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Former royal physician and Hardland's greatest swordsman. He left his work to move to the countryside in order to take care of his sick sister Lilith. "...hasn't been having a good week. His sister is a talking head, his new boss is a sociopath, and he's constantly being pestered by the minions of ... read more

Former royal physician and Hardland's greatest swordsman. He left his work to move to the countryside in order to take care of his sick sister Lilith. "...hasn't been having a good week. His sister is a talking head, his new boss is a sociopath, and he's constantly being pestered by the minions of hell and/or skeezy debt collectors. He wears eyeshadow, but in a manly way."

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The new royal physician. "...sports white hair and unnaturally shiny glasses, which is how you know he's eeeeeeeevil. He's Georik's sociopathic boss, and also some sort of doctor, although personally, I wouldn't let him give me a band-aid if I were bleeding to death in the gutter."

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A debt collector and corpse dealer who works under Count Sandwich and the Hell-Fire Club. "...is a skeezy debt collector with a heart of gold, a tortured past, nowhere to run, and nothing left to lose. Plus he has green skin. That's pretty special. And dude, check out those cowboy chaps!"

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Georik's childhood friend and Lilith's betrothed. He is Hardland's number one inventor and develops war robots, a work that he really doesn't like. He likes caramels and reading adventure novels. "...wants to build robots, but the fun kind of robots, not the kind that kill people. Unfortunately, he... read more

Georik's childhood friend and Lilith's betrothed. He is Hardland's number one inventor and develops war robots, a work that he really doesn't like. He likes caramels and reading adventure novels. "...wants to build robots, but the fun kind of robots, not the kind that kill people. Unfortunately, he's been recruited for some secret military project, so you can guess which kind of robots he actually builds. He's also Lillith's fiance, but their relationship has hit a snag with the whole "disembodied head" thing."

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A mysterious and powerful medium. He owns a shop called Golden Goose, where he sells illegal alchemy and magic supplies. A member of the Hell-Fire Club. "...sees dead people. When he isn't busy exorcising restless spirits and having a dark secret, he ... read more

A mysterious and powerful medium. He owns a shop called Golden Goose, where he sells illegal alchemy and magic supplies. A member of the Hell-Fire Club. "...sees dead people. When he isn't busy exorcising restless spirits and having a dark secret, he runs some sort of alchemical supply shop-cum-manicure parlor. Okay, I made up the manicure parlor thing, but have you seen his nails? I rest my case."

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Georik's little sister. She was beheaded in a witch hunt, but her head remained alive and now she is living hidden in the cellar. "...is Georik's goth-loli little sister. A run-in with a mob of angry villagers has left her without the usual complement of limbs - indeed, without any of the body part... read more

Georik's little sister. She was beheaded in a witch hunt, but her head remained alive and now she is living hidden in the cellar. "...is Georik's goth-loli little sister. A run-in with a mob of angry villagers has left her without the usual complement of limbs - indeed, without any of the body parts usually found below the neck - so she has to live in the basement and get corpse-pieces sewn onto her on a semi-regular basis."

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Georik's childhood friend and rival. As the captain of the Royal Guard, he takes his work very seriously. "...has hobbies ranging from "going to church" to "harassing Georik into going to church." For a change of pace, he also likes to start barfights. He's theoretically Georik's best friend, but i... read more

Georik's childhood friend and rival. As the captain of the Royal Guard, he takes his work very seriously. "...has hobbies ranging from "going to church" to "harassing Georik into going to church." For a change of pace, he also likes to start barfights. He's theoretically Georik's best friend, but in a resentful, insecure, "why can't I be better than you?" way."

♀ f

The princess of Hardland. She doesn't agree with her father's way of ruling and wants to change her country's future. She is betrothed to Bruno, but has feelings for Georik. "...hides an iron will under heaving bosoms and about two square miles of pink taffeta. read more

The princess of Hardland. She doesn't agree with her father's way of ruling and wants to change her country's future. She is betrothed to Bruno, but has feelings for Georik. "...hides an iron will under heaving bosoms and about two square miles of pink taffeta. "

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A young boy who Georik takes in as a servant. He is skilled in alchemy, and teaches Georik about it. "...is an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in something that looks an awful lot like lederhosen. Despite his tender years, he is apparently an experienced alchemist. COULD HE POSSIBLY BE MORE THA... read more

A young boy who Georik takes in as a servant. He is skilled in alchemy, and teaches Georik about it. "...is an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in something that looks an awful lot like lederhosen. Despite his tender years, he is apparently an experienced alchemist. COULD HE POSSIBLY BE MORE THAN WHAT HE SEEMS!?!?!?"

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A merchant from the East. He owns a shop where he sells exotic things. He is also an inventor and rivals with St. Germant. "...is a ninja. He invents stuff, and owns a shop, but does that really matter? NINJA, folks!"

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The king of Hardland. "...ushered in an era of science and reason. Now he just needs to usher in a new name for his country, because, seriously, Hardland? There's no way the other countries aren't laughing at him."

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The owner and chef of the tavern Rocking Boat. He is a former pirate and often brags about his adventures. "...is a pirate. He cooks stuff, and owns a pub, but does that really matter? PIRATE, folks!"

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The head of the mysterious sect known as Hell-Fire Club. "...makes the Marquis de Sade look like a fun guy you'd invite over for beer and pizza."

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Sylvie's maid. She is very loyal and would go through fire for Sylvie. She has feelings for Mikhail. "...knows kung fu. Oh, and she's a maid. Ah, Japan. What will you think of next?"

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A serial killer who targets prostitutes. He has gotten his name from his habit of whistling before he kills his victim.

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A thief.