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5	!!Whelkshore Alliance
6	The Whelkshore Alliance are the semiofficial "main characters" of ORP and the go-to heroic group. They range from far-seeing idealists like Zebedee and Sly to more present-focused pragmatists like Natalie and Ender, but all share a basic understanding of the right thing to do and a drive to do it. Zebedee has two houses and Sly has a mansion in the same neighborhood in Whelkshore, so other members can often be found putting up there as tenants.
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8	[[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab#Rie Rie Nepas]] and [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab#Ender Ender Kimoned]] ([[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusGenlab Genlab]]) are longstanding friends of the Whelkshore group and are often counted within this alliance. [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusRogues#Terrian Terrian Brogue]] ([[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusRogues Rogues & Brogues]]) is also friendly with some of the Whelkshore group and spent a brief period living here. [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusMiscGood#Albatross Albatross Trevelyan]] and [[Characters/ArchipelagoExodusMiscGood#Prime Prime]] are friends and often allies of the group as well.
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10	[[#Thyra]]
11	!!Thyra Russell
12	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/small_thyra_5482.png]]
13	->'''Played by:''' Lee
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15	* AnchoredShip: Zebedee and Thyra are one of those "painfully slow" couples, who clearly think of the other one as their "one", but neither is very forthright about it, and they've had a total of one hug.
16	%%* BarrierWarrior
17	%%* BratsWithSlingshots
18	* CommLinks: Nice [[http://archipelagoexodus.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=orpboard&thread=1802&page=1#35966 phone]] there, Thyra.
19	%%* DoomedHometown: Slateport.
20	* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Her sling is apparently indestructable, leading to her using it as a garotte, a snare, and even for blocking swords.
21	* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Thyra’s forcefield powers cut off airflow when she uses them, providing a hard limit to an otherwise powerful defensive tool.
22	* SelfDeprecation: Mild meta example - has a conversation with Kilik about how most Powers are more than willing to jump into adventures instead of teach a bunch of kids. Both Lee and Elliot are extremely guilty of this.
23	* SilkHidingSteel: From Lee's Formspring:
24	-->Used right, she's a subtle but powerful leader who can run events and play people without ever visibly seizing control of the situation. (I guess you could say her style is the ideal Biblical wife. Though not as overt as the male leader, she uses thrift, cunning, charisma, and raw talent to govern and protect her domain, all without abandoning her dignified nature.)
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26	[[#Natalie]]
27	!!(Sylvia) Natalie Ulima
28	->'''Played by:''' Lee
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30	%%* ActionGirl
31	* AdventureDuo: With Emily. Natalie's the serious Hero variant here, of course.
32	* AnimalMotifs: A general theme; Natalie's literary voice frequently uses terms that more commonly used for animals than people (haunches, growled, roared, darted, purred, and so forth).
33	* BarrierBustingBlow: Rips a mook through a wall using her whip-sword in Ishkabibble.
34	* FightsLikeANormal: Besides the occasional FlashStep, you wouldn't know she's a Power in most of her fight scenes. She basically only uses her shapeshifting to heal. According to her author, "Natalie's most dangerous form is '''Natalie'''."
35	%%* FlashStep
36	* HealingFactor: When she changes form, her body recovers some damage in vital areas.
37	* HeroAntagonist: In recent years, she's spent a lot more time as TheDreaded among the Summoners and Fascere Order than she has as the main character of any RP.
38	%%* HeyYou
39	* TheMcCoy: Conspicuously, she seems to be this without necessarily being TheHeart of the Whelkshore Alliance.
40	* MookHorrorShow: When not fighting other characters, she's known for ripping through dozens of enemies in rather horrifying and crippling ways.
41	%%* PrimalStance
42	%%* ProfessionalKiller: On occasion.
43	* RedOniBlueOni: With Rie. Best seen in their reactions to Ender's vanishing, where Natalie starts destroying furniture and chewing out everybody.
44	%%* ShapeShifting
45	%%* TeleportersAndTransporters
46	* WhipSword: Natalie’s Sceard blade is usually this. It gets around the issues by sacrificing flexibility (it’s more bicycle chain than whip), and her powers allowing her to control it more precisely/repair it when it’s damaged.
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48	!!Zebedee Taylor
49	->'''Played by:''' Lee
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51	* AmbiguouslyJewish: What with the blatantly Hebrew first name and technique names like "Kefitzat Haderech". His author sets him as a Seventh-day Adventist, which according to Lee is "pretty much a cross between Protestant Christianity and Judaism".
52	%%* BattleAura
53	%%* BeardOfSorrow
54	%%* BladeAcrossTheShoulder: With his racquet.
55	%%* BladeBelowTheShoulder
56	* ABloodyMess: On several occasions, he's faked out opponents by stealing blood from blood banks. As he became more mature, he stopped using this trick and started using outright illusions.
57	%%* BlowYouAway: Gabriel's Trumpet.
58	* CallingYourAttacks: A JustifiedTrope, since his powers are psychosomatic. The more pumped up he is, the better he can tap into his powers.
59	%%* CelibateHero
60	%%* DeadlyUpgrade: Full Holy Zebedee, at first. It's improved with time.
61	* DoNotCallMePaul: Inverted. He doesn't like being called "Lee", a pseudonym he went by for a few years (a handwave to help detach a SelfInsert from the author). After the CosmicRetcon, it turns out he never went by Lee in the first place.
62	%%* ElementalPunch
63	* TheFarmerAndTheViper: His most damning flaw- he'll continuously try to redeem a foe, even if it's obvious that they'll just take advantage of his mercy at their first opportunity.
64	%%* TheFettered
65	* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Hebrew plus a little Latin and Aramaic for spells.
66	* HolyHalo: Other than his BattleAura, the only really noticable sign of his going into Full Holy mode.
67	%%* HolyHandGrenade
68	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Zebedee probably isn't any RP's "wackiest party member", but let's face it: he wields a tennis racquet.
69	* MultiMeleeMaster: A bladed racquet, a mace, and a holy "blade". Justified in that he can teleport weapons in when he needs them, so doesn't have to lug all the baggage around.
70	%%* RealMenLoveJesus
71	* SituationalSword: Zebedee's holy blade, the Maranatha, takes a toll him on him and deals damage proportional to the righteousness of his cause, and the need for him to use it. So naturally, it's a last resort weapon.
72	%%* StoicSpectacles
73	* WingedHumanoid: Subverted. Despite having an angelic motif, using several attacks with "Wings","Pinions", etc. in their names, and deriving his powers from a device disguised as a feather, he's never had even the illusion of wings.
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75	[[#Sly]]
76	!!Sly (Salon-Learwie-Yardic)
77	->'''Played by:''' Bulbs
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79	%%* AlienAmongUs
80	%%* CrouchingScholarHiddenBadass
81	%%* GadgeteerGenius
82	%%* GentlemanAndAScholar
83	%%* HealingFactor
84	%%* ScienceHero
85	%%* ShapeShifting
86	%%* TheSmartGuy
87	* TheSpock: Sly is certainly not incapable of emotion but tends to play the superego.
88	* SuperiorSpecies: In Sly's own view, at least. Even though he isn't a dick about it, Bulbs has indicated that he regards most humans as lower lifeforms. Zebedee is one exception.
89	%%* SuperSenses
90	* TeamDad: To the Whelkshore Alliance. Of course, he's also a literal father figure to Rick.
91	%%* TechnoBabble
92	%%* TokenNonhuman
93	%%* TheWisePrince
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95	[[#Rick]]
96	!!Rick Jora Yardic
97	->'''Played by:''' Bulbs
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99	%%* AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome
100	%%* BlackMagic
101	%%* EnemyWithout
102	%%* FullContactMagic
103	* HalfHumanHybrid: The other half is Andalite.
104	%%* MissingMom
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106	!!Merlin
107	->'''Played by:''' Bulbs
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109	* FishOutOfWater: Though he adapts pretty well, and before long is sitting on the couch watching TV just like the rest of us.
110	* {{Jerkass}}: He's a grouchy dude.
111	* WizardClassic: Inspired directly by Myth/ArthurianLegend.

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