Mythology 101 Cycle (Darth Wiki)/Characters

Under construction, much like the work itself. Preliminary character sheet with information mostly pertaining to the first and second books right now.

The Chosen Ones
These are the characters who have been mentioned in The Prophecy.

Kylie Winters
A student at Old Dominion University and lifelong baseball fanatic who has taken greater lengths than are probably wise to load herself down with masculine stereotypes. This has led to rumors that she might be a lesbian. Named The Huntress in the prophecy.


 * Action Girl
 * Anti-Hero: Type III, sliding toward Type IV on occasion.
 * Badass
 * Badass Back
 * Badass Normal
 * Because Destiny Says So
 * Implausible Fencing Powers
 * The Berserker
 * Butch Lesbian: If the rumors about her are true... if not, then it's an aversion.
 * Chekhov's Skill: Her love of baseball has not only given her Improbable Aiming Skills with thrown objects, but also the Andruw Jones-level reflexes and defensive instincts needed to become a master of the Catch and Return.
 * Combat Pragmatist
 * Eye Scream
 * Groin Attack
 * Improvised Weapon
 * In the Back
 * Shoot the Dog
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * The Determinator
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * Heroes Want Redheads
 * Hot Amazon
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Good Is Not Nice
 * Gorn: She tends to kill enemies in rather messy ways.
 * Holy Shit Quotient
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * The Hunter: She's named The Huntress in The Prophecy.
 * The Ladette
 * Laser-Guided Karma: Pretty much her purpose. In a way, it's even her role in the prophecy.
 * Made of Iron
 * Meaningful Name: Winters.
 * Stoic Woobie

Alira Rainlily
The princess of the Elves, dispatched to our world to recruit, train and apparently sleep with the other Chosen Ones. Highly skilled in both magical and mundane combat. Named The Emissary in the prophecy.


 * Action Girl: Her personality type, even if some of her skillset does veer more into Magical Girl territory.
 * Magic Knight
 * Anti-Hero: Type III with a slight touch of Type IV.
 * Anything That Moves
 * Incest Is Relative
 * Badass
 * Badass Back
 * Badass Princess
 * Cold-Blooded Torture: Her first interrogation scene is a bit too extreme to just be of the Jack Bauer variety.
 * Kick the Son of a Bitch: But her victim had it coming.
 * Comic Book Fantasy Casting: Averted. Kylie compares her to Summer Glau in-universe, but the author is on record as saying that this is simply a Shout-Out to the actress and her "usual" role, and that he never intended to approach her about the part because he knows she wouldn't take it anyway.
 * Crazy Cultural Comparison: The traditional method of greeting among the Elves is a passionate kiss. Needless to say, humans have funny reactions to it.
 * Even to witnessing it happen between two Elves, since it's not uncommon when in the Elvish village to see siblings making out as if they're about to start humping each other right there in front of everybody.
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Knife Nut
 * Ethical Slut: Her race's hat.
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
 * Bi the Way
 * Everything's Better with Princesses
 * Good Bad Girl
 * Our Elves Are Better
 * Pettanko
 * She's Got Legs
 * Fish Out of Water: In the first book. She's hilariously clueless about the way the "real world" works. Once she's back in the World of Myth, though, she sheds this trope pretty quickly.
 * Holy Shit Quotient
 * I Know Capo Eira

Tara Raines
ODU student with strange powers that are just starting to manifest themselves. Named The Witch Queen in the prophecy.


 * Anti-Hero: Mix of Type II and Type III.
 * Bi the Way
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Magical Girl
 * Squishy Wizard
 * Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book: She's a talented artist, but her chosen subject matter is...a trifle disturbing.
 * Perky Goth
 * Screw Destiny: She has no interest in the man the prophecy has chosen for her, and plans to continue pursuing her relationship with William instead.

William Flanders
Shy, bespectacled nerd who has had a crush on Tara since high school. If only he could work up the nerve to talk to her... maybe being named The Dread Wolf in a prophecy might help with that.


 * Adorkable
 * A Man Is Not a Virgin: Averted. Oh yes he is.
 * Ascended Fanboy
 * Blind Without'Em
 * Foreshadowing: His name in the prophecy.
 * Doomy Dooms of Doom
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: The Dread Wolf.
 * Nerds Are Sexy
 * Nightmare Dream Sequence: Once he finds out what the prophecy calls him, he starts dreaming about turning into a wolf and eating his classmates.
 * Running Gag: Simpsons references in relation to his last name. Also...
 * Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
 * The Smart Guy
 * Took a Level In Badass: Right there in the first book.

Andrius
The youngest of two princes of the kingdom of Aberforth. Much more active in the kingdom's army than his older brother Pernius. Named The Prodigal King in the prophecy.


 * Badass Normal
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Iron Woobie
 * The Stoic
 * Supporting Leader: What his name in the prophecy refers to.
 * Terse Talker: He can be at times.
 * Training From Hell: He's been active-duty military pretty much since birth, and killed his first enemy combatant when he was twelve. This is apparently common for men of Aberforth, since it's the only human kingdom that openly defied the Dark Lord.
 * Training From Hell: He's been active-duty military pretty much since birth, and killed his first enemy combatant when he was twelve. This is apparently common for men of Aberforth, since it's the only human kingdom that openly defied the Dark Lord.

Jane Howerton
Devoutly religious ODU student. The only virgin among the female Chosen Ones. Used to be Tara's best friend in middle school, but disapproved of her becoming a Goth and severed all ties. Named The Unicorn Rider in the prophecy.


 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
 * The Chick: Though she can be a Badass when she wants to be, she's nowhere near the Action Girl that Alira and Kylie are.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * The Fundamentalist
 * Good Is Not Nice: It's judgmental, homophobic and generally unpleasant, actually. But she is on the side of good, when the shit hits the fan.
 * Gosh Dang It to Heck: The only major character who absolutely refuses to curse.
 * OOC Is Serious Business: So if she does curse, expect something bad to happen shortly thereafter.
 * Pet the Dog: She has some moments where she is nice, so at least she's not a total cunt like Carrie.
 * Strawman Political: The author makes no bones about the fact that he doesn't like Christians very much, hence the (mostly) negative portrayal.
 * Virgin Tension: If she has sex -- even if it's not consensual -- then the prophecy fails and The Bad Guys Win.

Jason Eddings
ODU student and ridiculously talented and good-looking athlete. Was Kylie's boyfriend in high school, but believed the rumors about her and dumped her for Carrie. Named The One-Armed Blademaster in the prophecy.


 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Dirty Coward: But you would be too, if you knew that you were destined to lose an arm in battle. Besides, he gets better.
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait
 * Jerkass
 * Jerkass Woobie
 * Jerk Jock
 * Oh Crap: His reaction to finding out he's going to lose an arm.
 * Running Gag: When is he going to lose that arm, exactly? He's got ten books to get picked on about it...

Geoffrey Banks
Professor of Folklore & Mythology at ODU. Almost as nerdy as William, but far more reluctant to believe in the existence of Elves or the factual basis for the prophecy. Not a native Virginian, but a British immigrant. Named The Teacher in the prophecy.


 * Agent Scully
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Berserk Button: Be honest with him about the prophecy, dammit!
 * Blind Without'Em
 * Catch Phrase: "Oh, for fuck's sake."
 * Chekhovs Paperweight
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Badass Teacher
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Team Dad
 * Did Not Do the Bloody Research: Largely averted. He curses just as much as any other character, and uses British words correctly.

Carrie Gregoire
The spoiled only daughter of a multimillionaire business mogul, and the head cheerleader. Most prominent "mean girl" at ODU. Named The Princess Spy in the prophecy.


 * Agent Scully
 * Alpha Bitch
 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
 * Buxom Is Better: Described by Kylie as "a skanky ho with big tits".
 * Mata Hari: Her role in the prophecy.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Goes along with the above.
 * Rich Bitch
 * She's Got Legs
 * Spoiled Brat

Nathan McCain
ODU's resident class clown. Took mythology for the naked statues. Doesn't appear to have any interest in emotionally maturing beyond 15 years of age. Named The Sailor in the prophecy.


 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Ascended Fanboy: Arguably. It quickly becomes readily apparent that he's a Star Wars geek, and he refers to Kylie as both Buffy and Sarah Connor.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall
 * Lampshade Hanging
 * Medium Awareness
 * Who Writes This Crap?
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: It turns out he's actually useful.
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: He shoots for these in every single scene he's in. Your Mileage May Vary.
 * Deadpan Snarker: He can be, at times.
 * Ethical Slut: When he finds out about the Elvish lifestyle, he accepts and adopts it fully.
 * He was already kind of a Chivalrous Pervert before that.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Chris.
 * Ho Yay: Also with Chris.
 * Irony: He's named The Sailor in the prophecy, but due to a near-drowning incident as a child he's deathly afraid of water.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Kavorka Man
 * Everything's Better with Princesses
 * Large Ham
 * The Nicknamer: To an Egregious extent.
 * Seinfeldian Conversation: Most of the conversation's he's involved in either start out as or eventually become these.

Chris Redman
Nathan's quiet, reserved and often quite insightful best friend. Self-proclaimed Token Black Guy. Named The Empath in the prophecy.


 * Agent Mulder
 * Biggus Dickus: Seldona expresses concern that he'll injure her with it.
 * Foreshadowing: He does a lot of this in the scenes where he "reads" people.
 * Psychic Powers
 * Token Minority: Lampshaded, then averted when other minority characters start showing up later on.

Bianca "Binky" Morningwood
Carrie's fellow cheerleader, lifelong best friend and personal Butt Monkey. Not playing with a full deck. Blessed with near-superhuman reflexes and hand-eye coordination. Named The Archer in the prophecy.


 * Anti-Hero: Somehow manages to combine Type I and Type III.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: She's one of the nicer characters, but if you find yourself on the wrong side of her arrows and you're not an ally, you're as good as dead.
 * Cold Sniper: What she becomes in Archer mode.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * The Ditz: Sometimes to an extreme extent.
 * The Malaproper
 * Pettanko
 * Running Gag: Galina has a hell of a time pronouncing her nickname properly, and keeps changing the first vowel to something else to get hilarious results like "Bonky".
 * She's Got Legs: Well, being a cheerleader of course she does.
 * Shoot the Dog
 * Shoot the Medic First

Jim Barnes
Homicide detective for the Virginia State Police Department. Gets wrapped up in the events of the story due to the trail of bodies left behind by Alira, Carina and eventually Kylie, then finds out that he's a Chosen One himself. Named The Hammer of the Gods in the prophecy.


 * Agent Scully
 * Badass
 * Badass Back
 * Badass Normal
 * Car Fu
 * Comic Book Fantasy Casting: It's made pretty obvious -- in fact, the guy's a borderline Captain Ersatz -- that the author was going for a strong Bruce Campbell vibe here.
 * He even tells the Big Bad Army at the end of the first book "This is my boomstick!"
 * Cowboy Cop
 * Deadpan Snarker: Quite possibly the most sarcastic character in the entire series.
 * Good Old Fashioned Fisticuffs
 * Weapon of Choice: Shotgun Boomstick.

Grog the Ogre
The latest in a long line of Ogres who have served as the bodyguard of the Royal Elvish family for centuries. Extremely protective of all the Chosen Ones, but especially his ward Alira. Gets very upset when he can't join her on a mission. Named The Protector in the prophecy.


 * Badass: And how.
 * The Big Guy
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome: Is constantly putting himself In Harm's Way to protect the other characters.
 * Holy Shit Quotient
 * Neck Snap: One of his signature moves. One time, he twists so hard that the head comes off.
 * Super Strength: Not by Ogre standards, but it's still worth mentioning.
 * Terse Talker: Done more out of inability to grasp certain aspects of the English language than out of any actual desire for brevity.
 * Third Person Person

Villains
Characters who are evil.

Lord Morbaruk
The Dark Lord. An evil sorcerer bent on domination of both the World of Myth and our universe.


 * An Axe to Grind
 * Bilingual Bonus: His name means "Shadow Axe" in Tolkien's languages (Portmanteau of Elvish and Dwarvish words).
 * Big Bad
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * The Chessmaster
 * Evil Overlord
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old

Baron Gallandro Devincenzi
Ruler in all but title (he kept the title of Baron because Lord Morbaruk is the only true king) of the kingdom of Balazar. Also the leader of the vampires and werewolves, both of which he controls through a Psychic Link. Was the Dark Lord's apprentice when he was younger, but now his magical skills have progressed to the point where he is a master himself.


 * Abusive Parents: He is one. We never do find out whether he had them himself.
 * Aristocrats Are Evil
 * Badass
 * Blood Knight
 * Card-Carrying Villain
 * Complete Monster: His first line of dialogue, as he's backhanding his own daughter across the face, is "You stupid cunt. Can't you do anything right?" He gets worse from there.
 * Country Matters: He actually uses the word "cunt" a lot.
 * The Dragon
 * Evil Is Sexy
 * Gorn: He likes to make a show out of it when he kills.
 * I'm a Humanitarian
 * Large Ham: At times, he can be.
 * Magic Knight
 * Our Vampires Are Different: Immune to crosses and holy water (because he comes from a polytheistic universe where Christianity never existed) and absolutely loves the taste of garlic. Also, the vampires in these books are capable of walking around in sunlight for limited periods of time if they've just recently fed... however, the protection wears off pretty quickly.
 * A Party - Also Known as an Orgy: He hosts one in the second book.

Baroness Emiliana Devincenzi
The wife of Baron Devincenzi. Capable of seeing the future, she has delivered a prophecy of her own that states The Bad Guys Win.


 * Ax Crazy
 * Go Mad From the Revelation: It's entirely possible that being a prophet is what drove her insane.
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Either/Or Prophecy: She inflicts this on the plot by delivering her own prophecy that directly conflicts with the one the heroes are trying to fulfill.
 * I'm a Humanitarian: Par for the course with vampires.
 * Waif Prophet: Subverted by her being Really Seven Hundred Years Old.

Carina Devincenzi
The daughter of Baron Devincenzi and his wife. Works for the Dark Lord as an assassin. Has an orgasm every time she kills someone.


 * Abusive Parents: Her father likes to smack her around. Slight subversion in that she doesn't seem to mind very much.
 * Arch Nemesis: For Alira.
 * Ax Crazy
 * Badass
 * Bat Out of Hell: She's seen sporting bat wings about midway through the first book.
 * Blood Knight
 * Card-Carrying Villain
 * Complete Monster
 * The Chew Toy: Because she's the vampire who finds herself in the most combat situations, and vampires are notoriously difficult to kill, she sustains some pretty grievous injuries and lives to tell about it. If the heroes need a Kick the Son of a Bitch moment and she's around, expect her to get Impaled with Extreme Prejudice or something, and then come back for more a few chapters later.
 * Comic Book Fantasy Casting: The author is very strongly hoping for Monica Bellucci if there's a film adaptation. Most of the Fandom probably is, too.
 * Daddy's Little Villain
 * Depraved Bisexual
 * The Determinator
 * Disc One Final Boss: At first, she appears to be The Dragon. Then we meet her dad.
 * Evil Is Sexy: And then some.
 * Foe Yay: It's heavily implied that if her and Alira weren't so intent on killing each other, they would be quite happy to screw each other instead.
 * Gorn: Because she gets off on killing, she also revels in it. The "porn" aspect of this trope is actually played up with her, including scenes where she smears a victim's blood all over her naked body while moaning in ecstasy, etc.
 * Holy Shit Quotient
 * I'm a Humanitarian
 * I Shall Taunt You: She loves doing this to Alira.
 * Knife Nut: With Dual-Wielding, since she's Alira's Evil Counterpart.
 * Lady in Red: Her red dress, as sexy as it is, is actually a warning.
 * Magic Knight
 * Manipulative Bitch
 * Nightmare Fetishist
 * Orgasmic Combat
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky: Rare female example.
 * Torture Technician: She enjoys it way too much, too.

Eliska
The Dark Lord's apprentice. A beautiful blond woman of indeterminate age who appears to be completely devoid of emotion.


 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Dark Magical Girl
 * Squishy Wizard
 * Depraved Bisexual
 * Emotionless Girl
 * Evil Is Sexy
 * Fan Service: She wears a Little Black Dress that is inspired by a Qipao, but more revealing and with slits on both sides.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: Her magic is very powerful, and she likes to inflict this kind of thing on people.

Zugema
Baron Devincenzi's apprentice, and Eliska's twin brother (non-identical). A sadistic, manipulative, self-serving bastard.


 * Smug Snake
 * Squishy Wizard
 * Torture Technician

Kalia
The leader of the Dark Elves, and Baron Devincenzi's consort. An extremely powerful sorceress. Likes to fuck with people's heads.


 * Anything That Moves
 * Depraved Bisexual
 * Blood Knight
 * Evil Is Sexy
 * Manipulative Bitch

Donatella
Baron Devincenzi's werewolf bodyguard. Practices the increasingly common werewolf policy of "efficient nudity", which states that if a werewolf is not wearing any clothing at the time they transform then the transformation will take a shorter amount of time and allow them to get to the killing more quickly.


 * Badass
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Depraved Bisexual
 * Even the Girls Want Her: Werewolf pheromones are extremely powerful.
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
 * Bi the Way
 * Exotic Equipment
 * Hot Amazon
 * No Nudity Taboo
 * She's Got Legs
 * Hello, Nurse!
 * Ms. Fanservice: Well, duh. She never wears any clothes.
 * Our Werewolves Are Different: They regenerate from any injury not inflicted by either a silver weapon, or another werewolf; they take on certain canine characteristics in their human form, leading to heightened senses and, in Donatella's case, six breasts.

Luchesi
A vampire slave trader and all-around scumbag who is a close friend of the Devincenzi family.


 * All Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks
 * Complete Monster
 * I'm a Humanitarian

Ciluffo
The leader of the werewolf commando team sent to our world to destroy the Chosen Ones. Apparently a high-ranking member of the Legion of Darkness, Baron Devincenzi's army.


 * Badass
 * Badass Beard
 * Good Thing You Can Heal

Natalia
Member of Ciluffo's werewolf commando team. Enjoys her work a bit too much.


 * Dark Action Girl
 * Depraved Bisexual
 * Evil Laugh
 * Giggling Villain
 * Evil Is Sexy
 * I'm a Humanitarian

Maximo
A prime example of how this universe's therianthropes are different. He's a werebear, not a werewolf. He's also extremely large and very physically strong in his human form.


 * Everything's Worse with Bears
 * Giant Mook
 * Implacable Man
 * The Voiceless

General Baldasari
The Lord General of Balazar's military forces, and the commander of the Legion of Darkness. Being a vampire himself helps him keep other vampire troops in line. Seems to have his own strict code of morals and ethics, suggesting that he's more soldier than outright villain.


 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Military Maverick
 * Punch Clock Villain
 * The Strategist
 * Worthy Opponent

Grond
An orc that is sent to our world with the rest of Devincenzi's commandos for the purpose of, as Devincenzi puts it, "maximum mayhem".


 * Badass
 * The Brute
 * Dumb Muscle
 * Giant Mook
 * Shout-Out / Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Named after The Hammer of Morgoth.
 * The Voiceless

The Harpies
Carnivorous winged creatures who serve the Dark Lord. Most of the Coalition's soldiers are terrified of them, and with good reason. Stratos, the God of Air, created them to serve him and is none too pleased by their betrayal.


 * Always Female
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Brown Note: Their screeching can drive people insane, especially after prolonged exposure.
 * Fan Disservice: They don't wear clothes. Most people wish they did.
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Made of Plasticine
 * Gorn: Their death scenes (see also Made of Plasticine). Also, some of the scenes in which they eat people.
 * I'm a Humanitarian
 * Winged Humanoid: Subverted in that they're actually winged reptoids.

Old Dominion University
Other characters who study or work at ODU. Many of these will eventually follow the Chosen Ones into the World of Myth.

Mark Cooper
Linebacker for the ODU football team. Of the people from our world who go to the World of Myth, he's the physically largest.


 * Badass
 * The Big Guy
 * Closet Geek: A Star Wars fan.
 * Dogged Nice Guy
 * Neck Snap: He does this a lot. Subverted on one occasion where he goes for a spine snap (bending his opponent backward at the waist until the entire spinal cord is severed) instead.
 * Super Strength: Arguably... see the description of Neck Snap above. This is why he's not listed as a Badass Normal.

Andrew Rodriguez
Offensive tackle for the ODU football team. Second biggest of all the characters from our world, behind Mark.


 * Badass
 * Badass Normal
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Cunning Linguist
 * Gratuitous Spanish
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * Stout Strength

Wendy Scott
Beautiful, raven-haired ODU history teacher. Flirts with Professor Banks for a while in the first book, but doesn't accompany him into the World of Myth immediately.


 * Action Girl: As it turns out, she can throw down.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Author Appeal, as stated above.
 * Hot Teacher
 * UST: With Banks. And later with Flynn. Apparently, she likes to flirt with mythology teachers.
 * Word of God pegs her as an Ethical Slut.

Carson Flynn
Geoffrey Banks' replacement as mythology teacher after Banks goes to the World of Myth with Alira. Apparently a longtime friend/competitor with Banks. Seems to be much more awesome than Banks in all aspects, but also has a tendency to lampshade that a bit too much.


 * The Ace
 * Adventurer Archaeologist: Wrong area of study, but he fits all the other aspects.
 * Agent Mulder: Unlike Banks, who teaches it but doesn't believe in it, he's keeping an open mind.
 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Badass Normal
 * Combat Pragmatist: Being an Expy of Indiana Jones, of course he would be this.
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait
 * Hot Teacher
 * Holy Shit Quotient: Some of the adventures he's stated to have had in his Backstory.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He can come off like a puffed-up, arrogant asshat sometimes, but he's really not that bad a guy.
 * The Rival: For Professor Banks.
 * Shout-Out: His name is an inversion of Flynn Carsen.
 * UST: With Wendy.

Tamara Greene
The only black girl on the cheerleading squad. Even more of a Butt Monkey for Carrie than Binky is. Unbelievably shy, for such a hot girl.


 * Les Yay: She has some Subtext with Jennifer.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Twofer Token Minority

Jeff Forbes
Unrivaled bastard who exists solely to make money. Played both as a dirty capitalist and a fun, entertaining character. Twin brother (once again, non-identical) of Jennifer.


 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Combat Pragmatist: He's not the most competent fighter in the series, but he can inflict more pain than many characters who are much more Badass than he is.
 * Comedic Sociopathy
 * Con Man
 * High School Hustler: Technically in college, but plays most other aspects straight.
 * Jerkass
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Meaningful Name: He's a capitalist. Named Forbes.
 * The Trickster

Jennifer Forbes
Jeff's twin sister. The only cheerleader who Carrie doesn't give any shit, possibly because she's one of The Beautiful Elite like Carrie. Much nicer than her brother.


 * Dumb Blonde: She can be at times, though she's nowhere near as ditzy as Binky.
 * Ethical Slut
 * Les Yay: With Tamara, and maybe a little bit with Carrie.
 * She's Got Legs

Jessica Adams
Jane's best friend. Misses Tara, and constantly tries to get her and Jane to make up. It never goes well.


 * For Happiness: She wants everyone to just stop fighting and get along.
 * Les Yay: With Jane, although it's one-sided on Jessica's part.

Rick Arnett
Older ODU student, who has possibly been a senior for as many as three years. Skates by on his talent for football, and is the captain of the team. Unrepentant asshole.


 * Heteronormative Crusader
 * Jerk Jock

Ian
Rick's little helper. Will likely grow up to be a Serial Killer at some point in the future. Even worse than Rick, if that's possible.


 * Blood Knight: He feels no bond of friendship to Rick, and would be abusing people alongside somebody else if they offered him greater opportunity to inflict pain and suffering.
 * Knife Nut

The Elves
Exactly What It Says on the Tin.

Queen Galina
Queen of the Elves. Insists on people carrying themselves with dignity and having at least some semblance of proper manners, and in general is big on tradition and protocol. That doesn't stop her from being a Badass, though. Alira's mother and lover.


 * Berserk Button
 * Etiquette Nazi
 * Big Good
 * Bi the Way
 * Ethical Slut
 * The High Queen
 * Lady of War
 * Obstructive Bureaucrat: Her insistence on following proper protocol and tradition can make her this, at times.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old

Cerisa
The tallest of the Elves, and also their best archer. Distant cousin and close friend of Alira. Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in the World of Myth.


 * The Archer
 * Cold Sniper
 * Improbable Aiming Skills
 * Author Appeal
 * Really 350 Years Old
 * She's Got Legs
 * World's Most Beautiful Woman: Invoked.

Lyona
Energetic Hyperactive Elvish ambassador to Aberforth. Despite the almost exclusively political nature of her duties, she is well-trained in combat and can definitely throw down if she needs to.


 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
 * Badass Adorable
 * Bi the Way
 * Ethical Slut
 * Genki Girl
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl
 * Immortal Immaturity

Malinza
A Healer introduced in the second book. Has red hair, which is stated to be unusual for an Elf. Not much is known about her yet.


 * Deadpan Snarker
 * The Medic

Seldona
Close cousin of Alira, and right behind her in the line of succession to the Elvish throne. Tapped to teach Chris how to use his powers, since she has similar abilities.


 * Bi the Way
 * The Empath
 * Ethical Slut
 * Everyone Loves Blondes
 * She's Got Legs
 * Squishy Wizard: One of the few Elves with little to no combat training.

Tristeza
The only named male Elf in the entire series (this is because there are 9 women to every 1 man among the Elves). Works as a scout, and sometimes also as an assassin.


 * Badass: One of the most Badass characters in the entire series.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Will attack quickly and efficiently from behind whenever possible... usually, his targets don't see him coming and don't realize they've been attacked until after they're dead. When he's engaging an opponent face to face, he goes for the eyes, throat and/or groin at the earliest available opportunity.
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Knife Nut
 * Le Parkour

People of Aberforth
People from or living in Aberforth, the only human-ruled kingdom that has openly defied the Dark Lord by joining the Coalition.

King Quentrius
King of Aberforth. As per warrior tradition in Aberforth, never takes off his armor -- no matter what -- during wartime. Is said to have been quite a Badass in his younger years, but being mortal time has passed him by and his combat skills -- though still above average, especially for his age -- are nowhere near what they used to be.


 * Badass Grandpa
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Pernius
The Crown Prince of Aberforth. Quentrius' favorite, for necessary if Darwinistic reasons... since he stands to inherit the throne, he needs the attention more.


 * Badass Normal
 * Implausible Fencing Powers

Nerius
Referred to by other characters as "the best fighter in all of Aberforth". He was defeated in battle only one time, but it led to his capture by the enemy. During his imprisonment his tongue was cut out, and he can no longer speak because of this.


 * Badass Normal
 * The Determinator
 * Implacable Man
 * Implausible Fencing Powers
 * Stoic Woobie
 * The Voiceless

Cassius
Idealistic young soldier who is just emerging out of training and into his late teen years (in fact, he's the youngest character in the first two books). Already quite the Badass.


 * Badass Normal
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist

Galius
General of Aberforth's army. One of the most respected military men in all of the Coalition.


 * Badass Grandpa
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * The Strategist

Patrius
Aberforth's ambassador to the Elves. Looking to move up to a higher political position, and he doesn't particularly care how.


 * Obstructive Bureaucrat
 * Smug Snake
 * Token Evil Teammate

Jorius
Massive, incredibly strong knight who trains the Chosen Ones when they first arrive in the World of Myth. Has little patience when it comes to incompetence, and a very narrow interpretation of what a "real man" is.


 * Badass
 * BFS: His Weapon of Choice, although he's also shown to be quite good with a throwing knife.
 * The Big Guy
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Neck Snap: He teaches the Chosen Ones how to do it. By demonstrating it on live orcs.
 * Training From Hell: His general M.O. He presumably went through it himself as well, when training to become a knight.

Darius
Captain of the Guard in Aberforth. An old childhood friend of Nerius, he can sometimes guess what the mute knight is thinking by reading his body language and facial expression. He therefore serves as his translator, in addition to his other duties.


 * Badass Normal
 * Implausible Fencing Powers
 * My Country, Right or Wrong

Xanthius
Former Knight of Aberforth. Betrayed crown and country and entered into the Dark Lord's service at the behest of Pyria, Goddess of Fire, who promised him special powers in return. Is now one of the most feared members of the Dark Lord's army, and leads an elite unit that serves as an Evil Counterpart to the Knights of Aberforth.


 * Badass
 * BFS
 * Elite Mook
 * Giant Mook
 * The Faceless: He's clad entirely in black armor... even his face is covered.
 * Playing with Fire: He has numerous fire-based abilities, courtesy of Pyria.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: His betrayal actually occurred a long time ago; Pyria made him immortal.

American Government, Military & Law Enforcement
The powers that be over on our side of the dimensional barrier.

Detective Andy Forehand
Jim Barnes' partner on the force. Surprisingly strong and agile for an overweight, out of shape flatfoot... however, despite glimmers of badassery he's mostly used for comic relief purposes.


 * Acrofatic
 * Badass
 * Badass Normal
 * The Big Guy
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Car Fu
 * Cowboy Cop
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Donut Mess with a Cop
 * Stout Strength

Special Agent Roger Adams
FBI agent, and Jessica's uncle. Dragged into the events of the story after the Battle of ODU, he is eventually tasked with heading up an off-book government task force devoted to paranormal investigations.


 * Agent Scully
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Minored in Asskicking
 * Weirdness Magnet

Special Agent Nick Johnson
FBI crime lab tech and comic foil to Agent Adams. Many secrets about him are revealed in the second book.


 * Agent Mulder
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Badass Labcoat
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Gun Fu
 * Improbable Aiming Skills
 * Nerds Are Sexy

Director Arthur Wietenhiller
Director of the FBI. Was once a field agent himself, and acquired legendary status as such. Agents Adams and Johnson report directly to him.


 * Badass Grandpa
 * Retired Badass: He doesn't do field work anymore.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

The Gods
The actual Powers That Be.

Terra
Goddess of nature, life, lust and the elemental force of earth. Mother of the Elves and fairies. Her sexual appetite is legendary.


 * Anything That Moves
 * Deus Sex Machina: In the Creation Myth of the series, the universe was brought into being by her first orgasm. Later on, she does play the trope more literally by actually sleeping with main characters.
 * Elemental Embodiment
 * Elemental Powers
 * Ethical Slut
 * In Harmony with Nature
 * Green Thumb
 * Talking to Plants
 * Mother Nature: Invoked.

Carnos
Was once the god of lust, but fell from grace and was cursed by the other gods for crimes committed against the mortals. He is now the god of death, chaos and misery, and must regularly consume the willingly offered flesh of his own followers in order to sustain himself. The consumption of flesh has corrupted him, turning him into a hideously mutated abomination of his once-handsome self.


 * Complete Monster
 * God of Evil
 * Gorn: People sacrifice their own body parts to him. Gorn kind of goes without saying.
 * I'm a Humanitarian

Pyria
The goddess of the sun, chaos, mischief and the elemental force of fire. Is more playfully evil than monstrously evil, but she's still evil.


 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Elemental Embodiment
 * Elemental Powers
 * Playing with Fire
 * Evil Is Sexy
 * Evil Laugh / Giggling Villain
 * Evil Redhead
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Incredibly Lame Pun
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * Leotard of Power
 * Thong of Shielding
 * Zettai Ryouki
 * Light Is Not Good: She's the goddess of the sun, and also a Card-Carrying Villain.
 * Stripperific

Stratos
The god of flight, weather and the elemental force of air. Father of the fairies, dragons and harpies, though the latter have gone into the service of Carnos instead.


 * The Beautiful Elite
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait
 * Heroic Build
 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * Elemental Embodiment
 * Elemental Powers
 * Enemy Mine: If not for his anger over the betrayal of the harpies, he would have remained neutral in the war. But since the Coalition are fighting his enemies, he's on their side.
 * Winged Humanoid
 * You Have Failed Me: His stance toward the harpies.

Nauticus
The god of oceans, tidal forces, the moon and the elemental force of water. Used to be Pyria's lover before she left him for Carnos. Never quite recovered emotionally, and suffered even greater emotional damage by cutting himself off from the rest of the world afterward.


 * Elemental Embodiment
 * Elemental Powers
 * Go Mad From the Isolation
 * Heroic BSOD: Basically, his whole Backstory.
 * Jerkass Woobie: These gods are just as petty and manipulative as the classical Greek ones, and none of them are really all that pleasant. Therefore, trying to turn one into a Woobie automatically invokes this trope.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene

Adora
The goddess of love. Used to be part of an Official Couple with Carnos, but after his Start of Darkness she broke it off with him.


 * Everyone Loves Blondes
 * Incorruptible Pure Pureness
 * The Power of Love

Feldspar
The smith of the gods, and the god of mining and forging as well as the patron saint of the Dwarves.


 * The Big Guy
 * The Blacksmith
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Drop the Hammer
 * Super Strength

Olympia
Goddess of medicine and fitness, and patron saint of healers. Described as being extremely muscular "even for a man".


 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Combat Medic
 * Hartman Hips
 * Heroic Build
 * Super Strength

Equus
The god of horses and horse-related activities. Father of the centaurs (and, presumably, unicorns) and patron saint of cavalrymen.


 * The Archer
 * Badass Beard
 * Walking Shirtless Scene