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** Josua maneuvers perfectly within the boundaries of court protocol and along studied guidelines of manner and courtesy but easily loses his bearings on a private level - especially with his girlfriend.
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** Josua maneuvers perfectly within the boundaries of court protocol and along studied guidelines of manner and courtesy but easily loses his bearings on a private level - especially with his girlfriend. Many people think him strange if not half-mad.
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** Geloë doesn't count, because she gives 0 fucks.
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** Geloë doesn't count, because she gives 0 zero fucks.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: Several characters have issues with awkwardness.
** Just look at Simon our SociallyAwkwardHero.
** There's a lot of ThatCameOutWrong and ChirpingCrickets between Simon and Miriamele, and between Eolair and Maegwyn respectively.
** Aditu’s NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and FeeFiFauxPas - which she couldn't care less about - at least are due to her being no mortal.
** Josua maneuvers perfectly within the boundaries of court protocol and along studied guidelines of manner and courtesy but easily loses his bearings on a private level - especially with his girlfriend.
** Strangyeard - despite all his wits - is a timid mouse. Tiamak is not much better.
** Geloë doesn't count, because she gives 0 fucks.
** Just look at Simon our SociallyAwkwardHero.
** There's a lot of ThatCameOutWrong and ChirpingCrickets between Simon and Miriamele, and between Eolair and Maegwyn respectively.
** Aditu’s NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and FeeFiFauxPas - which she couldn't care less about - at least are due to her being no mortal.
** Josua maneuvers perfectly within the boundaries of court protocol and along studied guidelines of manner and courtesy but easily loses his bearings on a private level - especially with his girlfriend.
** Strangyeard - despite all his wits - is a timid mouse. Tiamak is not much better.
** Geloë doesn't count, because she gives 0 fucks.
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** The Thrithings-men in general have some truly amazing horses as well, including Josua’s Vinyafod and Deornoth’s Vildalix.
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* HorsebackHeroism: Occuring several times - too many times to start counting them down.
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* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The MacGuffin are three swords.
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** The shackle Josua kept from his brother’s dungeon as a reminder of his hospitality [[spoiler: saves his life in the end.]]
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** In „The Last King of Osten Ard“[[spoiler: once more Utuk'ku, but also Akhenabi and Pasevalles each in their own right. Turia Ingadaris as well.]]
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* SadisticChoice: Die in the war against the Storm King et al., or survive and become king? - Both possibilities suck in the eyes of Prince Josua. Luckily he finds the chance to TakeAThirdOption [[spoiler: by faking his own death and thereby to AbdicateTheThrone]].
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* StormingTheCastle: The final battle at the Hayholt.
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** The final battle at the Hayholt.
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* SurvivorGuilt:
** The death of Queen Ebekah leads to Camaris’ HeroicBSOD [[spoiler: because he believes that it is their sin that killed her - i.e. the birth of their child]].
** Josua because he could not save Hylissa.
** Simon especially over Doctor Morgenes’ sacrifice.
** The death of Queen Ebekah leads to Camaris’ HeroicBSOD [[spoiler: because he believes that it is their sin that killed her - i.e. the birth of their child]].
** Josua because he could not save Hylissa.
** Simon especially over Doctor Morgenes’ sacrifice.
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* TargetedHumanSacrifice: Prince Josua is picked for the ritual to bring back the Storm King - because he is of royal blood and a nuisance to both Elias and Pryrates. When Josua escapes, Count Breyugar has the „honor“ as he did not manage to stop the Prince and is of sufficiently noble blood.
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* UnwillingSuspension: Pryrates keeps Prince Josua PinnedToTheWall in his dungeon - for about 3 months.
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* DeathByChildbirth: Susannah with Simon. Queen Ebekah with Josua, [[spoiler: leading to Camaris’ SurvivorGuilt as he believes it was their sin that killed her.]]
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* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: Utuk'ku's primary motive.
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* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: Utuk'ku's Utuk'ku’s primary motive.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Vorzheva [[spoiler: as well as Lady Faiera in "The Last King of Osten Ard". Prince Josua seems to draw a certain kind of woman...]]
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Vorzheva [[spoiler: as well as Lady Faiera in "The Last King of Osten Ard". Prince Josua seems to draw attract a certain kind of woman...]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: Baron Seriddan Metessis. [[spoiler:He hopes he can lure Josua into admitting treason in front of witnesses - instead he is convinced to join the Prince's pursuit.]]
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* ThinkingTic: When his mind wanders, Camaris stares at stuff - birds, smoke, flames. [[spoiler:Runs InTheBlood:]] Josua does so, too.
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* HappyEndingOverride:
** For the Metessans. [[spoiler: Brindalles is killed by the Norns, Seriddan succumbs to his wounds, both their wifes soon die and the only offspring Pasevalles is left a poor orphan after another Baron claims the lands of Metessa as his own - all set-up for Pasevalles becoming TheChessmaster in the Sequel series.]]
** The whole sequel series of "The Last King of Osten Ard" in many ways.
** For the Metessans. [[spoiler: Brindalles is killed by the Norns, Seriddan succumbs to his wounds, both their wifes soon die and the only offspring Pasevalles is left a poor orphan after another Baron claims the lands of Metessa as his own - all set-up for Pasevalles becoming TheChessmaster in the Sequel series.]]
** The whole sequel series of "The Last King of Osten Ard" in many ways.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: There's no love lost between Fikolmij and his daughter’s lover [[spoiler:/ soon-to-be-husband]] Prince Josua.
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* ThroneMadeOfX: The Dragonbone Chair is made … well … of dragon bones.
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* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: Elias after his bargain with Pryrates and the Storm King - but he had better days as even his brother admits.
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* MaliciousMisnaming: not too malicious but Duke Isgrimnur likes to call Sangfugol "Zong-vogol".
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Inch is pure evil, but the capper for Jeremias' litany of his villainy not-so-delicately implies that Inch used him as a catamite.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil:
** Inch is pure evil, but the capper for Jeremias' litany of his villainy not-so-delicately implies that Inch used him as acatamite.catamite.
** Utvart is claimed by Vorzheva to be a rapist - and a paedophile at that. Fikolmij (according to Derra and Hyara) seems to have tendencies towards this as well.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler: Simon being a descendant of King Ealsthan Fiskerne.]]
** Inch is pure evil, but the capper for Jeremias' litany of his villainy not-so-delicately implies that Inch used him as a
** Utvart is claimed by Vorzheva to be a rapist - and a paedophile at that. Fikolmij (according to Derra and Hyara) seems to have tendencies towards this as well.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler: Simon being a descendant of King Ealsthan Fiskerne.]]
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* RulingCouple: [[spoiler: Simon and Miriamele in the sequel story »The Last King of Osten Ard«.]]
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* ColorCodedPatrician: Elias and his retainers are usually dressed in green, Josua and his men in gray.
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* GroinAttack: [[spoiler:How Prester John actually defeats Sir Camaris, revealed in Doctor Morgenes' biography of John. Judging by Simon's reaction when Binabik reads this aloud to him, it's not common knowledge.]]
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* GroinAttack: GroinAttack:
** [[spoiler:How Prester John actually defeats Sir Camaris, revealed in Doctor Morgenes' biography of John. Judging by Simon's reaction when Binabik reads this aloud to him, it's not common knowledge.]]
** [[spoiler:Josua makes use of this 'technique' as well when fighting for his life against Utvart.]]
** [[spoiler:How Prester John actually defeats Sir Camaris, revealed in Doctor Morgenes' biography of John. Judging by Simon's reaction when Binabik reads this aloud to him, it's not common knowledge.]]
** [[spoiler:Josua makes use of this 'technique' as well when fighting for his life against Utvart.]]
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* IAmXSonOfY: If you're not from Nabbanai nobility, you'd most likely have no surname. Hence you are "son/daughter of x" or "of place y".
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** Especially the internal monogolues of Deornoth often enough read like very obvious declarations of love towards Josua - platonically that is.
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** Especially the internal monogolues of Deornoth often enough read like very obvious declarations of love towards Josua - platonically that is.mostly … but there are some moments of blushing and feeling chills.
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* PrincelingRivalry: '''Discussed''' Elias justifies his actions by his believe that his younger brother wants his throne - but Josua never wanted to rule nor did he ever have any designs on his brother's crown.
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Isorn and his party were driven into Hjeldin's Tower by the Norns and probably murdered there. When Pryrates has him, there is no sign of life left. He might already be dead at that point - and even if Pryrates killed him, it were the Norns who set the trap.
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* SeriesContinuityError: Crops up in ''The Heart of What Was Lost'': [[spoiler: Duke Isgrimnur states that part of his reason for pursuing the Norns back to Stormpike is to avenge the death of his eldest son Isorn, who died fighting them in the Hayholt. However, in ''To Green Angel Tower'', Isorn was killed by Pryrates while carrying out Josua's plan for him to impersonate Camaris during the battle in order to keep morale high.]]
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* OppositesAttract: Josua and Vorzheva have opposing characters, which constantly clash and lead to loads of bickering and hurt feelings. They love each other nonetheless.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Simon's ring was given into the care of Dr. Morgenes by Simon's mother before she died; the writing on it contains the secret of his heritage.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Simon's ring was given into the care of Dr. Morgenes by Simon's mother before she died; the writing on it contains the secret of his heritage.
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Simon's ring was given into the care of Dr. Morgenes by Simon's mother before she died; the writing on it contains the secret of his heritage.
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* LanguageBarrier: Though High King Prester John established his native tongue Westerling as the main language in Osten Ard, many people (especially commoners) only speak the native language of their home area and at best some broken, heavily accented Westerling.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Played with. Deornoth gives one to Josua, which turns out to be more of a YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre speech.
---> '''Deornoth''': No matter who is speaking the evil (Josua), I will listen to a fine man (Josua as well) slandered no longer!"
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Played with. Deornoth gives one to Josua, TeasingFromBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Even though Prester John's Westerling is the main language in Osten Ard there are still all the languages from its once independent kingdoms, which turns out are good to be more of a YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre speech.
---> '''Deornoth''': No matter who is speakingtease, keep secrets and … well … curse the evil (Josua), I will listen to a fine man (Josua as well) slandered no longer!"Gods without others knowing.
---> '''Deornoth''': No matter who is speaking
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* TheoryTunnelvision: One of Elias’ main motivations is his misunderstanding that his younger brother Josua wanted his throne. All Josua wants is some solitude and a good book.
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* GloomyGray: Josua is associated with gray in many ways. He is habitually dressed in gray and chooses gray for his royal insignia, his tent, the clothes of his men, his standard …
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* ToAbsentFriends: In the last chapter of "To Green Angel Tower". [[spoiler: At a celebration one year after the Storm King's end the survivors drink to those friends lost or absent.]]
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** The attacks by Fengbald's troops on the Sesuad’ra very much amount to this as well. The "Stone of Farewell" is not a castle as such, but a giant, lonesome hill with a lake and makeshift walls as fortifications around its base.
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** Also at Naglimund, first by Elias’ troops without success, then by thesiege army of the Storm King, and final battle for Naglimund.ultimately by the Sithi taking [[spoiler:most of]] the castle back.
** Also at Naglimund, first by Elias’ troops without success, then by the
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Whatever happened to Ineluki.
** Also [[spoiler: for Prince Gwythinn of Hernystir who gets tortured and mutilated by Skali's men for no other reason than their enterntainment.]]
** Also [[spoiler: for Prince Gwythinn of Hernystir who gets tortured and mutilated by Skali's men for no other reason than their enterntainment.]]
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* KilledOffScreen: Happens to several characters like [[spoiler: Deornoth, Gwythinn, Isorn, Brindalles …]]
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* NamedAfterTheInjury: Josua 'Lackhand', who lost his right hand in a skirmish.
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* MaliciousMisnaming: not too malicious but Duke Isgrimnur likes to call Sangfugol "Zong-vogol".
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* TheLostLenore: Hylissa to both Elias and Josua, [[spoiler: Queen Ebekah to Camaris]]
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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Camaris [[spoiler: Camaris reveals this secret to Josua (and Strangyeard in confession).]] It goes a long way toward explaining the CainAndAbel nature of Josua and Elias' relationship.
