a source of grief. Her green eyes are unique to Time Arcana wielders and turn red when she's using her powers.
66	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She doesn't start developing feelings for Caesar until he becomes a [[CharacterDevelopment kinder]] [[LoveRedeems person]].
67	%%* StepfordSmiler
68	%%* TheStoic
69	%%** NotSoStoic
70	%%* SugarAndIcePersonality
71	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The {{tomboy}} to Lemilia's girly girl.
72	* TraumaticHaircut: [[spoiler:When King Guran orders for her hair to be dyed black. This turns into an ImportantHaircut when she cuts off the hair that had been dyed.]]
73	* TroubledFetalPosition: Does this a lot.
74	* {{Tsundere}}: Is a bit of one towards Caesar when she develops feelings for him and is initially in denial of them.
75	* UnwantedSpouse: Of Caesar, initially. They end up HappilyMarried. [[spoiler:She feels this way towards her ''new'' husband Adel, though Caesar and she remarry.]]
76	* WarriorPrincess: Nakaba, who can wield a sword, is willing to use "Time's Arcana" to save people's lives, and self-inflicts injury to provoke her ability.
77	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Starts off as this while trying to figure out her feelings for Caesar.
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79	!Prince Caesar
80	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caesar_7177.jpg]]
81	Second-in-line to the Belquat throne and Nakaba's husband. Caesar has been pressured from a young age to fight for the throne due to his noble background and black hair, but he shows disinterest in becoming Belquat's succeeding king. He initially starts off as a childish and immature, young man that is empty and devoid of any purpose, but it is only through Nakaba's kindness and eventual love that Caesar becomes a more kinder person who is willing to do what is right.
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83	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted. It is only once he starts acting like [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold less of a jerk]] and [[CharacterDevelopment more of a decent person]] that Nakaba begins to reciprocate his feelings for her.
84	%%* AlwaysSaveTheGirl
85	* AlwaysSecondBest: [[spoiler:Cain]]'s jealousy of him is rooted from this.
86	* ArrangedMarriage: With Nakaba. It eventually ends up being a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage. [[spoiler:As of Chapter 39, he is forced to marry Louise because of his mother but does not have too much qualms towards the marriage because it won't affect his love for Nakaba and he knows that Louise has fallen for Cain. Nakaba and he later remarry.]]
87	* DomesticAbuser: He initially acts like this towards Nakaba in Chapter 1, yanking at her braid and pulling {{forced kiss}}es on her, prior to his CharacterDevelopment.
88	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Nakaba was the first person who believed in him. This is why he falls for her.
89	%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Nakaba.
90	* BeneathTheMask: Initially introduced as an immature {{jerkass}}, he turns out to be pressured to gain the throne by his mother and a noblewoman who holds affections for him and thus feels empty because he has no desire for anything for himself [[spoiler:and is aware of his half-brother's hatred for him, in spite of his attempts to gain his affection.]]
91	* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Loki's Betty.
92	* BrilliantButLazy: Though everyone finds him more suitable for the throne than Cain and expects him to challenge his half-brother as the heir to the throne, he shows disinterest in becoming Belquat's succeeding king. [[spoiler:This turns out to be intentional because he is aware that Cain hates him and his attempt to distance himself from the throne is his way of trying to gain his Cain's love.]]
93	%%* ButtMonkey
94	* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Naturally between Cain and himself.]]
95	%%* CharacterDevelopment
96	* CrazyJealousGuy: He can be quite clingy and jealous sometimes when it comes to Nakaba and Loki's closeness to her.
97	* DefrostingIceKing: Starts off cold and cruel to Nakaba, but kindness and patience softens him.
98	%%* {{Determinator}}
99	%%* FirstGuyWins
100	* TheFourLoves: [[spoiler:Type Storge. All he wants is his half-brother Cain's love and for Cain to stop hating him.]]
101	* FreudianExcuse: His immaturity and lazy inclination towards succeeding the throne is derived from the emptiness he feels of having no purpose of his own, [[spoiler:and from being aware of Cain's hatred for him, and in an attempt to receive his half-brother's love, tried to appear unsuitable for the throne.]]
102	* GreenEyedMonster:
103	** He is jealous of the fact that Nakaba is close to Loki, or rather that his "wife" is close to "another man," but he eventually grows to tolerate it because he knows how important Loki is to her. In earlier chapters, he was also jealous of Loki because he is a sub-person--who have keener senses and are physically stronger than humans--which he could not hope to surpass himself.
104	** He also has some jealousy towards Adel [[spoiler:after Adel and Nakaba are married.]]
105	* HappilyMarried: To Nakaba.
106	* HappyMarriageCharade: How his marriage to Nakaba starts off. They end up HappilyMarried.
107	%%* HonorBeforeReason
108	%%* HotBlooded
109	* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: One of the first few things that attracts him to (and annoys him about) Nakaba is her refusal to be controlled by him.
110	%%* ImportantHaircut
111	* InnocentlyInsensitive: When they visits the Senan castle, he teases Nakaba for "having NoSenseOfDirection" when she forgets where to go, to which Loki replies that he's "losing points." Later, when he sees a remote tower in the castle, he asks about it, unaware that this is where Nakaba had lived for the past fourteen years. Loki pretty much tells him this and explains this is why he said he was "losing points [with Nakaba]," to his [[OhCrap shock]] and Nakaba's [[BerserkButton provocation]].
112	* {{Jerkass}} -> JerkWithAHeartOfGold
113	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He is kept in the dark about Nakaba's power, Time's Arcana. He is aware that Nakaba is keeping a secret from him but accepts it.
114	%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
115	%%* LoveAtFirstPunch
116	* LoveRedeems: His love for Nakaba is what allows him to become a more kinder and selfless person.
117	%%* ManChild: This is due to his (initial) immaturity.
118	* MeaningfulName: His name means "head of hair," which is notable in a world where hair colors are SeriousBusiness. It's also the same name as another [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar well-known ruler]].
119	* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler:It turns out that he pretended to be unsuitable for the throne so Cain could become the successor, as he didn't want to stand in Cain's way or have Cain continue hating him.]]
120	* PrinceCharmless: Subverted. He starts off like this. Then the CharacterDevelopment and LoveRedeems kicks in.
121	%%* RedOni: To Loki's BlueOni.
122	%%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
123	%%* SiblingTriangle: With Cain and Louise.
124	%%* SiblingYinYang: With Cain.
125	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
126	%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
127	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Loki. They are slowly developing into FireForgedFriends.
128	%%* TroubledButCute
129	%%* {{Tsundere}}
130	%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Nakaba.
131	* UnwantedSpouse: Of Nakaba, initially. They end up HappilyMarried. [[spoiler:Subverted with Louise. He was initially against marrying him because he is already married to Nakaba but inevitably agrees in order to do whatever that is necessary to become king and because Louise no longer has feelings for him (and thus will not affect his feelings for Nakaba). Nakaba and he later remarry.]]
132	%%* WarriorPrince
133	%%* TheWisePrince
134	* YoungestChildWins: Caesar was born with black hair, considered to be the prized hair color of the royals, and is considered more suitable for the throne than his older half-brother Cain, who was born with blond hair. He is happily married to Nakaba and is the object of Cain's fiancee Louise's affections. [[spoiler:Following Cain's death, he is the direct heir to the throne.]]
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136	!Loki
137	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/loki_3172.jpg]]
138	Nakaba's attendant and longtime friend. Loki is a sub-person: a half-beast and half-human with beast ears and a tail. He is important to Nakaba, as he has stayed by her side and taken care of her since she was a child, and is the only person from Senan who accompanies her to Belquat, as well as her only source of comfort and solace in an unfamiliar country that despises her. Loki is distrustful of Caesar and is determined to protect Nakaba.
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140	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:It has been hinted in Chapter 21 and revealed in Chapter 32 that Loki is in love with Nakaba. When he makes her choose between them, she chooses Caesar.]]
141	%%* AlwaysSaveTheGirl
142	* AlwaysSecondBest: Caesar is not only jealous of him due to his closeness to Nakaba but also due to the fact that sub-people have stronger senses and are physically stronger than humans, which Caesar cannot hope to surpass.
143	* AnimalMotifs: Is part dog and is also heavily associated with wolves.
144	* AttemptedRape: An interesting variant in Chapter 32. [[spoiler:While using Time's Arcana, Nakaba witnesses a flashback where he was tempted to but restrained himself from "violating" her in her sleep. This incident is notable because this is what makes Nakaba realize that he is in love with her.]]
145	%%* BattleButler
146	* BeneathTheMask: Lemilia says that behind his surface, he is muddled with conflicting feelings of "loneliness, pain, love, hatred, and fear." [[spoiler:Later chapters show the extent of his suppressed emotions, from his determination to protect Nakaba resulting in him killing and covering up the death of a noblewoman to how he restrains his suppressed feelings for Nakaba to the point where he has to tell himself not to violate her. The final chapters reveal that Nakaba and he are actually siblings and are half-Ajin; while he loves Nakaba and his life revolves around her, he also envies her at the same time as she physically looks more human than Ajin while he had to secretly burden the fact that he was half-human but would always be treated badly.]]
147	* BerserkButton: Insult Nakaba, and you might just get a death threat and a knife at your throat. Threaten Nakaba, [[spoiler:and you will probably get yourself killed.]]
148	* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Caesar's Veronica.
149	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He is utterly and completely devoted to Nakaba. Threaten Nakaba, and all bets are off.
150	%%* BigBrotherInstinct
151	%%* BlueOni: To Caesar's RedOni.
152	%%* BodyguardCrush
153	* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:He is in love with Nakaba and knew all along that they were siblings.]]
154	* CelibateHero: He rejects Bella's advances and doesn't seem interested in romance or women beyond his deep attachment for [[{{Protectorate}} Nakaba]]. [[spoiler:Subverted as it turns out that he does have romantic feelings for Nakaba, but the feelings are not mutual.]]
155	%%* TheChampion
156	* ChildhoodFriends: With Nakaba. [[spoiler:Subverted as he is actually her brother.]]
157	* DarkSecret: He is hinted to have one in Chapter 25 that he is unable to tell Nakaba. [[spoiler:It is hinted that his secret is killing Bella to protect Nakaba, though the final chapters reveal that his secret is much more complicated and painful than that.]]
158	* DeadpanSnarker: He has a habit of commenting whenever Caesar accidentally insults Nakaba.
159	%%* {{Determinator}}
160	%%* DoggedNiceGuy
161	* FacialMarkings: Has a marking on his face. [[spoiler:He inherited that trait from his father who has a marking on his neck]]
162	* FailureKnight: His determination to protect Nakaba seems to stem from his failure in protecting her mother, who died protecting them from a Belquat soldier. This causes him not to want to lose anyone else important to him.
163	* {{Foreshadowing}}: There's a decent amount of foreshadowing and hints that [[spoiler: he has Time Arcana powers and that he is Nakaba's brother]]
164	** [[spoiler:Loki has black hair but nothing is made of it since he is an Ajin. His hair comes from having royal blood - he's Stesha's son and Nakaba's brother.]]
165	** [[spoiler:Loki has a great deal of knowledge about the Time Arcana and explains much of it to Nakaba. He knows so much because he also has the power and learned through experience.]]
166	** [[spoiler:Loki is associated with wolves. He mentions that he is a wolf and Loki the Norse god is the father of Fenrir. Nakaba sees a wolf in the Arcana of Time who is revealed to be Loki.]]
167	** [[spoiler:Loki always shows up when Nakaba is in trouble and finds her when she needs him. While this is a normal shoujo trope, the implication is that he's using his Arcana powers to search for her and predict when she's in trouble.]]
168	* GreenEyedMonster: Chapter 21 seemingly hints that [[spoiler:Loki has feelings for Nakaba and is jealous of Caesar's relationship with her.]] Chapter 32 confirms it.
169	* HopelessSuitor: [[spoiler:Despite his feelings for her, because he has the same ability as Nakaba, he knew all along that Nakaba would go to Belquat and marry and fall in love with Caesar.]]
170	%%* HalfHumanHybrid
171	%%* {{Jerkass}}[=/=]JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He certainly has his moments as the former, but he's typically the latter.
172	* MeaningfulName: He's not necessarily like the trickster god of Norse Mythology, but he does have a few tricks up his sleeve like his scheme to gain Caesar's trust while underhandedly creating a sub-person to attack Belquat (which never comes to fruition) and manipulating Nakaba into distrusting Caesar.
173	* NiceGuy: For the most part. See HiddenDepths.
174	* TheMole: [[spoiler:It turns out that, along with Rito, he sent internal affairs to the Senan King at the latter's orders.]]
175	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Nakaba. [[spoiler:Subverted in Chapter 32, as it turns out he's in love with her.]]
176	* ThePromise: Much of Loki's personality is defined by [[spoiler: his promise to his parents to protect Nakaba.]]
177	* PromotionToParent: [[spoiler:Promised to protect Nakaba after their parents died.]]
178	* PsychoSidekick: To Nakaba. He would do anything to protect her including kill her enemies.
179	* TheResenter: Towards Caesar [[spoiler:and Nakaba.]]
180	%%* TheRival
181	%%* StepfordSmiler
182	%%* TheStoic
183	%%** NotSoStoic
184	%%* SubordinateExcuse
185	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome: Crosses over with TallDarkAndSnarky as well.
186	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Caesar. They are slowly developing into FireForgedFriends.
187	%%* TranquilFury
188	%%* TroubledButCute
189	%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Nakaba.
190	%%* UnluckyChildhoodFriend
191	* VagueAge: It is unknown how old he is, but since he appears to be an older child or an early teenager when Nakaba was a toddler in flashbacks, it can be assumed that he is older than Nakaba at the very least.
192	* {{Yandere}}: He has quite a few elements of this, from threatening Caesar for insulting Nakaba and regretting that he didn't kill Caesar due to Nakaba's and Caesar's growing closeness in earlier chapters to [[spoiler:killing Bella for threatening to have Nakaba either killed or raped by soldiers.]]
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194	[[/folder]]
195
196	[[folder:Senan]]
197
198	!King Morris
199
200	The current king of Senan and Nakaba's grandfather. He harbors hatred towards Belquat for the murder of his only daughter (and Nakaba's mother) and confined Nakaba to a remote tower in the Senan castle for most of her life. Though Nakaba is similar to her mother, he is unable to love her.
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202	* ForgingTheWill: [[spoiler:A variant. Nakaba threatens to kill Adel until King Morris rewrites his will to make her Queen.]]
203	* HeelRealization: There are hints that he regrets his racist treatment of Nakaba [[spoiler: and Loki]] but it's too late for him to make amends.
204	* ParentalFavoritism:
205	** Favored Nakaba's mother because she was the daughter of his most beloved queen.
206	** Of his grandchildren, he favors Adel and makes him his heir.
207	* {{Revenge}}: Considers sending Caesar's head to Belquat in revenge for his daughter's death before Nakaba intervenes.
208	* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:He knew all along that Loki was Nakaba's brother having figured it out from Loki's black hair.]]
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210	!Princess Stesha
211
212	Nakaba's mother and the previous direct heir to the Senan throne. She is the only beloved child of the King of Senan. She ran away with her lover to an Ajin village, where Nakaba lived her childhood in, and sacrificed herself during Belquat's attack in order to save Nakaba and Loki.
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214	* BirdsOfAFeather: [[spoiler: What little we see of Stesha and her husband shows that they're both very similar.]]
215	* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Ran away from home to marry a commoner [[spoiler: and an Ajin]]
216	* GenkiGirl: Almost every flashback we see of her beside her death, she's happy and smiling.
217	* HeroicSacrifice: She sacrificed herself to save Nakaba.
218	* PosthumousCharacter: Her heritage as princess of Senan would define the rest of Nakaba's childhood. [[spoiler: So would Loki's promise to protect Nakaba.]]
219	* TheRunaway: She ran away to be with Nakaba's father.
220	* TakingTheBullet
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222	!Prince Adel
223
224	Nakaba's relative (half-cousin) and a grandson of the king and the present queen of Senan. He is first-in-line to the Senan throne.
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226	* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:To Nakaba in Chapter 39.]]
227	* BerserkButton: He loses his nerve once he notices Nakaba has developed emotions. Prior to her marriage to Caesar, she was an EmotionlessGirl.
228	* TheBusCameBack: In Chapter 39, whereupon [[spoiler:he and Nakaba enter an arranged marriage.]]
229	* EvilCounterpart: Quite a bit to Caesar. He physically resembles Caesar ([[spoiler:before the latter's ImportantHaircut]]) and acts like a complete {{jerkass}} to Nakaba to the point of grabbing her hair like how Caesar used to yank at her braid. This is lampshaded later when Nakaba, using Time's Arcana, sees the past with him insulting her and pulling on her braid, which reminds her of Caesar.
230	* GreenEyedMonster: He seems to harbor jealousy over the effect Loki and especially Caesar have over Nakaba.
231	%%* IdiotHair
232	* {{Jerkass}}: He is introduced in this fashion, insulting Nakaba in his first appearance in Chapter 23. Chapter 24 furthers this by showing that in the past he often went out of his way to insult her [[KickTheDog just because he could]].
233	* KickTheDog: He is a constant offender of this to Nakaba.
234	* KissingCousins: It hasn't been outright stated, but it is [[{{Subtext}} hinted]] that he might have feelings for Nakaba. This would also explain why he reacted negatively to Nakaba's newfound emotions and to her husband Caesar, and why he disliked Nakaba comparing him to Loki and favoring Loki over him in the past. [[spoiler:As of Chapter 39, he has married Nakaba, if only because of her power over Time's Arcana; he wants to consummate the marriage, but Nakaba's tears about Caesar cause him to "postpone" it.]]
235	%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
236	* PairTheSpares: Seems to be headed this way with Lemilia.
237	* PetTheDog: He has very, very occasional moments of this with Nakaba [[spoiler:after they are married, but it is not enough for her to stop from taking Senan from him.]]
238	* RoyalBrat: Adel was a spoiled bratty child who bullied Nakaba. He does seem to have gotten a bit better as he grew up but only a bit.
239	* MeaningfulName: His name means "noble." Naturally, he is revealed to be the successor to the Senan throne.
240	* PutOnABus: Shortly after being introduced in Chapter 23.
241	* {{Tsundere}}: Adel's childhood bullying was childish pig-tail pulling. He liked her but couldn't express it.
242	* UnwantedSpouse: [[spoiler:To Nakaba. Subverted as she did form enough of an attachment and/or pity to feel apologetic when she takes Senan from him.]]
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244	!Rito
245
246	A sub-person who was one of few friends that Nakaba had in Senan.
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248	%%* HalfHumanHybrid
249	%%* {{Keet}}
250	* TheMole: [[spoiler: Was blackmailed by the king of Senan to spy on Nakaba and Belquat's dealings in return for his mother's safety.]]
251	%%* StepfordSmiler
252	%%* TagalongKid
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254	!Lisa
255
256	Rito's mother. Other than Rito, she was the only other person who was kind to Nakaba during her stay in the Senan Castle. [[spoiler:She is imprisoned in Nakaba's tower at the king's command, blackmailing Rito into spying on Nakaba in order to free her.]]
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258	* IHaveYourWife: Or really, "I Have Your Mother." The king uses her as leverage [[spoiler:to force Rito to spy on Nakaba.]]
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260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Belquat]]
263
264	!King Guran
265
266	The king of Belquat and the father of Caesar and Cain.
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268
269	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Forces an Arcana user to tell the future at sword point and only learns death and tragedy.]]
270	* DisproportionateRetribution: Guran makes a habit of this:
271	** When King Guran enters the dining hall and is startled that Nakaba is dressed in Senan attire, Loki takes responsibility for it. King Guran reacts by slashing Loki with his sword and ordering for him to be killed.
272	** [[spoiler:He murdered an Arcana user, his friends and Nakaba's village solely because the user predicted Lady Sarah's death and then the destruction of his kingdom. Note, he threatened the Arcana user into making a prediction.]]
273	* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Despite Nakaba learning of his past, the main characters come to the conclusion that he still could have been a better father and that he was ultimately a weak-willed person unfit to be king.
274	* TheMourningAfter: Is still mourning Lady Sarah's death
275	* ParentalNeglect: Is implied to have taken a very hands-off approach raising his children after Lady Sarah's death. His neglect caused [[spoiler:Cain, despite being his favorite son and heir, to feel inadequate driving a wedge between Cain and Caesar.]]
276	----
277	!Queen Rosenta
278
279	The mother of Caesar and King Guran's second wife. She is determined to make sure Caesar surpasses Cain in becoming king and continues to feel jealousy and resentment over King Guran's preference of Lady Sarah over her. [[spoiler:She was originally a concubine and her titles with Lady Sarah were switched in order to secure Caesar's legitimacy to the throne.]]
280	----
281	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:It's hinted that she might love Guran and want him to love her back. Her resentment is because he never got over Sarah.]]
282	* GreenEyedMonster: Hates Cain and Lady Sarah.
283	%%* TheResenter: Towards Lady Sarah.
284	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Queen Rosenta's open disdain of Cain is what poisons the brothers' relationship, which helps lead to [[spoiler:Cain's death.]] It's also pointed out that Caesar is accused of [[spoiler:killing Cain]] mostly because she couldn't keep her resentments to herself, making him the prime suspect.
285	----
286	!Lady Sarah
287
288	Cain's mother and King Guran's first wife. She was born a commoner and is the favored wife of King Guran. However, noblemen disliked her for her blonde hair and commoner status. Sarah died of an illness [[spoiler:and had her titles switched with Queen Rosenta due to Caesar's birth. This is one of the factors that drives Cain's resentment towards Caesar.]]
289	----
290	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: This is how Queen Rosenta regards her.
291	* GenkiGirl: Was a strong-willed, happy woman. It's easy to see how Guran loved her.
292	* TheLostLenore: To King Guran, as she was his beloved wife and died from an illness.
293	%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
294	----
295	!Prince Cain
296
297	Caesar's older half-brother and first-in-line to the Belquat throne. He is arranged to marry Louise.
298	----
299	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He has unrequited feelings for his fiancee Louise, who is in love with Caesar. [[spoiler:Ironically, Louise only realizes that she reciprocates his feelings once he dies.]]
300	* AloofBigBrother[=/=]BigBrotherMentor: Zigzagged between these towards Caesar when they were children. He would train with Caesar only to turn around and snub him. [[spoiler: This is due to his conflicted feelings towards Caesar where he wanted to have a genuine relationship but was too poisoned by envy]]
301	* ArrangedMarriage: With Louise whose family controls the army. [[spoiler:Had Cain not have pulled a FaceHeelTurn, it could have very well ended up being a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.]]
302	* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Naturally between Caesar and himself.]]
303	* DeathEqualsRedemption[=/=]RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: He stopped himself from attacking Lemilia when Nakaba went in the way, as he recognized her and did not want to harm her. But it is because he threatened Nakaba that Loki killed him.]]
304	* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler To Nakaba. They are both discriminated for their hair colors and inferiority. The only difference is that while Nakaba decided to overcome it, he gave up.]]
305	* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler: His [[GreenEyedMonster envy]] towards Caesar and his RevengeBeforeReason in attacking Lemilia ultimately seal his death.]]
306	* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:He is jealous of Caesar for the latter's mother being promoted to queen while the former's mother gets dethroned from the position, Caesar being born with black hair, and his arranged fiancee and love interest Louise having feelings for Caesar over him. However, this ends up being his FatalFlaw.]]
307	* MisplacedRetribution: A running theme with Cain. [[spoiler:It's not Caesar's fault that Cain is viewed as lesser heir or that Louise loves Caesar more as Caesar is simply a child who wants a brother. Furthermore, Nakaba and Lemilia notice his envy but they don't do anything about it and attempting to kill them for it is DisproportionateRetribution.]]
308	%% * MeaningfulName
309	%% ** NameOfCain
310	* NotSoDifferentRemark: With Nakaba. There's a side chapter dedicated to his thoughts of her from meeting her to [[spoiler:his death]], where he ultimately considers her as his "conscience."
311	* TheResenter: [[spoiler:Resented a Caesar for being born with black hair and Nakaba and Lemilia for seeing through his mask]]
312	* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:His abrupt decision to attack Lemilia over her fear of him led to him ultimately getting killed.]]
313	* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:He dies partway through the manga which kicks off the story's CerebusSyndrome and establishes the BalancingDeathsBooks aspect of Nakaba's power.]]
314	* SiblingTriangle: With Caesar and Louise. Louise clearly loves Caesar and openly flirts with him even if Caesar isn't interested and tries his best to stay out of the triangle.
315	%% * SiblingYinYang: With Caesar.
316	%% * StepfordSmiler
317	%% * WarriorPrince
318	* WalkingSpoiler: Yeah that's a lot of spoiler tags on Cain.
319	----
320	!Louise
321
322	The daughter of a Belquat general and Cain's arranged fiancee. She is in love with Caesar and is jealous of Nakaba.
323	----
324	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She is the object of Cain's unrequited affection, and she has unrequited feelings for Caesar. [[spoiler:Subverted in that while her feelings for Caesar are unrequited, she seems to have developed some feelings for Cain following his death. As of Chapter 39, she has married Caesar but no longer retains feelings for him due to her feelings for Cain.]]
325	* ArrangedMarriage:
326	** With Cain. [[spoiler:Had Cain not have pulled a FaceHeelTurn, it could have very well ended up being a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.]]
327	* [[spoiler:Subverted with her marriage to Caesar in Chapter 39 as she is no longer in love with him.]]
328	* CharacterDevelopment: In the beginning of the manga, she loved Caesar and wanted him to actively fight for the throne against Cain. [[spoiler:Following Cain's death, she shows reluctance and sadness over Caesar's mother attempting to get Caesar married to her so it would stop the rumors of Caesar being Cain's murderer.]]
329	%%* ClingyJealousGirl
330	%%* TheGeneralsDaughter
331	* GreenEyedMonster: She is jealous of Nakaba (and of Caesar's growing affection for her) and on one occasion gets Nakaba and Loki thrown in jail merely because Nakaba "stole Caesar-sama away from [her]."
332	* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:After Cain dies, she realizes she's in love with him.]]
333	* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:When she cries over Cain after his death.]]
334	%%* TheResenter
335	%%* TheRival: Towards Nakaba.
336	* SiblingTriangle: She loves Caesar but is engaged to his half-brother Cain.
337	* SoHappyTogether: [[spoiler: Realizes that she might love Cain just after he goes on the mission that kills him]]
338	%%* UnwantedSpouse
339	----
340	!Bellinus
341
342	The Belquat king's trusted advisor who is often in the company of Caesar. He joins Nakaba's quest alongside his younger sister Lemilia.
343	----
344	%%* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Lemilia.
345	* ConflictingLoyalty: Had this when he had to betray Nakaba, Caesar, and Loki due to King Guran's orders and to protect Lemilia. He gets better.
346	%%* EyesAlwaysShut
347	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Caesar.
348	%%* TheSmartGuy
349	----
350	!Lemilia
351
352	Vernas' younger sister who quickly develops a fast friendship with Nakaba and is the second person who Nakaba successfully rescues from a foreseen demise. [[spoiler:She also has an Arcane that allows her to read minds.]]
353	----
354	* BigBrotherWorship: Idolizes her brother a lot.
355	* ChekhovsGun: Her perceptiveness of others, hinted in her first few appearances, is a result of [[spoiler:her mind-reading Arcana.]]
356	%%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
357	* DamselInDistress: She has a tendency be this, and a strong portion of a later arc revolved around Nakaba trying to prevent her death.
358	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nakaba.
359	%%* HimeCut
360	%%* MoralityPet: To Vernas.
361	* OlderThanSheLooks: She turns out to be seventeen, a year older than Nakaba.
362	%%* PairTheSpares: With Adel
363	* ShipperOnDeck: For Caesar and Nakaba.
364	* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler:She has an Arcane that allows her to read minds.]]
365	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Nakaba's tomboy.
366	----
367	[[/folder]]
368
369	[[folder:Lithuanel]]
370
371	!Prince Baatar
372
373	Lithuanel's first prince.
374	----
375	* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:Sacrificed his Ajin slave who he knew was in love with him so he could be king.]]
376	%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
377	----
378	!Prince Azuhal
379
380	Lithuanel's second prince and Ahkil's older half-brother, Azuhal was born on the same day as the first prince Baatar. Ahkil prefers to see Azuhal gain the throne in comparison to its direct heir and requests Nakaba and the others to help capture the bandits plaguing their cities in order to help Azuhal succeed the throne.
381	----
382	* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler:Willingly accepts Nakaba's decision and goes to his death in place of Ahkil.]]
383	%%* BishieSparkle: This pretty much accompanies Azuhal almost all the time.
384	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
385	* InformedAttribute: Ahkil states that Azuhal would be a better king than Baatar but what is shown of Azuhal depicts him as flighty and unconcerned with ruling. Ahkil would be a better ruler than both of them.
386	%%* KilledOffForReal
387	%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
388	%%* NiceGuy
389	----
390	!Prince Ahkil
391
392	Lithuanel's fifth prince. He briefly meets Nakaba during his visit to Belquat and knows a lot of information about Time's Arcana. Ahkil requests several times for Nakaba to visit his country in order to use her power to see its future and to stop any strife.
393	----
394	%%* DudeLooksLikeALady
395	* HeManWomanHater: Though he makes an exception for Nakaba due to her pure personality and [[spoiler:her [[ImportantHaircut short haircut]].]]
396	* {{Jerkass}}[=/=]JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is aware that Nakaba's power [[spoiler:dwindles her life]], but he is willing to persuade Nakaba into helping him when his kingdom is in peril of bandits. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Naturally]], Nakaba doesn't refuse.
397	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Usually around Nakaba (and on one occasion, Loki).
398	* TheSmartGuy: Ahkil is incredibly smart and a bookworm and is constantly serving as the exposition.
399	%%* PutOnABus
400	%%** TheBusCameBack
401	----
402	!Irasifu or Elaheh, in the official romanization.
403
404	A snake-like Ajin who is among the bandits attacking the Lithuanel cities.
405	----
406	* ClingyJealousGirl: [[spoiler:To Baatar. She strangles one of Baatar's concubines out of jealousy.]]
407	* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Dies smiling as she's happy to give her life to the one she loves.]]
408	%%* HalfHumanHybrid
409	%%* SubordinateExcuse: [[spoiler:To Baatar.]]
410	%%* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Baatar.]]
411	[[/folder]]
412
413	[[folder:Other Characters]]
414
415	!Leo
416
417	An Ajin who Nakaba and the others meet in Ajin Village. He joins them in their quest to Senan.
418	----
419	%%* HalfHumanHybrid
420	* PlayingWithFire: Has the Arcane over fire.
421	%%* PutOnABus
422	* SixthRanger: Joins the gang later into the manga.
423	%%* {{Tsundere}}
424	----
425	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / DawnOfTheArcana