Tropes of Ascanthus

This article details a list of tropes found in the RP. The tropes may apply to one of two categories: story tropes and character tropes. Like most of everything else in the wiki, anyone may freely edit this list, so if you find something you don't like, edit away! Most of all, have fun with this!

There is one rule, though: you are not allowed to attribute a trope to a player instead of their character. Remember, this wiki is about the RP, not the people behind them.

EDIT: One more thing. If you are intent on adding or editing a trope for a character other than your own, please be sure to inform that character's respective player. I know I totally didn't follow my own rule here, but I wanted to launch a strong start for this page rather than crank out a few measly tropes and calling it a day.

Story Tropes
These are tropes that pretain to the events and happenings in the RP, whether it is the main story arc or a side arc at hand.

Action Girl: Every female character in the party has no problems kicking large amounts of ass when needed.

Bar Brawl: One of the first things to happen at the start of the RP.

Break the Cutie: And does Smithson ever once Lia is in his hands...

Doomed Hometown: While not the hometown of any of the original heroes, Alexshire was where the RP started. Just like a hometown, however, it was summarily destroyed in the same night the story began (in RP time).

Our Zombies Are Different: Played straight with Type V. In the New Halstead arc, reanimated corpses were encountered and fought first by the third floor group, and then the entire party when all three groups convened.

You All Meet In An Inn: It wasn't an inn and it wasn't everyone, but it was how the majority of the original heroes met at the beginning of the RP.

Character Tropes
These are tropes that can be attributed to the individual aspects of characters, ranging from personality quirks and character development to combat styles and armaments. Remember to identify the character that the trope is referring to.

  Accidental Pervert: Grant is a victim of this in the New Halstead arc when, during a brief fight with a guard, his head collided with Ceyla's rear. She reacted rather predictably.

An Ice Person: Tamber and Genevieve both command the element of ice, but the latter gets bonus points for being able to manipulate it in unorthodox ways (encasing her fist with hard ice or creating fogs of mist that can obstruct vision.

Big Brother Instinct: Female example in the form of Ariem. She is described as having a "nurturing" side to her, and her friendship with Kiris seems to reflect this:
 * Ariem: So don't worry! Your big sister Ariem will keep you safe on this journey, and then you'll never have to worry about scavenging for other people's stuff ever again.

Dual Wielding: Aurelia fights using two swords.

Fanservice: Serena and Nira, full-stop. Serena's entire fighting style is centered around subjugating enemies with hypnosis and other debilitating effects on the mind...all while dancing and wearing poofy pants and a cloth wrap that leaves the stomach and shoulders bare. And speaking of clothes...


 * Nira (wearing a tight shirt that "adequetly covered the bosom" and pants that are nearly ripped off all the way up the thighs): So, for humans, there's situations where less clothing is permissable, and situations where there aren't? How...quaint.

Flash Step: Cameron uses this in the New Halstead arc to quickly get the tortured Lia to safety upon rescuing her from Smithson.

Golem: Lina is the owner of a steel golem named Brandished which, among other things, can be set to directly copy Lina's movements.

Guest Star Party Member: Magus Whitewind is the strongest spellcaster in the party, but he seems to like leaving the heavy work to everyone else rather than doing it all himself. As a result, he tends to be absent for all but the smallest and most minor of battles.

Hey You: Seeing only a child in her, Sinclair only references Lia as that 'child' regardless of the girl's age.

Hot Scientist: For Tamber, being a magic researcher adds part of it. Wearing dresses that reveal a lot of cleavage, slits on the thighs, and leave little to the imagination adds the other. Complete this by mixing with the fact that she's earned the relevant academic degrees or otherwise accrued such expertise at an age where she was barely in her twenties.

Improbable Weapon User: Zack's bag of nails don't seem too impressive at first glance...until they're thrown into one of his summoned whirlwinds, effectively creating a mobile blender that shreds enemies to bits.

Kid Side Kick: At fourteen years old, Ilir is a squire to twenty-eight-year-old Ariem.

Knight In Shining Armor: Aric and Grant, full-stop. While not strictly knights, both were born into nobility and both follow strict codes of honour, entrenching themselves firmly on the side of the righteous. Bonus points to both of them for saving some of the females members of the party in combat situations.

Knife Nut: Aside from a dagger, Kiris can fight by hurling small fireballs and tossing throwing knives. Guess which of the two she's used the most in battles so far.

Lady of War: Rin. Born in nobility? Check. Formal and well-mannered? Check. In possession of impeccable swordsmanship that has let her kick ass on more than one occasion? Double-check.

Last Name Basis: Sinclair hasn't specified his first name to anyone, as he prefers to be called Sinclair.

Non Action Snarker: As a journalist, Sinclair doesn't do a whole lot of fighting. He's more than happy to provide commentary during fights, however.

Old Soldier: Jerric. While not the oldest member of the party, he is still high up in the spectrum at fourty-one years old and has seen quite a bit of combat during his time as mercenary and bodyguard to his various clients.

Team Mom: Ceyla. She's willing to mediate internal civil disputes, or lecture someone if they're careless about their daily habits and activities. It helps that she's also the only healer in the party, thus making her the only one capable of keeping everyone alive.

The Good Shepherd: Ailyth. She...tends to take her eradiction of the undead a little too seriously.


 * "As Ailyth finished her incantation, the floating tome suddenly exploded in a flash of holy light, flooding the neighbouring rooms and as far as the second floor. The undead caught in the blast seemed to freeze in their tracks, their bodies incinerated into nothingness in the blink of an eye.

From the outside, the manor doors and windows seemed to shine brightly in holy light for a few seconds before dying down, as if nothing ever happened."

The Stoic: Rachel has this in spades - although, it looks like there may be a reason for this that hasn't yet been revealed...

The Woobie: Someone should give Lia a hug after what she went through in New Halstead. ;-;

Walking The Earth: Before ending up with the party, Brund was on a personal journey that had taken him all across Ascanthus. He still isn't sure what he's looking for in this journey, but maybe joining the party will help to answer that...