Heralds of Valdemar/Characters/Last Herald-Mage Trilogy

This subsection of the Heralds of Valdemar Character Sheet involves characters from the Last Herald-Mage trilogy.

Vanyel Ashkevron and Companion Yfandes

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

All Gays Are Promiscuous: Subverted; Vanyel could possibly count his number of lifetime lovers on one hand (no more than two hands) and is basically celibate by the time he reaches his thirties.
All Gays Are Pedophiles: Is definitely NOT one, but that doesn't stop people from assuming he is in Magic's Promise
Calling the Old Man Out: Delivers a well-deserved one to his father in Magic's Pawn
Defrosting Ice Queen: Thanks to Tylendel.
Doomed by Canon
Driven to Suicide: Fortunately interrupted both times.
Gayngst
Heroic BSOD: In Magic's Pawn, after Tylendel's death, and in Magic's Price, after going on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge after being raped by bandits employed by the Big Bad.
Heroic Sacrifice
Ice Queen: During a large chunk of the first part of Magic's Pawn, with the appropriate metaphors and everything.
Jerkass Facade: Adopts one after falling in love with Tylendel in order to keep their relationship secret from Vanyel's father.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Much of the point of Magic's Pawn is to coax the gold out of the Jerkass Facade that he constructed to protect himself from being hurt.
Lover and Beloved: He's twice Stefen's age, and for this reason among others tries very hard to stick strictly to a mentorship role for quite a while, only Stefen isn't having it. Van himself was a Beloved to Tylendel, which meant he depended on his lover for everything. Their closest associates quickly pointed out how unhealthy it was.
Magic Knight
May-December Romance: With Stefen.
Mindlink Mates: With Tylendel and Stefen.
Person of Mass Destruction: Has enough power that he could potentially level Haven (Valdemar's capital).
Phrase Catcher: At the beginning of Magic's Promise, he is repeatedly told "You look like hell". Justified in that he does, having just gotten back from a year on the front lines filling in for five other Herald-Mages at once.
Red Baron: Demon's Bane, Shadow Stalker, The Hero of Stony Tor...
Reincarnation Romance: With Tylendel/Stefen
Secret Legacy: He is the ancestor of the Valdemaran royal line and a line of mages in Clan k'Treva.
Shrouded in Myth: To the later generations.
Superpower Lottery: He won it
Troubled but Cute
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
What Beautiful Eyes!: Silver ones, which he gets from his mother, along with the rest of his good looks.
White-Haired Pretty Boy: Or at least Prematurely Greying Pretty Boy - a side effect of heavy magic use.

Tylendel Frelennye and Companion Gala

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Closet Key: For Vanyel
Diabolus Ex Machina: Like whoa.
Dirty Mind Reading/Sex by Proxy: An ill-planned attempt unlocks all his psychic gifts too early.
- Apparently he tried to do this with his Companion in a moment of loneliness. She never let him forget it.
Driven to Suicide
Heroic Sacrifice: Gala.
Mindlink Mates: With Vanyel
My Greatest Failure: The Heralds themselves seem to consider him this, especially Savil, his trainer.
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Twin Telepathy: With his brother Stavan.

Savil Ashkevron

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Blood Brothers: Is a Wingsister to clan K'Treva, and is especially close to Starwind.
Cassandra Truth: Realizes that the deaths of the other Herald-Mages are not accidents, but murders. Vanyel refuses to believe her until its too late.
Cool Old Lady
Mentor
Mentor Occupational Hazard: Dies in the third book.

Starwind k'Treva

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Bond Creatures: His bondbird
Magical Native American
May-December Romance: He's twice Moondance's age.
Mindlink Mates: With Moondance

Moondance k'Treva

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Bond Creatures: His bondbird
May-December Romance: With Starwind
Mindlink Mates: With Starwind

Lord Withen Ashkevron

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

"Well Done, Son" Guy

Lady Treesa Ashkevron

A description of the character goes here.

Medren

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Magic Music

Jervis

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He terrorizes Vanyel in the early parts of the first book, but proves to be a surprisingly decent guy in the subsequent novels.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: He terrorized Vanyel on the orders of his father who felt it would "make a man of him".

King Randale

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Mindlink Mates: With Shavri

Shavri

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Stefen

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Driven to Suicide: Nearly, until he is stopped by Vanyel's ghost.
Earn Your Happy Ending: Literally - in order to earn his happy ending with Vanyel after death, he's asked to spend his life working to overcome the perception of Heralds as inferior to Herald-Mages.
The Hedonist: At first.
Heroes Want Redheads: His hair is described as bright auburn.
Lover and Beloved: With Vanyel.
Magic Music
May-December Romance: With Vanyel
Mindlink Mates: With Vanyel
Morality Chain: He plays a major role in keeping Vanyel sane.
Really Gets Around: Before meeting Vanyel he had quite the reputation.
Street Urchin

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