Errant Story/Characters: Difference between revisions

'''Meji Hinadori:''' A seventeen year old [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-elf]] mage, though she [[Older Than They Look|ages more slowly than a normal human would]] making her look more in the area of twelve. While she starts out irresponsible, selfish, power-hungry, and a bit sadistic [[Character Development|she slowly matures over the course story]], to the point where she actually feels somewhat compelled to help fix up the mistakes she has made. She is somewhat [[Genre Savvy]], [[Lampshaded|lampshading]] or [[Invoked Trope|invoking]] several of the tropes on this page by name. She had a crush on Ian, {{spoiler|though after he went off the deep end and embarked on a genocidal campaign to exterminate the elves she (mostly) got over it.}} However, recent events have almost certainly set the two of them back on a collision course (assuming there was a time when they weren't on one, anyway), as she's {{spoiler|absorbed the essence of the elven god Senilis}}.

* [[Character Development]]: See that [[Badass Boast]] above? That was in response to an elf who had just told her that he and his would [[Bullying a Dragon|hunt her to the ends of the earth]] {{spoiler|if she didn't give up her godly powers}}. Imagine [https://web.archive.org/web/20140705062736/http://www.errantstory.com/2003-02-21/62 this] Meji showing that kind of restraint.

'''Ellis:''' Meji's familiar and proof that [[Cats Are Mean]], Ellis is a loud, obnoxious, winged cat who is (unfortunately) also [[Made of Iron]].

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}} Cat: By {{spoiler|[[Cessation of Existence]]}}. Uncertain yet if Ellis is also a {{spoiler|[[SchrodingersSchrödinger's Cat]]}}.

* [[Hitman with a Heart]]: Jon [http://www.errantstory.com/2004-04-05 has a soft spot] [https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112749/http://www.errantstory.com/2004-04-07 for anything with ovaries] [[Lampshaded|Mentioned by name]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112752/http://www.errantstory.com/2007-06-27 by Meji.]

* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: with Sara, [[Lampshaded]] by Sarine [https://web.archive.org/web/20160622190832/http://www.errantstory.com/2007-04-20 here.]

** An elven [[Mook]] also points out the similarity [https://web.archive.org/web/20160622190918/http://www.errantstory.com/2007-10-19 here.]

'''Ian Samael:''' A [[Older Than They Look|forty year old]] half-elf mage looking for a way to heal his [[Ill Girl|ailing sister.]] He starts out as an all around nice guy (if a bit [[Wangst]]y) who constantly worries over the very real possibility of the elves finding and killing him and his loved ones. {{spoiler|It doesn't last. Soon after he gets separated from the group [[A God Am I|he absorbs the powers of the goddess Anilis]] and becomes a [[Physical God]], albeit [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|a very insane one.]] After he [[Came Back Wrong|fails to bring back]] his now [[Dead Little Sister|dead sister]] from the grave he proceeds to blame the elves for all the world's problems and sets out to exterminate the elven race.}}

'''Sarine Elle:''' A [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|three thousand year old]] elven ranger who fought in the Errant War that heralded the end of the elven empire, she [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]] killing any errants (half-elves who have gone insane) left over from the war. She has a lot of emotional baggage but rarely shows it and was, in fact, rather [[Emotionless Girl|emotionless]] for most of her early appearances. Being forced into new and bizarre situations for the first time in a thousand years has [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosted her a bit, though.]] She's revealed herself to be something of a [[Deadpan Snarker]], particularly when around Jon.

* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]]: Sarine [https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112753/http://www.errantstory.com/2008-09-03 delivered such a speech] to former Ambassador Rarune regarding Rarune's half-elf daughter Meji.

* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Played with. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112751/http://www.errantstory.com/2004-09-20 Jon interrupts Sarine while she's taking a bath,] but although she doesn't get freaked out or try to cover herself, she's obviously annoyed and finds the interruption rude. So basically, fanservice yes, innocent no. Also subverted later: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112751/http://www.errantstory.com/2008-02-11 Having no cultural nudity taboo doesn't work that way.]"

* [[Letting Her Hair Down]]: Sarine's mid series outfit change, giving up [https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112753/http://www.errantstory.com/2003-11-28 her armor] (which had been [[Armor Is Useless|rather useless]] up to that point) in favor of [http://www.errantstory.com/2006-08-16 something lighter] (and more flattering). It coincides with her starting to defy her elven superiors and open up a bit more to the other main characters.

'''Sara Amraphel:''' Jon's estranged sister and a relatively new addition to the group, she was a warrior-monk [[Training from Hell|trained]] in [[The Spartan Way]] to ridiculous extremes. Between her intense physical training and magical abilities she can move faster than the human eye can track, dodge bullets, and is generally the group's physical powerhouse. [[The Stoic|She rarely speaks]], more often than not communicating through looks and ellipses. She speaks a little elvish, though her training as a warrior-monk has left her with [https://web.archive.org/web/20150908072627/http://www.errantstory.com/2008-09-19/875 atrocious people skills.]

* [[Off with His Head]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150501072827/http://www.errantstory.com/2009-05-25 to an elf named Rainae.]

* [[The Worf Effect]]: [[Lampshaded]], with a [[Shout-Out]] to TV Tropes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190915112754/http://www.errantstory.com/2009-04-29 here.]