Rune of Shadows/Characters

The character sheet for the Rune of Shadows.

Julius
Born: Levare, Early Winter 457 Died: Levare, Early Autumn 478 Class: Swordsman


 * Killed Off for Real
 * The Captain (Equivalent of The Captain, anyway.)
 * Doomed Hometown
 * The Hero (Subverted because... yeah. Could be considered Decoy Protagonist.)
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * Neutral Good

Katrine
Born: Levare, Spring 460 Class: Thunder Mage


 * Black Magician Girl
 * The Captain (After Julius' death.)
 * Doomed Hometown
 * The Hero (After Julius' death.)
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * Lawful Good
 * Shock and Awe
 * Squishy Wizard (At first.)
 * Later Magic Knight.
 * Take Up My Sword
 * You Are in Command Now

Sarlok
Born: Unknown Class: Necromancer


 * Black Eyes of Evil
 * Blind Seer (He's half-blind and deaf, but still 'senses' things.)
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Evil Mentor (To Katrine. Subverted because of above.)
 * Grumpy Old Man
 * Hates Being Touched
 * Mysterious Past
 * Necromancer
 * Older Than They Look (Well, he does look old, but not 500 years old...)
 * Summon Magic
 * Treacherous Advisor (Inverted. He was betrayed by his masters.)
 * True Neutral

Van
Born: Unknown Died: Levare, Early Autumn 478 Class: Duelist


 * Killed Off for Real
 * Heroic Sacrifice / Senseless Sacrifice
 * Private Military Contractors

Griez Rothelmu
Born: Unknown Class: Gladiator


 * Mighty Glacier
 * Number Two (Lieutenant of the Company.)
 * Private Military Contractors

Elyssia Staen
Born: Unknown Class: Flame Battlemage


 * Kill It with Fire
 * Magic Knight

Hrathli
Born: Unknown Class: Guardian


 * Jerkass

Demeter
Born: Olerin, Spring 464 Died: Levare, Early Autumn 478 Class: Myrmidon


 * Killed Off for Real
 * Lady of War
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl (Demeter and Ivy)

Ivy
Born: Olerin, Summer 464 Class: Cleric


 * Broken Bird
 * Death Is a Sad Thing
 * Heroic Albino
 * The Medic
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl (Demeter and Ivy)
 * You Are in Command Now

Ithiel
Born: Olerin, Winter 460 Class: Olerene Knight


 * Heroic Albino
 * Forgets to Eat

April
Born: Olerin, Date Unknown Class: Pegasus Knight


 * Not Good with People

Nathaniel
Born: Unknown Died: Levare, Early Autumn 478 Class: Squire


 * Killed Off for Real
 * Because Destiny Says So
 * However, his enemies decided that Screw Destiny.

Arthur
Born: Unknown Class: Axe Cavalier

Ziggy Stardust
Born: Kregea, Date Unknown Class: Thief


 * Chaotic Neutral
 * Cool Loser
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Rebellious Spirit
 * Shout-Out (Except he doesn't play guitar.)

Tomerez
Born: Werace, Summer 463 Class: Archer


 * Battle Couple
 * Weak but Skilled

Ricky
Born: Werace, Winter 460 Class: Heavy Knight


 * Min-Maxing (Nice defense.)
 * Stone Wall

Shelby
Born: Kregea, Winter 462 Class: Myrmidon


 * Action Girl
 * Adrenaline Makeover
 * Battle Couple
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair (Or violet, in this case.)

Hrothgar
Born: Hrefas, Date Unknown Class: Wyvern Marksman


 * Glass Cannon

Halga
Born: Hrefas, Date Unknown Died: Levare, Early Autumn 478 Class: Wyvern Poleman


 * Killed Off for Real
 * Glass Cannon

Mithos Kharlan
Born: Olerin, Summer 459 Class: Priest


 * The Heretic
 * Neutral Good
 * Ronin
 * Shout-Out (The name.)
 * It Was a Gift (Not everyone gets a super powerful weapon from the divine.)

"Tuna"
Born: Levare, Found as an infant in 453 Class: Bow Pirate


 * Heel Face Turn (Decided to stop his career of banditry at age 25)
 * The Atoner (To make up for aforementioned banditry & misdoings)
 * Only Known by Their Nickname (Doesn't want to reveal his real name, as he probably doesn't have one)
 * Pirate
 * Ronin
 * The Stoic
 * Anti-Hero
 * Hachimaki (To a certain extent)

June Huang-Song
Born: Levare, Summer 458 Died: Levare, Early Autumn 478 Class: Hunter


 * Killed Off for Real (Her death shows Mithos that this war is for real)
 * Flat Character (Dies before a true personality can develop.)
 * The Stoic
 * Hachimaki (Somewhat)

Kimiko Hasegawa
Born: Levare, Mid-Autumn 456 Class: Soldier


 * Conveniently an Orphan (Both her parents died because of thieves/bandits, each on a separate occasion.)
 * Doomed Hometown (Her first appearance in the story is her escape from her town, which was being ravaged throughout that)
 * Honor Before Reason (Averts this.)
 * Lawful Neutral
 * Magic Knight
 * Revenge by Proxy (Won't be able to kill those who lead to her parents' death, nor the destruction of her town, but can try to oust those displaying similar characteristics)
 * Girl with Psycho Weapon (Can't say many people expect a huge rock to launch up into them.)

Garret Wilder
Born: Unknown Class: Cavalier


 * Jack of All Stats
 * Knight in Shining Armor

Alice
Born: Unknown Class: Mage Knight


 * Parental Abandonment
 * Rule of Drama

Lucina Olerin
Born: Unknown Class: Paladin/Avatar


 * Beauty Equals Goodness (Subverted.)
 * Big Damn Hero (To the Levarian Resistance.)
 * Church Militant
 * Deus Ex Machina (From the characters' perspective.)
 * Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter (Not a very extreme example, but still.)
 * Later dropped, as a part of Character Development
 * Ice Queen
 * Judge, Jury, and Executioner
 * Knight Templar
 * Lawful Neutral
 * Light Is Not Good
 * Magic Knight
 * Not So Stoic
 * Oh Crap
 * One Woman Army
 * Power Floats

Loki Kregea
Born: Unknown Class: Warrior King


 * A God Am I (And he wants everyone to know his goal to become the only one.)
 * Dark Is Evil
 * Dark Messiah (To the Kregeans.)
 * Deal with the Devil
 * Drunk with Power
 * Evil Overlord
 * Fallen Hero
 * Genius Bruiser (At least if you ask him. He did manage to manipulate things according to his plan, though much of it is simply due to his overwhelming power.)
 * Large Ham
 * Magic Knight
 * My Death Is Just the Beginning
 * One-Winged Angel (Or rather, hundred-tentacled-demon.)
 * Tin Tyrant

Simon Malachi
A famous Imperial Knight, Simon Malachi is hailed as a champion of the people.


 * Celibate Hero
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Expy: Though his personality is different, he shares many similarities with Sigurd.
 * The Hero
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * Honor Before Reason: He averts this. He realizes he is more useful alive to whoever he is protecting.
 * Knight in Shining Armor: Definitely.
 * Lawful Good
 * Lightning Bruiser: He has a considerable advantage in levels, has superior equipment and is mounted.
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right: His decision when faced with the lawful vs. good dilemma.

Sylvester Malachi
The brother of Simon Malachi, Sylvester Malachi is an apprentice mage studying Runic magic.


 * Black Mage
 * Lawful Neutral
 * Primal Fear: He has a severe fear of heights, once dropped from the top of the top of a Mage Tower (he was saved by a teleportation spell).

Olin Askola
Youngest son of a small-time farmer, Olin was sent into the priesthood.


 * Neutral Good
 * Farm Boy: Grew up on a farm until he was sent to the church.
 * Dude in Distress: Kaohu has had to save him on multiple occasions throughout their life.
 * Squishy Wizard
 * White Mage
 * The Medic: Only available healer in Chapter 1.

Kaohu Lin
Daughter of a blacksmith, she learned to fight with a spear.


 * Neutral Good
 * The Stoic
 * Action Girl
 * Carry a Big Stick: And she speaks softly
 * Vigilante Man: Or woman, to be more accurate.

Damon Reiss
Son of two deceased mercenaries, Damon set out to make a name for himself.


 * Boring but Practical: His fighting style.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * The Jinx: Mercenaries around the capital see him as this, though he'd rather lose the image.
 * Neutral Good
 * Honor Before Reason: Averted.

Kiena Darson
A girl sold into slavery by a neglectful father, she later became Damon's protege.


 * Neutral Good
 * Hates Being Touched
 * Parental Abandonment
 * The Archer
 * The Voiceless

Michael
A reserved swordsman summoned to Etheril to serve as an escort. He seems somewhat disgruntled by his newfound position.


 * Here We Go Again: His reaction to getting caught up in the group.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * I Need a Freaking Drink: Values the tavern more for its alcohol than its information.
 * Only One Name
 * X Marks the Hero

Deln Everi

 * The Archer
 * Fragile Speedster

Eloise Belich

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Genki Girl
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Ostel Raynor

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Barbarian Hero
 * Glass Cannon
 * Boisterous Bruiser

Rebecca Stillwater

 * The Archer
 * Fragile Speedster

Audrey Latifolia

 * Royal Brat
 * The Archer

Paul Hofner

 * Cold Sniper: His role, but with a crossbow. Squishy Wizards are his favorite target.

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