Paige
Helpful · Protector · Booksmart
Lore
The daughter of a rare book dealer, Paige grew up in a loving home that prioritized kindness, magic, and storytelling. But while Paige took naturally to her parents' values, her little brother Bryce did not.
A rebellious teen, Bryce resented not only his family’s saccharine attitude, but also their refusal to let him dabble in magics that they deemed too dangerous. Paige tried everything she could think of to keep him out of trouble, but like most teenagers, the more his big sister tried to tell him what was best for him, the more he turned away.
Paige doesn't know what Bryce did to get kicked out of the house...just that she came home from the library to find her brother gone and her parents crying.
Days turned to weeks, to months, to years. Paige grew to become a talented bibliomancer, making a living as a storyteller reading at libraries across the five boroughs; and while her parents have remained silent about what happened with Bryce, Paige's obsession with finding him has only grown. She will discover what happened to her brother... and no man or god is going to stand in her way.
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Paige’s abilities
Bookwyrm
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
- Damage
- 60
- Damage Per Second
- 30
- Trail Duration
- 3s
- Dragon Travel Range
- 20m
Upgrades
- 1 AP
-12s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+1.0 Charge +2s Trail Duration +1m Radius
- 5 AP
+12m Travel Range +100.0 Damage +30.0 DPS
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Paige
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Origins
How Paige got here.
Paige is the daughter of a rare book dealer, raised on kindness, magic and storytelling.
SourcePaige’s biography
In the game“The daughter of a rare book dealer”
Paige’s biography “a loving home that prioritized kindness, magic, and storytelling”
Paige’s biography Her little brother Bryce rebelled, and was thrown out over something she still doesn't know about.
SourcePaige’s biography
In the game“her little brother Bryce did not”
Paige’s biography “Paige doesn't know what Bryce did to get kicked out of the house”
Paige’s biography She became a bibliomancer who reads stories in libraries across the five boroughs.
SourcePaige’s biography
In the game“a talented bibliomancer”
Paige’s biography “reading at libraries across the five boroughs”
Paige’s biography
Why Paige is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To find and save Bryce.
SourcePaige’s biography, The Archmother
In the game“She will discover what happened to her brother”
Paige’s biography “Your brother is in trouble, Paige. But while your words couldn't save him, today your actions can. Summon The Archmother.”
The Archmother, to Paige, as a match begins “You risk much by coming here, Paige, but you understand that this is the only way to save him. Complete the ritual and Mother will help you.”
The Archmother, to Paige, as a match begins Others tell her to give up. Haze says let him go, and Venator says he's beyond saving.
SourceHaze, Venator
In the game“Let your brother go, Paige… you'll be happier.”
Haze, on killing Paige “I'm sorry, Paige, your brother is beyond saving.”
Venator, on killing Paige The Patrons also offer her a story of her own.
SourceThe Archmother
In the game“You've read so many stories, Paige… but today you write your own. Complete the ritual, and forge a new future for you and your family.”
The Archmother, to Paige, as a match begins
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
The OSIC
She worries a Curator will visit her dad's store. Haze says she isn't who they're after.
SourcePaige, Haze
In the game“Oh god, what if the OSIC sends a curator to my dad's store…”
Paige, on killing Haze “Don't worry, you're not who the OSIC is concerned about.”
Haze, to Paige, before a match The Baxter Society
She has read a book on it, and tells Grey Talon his life is amazing.
SourcePaige
In the game“I read a book on the Baxter Society once.”
Paige, to Grey Talon, before a match Fairfax Industries
She hopes it still plans to donate to the library.
SourcePaige
In the game“I hope Fairfax Industries still plans on donating to the library…”
Paige, on killing McGinnis
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Paige tries to call The Doorman “Brian”. The answer is no.
SourcePaige, The Doorman
In the game“What if I called you Brian?”
Paige, to The Doorman, before a match “It's not, but for my purposes in New York it helps me stay grounded that I am here to serve and not to rule.”
The Doorman, to Paige, before a match Vyper mistakes Paige for someone called Cinnamon, from a place called Pole Palace.
SourceVyper
In the game“You killed it at Pole Palace last night.”
Vyper, to Paige, before a match “I am so sorry, I confused you with a very different librarian.”
Vyper, to Paige, before a match Paige wants to sit down with Yamato and ends up with a coffee date.
SourcePaige, Yamato
In the game“I have so many questions about you and your family. Would you be willing to sit down and talk sometime?”
Paige, to Yamato, before a match “You are a puppy that pisses on the rug. Stupid yet strangely endearing. We will have coffee.”
Yamato, to Paige, before a match Paige's magic is bibliomancy.
SourcePaige
In the game“Bibliomancy.”
Paige, to Abrams, before a match
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