Clark Kallen and His Merry Band

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"A reason not to kill me? That you need one shows that you're a heartless monster too. I wonder how many lives you've taken, and how many more were ruined by the taking. If you're set on murdering me, I can't really stop you. But listen to your allies. Maybe one of them has a conscience."
—Jael, telling Clark exactly what she thinks of his methods.

Clark Kallen and his Merry Band is the name of a clan and role-play on the Fire Emblem Arena Battle League, a Fire Emblem fan site. The story takes place on the continent of Elibe from Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken, specifically in Etruria not too far from the border of the Nabata Desert. The leader of this Ragtag Bunch of Misfits is the eponymous Clark Kallen, a Crazy Prepared mercenary whose origins are unknown. Some characters fade in and out of the story due to the nature of the RP, but most of the characters fit into one of the following categories:

  • Clark's group: the titular merry band.
    • Langras Crusaders: a small group from a world parallel to Elibe.
  • Byron's Fury: a rival band headed by Byron, Clark's former employer.
  • Etrurian Nobility: various dukes and earls that provide jobs for the mercenaries.
  • Thieves and bandits: the cause for the first few low-brow jobs.
  • Villagers: pretty much the rest of the cast.

The story picked up quite a bit of momentum as it progressed, and an expanding character base has led to the decision to grant a larger portion of the plot to Byron's group to offer a wider perspective on the story. Blaze of Eternity is a pseudosequel.

Tropes used in Clark Kallen and His Merry Band include:

Weyler: "How could that not bother me, that Clark just threatened to kill a woman looking for her husband?!"

Ognus: "This is a duel between gentlemen, so if you please--"

Statistically Speaking, this role-play provides examples of;