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* DamselInDistress: She's constantly needing help with the Hunter. Justified since he's an exceptionally powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland and is physically very small. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she heeds advice, eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.

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* DamselInDistress: She's constantly needing help with the Hunter. Justified since he's an exceptionally powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland and is physically very small. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she heeds advice, eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.knife that she uses to stab the Hunter.



* GoodParents: Ned and Lucy are very close to Alima. They don't take the news that she thinks they're dead very well.



* DramaticIrony: Alima thinks Ned is dead, but he's actually alive--he's just forced to masquerade as her new dog. Also, he's a cat person.



* TragicKeepsake: Matthaeus made a necklace for him. He isn't dead, but he's about a continent away most of the time. Owen hangs the necklace in his car instead of wearing it, because he doesn't want to risk people asking who it's from.

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* TragicKeepsake: Matthaeus made a runestone necklace for him. He isn't dead, but he's about a continent away most of the time. Owen hangs the necklace in his car instead of wearing it, because he doesn't want to risk people asking who it's from.



The proprietor of the Miller's Mount Inn, and also the town's cunning-man.

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The proprietor of the Miller's Mount Inn, and also the town's cunning-man.
cunning-man. He's Owen's grandfather, and is letting Alima stay at his house until she gets her own place.
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* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and that was a very calm HannibalLecture to Mal.

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* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and that was a very calm HannibalLecture BreakingSpeech to Mal.
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** He's also calm to the point of lacking empathy when he's talking to Lucy, but when the Morrigan breaks Lucy out and he can't catch up with them, he screams her name in a fury.

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** He's also calm to the point of lacking empathy when he's talking to Lucy, but when Lucy [[spoiler: until the Morrigan breaks Lucy out and he can't catch up with them, he screams her name in a fury.out]].

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* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and that was a very calm HannibalLecture.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His deer/Irish-Elk skull's sockets have burning red eyes.

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* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and that was a very calm HannibalLecture.
HannibalLecture to Mal.
** He's also calm to the point of lacking empathy when he's talking to Lucy, but when the Morrigan breaks Lucy out and he can't catch up with them, he screams her name in a fury.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His deer/Irish-Elk skull's two skull-masks' sockets both have burning red eyes.
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* SaintlyChurch: He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and is a thoughtful, considerate person who takes care of his little brother.

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* SaintlyChurch: He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), not pagan and is a thoughtful, considerate person who takes care of his little brother.
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* TragicKeepsake: Matthaeus made a necklace for him. He isn't dead, but he's about a continent away most of the time. Owen hangs the necklace in his car instead of wearing it, because he doesn't want to risk people asking who it's from.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's blonde and very nice.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's blonde and very nice.nice, seeing as he takes Alima home to dry off and then insists on driving her to the inn instead of letting her wait for a cab. Although the second part is partly because he doesn't want her to get messed with by TheFairFolk.




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* UsedToBeMoreSocial: After his parents died, Aine mentions that he keeps to himself and Owen says that he "stopped being fun."



* DamselInDistress: She's constantly needing help with the Hunter. Justified since he's an exceptionally powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she heeds advice, eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.

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* DamselInDistress: She's constantly needing help with the Hunter. Justified since he's an exceptionally powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland.Ireland and is physically very small. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she heeds advice, eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.



* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities; justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, back in America she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle [=DeTour=] and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.

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* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities; justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, back in America she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle [=DeTour=] and her a Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.



* AdultFear: He and his wife Lucy got kidnapped and then he was cursed while they were escaping. He currently has no clue where she is, and his grieving daughter is now being targeted by the man who kidnapped them.
* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: His cursed form's huge size is frequently mentioned, he just escapes getting trampled by the Hunter's horse with fairly moderate injuries, and he states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.

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* AdultFear: He and his wife Lucy got kidnapped and then he was cursed while they were escaping. He currently has no clue where she is, and his grieving daughter is now being targeted by the man who kidnapped them.
same man.
* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: His cursed form's huge size is frequently mentioned, he just barely escapes getting trampled by the Hunter's horse with fairly moderate injuries, and he states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.



* EyesOfGold: His canine form's eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's the main trait that marks him as part wolf. Pure dog breeds can have amber/yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.
* FluffyTheTerrible: "Moony" is not the most intuitive name for a massive wolfdog, even if he's white.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: His wife Lucy is average height, but he's still six feet and four inches. Meanwhile, his daughter needs help getting stuff from the high shelves.

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* EyesOfGold: EyesOfGold / SupernaturalGoldEyes: His canine form's eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's the main trait that marks him as part wolf. Pure dog breeds can have amber/yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.
rare.
* FluffyTheTerrible: "Moony" is not isn't the most intuitive name for a massive wolfdog, even if he's white.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: His wife Lucy is average height, but he's still six feet and four inches. Meanwhile, his His daughter needs help getting stuff from the high shelves.



* TraumaCongaLine: Ned and his wife are abducted by the Hunter, he gets cursed into a dog's form, and then loses track of his wife. Meanwhile, their daughter thinks they're both dead and he's unable to tell her otherwise because of said curse.

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* TraumaCongaLine: Ned and his wife are abducted by the Hunter, he gets cursed into a dog's form, and then loses track of his wife. Meanwhile, their daughter thinks they're both dead and he's unable to tell her otherwise because of said curse.



* BrokenAce: He's a handsome, intelligent twenty-something and a powerful mage. ...Who was nearly killed by his own town for being gay, can't find work because of less-extreme homophobia, and tends to call himself homophobic slurs.

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* BrokenAce: He's a handsome, intelligent twenty-something and a powerful mage. ... Who was nearly killed by his own town for being gay, can't find work because of less-extreme homophobia, and tends to call himself homophobic slurs.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's petite. Not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet and four inches tall.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's petite. Not only does she fit this with She's frequently described as small, and Mal (see above), but needs to get stuff off of high shelves for her. Family-wise, her father Ned is six feet and four inches tall.stated to be 6'4.


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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: His wife Lucy is average height, but he's still six feet and four inches. Meanwhile, his daughter needs help getting stuff from the high shelves.

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Alima's Chinese-American father, who was abducted and then transformed into a wolfdog by the Hunter.

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Alima's Chinese-American father, who was a carpenter before getting abducted and then transformed into a white wolfdog by the Hunter.



* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He nearly gets trampled by the Hunter's horse (even more dangerous in dog form than human) and states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.
* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf.

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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He nearly gets His cursed form's huge size is frequently mentioned, he just escapes getting trampled by the Hunter's horse (even more dangerous in dog form than human) with fairly moderate injuries, and he states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: He's pure white as a wolfdog, which fits the genre since white animals are highly symbolic in myth and fairy-tales.
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EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his His canine form's eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits trait that mark marks him as a wolf.part wolf. Pure dog breeds can have amber/yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.



The proprietor of the Miller's Mount Inn, and also the cunning-man.

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The proprietor of the Miller's Mount Inn, and also the town's cunning-man.
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: [[ForegoneConclusion There wouldn't be a story if Alima and Mal didn't end up living together as in the summary]], but according to her friend Danielle, Alima "has a track record" for blondes.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's very small. Not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet and four inches tall.

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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: [[ForegoneConclusion There wouldn't be a story if Alima and Mal didn't end up living together [[ForegoneConclusion as in the summary]], but according to her friend Danielle, Alima "has a track record" for blondes.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's very small.petite. Not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet and four inches tall.



* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, back in America she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle [=DeTour=] and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.

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* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, minorities; justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, back in America she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle [=DeTour=] and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.

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The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American who moved to Ireland after her parents vanished, and is now getting pursued by the Hunter.

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The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American who moved to Ireland after her parents Ned and Lucy vanished, and is now getting pursued by the Hunter.



* AdultFear: He and his wife got kidnapped and then he was cursed while they were escaping. He currently has no clue where his wife is, and his grieving daughter is now being targeted by the man who kidnapped them.

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* AdultFear: He and his wife Lucy got kidnapped and then he was cursed while they were escaping. He currently has no clue where his wife she is, and his grieving daughter is now being targeted by the man who kidnapped them.



* TallDarkAndSnarky: Very much so.



* CanNotSpitItOut: Non-romantic example; whenever he tries to tell Alima that her new dog is actually her father, he's forced to say something completely different due to Ned's curse.

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* CanNotSpitItOut: Non-romantic example; whenever he tries to tell Alima that her new dog is actually her father, father Ned, he's forced to say something completely different due to Ned's curse.



* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's strong even in old age and is rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen and May.

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* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's strong even in old age and is rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen and May.grandfather.



* HornedHumanoid / CrownOfHorns: Evokes this by wearing a deer skull or Irish Elk skull.

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Leader of TheWildHunt, and an exceptionally powerful being because of it. Unlike most of the Folk, he can pass through the town walls, although it takes him a few hours.

* HornedHumanoid / CrownOfHorns: Evokes this by wearing a deer skull or Irish Elk skull.skull for a mask.



* RedEyesTakeWarning: His deer/Irish-Elk skull's sockets have burning red eyes.



* XanatosGambit: The Hunter kidnapped a random girl's parents, waited for her to ''move out of her country'' from the resulting grief, and her new home happens to be ''his'' current home. Where she is now at his mercy if she goes outside of the town walls alone.

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* XanatosGambit: The Hunter He kidnapped a random girl's parents, waited for her to ''move out of her country'' from the resulting grief, and her new home happens to be ''his'' current home. Where she is now at his mercy if she goes outside of the town walls alone.alone, and even staying in town isn't completely safe.
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One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain. Snarky, handsome, and possesses strong magical abilities. His long-distance boyfriend is Matthaeus (nicknamed "Teis").

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One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain. Snarky, handsome, and possesses strong magical abilities. His long-distance boyfriend is Matthaeus (nicknamed "Teis").
"Teis" Summer.
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* AdultFear: Her parents go missing for no reason, and right after she moves to a different country out of grief, she gets hunted by a strange and ''very'' threatening man--also for no apparent reason.

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* AdultFear: Her parents go missing for no reason, and right after she moves to a different country out of grief, she gets literally hunted by a strange and ''very'' threatening man--also male stranger--also for no apparent reason.

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* SaintlyChurch: He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and a very thoughtful, considerate person who takes care of his little brother.

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* SaintlyChurch: He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and is a very thoughtful, considerate person who takes care of his little brother.



* DamselInDistress: She's constantly needing help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.

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* AdultFear: Her parents go missing for no reason, and right after she moves to a different country out of grief, she gets hunted by a strange and ''very'' threatening man--also for no apparent reason.
* DamselInDistress: She's constantly needing help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a he's an exceptionally powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she heeds advice, eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.



* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle [=DeTour=] and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.

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* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, back in America she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle [=DeTour=] and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.Sandpiper.
* TraumaCongaLine: Her parents go missing for two months, she understandably thinks that they're dead, and moves to a different country out of grief. Not even a month in her new home, she starts getting hunted like an animal by a Fair Folk man wearing an elk skull. Unknown to her, the man is the same one who kidnapped her parents.



* AdultFear: He and his wife got kidnapped and then he was cursed while they were escaping. He currently has no clue where his wife is, and his grieving daughter is now being targeted by the man who kidnapped them.



* {{Papa Wolf}}(dog): He's Alima's father and was transformed into a literal wolfdog by the Hunter.

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* {{Papa Wolf}}(dog): Wolf}}dog: He's Alima's father and was transformed into a literal wolfdog by the Hunter.



One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain. Snarky, handsome, and possesses strong magical abilities. Also gay.

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One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain. Snarky, handsome, and possesses strong magical abilities. Also gay.
His long-distance boyfriend is Matthaeus (nicknamed "Teis").



* BrokenAce: He's a handsome, intelligent twenty-something and a powerful mage. ...Who was nearly killed by his own town for being gay, can't find work because of less-extreme homophobia, and tends to call himself homophobic slurs.
* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: When he was five, he started playing with an invisible "brother" named Mark. His parents think it's just a normal imaginary friend until his mother Ita has a severely long period, and the doctors find out it's actually a miscarriage.



* {{Seer}}: He has an ability called the "wyrth eyes." He sees visions of the future and has PropheticDreams called "oak dreams."

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* OppositesAttract / TrueLoveIsExceptional: He's a snarky trickster who's implied to be bitter and traumatized due to an ''extreme'' event of homophobia. His long-distance boyfriend Matthaeus is a talkative and clumsy jeweler.
* {{Seer}}: He has an ability called the "wyrth eyes." He sees visions of the future future, implicitly sees spirits (see above), and has PropheticDreams called "oak dreams."
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* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this. When informed that he shouldn't climb a hawthorn tree because it gives bad luck, he replies that he was on the fence ''behind'' it.

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* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this. When informed that he shouldn't climb have climbed a hawthorn tree because it gives bad luck, he replies that [[ExactWords he was on the fence ''behind'' it.
behind it]].
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* SaintlyChurch: He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and a very thoughtful and considerate person who takes care of his little brother.

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* SaintlyChurch: He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and a very thoughtful and thoughtful, considerate person who takes care of his little brother.



* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.

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* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting needing help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman who just moved to Ireland. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.



* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's very small, but not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), her father Ned is six feet and four inches tall.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's very small, but not small. Not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet and four inches tall.



* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle Detour and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.

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* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle Detour [=DeTour=] and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.



* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf. Some dog breeds have yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.

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* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf. Some dog breeds have yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.

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One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain.

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One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain.
O'Luain. Snarky, handsome, and possesses strong magical abilities. Also gay.



* MagicalQueer: Not in the "fixes everything" sense, but Owen's literally a gay man with magical powers. In a darker turn, Owen was nearly killed ''because'' people claimed he was a magical changeling instead of human.

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* MagicalQueer: Not in the "fixes everything" sense, He doesn't fix everything, but Owen's literally a gay man with magical powers. In a darker turn, Owen was nearly killed ''because'' people claimed he was a magical changeling instead of human.



** FaintingSeer: Not ''fainting'', but he loses awareness of his present surroundings when he experience a vision. Ogma and May state that Owen's gotten himself hurt because of it. PlayedWith when Ogma has to use a sleeping spell on Owen during a ''very'' unpleasant vision, since he's in hysterics and flailing around.
* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this. When informed that he shouldn't climb a hawthorn tree, he replies that he was on the fence ''behind'' it.

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** FaintingSeer: Not ''fainting'', but he loses awareness of his present surroundings when he experience experiences a vision. Ogma and May state that Owen's gotten himself hurt because of it. PlayedWith when Ogma has to use a sleeping spell on Owen during a ''very'' unpleasant vision, since he's in hysterics and flailing around.
* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this. When informed that he shouldn't climb a hawthorn tree, tree because it gives bad luck, he replies that he was on the fence ''behind'' it.



* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's strong even in old age, and is rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen and May.

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* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's strong even in old age, age and is rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen and May.



* MisplacedAccent: Has an English accent despite being Irish. As mentioned in the main article's ShownTheirWork entry, Ogma was either forced to adopt an English accent or did so himself to avoid bullying.

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* MisplacedAccent: Has an English accent despite being Irish. As mentioned in the main article's ShownTheirWork entry, Ogma was went to school in London. He'd have either been forced to adopt an English accent accent, or did so himself to avoid bullying.bullying.
* SacredHospitality: As he happens to be the town's cunning-man, being Ogma's guest is even more important than it usually is.

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The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American who moved to Ireland after her parents vanished, and is now getting stalked by the Hunter.

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The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American who moved to Ireland after her parents vanished, and is now getting stalked pursued by the Hunter.



* HornedHumanoid / CrownOfHorns: Evokes this by wearing a deer or Irish Elk's skull.

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* HornedHumanoid / CrownOfHorns: Evokes this by wearing a deer skull or Irish Elk's Elk skull.



* RuleOfScary: He wears a ''massive'' Irish Elk's skull, whose antlers could fit a car between them, and suffers no neck/head strain. Justified since he's a member of TheFairFolk, and a very powerful one to boot.

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* RuleOfScary: He wears a ''massive'' Irish Elk's skull, whose antlers could fit a car between them, and suffers no neck/head strain. Justified since he's a member of TheFairFolk, and a very powerful one to boot.boot.
* XanatosGambit: The Hunter kidnapped a random girl's parents, waited for her to ''move out of her country'' from the resulting grief, and her new home happens to be ''his'' current home. Where she is now at his mercy if she goes outside of the town walls alone.
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* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this. When informed that he shouldn't climb around a hawthorn, he replies that he was on the fence ''behind'' it.

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** FaintingSeer: Not ''fainting'', but he loses awareness of his present surroundings when he experience a vision. Ogma and May state that Owen's gotten himself hurt because of it. PlayedWith when Ogma has to use a sleeping spell on Owen during a ''very'' unpleasant vision, since he's in hysterics and flailing around.
* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this. When informed that he shouldn't climb around a hawthorn, hawthorn tree, he replies that he was on the fence ''behind'' it.



* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's strong even in old age, and isvery rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen and May.

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* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's strong even in old age, and isvery is rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen and May.

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* AlliterativeName / ThemeNaming: There's a trend for O-names among male members of his family; Oscar is his father, and Ogma is his grandfather.

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* AlliterativeName / ThemeNaming: AlliterativeFamily: There's a trend for O-names among male members of his family; Oscar is his father, and Ogma is his grandfather.



* DeadpanSnarker: Following in his grandfather's footsteps.



* MagicalQueer: Not in the "fixes everything" sense, but Owen's literally a gay man with magical powers. In a darker turn, Owen was nearly killed ''because'' people claimed that he was a magical changeling instead of human.

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* MagicalQueer: Not in the "fixes everything" sense, but Owen's literally a gay man with magical powers. In a darker turn, Owen was nearly killed ''because'' people claimed that he was a magical changeling instead of human.



* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this.

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* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this.
this. When informed that he shouldn't climb around a hawthorn, he replies that he was on the fence ''behind'' it.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's blonde, and very nice.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's blonde, blonde and very nice.



* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's very small, but not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), her father Ned is six feet and four inches.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: More because she's very small, but not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), her father Ned is six feet and four inches.inches tall.



* FluffyTheTerrible: "Moony" is not the most intuitive name for a massive wolfdog.

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* FluffyTheTerrible: "Moony" is not the most intuitive name for a massive wolfdog.wolfdog, even if he's white.



* TraumaCongaLine: Ned and his wife are abducted by the Hunter, he gets cursed into a dog's form, and then loses track of his wife. Meanwhile, their daughter thinks they're both dead and he's literally unable to tell her otherwise because of said curse.

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* TraumaCongaLine: Ned and his wife are abducted by the Hunter, he gets cursed into a dog's form, and then loses track of his wife. Meanwhile, their daughter thinks they're both dead and he's literally unable to tell her otherwise because of said curse.



* NoodleIncident: He turned himself and his friends into birds during a drunk spell attempt at graduation. The others insist that it [[ThatDidntHappen didn't happen.]]



* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's unusually strong even in old age, and very rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen.

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* CanNotSpitItOut: Non-romantic example; whenever he tries to tell Alima that her new dog is actually her father, he's forced to say something completely different due to Ned's curse.
* CombatMedic: He was a soldier in his youth, is still ridiculously strong, and is trained in first-aid magic.
* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: He's unusually strong even in old age, and very isvery rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to Owen.Owen and May.



* WarriorPoet: Shades of this; in addition to his strength, he's extremely well-spoken.

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* MisplacedAccent: Has an English accent despite being Irish. As mentioned in the main article's ShownTheirWork entry, Ogma was either forced to adopt an English accent or did so himself to avoid bullying.
* WarriorPoet: Shades of this; in addition he used to his strength, he's be a soldier and is extremely well-spoken.

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well-spoken. Seeing as his namesake Ogma is a WarriorPoet deity, it's fitting.

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* SaintlyChurch: Most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and Mal's a very thoughtful and considerate person who takes care of his little brother.

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* SaintlyChurch: Most He's most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and Mal's a very thoughtful and considerate person who takes care of his little brother.



* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's stated to be very small and not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet four.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's stated to be More because she's very small and small, but not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet four.and four inches.



* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He nearly gets trampled by the Hunter's horse and states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.

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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He nearly gets trampled by the Hunter's horse (even more dangerous in dog form than human) and states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.



* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: Implied to have some status, as the town's cunning-man.

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The proprietor of the Miller's Mount Inn, and also the cunning-man.

* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: Implied He's unusually strong even in old age, and very rarely surprised. Is also a literal grandfather to have some status, as the town's cunning-man.Owen.



* WarriorPoet: Shades of this; he's extremely strong even in old age, and is extremely well-spoken.

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* WarriorPoet: Shades of this; in addition to his strength, he's extremely strong even in old age, and is extremely well-spoken.


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* HornedHumanoid / CrownOfHorns: Evokes this by wearing a deer or Irish Elk's skull.
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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He's cursed by the Hunter, his daughter thinks he's dead, and his wife is missing. He states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.
* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf. Some dogs can have yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.

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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He's cursed He nearly gets trampled by the Hunter, his daughter thinks he's dead, Hunter's horse and his wife is missing. He states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.
* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf. Some dogs can dog breeds have yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.




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* TraumaCongaLine: Ned and his wife are abducted by the Hunter, he gets cursed into a dog's form, and then loses track of his wife. Meanwhile, their daughter thinks they're both dead and he's literally unable to tell her otherwise because of said curse.

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* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf.

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* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf. Some dogs can have yellow eyes, but it's uncommon.




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One of Malachy's friends, and the grandson of Ogma O'Luain.

* AlliterativeName / ThemeNaming: There's a trend for O-names among male members of his family; Oscar is his father, and Ogma is his grandfather.
* CoolBigBro: Very attached to his little sister May.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He first appears by jumping out of a tree to startle Alima and May.
* MagicalQueer: Not in the "fixes everything" sense, but Owen's literally a gay man with magical powers. In a darker turn, Owen was nearly killed ''because'' people claimed that he was a magical changeling instead of human.
* {{Seer}}: He has an ability called the "wyrth eyes." He sees visions of the future and has PropheticDreams called "oak dreams."
* TricksterArchetype: Definite shades of this.




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* CoolOldGuy / BadassGrandpa: Implied to have some status, as the town's cunning-man.
* DeadpanSnarker: Very much so.
* WarriorPoet: Shades of this; he's extremely strong even in old age, and is extremely well-spoken.

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The main male protagonist, whose parents died before the story. He's since been taking care of his brother Logan.



The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American.

* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman with no experience in Irish magic.

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The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American.

Chinese/Filipino-American who moved to Ireland after her parents vanished, and is now getting stalked by the Hunter.

* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American woman with no experience in Irish magic.who just moved to Ireland. She does take measures to protect herself, though; she eats some salt before going out, and Ogma gives her an iron knife.



Alima's Chinese-American father, who was transformed into a

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Alima's Chinese-American father, who was abducted and then transformed into a
a wolfdog by the Hunter.



* HijackedByJesus: Averted in his HannibalLecture when Mal tries to defend Alima.

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* PromotedToParent: After his parents died, he got custody of his little brother Logan.



** HugeGuyTinyGirl: He's above-average height while Alima's short.

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** HugeGuyTinyGirl: He's at least above-average height while Alima's short.
* PromotedToParent: After his parents died, he got custody of his little brother Logan.
* SaintlyChurch: Most likely Catholic (the Hunter states that he isn't pagan), and Mal's a very thoughtful and considerate person who takes care of his little brother.



* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an American college student with no experience in Irish magic.

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The female protagonist of the story. A Chinese/Filipino-American.

* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an average American college student woman with no experience in Irish magic.



* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, but there's also her black/Creole friend Danielle Detour.

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* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, but there's also her black/Creole justified since Ireland is mostly homogenous. However, she has a Louisianan/Creole friend Danielle Detour.Detour and her Blackfoot friend David Sandpiper.



Alima's Chinese-American father, who was transformed into a



* HijackedByJesus: Averted in his HannibalLecture when Mal tries to defend Alima.



* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and was very calm to boot.

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* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and that was a very calm to boot.HannibalLecture.

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!!!Owen O'Luain

!!!Ogma O'Luain


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* FluffyTheTerrible: "Moony" is not the most intuitive name for a massive wolfdog.


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!!!Owen O'Luain

!!!Ogma O'Luain

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!!!Protagonists

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!!!Protagonists!Protagonists




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* OneHeadTaller: Implied, since he helps Alima get stuff from the top shelves while grocery shopping.
** HugeGuyTinyGirl: He's above-average height while Alima's short.



* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's stated to be very small and not only does she fit this with Mal (see above), but her father Ned is six feet four.



* RapunzelHair: Messy, hip-length black waves. She's very protective of it as well.

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* RapunzelHair: Messy, She has messy, hip-length black waves. She's Realistically, she's very protective of her hair and keeps it as well.braided most of the time. It gets caught in a zipper during a botched teleporting spell.




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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}dog: He's cursed by the Hunter, his daughter thinks he's dead, and his wife is missing. He states to Ogma O'Luain that he wants to kill the Hunter, even though it's not necessary to break the curse.
* EyesOfGold: In wolfdog form, his eyes are frequently stated as "yellow," and it's one of the main traits that mark him as a wolf.
* {{Papa Wolf}}(dog): He's Alima's father and was transformed into a literal wolfdog by the Hunter.

!Antagonists



* RuleOfScary: He wears a ''massive'' Irish Elk's skull, whose antlers could fit a car between them, and suffers no neck/head strain. Justified since he's a member of the Fair Folk, and a very powerful one to boot.

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* TheMostDangerousGame: He hunts humans with the aid of TheWildHunt.
* NothingIsScarier / TheQuietOne: He's only spoken once so far, and was very calm to boot.
* RuleOfScary: He wears a ''massive'' Irish Elk's skull, whose antlers could fit a car between them, and suffers no neck/head strain. Justified since he's a member of the Fair Folk, TheFairFolk, and a very powerful one to boot.
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* RapunzelHair: Messy, hip-length black waves. She's very protective of it as well.



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The character list for the TroperWork ''Literature/{{Moonflowers}}.''

!!!Protagonists
!!!Malachy Bray
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's blonde, and very nice.
* PromotedToParent: After his parents died, he got custody of his little brother Logan.

!!!Alima Song
* DamselInDistress: She's constantly getting help with the Hunter. Justified since the Hunter is a powerful Fair Folk entity, and Alima is an American college student with no experience in Irish magic.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: [[ForegoneConclusion There wouldn't be a story if Alima and Mal didn't end up living together as in the summary]], but according to her friend Danielle, Alima "has a track record" for blondes.
* MultiEthnicName: "Alima" is Arabic, while "Song" is Chinese (and identical to the English word "song").
* TokenMinority: She's one of two main character minorities, but there's also her black/Creole friend Danielle Detour.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Half-Filipino and half-Chinese.


!!!Owen O'Luain

!!!Ogma O'Luain

!!!Ned Song/Moony

!!!The Hunter
* RuleOfScary: He wears a ''massive'' Irish Elk's skull, whose antlers could fit a car between them, and suffers no neck/head strain. Justified since he's a member of the Fair Folk, and a very powerful one to boot.

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