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* [[Gender Bender]]: Given her temperament, Martine chooses for Renie to take on the character of a male hero when the group enters the Trojan war. If she were a woman, she'd have considerably less mobility. Renie finds the sensation of having a penis very disturbing.
* [[Gender Bender]]: Given her temperament, Martine chooses for Renie to take on the character of a male hero when the group enters the Trojan war. If she were a woman, she'd have considerably less mobility. Renie finds the sensation of having a penis very disturbing.
* [[The Hero]]: It is her quest to rescue Stephen that focuses the motivations of the Otherland group and drives them to make most of their progress.
* [[The Hero]]: It is her quest to rescue Stephen that focuses the motivations of the Otherland group and drives them to make most of their progress.
* [[Hot Blooded]]: It makes her life considerably more difficult.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: It makes her life considerably more difficult.
* [[Mama Bear]]: To Stephen.
* [[Mama Bear]]: To Stephen.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: For Stephen, thanks to her mother's death and her father's descent into ennui.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: For Stephen, thanks to her mother's death and her father's descent into ennui.
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A reclusive German doctor who was born inside a cult, she goes to Otherland to rescue her daughter from a coma.
A reclusive German doctor who was born inside a cult, she goes to Otherland to rescue her daughter from a coma.
* [[The Lancer]]: To Renie.
* [[The Lancer]]: To Renie.
* [[Hot Blooded]]: This frequently drives her into conflict with the equally [[Hot Blooded]] Renie.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: This frequently drives her into conflict with the equally [[Hot-Blooded]] Renie.
* [[Mama Bear]]: For her daughter, who fell into a coma and is later revealed to be with her in her VR immersion getup.
* [[Mama Bear]]: For her daughter, who fell into a coma and is later revealed to be with her in her VR immersion getup.
* [[Red Herring Mole]]
* [[Red Herring Mole]]
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==== Orlando Gardiner ====
==== Orlando Gardiner ====
A teenage boy who suffers from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/progeria progeria], a rapid aging disease, and spends most of his time online as a result. He enters Otherland in the search for Sellars' "golden city", unaware of the risks involved. He is frequently accompanied by an AI companion named Beezle that acts as an [[Exposition Fairy]].
A teenage boy who suffers from [[wikipedia:progeria|progeria]], a rapid aging disease, and spends most of his time online as a result. He enters Otherland in the search for Sellars' "golden city", unaware of the risks involved. He is frequently accompanied by an AI companion named Beezle that acts as an [[Exposition Fairy]].
* [[Attending Your Own Funeral]]
* [[Attending Your Own Funeral]]
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Thanks to [[Brain Uploading]], and doubling as a [[Otherland (Literature)/Awesome|Crowning Moment Of Awesome]].
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Thanks to [[Brain Uploading]], and doubling as a [[Otherland (Literature)/Awesome|Crowning Moment Of Awesome]].
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==== Susan van Bleeck ====
==== Susan van Bleeck ====
A white South African woman and Renie's college mentor; she helps Renie and !Xabbu in the search for Otherland but is beaten to death by Jongleur's goons.
A white South African woman and Renie's college mentor; she helps Renie and !Xabbu in the search for Otherland but is beaten to death by Jongleur's goons.
* [[Almost Dead Guy]]: Her last message to Renie while dying in the hospital leads her to contact Martine Desroubins.
* [[Almost-Dead Guy]]: Her last message to Renie while dying in the hospital leads her to contact Martine Desroubins.
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]


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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The rest of the Brotherhood seem to despise Klement for dealing in drugs, but they need his money.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The rest of the Brotherhood seem to despise Klement for dealing in drugs, but they need his money.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Kephera", Klement's sim in Otherland, is a dung beetle. Jongleur picked it deliberately due to his disdain for Klement's occupation.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Kephera", Klement's sim in Otherland, is a dung beetle. Jongleur picked it deliberately due to his disdain for Klement's occupation.
* [[Yes Man]]: To Jongleur.
* [[Yes-Man]]: To Jongleur.


==== Jiun Bhao ====
==== Jiun Bhao ====
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=== The Circle ===
=== The Circle ===
A multireligious group whose goal is to stop The Grail Brotherhood from interfering with God's will.
A multireligious group whose goal is to stop The Grail Brotherhood from interfering with God's will.
* [[We ARE Struggling Together]]: Many of the Circle wouldn't tolerate each other for more than a second if it weren't for their higher cause.
* [[We ARE Struggling Together!]]: Many of the Circle wouldn't tolerate each other for more than a second if it weren't for their higher cause.


==== Bonnie Mae Simpkins ====
==== Bonnie Mae Simpkins ====
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* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: The Other is at least thirty years old, but has never "grown up" mentally. It's never had the chance.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: The Other is at least thirty years old, but has never "grown up" mentally. It's never had the chance.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Within Otherland, that is.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Within Otherland, that is.
* [[Story Breaker Power]]: Literally has this, as it partially shapes [[The Hero's Journey|the heroes' journey]] through Otherland according to its will.
* [[Story-Breaker Power]]: Literally has this, as it partially shapes [[The Hero's Journey|the heroes' journey]] through Otherland according to its will.
* [[Taking You With Me]]
* [[Taking You With Me]]
* [[Tortured Abomination]]
* [[Tortured Abomination]]
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=== Australian Police ===
=== Australian Police ===
Detectives who investigate one of Dread's murders and play an important role in his defeat.
Detectives who investigate one of Dread's murders and play an important role in his defeat.
* [[Good Cop Bad Cop]]: Lampshaded - they take turns.
* [[Good Cop, Bad Cop]]: Lampshaded - they take turns.
==== Calliope Skouros ====
==== Calliope Skouros ====
* [[Butch Lesbian]]
* [[Butch Lesbian]]
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