Ravenor/Characters

Characters of Dan Abnett's Ravenor trilogy and assosciated tropes

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Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor
"The eponymous Inquisitor, Ravenor was Eisenhorn's Interogator until the Thracian Atrocity left him a shadow of his former self.

Ravenor had was left to a life largely of contemplation and passive investigation. In spite of his injuries, and even a little bit because of them, he had become a successful Inquisitor and author."


 * The Ace: Before becoming a burnt husk, Ravenor was quite the skilled individual. He was also quite handsome, as well.
 * Body Surf: Often how his telepathy works. He once exploits this when by hiding in the mind of a civilian from a rival psyker when he couldn't afford to fight.
 * Disability Superpower: Ravenor's psychic potential was already impressive before becoming crippled; it has only increased after he went into the chair.
 * Genius Cripple: He was a genius before, but being confined made him turn to contemplation more than before.
 * Mind Rape: Ravenor is capable of this, and won't hesitate, particularly in interrogations where he can easily read somebody's mind (provided they don't know ways to block him out), forcefully enough to do some permanent damage or destroy their sanity if he is so inclined--likely due to a failed attempt at blocking the probe. Also see the People Puppets entry.
 * People Puppets: "Waring" is basically possessing somebody and overriding their mental control, and also apparently a more refined and elegant method than simply bodyjacking somebody and controlling their muscles with brute psychic power. It's perhaps Ravenor's trademark ability. It's handy when somebody needs to take a few levels in badass on the fly, and Ravenor can do it to several people at once.
 * Power Limiter: Inverted. Ravenor has a power amplifier he can use to boost his psychic power enough to astral project to observe and aid his retinue from orbit.
 * Psychic Powers: Ravenor is in the upper tiers in terms of psychic power, and like most sufficiently powerful psykers in Abnett's literature, his power includes Astral Projection, telekinesis, and Telepathy. He's strong enough to telekinetically crush a person (presumably with little effort) or read the minds of an entire city.
 * Sense Loss Sadness: Despite the fact that his psychic power more than compensates, Ravenor often laments how he isn't able to feel with his own senses any more.
 * State Sec: Naturally, as a member of the Inquisition.
 * Super Hoverchair: Ravenor's force chair is basically what's keeping him alive, and is completely self-sufficient unless damaged. Beside that, it has an impressive array of sensors, an electronic voice box, armor like a tank, a number of items he can use to interact with machines, and a pair of psycannons. Also, it floats.

Harlan Nayl

 * Badass
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Hand Cannon

Patience Kys

 * Green Eyes
 * Ice Queen
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Of Corsets Sexy: Usually wears a corset, disguising her kineblades as part of its boning.
 * Only Known By Her Alias: Patience keeps her birth name as a personal secret, from almost everyone including the reader. Ravenor knows, but he isn't telling either.
 * Psychic Powers: A very capable telekine, specialising in the use of double-ended "kineblades" as short-range weapons. Also good at "feeling" her surroundings for a considerable distance.
 * Waif Fu: While tall, Patience is a slight, physically unimposing woman, fully capable of killing a trained soldier barehanded without using her Psychic Powers.

Kara Swole

 * Boobs of Steel: Unlike Patience Kys, Kara is, and looks, very strong due to her former occupation as an acrobat. She is also curvy enough that her speed and agility surprise some people.
 * The Chick
 * The Combat Pragmatist: Kara avoids flashy moves and any sense of fair play, in favour of unexpected strikes and quick takedowns.
 * Red Headed Heroine
 * She Fu

Carl Thonius

 * Ambiguously Gay: Thonius never shows obvious attraction to anyone, but his companions occasionally joke that he is attracted to men, and his emphatic disinterest in women points at either homosexuality or Asexuality.
 * The Dandy: To the point that he dreams of endless racks of fine clothing.
 * Playful Hacker
 * The Smart Guy
 * Waif Fu: An unusual male example. Thonius is extremely thin, and looks weak, but is frighteningly capable in unarmed combat.

Zeph Mathuin

 * Cyborg: Mathuin has red artificial eyes and a mechanical arm that can interface directly with his favourite gun.
 * The Big Guy
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Gatling Good

Wystan Frauka

 * Big Damn Heroes: Manages to save Ravenor from death.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Must Have Nicotine: Constantly smokes lho-sticks, which, while they contain a low dose of a more powerful drug, are implied to also contain a significant proportion of tobacco.
 * The Stoic
 * Anti-Magic

Zael Efernetti

 * Psychic Powers
 * Street Urchin
 * Tagalong Kid

Zygmunt Molotch

 * Arch Nemesis: With Ravenor
 * Evil Genius
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * Sherlock Scan

Orfeo Culzean

 * The Chessmaster
 * Collector of the Strange
 * Punch Clock Villain