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Jame is the twin sister of Torisen, Highlord of the Kencyrath, and is the [[Last of His Kind|only full-blooded Knorth female]]. They're both the children of Ganth, the exiled last Highlord, and Jamethiel Dream-Weaver, consort of the arch-traitor Gerridon. Gerridon's plans involved training Jame to be the replacement for the aging Dream-Weaver, but Jame proved less than tractable. The story starts just after Jame's escape from him, with [[Easy Amnesia|her memory of recent years gone]].
Jame is the twin sister of Torisen, Highlord of the Kencyrath, and is the [[Last of His Kind|only full-blooded Knorth female]]. They're both the children of Ganth, the exiled last Highlord, and Jamethiel Dream-Weaver, consort of the arch-traitor Gerridon. Gerridon's plans involved training Jame to be the replacement for the aging Dream-Weaver, but Jame proved less than tractable. The story starts just after Jame's escape from him, with [[Easy Amnesia|her memory of recent years gone]].


* [[A Cup Angst]] -- a fact that Jame bemoans frequently. She's so flat that she gets mistaken for a boy all the time, and her master in the Thieves' Guild wasn't convinced otherwise by her '''stripping naked to the waist in front of him'''.
* [[A-Cup Angst]] -- a fact that Jame bemoans frequently. She's so flat that she gets mistaken for a boy all the time, and her master in the Thieves' Guild wasn't convinced otherwise by her '''stripping naked to the waist in front of him'''.
* [[Action Girl]] -- Jame is seriously badass and has a bias towards action, toward doing things rather than holding back, to meeting challenges head-on.
* [[Action Girl]] -- Jame is seriously badass and has a bias towards action, toward doing things rather than holding back, to meeting challenges head-on.
* [[Anti-Hero]] -- of the type II "Disney Anti Hero" type, mostly. Jame has an intensely strong sense of right and honor. On the other hand, she can be shockingly cold and careless of others at times, and very self-centered; furthermore, she constantly knows how easy it would be to Fall, to give into the temptations of the Darkness that raised her, to do evil things without restraint.
* [[Anti-Hero]] -- of the type II "Disney Anti Hero" type, mostly. Jame has an intensely strong sense of right and honor. On the other hand, she can be shockingly cold and careless of others at times, and very self-centered; furthermore, she constantly knows how easy it would be to Fall, to give into the temptations of the Darkness that raised her, to do evil things without restraint.
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* [[Berserk Button]] -- ''don't'' question Jame's honor or stand in its way, and don't threaten her friends and especially those she feels responsible for.
* [[Berserk Button]] -- ''don't'' question Jame's honor or stand in its way, and don't threaten her friends and especially those she feels responsible for.
* [[Bifauxnen]] -- always being mistaken for a boy, and [[Even the Girls Want Her]].
* [[Bifauxnen]] -- always being mistaken for a boy, and [[Even the Girls Want Her]].
* [[Blessed With Suck]] -- Shanir (magical) abilities got her cast out of her home at age seven, she could accidentally reap others' souls, and she has to stop others from contact with her blood lest they be bound to her mind, body and soul until death and perhaps beyond.
* [[Blessed with Suck]] -- Shanir (magical) abilities got her cast out of her home at age seven, she could accidentally reap others' souls, and she has to stop others from contact with her blood lest they be bound to her mind, body and soul until death and perhaps beyond.
* [[Bond Creature]]: At least two, possibly three, by the end of ''Bound In Blood'':
* [[Bond Creature]]: At least two, possibly three, by the end of ''Bound In Blood'':
** Jorin, the blind ounce; bond established in ''Godstalk''
** Jorin, the blind ounce; bond established in ''Godstalk''
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* [[Power Trio]] -- the Id portion, basically; Destruction
* [[Power Trio]] -- the Id portion, basically; Destruction
* [[Rags to Royalty]] -- Jame has no real idea, at first, of how highly born she is. She thinks she's the ragtag, outcast daughter of some minor Lord. She realizes it in pieces during the first two books. The role [[Rebellious Princess|doesn't fit well.]]
* [[Rags to Royalty]] -- Jame has no real idea, at first, of how highly born she is. She thinks she's the ragtag, outcast daughter of some minor Lord. She realizes it in pieces during the first two books. The role [[Rebellious Princess|doesn't fit well.]]
* [[Rapunzel Hair]] -- she normally keeps it under a cap, but without that it's "well below her waist", heavy, and "like a rain of blue-shot silk". A bit of [[Compressed Hair]], too, unless those caps are ''big''. The hair partially justifies the fact that a [[Tap On the Head]] rarely results in more than temporary unconsciousness.
* [[Rapunzel Hair]] -- she normally keeps it under a cap, but without that it's "well below her waist", heavy, and "like a rain of blue-shot silk". A bit of [[Compressed Hair]], too, unless those caps are ''big''. The hair partially justifies the fact that a [[Tap on the Head]] rarely results in more than temporary unconsciousness.
** In the fourth and fifth books, Jame is pressured to cut it, but she refuses because she considers it her "only good feature".
** In the fourth and fifth books, Jame is pressured to cut it, but she refuses because she considers it her "only good feature".
* [[Rebellious Princess]] -- Jame is the Highlord's sister, and fits poorly into the role expected. However, this is more of a side-effect of [[Rags to Royalty]]; the role chafes, even though she tries to make it work.
* [[Rebellious Princess]] -- Jame is the Highlord's sister, and fits poorly into the role expected. However, this is more of a side-effect of [[Rags to Royalty]]; the role chafes, even though she tries to make it work.
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* [[Asexuality]] -- although Torisen has an official consort, sex has apparently been not a pleasant experience for him and he shows very little interest, {{spoiler|until he starts thinking about his sister in book four}}.
* [[Asexuality]] -- although Torisen has an official consort, sex has apparently been not a pleasant experience for him and he shows very little interest, {{spoiler|until he starts thinking about his sister in book four}}.
* [[Blessed With Suck]] -- Torisen has the blood-binding ability, which although it saves his life is overall a pretty awful thing to have.
* [[Blessed with Suck]] -- Torisen has the blood-binding ability, which although it saves his life is overall a pretty awful thing to have.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] -- Torisen's absolute denial that he might have the hated Shanir abilities, a fear of which was placed in him by his father
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] -- Torisen's absolute denial that he might have the hated Shanir abilities, a fear of which was placed in him by his father
* [[In the Blood]] -- Torisen is terrified of inheriting the Knorth madness, to which both his father and grandfather succumbed.
* [[In the Blood]] -- Torisen is terrified of inheriting the Knorth madness, to which both his father and grandfather succumbed.
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* [[Healing Hands]] -- Shanir healing is done by repairing damage in the person's soul image, which magically corresponds with their physical body and mind. This generally requires physical as well as psychic touch. Kindrie is ''phenomenally'' good at it; it's mentioned that at one point he nearly brought a sheepskin coat back to life.
* [[Healing Hands]] -- Shanir healing is done by repairing damage in the person's soul image, which magically corresponds with their physical body and mind. This generally requires physical as well as psychic touch. Kindrie is ''phenomenally'' good at it; it's mentioned that at one point he nearly brought a sheepskin coat back to life.
* [[Heroic Bastard]] -- well, everyone ''thinks'' he's an illegitimate child, which is a big deal in Highborn Kencyr society.
* [[Heroic Bastard]] -- well, everyone ''thinks'' he's an illegitimate child, which is a big deal in Highborn Kencyr society.
* [[Parental Abandonment]] -- although since Kindrie's father is {{spoiler|Gerridon, the [[Big Bad]]}}, this is probably preferable. Kindrie's mother [[Death By Childbirth|died bearing him]].
* [[Parental Abandonment]] -- although since Kindrie's father is {{spoiler|Gerridon, the [[Big Bad]]}}, this is probably preferable. Kindrie's mother [[Death by Childbirth|died bearing him]].
* [[Power Trio]] -- the Superego, Preservation
* [[Power Trio]] -- the Superego, Preservation
* [[The Medic]] -- as a healing Shanir, this is generally the reason Kindrie is brought along.
* [[The Medic]] -- as a healing Shanir, this is generally the reason Kindrie is brought along.
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* [[Mind Control]] -- Rawneth takes over the bodies of her followers on a regular basis to look through their eyes or speak with their mouths; too much of this, though, and it kills the follower. That part doesn't bother her, though.
* [[Mind Control]] -- Rawneth takes over the bodies of her followers on a regular basis to look through their eyes or speak with their mouths; too much of this, though, and it kills the follower. That part doesn't bother her, though.
* [[Evil Sorcerer|Evil Sorceress]] -- complete with [[Deal With the Devil]], [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]] and everything.
* [[Evil Sorcerer|Evil Sorceress]] -- complete with [[Deal with the Devil]], [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]] and everything.
* [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]] -- Played straight with the son of Rawneth and Shifter Keral, Kenan.
* [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]] -- Played straight with the son of Rawneth and Shifter Keral, Kenan.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
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* [[Arrow Catch]] -- as demonstrated in ''To Ride a Rathorn''; Randiroc is a Shanir weapons-master and one of the best living practitioners of the Senethar, the Kencyr martial arts. He's in fact considered one of the few that better Jame in that.
* [[Arrow Catch]] -- as demonstrated in ''To Ride a Rathorn''; Randiroc is a Shanir weapons-master and one of the best living practitioners of the Senethar, the Kencyr martial arts. He's in fact considered one of the few that better Jame in that.
* [[Inadequate Inheritor]] -- Rawneth managed to disinherit Randiroc in favor of her son Kenan partly by convincing everyone that Randiroc was too strange, too Shanir. The assassins she set on his trail didn't hurt, either.
* [[Inadequate Inheritor]] -- Rawneth managed to disinherit Randiroc in favor of her son Kenan partly by convincing everyone that Randiroc was too strange, too Shanir. The assassins she set on his trail didn't hurt, either.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]] -- Randiroc picked up a particularly [[Blessed With Suck]] version of Shanir powers, involving slowly becoming only able to consume blood, milk and honey (and honey hurts his teeth), being intolerant of sunlight, and being followed around by a cloud of Jewel-jaws (carrion-eating butterflies) as his familiars.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]] -- Randiroc picked up a particularly [[Blessed with Suck]] version of Shanir powers, involving slowly becoming only able to consume blood, milk and honey (and honey hurts his teeth), being intolerant of sunlight, and being followed around by a cloud of Jewel-jaws (carrion-eating butterflies) as his familiars.


==== Nightshade (aka Shade) ====
==== Nightshade (aka Shade) ====
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* [[Being Tortured Makes You Evil]]
* [[Being Tortured Makes You Evil]]
* [[Revenge By Proxy]] -- wants to kill Jame largely because she reminds him of Gerridon and the changers.
* [[Revenge by Proxy]] -- wants to kill Jame largely because she reminds him of Gerridon and the changers.
* [[The Faceless]] -- literally, as [[Ax Crazy|Keral]]'s handiwork left him with something that isn't really a ''face'' by any but the most technical definition of the term.
* [[The Faceless]] -- literally, as [[Ax Crazy|Keral]]'s handiwork left him with something that isn't really a ''face'' by any but the most technical definition of the term.
* [[Knight Templar]] -- seems to favor the "kill them and let the Three-Faced God sort them out'' brand of justice.
* [[Knight Templar]] -- seems to favor the "kill them and let the Three-Faced God sort them out'' brand of justice.
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=== Perimal Darkling ===
=== Perimal Darkling ===


The Kencyr that followed Gerridon in The Fall technically come from one of the above houses, but are easier considered separately. Perimal Darkling itself, while the [[Big Bad]], is less a character than a combination of [[The Corruption]], [[The Dark Side]], and [[Eldritch Abomination]] on a cosmic scale, though it seems intelligent enough to have made a fairly involved [[Deal With the Devil]] with Gerridon.
The Kencyr that followed Gerridon in The Fall technically come from one of the above houses, but are easier considered separately. Perimal Darkling itself, while the [[Big Bad]], is less a character than a combination of [[The Corruption]], [[The Dark Side]], and [[Eldritch Abomination]] on a cosmic scale, though it seems intelligent enough to have made a fairly involved [[Deal with the Devil]] with Gerridon.


==== Gerridon (The Master) ====
==== Gerridon (The Master) ====
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* [[Red Right Hand]] -- Gerridon's right hand is artificial and made of silver; this is because Jame cut it off with a knife during [[Attempted Rape]] of the "forced marriage" variety.
* [[Red Right Hand]] -- Gerridon's right hand is artificial and made of silver; this is because Jame cut it off with a knife during [[Attempted Rape]] of the "forced marriage" variety.
* [[The Dragon]] -- he's not the ultimate evil, but Perimal Darkling itself is more of a primal force of chaos than a character. Gerridon's the human-scale bad guy, with many aspects of the [[Big Bad]].
* [[The Dragon]] -- he's not the ultimate evil, but Perimal Darkling itself is more of a primal force of chaos than a character. Gerridon's the human-scale bad guy, with many aspects of the [[Big Bad]].
** [[Dragon With an Agenda]] -- He serves Perimal Darkling's goals, but rather than having any real ''desire'' to turn the universe into a chaotic, shadow-infested wasteland, he does so only because of the [[Deal With the Devil]] he made to secure his immortality. Arguably, this makes him ''worse'' than Perimal Darkling, as it's to all appearances an [[Eldritch Abomination]] that's just following its nature, while he ''chose'' to be evil.
** [[Dragon with an Agenda]] -- He serves Perimal Darkling's goals, but rather than having any real ''desire'' to turn the universe into a chaotic, shadow-infested wasteland, he does so only because of the [[Deal with the Devil]] he made to secure his immortality. Arguably, this makes him ''worse'' than Perimal Darkling, as it's to all appearances an [[Eldritch Abomination]] that's just following its nature, while he ''chose'' to be evil.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]] -- How he became immortal in the Backstory. Jamethiel Dream-Weaver may have committed the actual soul-reaping, but it was Gerridon's idea and he was the one who benefitted, so it counts as his crossing moreso than hers.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]] -- How he became immortal in the Backstory. Jamethiel Dream-Weaver may have committed the actual soul-reaping, but it was Gerridon's idea and he was the one who benefitted, so it counts as his crossing moreso than hers.
* [[Deal With the Devil]]
* [[Deal with the Devil]]
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] -- hasn't been seen in action yet, but in ''Dark of the Moon'' Jame ''really'' didn't want to have to fight him, which says a lot about his abilities.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] -- hasn't been seen in action yet, but in ''Dark of the Moon'' Jame ''really'' didn't want to have to fight him, which says a lot about his abilities.
* [[The Faceless]]: he conceals his face behind a mask of shadows during his rare on-page appearances
* [[The Faceless]]: he conceals his face behind a mask of shadows during his rare on-page appearances
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