Line #69 Characters/TheGodsAreBastards


1	Some of the characters of "Literature/TheGodsAreBastards".
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3	Beware: spoilers are unmarked!
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	!Unseen University
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9	!!Class of 1182
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11	[[folder: Trissiny Avelea]]
12	A paladin chosen by Avei, the goddess of war and justice and protector of women. Trissiny is outspoken, athletic, powerful, and a devout feminist.
13	----
14	* ActionGirl:
15	* IncompatibleOrientation: With Toby, who’s gay.
16	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a humble protector who is mostly an asshole - because she honestly believes church doctrine always helps others in need, so she goes out of her way to preach it purely out of altruism.
17	* KnightTemplar: But early on she still tries to kill Gabriel for what amounts to him talking some shit and existing as living evidence that the love of the gods is not perfect. ([[CharacterDevelopment She gets better, slowly]].)
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19	[[/folder]]
20
21	[[folder: Tobias Caine]]
22	The Hand of Omnu, god of life, the sun and agriculture, a natural and trained peacemaker.
23	----
24	* ActualPacifist: He belongs to a martial school that is about tanking and enduring enemy attacks, effectively goading them into expending all their violence until what is left ''is'' peace.
25	* StraightGay:
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27	[[/folder]]
28
29	[[folder: Gabriel Arquin]]
30	A half-demon whose intelligence is eclipsed by his ability to say exactly the wrong thing at exactly the wrong moment.
31	---> “You are, indeed, exactly as you were described to me, Gabriel Arquin,” Salyrene finally said. “A good heart, a keen mind, and a tongue that is always one step ahead of both.”
32	----
33	* ButtMonkey: He's starting to tone it down, as with CharacterDevelopment he grows into someone a lot less likely to say something ridiculous or dumb, but it's still there.
34	* FantasticRacism: A large part of his backstory and personality are explained by his being a demonblood, distrusted as a default.
35	* OpenMouthInsertFoot: He doesn't have much of a filter, which lead to several of these situations.
36	* SuperToughness: Due his hethelax ancentry. He's immune to any non-magical attack and survived an atmospheric reentry.
37	* TheSnarkKnight:
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39	[[/folder]]
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41	[[folder: Zaruda Carmelita Xingyu Sameera Meredith Punaji]]
42	A princess of the Punaji nation, a culture of pirates. Outspoken and prone to very colourful language; uses 'fucking' as punctuation. Often clashes with Trissiny due to their opposing world views.
43	----
44	* CoolSword: A mithril rapier. In this universe mithril is essentially made of anti-magic, so it's impervious to any kind of magical attack, penetrates magical invulnerability, and is just incredibly useful and valuable.
45	* DeadpanSnarker: She is absolutely, gloriously full of snark, mostly directed at Gabe.
46	* ImmuneToDrugs / ImmuneToMindControl: Naphthene's curse to "always drink but never be drunk" also seems to apply to other mind-altering stuff such as glittershrooms and bespelled food.
47	* NeverGetsDrunk: One of her ancestors was cursed so that his descendants would "always drink but never be drunk".
48	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Portrays herself as a slightly uncouth, rough-and-ready pirate, but as Trissiny later remarks she is incredibly intelligent and very good at reading people, and sets the grading curve for their first term at the university.
49	* SirSwearsALot: Like most Punaji, she swears like a sailor.
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51	[[/folder]]
52
53	[[folder: Juniper]]
54	A dryad. She is initially very naive and unaware of the finer workings of the world and has absolutely no sexual inhibitions... and few other inhibitions. She's also a "class eight threat" by Imperial protocol, for good reason.
55	----
56	* AmbiguousInnocence: Juniper is initially very sheltered (and spoiled), with little understanding of how the world works. She's also superhumanly strong and tough, essentially immortal, and [[spoiler:initially]] has an Elder Goddess at her back.
57	* CharacterDevelopment: Learns empathy, guilt, and responsibility over time.
58	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Of the 'unaware of taboo' variety. Despite being ''very'' promiscuous, she has next to no idea of how scandalous it is to directly ask a human for sex, and is blissfully unaware of the rampant homophobia running through the empire. To her, sex is about as boringly enjoyable as eating.
59	* PlantPerson: She is a spirit of nature, indeed a demigoddess.
60	* MsFanservice:
61	* SuperToughness: Dryads can be as strong and sturdy as a ''large'' tree when they want to.
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63	[[/folder]]
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65	[[folder: Teal Falconer]]
66	A poorly-closeted lesbian who is possessed by Vadrieny. A bard in training.
67	----
68	* BoyishShortHair:
69	* ThePowerOfLove: how they survived an ordeal that killed six other girls and the archdemons sent to possess them.
70	* SharingABody:
71	* SymbioticPossession:
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73	[[/folder]]
74
75	[[folder: Vadrieny]]
76	An archdemon, one of the seven daughters of Elilial. She and her sisters were involved of a sabotaged DemonicPossession of which only she survived (barely).
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79	* ThePowerOfLove: How she survived an ordeal that killed six other girls and her sisters. She declares that love is less direct than force, but far more effective.
80	* IdentityAmnesia: The agony from the sabotage erased all her memories.
81	* LossofIdentity:
82	* SharingABody:
83	* SymbioticPossession:
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85	[[/folder]]
86
87	[[folder: Fross]]
88	A pixie who can use both fae magic (naturally) and arcane magic (not at all natural, and downright weird for a fairy).
89	----
90	* AnIcePerson: She is an ice pixie, after all.
91	* CloudCuckoolander: by virtue of not having been raised in the human world.
92	* OurFairiesAreDifferent:
93	* WingedHumanoid:
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95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder: Shaeine]]
98	A drow cleric of Themynra who acts as the voice of reason for literally everyone else in her year.
99	----
100	* LipStickLesbian: Well-dressed and well put together, and also together with Teal. (Granted, "orientation" in this world is basically a human concern.)
101	* TheSpock: Shaeine is diplomatic, logical and self-controlled almost to a fault as a result of Narisian culture, which treats the sharing of emotions as something of great intimacy.
102	* TheStoic: As typical from Narisian drow.
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104	[[/folder]]
105
106	!!Unseen University Teachers and Staff
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108	[[folder: Arachne Tellwyrn]]
109	Headmistress of Unseen University, a three thousand year old elvish mage who is as irascible as she is talented. That said, she knows her own limits:
110	---> “Legendary power does not connote omnipotence or infallibility,” Tellwyrn said.... “Last person I met who thought it did was a god. I will forever cherish the look on his face when I killed him.”
111	----
112	* TheAce: The only currently-living person to have killed a god. She’s been designated a force of nature by the Emperor’s Spymaster, meaning that she can do practically anything she wants to with no legal repercussions.
113	--> "... Do you just make a point of plunging to your doom every so often because it amuses you to watch doom panic when it sees you coming?”
114	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The prologue introduces her as this; throughout the series, characters' reactions at hearing her name vary from nervous to downright terrified. Including freshly-summoned demons.
115	* RetiredBadass: Officially, anyway, though no longer being an adventurer hasn’t stopped Tellwyrn from kicking ass at every available opportunity.
116	* DeathSeeker: She went into the Deep Wild to die, she however didn't have it in her to just lie down and quit and gave a fair fight. It didn't work. She snaps out of it when Yornhaldt gives her the idea to found the university.
117	* SinkOrSwimMentor: She has a tendency of throwing her students into difficult situations of all stripes and just leaving them there while she goes off to do her own thing. She however chooses situations that fit their abilities.
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119	[[/folder]]
120
121	[[folder: Admestus Rafe]]
122	A half-elf and professor of Botany and Alchemy.
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124	* BecomingTheMask: Exactly why he started acting completely insane is still up in the air, but at this point it's pretty much a fact that he at least started acting crazy, but exactly how sane he is now is up for debate.
125	* BunnyEarsLawyer: As immature he might acts, he is an excellent alchemist, given that he brewed an anti-death potion (aka an impossibility)
126	* CloudCuckoolander: Is under the impression that faculty rivalries are an integral part of university life, and so to get around the fact that no other teacher will start one with him, creates one with ''himself''.
127	* ObfuscatingInsanity: Acts completely insane for practically no discernible reason, but Tellwyrn implies that it was originally to deal with the prejudice he faces as a half-elf.
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129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder: Alaric Yornhaldt]]
132	A dwarf and professor of the arcane, old friend to Tellwyrn who helped found the University with her.
133	----
134	* BadassBookworm: An academic first and foremost, Yornhaldt is still more than capable of taking care of himself in a fight.
135	* OnlySaneMan:
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137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder: Emilio Ezzaniel]]
140	The martial arts professor.
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142	[[/folder]]
143
144	!!Other Students
145
146	[[folder: Natchua d’zun Dalmiss]]
147	A rebellious drow with a mohawk.
148	----
149	[[/folder]]
150
151	[[folder: Chase Masterson]]
152	[[/folder]]
153
154	[[folder: Ravana Madouri]]
155	[[/folder]]
156
157	[[folder:Iris Domingue]]
158	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Explicitly compared to their equivalent of a nuke.
159	[[/folder]]
160
161	!Universal Church
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163	[[folder: Archpope Justinian]]
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder: Bishop Basra Syrinx]]
167	[[/folder]]
168
169	[[folder: Bishop Branwen Snowe]]
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	[[folder: Bishop Andro Varanus]]
173	[[/folder]]
174
175	[[folder: Bishop Antonio Darling/Sweet]]
176	See his entry in the Thieves' Guild section.
177	[[/folder]]
178
179	!!The Thieves' Guild
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181	[[folder: Bishop Antonio Darling/Sweet]]
182	The Bishop of the cult of Eserion, and former High Priest of the Thieves' Guild.
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184	* BewareTheNiceOnes: While it's a given from early on that Sweet has the capacity to be incredibly ruthless and manipulative, he still seems like a genuinely good person. Fast forward to him brutally torturing a man in cold blood - a Black Wreath spy, and a member of a cult diametrically opposed to his own, but it's nonetheless an absolutely shocking scene.
185	* ManipulativeBastard: Not to people he cares about, but still...
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187	[[/folder]]
188
189	[[folder: Tricks]]
190	Current Boss of the Guild. He is very good at disguise and has strong organizational skills.
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192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder: Style]]
195	Head enforcer. Wears a different style of clothing everyday. Has a large role in teaching the apprentices.
196	----
197	%%TranquilFury:
198	[[/folder]]
199
200	[[folder: Principia Locke]]
201	Elven con artist extraordinare. Later [[spoiler:Legionnaire of Avei]]. Mother of [[spoiler:Trissiny]]
202	* “Principia Locke is selfish, lazy, deceitful, irreverent and gratuitously obstreperous, but there are much, much worse things a person can be. I can’t tell you she’s a good person to know, but she is not the sort of person you as a paladin are likely to be called on to chase down and bring to justice.”
203	[[/folder]]
204
205	[[folder: Flora and Fauna]]
206	[[/folder]]
207
208	[[folder: Jeremiah Shook/Thumper]]
209	An enforcer with anger issues and misogynist views.
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211	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Shook has very firm, and hostile, opinions about women.
212	[[/folder]]
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214
215	!!Sisterhood of Avei
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217	[[folder: High Commander Rouvad]]
218	[[/folder]]
219
220	[[folder: Abbess Narnasia Darnassy]]
221	[[/folder]]
222
223	!!Brethren of Vidius
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225	[[folder: Lady Gwaefaer]]
226	[[/folder]]
227
228	[[folder: Val Tarvadegh]]
229	[[/folder]]
230
231	[[folder: Lorelin Reich]]
232	[[/folder]]
233
234	%%!!Omnists
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236
237	!!Huntsmen of Shaath
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239	[[folder: Grandmaster Veisroi]]
240	[[/folder]]
241
242	[[folder: Brother Ingvar]]
243	[[/folder]]
244
245	[[folder: Tholi]]
246	[[/folder]]
247
248	!Black Wreath
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250	[[folder: Embras Mogul]]
251	[[/folder]]
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253	[[folder: Bradshaw]]
254	[[/folder]]
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256	[[folder: Vanessa]]
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	!Gods
260	!!Pantheon
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262	[[folder: Avei]]
263	{{Slogan}}: "Justice for all, or for none"
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265	Goddess of War, strategy, Justice and protector of women.
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268	[[/folder]]
269
270	[[folder: Omnu]]
271	God of Life, the Sun, Agriculture, and Peace.
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273	He and his followers tend toward pacifism. While many are truly non-violent (and indeed passive), his cult is also known for his Sun Style martial art, which can quite effectively turn an opponents efforts against them.
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275	[[/folder]]
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277	[[folder: Vidius]]
278	God of Death, Duality and Masks.
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280	His cult sponsors actors and theatre, as well as providing funeral and memorial services for the public. He has also adopted the Valkries, the second generation of Naia's children; they serve him as messengers and warriors against the undead.
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282	[[/folder]]
283
284	[[folder: Eserion]]
285	{{Slogan}}: "All systems are corrupt"
286
287	God of subtlety, defiance, and thieves (including con-artists, gamblers, and similar folk). Esarion's cult has a heavy emphasis on self-reliance, he has sometimes been called "the god of Do It Your F***ing Self".
288	[[/folder]]
289
290	[[folder: Izara]]
291	{{Slogan}}: "All love is good"
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293	Goddess of Love. Her priests and priestesses are sometimes dismissed as "sacred prostitutes", but in fact provide a variety of counseling services; they are aided in this by their god-given power of empathy.
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295	[[/folder]]
296
297	[[folder: Shaath]]
298	God of Hunters, Explorers, and Pioneers.
299
300	His cult in current times is known for misogynist practices, which often place them at odds with Avei's folk.
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302	[[/folder]]
303
304	[[folder: Vesk]]
305	God of Bards.
306
307	Vesk is considered seriously annoying by mortals and fellow gods alike... yet the other gods do trust him, and will usually play along with his stories. He is one of the most "activist" gods, with possibly the most personal appearances in the story.
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309	[[/folder]]
310
311	[[folder: Salyrene]]
312	Goddess of Magic and Healing.
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314	Sponsor of the four Collegia of Magic. While she withdrew from all contact for many decades after the Enchanter's Bane debacle, she has recently been persuaded to resume her place.
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317	[[/folder]]
318
319	[[folder: Vemnesthis]]
320	God of Time.
321	* TimePolice: The Scions of Vemnesthis, who deal with those who tamper with Time. Small localized effects may be tolerated, but anyone who tries to directly view the future, travel through time, or change the past will get a warning. If they ignore the warning, they get drafted into the Scions themselves....
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323	[[/folder]]
324
325	[[folder: Verniselle]]
326	{{Slogan}}: "It must flow"
327
328	Goddess of money, banking and commerce. "The greatest sin for Vernisites is hoarding."
329	----
330	[[/folder]]
331
332	!!Other/Non-Pantheon
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334	[[folder: Elilial]]
335	Goddess of cunning and ruler of Hell, having defeated Scyllith. "[[WordOfGod Scyllith and Elilial have a complex relationship, based mostly on Elilial taking all of her stuff.]]"
336	----
337	[[/folder]]
338
339	[[folder: Themynra]]
340	Goddess of Judgement, and patron of the surface-adjacent drow.
341	[[/folder]]
342
343	[[folder: Khar]]
344	God of the Orcs. Died with his people by the Enchanter's Bane. [[spoiler:Not that gods die that easily...]]
345	[[/folder]]
346	[[folder: Naphthene]]
347	Goddess of the Sea
348
349	Naphthene is famously unresponsive, taking no priests and never responding to prayer. However, she is believed to punish ''lack'' of prayer, and definitely punishes abuse of her few shrines.
350	[[/folder]]
351
352	[[folder: Sorash]]
353	God of Violence and Conquest
354
355	The Ares to Avei's Athena, this god was slain by Arachne Tellwyrn.
356	[[/folder]]
357
358	[[folder: Other]]
359	* Nemitoth, God of Knowledge
360	** His temples are libraries.
361	* Ouvus, God of the Sky
362	** Generally unresponsive to mortal efforts.
363	* Ryneas, God of Art
364	** Sponsor of art museums.
365	* Calomnar, God of Chaos
366	** Associated with magical Chaos, he has no mortal cult.
367	[[/folder]]
368
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370
371	!!Elder Gods
372
373	[[folder:In General]]
374	* DemiurgeArchetype: For all their posturing, they were incompetent man-children who seized the power of a technological singularity from its wiser creators, read a few fantasy books across the ages without understanding the subtext, and then mashed it all together into this chaotic mess of a planet.
375	* TheOldGods: They are the gods that created the world. The current pantheon is made of their successors, mortals born from their created planet.
376	* JerkassGods: Even worse than the current gods, which is what convinced them to rebel and ascend in the first place.
377	[[/folder]]
378
379	[[folder: Naiya]]
380	Elder [MotherNature Goddess of Nature].
381
382	She is the creator of three generations of [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairies]], all incredibly powerful: The eldest are the mischievous kitsune, the second generation are the deadly valkries (since adopted by Vidius), and the youngest are the dryads. While she normally pays little attention (or care) to her children, if one of them is somehow killed, she will generally obliterate everyone in the vicinity.
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384	* MotherNature
385	* OurFairiesAreDifferent
386	* MamaBear
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389	[[/folder]]
390
391	[[folder: Scyllith]]
392	Goddess of cruelty, former ruler of Hell (and creator of the demonic races). Since exiled to the deepest Underworld where she is worshipped by the deeper realms of drow.
393	[[/folder]]
394
395	[[folder: Araneid]]
396	Elder Spider Goddess of the Drow. She was apparently slain in a battle with Scyllith. Arachne Tellwyrn is apparently associated with her in some fashion.
397	[[/folder]]
398
399	There are several deceased Elder Gods and Goddesses about whom little is known, aside from their destruction during the Pantheon's rise: Rauzon ("The Prime", god), Infriss (goddess), Druroth (god), Vel Hreyd (god), Heilo (god), Caraistha (goddess), Tarthriss (god), Szyrein (goddess), Meynherem (god).

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