Line #62 Characters/TheAdventureZoneKNights


1	'''[[Characters/TheAdventureZone Character Index]]'''
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3	Characters from a SpinOff series available to Maximum Fun Network backers, set in a SteamPunk inspired universe and [=DMed=] by Travis with Griffin, Clint and Justin playing.
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6	!The Party
7	[[folder: Tom]]
8	!!Tom Collins
9	-->'''Race''': Half-Elf
10	-->'''Class''': Warlock (Great Old One; Pact of the Tome)
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12	A half-elf bartender and "wizard" who totally went to wizard school and is certainly not a warlock. A milquetoast and shy man who's made a pact with an [[EldritchAbomination ancient and forgotten god on the fringes of reality]]. Played by Griffin.
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14	* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's a good enough guy, but he ''did'' make a pact with a an old god and suggests committing an unnecessary murder during a stealth mission.
15	* EldritchAbomination: Made a pact with The Great Old One to get his powers which occasionally commands him to collect people's spinal cords.
16	* ItGetsEasier: After his first (accidental) murder, he's horrified and vomits over the floor. After his second, he's cheerful and nonchalant about it, and wonders out loud what he was bothered by before.
17	* NervousWreck: He's a very anxious boy.
18	* SitcomArchNemesis: To Lenny, who can't stand him after whatever happened between them, despite Tom's attempts to bury the hatchet.
19	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Out of fear of the social stigma that follows Warlocks, he claims, repeatedly, to merely be a wizard.
20	* ThemeNaming: Names his bat {{Familiar}} "Chaser". Invoked by Griffin.
21	--> '''Griffin:''' I'm going for a drink theme.
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23	[[/folder]]
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25	[[folder: Lenny]]
26	!!Lenny Manolito
27	-->'''Race''': Human
28	-->'''Class''': Bard (College of Lore)
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30	A sarcastic and crass human bard played by Clint. He used to work at Tom's bar before a falling out that neither of them seem willing to discuss. He uses a [[BizarreInstrument steam-powered key-tar]] called "The [[Music/SteelyDan Fagenblaster]]."
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32	* CasanovaWannabe: Attempted to put the moves on Troth at least once, as Justin pointed out it's a little odd to have a man hitting on his own son's TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons character.
33	* DeadpanSnarker
34	* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Was once a successful and popular musician (although Canis claims his later albums were terrible) until the incident with Tom left him playing on the street corner for Copper Coils.
35	* NoodleIncident: Whatever he did to get Tom to fire and blackball him among all the venue owners in the city has yet to be revealed, other than Tom telling him "You know what you did!"
36	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it "Manolito"? "Manalito"? "Manelito"? It's never made clear.
37	* UngratefulBastard: His past history with Tom causes him to be very hostile towards him, even after Tom saves his life.
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39	[[/folder]]
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41	[[folder: Troth]]
42	!!Troth
43	-->'''Race''': Tiefling
44	-->'''Class''': Monk (Way of the Open Hand)
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46	Justin's Tiefling monk character. She was abandoned on the steps of a monastery as a baby and raised by the clergy as a monk. She's taken a vow of poverty and frequently volunteers to aid the destitute and needy, while also [[WarriorMonk punching things really hard]].
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48	* ActionGirl: "I've finally cracked the Adventure Zone secret and put a competent woman on our team!"
49	* BareFistedMonk: She gets various bonuses and abilities provided she doesn't wear any armor or use weapons.
50	* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler: Magnus summons her from the Bond Engine during the final battle of ''TAZ Balance''.]]
51	* GoodIsNotSoft: Good overall, but punches Lenny in the throat without a second thought after a crack about her tail.
52	** Forces a guard to reveal the location of his family while under Zone of Truth and threatens to kill them unless he allows the party entry into Maximum Security. Granted it was to save the Magistrate's son and the threat may very well have been empty.
53	* HeroicBuild: During [[spoiler: Her appearance in the finale of ''TAZ Balance'', Griffin describes her as being more muscular than ''Magnus''.]]
54	* MeaningfulName: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] due to her being a Tiefling. "Troth" is an archaic word that means "faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking", something that Troth exemplifies. [[spoiler: This extends to the version of her from the apocalyptic future version of ''TAZ Nights'' seen in the ''TAZ Balance'' continuity, choosing to stay and fight a doomed battle against The Hunger instead of fleeing those she swore she'd protect.]]
55	* NobodyCallsMeChicken: Mention her tail ''one more time.''
56	* NoSenseOfHumor
57	* NoSocialSkills: Struggles to fit in with people and is awkward overall.
58	* OnlyOneName: "Troth" is a virtue name she chose for herself.
59	* TheStoic: She's very deadpan.
60	* TimeAbyss: [[spoiler: The robot version of herself that appears in the apocalyptic future in ''The Stolen Century'' doesn't have her age stated, but considering that the Capital City has fallen into ruin it's probably been a few centuries at the least since ''TAZ (K)Nights''.]]
61	* WarriorMonk: She is a monk and she can hit you very hard.
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63	[[/folder]]
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65	!Beasts of the Ring
66	[[folder: Canis]]
67	!!Canis
68	-->'''Race''': Elf
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70	The former leader of the [[LaResistance Beasts of the Ring]], an underground Thieves' Guild dedicated to helping the people of Underton and standing against the corrupt Order of Myrkul and Circle of Istus. Is dead before the story begins, but remains behind to advise the party through a set of technomantic artifacts.
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72	* BigGood: Served as this before, you know, dying.
73	* PosthumousCharacter: He's dead, with his soul possessing his former possessions.
74	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Advises the heroes through his eyepiece and earpiece.
75	[[/folder]]
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77	[[folder: Terra]]
78	!!Terra
79	-->'''Race''': Elf
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81	Canis's younger sister, who's serving as the interim leader of the Beasts of the Ring after his death.
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83	* DidntThinkThisThrough: The main reason that she's not really cut out to be leader.
84	* {{Keet}}: Very excitable.
85	* PassingTheTorch: The reason she puts the heroes through the Gauntlet is to test their worthiness to lead the Beasts... something they're a little bemused by, as neither has ever had anything to do with the Beasts before.
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88	[[folder: Magistrate Kannon]]
89	!!Magistrate Atreyus Kannon
90	-->'''Race''': Human
91	-->'''Class''': Bard (College of Lore)
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93	The elected representative of the people of the Capital City, who put into place harsh and regressive policies despite his campaign promises. The party is sent to kidnap him, but end up rescuing him when it's revealed that he's a member of the Beasts of the Ring who was extorted into putting those policies in place by the Knights of Tyr.
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95	Played by Travis as an NPC in ''TAZ Nights 2017'' Part 1, but is played by Creator/LinManuelMiranda in Part 2.
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97	* BadassBureaucrat: Despite being a politician, he's also a skilled Bard who [[BattleRapping fights by rapping]].
98	* GuestStarPartyMember: Joins the party in ''TAZ Nights'' 2017 Part 2.
99	* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Son]]: His son, Atreyu "B.B. Gun" Kannon, is held captive by the Knights of Tyr to pressure him into changing his policies.
100	* InkSuitActor: Pretty much all fanart depicts him as Creator/LinManuelMiranda as Theatre/{{Hamilton}}.
101	* ShoutOut: His name is one to Atreyu from Literature/TheNeverendingStory.
102	[[/folder]]
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104	!Other factions
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106	[[folder: Circle of Istus]]
107	!!Circle of Istus
108	One of the two most powerful factions in the Capital City, the Circle are the worshipers of Istus, goddess of fate and order. They are led by the Mother of Fate.
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110	* AdaptationalVillainy: In ''TAZ Balance'', Istus and her worshippers are a benevolent force who help the heroes during ''The Eleventh Hour''; here, they're one of the [[BigBad Big Bads]].
111	* CorruptChurch: One of two, along with the Order of Myrkul.
112	* PrecrimeArrest: Are working on developing this with the Knights of Tyr, using the priest's abilities to see a short distance into the future.
113	* YouCantFightFate: Istus is the goddess of fate, so their beliefs hinge on this pretty strongly.
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116	[[folder: Order of Myrkul]]
117	!!Order of Myrkul
118	One of the two most powerful factions in the Capital City, the Order are worshipers of Mykrul, god of death. They are led by the undead Lord Thanos.
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120	* CorruptChurch: One of two, along with the Circle of Istus.
121	* HauntedTechnology: They're at the forefront of "Technomancy", a branch of necromancy involving powering devices [[PoweredByAForsakenChild using the souls of deceased creatures]]. They're working with the Knights of Tyr to [[{{Foreshadowing}} power human-sized robots with humanoid souls]].
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125	[[folder: Knights of Tyr]]
126	!!Knights of Tyr
127	A law keeping religious order worshiping Tyr, the god of law, who act as the police force in the Capital City. In theory, they hold the law above all else, believing morality is unneeded in law keeping. In practice, they are a corrupt order, serving the wills of the wealthy elite.
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129	* LawfulStupid: Because they enforce the law without questioning whether or not the law is just, they easily become puppets for the corrupt aristocracy.

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