History Fanfic / TheSettlersRiseOfAnEmpire

* BadDreams: Kestral starts having them in ''The Eastern Realm''.

* WindowsOfTheSoul: In ''Velvet Battlefield'' and a few other stories published since, this is often the only way other characters (usually Kestral) can tell what Hakim is thinking, [[TheStoic since it's the only part of his facial expression he can't control]].

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* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Marcus finally proposes to Alandra in ''Friendly Fire''.]] [[CaptainObvious She says yes.]]

* ExactWords: In ''Loyalty and Legend'', a Janubian excavator manages to [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome trick Sabatt into leaving without telling a single lie about the situation]].

** In ''Friendly Fire'': [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean "You look somewhat familiar. Have I burned down your camp before?"]] Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Marcus since he's concussed and tied up at the time.

* WelcomeBackTraitor: Elias is accepted back into the ranks after his betrayal, as in canon. [[TheScrappy He's still ignored.]]

In consequence, this game has attracted a small[[note]]okay, minuscule[[/note]] fandom on [[FanfictionDotNet Fanfiction.net]] that focuses around the adventures of the various knights. All the stories in the archive form a reasonably tight continuity, resulting in unusually consistent {{fanon}} and {{shipping}}. As such, they can effectively be considered one multi-author work.

** In ''Friendly Fire'': [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean "You look somewhat familiar. Have I burned down your camp before?"]] Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Marcus since he's concussed and tied up at the time.

In consequence, this game has attracted a small[[hottip:*:okay, minuscule]] fandom on [[FanfictionDotNet Fanfiction.net]] that focuses around the adventures of the various knights. All the stories in the archive form a reasonably tight continuity, resulting in unusually consistent {{fanon}} and {{shipping}}. As such, they can effectively be considered one multi-author work.

* YouFailGeologyForever: The underground scenes in ''Loyalty and Legend''.
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In consequence, this game has attracted a small[[hottip:*:okay, miniscule]] fandom on [[FanfictionDotNet Fanfiction.net]] that focuses around the adventures of the various knights. All the stories in the archive form a reasonably tight continuity, resulting in unusually consistent {{fanon}} and {{shipping}}. As such, they can effectively be considered one multi-author work.

* TheArcher: Kestral, but [[{{Tsundere}} subverted in terms of characterisation]].

* DramaticShattering: Hakim drops a teapot in ''So Much We Share''. [[BetterThanItSounds It's more dramatic than it sounds.]]

* {{Nakama}}: The Knights of Darion, [[FireForgedFriends though it takes a long time for some of them to stop trying to kill each other]].

* ThirdActMisunderstanding: ''Loyalty and Legend'', except it's not the discovery of [[spoiler:Hakim's identity]] that causes Kestral to become utterly furious at him, but the fact that he's [[spoiler:been manipulating her and her {{Nakama}} for the past year.]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: Elias takes trading to insane levels in ''Bragging Rights'', proving once and for all he's not a [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway wimp]].

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome
** Alandra's speech in Gran Lorcha in ''New Alliances''.
** The final showdown in ''Velvet Battlefield'', where Kestral absolutely thrashes her [[NewOldFlame old boyfriend]] in a duel.
** Milo saving Hakim in the same story.
** Hakim trouncing Thordal in an arm-wrestle in ''Nobody Calls Me Chicken''.
** Marcus' rescue of Alandra while completely defying her orders in ''Hopeless Sincerity''.
** In ''Friendly Fire'', Marcus manages to sass a 'bandit leader', fight several more bandits and [[spoiler:propose to Alandra]] all ''with a concussion''.
** Crimson Sabatt is a walking CMOA, particuarly in ''The Eastern Realm''.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny
** Any time Kestral and Crimson Sabatt open their mouths in each other's presence.
** Pretty much the entire of ''Nobody Calls Me Chicken''.
** The other knights' reactions to Elias' story in ''Bragging Rights''.
** The tent falling on Marcus in ''The Eastern Realm''.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming
** Marcus' extreme protectiveness in ''New Alliances''. Aww.
** The [[spoiler:proposal]] scene in ''Friendly Fire''. Double awwwww.
** Hakim and Kestral have plenty of these in ''Velvet Battlefield''.

* BatmanGambit: Manipulation is Hakim's specialty; ''New Alliances'' probably being his MostTriumphantExample when he's ''barely in it''. He's so good he only has to appear in one scene to pull off the gambit of the century.

** [[DoctorWho Fan]]''[[DoctorWho tas]]''[[DoctorWho tic]].

* TheCombatPragmatist: Crimson Sabatt.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler:Marcus to Alandra]] in ''Loyalty and Legend''.

* BadDreams: Kestral starts having them in ''The Eastern Realm''.

* TenMinutesInTheCloset: Kestral and the other knights ''plan'' this for Marcus and Alandra, but for once the UnspokenPlanGuarantee doesn't work. [[spoiler:They get together immediately after the botched plan anyway.]]

* LoveConfession: [[spoiler:Marcus finally proposes to Alandra in ''Friendly Fire''.]] ''[[CannotSpitItOut Finally.]]''

* IronicEcho: "Your concern is most touching."