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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Conroyd Jarralt. A decade after his death, he's still a hated figure by most of Lurt during the second duology. The very few defenders he still has try to paint him as a victim of Morg's possession, but Asher (who got a good look at the FusionDance and knows better) firmly opposes this attempted historical revisionism.]]

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Conroyd Jarralt. A decade after his death, he's still a hated figure by most of Lurt Lur during the second duology. The very few defenders he still has try to paint him as a victim of Morg's possession, but Asher (who got a good look at the FusionDance and knows better) firmly opposes this attempted historical revisionism.]]
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** ''A Blight of Mages'': [[spoiler: Remmmie's desperate, last-ditch return to Old Dorana to try and kill Morgan is responsible for Morg's essence surviving death and corrupting their homeland for the next 600 years. Yes, Morgan was already on the cusp of breaking free from Barl's bindings and was coming for her and the surviving Doranens. But he was still mortal and would've died in the coming decades (and Old Dorana's magic would've slowly healed from the damage). Remmie trying kill to himself while being transmuted forces a desperate Morgan (who was linked to Remmie through the spell and was also mortally wounded) to draw on even darker magics -- thus leading to the blight and his own immortality into the Present Day.]]

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** ''A Blight of Mages'': [[spoiler: Remmmie's Remmie's desperate, last-ditch return to Old Dorana to try and kill Morgan is responsible for Morg's essence surviving death and corrupting their homeland for the next 600 years. Yes, Morgan was already on the cusp of breaking free from Barl's bindings and was coming for her and the surviving Doranens. But he was still mortal and would've died in the coming decades (and Old Dorana's magic would've slowly healed from the damage). Remmie trying kill to himself while being transmuted forces a desperate Morgan (who was linked to Remmie through the spell and was also mortally wounded) to draw on even darker magics -- thus leading to the blight and his own immortality into the Present Day.]]
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* LostTechnology: A magical variation. The Doranens fled their homeland with little more than the clothes on their backs and what few magical tomes they could carry. Between this and the loss of most of their mages (due to the mage-mists, Morg's hands, or in the exodus), much of their accumulated magical knowledge was lost by the time the refugees reached Lur (with the most dangerous surviving spells sealed away and hidden to prevent another Morg). The Present Day Doranens are ''still'' powerful mages, but are a shadow of what their ancestors were -- and they know it. [[spoiler: The discovery of Barl's Library (and the eventual collapse of her Wall) incites greedy longing for their cultural birthright and advanced magics long denied and lost -- an avarice that results in catastrophic consequences over the course of the two duologies.]]

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* LostTechnology: A magical variation. The Doranens fled their homeland with little more than the clothes on their backs and what few magical tomes they could carry. Between this and the loss of most of their mages (due to the mage-mists, Morg's hands, or in during the exodus), much of their accumulated magical knowledge was lost by the time the refugees reached Lur (with the most dangerous surviving spells being sealed away and hidden to prevent another Morg). The Present Day Doranens are ''still'' powerful mages, but are a shadow of what their ancestors were -- and they know it. [[spoiler: The discovery of Barl's Library (and the eventual collapse of her Wall) incites greedy longing for their cultural birthright and advanced magics long denied and lost -- an avarice that results in catastrophic consequences over the course of the two duologies.]]



** ''The Reluctant Mage'': [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice at the end of the first duology is why Morg's essence survived the Unmaking spell. Yes, Gar prevented Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But as it turns out, Gar's reworking of the Unmaking spell also diluted its purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence was thus only seriously damaged and ''not'' Unmade as it would have been had Asher cast the original spell. This bought Lur and all nations 10-20 years of peace before Morg's essence pulled enough to itself back together to start things all over again.]]

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** ''The Reluctant Mage'': [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice at the end of the first duology is why Morg's essence survived the Unmaking spell. Yes, Gar prevented Asher from having to personally sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But as it turns out, Gar's reworking of the Unmaking spell also diluted its purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence was thus only seriously damaged and ''not'' Unmade as it would have been had Asher cast the original spell. This bought Lur and all nations 10-20 years of peace before Morg's essence pulled enough to itself back together to start things all over again.]]



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Played with [[spoiler: after Morg takes possession of Conroyd Jarralt's body. 'Conroyd' becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While Conroy'd enemies and even his own allies are mutually taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to his longstanding animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of Conroyd's resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
* OneNightStandPregnancy: [[spoiler: ''Blight'' reveals this is the origin of the Innocent Mage's mysterious hybrid bloodline. Upon learning of Barl's planned sacrifice to protect Lur. Remmie gets drunk and becomes intimate with an Olken woman who fancied him. This Westwailing woman, of coruse, is Asher's distant ancestor and the joining of Doranen and Olken DNA and magic is ''why'' the Innocent Mage can do what he does.]]
* PrequelInTheLostAge: ''A Blight of Mages'', being set over 600 years before the events of the main narrative and exploring the twilight of Old Dorana (and Barl and Morg's roles in their nation's downfall and the founding of ).

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Played with [[spoiler: after Morg takes possession of Conroyd Jarralt's body. 'Conroyd' becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While Conroy'd Conroyd's enemies and even his own allies are mutually taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to his longstanding animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of Conroyd's resentment, rage, and ambition all finally coming out at once at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
* OneNightStandPregnancy: [[spoiler: ''Blight'' reveals this is the origin of the Innocent Mage's mysterious hybrid bloodline. Upon learning of Barl's planned sacrifice to protect Lur. Remmie gets drunk and becomes intimate with an Olken woman who fancied him. This Westwailing woman, of coruse, is Asher's distant ancestor and the joining of Doranen and Olken DNA genetics and magic is ''why'' the Innocent Mage can do what he does.]]
* PrequelInTheLostAge: ''A Blight of Mages'', being set over 600 years before the events of the main narrative and exploring the twilight of Old Dorana (and Barl and Morg's roles in their nation's downfall and the founding of ).Lur).



* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations'). While he never forgives Asher or Rafel, Arlin ''does'' at least end up abandoning his intended retribution after his horrific experiences with Morg in Old Doranen.]].

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* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations'). While he never forgives Asher or Rafel, Arlin ''does'' at least end up abandoning his intended retribution after his horrific experiences with Morg in Old Doranen.]]. ]]
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* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations'. While he never forgives Asher or Rafel, Arlin does at least end up abandoning his intended retribution after his experiences with Morg in Old Doranen. ]].

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* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations'. 'abominations'). While he never forgives Asher or Rafel, Arlin does ''does'' at least end up abandoning his intended retribution after his horrific experiences with Morg in Old Doranen. Doranen.]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While his enemies and even his own allies are mutually taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's longstanding animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
* OneNightStandPregnancy: [[spoiler: ''Blight'' reveals this is the origin of the Innocent Mage's mysterious bloodline. Upon learning of Barl's planned sacrifice to protect Lur. Remmie gets drunk and becomes intimate with an Olken woman who fancied him. This Westwailing woman, of coruse, is Asher's distant ancestor and the joining of Doranen and Olken DNA and magic is ''why'' the Innocent Mage can do what he does.]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Played with [[spoiler: After after Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt Jarralt's body. 'Conroyd' becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While his Conroy'd enemies and even his own allies are mutually taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, behavior, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's his longstanding animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of Conroyd's resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
* OneNightStandPregnancy: [[spoiler: ''Blight'' reveals this is the origin of the Innocent Mage's mysterious hybrid bloodline. Upon learning of Barl's planned sacrifice to protect Lur. Remmie gets drunk and becomes intimate with an Olken woman who fancied him. This Westwailing woman, of coruse, is Asher's distant ancestor and the joining of Doranen and Olken DNA and magic is ''why'' the Innocent Mage can do what he does.]]

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* HopeSpot: Towards the end of ''A Blight of Mages'', Barl and the Doranen refugees initially hope to settle in Lur temporarily and then wait several decades for Old Doran's magic to return to pre-calamity levels. [[spoiler:
Then Morgan starts getting loose from his bindings, Remmie's attempt to kill him backfires, Doran is further corrupted, and Barl's forced to seal her surviving people inside Lur indefinitely to protect them and the Olkens.]]

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* HopeSpot: Towards the end of ''A Blight of Mages'', Barl and the Doranen refugees initially hope to settle in Lur temporarily and then wait several decades for Old Doran's magic to return to pre-calamity levels. [[spoiler:
[[spoiler: Then Morgan starts getting loose from his bindings, Remmie's attempt to kill him backfires, Doran is further corrupted, and Barl's forced to seal her surviving people inside Lur indefinitely to protect them and the Olkens.]]
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** ''A Blight of Mages'': [[spoiler: Remmmie's desperate, last-ditch return to Old Dorana to try and kill Morgan is responsible for Morg's essence surviving death and corrupting their homeland for the next 600 years. Yes, Morgan was already on the cusp of breaking free from Barl's bindings and was coming for her and the surviving Doranens. But he was still mortal and would've died in the coming decades (and Old Dorana's magic would've slowly healed from the damage). Remmie trying kill to himself while being transmuted forces a desperate Morgan (who was linked to Remmie through the spell and was also mortally wounded) to draw on even darker magocs -- thus leading to the blight and his own immortality into the Present Day.]]

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** ''A Blight of Mages'': [[spoiler: Remmmie's desperate, last-ditch return to Old Dorana to try and kill Morgan is responsible for Morg's essence surviving death and corrupting their homeland for the next 600 years. Yes, Morgan was already on the cusp of breaking free from Barl's bindings and was coming for her and the surviving Doranens. But he was still mortal and would've died in the coming decades (and Old Dorana's magic would've slowly healed from the damage). Remmie trying kill to himself while being transmuted forces a desperate Morgan (who was linked to Remmie through the spell and was also mortally wounded) to draw on even darker magocs magics -- thus leading to the blight and his own immortality into the Present Day.]]

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: A recurring theme of the two duologies.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: A recurring theme of the two duologies.all five books.



* HopeSpot: Towards the end of ''A Blight of Mages'', Barl and the Doranen refugees initially hope to settle in Lur temporarily and then wait several decades for Old Doran's magic to return to pre-calamity levels. [[spoiler:
Then Morgan starts getting loose from his bindings, Remmie's attempt to kill him backfires, Doran is further corrupted, and Barl's forced to seal her surviving people inside Lur indefinitely to protect them and the Olkens.]]



* LostTechnology: A magical variation. The Doranens fled their homeland with little more than the clothes on their backs and what few tomes they could carry. Between this and Morg slaughtering nearly all of the Ranked Mages, most of the accumulated magical knowledge of Old Doran was lost by the time the refugees reached Lur (and then sealed away and hidden by Barl's allies to prevent another Morg). The Present Day Doranens are still powerful mnages, but don't hold a candle to their ancestors -- and they know it. [[spoiler: The discovery of Barl's Library (and eventually collapse of her Wall) incites greedy longing for their birthright and advanced magics long denied and lost -- an avarice that results in catastrophic consequences over the two duologies.]]

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* LostTechnology: A magical variation. The Doranens fled their homeland with little more than the clothes on their backs and what few magical tomes they could carry. Between this and Morg slaughtering nearly all of the Ranked Mages, loss of most of their mages (due to the mage-mists, Morg's hands, or in the exodus), much of their accumulated magical knowledge of Old Doran was lost by the time the refugees reached Lur (and then (with the most dangerous surviving spells sealed away and hidden by Barl's allies to prevent another Morg). The Present Day Doranens are still ''still'' powerful mnages, mages, but don't hold are a candle to shadow of what their ancestors were -- and they know it. [[spoiler: The discovery of Barl's Library (and eventually the eventual collapse of her Wall) incites greedy longing for their cultural birthright and advanced magics long denied and lost -- an avarice that results in catastrophic consequences over the course of the two duologies.]]



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While multiple characters are taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's longstanding animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once and finally unmasked at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
* PrequelInTheLostAge: ''A Blight of Mages'', being set over 600 years before the events of the main narrative and exploring the twilight of Old Dorana (and Barl and Morg's roles in their nation's downfall).

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While multiple characters his enemies and even his own allies are mutually taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's longstanding animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once and finally unmasked at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
* OneNightStandPregnancy: [[spoiler: ''Blight'' reveals this is the origin of the Innocent Mage's mysterious bloodline. Upon learning of Barl's planned sacrifice to protect Lur. Remmie gets drunk and becomes intimate with an Olken woman who fancied him. This Westwailing woman, of coruse, is Asher's distant ancestor and the joining of Doranen and Olken DNA and magic is ''why'' the Innocent Mage can do what he does.]]
* PrequelInTheLostAge: ''A Blight of Mages'', being set over 600 years before the events of the main narrative and exploring the twilight of Old Dorana (and Barl and Morg's roles in their nation's downfall).downfall and the founding of ).



** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with Morg dead (as far as they know at the time), they finally have a chance, if not an arrogant imperative, to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]

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** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections Wall (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with the Wall having fallen and Morg dead (as far as they know at the time), they finally have a chance, if not an arrogant imperative, to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]
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* LostTechnology: A magical variation. The Doranens fled their homeland with little more than the clothes on their backs and what few tomes they could carry. Between this and Morg slaughtering nearly all of the Ranked Mages, most of the accumulated magical knowledge of Old Doran was lost by the time the refugees reached Lur (and then sealed away and hidden by Barl's allies to prevent another Morg). The Present Day Doranens are still powerful mnages, but don't hold a candle to their ancestors -- and they know it. [[spoiler: The discovery of Barl's Library (and eventually collapse of her Wall) incites greedy longing for their birthright and advanced magics long denied and lost -- an avarice that results in catastrophic consequences over the two duologies.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''The Reluctant Mage'' reveals [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice at the end of the first duology is why Morg's essence survived the Unmaking spell. Yes, Gar prevented Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But as it turns out, Gar's reworking of the Unmaking spell also diluted its purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence was thus only seriously damaged and ''not'' Unmade as it would have been had Asher cast the original spell. This bought Lur and all nations 10-20 years of peace before Morg's essence pulled enough to itself back together to start things all over again.]]

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''The Reluctant Mage'' reveals Mage'': [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice at the end of the first duology is why Morg's essence survived the Unmaking spell. Yes, Gar prevented Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But as it turns out, Gar's reworking of the Unmaking spell also diluted its purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence was thus only seriously damaged and ''not'' Unmade as it would have been had Asher cast the original spell. This bought Lur and all nations 10-20 years of peace before Morg's essence pulled enough to itself back together to start things all over again.]]
** ''A Blight of Mages'': [[spoiler: Remmmie's desperate, last-ditch return to Old Dorana to try and kill Morgan is responsible for Morg's essence surviving death and corrupting their homeland for the next 600 years. Yes, Morgan was already on the cusp of breaking free from Barl's bindings and was coming for her and the surviving Doranens. But he was still mortal and would've died in the coming decades (and Old Dorana's magic would've slowly healed from the damage). Remmie trying kill to himself while being transmuted forces a desperate Morgan (who was linked to Remmie through the spell and was also mortally wounded) to draw on even darker magocs -- thus leading to the blight and his own immortality into the Present Day.
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** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with Morg seemingly dead, they finally have a chance, if not an arrogant imperative, to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]
** [[spoiler: By the end of the second duology, and despite Morg's final defeat, Lur is left too devastated to ever fully recover from the blight and storm damages. The Doranens and most of the Olkens ultimately agree to abandon the country and relocate to Old Dorana and Ewen's kingdom. Only about a thousand Olken remain in what's left of Lur.]]

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** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with Morg seemingly dead, dead (as far as they know at the time), they finally have a chance, if not an arrogant imperative, to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]
** [[spoiler: By the end of the second duology, and despite Morg's final defeat, Lur is left too devastated to ever fully recover from the blight and storm damages. The Doranens and most of the Olkens ultimately agree to abandon the country and relocate to Old Dorana and Ewen's kingdom. Only about a thousand Olken remain behind in what's left of Lur.Lur, in denial about their chances or unwilling to abandon their own ancestral homeland.]]

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* PrequelInTheLostAge: ''A Blight of Mages'', being set over 600 years before the events of the main narrative and exploring the twilight of Old Dorana (and Barl and Morg's roles in their nation's downfall).



** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with Morg seemingly dead, they finally have a chance to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]
** [[spoiler: By the end of the second duology, and despite Morg's final defeat, Lur is left too devastated to ever fully recover from the blight and storm damages. The Doranens and most of the Olkens ultimately agree to abandon the country and relocate to Old Dorana and Ewen's kingdom.]]

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** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with Morg seemingly dead, they finally have a chance chance, if not an arrogant imperative, to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]
** [[spoiler: By the end of the second duology, and despite Morg's final defeat, Lur is left too devastated to ever fully recover from the blight and storm damages. The Doranens and most of the Olkens ultimately agree to abandon the country and relocate to Old Dorana and Ewen's kingdom. Only about a thousand Olken remain in what's left of Lur.]]

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* FantasticRacism: Mutual bigotry and hatred between the Doranens and the Olken. The second duology deconstructs it, showing that a mere decade or two realistically isn't enough to begin overcoming half a millennia of institutional racism.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice at the end of the first duology. Yes, it prevents Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But, Gar's reworking of the words of Unmaking also dilutes the spell's purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence is thus seriously damaged, but ''not'' Unmade as it should have been -- thus coming back to haunt Lur and all nations 20 years later.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''The Reluctant Mage'' reveals [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice at the end of the first duology. duology is why Morg's essence survived the Unmaking spell. Yes, it prevents Gar prevented Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But, But as it turns out, Gar's reworking of the words of Unmaking spell also dilutes the spell's diluted its purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence is was thus only seriously damaged, but damaged and ''not'' Unmade as it should would have been -- thus coming back to haunt had Asher cast the original spell. This bought Lur and all nations 20 10-20 years later.of peace before Morg's essence pulled enough to itself back together to start things all over again.]]



* YouCantGoHomeAgain:
** Old Dorana is this for the Doranens, as they're unable to leave Lur and return to their homeland thanks to Barl's protections (and the devastation wrought by Morg on their ancestral homeland). [[spoiler: A driving force of the second duology is growing sentiment among the Doranens that with Morg seemingly dead, they finally have a chance to reclaim their homeland and want to abandon Lur.]]
** [[spoiler: By the end of the second duology, and despite Morg's final defeat, Lur is left too devastated to ever fully recover from the blight and storm damages. The Doranens and most of the Olkens ultimately agree to abandon the country and relocate to Old Dorana and Ewen's kingdom.]]



* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations')]].

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* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations')]].'abominations'. While he never forgives Asher or Rafel, Arlin does at least end up abandoning his intended retribution after his experiences with Morg in Old Doranen. ]].
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice. Yes, it prevents Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But the alteration of the words of Unmaking also dilutes the spell. Morg's essence is thus seriously damaged, but not Unmade as he should have been -- thus coming back to haunt Lur and all nations 20 years later.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [spoiler: [[spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice.sacrifice at the end of the first duology. Yes, it prevents Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But the alteration But, Gar's reworking of the words of Unmaking also dilutes the spell. spell's purpose and effectiveness. Morg's essence is thus seriously damaged, but not ''not'' Unmade as he it should have been -- thus coming back to haunt Lur and all nations 20 years later.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [spoiler: Gar's heroic sacrifice. Yes, it prevents Asher from having to sacrifice himself to stop Morg. But the alteration of the words of Unmaking also dilutes the spell. Morg's essence is thus seriously damaged, but not Unmade as he should have been -- thus coming back to haunt Lur and all nations 20 years later.]]
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: A recurring theme of the two duologies.



* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations').

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* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations').'abominations')]].

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Conroyd Jarralt. A decade after his death, he's still a hated figure by most of Lurt durign the second duology. The very few defenders he still has try to paint him as a victim of Morg's possession, but Asher (who got a good look at the FusionDance and knows better) firmly opposes this historical revisionism.]]

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Conroyd Jarralt. A decade after his death, he's still a hated figure by most of Lurt durign during the second duology. The very few defenders he still has try to paint him as a victim of Morg's possession, but Asher (who got a good look at the FusionDance and knows better) firmly opposes this attempted historical revisionism.]]


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* YouKilledMyFather: In the second duology, [[spoiler: Arlin Garrick holds Asher and Rafel responsible for his father's death. He can't accept it was an accident (and a self-inflicted one) out of a combination of his own grief and ingrained bigotry against the Olken (and ''especially'' Asher and Rafel for being 'abominations').
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book. While multiple characters are taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's longstanding antipathy towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once and finally unmasked. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book. book (and bear in mind he was ''already'' an unpleasant, despicable asshole). While multiple characters are taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's longstanding antipathy animosity towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once and finally unmasked.unmasked at the hour of his political and personal triumph. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Morg takes possession of his body, Conroyd Jarralt becomes much more cruel and ruthless than he was in the first book and the early parts of the second book. While multiple characters are taken aback by this uncharacteristic behavior from Jarralt, everybody mistakenly chalks it up to Conroyd's longstanding antipathy towards Gar's family. They all think it's decades of resentment, rage, and ambition all coming out at once and finally unmasked. It's not until Asher's execution that Gar finally considers (let alone has the context to deduce) that someone else is in the driver's seat.]]
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* [[WitchSpecies Witch Species]]:The Doranen and [[spoiler:The Olken]] are an example of this.
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* [[AxCrazy Ax Crazy]]: [[spoiler: Morg, full stop.]]

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* [[AxCrazy Ax Crazy]]: AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Morg, full stop.]]



* [[ElementalHair Elemental Hair]]: The Olken have dark hair [[spoiler: which kind of fits in with their magic, which is quiet and bound to the natural rhythms of the land.]]

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* EvilSorceror: Morg


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* {{Mordor}}: The lands that lie north of the Wall.
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* BodySurf: [[spoiler: Morg]], via DemonicPossession.


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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Morg]] to [[spoiler: Willer]], before throwing him by a window.

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''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker'' is a series of adult {{Fantasy}} novels by Karen Miller. As of 2011, there are five[[note]]the first two are a duology; the second two are a sequel duology, but are under the title "Fisherman's Children"[[/note]] books in the series proper:

* ''The Innocent Mage'' (2005): The first book of the duology.
* ''The Awakened Mage''[[note]]also known as ''Innocence Lost'' in countries outside of North America and the UK.[[/note]] (2007): Second book in the duology.
* ''The Prodigal Mage'' (2009) The third book, taking place after the first duology, part 1 of the "Fisherman's Children" duology.
* ''The Reluctant Mage'' (2010) The fourth book, part 2 of "Fisherman's Children"
* ''A Blight of Mages'' (2011): A prequel novel.

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''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker'' is a series of adult {{Fantasy}} novels by Karen Miller.Creator/KarenMiller. As of 2011, there are five[[note]]the first two are a duology; the second two are a sequel duology, but are under the title "Fisherman's Children"[[/note]] books in the series proper:

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''The Awakened Mage''[[note]]also known as ''Innocence Lost'' in countries outside of North America and the UK.[[/note]] (2007): Second book in the duology.
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''The Prodigal Mage'' (2009) The third book, taking place after the first duology, part 1 of the "Fisherman's Children" duology.
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''The Reluctant Mage'' (2010) The fourth book, part 2 of "Fisherman's Children"
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''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker'' is a series of adult {{Fantasy}} novels by Karen Miller. As of 2011, there are five[[hottip:*:the first two are a duology; the second two are a sequel duology, but are under the title "Fisherman's Children"]] books in the series proper:

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''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker'' is a series of adult {{Fantasy}} novels by Karen Miller. As of 2011, there are five[[hottip:*:the five[[note]]the first two are a duology; the second two are a sequel duology, but are under the title "Fisherman's Children"]] Children"[[/note]] books in the series proper:



* ''The Awakened Mage''[[hottip:*:also known as ''Innocence Lost'' in countries outside of North America and the UK.]] (2007): Second book in the duology.

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* ''The Awakened Mage''[[hottip:*:also Mage''[[note]]also known as ''Innocence Lost'' in countries outside of North America and the UK.]] [[/note]] (2007): Second book in the duology.
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The first two books follow Asher of Resthaven, an Olken fisherman looking to make his fortune, and his unlikely friend, the Doran Prince Gar. The second books follow Asher's children, [[spoiler: Rafel and Deenie, as they go to save Lur once again, beyond the mountains, some time after the fall of Barl's Wall.]]

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The first two books follow Asher of Resthaven, an Olken fisherman looking to make his fortune, and his unlikely friend, the Doran Doranen Prince Gar. The second books follow Asher's children, [[spoiler: Rafel and Deenie, as they go to save Lur once again, beyond the mountains, some time after the fall of Barl's Wall.]]



* [[ElementalHair Elemental Hair]]: The Doranen have dark hair [[spoiler: which kind of fits in with their magic, which is quiet and bound to the natural rhythms of the land.]]

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* [[ElementalHair Elemental Hair]]: The Doranen Olken have dark hair [[spoiler: which kind of fits in with their magic, which is quiet and bound to the natural rhythms of the land.]]
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->''"Death lies at the end of every journey. What matters is how we travel the road."''
-->-- '''Dathne''', ''Awakened Mage''

''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker'' is a series of adult {{Fantasy}} novels by Karen Miller. As of 2011, there are five[[hottip:*:the first two are a duology; the second two are a sequel duology, but are under the title "Fisherman's Children"]] books in the series proper:

* ''The Innocent Mage'' (2005): The first book of the duology.
* ''The Awakened Mage''[[hottip:*:also known as ''Innocence Lost'' in countries outside of North America and the UK.]] (2007): Second book in the duology.
* ''The Prodigal Mage'' (2009) The third book, taking place after the first duology, part 1 of the "Fisherman's Children" duology.
* ''The Reluctant Mage'' (2010) The fourth book, part 2 of "Fisherman's Children"
* ''A Blight of Mages'' (2011): A prequel novel.

The first two books follow Asher of Resthaven, an Olken fisherman looking to make his fortune, and his unlikely friend, the Doran Prince Gar. The second books follow Asher's children, [[spoiler: Rafel and Deenie, as they go to save Lur once again, beyond the mountains, some time after the fall of Barl's Wall.]]

In this world, the people of Dorana possess the ability to perform magic, believing that it is their right alone. The most important type of magic is known as "[[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows WeatherWorking]]," which controls the weather precisely for the entire kingdom, as well as the magical force supporting Barl's Wall, and keeping it up. It is the right of the Doranen king alone to learn it, and his duty to maintain his kingdom's agriculture with it. With such power at their command, it is a widespread belief that they are fundamentally better than others. Dorana has subjugated the Olken people, who have been relegated to traditionally difficult ways of life such as fishing, farming, and blacksmithy. The Olken people are perceived as simple, brutish, and most damning of all, ''magicless''. Olken are legally forbidden to be taught or use magic in any way on pain of death.

Asher of Resthaven is a simple Olken fisherman looking to escape his seven brothers by buying his own boat, and using it to spend more time with his father. To try and make enough money to buy such a boat, he leaves and goes to Dorana, the capital city of the Doran kingdom. Shortly after arriving, he somehow manages to end up in the service of the young Royal, Prince Gar. The two eventually warm to each other, and become close friends and confidants.


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* [[AxCrazy Ax Crazy]]: [[spoiler: Morg, full stop.]]
* [[BarrierMaiden Barrier Maiden]]: Barl, in a sense, though her death happens during her wall's creation. The {{WeatherWorkers}} would be more of a match to this trope, as they support Barl's Wall with the use of their magic.
* [[ElementalHair Elemental Hair]]: The Doranen have dark hair [[spoiler: which kind of fits in with their magic, which is quiet and bound to the natural rhythms of the land.]]
* [[spoiler: GrandTheftMe]]: [[spoiler: Durm and Conroyd, by Morg.]]
* [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold]]: All Doranen have blonde hair, but Gar fits this trope particularly well. He's kind to everyone, Doranen or Olken, and probably the only Doranen that respects the Olken as equals. [[spoiler: He takes his vow to protect his people seriously, even after he is deposed by Conroyd/Morg.]]
* [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifice]]: [[spoiler: Rafel, Matt and Gar in "The Awakened Mage". Rafel takes Asher's place during the latter's execution. Matt distracts a demon attacking Dathne in the final confrontation with Morg and is torn apart. Gar changes the Unmaking spell so that he will die in Asher's place (since the spell was designed to kill the caster and the target).]]
* [[JerkAss Jerkass]]: Conroyd Jarralt. Most of his speaking lines involve either disparaging Gar and/or the Olken (for being a cripple and for being unsophisticated peasants, respectively) or accusing the King of being an incompetent. He's arrogant, egotistical and ambitious to a fault.
** Also, Fane. Despite Gar's constant attempts to get along with her, Fane is constantly snide and rude to him. She belittles him as often as possible, rubbing his nose in the fact that he is magickless.
* [[JerkAssWithAHeartOfGold Jerkass With a Heart of Gold]]: Darran is initially introduced as a snooty, uptight stickler obssessed with propriety and pomp. He constantly looks down on Asher as a ruffian and a bumpkin. Darran also cares for Gar and the royal family like they were his own family. In fact, he's the only one to stick around to support Gar after [[spoiler: Conroyd/Morg reveals to everyone that Gar has lost his magic and Asher was covering up for him by taking over the WeatherWorking.]]
* [[TheMagocracy The Magocracy]]: The Doranen live in this manner in A Blight of Mages, with two separate councils for ranked and unranked mages.
* [[MundaneUtility Mundane Utility]]: The Doranen use magic for everything: manipulating the weather, instantly drying hair, making light, binding books, teleporting coats from the closet when cold...
* [[SmugSnake Smug Snake]]: Willer.
* [[TerminallyDependentSociety Terminally Dependent Society]]: The country of Lur in general in the first two books, as they need {{WeatherWorkers}} to keep Barl's wall in check, as well as allow rainfall on crops. This also applies to the Doranen in general, as their magic is used for even the most mundane of tasks, such as using glimfire for lighting.
* [[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Asher is the prophesied Innocent Mage, destined to save the realm from destruction.
* [[TheProphecy The Prophecy]]: Jervale's Prophecy.
* [[WitchSpecies Witch Species]]:The Doranen and [[spoiler:The Olken]] are an example of this.
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