Characters / Dark Deity

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Unit Classes

• Black Mage: Alden, Sloane, Sara, Munroe, and Liberty's starting class is Mage, which can attack from close or far range with raw Arcane magic. However, with standard recruitment order, everyone from Sara on joins at a point when they have access to their Tier 2 classes, which are Magician, Arcanist, Conjurer, and Battlemage, the latter two wielding elemental damage.
• Combat Medic: Maren, Lincoln, Samara, Vesta, and Faust's initial class is Cleric, which are capable of healing other units in addition to wielding hammers in combat. However, with normal recruitment order, everyone from Samara on can immediately upgrade to either an Inquisitor, Guardian, Acolyte, or Priest, the latter two being more magic-focused than strength-focused.
• Devious Daggers: Cia, Brooke, Corvan, Ford, and Wren's starting class is Rogue, which means they're carrying an assortment of daggers to attack with. However, with standard recruitment order, only Cia joins before Level 10, when this group of characters can choose to upgrade to either the sword-wielding Duelist or axe-wielding Raider class instead of sticking with knives as a Stalker or Thief. Both knives and lances are considered Piercing damage when calculating armor-type advantages.
• Dragon Rider: The Warrior Tier 3 class Dragon Knight has a Western-style dragon as a steed, while the Adept Tier 3 class Thunderlord rides upon an Eastern-style flying dragon.
• Dual Wielding: The Rogue's Strider/Blade Dancer branch wields two blades in their battle animations, and their Trickster Tier 3 class juggles three daggers.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: Irving, Benji, Helena, Fenton, and Alexa's initial class is Warrior, who have swords as their default weapon. However, with standard recruitment order, only Irving joins before Level 10, when this group of characters can choose to upgrade to either the lance-wielding Dragoon or axe-wielding Barbarian class instead of sticking with blades as a Knight or Defender. The Ranger's Strider/Blade Dancer branch and the Rogue's Duelist/Gladiator branch also swaps out their original weapons for blades.
• Holy Hand Grenade: The Cleric's Priest/Prophet and Acolyte/Phantom branches use this instead of maces like their first Tier. In terms of armor-type advantages, it shares effectiveness with a bow's Projectiles, while being capable of attacking at close or far range.
• Playing with Fire: The Adept's Blaze/Firelord branch and the Mage's Conjurer/Pyromancer branch use this as their main element. The Warrior Tier 3 class Dragon Knight can use either lances or fire, with both deriving power from the Strength stat instead of Magic. In terms of armor-type advantages, it shares effectiveness with Slashing swords, while being capable of attacking at close or far range.
• Shock and Awe: The Adept's Surge/Thunderlord branch and the Mage's Battlemage/Aegis branch use this as their main element. In terms of armor-type advantages, it shares effectiveness with Cleaving axes, while being capable of attacking at close or far range.
• Weaponized Teleportation: The Astral Seeker's attack animation has them leap backwards into a portal, which launches them out of another portal towards their foe.

Playable Characters

Irving Sildairan

Voiced by: Griffin Puatu

The main protagonist. Currently the best student from Brookstead Academy, he and Garrick were a year from graduation when their king drafts the entire academy into war.

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• Disappeared Dad: He had never even met his father before the war begins, as Alastair's duties took precedent over his family.
• Expository Hairstyle Change: After Sterling's death, his hair changes from pure red to black with red tips.
• Honor Before Reason: Even after everything, he wishes to offer Empyrean a chance to surrender rather than inflict extra suffering to his demise or do a preemptive attack as some of his allies suggest.
• The Leader: Despite his proactiveness against evil, it's not until Koeli-Sumash's final trial that the group, which includes his former military superiors and various nobles, help him realize that he's become this.
• Leaked Experience: His unique skill allows nearby allies to gain a fraction of whatever experience points he earns when slaying an enemy.
• Rebel Leader: He becomes one mostly by accident, when his sense of justice leads to him freeing some wrongfully imprisoned Delians, which Alexa interprets as a call to arms against Varic.
• Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Has red hair (pre Expository Hairstyle Change) and green eyes, and is the main character of the game.

Garrick

Voiced by: Sean Chiplock

Irving's best friend. His father is the headmaster of Brookstead Academy, though Garrick believes he's The Unfavorite compared to star pupil Irving.

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• Critical Hit Class: His unique skill increases the damage his critical hits deal by an additional 15%.
• Deadpan Snarker: He's fond of quipping, such as wondering just how much distance Alden would get when Irving points out Garrick's father trusts mages "as far as he can throw them".
• The Lancer: As Irving's friend, he often contributes to the main story, more so than Maren or Alden.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Sorry in advance!"
  "Would hate to be you right now!"
  "Right between the eyes!"
• The Unfavorite: Garrick may be a single child, but his father is seen frequently disapproving of Garrick's actions, whether it's his choice of teammates or endangering the entire town by fighting back against Varic.

Maren

Voiced by: Abigail Turner

A cleric that Irving and Garrick convince to aid them during Brookstead's combat trials. A year older than them, she was expected to graduate after, but they all end up drafted together.

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• Healer Signs On Early: A cleric who's part of your initial quartet of characters.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "I hope you deserve this!"
  "You forced my hand!"
  "Not one step closer!"
• Regenerating Health: Her unique skill lets her regain some of her own health whenever she heals an ally.
• White Magician Girl: The first female party member (in standard order), and she's a Cleric who can heal her allies.

Alden

Voiced by: Casey Mongillo

Maren's younger brother, who forces himself into Irving's friend group when they request Maren's help. He was only in his first year of study before the mass recruitment, but his magical talent is nothing to scoff at.

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• Magikarp Power: His overall stats start fairly low, but his unique skill guarantees at least four increases per level.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Too easy!"
  "Comin' in hot!"
  "Let me at 'em!"
• Tagalong Kid: He's the youngest, and smallest, of the Brookstead Academy quartet.

Cia

Voiced by: Elsie Lovelock

A Duskwater barmaid who interprets the war as a call to adventure, and willingly signs up while the newly-conscripted Brookstead students are in town.

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• Custom Uniform of Sexy: She wears a bodice and short fur-trimmed jacket, exposing her midriff as well as her curves.
• The Gadfly: She has a habit of messing with people for amusement; for example, when Irving tries to deny that he's a Rebel Leader, Cia gleefully claims she's leading the revolution and that he's just a figurehead.
• Glass Cannon: Has very good offensive parameter growths, that are balanced with low HP and Defense growths.
• Hyperactive Metabolism: Her unique skill gives her additional benefits when consuming a healing item, all of which are types of food (oranges, beans, etc.).
• Mage Killer: Her good Fortitude growth and starting advantage versus Rune Cloak wearers makes her effective at disposing of mages.
• Ms. Fanservice: She has a pretty face, tight pants, exposed midriff, and enormous boobs.
• Of Corsets Sexy: She's technically wearing a bodice, but it still invokes the trope.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Bottom's up!"
  "This one's on the house!"
  "It's rude to stare!"

Elias

Voiced by: Kieran Flitton

A Duskwater villager and Cia's friend, who begrudgingly follows in her stead when she joins the army.

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• Aborted Declaration of Love: As a teenager, Elias planned to meet a friend at night and confess his feelings to him. However, his adept powers manifested that very night and he fled from home without meeting his friend.
• Ambiguously Bi: As a teenager had planned to confess his feelings for a male friend before his powers manifested and he was forced to run away from home. By the end of the story, he tells Cia that she's the only family he's known for a long while and that he loved her, but it's not entirely clear if that confession was romantic or platonic.
• Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Considers himself the only man capable of reigning in Cia's bullheadedness, and even then, he fails to prevent her from getting involved in a deadly war.
• Critical Hit Class: His unique skill gives him an innate chance for a critical attack regardless of his weapon.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Such is your fate!"
  "Your end approaches!"
  "You're just another cur!"

Bianca

Voiced by: Amalee

A soldier in the Delian Military, and one of Sterling's friends, who accompanies him when it's time to conscript the Brookstead students and guides them when Sterling must return to the frontlines.

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• Love Confession: Gives one to Samara in one of the final chapters if their bond is progressed all the way to the end, who reciprocates.
• Of Corsets Sexy: She wears one that exemplifies her ample breasts.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Yield now or die!"
  "Wrong day to play hero!"
  "You're really going to try me?"
• Valkyrie: Her overall aesthetic evokes one.

Lincoln

Voiced by: Christopher Burns

A soldier in the Delian Military, and another of Sterling's friends, who manages to entice a few additional conscripts from the town of Duskwater on their way back from Brookstead.

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• Honor Before Reason: He claims that he would not lie even in an attempt to save another person's life. He would choose to put his own life on the line to defend them rather than risk his honor for nothing.
• Large and in Charge: Is one of the taller party members, and was Irving and company's CO before gradually relinquishing control to Irving.
• Magic Knight: He has the Cleric class tree, and his unique skill increases his magical power by 20% of his strength.
• Real Men Love Jesus: Naturally, as a cleric, Lincoln is deeply religious.
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are: He tries to invoke this on Brooke.

Sloane Val'Myren

Sloane's final design

Voiced by: Kira Buckland

The disowned daughter of one of the most reviled noblemen in Delia. After her banishment, she struggled to survive in the Canopy forest, until she befriended Sophia. The two of them were later captured by bandits, and after Irving's squad rescues them, she repays them by lending her aid.

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• Abusive Parents: Her father Henry was incredibly manipulative, as detailed in his folder below. As for her mother Caelyn, she tried using Sloane as a tool against Henry, only to side with Henry over her when he threatened to banish her too.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Sloane can be haughty and ruthless, but she does care about her allies in the end.
• Patricide: She personally kills her father after the party defeats him without hesitation or regret. Much to her bafflement, those around her seem to expect her to feel grief or guilt over this, when she claims to feel no such thing.
• Ms. Fanservice: Her final design shows of her big boobs and long legs nicely. Her initial design wasn't much more than a cape, some fabric on her nipples, a pair of panties, and some high heels.
• Prank Gone Too Far: According to Sloane's backstory, the tension between Sloane and her father started when she gained the gift of magic and attempted to surprise him with the news, only for her father to interpret it as an attack against him and nearly kill her in retaliation.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "I've been saving this just for you!"
  "It's a shame. You're so cute."
  "Hahahaha! Die!"
• Riches to Rags: She's a former noble who was disowned by her father and forced to survive in the woods...
  • Rags to Royalty: ...But when her father's machinations are ruined, she has rightful ownership of the Val'Myren estate, granting her far greater influence than she ever had before.
• Stripperiffic: Her Beta design◊, used in pre-release material, is notably skimpier in comparison to her final design.
• Succession Crisis: In the game's epilogue, she maintains her Val'Myren status, but is now also co-ruling Delia with Monroe after Varic's death.
• Tsundere: Despite not being the nicest person around Sophia, Sloane admits to Monroe that Sophia is important to her and asks him not to keep this secret from Sophia.

Sophia

Voiced by: Lizzie Freeman

A forest-loving girl who befriended Sloane after rescuing her in the Canopy forest. However, they both ended up captured by bandits, and rescued by Irving's forces.

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• The Beastmaster: She's accompanied by her pet ferret Butter, and her unique skill is that Butter has a 20% chance to attack when she does, adding 20% to her damage.
• Odd Friendship: She gets along well with Sloane, who's conniving and manipulative while Sophia is protective and carefree. She's also one of the few people in the party who genuinely gets along well with Faust, especially after he teaches her how to fleece people with microtransaction scams.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Dynamic duo coming through!"
  "Here goes nothing!"
  "Stay back, creep!"

Brooke

Voiced by: Natalie Van Sistine

An assassin contracted by Serenity Rhoane, the queen of Aramor, to act as Samara and Sara's bodyguard as they track down a cult hunting Eternal Aspects. Upon reaching a bandit camp in search of an amethyst, they find that Irving's party has already cleared out the camp, but a necromancer wants the jewel for himself; once the undead horde is cleared out, the amethyst is temporarily entrusted to Irving for safekeeping, with Brooke sticking with him to keep an eye on it.

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• Combat Stilettos: She has noticeable high heels as part of her outfit.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She can be rude and curt toward allies, but generally means well, especially in later bond conversations.
• Ms. Fanservice: She has a formfitting bodysuit that exposes her impressive boobs and cleavage, emphasizes her wide hips, and she rocks high heels on top of it
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "You won't be missed."
  "It's easier if you hold still!"
  "It's all in the execution!"
• Professional Killer: Basically her job.
• Spy Catsuit: Wears a form-fitting, black garb that's a tad out of place in a high fantasy setting.

Samara Rhoane

Voiced by: Anairis Quiñones

An Aramoran girl who's on the hunt for Eternal Aspects. Though she does not immediately divulge her identity when her and Sara's path crosses with Irving's, the truth is that they are Aramoran princesses.

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• Guest-Star Party Member: She and Sara temporarily join the party in Chapter 5, leave when their status as Aramorans would cause problems with the Delian military, and then permanently join a few chapters later.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Return to the sands!"
  "The desert sun burns!"
  "Your pyre awaits!"

Sara Rhoane

Voiced by: Melissa Medina

Samara's older sister, and the eldest daughter of Serenity Rhoane, sister of the King of Aramor.

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• Defector from Decadence: When she rescues the Delian party from Aramoran soldiers and asks for their help in researching the Aspects, Samara points out that their uncle will be furious. However, Sara considers uncovering the truth to be the greater pursuit.
• Guest-Star Party Member: Like her sister, Sara helps Irving's force against an undead army, but doesn't permanently join until the sisters need to rescue them from their uncle's army.
• Politically-Active Princess: Even years before joining the party, she visited poorer areas within her country against the wishes of her uncle because she wants to be able to make real improvement.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "No less than you deserve!"
  "All wastes before the sun!"
  "Make your peace!"
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: Despite being a princess and the heir to the throne, she joins the rebellion to do what she believes is right.

Benji Bestenklass Jr.

Voiced by: Benji Buckley

A farm boy that enlisted in the army in order to make his parents proud.

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• Alliterative Name: His backstory reveals that his full name is Benji Bestenklaas Jr., with siblings Bela and Bobby.
• Miles Gloriosus: He's got quite an ego, and his unique skill is named "Literally the Best", which gives him increased critical chance for every unit on the map that he out-levels. However, his starting stat aptitude isn't notably impressive, having better health, strength, and luck growth than Irving but notably less mastery and speed.
• Punny Name: "Bestenklaas" is phonetically similar to "Best in class", which Benji believes he is.
• Third-Person Person: Tends to refer to himself this way.

Caius

Voiced by: A.J. Beckles

An Aramoran soldier who's part of a raid on Delian territory, before defecting to Irving's force for moral reasons.

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• Dark and Troubled Past: Grew up as an orphan in Aramor, and once served in its black ops.
• Friendly Sniper: Tends to get along well with most folks, and is a Ranger depicted with a bow in his character art. Another character also remarks on his sniping skill.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "No hard feelings!"
  "Such an easy target!"
  "The hunt is on!"
• Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: When ordered to harm civilians, he deserts.

Corvan

Voiced by: Y. Chang

A Moon Elf historian, aiding the Aramoran royals in their research of the Eternal Aspects.

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• Cultured Badass: Well-read, keeps a diary, and is as capable as anyone in your team in a fight.

Helena Tsukaru

Voiced by: Cassie Ewulu

A Monk of the Silent Way from Verrora, who has sought out Aurima in order to challenge him, joining Irving in order to have a better chance at victory.

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• The Quiet One: While her vows don't necessarily include a vow of silence, she is still rather taciturn.
• Warrior Monk: She is a strong and devout fighter.

Aurima

Voiced by: Daniel Walton

A warrior that's attained an Eternal Aspect, and uses it to improve his own fighting ability. He challenges Irving's forces, but upon being bested and learning they just wanted to research it instead of take it from him, he decides to join them in order to face more challenges.

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• Blood Knight: He's always looking for the next great challenge.
• Defeat Means Friendship: He joins Irving's party immediately after he's defeated and the party's intentions are made known.
• Divine Intervention: He gained his Aspect and Glowing Eyes by the god of competition that he honored.
• Glowing Eyes: They represent his status as the champion of Theron, god of competition.
• Me's a Crowd: The challenge against Aurima has him manifest as eight different units, representing all the Tier 2 and Tier 3 Adept classes.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Stand and fight!"
  "Weakness has consequences!"
  "You face the Cenaari!"
• Walking Shirtless Scene: Is bereft of a shirt or upper clothing in his character art, and can promote to either the Blaze or Surge classes, both of which also don't wear shirts.

Vesta Lemarre

Voiced by: Marissa Lenti

A member of the Order of the Eternals, an enigmatic group that collects and studies the Eternal Aspects. After Irving's forces rescue her from cultists while she's transporting some Aspects, she offers her aid in return.

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• Cleavage Window: Her chest armor covers her breasts but not the rest of her chest.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Face your judgement!"
  "Truth pierces like a sword!"
  "You insist on bloodshed!"
• Stone Wall: Great Defense and Fortitude growths, average to below average elsewhere.

Ford

Voiced by: Mike Ciporkin

An often-drunk ship captain whose services are hired when the party must head to another land where the Order of the Eternals communes.

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• The Alcoholic: Likes his liquors to the point where Maren is correctly concerned about him tempting Alden towards underage drinking.
• Closest Thing We Got: Vesta admits in her support convo with Ford that the only reason they hired him and his ship was that it was the only one they could charter in the first place, due to other ships unavailable for various reasons including their status as deserters.
• Commonality Connection: He reveals that he was also raised in Brookstead when Delian soldiers are fighting citizens, and willingly (though remorsefully) leaves his ship with the Order of the Eternals so he can help Irving's army fight back.
• It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: When the party fights aboard his ship, they have to avoid damaging various fine rugs. Afterwards, when asked why there are fine rugs on his deck exposed to seawater and bird droppings, he claims they improved the décor.

Monroe Val'Burin

Voiced by: Yong Yea

The noble heir to the Delian town of Silvergarden, who's travelling with Ford when the party needs his ship.

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• Defrosting Ice King: Monroe is haughty, proud and generally unpleasant. However, he does mellow out in the later stages of the story, especially in later bond conversations.
• Freudian Excuse: When his character development begins, he admits that his noble upbringing had led him to treat others badly, which lead others to return him the same favour. He does not apologize for this, but he does aim to get better about it.
• The Good King: Seems to be shaping up into one by the end of the story.
• Jerkass: He can be a very unpleasant person to be around.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Eventually becomes one. He's still surly and unapproachable, but Monroe does eventually learn to respect those around him regardless of their status, and he does seriously consider the responsibilities he is met with and aims to do right in the end.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Take care your blood doesn't stain my robes!"
  "Be honored that I'll kill you myself!"
  "You crossed the wrong Val'Burin!"
• Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: A minor case. During his A-rank bond conversation with Brooke, the two begin to somewhat express romantic interest in each other. Brooke says people will not accept someone like her as queen. Monroe says if he is king, it will be him who has the final word.
• Succession Crisis: In the game's epilogue, due to himself and Sloane being Delia's two most powerful nobles after Varic's death, they end up having to co-rule the kingdom.

Iris Mainard

Voiced by: Anairis Quiñones

An Adept who's constantly on the run due to considering her own abilities to be cursed, also travelling with Ford.

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• Doom Magnet: Believes her status as an Adept makes her this. It doesn't help that the ship you're on gets attacked by storm elementals in her join chapter (though that had as much to do with the other Adepts in your party).
• Good Scars, Evil Scars: Iris constantly wears a mask over her lower face to cover some scars. When the mask is removed for her "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC swimwear outfit, although Iris still hides most of them with a folding fan, the scars that are revealed are not disfiguring.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "I've had enough!"
  "You've had your chance!"
  "I won't hold back!"
• Regenerating Health: Her unique skill lets her regain some health whenever she deals critical damage to an enemy.

Maeve Le'Varon

Voiced by: Molly Zhang

A Half-Elf that, despite discrimination for not being pureblood, serves as an Inquisitor for the Mystic Council of the Expanse, which works alongside the Order of the Eternals.

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• Half-Human Hybrid: She has an Escarnian father and a Sun Elf mother.
• Older Than They Look: She's at least around the same age as Liberty, and still looks pretty young. Discussed in some of her supports, where it's noted that while elves grow to maturity at the same rate as humans, they only really start to visibly age near the end of their lives.
• Pragmatic Hero: She is unfailingly courteous and fights on the side of good. However, Maeve is implied to be fully willing to take less honorable actions for the greater good or to improve the odds of success. When Irving's mother is taken hostage, her assessment of the situation is that it would be strategically sound to not come to her rescue. She is fully willing to come with Irving when he decides to rescue her regardless however.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Destiny does not falter!"
  "You'll die as you lived!"
  "Now, the might of Threllisar!"

Thae'lanel

Voiced by: P.M. Seymour

A Sun Elf that's part of the secretive sect known as the Exiled, who serves as Maeve's warden.

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• My Girl Back Home: He's married, but his current mission has kept him away from his wife. Though he misses her, Thae'lanel wants to see his duty to its end.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Do not oppose me!"
  "You have no honor!"
  "You made your last mistake!"
• Stone Wall: His unique skill is that, regardless of his stats, he can only lose up to 30% of his total health from one attack.

Wren

Voiced by: Brent Mukai

An assassin of superb renown. He was on a job when Irving's force alerts the guards, forcing a team-up.

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• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Don't blink."
  "You've drawn your last breath."
  "The wings of death unfurl!"
• Professional Killer: Like Brooke, this was his career prior to joining Irving.
• Tattooed Crook: He's a killer, and his swimwear outfit from the "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC reveals that he's hiding plenty of tattoos underneath his assassin robes.

Faust

Voiced by: Brendan Blaber

A very unusual man that stows away on Ford's ship in a barrel, and sticks around out of amusement.

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• Corrupt the Cutie: Downplayed in his supports with Sophia, which revolve around him teaching her the principles behind microtransactions and how to use them to scam peasants out of their money.
• Fourth-Wall Observer: Faust is heavily implied to be a fan of Dark Deity who was isekai'd into its world, and as such cares little for the fourth wall. This is most notable in his battle dialogue, where he may outright tell the player to stop poking him.
• Forgotten First Meeting: Subverted. In his C-Support with Monroe, he claims that he was Monroe's best friend growing up and that Monroe's father wiped his memory of it. Though he does reference some things that a stranger absolutely wouldn't know about Monroe's backstory, it quickly becomes clear that Faust is just gaslighting him.
• Fragile Speedster: He is this by default relative to the rest of the playable Clerics. His highest base Aptitudes being Speed and Dexterity at an impressive 50%, while his lowest are HP, Defense, Fortitude, Mastery, and Luck at 15%.
• Genre Refugee: He's heavily implied to be an archetypical modern "isekai" protagonist (IE a nerdy gamer from the modern world who was somehow flung into a fantasy RPG setting), but in the words of his voice actor, he "hates it" and has decided to go just with the flow of the story instead of trying to change anything or become the protagonist.
• Hidden Depths: Several of his supports suggest that he has a business degree of some kind, or at least has studied economics, and has a deep passion for moneymaking. His B-support with Monroe implies he studied at Vassar College.
• Jerkass: Most of his supports consist of him trolling the other characters, in some cases using what is implied to be foreknowledge of the game's plot and backstory to outright gaslight them purely for his own amusement, and overall seems to suffer from a serious Lack of Empathy.
  "You know, I really think the nobility in Delia could stand to exploit their peasantry better."
• Meaningful Name: Having access to the Acolyte class, which is described in game as "Devotees who give up portions of their immortal soul to access more of a god's power" seems rather fitting for guy who shares a name with the Trope Namer of the Faustian Bargain.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Then pay with your blood!"
  "You're already dead!"
  "I'm a healer, BUT- "
• Stealth Hi/Bye: His introduction has him casually slipping into a conversation about recent events with the others on Ford's ship, before they realize he's a complete stranger and he admits to being a stowaway.
• Trapped in Another World: His meme-heavy dialogue and strange behavior in supports heavily imply that he's a person from the modern world who has somehow been transported to the Dark Deity universe, and may have even played the game (or some equivalent of it).

Fenton

Voiced by: Steven Kelly

A dwarf that's mapped out the caverns of the Marrow mountains, in which dwells a dragon that is blocking his rightful inheritance. When Irving's forces actually defeat the dragon and turn the lair into a temporary base, he's impressed and joins their cause.

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• Our Dwarves Are All the Same: Lives underground, is a rather boisterous fighter, and so on.

Alexa Jemrot

Voiced by: Elsie Lovelock

A member of La Résistance that believes Varic is unfit to rule, and has been attacking merchants she claims have been delivering weapons of war. Originally a foe to be dealt with, Irving later gains her aid when his act of leaving the war to uncover its true cause alongside Aramorans is deemed treason.

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• Defeat Means Friendship: She's an early-game boss, but by the time she's seen again, her and Irving's goals are closer aligned and she lends her aid.
• Gameplay and Story Segregation: As a boss, she has the Berserker class. Later, when she joins, the player can make her any Warrior-type class they prefer.
• La Résistance: She dissents against Varic's tyranny.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "This ends here!"
  "I'm all fired up!"
  "Time for a beatdown!"
• Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: She claims that she only targets people that needlessly prolong the war, but this includes innocent merchants rather than just those willing to benefit from the fighting.

Rose

Voiced by: Kayli Mills

A member of Alexa's revolution, who joins Irving after they release her and Alexa from a Delian prison.

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• Non-Indicative Name: Her name is Rose, but she has blue hair, and her personality is reminiscent of a different flower.
• Shrinking Violet: A rather shy and withdrawn young woman.

Liberty Sildairan

Voiced by: Heather Gonzalez

Irving's aunt. Like her brother Alastair, she's a member of the Order of the Eternals. While Irving is busy trying to locate Koeli-Sumash's temple, she's sent to investigate Delia. When King Varic is driven into attacking his own citizens to maintain power, she becomes the protector of Brookstead until reuniting with her nephew and joining his group.

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• Cool Aunt: To Irving and Sterling.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Get on your knees and beg!"
  "Why do you even bother?"
  "The gods can't help you now!"
• Stone Wall: Her personal skill increases her defense by 10% of her magic stat. This stacks with Battlemage and Aegis abilities that do the same thing. On top of that, her defense growth is also incredibly high in these classes (80% in Battlemage, 85% in Aegis) which fits her into a unique mage-tank character. All of this is at the expense of speed.

Non-Playable Characters

Fasil Val'Distar

The previous king of Delia, known to be a wise leader and good man.

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• The Ghost: Although he was beloved by those that served him, and his death serves as Varic's motivation, he's never actually seen.
• The Good King: Galen remarks on how good he was when his son, Varic, breaks the royal family's oath with Brookstead and recruits its students (including children) en masse.
• Posthumous Character: His unexpected assassination in the backstory is what motivates his son into declaring the war that everyone ends up involved in.

Varic Val'Distar

Voiced by: Logan Laidlaw

The king of Delia, who inherited the throne after his father's untimely death. Believing his father's passing to be the work of enemy assassins, he began a war against the neighboring country that has, over the years, worn his forces down.

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• Honor Before Reason: He's lost most of his military in an attempt to avenge his father, despite the lack of evidence that the country he wages war against is responsible.
• Promoted to Playable: The "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC includes a mission in which he is playable, taking place five years before the main story, working alongside Sterling to fight back against an attempt on his life.
• Slouch of Villainy: The first time the player sees him, he's in this pose while ordering Sterling to draft all of the Brookstead students, regardless of age or experience.
• The Wrongful Heir to the Throne: Since taking charge, he's engaged in a pointless war against a perceived threat, drafted children like Alden into the army, let bandits run rampant through small settlements, and so forth.

Galen

Voiced by: Anthony Sardinha

The headmaster of Brookstead Academy, and Garrick's father.

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• The Mentor: To Irving and the other Brookstead students.

Sterling Sildairen

Voiced by: Gehrig Schreiber

Irving's older brother, and an esteemed graduate of Brookstead Academy, having set a few records. He's now a member of the Delian military, who's sent to recruit all Brookstead Academy students, including Irving, to bolster their forces.

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• Book Ends: Sterling is the first boss of the game, volunteering to help test his younger brother before having to draft all of the students. He's also the penultimate boss of the game, revived by Empyrean to delay Irving's group while he begins the Rite of Ascension.
• Died in Your Arms Tonight: He spends his last moments in the arms of his brother, after Empyrean's magic fatally wounds him.
• The Paragon: Everyone he knows, even Varic, admire his wisdom and good nature.
• Promotion to Parent: Alastair assumes he took up this role after Alastair left them, but Irving doesn't outright confirm it.
• Promoted to Playable: The "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC includes multiple missions in which he is playable, taking place five years before the main story, one of which is working together with Varic to fight off an assassination attempt and the other is working with Lincoln to kill the noble that sent the assassins.
• Reforged into a Minion: Towards the game's climax, Empyrean uses Akmenos' necromancy magic to turn him into an undead thrall.
• Sacrificial Lion: As soon as it's revealed that a third party is involved in the war between Delia and Aramor, Sterling is struck down.

Esme Sildairen

Voiced by: Lauren Mayfield

Irving and Sterling's mother.

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• Damsel in Distress: She gets kidnapped by Akmenos in order to provoke a confrontation with Irving.

Akmenos

Voiced by: Norman Bradley

A mysterious Necromancer searching for the Eternal Aspects across Terrazael.

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• Bond Villain Stupidity: The first time he crosses paths with Irving, he turns the bandits Irving's force has just slain into undead minions and leaves, planning to come back for the amethyst he sought after the heroes have fallen. His boss calls him out on his arrogance jeopardizing the master plan before it's even confirmed that Irving survived.
• Duel Boss: Downplayed. Chapter 22 has him facing off with Irving behind an impassable barrier, but cutting through his zombie army is a more effective way of beating the map, and he can attack your other party members on his own phase anyway.
• I Have Your Wife: He kidnaps Irving's mother Esme as a way to lure him out.
• Necromancer: He can raise and control armies of undead soldiers.
• Soul Jar: Upon his initial defeat, his soul escapes into his own staff, which also contains the souls of hundreds of his victims. This allows him to return as a boss in the final chapters.

Empyrean (Unmarked Spoilers!)

Voiced by: Brandon Winckler

A sorcerer from before the Cataclysm, formerly known as Atlas, and Akmenos's leader, who seeks the Eternal Aspects to gain power.

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• Big Bad: He's the cause behind the current state of the world, including guiding Akmenos and Varic in order to complete his plans.
• Final Boss: He is the final challenge of the story, with the fate of the world at stake.
• Godhood Seeker: His master plan is to complete the Rite of Ascension in order to attain godhood.
• My Name Is ???: He's only identified as "???" in his first scene, when he's chewing Akmenos out for his Bond Villain Stupidity.
• Promoted to Playable: The "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC includes a mission in which he is playable, taking place ten years before the main story, consulting with Guide and envisioning the original final battle with player and enemy roles reversed.

Alastair Sildairan

Voiced by: Nicholas Andrew Louie

Irving and Sterling's Disappeared Dad, a prominent member of the Order of the Eternals.

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• Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: The Sildairan family made vows with the Order to protect the land, which he made clear to Esme even before they had children he had to abandon.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Despite never being in his kids' lives, he's clearly shaken by Sterling's death.
• Promoted to Playable: The "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC includes a mission in which he is playable, taking place twenty years before the main story, hunting down heretics alongside the Order and hoping to avenge his and Liberty's younger brother.

Councilor

Voiced by: Em Oberg

Another member of the Order of the Eternals.

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• Given Name Reveal: She is only identified as "Councilor" in the main story. However, in the final "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC mission, Vesta briefly calls her "Em".
• Obstructive Bureaucrat: She's initially suspicious that Irving is actually in league with the necromancers despite his relation to Alastair, and tries to confiscate the Eternal Aspects he's already collected, though Alastair stops her.

Nao

Voiced by: Anjali Kunapaneni

A woman with a magically-created body, who guards the magical stone her father researched and used to manifest her.

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• Artificial Human: As implied in her map dialog.
• Connected All Along: In the original story, it's never made clear just who created Nao or if she can be brought back to life. However, the "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC missions reveal that her "father" is Empyrean.
• Shout-Out: Nao's large red bow, blue dress with white apron, and blonde hair, coupled with the fact that she's a soul in an artificial body, are evocative of Alice's dolls from Touhou Project.

Fia

Nao's friend, who's ordered by Nao to flee when Irving's group arrives, and try to find a new way to bring her back when the stone that created her is claimed.

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• The Generic Guy: She looks like the female version of the generic mage NPC (and if viewed on the map before starting the chapter she appears on, is the generic male mage NPC).
• One-Shot Character: She appears in the opening of the chapter Nao appears on, leaves on Nao's orders before the battle begins, and is then never seen in the game again.

Guide

The magical stone that brought Nao into the world, which has a will of its own. As a fragment of Koeli-Sumash, it's able to help Irving locate a lost temple and pass the trials to claim the Eternal Aspects within.

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• Animate Inanimate Object: He's a stone that can talk, due to containing a fragment of a god's power.
• Predecessor Villain: The "Suns Out, Swords Out" DLC mission with Empyrean reveals that Guide was the one responsible for the original "Calamity" in the setting, and he wishes Empyrean the best of luck with his own attempt at Ascension.

Koeli-Sumash

One of the gods that created the world.

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• Mirror Match: One of the trials of its temple is for people to "confront the enemy they brought with them", which takes the form of a fight against an exact copy of all your deployed units.
• Secret Test of Character: Its final trial is a direct conversation with Irving, chosen by the rest of the party to be their representative, to judge his character and what he plans to do with the Eternal Aspects within its temple.

Irene

Voiced by: Shara Kirby

An agent of the Order of the Eternals that serves under Vesta, keeping track of events on the main continent while Irving's group is overseas meeting with their superiors.

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Aelia

Voiced by: Michelle Marie

A travelling merchant who hints at having a crush on Irving. When Irving chooses to break victims of Varic's tyranny out of prison, she begs him not to kill her sister Tiana, who's stationed as the warden.

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Tiana

Voiced by: Michelle Marie

A Dragon Rider in the Daein military, and Aelia's sister.

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• You Have Failed Me: Although she's slightly hesitant to fight Irving when he breaks Alexa and Rose out of prison, she knows that Varic will have her head if she doesn't try.

Roland

The grandfather of Maren and Alden.

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Dyolfen Bloodstone

Voiced by: Brandon Acosta

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• Defector from Decadence: Leaves Varic's army as the Delian Rebellion gathers steam.

Henry Val'Myren

Voiced by: Kamran Nikhad

Sloane's father. As the war continues to devastate the land, he ingratiates himself to Varic in a bid for power.

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• Abusive Parents: According to Sloane's backstory, her father instructed her tutors to make her a ruthless political tool. Then, after Henry convinced himself that Sloane was a threat to his own power, he produced a second heir through infidelity and disowned Sloane.
• Archnemesis Dad: Due to his prominence in the war they are trying to end, Sloane convinces Irving that he needs to be taken out.
• Me's a Crowd: As a boss, he's able to use his own natural magic to create perfect copies of himself, though they all share a single health bar.

Braxton

Voiced by: Kiba Walker

An aide to the Val'Myren family. When Sloane convinces Irving to deal with her father, Henry, she uses her wiles on Braxton so that he helps sneak them into the estate.

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• Distracted by the Sexy: All it takes is Sloane flirting with him, and he has absolutely no problem letting the disowned Sloane and her fugitive friends right into the Val'Myren estate.

"Suns Out, Swords Out" NPCs

Krael Val'Garel

The head of a noble house that, five years before the main story, organized an assassination attempt on Varic in a bid for power.

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• Convenient Terminal Illness: Sterling hesitates when Varic assigns him and Lincoln the task of killing Krael in retaliation for the assassination attempt, stating that Krael has been terribly ill for weeks and bound to die any day. However, Varic believes that's exactly why he became ambitious so suddenly, and insists that Sterling Make an Example of Them before another noble like Henry Val'Myren attempts a similar stunt.
• Evil Old Folks: He's an elderly, ailing old man when he decides to organize an assassination attempt on Varic (at a point in time when Varic had yet to become a villain himself).

Wendel the Magnificent

A cult leader that, 24 weeks before the main story, Brooke and the Rhoane princesses hunt down because Corvan informed them that Wendel's an idiot that could have only risen to his current prominence with the aid of an ill-gotten Eternal Aspect.

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• Almighty Idiot: Wendel is capable of using a tool with godlike power to manipulate the minds of others, yet doesn't think that "impolite" is a real word and thinks that people whispering in his presence is "unpolite".
• Beard of Evil: Wendel's brainwashing of others is definitely an evil act, and he has a white goatee for facial hair.
• Brainwashed and Crazy: All of his followers are ordinary people whose minds were manipulated with an Aspect, and snap back to their senses when reduced to half-health.
• It's All About Me: Wendel's brainwashed "cult" doesn't actually do anything other than praise Wendel.
• Sinister Schnoz: One of the villainous Wendel's defining facial features is a pointed white noise.

Vesan

An old "friend" of Ford's that had been abandoned in a foreign land with a mountain of debt, causing him to incite a Bar Brawl when their paths cross again 42 weeks after the events of the main story.

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• Bar Brawl: Between his anger at Ford and insulting a visiting Fenton by calling him a codger, the tavern that they were drinking in is quickly wrecked by one of these.

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