History Characters / OctopathTravelerChampionsOfTheContinent

* {{Foil}}: As the Ringbearer Chosen of Solistia, Sail is one to the Ringbearer Chosen of Orsterra. Unlike Orsterra's Chosen One, whose identity and backstory are wholly dependent on whichever Traveler you set in your party as the first unit, Sail has a definite background and is the defacto protagonist of the ''Side:Solistia'' story arc. Orsterra's Ringbearer is also implicitly an ExperiencedProtagonist even before they got involved in the game's main plot whereas Sail's journey had only just begun the moment he was given his Ring. Another thing that differentiates them is that the plot of ''Side:Solistia'' is heavily centered on Sail, while the Orsterran Ringbearer, though still [[TheHero main hero]] of the story, plays more of a [[SupportingProtagonist major supporting role]] to the focus characters of each respective storyline.

* HeroicMime: While there are several indications that they ''do'' speak in story cutscenes based on how the characters react to them, their dialogue is ultimately composed of ellipses. They speak more in battle and in their personal Traveler stories though and can also "speak" when they reenact certain scenes from the "Master Of" storylines while acting as the characters from those arcs.

The Cait who oversees the Fortune's Gameboard. Resides in a caravan in the Nameless Town.

The leader of a gang, the "New Mafia", in Valore. Resolute in his quest to end Herminia's reign, he joins up with the Chosen One in hopes of changing his hometown.

The second-in-command to the [[TheMafia New Mafia]]. While a bit vulgar, he is loyal to Bargello's cause and wants to see Herminia fall as much as his leader.

* BerserkButton: Anyone disrespecting Bargello within Tiziano's earshot will get their ass promptly handed to them.

An old friend of Bargello who's come under the employ of Don Taviani. She hates Herminia with a burning passion and teams up with the rest of the New Mafia to bring her down.

* FourthWallObserver: The only character capable of AddressingThePlayer instead of talking to the Chosen One, as they [[MrExposition provide]] most of the in-game tutorials.
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: The Memoirs book they keep is created by gods Steorra the Starseer and Alephan the Scholarking, and contain stories of possibly everyone ever lived. But they keep most of it locked until certain conditions are met, as some stories contain forbidden knowledge as well.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Always has an insult ready to lob at the party.

* VillainRespect: Admits that King Solon is a wise ruler who has kept Altinia safe from invasion ever since he ascended to the throne.

* HeroicMime: While there are several indications that they ''do'' speak in story cutscenes based on how the characters react to them, their dialogue is ultimately composed of ellipses. They speak more in battle and in their personal Traveler stories though.

'''Class:''' Thief\

* HiddenDisdainReveal: [[spoiler:During his murder of Mehraz, he smugly admits that he always hated the General for being more beloved by Edoras' people than him.]]

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: When in all-out-war, Pardis III is on the front lines along with his soldiers so that he could better see the effects of the battle being waged. In effect, he's able to inspire them from right then and there to boost their morales.

* AnimalMotifs: Sheep. They're a major part of the aptly named Shepherds Rock, where Solon resides, and associated with being peaceful creatures. In Ch. 8 of "Master of All", Pardis III dares Solon to prove that he can be a wolf bearing claws.

* RedBaron: Renowned as the Wise King Solon for his tactical sense and active peacekeeping efforts.

* BringIt: When a young boy threatens to kill her in revenge for Donesecu, Tatloch tells him he is welcome to try once he becomes a man.

* BlowYouAway: As a playable character, Tatloch has Wind-elemental attacks available to her.
* BringIt: When a young boy threatens to kill her in revenge for Donsecu, Tatloch tells him he is welcome to try once he becomes a man.

* GatheringSteam: As a playable character, each time Tatloch uses an ability, she gains a Vigor point. At 3, 6, and 9 Vigor points, she provides bonuses to the front row. However, even before reaching these thresholds, Tatloch is still powerful.

* RetGone: In a sense. [[spoiler:At the end of Chapter 6 of the Bestower Of All arc, nearly everyone in Orsterra forgets about the existence of the Chosen One due to Sazantos using Orsa's power to give them LaserGuidedAmnesia.]]

* ShoutOut: A white-haired swordsman who is considered a legendary warrior, but falls to corruption for the sake of resurrecting his "mother" after he learns the dark secrets of his birth? Sounds a lot like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]].

* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Downplayed. While Rosso is a loyal and prominent member of the family (despite the occasional scare that he'll turn traitor), he's not part of the core crew of Bargello, Tiziano, Pierro, and Fra and isn't involved in the finale of ''Bestower of Wealth'' for that reason, narratively.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Originally, Oskha was a poor beggar [[spoiler: due to his rich families home being raided and taken over]], who was forced to watch as he and his fellow beggars suffered in the desert under their tyrannical leader. Eventually, he managed to escape and then became who he was now due to his years of contempt for those who are wealthy.

* ThatManIsDead: Oskha might be alive and well, but [[spoiler: for all intents and purposes, Tiziano died in Herminia's Manse]]. In Chapter 2 of ''Bestower Of Wealth'', [[spoiler:he tells Pierro that [[InventedIndividual Tiziano was always a farce]], and spends the rest of the story laughing at the heroes attempts to speak to him like he was Tiziano.]]

[[folder:Priest Taigan]]
A good friend of Phina who's taken a recent interest in heretic religions. As of late, he's been reporting the goings-on of Wispermill to the Pope.

* AFriendInNeed: [[spoiler:Initially, he helps out the Bestower of Fame due to being friends with them and wishing to help them out in addition to being curious and awed by their powers.]]
* CuriosityCausesConversion: [[SubvertedTrope Although he's interested in other faiths' perceptions of reality, he remains loyal to the Church of the Sacred Flame]]. This is largely due in part to him actually spying and reporting on these cultures to the Pope to make sure they stay under control. This is shown [[spoiler:to actually be somewhat [[DoubleSubvertedTrope Double Subverted]] since he's more loyal to the Bestower of Fame and their cause partially due to curiosity and sympathy.]]
* GoodSamaritan: He tries to be one through his explorations of other cultures.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:He ends up trusting the Bestower of Fame over his faith and sets out to help them in their plights even though they're a cult leader.]]

[[folder:Bishop Timoff]]
A reserved cleric of the Church of Sacred Flame. He's altogether passive and determined to hold onto his bishophood.

* EveryoneIsASuspect: He initially is introduced as a suspect for the Chosen One to interview to deduce who the leader of the Black Scarlet is.
* StoppedCaring: Ultimately, Timoff has turned the other cheek to many evils after obtaining his bishop position since he didn't want to risk it.

[[folder:Archbishop Josef]]
The archbishop over the Church of Flamesgrace who's been ruling over it for more than 20 years. After going on a pilgrimage, he's become renowned in the Church.

* ContinuityNod: Archbishop Josef is Ophilia's adoptive father from the base game and is shown to still be the archbishop of the Flamesgrace Church in both games.
* EveryoneIsASuspect: He initially is introduced as a suspect for the Chosen One to interview to deduce who the leader of the Black Scarlet is. Granted, for anyone who's played the base game, [[spoiler:they would know that he couldn't possibly be the culprit since he's Ophilia's father and is alive and well by the beginning of the original game.]]

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[[folder:King Jennish]]
!!King Jennish
The last king of the Highlands kingdom of Bernstein. When he learned of the book ''[[TomeOfEldritchLore From the Far Reaches of Hell]]'' and its secrets, he forced Salomon to take him to the Gate of Finis to seize the forbidden power within, which ended up destroying the two kingdoms of Bernstein and Granato.

* IHaveYourWife: He forced Salomon to do his bidding by executing the sage's son and daughter-in-law with his granddaughter Ceraphina next on the chopping block if he didn't obey.
* MotiveDecay: He originally sought the Gate of Finis as a way of protecting Bernstein, but eventually began seeking it for the sake of power.

[[folder:Salomon]]
!!Salomon
The sage from the Highlands kingdom of Bernstein once revered as Alephan's Prodigy. During his travels he encountered Ruins of Eld[[note]]the same dungeon where Cyrus's chapter 4 takes place in the original game[[/note]] in the Woodlands town of Duskbarrow and studied it, eventually publishing what he discovered there as the tome ''[[TomeOfEldritchLore From the Far Reaches of Hell]]''. He opened the Gate of Finis 214 years before the start of this game.

* TheArchmage: According to the official ''Octopath Traveler'' Guidebook, one of his titles is "Son of the Scholarking Alephan", a testament to his scholarly genius and talent before his fall from grace.
* AscendedExtra: He was merely a backstory character in the original game barely mentioned in Yvon's diary as the author of ''From the Far Reaches of Hell'' with further details about him found in the official guide book. This game elaborates on his life and what befell him after he published his studies.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: He published ''From The Far Reaches of Hell'' without realizing that many unscrupulous people would abuse the information within for their own purposes. This causes the downfall of both Bernstein and Granato and unleashed Lyblac on the world.
* DitzyGenius: He was without a doubt a brilliant scholar who managed to decipher the secrets around Galdera and the Gate of Finis. He was also dreadfully lacking in common sense and didn't realize that publishing a book with such dangerous secrets could lead to disaster until it was too late.
* FallenHero: He was once revered as the genius sage known as Alephan's Prodigy, but upon opening the Gate of Finis and unleashing the demon horde contained within it, he instead became infamously known as "The Butcher" and "The Mad Scholar" and was sentenced to death by hanging, tainting his name in the history of Orsterra forever. The truth, of course, was a lot more complicated than that.
* MeaningfulName: Salomon is a different spelling of the name Solomon from ''Literature/TheBible'', who is also responsible for the ''Literature/ArsGoetia''. As the writer of the ''From the Far Reaches of Hell'', he in a sense creates a tome of great power with demonic roots.
* TheScapegoat: Salomon takes the blame for opening the Gate of Finis when King Jennish was the one who forced him to do it. This results in Salomon being hanged and his name forever tarnished in the annals of Orsterra's history.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's only a background character, but he has a bigger impact on the history of Orsterra than any other character in the franchise.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Publishing his book led to the opening of the Gate of Finis and releasing a horde of demons and Lyblac onto the world, the latter of whom would cause havoc for the next 200 years. Many others over time would also fight over his book and abuse its secrets, as seen in Cyrus's story.
* WalkingSpoiler: His fate heavily factors into his granddaughter Ceraphina's motivations as the Bestower of Fame.

[[folder:The Bestower of Fame]]
!!Ceraphina the Saint
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Ceraphina, going by the alias of Phina, is the Bestower of Fame. 215 years ago, the sage Salomon was executed for authoring ''From the Far Reaches of Hell'' which lead to the destruction of the kingdoms Bernstein and Granato, leaving his granddaughter Ceraphina an orphan. Ceraphina was left with a bitter hatred for humanity and decided to become a god so she could render her judgement onto humanity as vengeance. Following the death of Tytos, she took over the remnants of his Scarlet Wings and reformed it into the Black Scarlet cult.

* UndignifiedDeath: The way he goes out is darkly pathetic. All he can do as the corrupted Divine Rings consume him is whimper about how he doesn't want to die and beg for his mommy to save him.

* YinYangBomb: Near the end of the Bestower of All story, he forcibly takes the sacred flame from Rondo as part of his plans to revive Orsa. In the final battle against him, he uses it and the accurse flame together to do battle, demonstrated with his sword having a pink and silver aura on it.

* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:He loses the will to live after he believes Rinyuu had died. The only reason he didn't immediately embrace death himself afterwards is that he still wants Tytos to pay dearly for his sins as revenge. When Tytos kills him at the end of the Master Of Power, Velnorte notably refuses to be saved, believing it to be his punishment for the Scarlet Snow incident in Emberglow, even if it means he couldn't be together with Rinyuu despite his promise to her.]]

* FallenHero: His confrontation with Lyblac appears to have prompted him to cast aside his duty to guard the God Rings, and he now seeks to use Galdera's Accurst Flame to rid Orsterra and the world of all desires.

* ChickMagnet: Pierro notes that Tiziano's luck with the ladies at the tavern, though he also recalls that Tiziano never left with any either.

* AffectionateNickname: While most call the player character the Ringerbearer Chosen/Chosen One, Bargello refers to them as "partner" as a token of friendship.

* YoungAndInCharge: She's already in her 20s according to the developers, yet several characters have remarked on her youth on different occasions, which becomes more prevalent after [[spoiler:she's crowned queen of Edoras.]] Her enemies derogatorily refer to her as "a little girl" even after knowing her title due to this.

* MagicKnight: Despite his playable form being a Scholar, Solon's moveset has offensive physical attacks, and whle his attack stat isn't that high, it is generally higher than the average Scholar.

* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: His journals found within the Gates of Finis reveal a major source of Sazantos' turmoil was his inability to understand why evil could exist, or how he could combat it. He notes several times how his good deeds seemed to have either no lasting effect, or seemed to upset people. His HumansAreBastards mindset was the end point of his struggle with the concept of evil.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Sazantos's goal to rid the world of all desires makes him this, as he has seen the depths of humanity's greed and the suffering it causes.