Drowtales/Characters/Val'Kyorl'solenurn

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The Clan as a Whole
The Kyorl'solenurn were one of two Drowussu clans making up the Council of Nine until the Val'Dutan'vir fell and were replaced with the Vel'Vloz'ress. Although both clans were made up of the drowussu minority there was mutual enmity between the two based on each clan's respective ideology. The Dutan'vir saw their place as beside the drowolath (indeed many members were Half Breeds) whereas the Kyorl'solenurn desired separation from the drowolath and saw themselves as on a mission from Sharess to keep their cousins pure. The Kyorl'solenurn were the younger of the two drowussu houses and unlike most other Chelians they continue to practice the Sharess religion and claim to carry out their "purges" on her behalf. Unlike other Chelian clans, the Kyorl'solenurn divide themselves into religious orders rather than by sub-houses. There are seven orders in total, of which six have been named in the main comic. Each order is run by a Judicator, whose deputy is known as an Inquisitor; the latter are highly trained empaths who provide "cleansing" for drow who associate with tainted individuals. Individual members of the clan are further sorted by roles, males are either "templars", "crusaders" or "blades", females are either "wardens" or "inquisitors".

The Clan as a whole

 * Animal Motifs (The unicorn)
 * Broken Base (In-Universe, the Kyorl are deeply divided on the subject of racial purity and how to treat their Drowolath cousins)
 * Better to Die Than Be Killed (the standard procedure for when someone becomes tainted. Some submit to their fate, while others,, run away)
 * Bodyguard Crush (its not hard to infer that most of the Kyorl Orders' warden/blade relationships probably end up like this)
 * (They hate light elves and "impure" people )
 * Child Soldier (though children seem to fight in every clan, the Kyorl fit best, as seen here)
 * Emotion Bomb (part of what Inquisitors do while "cleansing" people, similar to the real life practice of Love bombing)
 * Fantastic Racism (towards light elves and half-bloods, though they have accepted a few of the latter into their ranks such as Sang'oro)
 * Foil (They were this to the Dutan'vir before the latter clan's fall. This can even be seen in the choice of animal used for their mounts- the Dutan'vir had the stag, whereas the Kyorl'solennurn have the unicorn.)
 * Foreshadowing (the first words spoken by a Kyorl, Judicator Kyuuse, in the comic are "We are the guardians of the children of Sharess" )
 * Holy Child (they revere the "Holy Eyes" and by extension, Ariel)
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl (unlike drowolath, who have taller females than males, female drowussu are built smaller than males, and Word of God is that one reason female Wardens have a male Blade with them is to compensate for this)
 * Jerkass Has a Point (their extremism against the Tainted is surprisingly justified, especially with the revelation about the . Doesn't stop them from being jerks about it.)
 * Kick the Dog (during the Nidraa'chal War, they took some of the surviving Dutan'vir children back with them, but left the others to slavers. Their treatment of Abyte is also pretty disgusting, especially since the warden who was actually responsible apparently got off scot free.)
 * Kill It With Fire (seems to be S.O.P. when it comes to dealing with demons, as seen during the Nidraa'chal War)
 * Knight Templar (some more than others, but virtually every Kyorl is this to some extent, even the more moderate ones)
 * Light Is Not Good
 * The Masquerade
 * Mind Manipulation (the process of "cleansing" is just a fancy word for this, along with Brainwashing)
 * Mission From God (they see it as their mission to protect the "Children of Sharess" from their own flaws)
 * Not So Different (what Lulianne came to believe after she saw what they did to those that survived the Dutan'vir charge)
 * Pure Is Not Good (generally any time the word "purity" gets invoked someone is about to die)
 * Secret Test of Character
 * Secret Legacy
 * Unperson (if you get tainted and run away because you want to live, rather than either take your own life or allow someone to take yours, you become this, as Abyte and demonstrate)

Shimi'lande Val'Kyorl'solenurn
The Ill'haress of the Kyorl, Shimi'lande is relatively new to the position. Whilst not being particularly strong or tall she is noted for her ability to lead the clan and maintain the peace between opposing factions amongst the Kyorl'solenurn.


 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Facial Markings (has the nine-eyed Sharess symbol on her forehead)
 * Improbable Age (early character info mentions that she's incredibly young by the standards of most Ill'haresses and it was one of the points made against her by the Council of Judicators in Chapter 17.)
 * Ironic Counterpart (with Zala'ess, another in-universe mama bear. Both have children they care deeply for and both have cases where their biological child was killed by their adoptive child. The difference is in how they react to the situation. Whereas Zala'ess was infuriated to the point of wanting to kill Yaeminira for killing Vy'chriel,  Zala'ess never forgave Yaeminira for her actions and   whereas Shimi'lande has practically taken   under her wing. The difference in reaction is odd due to the Kyorl'solenurn desire for blood purity and the Sharen obsession with strength and obedience to authority.)
 * Mama Bear (towards both her biological and adoptive children, in fact, )
 * (implied, and it seems she knows)
 * Seer
 * Reasonable Authority Figure (pretty much a given since she has to keep the fanatics and more moderate Kyorls in line, best demonstrated here)

Chirinide Val'Kyorl'solenurn
Shimi'lande's adopted daughter who shares her ability to see the past and the future.


 * Blessed With Suck (her ability to see the future and past, the catch is that they're very very vivid and it's implied she feels what's happening in them as if it was happening to her)
 * The Cassandra (has visions, but Ariel tends to dismiss them)
 * Character Development (her character arc has been made up of her becoming more tolerant and open to understanding, especially after learning )
 * Close Call Haircut (while )
 * The Comically Serious (through traveling with the bubbly Kyo'nne and Melodia's love of her cloak, she gets a lot of moments like this because of her overly serious demeanor)
 * Curtains Match the Window (leading to...)
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Hair of Gold
 * Halfbreed (due to her Light Elf father grew up calling herself this, though she's the only one who seems to care )
 * Holding Hands (with )
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse (Word of God describes her as the smallest and thinnest of the main female cast, compensating for age, though it's hard to tell since she pads out her armor so much)
 * Playing With Fire (has a fire affinity)
 * Principles Zealot (she's even willing to kill herself to keep her "impure" blood from spreading through the clan, though Shimi'lande convinces her that this isn't necessary)
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni (with Shan, as the red oni)
 * Replacement Sibling (for the original Chirinide, assuming the "Rebirth" story is still canon, though at least part of it has been referenced in the main comic)
 * Seer
 * Teeth Clenched Teamwork (with Kyo'nne)
 * You Are What You Hate (initially, but she grows out of it)

Shan'naal Val'Kyorl'solenurn
Chirinide's blade (i.e. protector/bodyguard) who travels with her wherever she goes. Somewhat more playful and cheerful than Chirinide he still demonstrates a strong devotion towards her and is quick to defend her against anyone he feels might have slighted her. Kyo'nne has a rather big crush on him.


 * Bishonen
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait
 * Facial Markings (Word of God says that the mark on his forehead represents how he shields Chiri and that's why it's larger and bolder)
 * Knight Templar (more mellow than Chiri, which isn't saying much, but he's still one of these, best demonstrated here)
 * Multicolored Hair (has black hair at the front and his bangs but the back of his hair is kept blond or white.)
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni (with Chiri, as the blue oni)

Ky'ovarde Kyorl'solenurn
One of the wardens in the Order of The Twin Eyes. She takes her job of demon slaying very seriously.


 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Fiery Redhead (more orange in shade, but still fits the trope)
 * Knight Templar (even among the already fanatical Kyorls she's one)
 * Not So Different (Sene'kha points this out when she sees that Kyo'varde uses demon summoning to fight her, but Kyo'varde justifies it as fighting fire with fire)
 * There Is No Kill Like Overkill (just watch what she does to and it becomes obvious that the Kyorl do not fool around when it comes to making sure people stay dead)

Myou Kyorl'solenurn
One of the many drow and light elves imprisoned in the dungeons of Nagyescsed with  by the Halme King and Queen. Myou used to work for the Order of Serenity on a Kyorl'solenurn surface outpost before she was captured by Halme raiders. After Ariel and her gang free them, she travels with Chirinide and Shan'naal to reunite Freyja with her family in Chapter 29.


 * Cool Big Sis
 * The Mentor (For Freyja and .)
 * Ms Exposition (Often acts as translator on behalf of Chirinide and the light elf prisoners)
 * Rose-Haired Girl
 * Sheds A Single Tear
 * Sweater Girl (spends part of chapter 29 in what's essentially a blue turtleneck)

Yakuise Val'Kyorl'solenurn
A girl of Shimi'lande's lineage, she lives in the basement of the Sharen fortress. First appears in Chapter 31.


 * Basement Dweller (by virtue of literally being in the Sharen's basement, and also fits in that most of the Sharen, especially Zala'ess, don't like her being there but let her stick around mostly to keep the Kyorl happy)
 * Big Eyes Little Eyes (her eyes are drawn noticeably large in comparison with the rest of her face, possibly to denote her as an ingenue-type figure. Word of God also says that she's small for a Ssu
 * Curtains Match the Window (mostly, since her eyes and hair are slightly different shades of gray)
 * Fun Size (she has to be this when standing if she is even smaller than most of the already standardly small drowussu)
 * Girls Love Stuffed Animals (if her room is anything to go buy, she loves plushies)
 * Gray Eyes
 * Mis Blamed (In-Universe, Zala'ess blames her for the original Vy'chriel's refusal to get tainted, but Yakuise says she had nothing to do with it)
 * Proper Lady
 * Seer (and it's implied that this is how she knew Chrys'tel was looking for Valerian tea to help her sleep)
 * Yamato Nadeshiko (everything about her appearance screams this trope; as the Kyorl'solenurn are heavily inspired by Japanese culture and dress. Her speech, decorum and willingness to move away from her family home into that of a foreign clan, suggest that fulfilling her duty is the most important thing to her, much like a traditional yamato nadeshiko. She even offers Chrys'tel tea sitting in the seiza style, by kneeling with her legs folded and with her buttocks resting on her heels)
 * Silk Hiding Steel: by implication, since she's lived as long as she has in the Sharen's basement, essentially the middle of the hornet's nest as far as tainted go. The only thing more Badass would be living amongst the Vloz'ress.

Taisei
Yakuise's protector.


 * Bishonen
 * Gray Eyes
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Tir'ade Kyorl'solenurn
A young templar, he accompanies Chiri and Shan'naal into Chel,


 * (Shan outright says this about him after )
 * The Big Guy (Tir'ade is shown to be rather tall for a drowussu period; estimates put him at about six feet)
 * Blue Eyes
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait (In universe as well as out)
 * I Owe You My Life (to Ant'alya, which prompts him to )
 * Ship Tease (with his new mentor Aby'te in Chapter 32)
 * Webcomic Time (one fan humorously pointed out that between Chapter 12 and Chapter 17 he'd been carrying for the real life equivalent of three years)
 * Ship Tease (with his new mentor Aby'te in Chapter 32)
 * Webcomic Time (one fan humorously pointed out that between Chapter 12 and Chapter 17 he'd been carrying for the real life equivalent of three years)

Mili'ani Kyorl'solenurn
A Kyorl'solenurn warden of the Order of Twin Eyes. She is present in Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 where she fights Qui'ja Vloz'ress. Also makes a cameo appearances post Chapter 30.


 * Ax Crazy (Heavily implied to be this in her introduction)
 * Blood Knight (Emphasis on the blood-lust)
 * Carry a Big Stick
 * Girl With Psycho Weapon (Likes smashing things with her mace a bit too much...)
 * Mad Eye
 * The Neidermeyer
 * Principles Zealot
 * Ship Tease (surprisingly with  in their pre-timeskip cameos in Chapter 32)
 * Wild Hair (Her hair is noticeably more wavy than other characters, possibly to emphasise her ax-craziness)
 * You Gotta Have Aquamarine Hair
 * You Gotta Have Aquamarine Hair

Ae'theriss Kyorl'solenurn
An Inquisitor for the Order of Twin Eyes. She has a very frail, delicate appearance and needs the support of Ano'toti to get around. First appears in Chapter 12.


 * Blindfolded Vision / Blind Seer (Even provides the page image for the former! Ae'theriss is not actually blind, but needs the blindfold to augment her empathy)
 * The Empath
 * Forgets to Eat (according to this page)
 * Fragile Flower
 * Girls Love Cute Animals (Best way to calm her down when she suffers negative side effects from her powers? Give her a tikk'tikki.)
 * Ill Girl
 * In the Hood
 * Squishy Wizard
 * Woman in White

Ano'Toti Kyorl'solenurn
A Crusader for the Order of Twin Eyes. He is paired with Mili'ani when on missions but also provides emotional support for Ae'theriss. First appears in Chapter 12.


 * Child Soldier
 * Hair of Gold
 * I Will Protect Her (Towards Ae'theriss)
 * Living Emotional Crutch (For Ae'theriss who physically relies on him to be her shield)
 * Principles Zealot
 * Took a Level In Badass (With Ae'theriss' help he is able to gain the courage to fight and subdue Afae Vloz'ress, a Corrupted attacking him, when before Afae Vloz'ress had the upper hand)

Desmonde
A Kyorl'solenurn inquisitor from the Order Of The Holy Eye first seen in Chapters 12 and 13. She is sent by Shimi'lande to monitor the heretic hunting party led by Kyo'varde against the Vloz'ress. It's also been implied that she might be Kaito's sister, which would make her a former Dutan'vir, but this has not been confirmed on-page.


 * Author Avatar (She is an avatar for Kite, the co-creator of Drow Tales)
 * Because You Stood Up For Me (Possibly the source of her crush on Sang'oro)
 * Blade On a Stick
 * Curb Stomp Battle (Her fight with Ni'bai Vloz'ress)
 * Dropped a Bridge On Him (Subverted. It looked like she was killed during her fight with Ni'bai, but later chapters showed her to be alive and well)
 * Early Bird Cameo (she and Kaito actually appear in the prologue, standing in front of the pillar in the first panel)
 * The Empath (as an Inquisitor she's this by default, though she's an exception to the rule that most Inquisitors wear as little clothing as possible and mainly fill support roles)
 * Ignored Epiphany (doesn't believe Ni'bai when told the truth about the Nidraa'chal War)
 * Only Sane Woman (as a member of Kyo'varde's hunting party)
 * Shy Blue-Haired Girl (and the fact that she has dark blue hair when most drowussu tend towards paler shades suggests that she may have some drowolath in her bloodline somewhere)

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