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* Kyo'nne had largely been TheChick, until she shows that she [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6610 beat up a human with a frying pan]] after they snuck up on her. It happened offscreen, but it still shows significant CharacterDevelopment for her.

* Quain'tana [[BigDamnHeroes charging into a crowd of Kharla-controlled drow to save Zala'ess from being killed]] in chapter 47. What makes this an awesome moment for this troper is that in previous chapters, Quain had been thinking of nothing but wiping the Vel'Sharen off of Chel's map completely. To see her putting aside her own feelings regarding Zala, a Vel'Sharen, to save her instead of trying to cut her down as usual is quite an impressive CharacterDevelopment moment indeed.
** Chapter 47's [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10643 chibified depiction]] of that moment takes it even further by showing not only Quain's BigDamnHeroes moment, but also disarming Zala on the spot and [[OverTheShoulderCarry carrying her through the Kharla-controlled crowds over her shoulder]], while Zala can only [[BigWhat confusingly yell "What?"]] which also makes it a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* Moments before Kiel can be [[YourSoulIsMine consumed by a demon]], BuriedAlive, and [[DisneyVillainDeath tossed of a cliff]] ''([[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill in that order]])'', Nau pulls her away from the Naal Demon and proceeds to drag the kicking, screaming girl ''(who's almost a head taller than him)'' out of the collapsing Vloz fortress. WordOfGod confirms that hauling Kiel to safety severely hindered his own escape, and damn near got him killed during the final jump to safety, [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl but he refused to leave her behind regardless of his personal safety.]]

** Chapter 47's [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10643 chibified depiction]] of that moment takes it [[UpToEleven even further]] by showing not only Quain's BigDamnHeroes moment, but also disarming Zala on the spot and [[OverTheShoulderCarry carrying her through the Kharla-controlled crowds over her shoulder]], while Zala can only [[BigWhat confusingly yell "What?"]] which also makes it a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* Diva'ratrika also got one in the Longest Wait {{prequel}} when after learning that [[spoiler:three of her daughters had betrayed her]] she [[http://www.drowtales.com/longestwaitarchive//20050719c1p023.JPG released a blast of mana that knocks an entire building on the cavern ceiling to the ground]]. It didn't do much good in the long run, but the sheer JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient of that scene is something else.

** Later in the chapter she successfully assassinates [[spoiler:Nihi'liir]] while disguised. Besides the entire infiltration being quite impressive and showing the growth of her abilities, this kill was especially satisfying since the victim was an AlphaBitch par none.
* Shinae by virtue of the fact that she's even up and walking after [[spoiler:the horrific birth she went through the previous chapter]], even if it requires a walking cane and medical attendant. As if that wasn't enough, she then goes on to [[spoiler:curb stomp Ariel in two seconds flat after Ariel had spent the chapter building up her badass credentials]].
* Kyuusei's EvilGloating about how the Kyorl are an obedient people [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9387 promptly gets disproven]] by one who disobeys and [[spoiler:helps free those Kyorl targeted as part of ThePurge]]. Suck it, Kyuusei.
** And shortly after [[spoiler: He gets stabbed and then chucked out a window onto a very sharp statue that represents ''purges'' in the main courtyard, by the very people he intended to use as a RedHerring. Fifty points to the Order of Twin Eyes for sheer style.]]

* In Chapter 43, Faen finally plucks up her courage, [[spoiler:walks up to Ariel and [[TheBigDamnKiss kisses her]] [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9466 full on the mouth.]]]]

* In chapter 46, Zhor, whose body is still so weak he needs a wheelchair, [[spoiler:pins down Kalki after she chops off Ariel's arm.]]
* "A Sarghress does NOT steal from her fellow soldiers! [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10178 She stands on her own two feet!]]" ''(proceeds to do exactly that [[spoiler: with a freshly severed arm]])'' To put this in perspective, [[spoiler: Ariel had just been abruptly and brutally crippled barely a few minutes ago]]. Yet even though she's in shock, severe pain, and is probably frightened out of her wits, she still has the strength of will to [[spoiler: reject an opportunity to become whole again at the cost of her fellow soldier]]. Now ''that'' is loyalty towards one’s ideals.

** The fistfight with Kalki is even more impressive when you learn that, [[http://forums.drowtales.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18401 according to the author,]] Ariel ''wasn't even aware'' that she could use her "hair trick" before she tried it right then; she took on an adversary way above her class using tactics and skills she had never used before, [[spoiler: and damn near won.]]
* A double whammy on [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10304 one page]]. First, Lulianne [[spoiler:stabs ''herself'' with her katana rather than be forced by Snadhya'rune and Khaless to kill Mikilu, the last surviving Val of her clan]]. And then Erelice [[spoiler:takes advantage of the confusion this causes to stab Snadhya'rune in the back as payback for what happened to her squad]].
* [[spoiler: Sarnel]]’s triumphant return [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10310 on page 130.]] He beats the snot out of the minion that had been hounding him and his team for the last few months (real time), and makes his entrance by chucking her more than a dozen feet into the room. Even [[spoiler: being near death]] can't stop Shala from beaming at him.
* "You took my arm. [[spoiler: I'm taking yours]]".
** This is the first time an otherwise callous, supremely arrogant [[spoiler: Kalki]] has shown even the slightest trace of fear, [[OhCrap and she looks about ready to soil her pants.]]
** Then, once the deed is done and [[spoiler: Kalki]] starts ranting [[spoiler: about how she's not going to let Ariel take her place, Ariel responds by ''smashing her head into the wall with her foot.'' Hot ''damn'' that's satisfying.]]
** It becomes even '''''MORE''''' satisfying when you remember all the terrible things Kalki has done in the past, [[spoiler:including taking part in the Nidra'chaal war that her own mother engineered, killing off several members of her own family including the children of her aunts Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta Val'Sharen, and stabbing quite a few beloved characters InTheBack.]]
* The chapter's CMOA's just keep coming. [[spoiler: Left without a body thanks to Lulianne's HeroicSacrifice, Khaless looks for a new host, and seems to settle on Riz'riia, handcuffed and frozen while the guards run away... only to be distracted by Ere'lice, broken and possibly dying already from Snadhya's attack, [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu flipping off Cthulhu]] and taunting the powerful demon into targeting her instead, in order to spare her clanmate being eaten and let her escape.]]
* Snadhya may be an amoral narcissist, but she has enough competence, [[CrazyPrepared foresight]], and [[GenreSavvy cleverness]] to vindicate her arrogance. A fine example of this is the end of chapter 46, where she [[spoiler: slaughters Kalki with a summoning stone casually plucked off of her crown, averting the ArchnemesisDad trope before it even had a chance to happen.]] She had probably created the stone ''years'' in advance, [[http://drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10353 just for that situation.]]
** [[spoiler: Kalki]] had previously proven herself to be [[MadeOfIron nigh indestructible]],[[LightningBruiser freakishly fast]], and [[SmugSuper completely fearless]], to the point where she could toy with a half-dozen hardened veterans without breaking a sweat. [[spoiler: The loss of her arm non withstanding]], she could have [[DoNotGoGentle put up a decent fight]]. Snadhya [[CurbstompBattle beat her handily]] by [[NoSell tossing a trinket on the floor.]]

* Credit where it is due; as creepy, legitimately horrifying, and crazy as Kharla may be, the fact that she [[spoiler: ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu ate a nether god for lunch]]'']] in chapter 47 was nothing short of astounding.
* Sabrror defied his taint for so many years that, [[spoiler: when his demon finally takes over as he breaks free of Kharla'ggen's control, it retains some of his personality as he yells for Zala'ess to run.]]
** Hell, just being able to defy [[spoiler: Kharla's influence]] is incredible. For context, the aura of most Drow can be describes as a candle, while [[spoiler: Kharla's]] is a ''sea''. Resisting her control shouldn't even ''qualify'' as futile, yet Sabrror powers through her influence ''and'' the demon eating his soul ''simultaneously''.

* Of the three Sharen sisters, Zala was the youngest, and also the weakest. While Snadhya was a master of the Mana arts, and Sarv excelled as a skilled warrior, Zala's only talent was a silver tongue. When she was mobbed by a horde of brainwashed elite warriors in chapter 47, and receives a stab wound from [[spoiler: Shinae]] ''in her heavily pregnant belly'', no one expected her to survive. Zala, however, [[HeroicResolve refuses to put up with that nonsense]]. She summons a mana shield (the gemstones adorning her outfit are really [[PowerCrystal mana foci]]) and uses it ''offensively'', blasting a dozen veteran soldiers into the air, and clocks [[spoiler: Shinae]]in the jaw hard enough to lay her flat on the ground, all while the knife is still stuck in her belly. [[spoiler: It turns out that her "pregnancy" was faked; childbearing is an enormous status symbol in Drow society, and thanks to Snadhya, all the other Sharen are having trouble conceiving. The deception was still convincing enough to fool a dedicated assassin, and doubtlessly saved her life.]]

* Moments before Kiel can be [[YourSoulIsMine consumed by a demon]], BuriedAlive, and [[DisneyVillainDeath tossed of a cliff]] ''([[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill in that order]])'', Nau pulls her away from [[spoiler: the Naal Demon]] and proceeds to drag the kicking, screaming girl ''(who's almost a head taller than him)'' out of the [[spoiler: collapsing]] Vloz fortress. WordOfGod confirms that hauling Kiel to safety severely hindered his own escape, and damn near got him killed during the final jump to safety, [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl but he refused to leave her behind regardless of his personal safety.]]
* The Sharen and Sarghress forces get a collective moment in chapter 47, when [[spoiler: the demon-god manifests. Possessing powers and abilities that can wipe out whole armies, easily hundreds of feet tall, and indestructible via conventional means]], counter-attacking it is tantamount to suicide. Yet even after being blindsided and badly outmatched, [[BadassArmy the Drow refuse to be intimidated]], and strike back en-masse. Retreat wasn’t even considered.

* [[spoiler: And they win! With the demon god dissipating into mist, ie dying of exhaustion!]]

* Chapter 48 starts out slow, and it looks like the Belds are doomed thanks to Snad's poison. But, guess what happens? Waes, of all people gets some serious CharacterDevelopment, does things she never would have normally even considered, and single-handedly saved the vast majority of her clan that survived the developments of chapter 47 [[spoiler: by defeating the poisoner ''without'' killing her, and welcoming the hated Jaal into the clan territory for their expertise]]. And banishing the servants at the beginning of the chapter? It saved their lives because it protected them from being infected! [[spoiler: All due to the fact that she listened to the one servant she initially threw out herself, because he was resourceful enough to find her hiding spot where she goes to think, and rather than try to assassinate her, pleads his case rationally.]] Bad Ass. Oh, and she gives a metaphorical third finger to Snad too, by sending the critically infected to Felde, with her blessings.

* Chapter 49 introduced Anahid Kyorl'Solenurn, a WideEyedIdealist [[spoiler:and Shimi'lande's chosen successor as clan Ill'harass]]. She quickly garnered a fanbase by showing that GoodIsNotNice - when [[{{Jerkass}} Tab'irrie]], a stable boy, denounces her as a heretic [[spoiler:for declaring that being tainted is not a sin]], Anahid soundly humiliates Tab'ierre by revealing [[spoiler:he betrayed Shimi'lande at the request of a Judicator by preventing Petri'cho, a clan servant, from delivering Shimi'lande's last wishes, which led to Petri'cho being tortured, tainted, and exiled, in that order]]. ''In front of everyone who was listening''.

* Chapter 50 should be called "the birth of Quainzilla." This is where Quain goes to show that there is truth to her LivingLegend status. She responds to being grabbed by her guards and restrained so a "healer," [[spoiler: who was assimilated by Khaless]] can inject her with an unknown susbtance, without Quain's consent, by ripping the needle out of her arm, stabbing it into an eye of one of the troops restraining her, smashing the head of the so-called healer into a table that would have killed any normal drow, and then rampaging to her grandkids, where [[spoiler: she hears that someone is trying to kill them from Faen, who has earned her trust.]] When the troops continue to try to seize, restrain and corall her, trying to drag her back to the healing tent "for sedation," she responds by tearing through an entire army to go after Su'ube, whom she has more than ample reason to believe is responsible for it, being entombed, stabbed, grabbed by golems, walked through flames, was shot repeatedly and still was just one sword swing away from finally taking down Su'ube, her body only failing after her sword did.

* Faen almost single-handedly saves the lives of [[spoiler: Pup and the baby- sadly she arrived too late for Vene-]] despite suffering a head injury from one of the armed soldier attackers, first with her [[UnstoppableRage empathy]] melting the brain of one and hampering the other, and at the same time, her uncontrolled empathy alerts Jiv'kyn to arrive as backup, though he's hardly needed as Faen proceeds to ''beat the other soldier to death with a shield'' shortly after his arrival.

* [[spoiler:Diva'ratrika goads Snadhya'rune into using one of her dragon summons to crush her...''while she's standing right over the spirit transfer ritual that she used to escape via Ragini all those years ago.'' [[OhCrap As Snad realises this,]] a fatally wounded Diva smirks.]]
* In the final chapter of the saga, [[spoiler:Snadhya'rune is taken down by Diva'ratrika, Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta, the mother and sisters she betrayed so long ago.]]

* Kiel's [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8878 reaction]] to Khaless' BreakingSpeech about how they're NotSoDifferent, which involves FlippingTheBird with both hands. Then her demon friends (who [[BeyondTheFourthWall accurately depict the fans' reaction]]) [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8887 respond in turn]].

* Sil'lice was always a [[AnIcePerson stone cold killer]], but [[http://drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=12525 this page.]] drives home just how good she is at her job. Right after [[TheCavalry saving Kiel's baby from being thrown down a stairwell]], she tosses said baby up in the air and brutally dismembers the assassin who endangered her in enough time to catch the child without flinching. As [[WordOfGod Kern]] himself pointed out in the forums, she's been doing this for a ''very'' long time.

* Sil'lice was always a [[IcePerson stone cold killer]], but [[http://drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=12525 this page.]] drives home just how good she is at her job. Right after [[TheCavalry saving Kiel's baby from being thrown down a stairwell]], she tosses said baby up in the air and brutally dismembers the assassin who endangered her in enough time to catch the child without flinching. As [[WordOfGod Kern]] himself pointed out in the forums, she's been doing this for a ''very'' long time.

* [[spoiler:Diva'ratrika goads Snadhya'rune into using one of her dragon summons to crush her...''while she's standing right over the spirit transfer ritual that she used to escape via Ragini all those years ago.'' [[OhCrap As Snad realises this,]] a fatally wounded Diva smirks.]]

* [[spoiler:Diva'ratrika goads Snadhya'rune into using one of her dragon summons to crush her...''while she's standing right over the spirit transfer ritual that she used to escape via Ragini all those years ago. [[OhCrapAs Snad realises this,]] a fatally wounded Diva smirks.]]

* Sil'lice was always a [[IcePerson stone cold killer]], but [[http://drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=12525 this page.]] drives home just how good she is at her job. Right after [[TheCavalry saving Kiel's baby from being thrown down a stairwell]], she tosses said baby up in the air and brutally dismembers the assassin who endangered her in enough time to catch the child without flinching. As [[WordOfGod Kern]] himself pointed out in the forums, she's been doing this for a ''very'' long time.