History Literature / TheSagaOfBilly

** [JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact you use most of the majority of the items you have gathered in the first tome, either as actual weapons against the BigBad or to disrupt the ritual, destroying them in the process, and by the fact you [[spoiler: destroy you bag of holding with all your possesions inside]], and lose part of what survived this process when [[spoiler: the OminousFloatingCastle crashes down with you inside]]. Then you sell most of what you have, [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted party until you have spent all your money]] before going back to adventuring.

* BarbarianHero: Let's see: he only wears a {{Loincloth}} and [[PeltsOfTheBarbarian boots made out of pelts]]; [[HeroicBuild his arms are compared to barrels]]; he is described with a [[PermaShave perpetually glabrous chin]] and [[BarbarianLongHair a lion's mane]]; his {{weapon of choice}} is [[AnAxeToGrind an impressive axe]] decorated with a goat skull; [[SelfMadeMan he proves himself able to unite Kränelorn and become emperor]] in [[MultipleEndings one of the endings]]; yep, the Pyro-Barbarian definitely corresponds.

* AnAxeToGrind: His axe is the PB's {{weapon of choice}}.

* BlindingBangs: Runir's hair covers half of his face. Considering that he is half-yack, it's {{Justified|Trope}}.

-->''Will your Billy save the kingdom from the apocalypse ? Or will he die a shameful death facing adversity and end up in a gutter ? [[ItsUpToYou It's up to you]] to find out, for: YOU ARE BILLY !"

After witnessing [[DoomedHometown the death of everyone in your hometown]], wiped out by a plague, [[JumpedAtTheCall you decide to leave the farming life behind you]] and go live the same kind of adventurous existence your grandfather led before [[CallToAgriculture retiring in the middle of nowhere to plant pumpkins]].
With the help of a former acquaintace of [[TheMentor your mentor]], a hot-blooded [[BarbarianHero barbarian]], you roam the continent [[InHarmsWay in search of adventure]] and [[FightToSurvive generally try to survive the terrible situations in which you often find yourself]].

!! Works in the ''The Saga Of Billy'':

!!''The Saga Of Billy'' provides examples of:

* ActionHero: The Pyro-Barbarian very much is one, and [[BirdsOfAFeather you can be one as well, provided you chose a warrior's build]].

* AllPowerfulBystander: Phumtar embodies this trope. Everything that happens in the world appears before him as a form he has to accept or reject, based on whether it follows the laws of physics or not. Everything else is unimportant, and since Phumtar is unbiased when it comes to his [[GodJob job]], if somebody killed him without breaking the laws of physics, he would approve it immediately and pass away.

** Trolls are a very [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy honor-bound and proud people]], its members often being [[GracefulLoser Graceful Losers]].

* AnAxeToGrind: His axe is the PB's [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]].

* BarbarianHero: Let's see: he only wears a {{Loincloth}} and [[PeltsOfTheBarbarian boots made out of pelts]]; [[HeroicBuild his arms are compared to barrels]]; he is described with a [[PermaShave perpetually glabrous chin]] and [[BarbarianLongHair a lion's mane]]; his [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]] is [[AnAxeToGrind an impressive axe]] decorated with a goat skull; [[SelfMadeMan he proves himself able to unite Kränelorn and become emperor]] in [[MultipleEndings one of the endings]]; yep, the Pyro-Barbarian definitely corresponds.
* BattleCry: Though he is still far from a [[ScreamingWarrior Screaming Warrior]], the PB has one:
--> "BUUULIAAA!"
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Phumtar is a platypus who has to approve or disapprove anything that happens in the world. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Anything. In. The. World.]] Understandably, he is quite neurotic.

* BornLucky: If you chose to be a cautious Billy, you can win a fight by pure dumb luck and kill most enemies this way.
* BossinMookClothing:Every class is weak to a particular enemy, who can in turn become this: warrior Billy will have a hard time against Gnolls, whose insults level down his skills; resourceful Billy will hate fighting against dark elves, who can dodge most of his attacks, including his precious [[CriticalHit critical hit]]; a farmer Billy's protection from damage can be bypassed by Mortelle and other minibosses who have the option to attack twice a turn; a cautious Billy is supposed to avoid fighting, and any enemy can be this for him.

--> "If it's said that these rustic warriors have a muscle for a brain, it's also said that they know how to use it. Generally by headbutting those who say they have a muscle for a brain."
** The PB himself generally borderlines on [[BookDumb book dumb]], but he learned the goblin language just so he could know which part of their bodies were the most painful to hit.

--> '''The PB:''' "What's it saying ?"
--> '''Billy:''' "-That if we touch something, we gotta wash our hands by putting them in a fire."

* EthnicGod: While they recognize the other pantheons' existence, different ethnic groups choose to worship different deities, who in turn manifest their powers through different means.

--> '''Vetherr:''' "I would lie if I said that [this match] displeased me, but know that I don't play for sport. And keep in mind that, unlike you, I only have to win once."

* EyelessFace: When Atella wishes to see through her children's eyes, her sockets open wide, revealing her physical body's blindness.

* ForScience: The entire meaning of Blathnat's existence.

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Vetherr became the betrayer after he learnt a dark truth about humanity.

* GoodBadGirl: Ytia could be compared to [[ItMakesSenseInContext a very horney child suffering from amnesia]].
* ThegoodGuysAlwaysWin: Quite heavily {{Downplayed|Trope}} in-universe, as humanity simply surviving is considered a victory of Zarkan over Vetherr, regardless of the casualties.

** The PB and other Kränelorian barbarians often vow themselve to Zarkan, god of honor, duels and adversity.
** Averted with the scientific and magic community, who almost never openly worship Blathnat, god of knowledge and creativity, as he would likely consider it as slacking off when they could be working, and would not be happy about it.

* HeroicSacrifice: Since he made the vow to protect you to repay his debt to Fanta, [[DebtDetester the PB]] is enclined to [[TakingTheBullet shield you from harm]] in more or [[TakeMeInstead less direct ways]].

* TheProtagonist: Billy is the protagonist, and ''"YOU ARE BILLY !"''

* RetiredBadass: Grandpa Pumpkin was once the Legendary Hero [[spoiler: who thwarted Virilus' plans for world domination thanks to his wits]]: Hard-Tooth-Uther.
--> ''After wreaking death on every corner of the continent, his legend disappeared at once. The invincible Hard-Tooth-Uther woke up one morning and everything changed. Blood no longer delighted his taste buds, the shrieks of his victims no longer evoked him a sweet serenade, and his fingers plunged deep into his enemies' guts no longer gave of the smell of happy days. Another fate called him, and he happily put on the rags of Grandpa Pumpkin."

* SexGod: Ytia is a litteral sex goddess, while Runir is one of the only beings in existence with enough endurance to relieve her from her pulsions.

* TheSilentBob: Farmers communicate through the movement of their eyebrows. It's often [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs]], as a surprising amount of informations can be passed through these.

* TopGod: Zarkan is generally considered to be the head of his pantheon, though he doesn't give orders to anyone.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Vetherr is persuaded to be the [[OnlySaneMan only sane god]] that can save the world from humanity. The rest of the pantheon sees him as a traitor and the responsible of untold massacres.

--> ''After wreaking death on every corner of the continent, his legend disappeared at once. The invincible Hard-Tooth-Uther woke up one morning and everything changed. Blood no longer delighted his taste buds, the shrieks of his victims no longer evoked him a sweet serenade, and his fingers plunged deep into his enemeies' guts no longer gave of the smell of happy days. Another fate called him, and he happily put on the rags of Grandpa Pumpkin."

* NewNeoCity: Originally called Azure, the city of New-New-Azure is home to [[Determinator enduring fishermen]] who get raided by kränelornians every now and then before rebuilding what is left of their town and go back to their lives.

* TheLancer: The PB mainly fills this role for your duo. Where you plan ahead, [[CuttingTheKnot he is ready to act immediatly]], where you are one to avoid fighting, [[BloodKnight he dreams of good duels]], where you are largely inexperienced, [[OlderSidekick he is used to this adventurous life]]. Averted if you choose to be a warrior, as he will be more of a mentor.

* GodOfTheDead: As goddess of renewal, Édire presides over both life and death.

* GodOfEvil: Vetherr is considered to be this by most of the people in Erenner, as he betrayed the other gods, is the creator of all races of monsters, destroyed part of the Moon, and generally opppose mankind and Zarkan, its protector. However, he is a mostly benevolent figure to all the races that are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Always Chaotic Evil]], while they see the rest of the pantheon as their own [[GodOfEvil gods of evil]].

* FantasyPantheon: There are actually several pantheons in Alkior, but the only one that has been revealed as of now is Erenner's.

** When he devoured Mélène's fertility and Ytia's reason, Vetherr created a [[ArtsyMoon black Moon, which was formed from a chunk of Meltia]]. He is the god of that new Moon.

* CantTakeCriticism: Heavily {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the case of Édire, as she is actually rather chill for a goddess. If you criticize her {{Pride}} or [[HairTriggerTemper her way to deal with those who can't follow up on their promises]], she will simply signify you that she is a bit displeased, but she will not hurt you. She is harsher towards those of her own order, as they have vowed themselves to her, but she still won't [[BoltOfDivineRetribution hurt them]] for something as trivial as criticism.

** When he devoured Melene's fertility and Ytia's reason, Vetherr created a [[ArtsyMoon black Moon, which was formed from a chunk of Meltia]]. He is the god of that new Moon.

* {{Psychopomp}}: Édire welcomes the souls of the dead inside of her.

* SexGod: Ytia is a litteral sex goddess, while Runir is one of the only beings in existence capable to relieve her from her pulsions.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Fanta was a companion of your grandfather, and then the pal of [[OlderSidekick the P.B.]] before briefly serving as [[TheMentor your mentor]], and he doesn't seem to age. He thinks in terms of probabilities [[TheDungAges in a world where knowing basic maths makes you a genius if you are not a noble]]. [[spoiler: He seems to know multiple secret passages in Lennonia. And he appears exactly when you need him and the world needs you.]] If it turns out these are all coincidental and he is just a [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Guy]] who knows lots of things, it will be really surprising.

* BattleCry: Though he is still far from a [[ScreamingWarrior Screaming Warrior]], the P.B. has one:

** Parodikos, god of laughter and jokes, likes to [[TricksterGod trick the other gods]], but he is unable to surprise Blathnat, god of knowledge, [[TrueSight whose sight he cannot escape]]. However, Blathnatt himself is incapable of seeing Nyses, the deity of secrets.

* AnAxeToGrind: His axe is the P.B.'s [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]].

** The P.B. is a one of the best mortal warriors around. He may fear magic, but he still fares reasonably well against those who use it.

* BarbarianTribe: The P.B. was born and raised in one of the many tribes of Kränelorn, although he [[WalkingTheEarth he now goes wherever he wants, roaming kingdoms of the continent one after another, and has seen much of Alkior]]. It is a rather {{Downplayed|Trope}} example of this trope, as they did not have to [[RapePillageAndBurn rely on raids to survive]], and were not entirely composed of warriors.

** The P.B. takes great pleasure in fighting different deadly adversaries.

* BruiserWithASoftCenter: The P.B. essentially is one, being a [[FriendToAllChildren friend to all children]] (fitting as he acts more like a child himself when he's around his [[OlderSidekick old pal Fanta]]) who quickly takes a liking to you and defend you fiercely against all that would wish you harm. If he becomes a [[FamilyMan family man]], he will place the well-being of his wives and children above his old way of life. However, he is also a [[BloodKnight blood knight]] who can be equally cruel to his enemies (and anything that can be remotely considered to be one) as he can be kind to his loved ones.

* CloseKnitCommunity: Plant-pumpkin was one before the Iron plague killed everyone who lived there but you.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: The P.B. is present throughout nearly all of your adventures, always helping you in your quest.

** The P.B. himself generally borderlines on [[BookDumb book dumb]], but he learned the goblin language just so he could know which part of their bodies were the most painful to hit.

--> '''The P.B.:''' "What's it saying ?"

** The P.B. and other Kränelorian barbarians often vow themselve to Zarkan, god of honor, duels and adversity.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: The P.B. and Fanta already had a pretty eventful life before you came along.
* HeroicSacrifice: Since he made the vow to protect you to repay his debt to Fanta, [[DebtDetester the P.B.]] is enclined to [[TakingTheBullet shield you from harm]] in more or [[TakeMeInstead less direct ways]].

* TheLancer: The P.B. mainly fills this role for your duo. Where you plan ahead, [[CuttingTheKnot he is ready to act immediatly]], where you are one to avoid fighting, [[BloodKnight he dreams of good duels]], where you are largely inexperienced, [[OlderSidekick he is used to this adventurous life]]. Averted if you choose to be a warrior, as he will be more of a mentor.

** The P.B. may finish a vow by invoking Zarkan, while you will in turn call to Mélène if you show sympathy.

* OlderSidekick: The P.B. is much older than you, although you are often the more mature of the duo. Before that, Fanta was one to the P.B. himself.

* UndyingLoyalty: The P.B. shows such loyalty to you and Fanta.

* Uberwald: Eccborian is a remote country, thought by many to be just a legend. The sun shines only for a few hours there, making it the ideal kingdom for vampires.

* MoralPragmatist: Vetherr gained his nickname of Bearer of the Burden because of what he accepted to do thousands of years ago in an effort to save the world.

* MoralEventHorizon: Vetherr crossed it when he hurt Ytia and Mélène forever.

* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheFortressOfTheBlackCauldron'' (2021)
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheHornOfIvorySands'' (Unreleased)
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheSpearOfValkar'' (Unreleased)
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheCirclesWedding'' (Unreleased)
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheSilentIsland'' (Unreleased)
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheShadowOfTheJudge'' (Unreleased)
* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfThePyrobarbarianAndBillyInTheTowerOfNacre'' (Unreleased)

-->''Will your Billy save the kingdom from the apocalypse ? Or will he die a shameful death facing adversity and end up in a gutter ? [[ItsUpToYou It's up to you]] to discover it, for: YOU ARE BILLY !"

** Blathnat, god of knowledge, is known for his [[TrueSight inescapable gaze]], but Nyses, god of secrets, is the one being that he has never seen and will never be able to see.

* OlderAndWiser: Uther finds no more happiness from his life of heroic and slightly less heroic deeds and follows this trope, [[CallToAgriculture ending up as a simple and much happier farmer]].

* SexGod: Ytia is a litteral sex goddess. Runir is one of the only being in existence capable to relieve her from her pulsions.

* TheSilentBob: Farmers communicate through the movement of their eyebrows. It's often [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs]], as a surprising amount of informations can passed through these.

* SwordAndSorcery: Let's see: morally ambiguous [[ActionHeroes action heroes]] who may act with [[CombatPragmatism combat pragmatism]] if needed ? Check. All about fast paced action? Unless you pick a cautious build, this will be the case. Corrupt figures of authority ? Check. The author wanted to this genre, so he did.

* ToServeMan: Ogres, dark elves and archnauresses follow this regimen, though they can eat grossly anything that walks or crawls if needed.

* UltimateBlacksmith: As god of craftmanship, Runir is this.
* TheUnapologetic: Vetherr is sure that he ever only acted for the greater good, and will never allow himself to think he has made a mistake when he hurt the twins.

* CombatPragmatism: If you want to survive when you are not an accomplished warrior (and even that isn't always enough), you must do anything you can to survive. Whether it is [[InTheBack using sneak attacks]], [[AHandfulForAnEye throwing sand in the eyes of your enemies]], [[PoisonedWeapon using]] [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink poison]], [[ThrowDownTheBomblet explosives]], [[HollywoodAcid acid]], [[ManOnFire flaming oil]], fighting at three against one, [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown kicking enemies while they are down]], [[ItMakesSenseInContext taking the treasure as hostage]] or plainly avoiding to fight.

%%* CuteBruiser: As you are still a teenager, this is what you become if you focus yourself on your skills as a warrior.

%%* DespairEventHorizon: Vetherr crossed it when his creator revealed what danger [[HumansAreCthulhu mankind represented to the world as a whole]].

* EtTuBrute: It is implied that Vetherr was Ytia and Mélène's lover efore turning on them. Or at least a very close friend.
* EthnicGod: While they recognize the other pantheons' existence, different ethnic groups choose to worship different gods, who in turn manifest their powers through different means.

* ExorcistHead: If you see Blathnat, he is also watching you, and no matter where you are, his visage will face your sight. If you are behind him, he is facing you, if you are aboving him, he's facing you, [[RuleOfThree if you are below him, he's facing you]].

* GodIsFlawed: Blathnat is asocial, Edire has too much {{Pride}} and is [[HairTriggerTemper too quick to anger]], Neit is incapable of letting go of his friend, Parodikos can be overly cruel, Ytia is naive, Zarkan does not always keep his word, Ytia is naive and [[SuddenlyShouting PHUMTAR IS A PLATYPUS !]]

* BlindingBangs: Runir's hair covers half of his face. Considering that he is half-yack, it's a {{Justified|Trope}}.

* TheChessmaster: Atella, Zarkan, Edire and Vetherr often play this role, choosing [[UnwittingPawn mostly unwitting mortal champions]] and putting them on the path that will serve best their own interests, the first three's often being to oppose Zarkan.