Nice Guy: One of the nicest guys to ever live.The Lost Lenore: First he loses Katala to an unspecified illness, then he loses Miranda to a demon tearing her throat out in front of him.He also has a name he was given during his Great One training that means 'One between worlds' that is never revealed. I Have Many Names: Pug of Crydee, Pug of Stardock, The Squire of Forest Deep, Duke Pug conDoin, The Black Sorcerer and Milamber.Hurting Hero: The deaths of people he cared for, the innocents he couldn't save and the loss of his family twice left their mark on Pug.They're able to tell if one another is dead and throughout all of the hell Pug endures protecting Midkemia, Tomas is the one person he trusts without reservation and can always count on. Heterosexual Life-Partners: He and Tomas are this, even if they don't see each other as much as they'd like.The Hero Dies: He dies in a Heroic Sacrifice that seals away the Big Bad and prevents it from ever entering Midkemia again.The Hero: The overall hero of the series, while there are many protagonists, he is overall the main protagonist.He will do everything to stop it happening if he can though. Good Is Not Soft: While he doesn't enjoy it, Pug will do what he must to protect Midkemia, even if people he cares for must die in the process.He ends up being able to stop Magnus from dying at the cost of his own life.

Pug ends up resenting this deal greatly, but does his best not to let it stop him.

Fate Worse than Death: Due to Lims-Kragma allowing Pug to return, he was cursed to watch everyone he loved die before him.

Goes over it completely once Miranda and Caleb are killed in a demon attack on Sorcerer's Isle and barely pulls himself back up gradually over the span of five years.

Despair Event Horizon: Teeters on the edge once William and Gamina die but recovers thanks to Miranda.

Deadpan Snarker: He tends to have a dry sense of humor.

Break the Haughty: During the Serpentwar, he gets a bit too overconfident due to Miranda's influence and nearly dies after lingering at death's door for months.

Beware the Nice Ones: Pug is one of the nicest characters in the series and will work with former adversaries depending on the circumstances, but he can and will wipe you off the face of Midkemia if you force him to.Adopted into the conDoin family during the events of Magician. He goes from a simple young boy to becoming the most powerful magician in the series.

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