History Literature / BooksOfBayern

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Everyone in "Forest Born" compares people-speaking to a wasting disease, corruption, and the like...[[spoiler: right in front of Rin, who secretly ''is'' a people-speaker. This does not do wonders for her already-low self-esteem]].

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Everyone in "Forest Born" compares people-speaking to a wasting disease, corruption, and the like...[[spoiler: right in front of Rin- who, unbeknownst to everyone, is a people-speaker herself. This does not do wonders for her already-low self-esteem]].

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:Ani and Geric]] in ''The Goose Girl''

* PrinceAndPauper: When Selia stages a mutiny and impersonates Princess Anidori, the real Ani is forced to work as a common goose girl.

* SufferTheSlings: Razo's WeaponOfChoice. When his sling is dismissed as a peasant weapon with the rationale "slings are weak against swords", Razo responds "Then [they] haven't seen me sling."

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Selia]] when she gets defeated in book four.

* EatsBabies: Subverted in ''River Secrets'' coming from both Tira and Bayern.

* HappilyMarried: Isi and Geric, after the first book.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: In the first three books, we have heroines who learn to control [[BlowYouAway air]],[[PlayingWithFire fire]], and [[MakingASplash water]]. And then we have Rin, who can [[TalkingToPlants talk to trees.]] Lame, right? Until the climax, when she realizes that trees don't perceive time the same way humans do and uses it to dodge arrows. ''She turned herself into freakin' '''''[[Film/TheMatrix Neo]]''''' with the power of tree-talking.''

* InterSpeciesFriendship: Ani shares a close bond with her horses Falada and Avlado. In ''The Goose Girl'' she also befriends the goose Jok.

* ActionGirl: Enna
* AdaptationExpansion: ''The Goose Girl'' vastly fleshes out the original Grimm's fairy tale, adding an array of new characters, much more action, stronger world-building and more depth of characterization, as well as fleshing out [[spoiler: Ani and Geric's]] relationship from a mere {{Arranged Marriage}} to an actual romance.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Razo.
* BadassNormal: Finn, and arguably Razo with his slinging skills

** Selia is this in spades. She comes off as nice and powerful due to her people-speaking, but she is also a murderous ManipulativeBastard.

* BriefAccentImitation: Not particularly brief, and played deadly seriously—it's Isi's ability to imitate accents that allow her to remain hidden in Bayern [[spoiler: and walk straight into the enemy camp in ''Enna Burning'']]. The her wind talents help her with this, but it's a skill she developed before them.
* CharmPerson: See below.

* CompellingVoice: all people-speakers, including Selia, Sileph, and [[spoiler:Rinna]]

* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler:Falada]] in ''The Goose Girl''

** Ani thinks that [[spoiler: Talone]] died with the other men in ''The Goose Girl''. Apparently he thought the same.

** [[spoiler: Razo and Isi]] both get this in ''Forest Born.'' The former's supposed death is merely a lie told by [[spoiler: Selia]], while the latter really ''is'' killed, but [[spoiler: Enna, Dasha and Rinna's combined powers bring her back to life.]]

* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Rinna eventually figures out that people-speaking, while it doesn't actually kill you like an element would, corrupts its users into wanting more and more power and control over others, explaining why the majority of people-speakers are villains. [[spoiler:Luckily for her, tree-speaking counteracts it by keeping you grounded in your own body.]]

* EngineeredPublicConfession: How Selia is finally outed in ''The Goose Girl''.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Falada]], and the suggestion of what happens to [[spoiler:Selia]] in the end of ''The Goose Girl''.
** [[spoiler: Until we find out in Forest Born that Selia use people-speaking to escape death and a pig was put in her place. Still her real [[DrivenToSuicide death]] is quite terrifying]]

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: In the first three books, we have heroines who learn to control [[BlowYouAway air]],[[PlayingWithFire fire]], and [[MakingASplash water]]. And then we have Rin, who can [[TalkingToPlants talk to trees.]] Lame, right? Until the climax, when she figures out that trees don't perceive time, and uses it to dodge arrows. ''She turned herself into freakin' '''''[[Film/TheMatrix Neo]]''''' with the power of tree-talking.''
* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:In the fourth book, Selia shows up again after having supposedly been executed at the end of the first book]]...and as if that wasn't enough, the same character claims to have been indirectly responsible for the events of books 2 and 3 as well.
* IKnowWhatYouFear: The series includes several characters, mostly antagonists, who are capable of knowing exactly what one fears (mainly things like public humiliation or loss of control, which are the things behind fears like acrophobia or arachnophobia) and also what a person wants, desires, or intends. Their power also gives them the ability to know precisely what to say in order to get what they want. Yeah. It's really no wonder they're mostly Bad Guys.
* InterSpeciesFriendship: Falada and Ani, and later Ani and the goose Jok.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes Ani to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and Ani's backs that takes away Ani's birthright? Check. Makes a show before her subjects of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her finger on a handkerchief and giving it to Ani for "protection"? Check check.
** Geric's father the king as well.
** Sileph in ''Enna Burning''.

** Conrad. He becomes TheResenter when Ani/Isi becomes better at handling the geese then he is, keeps wanting to pluck her golden hair, and knows something is off with her. But when [[spoiler: the foreign guards nearly kill Ani/Isi after he tells them where she sleeps,]] he has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment and redeems himself by [[spoiler: catching Selia as she attempts to run off]].

* NoNameGiven: Ani's aunt, who raises her for the first five years or so of her life. She is only ever referred to as "the aunt," and only Ani seems to care about her.
* OldRetainer: Talone is Bayern's top general, but he is this to Ani as well, being something of a [[ParentalSubstitute replacement father figure]] and the only member of Ani's original escort to both survive and remain completely loyal.
* ParentalAbandonment: Ani/Isi, whose father dies early in the first book and whose mother is a {{Jerkass}}.

* PrinceAndPauper: Ani and Selia

* SmallRoleBigImpact: In "Forest Born", Rin's niece Nordra only appears for a few paragraphs, but Rin's attempt to use people-speaking against her causes Rin's mother to rebuke her for the first time in her life. Running into the forest for comfort, Rin ends up learning the language of trees. This event also makes Rin resolve to never people-speak again and decides to repress her true "wicked" personality, choosing instead to mimic other "good" people like her ma. [[spoiler: this leaves her ill-prepared to fight back against Selia's people-speaking experience.]]

* SufferTheSlings: Razo's WeaponOfChoice. When an antagonist is trying to pretend he's dead with the rationale that "slings are weak against swords", Razo later responds "Then [they] haven't seen me sling."
* SuperPowerMeltdown: While fire is the most explosive and obvious, any sort of speaking power will eventually overwhelm and kill its user unless they learn a balancing element.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: In the series, people born with various gifts can gain Elemental Powers by learning the languages of the elements. Those who learn the "languages" of animals, trees, and people can influence those things too. Animal-speaking is really only seen in the first book, The Goose Girl, with Ani being able to talk to birds and her horse.

* TheDragon: Ungolad, to Selia.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Not really of the magical variety, but friendship and teamwork are always important themes.
* TwoPersonLoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Ani and Geric]] in ''The Goose Girl''
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Conrad by [[spoiler: telling the foreign guards where Ani/Isi sleeps]]. He may have been TheResenter but he didn't want Ani/Isi to [[spoiler: get killed]]!
* WigDressAccent: Ani when arriving in Bayern.
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler: Sileph]] by the end of ''Enna Burning''. At least three different people put knives in his back, all his own men.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Geric's father the king is killed in battle early in ''Enna Burning,'' and his son and Isi inherit the throne.

* SuperPowerMeltdown: While fire is the most explosive and obvious, any sort of speaking power will eventually overwhelm and kill its user unless they learn an opposing element.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: In the series, people born with various gifts can gain Elemental Powers by learning the languages of the elements. Those who learn the "languages" of animals, trees, and people can control those things too. Animal-speaking is really only used in the first book, The Goose Girl, with Ani being able to talk to birds and her horse.

* TheDragon: Ungolad

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[spoiler: Sileph]] by the end of ''Enna Burning''. At least three different people put knives in his back, including one of his own men.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes Ani to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and Ani's backs that takes away Ani's birthright? Check. Makes a show before her subjects of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her finger on a handkerchief and giving to Ani for "protection"? Check check.

* BriefAccentImitation: Not particularly brief, and played deadly seriously - it's Isi's ability to imitate accents that allow her to remain hidden in Bayern [[spoiler: and walk straight into the enemy camp in ''Enna Burning'']]. The her wind talents help her with this, but it's a skill she developed before them.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes Ani to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and Ani's backs that takes away Ani's title? Check. Makes a show before her subjects of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her finger on a handkerchief and giving to Ani for "protection"? Check check.

* BaitTheDog: Selia was Ani/Isi's only friend throughout her lonely childhood, often encouraging Ani/Isi to speak up for herself and be more proactive. Then Selia tries to kill the princess and take her place, fully crossing the MoralEventHorizon by staging mutiny.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes Ani to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and Ani's backs that takes away Ani's title? Check. Makes a show before her subjects of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her finger on a handkerchief, which she gives Ani for "protection"? Check check.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes her daughter to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and Ani's backs that takes away Ani's title? Check. Makes a show before her subjects of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her finger on a handkerchief, which she gives Ani for "protection"? Check check.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes her daughter to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and daughter's backs that takes away Ani/Isi's title? Check. Makes a show before her subjects of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her fingers on a handkerchief, which she gives her daughter "for protection"? Check check.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believes her daughter to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander who SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges a marriage behind her husband's and daughter's backs that takes away Ani/Isi's title? Check. Make a show of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her fingers on a handkerchief, which she gives her daughter "for protection"? Check check.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believe her daughter to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander that SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges marriage behind her husband and daughter's back that takes away Ani/Isi's title? Check. Make a show of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her blood on a handkerchief? Check check.

* PrincessClassic: Ani, but [[TropesAreNotBad in a good way]]. She later becomes TheHighQueen.

''The Goose Girl'', is the first volume in the series and is based on the Grimm's Tale [[Literature/TheGooseGirl original]]. The book is told through the perspective of the Crown Princess [[OverlyLongName Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee of Kildenree]], or better known as Ani/Isi to her friends. The story starts with Princess Anidori traveling from her home kingdom to the kingdom of Bayern to marry the prince and hopefully bring peace to their two nations. Halfway there, she is betrayed by her company as they attempt to [[BrideAndSwitch murder her and replace her with her lady in waiting]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Selia]]. Ani escapes, but then must make her way to Bayern alone. Fearful of Selia and her guards who still want her dead, Ani [[RichesToRags disguises herself as a city worker]] who tends to the geese as she plots a way to convince the king of her true identity. Three sequels feature the friends Ani meets among the city workers.

* PrincessClassic: Ani, but [[TropesAreNotBad in a good way]].

* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Rinna eventually figures out that people-speaking, while it doesn't actually kill you like an element would, corrupts its users into wanting more and more power and control over others, explaining why the majority of people-speakers are villains. [[spoler:Luckily for her, tree-speaking counteracts it by keeping you grounded in your own body.]]

* WigDressAccent: Ani when arriving in Bayern.

* InterSpeciesFriendship: Falada and Ani.

** Ani/Isi's aloof mother, the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen of Kildenree]]. Believe her daughter to be a spineless CloudCuckooLander that SpeaksFluentAnimal? Check. Arranges marriage behind her husband and daughter's back that takes away Ani/Isi's title. Check. Make a show of how much she'll miss her daughter by pricking her blood on a handkerchief? Check check.

* ActionGirl: Enna

** [[spoiler: ''Selia'']] also gets this, after we think she suffered a CruelAndUnusualDeath that she specified.

* EatsBabies: Subverted in River Secrets coming from both Tira and Bayern.

* ParentalAbandonment: Ani