Line #160 Characters/Digger


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3	'''Warning: spoilers follow.'''
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7	[[folder:Digger]]
8	->''"What in the name of the dirt under the claws of the mother of all wombats."''
9
10	The title character, a wombat who got lost digging one day, and finds herself in a strange world.
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12	* ActionGirl: If she has to, she kicks much ass.
13	%% * BadassAdorable
14	%% * BadassNormal
15	* BattleCry: '''REMEMBER TUNNEL SEVENTEEN!'''
16	* BigSisterMentor: To Murai. Not even the statue of Ganesh knows what Murai would do without Digger's advice under her belt.
17	* BlackBeadEyes: Digger is drawn this way.
18	* CharacterTitle: Digger is both the name of the comic and the main character.
19	* DeadpanSnarker: She copes with the weirdness around her by snarking about it.
20	* {{Determinator}}: If something needs doing and Digger's the best person for the job, she'll darn well see it through, whether it's carrying a friend out of hostile territory or performing a MercyKill on a god.
21	* GiverOfLameNames: [[http://diggercomic.com/blog/2007/03/03/digger-14/ Claims]] not to be good at coming up with names.
22	-->'''Digger:''' My pet mole was "Mr. Mole" and my fish was "Mr. Fishy."
23	* HeroicBSOD: Seems a bit more reserved after [[spoiler:Ed dies]]; she's reacting to other people, but just barely enough to get by.
24	* TheHeroine: Of the comic. She also serves as TheLancer to [[HeroOfAnotherStory Murai]].
25	* IndyPloy: Not that Digger likes such things, but it's generally how things end up anyway.
26	--> '''Ed:''' Ed is hoping Digger-mousie knows what is doing!\
27	'''Digger:''' Why start now?
28	* IHaveManyNames: Digger, [[OverlyLongName Digger-of-Unnecessarily-Convoluted-Tunnels Of Clan Quartzclaw]], Burrower, Honored Digger, Digger-Mousie, Earth-Rat, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Little Mother of Earthquakes]].
29	* ImmuneToFate: {{Downplayed}}: As a descendant of Descending-Helix, Digger is immune to divine prophecy. However, she is not immune to prophecies from oracular slugs.
30	* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: She beats herself up over [[spoiler:Ed's death]], convinced that she could've prevented it somehow.
31	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=188 Digger inadvertently leads the hyena tracking her straight to Jhalm]]. She hears the fight start behind her, but since she really doesn't like either party, she just keeps on going. [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=359 Later on, she manages to befriend the same hyena]]. [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=352 Then Jhalm finds out, and puts two and two together]]. Should've listened to your mother, Dig...
32	* MamaBear: Don't you ''dare'' mislead Shadowchild.
33	* MinoredInAsskicking: Majored in geology/architecture. Well, she is a wombat.
34	* NayTheist: Her attitude is that gods are a whole heap of trouble of which you're better off steering clear. Apparently this is common among wombats.
35	* OnlySaneWoman: Often her reaction to the extravagantly weird events she's involved in is some variation on the tune of "Oh, no, what is it ''now''?" Unfortunately for her, somebody's got to keep her little group of dubiously-sane, questionably-competent weirdos in line, and as the only ''fully'' sane and ''completely'' competent person around, Digger's drafted.
36	* OverlyLongName: Digger-Of-Unnecessarily-Convoluted-Tunnels. Of Clan Quartzclaw. And she picks up [[IHaveManyNames some nicknames]] as she goes along, too.
37	* ParentalSubstitute: To the Shadowchild.
38	%%* PowerfulPick: Her (and most wombats') .
39	* ShutUpHannibal: Given that sarcasm is [[DeadpanSnarker Digger's standard response]] to most things, this is quite common.
40	-->'''[[spoiler:Sweetgrass Voice]]:''' Do you have any idea how long ''twelve thousand'' years is?\
41	'''Digger:''' I know it's not long enough to make a good rock.
42	* StealthPun: Her full name, '''D'''igger-of-'''U'''nnecessarily-'''C'''onvoluted-'''T'''unnels.
43	* TheUnchosenOne: Descending Helix made sure that his descendants (Digger included) were ImmuneToFate as payment for helping bind He-Is, but due to a loophole and being a possessor of common courtesy, Digger is roped into helping out anyway.
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:Ed]]
47	->''"It was told to die, leave no name, no memory, no bones where real people might eat them. But It did not die. It has no name. But It will paint. After It is bones. After all real people are bones, after all names are eaten, someone will find pictures, maybe will not matter then that It doesn't have a name. Someone will remember pictures."''
48
49	A male hyena that Digger happens across one night who promptly tries to eat her, [[DefeatEqualsFriendship but becomes her friend shortly after]].
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51	* AmazonChaser: He certainly thought so of Blood Eyes. She ''was'' one of the strongest warriors of her time, in any case.
52	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Don't threaten [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf his child. Even if you're her crazy mother]]]]. And don't taunt his circumstances.
53	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments.
54	* TheDogBitesBack: After long years of abuse, when he finally decides to act, it's... decisive.
55	* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: [[AvertedTrope Gut-wrenchingly averted.]]
56	* ExtremeDoormat: Was unwilling to confront his mate about her unrealistic expectations and was unwilling to try to protect himself from domestic abuse until his child was hurt. He considers his inaction to be his greatest failing.
57	* AFateWorseThanDeath: His original name was eaten, making him a non-entity in his culture.
58	-->"It has no name. Its name was eaten."
59	* HeroicBSOD: Has something of a breakdown after encountering (and being rejected by) Grim Eyes.
60	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Breaks the chain keeping He-Is (and therefore, [[SealedEvilInACan Sweetgrass Voice]]) alive, but dies in the process]].
61	* IWasQuiteALooker: Describes himself as beautiful when he was first courted by Blood Eyes.
62	* LoveMakesYouDumb: Has this opinion towards his choosing to put up with ''years'' of abuse.
63	--> ''"Skin-painter is fool."''
64	* MyGreatestFailure: Considers his inaction and cowardice in dealing with Blood Eyes to be this. According to him, he should have left or run long before Blood Eyes hurt their daughter or fell so low that killing her was the only way to stop her.
65	* NoNameGiven: His name is [[AFateWorseThanDeath gone]] so Digger decides to call him "Ed."
66	* PapaWolf: Accepts years of abuse, but as soon as his ''daughter'' is the one being hurt, he [[spoiler:tears out his mate's throat]].
67	* ThePhilosopher: Manages this even while invoking YouNoTakeCandle.
68	%%* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:He dies in the climax]].
69	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: '''''[[spoiler: NAME-- IS-- ED!]]'''''
70	* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Since Ed had been exiled, he hadn't talked to anyone before Digger came along (presumably because no one but the hyenas would know where to find him, and they consider him to be unclean since [[AFateWorseThanDeath his name was eaten]] when he was exiled). After seventeen years of silence, he simply ''forgot how to speak'', and the syntax he uses is his best guess.
71	* TakeAwayTheirName: His name was eaten, rendering it as dead and gone as the rabbits he eats for breakfast.
72	* TragicStillbirth:
73	** {{Averted}} for Ed himself. Usually, hyena firstborn don't survive the birth, but Ed did.
74	** Unfortunately, his and Blood-Eyes' firstborn was not so lucky.
75	* YouNoTakeCandle: We initially think he's [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue eloquent in his own language]]. He's not -- he hasn't talked to anyone in seventeen years, so his language skills have atrophied a bit. He has a peculiar wisdom and eloquence of his own, even so.
76	[[/folder]]
77
78	[[folder:The Shadowchild]]
79	->''"But what is an evil? Is it like water or like a hedgehog or night or lumpy? What does it look like? How do I know?"''
80
81	A young, curious little shadow demon who hatched from the body of a dead bird. It eats shadows and has latched onto Digger for moral support.
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83	* AmbiguousInnocence: Innocent to the point of no morality. Fortunately, it seems to trust Digger and want to learn. Unfortunately, ethics aren't the easiest thing to explain. [[spoiler:It does figure out morality well enough to refuse to kill its companions and (correctly) identify another demon as evil, even when the other demon states that demons are above such petty "rules" - though it still mostly argues the point in terms Digger has told it.]]
84	* BadassAdorable: Cannot be hurt by mundane means, and has powers beyond most creatures. Goes toe-to-toe with [[spoiler:the projection of an ancient demon]] and ''wins''.
85	* BewareTheNiceOnes: It's cute as a button, but don't forget: Shadowchild is, for all intents and purposes, a soul-eating demon.
86	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Digger is left having to teach Shadowchild the many nuances of what's right and wrong, and Shadowchild has difficulty understanding the concepts. [[spoiler:Sweetgrass Voice]] explains the moralities of demons, and the rules of ''creatures'' don't apply. After [[spoiler:absorbing Sweetgrass Voice's projection]], Shadowchild seems to become wiser to the way things are; it states that while morality is still hard to grasp, it understands Digger's dilemma and the varying nature of good and evil, and [[spoiler:leaves to find other demons to teach]].
87	* CheerfulChild: Shadowchild is upbeat about odd things.
88	* ChildrenAreInnocent: It's naive about the world, and doesn't seem to mean any harm.
89	* ConstantlyCurious: Asks Digger a ''lot'' of questions.
90	* DarkIsNotEvil: It's not quite good either (see AmbiguousInnocence), but calling it evil would be a big stretch.
91	%%* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Technically a demon, but follows Digger around in a non-threatening way.
92	* FurryConfusion: The Shadowchild's concern for the possibility of eating anything that can talk runs across more difficulty because it is, not unreasonably, unwilling to assume that prey animals can't without case-by-case checking.
93	* GrowingUpSucks: After [[spoiler:absorbing a projection of Sweetgrass Voice and becoming smarter and more demon like]], it states this almost word for word to Digger, who understands the sentiment.
94	* LivingShadow: Demons in the Digger-verse take this form.
95	%%* NoBiologicalSex
96	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: As far as it knows, it doesn't have an actual name. Digger coined the term "shadowchild" to refer to it, but usually just addresses it as "Shadow".
97	%%* OurDemonsAreDifferent: It's an intangible shadow creature.%%Is it also a demon?
98	* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Undergoes a significant growth spurt after [[spoiler:absorbing Sweetgrass Voice's projection and memories]].
99	%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
100	* RunningJoke: "Am I a--" "No, Shadowchild, you are ''not'' a [insert animal/object/abstract concept here]."
101	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Capable of "stretching" itself into scarier shapes, and its non-stretched form is always pretty variable.
102	* WildChild: Seems to be standard for demons; most either go feral or are taken in by other demons. As far as it can determine, a demon being raised by something ''kind'' just hasn't happened, though [[spoiler:Shadow sets out to rectify this]].
103	* YourSoulIsMine: If Shadowchild eats the shadow of a living creature, it falls into a coma and eventually dies.
104	[[/folder]]
105
106	[[folder:The Statue of Ganesh]]
107	->'''''Digger:''''' ''You're a lifesaver.''\
108	'''''Statue:''''' ''On occasion, yes.''
109
110	A statue of the Hindu god Ganesh. Digger pops out of a hole in his temple. The Veiled worship him and other gods.
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112	* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: The Statue of Ganesh is not only a speaking statue, but also a mouthpiece for Ganesh himself. Digger, being blind to the finer points of godly incarnation, just treats it as a talking statue all the time until Murai points out she's actually been conversing with Ganesh in their last conversation.
113	* AintTooProudToBeg: When Digger objects to bringing Murai with her into the magic tunnel, the Statue resorts to pleading to convince her.
114	-->'''Digger:''' That's ''low'', Statue.\
115	'''Statue of Ganesh:''' Unfortunately, you are immune to divine commandments and injunctions from on high, so this is what I am reduced to, burrower.
116	* BecauseISaidSo: He comments to the titular wombat that neither he nor [[KnightTemplar Jhalm]] want to have a conversation ending with "Because I'm a god and I say so."
117	* ExpressiveMask: Rather impressively done -- while the statue's face is immobile (on account of being a ''statue''), differences in angle and lighting let Ursula give him quite the array of expressions. Depending on what he's saying and how the panel is positioned, he can look pleased, concerned, or even pull off a CheshireCatGrin.
118	* GodIsGood: Ganesh is old, wise, and, most importantly, benevolent. He has a kindness and patience with all of his followers and an understanding of the qualms of others. That said, he's not above [[GoodIsNotSoft the occasional manipulative action]] to further the cause of the greater good.
119	* GodsHandsAreTied: He is only one part of Ganesh, and even then, he's a statue.
120	* LivingStatue: He's a wooden statue that can communicate with others, though he is immobile.
121	%%* OmniscientMoralityLicense
122	%%* OurGodsAreDifferent
123	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Does what he can to aid Digger and her companions.
124	* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Though he isn't much of a DeadpanSnarker normally, he can definitely hold his own against [[DeadpanSnarker Digger]] in a snark-fest.
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	[[folder:Murai]]
128	->''"I looked upon the face of a goddess. And it broke me. And now some things take me back there. Children screaming, or the darkness shining, or the smell -- I really can't describe the smell."''
129
130	A former member of the Veiled and a worshiper of Ganesh. Has occasional bouts of madness. [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits So, of course, she fits right in.]]
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132	* BrokenBird: She looked upon the face of the Black Mother, and now hears voices, hallucinates, falls into insensate babbling, talks to herself and occasionally tries to kill everything in her path. Otherwise, she's a shy, sweet, dutiful monk.
133	* TheChosenOne: Murai is a prophesied hero. [[HeroOfAnotherStory Just not of]] ''[[HeroOfAnotherStory this]]'' [[HeroOfAnotherStory story]].
134	* {{Determinator}}: Beneath her gentleness and her madness, there are ''incredible'' resources of toughness.
135	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: The source of her madness is from looking upon the [[GodOfEvil Black Mother]].
136	* HandicappedBadass: Adding to an occasionally paralyzing bout of madness, she breaks her arm during a quest, which doesn't make her any less determined.
137	* HeroOfAnotherStory: According to prophecy, she's TheChosenOne for ''something'', but whatever that something is doesn't occur during this story. [[spoiler:It's implied that one day, "when she stands astride the fulcrum of the world," her experiences during ''Digger'' will turn out to be vital]].
138	* HoldingTheFloor: She knows enough about Jhalm to know he will at least hesitate to attack [[spoiler:a lone, injured, if armed girl]].
139	* MadnessMantra: "Black Mother, pass us by, turn your head away from us, we are not here, ''we are not here'', pass us by..."
140	** BadassCreed: "Black Mother... ''Show your face!''"
141	* MoralityPet: To Jhalm. [[spoiler:At the end, she says she needs to follow him to make sure he makes the right decisions, despite him coming very close to ordering her arrest in the climax]].
142	* NiceGirl: She's gentle and polite to everyone she speaks to -- even demons.
143	* SanitySlippage: Triggered by flashbacks to her experience with the Black Mother.
144	* TaremeEyes: Western example, Murai's eyes are [[http://diggercomic.com/?p=230 noticeably droopy in close-ups]].
145	* WaifFu: All the Veiled are trained in combat, and Murai has the added help/hindrance in murderous, madness-fueled fits of rage.
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder:Boneclaw Mother]]
149	->''"Go on. They won't eat you unless you do something stupid."''
150
151	Senior female member of the hyena tribe, who adopts Digger to settle an honor dispute.
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153	* BadassNormal: ''[[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=541 "I may be old, but if you think I can't still rip you up one side and down the other, cub, even if I am blind and five times your age..."]]''
154	* BlindSeer: Digger does not initially realize she is blind.
155	-->'''Digger:''' I keep meeting people wearing strange masks, you see.\
156	'''Boneclaw Mother:''' Perhaps it is a sign, then. Perhaps ''you'' ought to be wearing one.
157	* CombatPragmatist: If her little "chat" with [[spoiler:Jhalm]] had gone awry and their two factions had come to blows, she was ready to scratch him with venom-laced claws before he could take her out.
158	* CoolMask: She uses this and her blindness for political advantage by claiming (''probably'' falsely) [[ByTheEyesOfTheBlind to be able to see through the pebble eyes of the mask]]. [[CoolOldLady She is sufficiently badass that other hyenas fear it may be true.]]
159	* CoolOldLady: Totally badass, occasionally terrifying, and very, very cunning - but ultimately kind.
160	* DirtyOldWoman: Has a reputation as such among her tribe.
161	-->'''[[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=430 Boneclaw Mother:]]''' Shadebones here has this ''one'' nephew, and Hare's Ghost, if I were thirty years younger...\
162	'''Shadebones:''' You're blind. You can't even ''see'' him.\
163	'''Boneclaw Mother:''' He smells adorable.\
164	'''Shadebones:''' You're a vile old woman.
165	* DisabilitySuperpower: She exploits the trope as much as she can, such as when telling Grim Eyes to go with Digger on her initial quest. Whether Grim Eyes won or lost the fight threatened, she would still lose face with the tribe. [[MortonsFork By losing, she's lost to an elderly woman. By winning, she's won... against an elderly woman]].
166	* ExpressiveMask: The ropes holding the stones on her mask will rotate sometimes, often to correspond with her current emotion.
167	* {{Expy}}: She is basically a mix of Literature/{{Discworld}}'s Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg.
168	* NeverMessWithGranny:
169	-->'''[[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=542 Grim Eyes:]]''' Frankly, I'm more scared of Boneclaw Mother than the gods. She-Is-Fiercer isn't known for her left hook.
170	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She pretty much exists to prove that every Hyena woman doesn't have an enormous chip on her shoulder.
171	* TrrrillingRrrs: "I would like a worrrrd with you."
172	[[/folder]]
173
174	[[folder:Grim Eyes]]
175	->''"A '''friend''' might put a spear in your heart, but only an '''enemy''' will tell you it's for your own good."''
176
177	A young female hyena from Ed's tribe, whom Digger meets when Grim Eyes is trying to capture and eat her. They also eventually become comrades.
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179	* ActionGirl: As with most female hyenas.
180	%% * BadassNormal
181	* BigScrewedUpFamily: It is a wonder that Grim Eyes even ''approaches'' normal.
182	%% * GoodIsNotNice
183	* HeelFaceTurn: After Digger saves her from falling off a bridge, Grim Eyes becomes a lot less antagonistic towards her.
184	%%* IOweYouMyLife: To Digger. She's not too happy about it.
185	%%* TheLancer: To Digger.
186	* LukeIAmYourFather: She's revealed to be [[spoiler:Ed's daughter]].
187	%% * OrphansOrdeal
188	%% * ProudWarriorRaceGirl
189	* TrrrillingRrrs: When she's mad, a trait she shares with Boneclaw Mother.
190	* WeaknessTurnsHerOn: She tells Digger as much after some conventional-gender-role-reversal antics with Herne, their Deer-headed guide.
191	[[/folder]]
192
193	[[folder:Bloodtail]]
194	->''"Bloodtail always was a vain little child, worried that people were watching her and terrified that maybe they weren't. She grew into a nasty, vain adult."''
195	-->--'''Boneclaw Mother'''
196
197	Not much is known of her, but what is known makes her rather [[{{jerkass}} disagreeable]].
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199	* EnfantTerrible: As Boneclaw Mother mentions in the quote above, Bloodtail was always vain, even in her childhood.
200	* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: She encouraged spousal abuse by her sister because she was envious after Ed chose the sister over herself, with an added TakeThat implying that he was still better off with the madwoman who beat him than he ever would have been with her.]]
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Blood Eyes]]
204
205	Former [[spoiler:mate of Ed]].
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207	* FromBadToWorse: Her firstborn child died, and she has nobody to take out her rage/grief on aside from [[DomesticAbuse the spouse]] [[LoveMakesYouCrazy she still deeply loves (when she's sane)]]. Meanwhile her sister is taking advantage of her vulnerable state, eventually driving her mad enough to start beating her daughter as well.
208	* HeroicBSOD: After the death of her firstborn. Things went bad when her own sister started screwing with her head.
209	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: She did not take the loss of her firstborn well.
210	* PosthumousCharacter: Dies long before the story itself.
211	* SanitySlippage: She was never precisely stable to begin with, but [[TragicStillbirth losing her firstborn child]] (especially after pinning her hopes on its survival) tipped her over the edge. The fact that [[GreenEyedMonster her sister]] was actively manipulating her didn't help matters.
212	[[/folder]]
213
214	[[folder:Captain Jhalm]]
215	->''"Even compassion must bend before the law."''
216
217	Leader of the Veiled.
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219	* EyepatchOfPower: And once he gets it, he goes from merely being hostile to overtly opposing Digger before the statue of Ganesh.
220	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: He comes dangerously close to [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope slipping]] from simple KnightTemplar into this.
221	* InspectorJavert: One of the obstacles for Digger's attempts to straighten things out is Jhalm believing that she's cooperating with the hyenas (she is) to cause trouble for the village (she isn't).
222	* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Arguably, he becomes less of a [[GoodIsNotNice well meaning jerk]] and more of a spiteful KnightTemplar as the story goes on.
223	* KickTheDog: He's revealed early on to have killed one of Ganesh's flying rats to intercept a message to Digger.
224	* KnightTemplar: Increasingly so as the story goes on.
225	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Twice. the first time an unarmed Grim Eyes attacks him thinking she's got Digger, and the two get into a fight which Digger walks away from. They both come out no worse for wear. The second involves a fight with Cold Servants which he managed to hold off long enough for reinforcements to arrive and win the day. The latter was the engagement that cost him the eye.
226	* ToBeLawfulOrGood: [[spoiler:Murai forces him into one of these by pulling a YouShallNotPass on him at the entrance to Ganesh's temple -- he either has to abandon his hunt for Digger, or attack a girl with a broken arm who is also one of his subordinates. Boneclaw Mother successfully pushes him onto the good choice.]]
227	* YouHaveFailedMe: Averted. When Murai was sent to investigate the Black Mother, a god that was [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve gaining power from the beliefs of children]], she came back with her mind in shambles. Murai was surprised that instead of blaming her, Jhalm blamed himself for sending a child out into such a dangerous situation.
228	[[/folder]]
229
230	[[folder:The Oracular Slug]]
231	->''"One minute we're oozing along, not a care in the world, and the next, every time you cross a leaf, it's telling you the future. It's hard when you've got a brain the size of a '''pin head''', believe me."''
232
233	An oracle who is a slug. Pretty much the only creature who can keep a tab on Digger's future... to an extent. After all, his job is to ''deliver'' prophecies, not ''interpret'' them.
234	----
235	* ChekhovsGun: His prophecies are near-uselessly cryptic, but all come true.
236	%% * DeadpanSnarker
237	* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: He and Shadowchild get on very well.
238	* DrowningMySorrows: A literal case led to his family becoming oracles: a druid had a problem of slugs "sampling" his beer, then falling into the cauldron and drowning. He sought to give the slugs the foresight to avoid such a mistake, but botched his spell and gave them ''Foresight'' instead, which caused many slugs to seek out the beer to [[GoMadFromTheRevelation make the messages]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation stop]]''.
239	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The slugs appear in several panels of the comic writing graffiti on rocks or doing other funny things unrelated to the plot of the panel.
240	* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Being a slug, he has both male and female sexual organs.
241	* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: Alongside his vague prophecies, he also offers Digger some practical advice, which she's genuinely appreciative of.
242	* LoopholeAbuse: Descending Helix's contract [[ImmuneToFate prevented any gods from interfering with his descendants' destinies]]. He neglected to include any such clause about prophetic slugs.
243	[[/folder]]
244
245	[[folder:The Hag]]
246	->''"Ha! Was that a '''threat'''? What are you gonna do, beat up a healer in the middle of her village? I can think of a half-dozen gods who'd be very interested to hear about '''that'''."''
247
248	A young woman who acts as the healer for the village Rath. Digger finds herself holed up in her house more often than they'd both like.
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250	%% * DeadpanSnarker
251	* EmbarrassingFirstName: The artist's commentary bonus material from the Omnibus Kickstarter reveals that her name is [[spoiler:Hagitha. Yep, Hagitha the Hag.]]
252	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Though she's not actually old, she's only referred to as "the Hag", which seems to sort of come with the position. [[spoiler:Well, you'd probably be just fine going by your title only if your name was ''Hagitha''.]]
253	* TheMedic: As the village healer, she's often called in to help the injured, which is how she's introduced to Digger.
254	* {{Tsundere}}: Will not hesitate to call Digger out on her recklessness, will not hesitate to forestall Jhalm on questioning or capturing her and [[WhatTheHellHero will not hesitate to call out the Statue on]] sending Digger (and Murai) into possible danger.
255	* YoungerThanTheyLook: She's 19. You wouldn't think it to look at her.
256	[[/folder]]
257
258	[[folder:Surka]]
259	->''"You know any reason why an 'onest shrew can't be a bloody great troll on the side?"''
260
261	A professional troll who guards a rope bridge. She is actually a shrew.
262	----
263	* AllTrollsAreDifferent: This settings' trolls are distant relatives of goats. Surka, on the other hand, is only a troll by profession.
264	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Her employment history before becoming a Bridge-troll was "Pirate queen, assassin, and dishwasher."
265	* TheBeastMaster: When she met Digger, she was the master of a bunch of trolls guarding a bridge.
266	* BigDamnHeroes: Surka tends to just pop up whenever Digger needs muscle. [[WeNeedADistraction Or a distraction.]]
267	* TheBigGuy: Shares the role with Grim Eyes (though they're very rarely together at any one time).
268	%%* BoisterousBruiser
269	* CoolOldLady: Not in the actual comic ([[VagueAge probably]]), but Ursula's children's book ''Nurk'' is about her grandson, and from what we hear from him, she remained just as boisterous in her elderly years.
270	%% * DeadpanSnarker
271	* HeroOfAnotherStory: She's had quite a few adventures by the time Digger meets her, and her career has grown no less illustrious by the time her grandson Nurk is around.
272	%% * PintsizedPowerhouse
273	%% * TalkLikeAPirate
274	* TrollBridge: Her current job is managing one. She mentions winning it from an actual troll.
275	[[/folder]]
276
277	[[folder:He-Is]]
278
279	An OnlyMostlyDead hyena god.
280	----
281	* AndIMustScream: His FateWorseThanDeath. Banished from his wife and [[TakeAwayTheirName stripped of his name]] with only a demon for company, and [[DrivenToSuicide when he can't take it any longer]] and asks to be bound underground so he can die without hurting anyone else, his servants keep him alive against his will.
282	%%* TheAtoner
283	* BeatStillMyHeart: Inverted; it's not ''supposed'' to beat, but a team of slaves are forcing it to.
284	%%* ChekhovsGunman
285	* FateWorseThanDeath: [[AndIMustScream He is kept alive against his will]], along with the same demon that made him kill his own child.
286	* GodCouple: Was in one with She-Is, before Sweetgrass Voice messed it up for them.
287	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Deeply regrets his part in killing his firstborn child.
288	* OnlyMostlyDead: Is being kept alive after a fashion by his servants forcing his heart to keep beating.
289	* TakingYouWithMe: He tries to do this to Sweetgrass Voice, but he's kept alive against his will. It finally works when Digger and Ed show up and kill him for good.
290	[[/folder]]
291
292	[[folder:Sweetgrass Voice]]
293	->''"Kill me? Not even a '''god''' could kill me, dirt rat. Twelve thousand years I've been down here with him, and he's never found a way to destroy me. Twelve thousand years, dirt rat! And when his sanity began to fail and I finally drove him blundering up to the surface, what did he do but find dwarves and men and one of your filthy-clawed kind to bind him! Do you have any idea how long '''twelve thousand years''' is?"''
294
295	A powerful, elder demon who manipulated He-Is into fighting She-Is, and was therefore the cause of the whole mess and its aftermath. It's still alive, possessing He-Is' remains.
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297	* BigBad: Was likely the one responsible for magicking up Digger's tunnel and instigating the whole conflict.
298	* ChekhovsGunman: A demon with a voice like sweetgrass smoke appears in Ed's creation myth for the Hyenas as the corrupter of He-Is. Pages and pages later, the myth turned out to be one-hundred percent accurate, and the demon as evil as described.
299	%% * CompellingVoice
300	%% * TheCorrupter
301	%% * DemonicPossession
302	* IronicNickname: Real-life sweetgrass is a ''sacred'' plant in many indigenous traditions, said to repel evil through its sweet smell. Sweetgrass Voice is the BigBad.
303	* LeakingCanOfEvil: It's stuck inside He-Is, but can project itself outside to speak to people.
304	* LivingShadow: Takes this form when it manifests.
305	%% * ManipulativeBastard
306	* MeaningfulName: As far as a demon can have one, at least. Since demons' true names are TheUnpronounceable, "voice that smells like burning sweetgrass" is as good a descriptor as anyone can come up with.
307	%% * NoBiologicalSex
308	%% * OurDemonsAreDifferent
309	* SealedEvilInACan: It has some reach to work with, but as long as He-Is is shackled, it's stuck with him.
310	* ToxicFriendInfluence: He-Is despised the voice for its manipulation, but followed it into the depths anyway because it was the only thing willing to talk to him in his exile.
311	* TheUnpronounceable: Its true name, like that of all demons, cannot even be ''heard'' by most creatures, much less pronounced. In-story, it is represented by a series of dashes.
312	* WalkingWasteland: Forty thousand years before the story, a creature called Famine roamed the land and brought ruin wherever it went. It's implied, but never outright stated, that it's the same entity.
313	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / Digger