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* HealingFactor: Healers marked by Hegeria heal faster than other people--that is, unless they spend too much of themselves healing others. And the corrupted are these UpToEleven, as the life they have stolen from others allows them to heal even deadly injuries.
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* HealingFactor: Healers marked by Hegeria heal faster than other people--that is, unless they spend too much of themselves healing others. And the corrupted are these UpToEleven, up to eleven, as the life they have stolen from others allows them to heal even deadly injuries.
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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Killian is surprised that the Anuk are so vicious in their attacks on Mudamora. And then he sees a group of Ria's soldiers attacking innocent villagers and murdering children.
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* BraidsOfAction: Young women who form princess Malahi's guard usually wear their hair long and braided, although some cut it short and the giantess Bercola [[BaldWomen shaves her head]].
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* BraidsOfAction: Young women who form princess Malahi's guard usually wear their hair long and braided, although some cut it short and the giantess Bercola [[BaldWomen shaves her head]].head.
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* RingOnANecklace: One of the very few things that Lydia has with her when she gets teleported to Mudamora is a ring with a huge diamond that her foster father has given her. [[spoiler: After she sells it to Helene Torrington and then Killian buys it back for her]] she starts wearing it as a pendant on her neck because she cannot bear to part with it but she also cannot show it to anyone. And then it becomes a ChekhovsGun, when [[spoiler: Hacken Calorian rips it off her neck and shows it to Princess Malahi as the proof that Killian is in love with Lydia and not Malahi]].
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* LivingMoodRing: The Maarin have eyes that ripple like the sea and change color (within the range of possible sea colors) along with their mood. Teriana closes her eyes at one point so that Marcus would not see how she feels.
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* MoodRingEyes: The Maarin have eyes that ripple like the sea and change color (within the range of possible sea colors) along with their mood. Teriana closes her eyes at one point so that Marcus would not see how she feels.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Urcon's people have been taking children from people who could not afford to pay taxes [[spoiler: and [[PoweredByAForsakenChild killing them]] to gain power]].
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* WouldHurtAChild: WouldHurtAChild:
** Urcon's people have been taking children from people who could not afford to pay taxes [[spoiler: and [[PoweredByAForsakenChild killing them]] to gainpower]].power]].
** During the border conflict with Anukastre, Ria's soldiers have been murdering innocent Anuk villagers, including children. Killian is horrified.
** Urcon's people have been taking children from people who could not afford to pay taxes [[spoiler: and [[PoweredByAForsakenChild killing them]] to gain
** During the border conflict with Anukastre, Ria's soldiers have been murdering innocent Anuk villagers, including children. Killian is horrified.
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** [[spoiler: Her forgery of the King Serrick's message nearly gets Killian killed and Mudamoria taken by Rufina's army.]]
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** [[spoiler: Her forgery of the King Serrick's message nearly gets Killian killed and Mudamoria Mudamora taken by Rufina's army.]]
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: Both Marcus and Lydia wonder at some point how much evil has been done in the name of love and how many people have been hurt. Rufina's story is a good example.
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* GrimUpNorth: Derin, where the Seventh god is worshipped, is the northernmost part of the Northern Continent of the West. It's a cold, unpleasant and ''very'' remote place, practically unreachable if not for [[{{Teleportation}} xenthiers]].
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* EvilIsDeathlyCold:
** Rufina's fortress in Helatha is much colder than the city outside. As it turns out, there is a pit in her throne room, from which frigid air flows -- and it is strongly suggested that the pit has a connection with the Seventh god.
** Meanwhile, in Celendrial, both Marcus and Teriana notice a cloud of cold air surrounding Lucius Cassius.
** Rufina's fortress in Helatha is much colder than the city outside. As it turns out, there is a pit in her throne room, from which frigid air flows -- and it is strongly suggested that the pit has a connection with the Seventh god.
** Meanwhile, in Celendrial, both Marcus and Teriana notice a cloud of cold air surrounding Lucius Cassius.
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** Agrippa describes in great and gruesome detail what would be done to him if he returned to his legion following his apparent desertion. [[spoiler:at the end of ''Gilded Snake'' Marcus is returned to the 37th as a deserter.]]
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* FaceYourFears: Marcus is really scared of heights and yet at one point he is forced to climb [[spoiler: Sibernese Teeth]], which are a challenge even for experienced climbers. It causes him immense suffering.
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* ''Scorched Earth'' (to be published in 2022)
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commander Wex of Campus Lescendor. He cares for the children that are training there and is great help for Marcus. He also despises Cassius and Hostus.
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* BerserkButton: Never threaten Marcus's sisters in front of him if you don't want to die a brutal death. While he is not very fond of his parents and brother, he is absolutely devoted to his sisters, both older and younger.
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* PuppetKing: As it turns out, Arinoquian tyrant Urcon was in reality a frail old man and a figurehead for the corrupted Ashok.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Felix shows Teriana how to protect herself with someone holding a knife to her throat. This turns out to be useful [[spoiler:when Hostus does exactly that]].
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragon, the symbol of the Celendor Empire, is basically a lizard. Big as a dog, with yellow scales and golden eyes, it bites its prey and since its mouth is very filthy, the wounds get infected very quickly and it follows its victims until they succumb. Cel farmers treat it as vermin.
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* {{Sadist}}: Hostus, the legatus of the 29th legion, which trained the 37th legion after they left Campus Lescendor. Marcus still has nightmares about the time spent there and being beaten bloody, and it turns out Hostus also likes to personally interrogate and torture prisoners.
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* WomanScorned: The reason [[spoiler:Cyntha]] turned to the Seventh god--she was [[spoiler: Derrek Falorn's]] personal bodyguard and lover, and then he dumped her and married another woman.
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** The fact that some trees in Derin give out toxic smoke when burnt turns out to be useful a few chapters later.
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** The fact that Marcus and his men talk at length about one Agrippa, who deserted because of a girl. [[spoiler: He appears some trees in Derin give out toxic smoke when burnt turns out to be useful a few chapters later.laters, having accidentally touched a xenthier that brought him to the West.]]
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** The fact that some trees in Derin give out toxic smoke when burnt turns out to be useful a few chapters later.
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* PlotParallel: In ''Gilded Serpent'' Teriana and Marcus's plot line shows parallels to Lydia and Killian's plot line, such as travelling through inhospitable North in winter and pretending to be a couple to discourage suspicions.
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* PlotParallel: In ''Gilded Serpent'' Teriana and Marcus's plot line shows parallels to Lydia and Killian's plot line, such as travelling through inhospitable North in winter and winter, pretending to be a couple to discourage suspicions.suspicions, both Marcus and Killian growing a beard (although for different reasons) and both Teriana and Lydia hating it.
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* ReducedToRatburgers: Since very few supply ships come to Mudaire out of fear of the deimos, common people are reduced to eating rats (as long as rats last).
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** Since very few supply ships come to Mudaire out of fear of the deimos, common people are reduced to eating rats (as long as ratslast).last).
** In ''Gilded Snake'' Teriana and Marcus eat mice.
** Since very few supply ships come to Mudaire out of fear of the deimos, common people are reduced to eating rats (as long as rats
** In ''Gilded Snake'' Teriana and Marcus eat mice.
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* ''Tarnished Empire'' (book 0.5, 2021)
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** [[spoiler: Ria Rowenes]], another nice and caring person on the surface, who is actually trying to manipulate Killian and is ready to start war in the process.
* MoralityPet: Emmy, little girl transformed by blight, kept by grand master Quindor in comfort, provided with clothes, sweets and toys--even though other blighters are ruthlessly "put down" and their corpses burnt.
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* WouldntHurtAChild: Marcus is a hardened legion commander but instead of resorting to violence, he prefers creative solutions to his problems, because in reality he does not like hurting civilians, especially kids.
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** Killian actually states that he has never hurt a child--even when said child is actively trying to kill him.
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** Killian actually states that he has never hurt a child--even when said child is actively trying to kill him.
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* EvilLearnsOfOutsideContext: The world of Reath is divided into the East and the West. Since they are divided by the ocean and the impassable Doldrums, they are oblivious as to the other's existence. The Celendor Empire has conquered the whole of the East and CorruptPolitician Lucius Cassius is at first just trying to become its consul, by [[{{Blackmail}} any means necessary]]. And then he accidentally learns of the existence of the West and sends an expedition to conquer it for the Empire, too.
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* HenotheisticSociety: People living in the West worship the Six Gods but each nation seems to have their chosen deity that they treat with most respect (and who in turn provides them blessings). For example the [[BornUnderTheSail sea-faring]] Maarin worship the sea goddess Madoria, while the peaceful farmers of Katamarca worship the earth goddess Yara.
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* TooGiftedToTeachOthers: Killian has been Marked by Tremon and as a result is a highly skilled warrior with Improbable Aiming Skills to boot. However, when he tries teaching Lydia, he's got a lot of problems with that because he is simply unable to put himself in a position of someone lacking any skill. Bercola and Sonia, who are not gifted, just well-trained and experienced, turn out to be much better teachers.
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* TooGiftedToTeachOthers: Killian has been Marked by Tremon and as a result is a highly skilled warrior with Improbable Aiming Skills to boot. However, when he tries teaching Lydia, he's got a lot of problems with that because he is simply unable to put himself in a position of someone lacking any skill. Bercola and Sonia, who are not gifted, just well-trained and experienced, turn out to be much better teachers.
