The Questport Chronicles/Characters

The Fellowship

• Break the Cutie
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
• Rotating Protagonist
• Took a Level in Badass
• True Companions
• We Do the Impossible
• Weirdness Magnet
• You All Meet In A Temple

Mei

An amnesiac Winged Humanoid with magical powers, Mei came to Questport to search for information related to her Mysterious Past and strange dreams. Instead, she was caught up in the chaos of the Master of Darkness's reappearance and became part of the Fellowship.

• Action Girl: Takes on the Prince of Shadows and Illusions, and holds her own.
• Amnesiac Hero: She can't remember anything before three years prior to the start of the first quest.
• Blow You Away: She's a wind mage.
• Dreaming of Times Gone By: She has dreams about the death of her family and the imprisonment of The Prince of Shadows and llusions, among others.
• Orphan's Plot Trinket: Her necklace.
• Parental Abandonment
  • Mysterious Parent: Djadan
• Sword Fight: Despite being a mage.
• Waif Fu
• Winged Humanoid

Gawain of the Oaktree Clan

An elven eager who was abandoned by his parents at a young age. He was raised by a human blacksmith; after a plague wiped out the village where he lived, he journeyed to Questport to become an adventurer.

• The Big Guy
• Doomed Hometown
• Forest Ranger
• Master Swordsman
• Muggle Foster Parents / Raised by Humans
• Our Elves Are Better
• Parental Abandonment
• Put on a Bus: He's inexplicably absent from Year Four.
• Redheaded Hero
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Ato.

Shadowa Moon

A vampire, and Dracula's niece. After the Master of Darkness destroyed her home, she fled to Questport and eventually became a member of the Fellowship.

• Action Girl
• Constantly Curious
• Dark Is Not Evil: Skilled at dark magic.
• Doomed Hometown
• Friendly Neighborhood Vampire
• Meaningful Name
• Vegetarian Vampire
• You Gotta Have Purple Hair

Ato

An elven assassin who became a member of the Fellowship after being trapped in Questport during the Master of Darkness's attack. Known for smuggling knives into the Questport Temple and always wearing a mask.

• Blond Guys Are Evil: When possessed by the Dark Swine during Year Four.
• Cool Mask
• Demonic Possession: A voluntary (though very reluctant) example.
• Face Heel Turn: While possessed.
• Grand Theft Me: Is possessed by a demon during Year Four.
• Heroic Comedic Sociopath
• Knife Nut
• Our Elves Are Better
• Parental Abandonment: He's an orphan, and it's never made clear what happened to his parents.
• Professional Killer
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Gawain.

Emmy

A fairy who came to Questport to earn money for her family after a terrible storm destroyed their home. Instead, she found herself caught up in adventures as a member of the Fellowship.

• Action Girl
• Cute Bruiser
• Doomed Hometown
• Little Miss Badass
• Our Fairies Are Different
• You Gotta Have Green Hair

Scorpio

Once a human entrepreneur, Scorpio was transformed into a dragon by an evil wizard. Even after obtaining the crystals that would allow him to change back, he chose to stay in his scaly form and became part of the Fellowship.

• Breath Weapon: He can breathe fire and spit poison.
• Cursed with Awesome
• Shapeshifter Mode Lock: At first.
• Our Dragons Are Different
• Transformation Trinket: Four blue crystals.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Now that he has recovered his crystals.
• Was Once a Man

Spiro

A demon transformer who was employed by the Lord of Angels and Demons but was banished from his homeland after showing mercy to a helpless Demon Bunny. Now a member of the Fellowship.

• Dark Is Not Evil
• Heel Face Turn: After being banished from Hybris.
• Morality Pet: The Demon Bunny.
• Our Demons Are Different
• Token Evil Teammate
• Voluntary Shapeshifting

Tulip

A pixie who came to Questport just for the fun of it. Despite her small size, she's as brave as any of the other heroes in the Fellowship.

• Badass Adorable
• Cute Bruiser
• Familiar: Her goldfish.
• Fun Size: She's a quarter of an inch tall.
• Making a Splash
• Nature Spirit
• Our Fairies Are Different
• Waif Fu

Recurring Characters

The Lord of the Supreme Council (Sabriel DuLac)

Sabriel DuLac rules the village of Questport as the ruler of the Supreme Council. Under her rule, Questport is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, despite the rash of villains bent on taking over the world. Perhaps her most important decision as the Lord of the Supreme Council was to welcome the eight strangers who wandered into the Questport Temple one morning and suggest that they undertake a dangerous quest...

• Aloof Big Sister
• Badass Normal: Unlike the vast majority of Questport characters, she shows no sign of being able to use magic.
• Bearer of Bad News: Frequently.
• The Chessmaster
• Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like / Unwanted Rescue: She had everything completely under control.
• Damsel in Distress: After being captured by the Queen of Rogues and Robbers in the second year.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible one.
• The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: With her irresponsible younger sibling, Lirael (better known as the Queen of Rogues and Robbers).
• Iron Lady
• Reasonable Authority Figure
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to her sister's Red.
• Shout-Out: Her first name, Sabriel.
• Silk Hiding Steel: Occasionally, although she's usual an Iron Lady.

The Head Scholar

The youngest member of the Questport Supreme Council, charged with recording the exploits of the Fellowship in the Questport Chronicles.

• Badass Bookworm
• The Narrator
• The Reliable One
• The Smart Guy
• The Storyteller

The Lord of Angels and Demons

The sophisticated, manipulative, and annoying ruler of Hybris. The Lord of Angels and Demons is a frequent foe and sometimes ally of the Fellowship, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

• Affably Evil
• Aristocrats Are Evil
• Butt Monkey: He seems to be becoming this as the quests continue.
• The Casanova: Subverted. He seems to be genuinely in love with everyone that he falls for.
• The Chessmaster
• Chronic Backstabbing Disorder
• Dangerously Genre Savvy
• Embarrassing First Name: Word of God says that his real name is Ack.
• Evil Gloating: Doesn't hesitate to indulge in this.
• Friendly Enemy: To the Fellowship.
• Griping About Gremlins: He employs gremlins as servants and spies.
• Heel Face Revolving Door: Switches sides too many times to count.
• Ladykiller in Love: With the Queen of Rogues and Robbers.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy
• Manipulative Bastard: He's perfectly fine with using the Fellowship to suit his own ends.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Nice job releasing the Prince of Shadows and Illusions.
• Our Angels Are Different / Our Demons Are Different: He's a demon transformer.
• Overly Long Name
• Psycho Ex-Boyfriend: Erases the Secret Keeper's memory after she dumps him.
• Running Gag: Every time he escapes from prison, he's missing another article of clothing.
• Serial Romeo: Falls head-over-heels in love with the Secret Keeper, the Sphinx, and the Queen of Rogues and Robbers.
• Voluntary Shapeshifting

The Queen of Rogues and Robbers (Lirael DuLac)

Introduced in the second year, the Queen of Rogues and Robbers has since become a recurring annoyance, along with her partner in crime, the Lord of Angels and Demons.

• Action Girl
• Classy Cat Burglar
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The foolish one.
• Friendly Enemy: To the Fellowship.
• The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: Deeply resents being compared to her older sister.
• God Save Us From the Queen: Although it's unclear whether she actually rules a kingdom.
• Heel Face Revolving Door
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite her villainy, she has helped out the Fellowship at times, and even returned Emmy's spells after stealing them.
• Obfuscating Stupidity: More like Obfuscating Vanity.
• Overly Long Name
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to her sister's Blue.
• Shout-Out: Her real name, Lirael.

Jaheira and Acre

A pair of druids who first appear in Year Two. In addition to providing the Fellowship with plenty of Healing Potions, they also transform the Yostwell's Light into the Tree of Light.

• Aerith and Bob
• Druids
• Magic Staff: Acre has one.
• The Medics

Villains

The Master of Darkness

An Evil Sorcerer who conquered the world a thousand years ago. He was defeated by the original Fellowship and thought to be banished forever, but returned to menace the world yet again.

• Black Magic
• Big Bad: Of the first year.
• Casting a Shadow
• Dark World: Most of the world becomes this after he takes over.
• Evil Sorcerer
• Faking the Dead: For a thousand years.
• He Who Must Not Be Seen: See Offstage Villainy below.
• Mind Control: An Informed Attribute; he's never shown to use it.
• Names to Run Away From Really Fast
• Never Found the Body: After his first defeat.
• Obviously Evil
• Offstage Villainy: Doesn't show up until the very end of the year.
• Take Over the World: His goal.
• With Great Power Comes Great Insanity

The Prince of Shadows and Illusions

An ancient, evil being that was defeated by the Yostwell millennia ago and trapped in a mirror. After the Lord of Angels and Demons reversed the spell by mistake, it escaped and vowed revenge against the whole world.

• Big Bad: Of Year Two.
• Eldritch Abomination
• Names to Run Away From Really Fast
• Offstage Villainy: Similar to the Master of Darkness, he does not appear until the very end of the quest.
• Omnicidal Maniac
• Overly Long Name
• Sealed Evil In A Mirror

The Mage

A mysterious magician whom the Fellowship encounters on their third quest. Despite his unimposing appearance (at least compared to the previous two Big Bads), he is responsible for the single most heinous act in the entire saga: the destruction of Questport.

• Addictive Magic: He depends on the essence of Aether to recover from the effects of using Gaudior's Horn. This doesn't end well.
• The Archmage: Evil example.
• Big Bad: Of Year Three.
• Chekhov's Gunman: The first villain not to fall victim to Offstage Villainy.
• From Nobody to Nightmare
• Hoist by His Own Petard: Dissolves into Aether after overusing the essence of Aether for his spells.
• Light'Em Up: Specializes in light magic, leading to...
• Light Is Not Good
• No Name Given: Neither the Fellowship nor the audience ever learns his real identity.
• Squishy Wizard

The Dark Swine (Rodrigo Noire)

A demon summoned from the netherworld by the Fellowship. Constrained within the body of one of the heroes (Ato), it is forced to lead them into the netherworld to recover the soul of the Lost Lady.

• Ax Crazy
• Blond Guys Are Evil: While possessing Ato.
• Demonic Possession
• Eldritch Abomination: Possibly. The demons of the netherworld are said to be far older and more powerful than most spirits.
• Exact Words: It swore to take the Fellowship safely to the Lost Lady. It didn't say that it would help them leave the netherworld.
• Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Continuing a trend among the Chronicles' villains.
• Our Demons Are Different: Most of the demons in Questport are demon transformers; the Dark Swine, however, shows no sign of transformation.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: It is not happy about being imprisoned in a corporeal body, and takes its anger out on the Questport inhabitants.