History Characters / SpellstoneCrimsonwings

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Unlike the first two Seers, Agatha has actual plot relevance, delivering key exposition [[spoiler:and even fighting the player as a boss later in the game]].

* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: Like Razi before her, she is a powerful individual with key information about the Crimsonwings, namely that [[spoiler:they plan to [[OhNoNotAgain reopen the Void]] to unseal Lev, which involves freeing her companions from the spirit world.]]

* BladeOnAStick: She wields a [[BlingBlingBang golden, jewel-studded]] spear.

* DegradedBoss: In the battle against [[{{Superboss}} High Priestess Tanit]], her Champion card appears in the boss's deck. She also shows up a few more times, including [[spoiler:the second Lightning Boss Battle against Caesar]].

* DegradedBoss: In the battle against [[{{Superboss}} High Priestess Tanit]], her Champion card appears in the boss's deck.

* DegradedBoss: Long after his defeat, the boss version of him reappears as a normal enemy in the postgame of Skyhaven, completely removed from prior context.

* TransNature: Although they are frogs, they are described as being "Angels in spirit", a description not unlike that of [[spoiler:the loyal Crimsonwing frog, Kachina]].

[[folder:Yakov]]
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[[caption-width-right:165:"I hear your voice from afar, yet with neither name nor form can I answer such prayer."]]
-->''"And let us find peace in the realm between the factions of Aether, Chaos, and Wyld. Unite in our power of wings, and soar unto the heavens."''

An ominous hooded Avian of the Order of Crimsonwings. He's first spotted attacking the three orbs of the Celestial Vault, where he is fought as the area's boss.

* SoreLoser: His reaction to [[spoiler:failing to properly unseal Lev]] is to curse the player, calling them a "[[InsaneTrollLogic champion of the Void]]", and request greater power from the portal. He also uses his newfound telepathy to throw [[spoiler:Magistrate Agni]] around [[EvilIsPetty out of spite]] for refusing his offer to [[WeCanRuleTogether join the cause]].

* VillainousBreakdown: He flies into a rage when it turns out [[spoiler:Lev was never sealed in the Celestial Vault at all]], and he even punches a wall before he regains his composure and engages the player in a boss battle.

!! The Three Companions

[[folder:Tanit]]
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[[caption-width-right:225:"We have nothing to fear in sweet harmony."]]
-->''"The High Priestess was the first to dream. If you are worthy, you will step out of her realm unchanged."''
A high priestess of the Crimsonwings who has set up operations in the remains of Red Feather Valley. The so-called "first to dream", the player can face her as one of three [[{{Superboss}} secret bosses]] necessary to obtain Mortagan, Grave General. She can be fought in Golden Crown Village.

* AntiMagic: Tanit is the first enemy in the game with Silence, a skill that disables all the other skills on any card it [[StatusInflictionAttack makes contact with]], and lasts until her next turn. One of the cards in her deck, "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Fear of the Vanquished]]", has this skill by default.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: {{Inverted|Trope}} -- she and her followers were once ''saved'' by a miraculous lightning bolt from the heavens when she prayed fervently. Presumably she uses these same bolts as a Champion and a boss.
* BossSubtitles: "Tanit, First Dreamer".
* CombatMedic: As both a boss and a Champion, Tanit can cast both Heal and Bolt.
* DissonantSerenity: In her boss mission, Tanit relates a story where she and her fellow Avians were trapped underneath a temple by enemies of the Crimsonwings. Instead of panicking, she simply prayed, allowing a [[BoltOfDivineRetribution bolt from the heavens]] to crash through the temple's stone and grant them an exit.
* EasyEvangelism: We never see the sermon that converted the frogs to her side in Golden Crown Village, but [[TakeOurWordForIt we can only assume]] it was quite convincing from the word "go".
* FighterMageThief: The Mage to [[spoiler:Batara]]'s Fighter and Formos's Thief. She's a slow-moving CombatMedic who excels at healing and casting [[ShockAndAwe lightning magic]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: Sure, [[spoiler:Kachina]] might have been swayed to fight for the Crimsonwings' cause and serves as the antagonist of the Golden Crown Village campaign, but who was the one doing the swaying?
* {{High Priest}}ess: Has a devout following among the Crimsonwings.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: You can obtain her as a Champion card, but she is only offered in premium Champion Packs. Being a {{superboss}}, she can use Champions of her own against ''you'', namely [[TheJuggernaut TZ-530, the Impassable]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun Rhynio Sun Warrior]], and [[spoiler:her follower, [[DegradedBoss Kachina, the Dreamer]]]].
* KnightTemplar: In pursuit of "sweet harmony", Tanit was more than willing to ally herself with the Void.
* LightIsNotGood: Her deck is full of Angels and otherwise light-aligned creatures, and she is a powerful priestess, but she is firmly on the Crimsonwings' side.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: A lot of her cards have menacing names. To name just four, "[[CounterAttack Unfounded Revenge]]", "[[AntiMagic Fear of the Vanquished]]", "[[PlayingWithFire Promised Victory]]", and "[[AngelicAbomination Celesti Aberration]]".
* OneHitKill: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Her Bolt skill as a boss deals 80 damage, more than enough to wipe out any card you own... but theoretically, anything with more than that would be able to survive. And, like all Bolts, the attack can be dodged easily with a card that has {{invisibility}}.
* PrayerPose: She is depicted this way in her art and in the statue of her at the altar where the player takes the Dream Elixir. Her prayers can apparently [[BoltOfDivineRetribution call down lightning]].
* ResistantToMagic: As a Champion, she has Ward to protect herself from magical attacks.
* ShockAndAwe: Tanit has powers over lightning, which she uses to [[OneHitKill great effect]] as a boss.
* SignatureMove: [[CombatMedic Heal and Bolt]]. To a lesser extent, [[AntiMagic Silence]].
* StatusBuff: In her boss fight, she can grant the powerful [[AntiMagic Silence]] to one card in her deck per turn.
* {{Superboss}}: A secret, extremely powerful boss fought in Golden Crown Village.
* TimeLimitBoss: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Her deck is perfectly capable of kicking your ass on its own, but her [[OneHitKill insta-kill Bolts]] are used every other turn at the fastest, and her healing magic is only used every five turns.
* UndergroundMonkey: Like other {{superboss}}es before her, Tanit's deck is chock full of powerful, enemy-exclusive cards.

[[folder:Formos Ebonclaw]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"The Ebonclaw are sworn both to silence and in silencing."]]
-->''"His goal in life was simple: to protect the Elder's daughter, even if she was an adopted human. Sworn in both service and silence, they say that Ebonclaw could strike so fast that no one even saw him move."''
A silent bodyguard of the Forgotten Hero, and the third and last of her closest allies. Fought as the [[ThatOneBoss infamously]] challenging {{superboss}} of [[spoiler:Distorted Beetleton]], the reward for defeating Formos is Mortagan's Core, the final piece of the Mythic Mortagan.

* BadassAndChildDuo: He and Lev were one of these when she was younger, with himself as the Badass. She soon turned out to be [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu plenty badass in her own right]], however.
* TheBerserker: While he is [[ElectiveMute always silent]], Formos gets Berserk as one of his skills as a Champion.
* DamageIncreasingDebuff: Formos gets Hex All as a boss. Unfortunately, [[SNKBoss that's only the beginning]]...
* ElectiveMute: As an Ebonclaw, he has sworn a vow of complete and utter silence.
* {{Expy}}: An immensely powerful insect warrior who once fought on behalf of the game's GreaterScopeParagon against an eldritch BigBad who can [[DreamWalker invade dreams]] and [[MindRape poison people's minds]], was sealed away inside an enormous black egg, and is encountered as the ultimate boss of a familiar locale that's been warped into an EldritchLocation through the actions of a moth-like sorceress. Are we talking about Formos Ebonclaw, or [[VideoGame/HollowKnight the Hollow Knight]]?
* ExtraTurn: As a Champion, he gets Dualstrike, a much-coveted skill that allows him to attack twice every couple of turns.
* FighterMageThief: The Thief to Tanit's Mage and [[spoiler:Batara]]'s Fighter. The fastest and frailest of the three, Formos dresses in a rogue's [[InTheHood dark hood]] and mercilessly cuts down his enemies with his sharp claws.
* HealingFactor: One of his skills as a Champion is Regenerate. As a boss, this gets cranked up to eleven -- he doesn't just have Heal, he gets '''''[[HeartContainer Invigorate]]'''''.
* HeartContainer: As a boss, he can use Invigorate, which is normally the SecretArt of the Mythic Titan Atlas. Ironically, he's much nastier about it than Atlas ''ever'' was -- Formos has Invigorate All '''''16''''', which effectively doubles the health of all the FragileSpeedster cards in his deck. Have fun!
* IncreasinglyLethalEnemy: On top of [[SpeedBlitz all]] [[HeartContainer his]] [[DamageIncreasingDebuff other]] [[AntiMagic annoying]] [[{{Invisibility}} tricks]], Formos effectively puts the player on a timer by Scorching their entire deck as a hero skill. His "[[SuperSmoke Crimsonfang]]" and "[[AmphibianAssault Wyribbit Ashtongue]]" have some decent Scorch of their own, so they can keep up the pressure.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: The first Champion introduced in [[spoiler:Distorted Beetleton]]. He also uses two of his own Champions -- "[[SinisterScythe Volvel, Golden Pride]]" and "[[ThreateningShark Apex Land Shark]]".
* InTheHood: Wears a black hooded cloak, as befits a fast-moving insect bodyguard.
* {{Invisibility}}: Two-thirds of his deck has this skill. If you thought you'd get past him with hexbolt, think again.
* NonIndicativeName: As a boss, he's called "Ebonclaw, Silencer". He can't grant any of his cards [[AntiMagic Silence]] the way Tanit can, and the only card in his deck that has it is Fear of the Vanquished.
* OneManArmy: Formos is so effective as a bodyguard that none of the assassins who have ever made an attempt on Lev's life, no matter how well-hidden, can even make it into the same ''room'' as her. [[SNKBoss He will show you exactly why that is if you battle him]].
* {{Protectorate}}: Agatha tasked him to protect the Forgotten Hero as if she were her own daughter.
* SNKBoss: Even compared to other {{superboss}}es, Formos Ebonclaw takes the cake for one of the hardest, if not ''the'' hardest bosses in the game. His cards are [[ConfusionFu nearly every tribe]] besides Mecha and Goblin, so you'll rarely ever fight him wholly at a disadvantage. His [[HeartContainer Invigorate]] gives what would be an easily beaten deck full of {{Fragile Speedster}}s an extra ''16 HP'', every single turn. He seemingly has a counter for almost every strategy you could think of. Even seasoned Spellstone pros conclude that going up against Formos and ''winning'' is a matter of getting lucky with the right BGE combination.
* SpeedBlitz: ''Every single one'' of Formos's cards is 1-delay (fast) or 0-delay (activates instantly). InUniverse, this is his fighting style, able to strike so quickly that you cannot even see him moving. Presumably his incredible speed is why he gets [[ExtraTurn Dualstrike]].
* {{Superboss}}: A secret, extremely powerful boss fought in [[spoiler:Distorted Beetleton]].
* UndergroundMonkey: Formos stands out among many of the game's {{superboss}}es by only using two "boss variants" of regular cards, namely "Fear of the Vanquished" (based off the Rhynio Battlecharger) and "Shore Scourer" (based off the Aqua Mantis). All the rest are cards one ''could'', theoretically, have in their own deck... but [[FalseReassurance don't worry]], Formos ''more'' than makes up for it.
* UndyingLoyalty: His loyalty to the Forgotten Hero stems from the fact that she is the first person in his memory to treat him like a person, even though [[ElectiveMute he will never answer her]].
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!! The Crimsonwings' Leader

[[folder:The Forgotten Hero '''(ALL SPOILERS UNMARKED)''']]
!! Lev / [[SdrawkcabName Vel]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"My name is Vel. And the reason why people are so beautiful is because of their differences."]]
-->''Although this adventurer dealt the final blow to Bluefire, there was a hero that weakened him before they fought... I speak of the hero who plucked Bluefire's heart from his form. The one whose name and very existence was cursed to be forgotten.''

The Crimsonwings' object of fanatical worship, an ancient heroine who took on the legendary Bluefire and ''won''. In the past, she rallied the tribes of Arcantica against an alliance between goblins and orcs, and tried to create an alliance between the winged tribes after she was done. Unfortunately, Bluefire retaliated by [[RetGone erasing her from existence]], sealing her away in the Abyss.