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* FacialFacade: The Dolls are Vrondi, air spirits drawn to truth, trapped in constructed bodies and made to serve the EvilEmpire. To make them identifiable, people often decorate Dolls' bodies in various ways, including by making them artificial faces. The Dolls like this, seeing it as a token of affection, and this tradition continues until the end of ''Beyond'', when the heroes find a way to free the Vrondi from the Doll bodies.
* FantasyGunControl: Averted in the Empire as Spitters and Poomers are guns and canons.
* FantasyGunControl: Averted in the Empire as Spitters and Poomers are guns and canons.
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* FacialFacade: The Dolls are Vrondi, air spirits drawn to truth, trapped in constructed bodies and made to serve the EvilEmpire. To make them identifiable, people often decorate Dolls' bodies in various ways, including by making them artificial faces. The Dolls like this, seeing it as a token of affection, and this tradition continues until the end of ''Beyond'', ''Into the West'', when the heroes find a way to free the Vrondi from the Doll bodies.
* FantasticFirearms: Spitters are basically magitek compressed-air pistols, officially limited to nobility and used as dueling weapons. The larger Poomers are military weapons that use multiple compressed-air pellets to throw larger and more varied ammunition.
* FantasyGunControl: Averted in the Empire as Spitters and Poomers are guns andcanons.cannons.
* FantasticFirearms: Spitters are basically magitek compressed-air pistols, officially limited to nobility and used as dueling weapons. The larger Poomers are military weapons that use multiple compressed-air pellets to throw larger and more varied ammunition.
* FantasyGunControl: Averted in the Empire as Spitters and Poomers are guns and
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* OddlyCommonRarity: Averted for Adepts. The Valdemarans have no Adepts on their side - Jonathan, the Old Men and Kordas are the most powerful mages and they are explicitly not Adept-level. The only one that appears is referred to as The Adept and is justified [[spoiler: because the Adept is Ma'ar.]]
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* OddlyCommonRarity: Averted for Adepts. Adepts, which in other parts of the series are ''exceptionally'' common on the heroes' side. The early Valdemarans have no Adepts on their side - Jonathan, the Old Men and Kordas are the most powerful mages and they are explicitly not Adept-level. The only one that appears is referred to as The Adept and is justified [[spoiler: because the Adept is Ma'ar.]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Delia is an aristocratic girl with a sheltered upbringing. Faced with the hardships of frontier life, she does her work without complaint but is clearly struggling to adapt.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Delia is an a good girl, but aristocratic girl and with a sheltered upbringing. Faced with the hardships of frontier life, she does her work without complaint but is clearly struggling to adapt.
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* FacialFacade: The Dolls are Vrondi, air spirits drawn to truth, trapped in constructed bodies and made to serve the EvilEmpire. To make them identifiable, people often decorate Dolls' bodies in various ways, including by making them artificial faces. The Dolls like this, seeing it as a token of affection, and this tradition continues until the end of ''Beyond'', when the heroes find a way to free the Vrondi from the Doll bodies.
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** [[spoiler: Lythe and Rothas' respect curses are this and are broken the moment they both commit an act of sure selflessness (sacrificing the power to break their curse in order to defend Haven)]]
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** [[spoiler: Lythe and Rothas' respect curses are this and are broken the moment they both commit an act of sure pure selflessness (sacrificing the power to break their curse in order to defend Haven)]]
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* OddlyCommonRarity: Averted for Adepts. The Valdemarans have no Adepts on their side - Jonathan, the Old Men and Kordas are the most powerful mages and they are explicitly not Adept-level. Adepts are rare enough that the only one that appears is referred to as The Adept and is justified [[spoiler: because the Adept is Ma'ar.]]
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* OddlyCommonRarity: Averted for Adepts. The Valdemarans have no Adepts on their side - Jonathan, the Old Men and Kordas are the most powerful mages and they are explicitly not Adept-level. Adepts are rare enough that the The only one that appears is referred to as The Adept and is justified [[spoiler: because the Adept is Ma'ar.]]
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* MundaneUtility: In contrast to much of the other series, mages in Kordas' employ primarily use their magic for mundane purposes - waste disposal, stealing trinkets, building Haven. Even an Elemental's primary purpose in the story is building roads.
* OddlyCommonRarity: Averted for Adepts. The Valdemarans have no Adepts on their side - Jonathan, the Old Men and Kordas are the most powerful mages and they are explicitly not Adept-level. Adepts are rare enough that the only one that appears is referred to as The Adept and is justified [[spoiler: because the Adept is Ma'ar.]]
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: Kordas and the Valdemaran's journey through the Pelagirs was this as the Tayledras observed how Kordas treated the land and its inhabitants to judge whether they were worthy of settling in a Cleansed and decommissioned former Vale.]]
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: SecretTestOfCharacter:
** [[spoiler: Kordas and the Valdemaran's journey through the Pelagirs was this as the Tayledras observed how Kordas treated the land and its inhabitants to judge whether they were worthy of settling in a Cleansed and decommissioned former Vale.]] ]]
** [[spoiler: Lythe and Rothas' respect curses are this and are broken the moment they both commit an act of sure selflessness (sacrificing the power to break their curse in order to defend Haven)]]
** [[spoiler: Kordas and the Valdemaran's journey through the Pelagirs was this as the Tayledras observed how Kordas treated the land and its inhabitants to judge whether they were worthy of settling in a Cleansed and decommissioned former Vale.
** [[spoiler: Lythe and Rothas' respect curses are this and are broken the moment they both commit an act of sure selflessness (sacrificing the power to break their curse in order to defend Haven)]]
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*CoolHorse: Valdemar Golds, which seem to be based on the RealLife Akhal Teke breed, are bred for notable speed, endurance, and intelligence, and have golden coats with a signature metallic sheen.
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** There is mention of a Goddess of Horses named [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Epona]].
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* ComingOfAgeStory: After her GrowingUpSucks arc from ''Beyond'', Delia is sent with the party scouting the river ahead of the main convoy. As Kordas hoped, the experience causes her to grow, learn to handle problems and become a capable and useful agent for Valdemar's future.
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** ''Into the West'' also sees her using her gift offensively once she's sent with the scouting party. As well as using it to gather food by plucking birds from the sky or fish from the river, she punts large globes of freezing river water at a Change-Bear that threatens the party.
** [[spoiler:When the Red Forest attacks the new settlement, she uses her gift to dump explosives into it and then set them off by guiding arrows to the trigger.]]
** [[spoiler:When the Red Forest attacks the new settlement, she uses her gift to dump explosives into it and then set them off by guiding arrows to the trigger.]]
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: In ''Valdemar'', it's noted that Kordas' line, "Tonight we eat pork!" after killing a magically-affected boar of enormous size, has now become a ''thing'' and there's nothing he can do about it.
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* FantasyGunControl: Averted in the Empire as Spitters and Poomers are guns and canons.
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* OneManArmy: Rothas, showing how powerful and terrifying a Bard's projective empathy can be. He's even called a weapon once people realize the extent of his power. Rothas' singing convinces an entire battalion of soldiers to give up and lay down their arms, singlehandedly turning the tide of the battle.
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* DitzyGenius: Jonathan might be the most powerful and knowledgeable mage in Kordas' employ but he is also a MotorMouth, very easily distracted and is a kleptomaniac who uses magic to "borrow" other people's items.
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* DitzyGenius: Jonathan might be the most powerful and knowledgeable mage in Kordas' employ but he is also a MotorMouth, very easily distracted and is a kleptomaniac who uses magic to "borrow" other people's items.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: It's implied that the origin of Leareth's and Falconsbane's grudge against Valdemar is due to the Valdemaran's unceremonious defeat of Cloudfall. Previously, Cloudfall viewed the Valdemarans as bait to lure out the Tayledras and BeneathNotice otherwise.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: It's implied that the origin of Leareth's and Falconsbane's grudge against Valdemar is due to the Valdemaran's Valdemarans' unceremonious defeat of Cloudfall. Previously, Cloudfall viewed the Valdemarans as bait to lure out the Tayledras and BeneathNotice otherwise.]]
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** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle to defend Haven. Resil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadesToMyth.
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** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle to defend Haven. Resil Restil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadesToMyth.
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* DitzyGenius: Jonathan might be the most powerful and knowledgeable mage in Kordas' employ but he is also a MotorMouth, very easily distracted and is a kleptomaniac who uses magic to "borrow" other people's items.
* DontCallMeSir: Kordas despite being de facto leader insists that he's only a Baron and everyone address him so.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Cloudfall sends the equivalent of a magical nuke against the fledging city of Haven during Kordas' coronation. The gods intercept that power to fuel the creation of Companions. Yes, Ma'ar is responsible for Companions and Heralds.]]
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** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle against Cloudfall.to defend Haven. Resil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadesToMyth.
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** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle against Cloudfall. Resil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadeToMyth.
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** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle against Cloudfall. Resil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadeToMyth.LegendFadesToMyth.
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* CatsAreMean: The very aptly named Sydney-you-asshole who has a reputation of causing trouble and destruction.
* DeconstructedTrope: Lackey heavily deconstructs the "lifebond" concept she introduced in earlier books. Lythe and Rothas are normal, slightly overdramatic teengers cursed with magic and a bond that they neither asked for nor wanted. Their bond causes misery to themselves and everyone around them when they can't be together. The unwanted feelings are overwhelming especially how it is suddenly imposed on them. And the lifebond doesn't necessarily mean they get alone or even like each other, Rothas and Lythe have to grow and learn about each other in spite of the lifebond.
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* HiveMind: The ''vrondi'', once they're imprisoned in Doll bodies, are able to share thoughts so that what one knows, they all know. This makes them incredibly useful in ThePlan, as they essentially provide instantaneous long-range communication without security issues. They also have a wealth of information about the working of TheEmpire and are essentially invisible as they go about their business, allowing them to use authorisation seals to rob the Empire wholesale.
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* HiveMind: The ''vrondi'', once they're imprisoned in Doll bodies, are able to share thoughts so that what one knows, they all know. This makes them incredibly useful in ThePlan, as they essentially provide instantaneous long-range communication without security issues. They also have a wealth of information about the working of TheEmpire and are essentially invisible as they go about their business, allowing them to use authorisation authorization seals to rob the Empire wholesale.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: It's implied that the origin of Leareth's and Falconsbane's grudge against Valdemar is due to the Valdemaran's unceremonious defeat of Cloudfall. Previously, Cloudfall viewed the Valdemarans as bait to lure out the Tayledras and BeneathNotice otherwise.]]
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* RetCon: One over the history of the Empire. In the ''Mage Storms'' series, the Empire is mentioned to have been formed by some of the remnants of Ma'ar's army. In ''Beyond'', the Empire was never part of the war, survived the mage storms relatively intact and stepped into the EvilPowerVacuum.
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** One over the history of the Empire. In the ''Mage Storms'' series, the Empire is mentioned to have been formed by some of the remnants of Ma'ar's army. In ''Beyond'', the Empire was never part of the war, survived the mage storms relatively intact and stepped into the EvilPowerVacuum.
** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle against Cloudfall. Resil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadeToMyth.
** One over the history of the Empire. In the ''Mage Storms'' series, the Empire is mentioned to have been formed by some of the remnants of Ma'ar's army. In ''Beyond'', the Empire was never part of the war, survived the mage storms relatively intact and stepped into the EvilPowerVacuum.
** Windrider's story is changed from the FilkSong versions. In the songs, Sunsinger and Shadowdancer give up their power to break free Darshay and Windrider who have been captured and held hostage. [[spoiler: In the story, Rothas and Lythe give up the chance to break their curse by participating the the battle against Cloudfall. Resil is captured as part of a WoundedGazelleGambit but breaks free with Jonathan's help.]] Could be justified as Bardic License and LegendFadeToMyth.
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* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Kordas' and everyones opinion of Lythe and Rothas as both are near inhumanly beautiful and overdramatic and slightly spoiled because of it. Lythe moreso since she can easily be the target of rape and assault and she was pushed to marry by her mother because of her beauty.
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* UnPerson: A rare heroic example. Starbird refuses to be recorded in Heraldic records and asks to be forgotten in order to hide the fact that the Tayledras helped found the kingdom and to preserve their insular, dangerous, mysterious reputation.
