A gifted Elf mage, ex-slave and Grey Warden. Child of beggars, mother of a King. For now the article covers her youth and her time as an elite battle mage focused on EXPLOSIONS.

The protagonist of the Rafael Marìn novel Juglar. Which is both in Spanish and set in a magic version of medieval Spain.

A young and redoubtable Amazon and Gorgon officer. She’s cool, in more ways than one. Delphyne primarily appeared in Marvel’s Hercules and Amadeus Cho stories. And yes, she looks awesome.

A voluminous student of magik, and expert in minor magikal artefacts. She appears in the late 1970s Myth Adventures novels by R. Asprin.

A sort of golem that once fought the Black Panther in King Solomon’s tomb. It was pretty tough.

A rather big and muscled profile for a barbarian warrior of the same ilk, who’s appeared in his own series and beyond over the decades. This series of writeups starts with the Fifteen Worlds of the DC Implosion.

The protagonist of one of the notable, successful 1980s adventure/fantasy movie Willow. Farmer, family man and apprentice wizard.

Fully-fleshed out necromancer in the Guild Wars 2 setting. Atypical, benign necro who likes rabbits (and magical action princess outfits). But read the Elegant Fox Spirit character profile first if you don’t know about GW2.

Genevieve, Commander of the Grey, is one of the main characters in the Dragon Age prequel novel The Calling, by David Gaider. Formidable but harrowed fighter with a big-arse sword, nerves of steel and a unhealthy intensity.