Line #138 Characters/VapnthjofrSaga


1	!Hillevi
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3	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_hillevi_2.jpg]]
4	* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Being a bear, her claws are sharp enough to kill someone if she lands a full power blow. This is seen when she kills Chiefstain Lief in a single swipe.
5	* ActionMom: She has three children, and can fight with both a hammer and her bare hands..
6	* BadassCape: Wears a red cape as a part of her regular outfit.
7	* BearyFriendly: Gentle unless you manage to anger her.
8	* TheBlacksmith: She runs a smithy.
9	* BrawnHilda: She looks very masculine compared to her wife due to her training as a warrior.
10	* ButchLesbian: A former warrior and blacksmith, with some difficulty talking about her emotions, and married to another woman.
11	* DentedIron: She is a retired warrior with a bad leg.
12	* DudeNotFunny: She glares at a merchant when he jokes about soldiers going to war meaning more business for him since she doesn't approve the senseless death caused by war.
13	* GoodIsNotSoft: If you harm anyone younger or smaller that you in her presence, expect to get hurt.
14	* HandicappedBadass: One of her legs has an old injury that keeps acting up.
15	* HappilyMarried: To Nanna. She's happy with her, although she seems a bit reluctant to talk about some difficult emotions.
16	* MamaBear: A literal example. Strikes those who threatens her children, or any other smaller animal.
17	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Downplayed as she doesn't regret killing Leif since she did it to protect Unni. However, she feels horrified by the act itself and the repercussions that will follow.
18	* ReluctantWarrior: Not at all willing to head out to war.
19	* RetiredBadass: She's a former warrior.
20	* StoutStrength: Comes naturally with being a bear. A piece of official artwork of her in human form also showed her to be on the pudgy side.
21	* TeamMom: Plays this role for the group.
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23	!Unni
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25	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_unni_9.jpg]]
26	* TheBard: She's a musician and storyteller.
27	* BadassNative: She's a sami (The indigenous people of northen scandinavia)
28	* BeneathTheMask / SadClown: She mostly keeps up a happy disposition but occationally lets it slip that she carries some bagage from events in her past: [[spoiler:She indirectly caused her fathers death and the shame drove her to run away from home.]]
29	* BigOlEyebrows: Her eyebrows are larger than her eyes.
30	* BlueIsHeroic: She wears a blue Gákti (Traditional sami garb)
31	* BoyishShortHair: In a piece of official artwork of human forms of the characters, Unni's hair is in a pixie cut.
32	* CoolAunt: She fulfills this role for Vide's kids.
33	* CuteBruiser: Bashes a deer several times her size with a chair.
34	* FriendToAllChildren: She clearly cares deeply for the kids under her and Vide's care. Threats made against them triggers her BerserkButton.
35	* FoxFolk: She's an arctic fox.
36	* HonoraryUncle: She's this to Vide's kids.
37	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Sometimes her attempts at lightening the mood doesn't go over well.
38	* ItsAllMyFault: She blames herself for Hillevi being in the mission for the weapon thief since she had to kill Chieftain Lief to save her life.
39	* LadEtte: Swears and fights.
40	* LadySwearsALot: Has used both F-bombs and various other swears.
41	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The masculine girl to her friend Vide's feminine boy.
42	* MotorMouth: She sometimes spouts long anecdotes and rambles about her friends, her travels, or sometimes her culture.
43	* OutdoorsyGal: She loves exploring.
44	* PlatonicCoParenting: She and her friend Vide takes care of two kids together.
45	* PluckyGirl: She is fearless (Or at least tries to put up an act of it), daring to stand up against animals many times her size, and she tries her best to stay optimistic even in dire situations.
46	* PrimaryColorChampion: Her outfit is red and blue with yellow details, common colors in traditional Sami dress.
47	* StreetMusician: She's first introduced playing music in the town square.
48	* WeakButSkilled: She is small, but she still managed to injure an attacking wolf.
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50	!Shirin
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52	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_shirin.jpg]]
53	* BadassBookworm: She spends a lot of time writing runes and reading persian scientific texts. She's also starting to turn into a bookworm of the more badass variety as she's forced into a dangerous mission.
54	* CowardlyLion: She's not a brave type, but still heads out to [[spoiler:try and save her sister when she's taken hostage.]]
55	* DaddysGirl: She's seemingly close to her father, who manages to calm her down during a panic attack.
56	* FriendlessBackground: Implied, with her asking whom she possibly could travel with.
57	* FurryReminder: She bristles up her tail when frightened.
58	* TheMedic: She is relatively well-read on healing arts, and stitches wounds after a battle.
59	* NaiveNewcomer: She has no battle experience, and is implied to not have left her home island too often in the past.
60	* ShrinkingViolet: She lacks confidence, she's anxious, and she gets very flustered when complimented.
61	* SiblingYinYang: She is shy and anxious, while her sister is bold and outgoing.
62	* ShorterMeansSmarter: She's the smallest out of the main characters, but she is also well-read.
63	* StrongerThanTheyLook: In spite of her small size, she has managed to fire a longbow, bite off a wolf's tail and pull up people bigger than her from cliffs. However, she is also a GlassCannon who cannot handle taking hits very well.
64	* Workaholic: She stays up at night working on translating text scrolls.
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66	!Herja
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68	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_herja.jpg]]
69	* BruiserWithASoftCenter
70	* CoolSword: She has an intricate sword, given to her by [[spoiler: the weapon thief.]]
71	* CoveredWithScars: Scars all over her body, including her face.
72	* EarAche: She cuts off her branded ear.
73	* EyeScream: One of her eyes is gone and scarred over.
74	* FullBoarAction: A wild boar armed with a sword.
75	* DeadPanSnarker: Has some shades of it.
76	-->''So she sent you to kill the weapon thief for her? Well, I'm sure you're some capable warriors, then.''
77	* LeeroyJenkins: She throws herself at both [[spoiler: the weapon thief and later the main characters, beleiving they are out to capture her.]]
78	* NominalHero: She [[spoiler: joins in on the quest due to a thirst for vengeance, and an understanding that she can't possibly succeed alone.]]
79	* NotSoAboveItAll: She chuckles at one of Unni's amusing anecdotes, and she enthusiastically wolfs down flatbread when she presumably gets decent food for the first time in years.
80	* RedIsViolent: She wears red (Washed-out reds, but still) and she's a VillainKiller.
81	* RevengeBeforeReason: She spends years inprisoned, waiting for a chance to take revenge on her captors. When [[spoiler:the Weapon thief frees her, she also kills the captors, thus robbing Herja of her chance of vengeance. This makes her set her vengeance sight on The weapon thief instead.]]
82	* SleevesAreForWimps: Her scarred arms are bare.
83	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:She ran away from an abusive home in her youth.]]
84	* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:She's the only survivor of the band of outlaws she once was part of.]]
85	* VengeanceDenied: Her dreams of getting revenge on her captor is crushed when [[spoiler: the weapon thief kills him while breaking her out.]]
86	* VillainKiller: She's not squeamish about killing to save herself or others, or to get revenge.
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89	!The weapon thief
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91	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_twt.jpg]]
92	* AntagonistTitle: Vápnthjófr is Old Norse for "weapon thief".
93	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Why she befriended Herja in the past.]]
94	* BrutishBulls: She's an aurochs.
95	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Simply called "The weapon thief"
96	* HornsOfVillainy: Being an aurochs, she naturally has horns.
97	* LightIsNotGood: She's a white aurochs with light blue eyes.
98	* MacGuffinSuperPerson: A jotun being hunted by the aesir follower's side, as well as [[spoiler:the main characters after being given an ultimatum of either hunting her down or facing execution.]]
99	* MadeOfIron: Being impaled by a spear doesn't seem to bother her at all.
100	* MusclesAreMeaningful: She has very pronounced muscles.
101	* OccultBlueEyes
102	* OurGiantsAreBigger: She's a [[Myth/NorseMythology jotun]].
103	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Wrecks entire fortresses and destroys entire armies all by herself.
104	* WalkingArmory: She's not called "The weapon thief" for nothing.
105	* WeaponSpecialization: She has a lot of weapons, but mainly uses axes.
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107	!Vide
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109	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_vide.jpg]]
110	* ExtremeDoormat: His first instincts when confronted is to frantically apologize.
111	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The feminine boy to Unni's masculine girl.
112	* Nephewism: His character profile states that he was raised by his uncle.
113	* NonActionGuy: He tries to help Unni the best he can, but he is in no way a fighter.
114	* ParentalSubstitute: To Ailu.
115	* RabbitMagician: He practices shaman arts, putting himself in trances to get visions.
116	* RighteousRabbit: He's a hare.
117	* TheOneGuy: He's the only male main character.
118	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Platonically with [[spoiler:Nanna.]]
119	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His crying daughter sets off a sequence of events that leads to [[spoiler: Hillevi, Unni, and Shirin forced into a SuicideMission.]]
120	* WhiteBunny: Justified- he is a mountain hare, a species that are white during winter.
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123	!Ailu
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125	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_ailu.jpg]]
126	* BigEater: Swallows a flatbread burrito in one bite.
127	* CuteOwl: A fluffy snowy owl.
128	* DeadPanSnarker: Both in a friendly manner towards his surrogate family and in an antagonistic manner towards his enemies.
129	* HappilyAdopted: Has Vide as a ParentalSubstitute, and Unni as an honorary aunt.
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132	!Nanna
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134	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrtt_nanna_4.jpg]]
135	* TheCassandra: She tries warning the queen that she's ruining her cause but her warnings fall on deaf ears.
136	* CloudCuckoolander: Shows some signs of it, with friendly taunting and going on abscent-minded tangents.
137	* JumpedAtTheCall: [[spoiler:When Hillevi goes off to protest being drafted, she has Nanna go to her parents with their kids to ensure they're safe. However, Nanna receives signs in her visions that makes her head back to Freyr's island to try and help Hillevi.]]
138	* LipstickLesbian: More feminine than her wife.
139	* MagicStaff: She has a Vala's staff.
140	* RedheadInGreen: She has a reddish tint to her fur, and she wears a green robe. She's also a redhead in artwork of her in human form.
141	* Seers: She is a Vala, and she has visions in her trances.
142	* TheStoner: As part of TruthInTelevision, she uses simulating herbs as part of her shamaness rituals and mentions having a garden where she grows them.
143	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Platonically with [[spoiler:Vide.]]
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145	!Hjördis
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147	[[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portratt_hjordis_266x300.jpg]]
148	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes / AntagonistInMourning: Although she tries to remain stoic, she shows for a moment that she's upset about her brother's [[spoiler:death at the hands of the weapon thief.]]
149	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: She's not very merciful towards subjects that wrongs her or her close men.
150	* LadyOfWar: She's an elegant, well-dressed queen leading armies.
151	* LargeAndInCharge: She's a moose.
152	* MeaningfulName: Hjördis means "Sword goddess". She is a devoted follower of aesir gods, and she uses a sword.
153	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She leads a war.
154	* TrueBlueFemininity: She wears a blue dress.
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157	!Ulf
158	[[quoteright:298:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portratt_ulf_298x300_4.jpg]]
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160	* ADogNamedDog: "Ulf" is an old norse name that simply means "wolf".
161	* AFatherToHisMen: Quite literally. Many of his soldiers are also his children.
162	* BeardOfBarbarism: He has long, shaggy fur on his jaw and chin.
163	* GreenAndMean: Mainly wears green.
164	* HeroesActVillainsHinder: He gets involved after news reaches him that the heroes are out to kill the weapon thief.
165	* KnightTemplar: He is deeply devoted to the vanir gods, and fights anyone standing in the way of him and his forces taking back Jämtland.
166	* OffingTheOffspring / TheEndJustifiesTheMeans: He's ready to sacrifice his children for his goal.
167	* PrinciplesZealot: When he's on holy ground, he won't harm his enemy even when he's got them backed into a corner, since "Blood cannot be spilt at Freyr's feet".
168	* SavageWolves: He's a grey wolf.

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