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The books mainly follow Orisian nan Lannis-Haig, the son of the Lannis Thane's brother, and later [[spoiler: Thane himself]], although it commonly switches viewpoints to several others, including Orisian's sister Anyara, the Horin-Gyre Bloodheir Kanin who also becomes a [[spoiler: Thane]] later in the story, and Aeglyss, the HalfHumanHybrid who takes a spotlight in the second and third books.
The trilogy features elaborate world-building, realistic characters and a dark but multifaceted narrative.
The trilogy features elaborate world-building, realistic characters and a dark but multifaceted narrative.
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The books mainly follow Orisian nan Lannis-Haig, the son of the Lannis Thane's brother, and later [[spoiler: Thane himself]], although it commonly switches viewpoints to several others, including Orisian's sister Anyara, the Horin-Gyre Bloodheir Kanin who also becomes a [[spoiler: Thane]] later in the story, Kanin, and Aeglyss, the HalfHumanHybrid who takes a spotlight in the second and third books.
The trilogy features elaborate world-building, realistic characters and a dark but multifaceted narrative.
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* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts TooBleakStoppedCaring.
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* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts TooBleakStoppedCaring.
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** TheCorruption: He releases this into The Shared, injecting it will all of his own pain, suffering, and rage. It's repeatedly described as "venom", "poison" and a "taint".
* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
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* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts
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* FiveRaces: The gods created Huanin, Kyrinin, Anain, Saolin and Whreinin, although they don't fit the standard five races mold.
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The titular world was abandoned by its gods long ago, after the Huanin (humans) and Kyrinin (elves, but [[OurElvesAreBetter notably different]]) rose up to destroy the Whreinin (wolf people).
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The titular world was abandoned by its gods long ago, after the Huanin (humans) and Kyrinin (elves, but [[OurElvesAreBetter [[OurElvesAreDIfferent notably different]]) rose up to destroy the Whreinin (wolf people).
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* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves Are Different]]: The Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful, though the tattoos they wear and their primitive dress can take away from that.
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* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves Are Different]]: OurElvesAreDifferent: The Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful, though the tattoos they wear and their primitive dress can take away from that.
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The trilogy features some excellent world-building, realistic characters and a dark yet very gripping narrative. Though relatively unknown, it is highly recommended.
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The trilogy features some excellent elaborate world-building, realistic characters and a dark yet very gripping narrative. Though relatively unknown, it is highly recommended.but multifaceted narrative.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Wain kills an infant during the attack of the Lannis castle.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Aeglyss tries, but he really cannot sympathise with others, which it what causes so many of his problems.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Aeglyss tries, but he really cannot sympathise with others, which it is what causes so many of his problems.
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* EldritchAbomination: The Anain are inscrutable, formless beings who live within The Shared and use plantlife to to form bodies when they need them.
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* EldritchAbomination: The Anain are inscrutable, formless beings who live within The Shared and use plantlife to plant life to form bodies when they need them.
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* DarkMessiah: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] in the second and third books. Many of the Inkallim are convinced he is their savior, and he does nothing to disuade them of that notion.
* DeathSeeker: By ''Fall of Thanes'' [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] wants to die, but he's become too powerful to actual do it.
* DeathSeeker: By ''Fall of Thanes'' [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] wants to die, but he's become too powerful to actual do it.
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* DarkMessiah: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] in the second and third books. Many of the Inkallim are convinced he is their savior, and he does nothing to disuade dissuade them of that notion.
* DeathSeeker: By ''Fall of Thanes'' [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] wants to die, but he's become too powerful toactual actually do it.
* DeathSeeker: By ''Fall of Thanes'' [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] wants to die, but he's become too powerful to
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]], who's need for acceptance and psychological damage more or less destroy the world.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]], who's whose need for acceptance and psychological damage more or less destroy the world.
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* HalfBreedDiscrimination: The na'kyrim have it rough, of that there is no doubt.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Aewult, Temegrin
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* TedBaxter: Aewult, Temegrin
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* ForWantOfANail: The story is essentially kicked off because the king of the bloods decided to 'depopulate' the northern bloods of warriors (By using them as cannon fodder during a drawn out siege that could normally be ended through less violent means), as punishment for their refusal to be bootlicking sycophants ([[spoiler: and feared no reprecussions because the king was secretly negotiating with the king of the Black Road bloods to ensure that there would never be another war between the two]]). The fact that there are nowhere near enough warriors left in the north present to hold back the Black Road (Which had been the sole purpose for the existence of these northern bloods since the exile of the Black Road) is what emboldens the Black Road to attack.
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* ForWantOfANail: The story is essentially kicked off because the king High Thane of the bloods Bloods decided to 'depopulate' the northern bloods Bloods of warriors (By using them as cannon fodder during a drawn out siege that could normally be ended through less violent means), as punishment for their refusal to be bootlicking sycophants ([[spoiler: and ([[spoiler:and feared no reprecussions because the king High Thane was secretly negotiating with the king High Thane of the Black Road bloods Bloods to ensure that there would never be another war between the two]]). The fact that there are nowhere near enough warriors left in the north present to hold back the Black Road (Which had been the sole purpose for the existence of these northern bloods Bloods since the exile of the Black Road) is what emboldens the Black Road to attack.
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* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves Are Different]]: The Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful.
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* AnyoneCanDie - and how!
* BackToBackBadasses - Kanin and Igris in the third book
* {{Badass}}: Kanin, Rothe, Taim, Coinach, Igris, Varryn, Fiallic
* BackToBackBadasses - Kanin and Igris in the third book
* {{Badass}}: Kanin, Rothe, Taim, Coinach, Igris, Varryn, Fiallic
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* {{Badass}}: Kanin, Rothe, Taim, Coinach, Igris, Varryn, Shraeve, Fiallic
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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], who's need for acceptance and psychological damage more or less destroy the world.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], [[spoiler:Aeglyss]], who's need for acceptance and psychological damage more or less destroy the world.world.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Kanin and Wain in ''Winterbirth''. He's the Horin-Gyre Bloodheir and has all the nominal authority; she's the stronger personality and has the actual authority.
* BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:Kanin and Wain]], who start out the series as apparently formidable antagonists, but are eventually displaced by [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] and the Battle Inkallim.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Kanin and Wain in ''Winterbirth''. He's the Horin-Gyre Bloodheir and has all the nominal authority; she's the stronger personality and has the actual authority.
* BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:Kanin and Wain]], who start out the series as apparently formidable antagonists, but are eventually displaced by [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] and the Battle Inkallim.
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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] rots alive as his power grows.
* BoisterousBruiser - Kylane shows some tendencies of this, including a love of "drink and dice". [[spoiler: He doesn't last long though.]]
* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler:Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler:Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
* BoisterousBruiser - Kylane shows some tendencies of this, including a love of "drink and dice". [[spoiler: He doesn't last long though.]]
* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler:Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler:Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] rots alive as his power grows.
*BoisterousBruiser - BoisterousBruiser: Kylane shows some tendencies of this, including a love of "drink and dice". [[spoiler: He doesn't last long though.]]
*BreakTheCutie - BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler:Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
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* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. It makes {{Berserk}} look cheerful. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
* CurbStompBattle - Coinach killing [[spoiler:Kale]], to the surprise of everyone involved.
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* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. It makes {{Berserk}} look cheerful. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
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* DarkMessiah - [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] in the second and third books
* DidNotGetTheGirl - [[spoiler: Orisian]]. Poor, poor [[spoiler: Orisian]]. In the first book, Wain rejects [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], but he has his way in a rather disturbing manner in later books.
* TheDragon: Shraeve to [[spoiler: Aeglyss]].
* DidNotGetTheGirl - [[spoiler: Orisian]]. Poor, poor [[spoiler: Orisian]]. In the first book, Wain rejects [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], but he has his way in a rather disturbing manner in later books.
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books. Many of the Inkallim are convinced he is their savior, and he does nothing to disuade them of that notion.
*DidNotGetTheGirl - [[spoiler: Orisian]]. DeathSeeker: By ''Fall of Thanes'' [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] wants to die, but he's become too powerful to actual do it.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Orisian]]. Poor, poor[[spoiler: Orisian]]. [[spoiler:Orisian]]. In the first book, Wain rejects [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], [[spoiler:Aeglyss]], but he has his way in a rather disturbing manner in later books.
* TheDragon: Igris to Kanin, Mordyn Jerain and Kale to Gryvan oc Haig, Fiallic to Nyve, Shraeve to[[spoiler: Aeglyss]].[[spoiler:Aeglyss]].
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Orisian]]. Poor, poor
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kanin cares about his sister Wain and vice-versa. [[spoiler:Her death ends up triggering his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* FaithHeelTurn: Inverted. [[spoiler: Kanin]]'s shift from BigBad to AntiVillain comes when he loses his faith in The Black Road, and starts thinking for himself.
* AFatherToHisMen - Taim Narran
* FinalBattle - Subverted; after all the epic battles in the trilogy, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] is finally defeated by [[spoiler: the Anain using K'Rina as a cage for Aeglyss's soul]]. Kanin's fight against [[spoiler: Aeglyss's forces]] in the third book almost qualifies. That said, though it is small scale, [[spoiler: Taim]] (and temporarily [[spoiler: Varryn]]) fighting against [[spoiler: Shraeve]] near the end of the third book was pretty epic.
* FaithHeelTurn: Inverted. [[spoiler: Kanin]]'s shift from BigBad to AntiVillain comes when he loses his faith in The Black Road, and starts thinking for himself.
* AFatherToHisMen - Taim Narran
* FinalBattle - Subverted; after all the epic battles in the trilogy, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] is finally defeated by [[spoiler: the Anain using K'Rina as a cage for Aeglyss's soul]]. Kanin's fight against [[spoiler: Aeglyss's forces]] in the third book almost qualifies. That said, though it is small scale, [[spoiler: Taim]] (and temporarily [[spoiler: Varryn]]) fighting against [[spoiler: Shraeve]] near the end of the third book was pretty epic.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kanin cares about his sister Wain and vice-versa. [[spoiler:Her vice-versa, and they both care about their ailing father. [[spoiler:Wain's death ends up triggering his Kanin's HeelFaceTurn.]]
* EvilCripple: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] is left crippled by the Breaking Stone and his magic. [[spoiler:Kanin]] loses his hands in ''Fall of Thanes'', though he's hardly evil by that point.
* FaithHeelTurn: Inverted.[[spoiler: Kanin]]'s [[spoiler:Kanin]]'s shift from BigBad to AntiVillain comes when he loses his faith in The Black Road, and starts thinking for himself.
*AFatherToHisMen - FantasticRacism: Pretty much everybody expresses this towards the ''na'kyrim''.
* AFatherToHisMen: Taim Narran
*FinalBattle - FinalBattle: Subverted; after all the epic battles in the trilogy, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] is finally defeated by [[spoiler: the Anain using K'Rina as a cage for Aeglyss's soul]]. Kanin's fight against [[spoiler: Aeglyss's forces]] in the third book almost qualifies. That said, though it is small scale, [[spoiler: Taim]] (and temporarily [[spoiler: Varryn]]) fighting against [[spoiler: Shraeve]] near the end of the third book was pretty epic.
* EvilCripple: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] is left crippled by the Breaking Stone and his magic. [[spoiler:Kanin]] loses his hands in ''Fall of Thanes'', though he's hardly evil by that point.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Orisian]] dies to stop Aeglyss. It isn't spectacular, it isn't impressive...he just lets go and finally fades out. [[TearJerker Sniff...]]
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* HeroicSacrifice:[[spoiler: Orisian]] [[spoiler:Orisian]] dies to stop Aeglyss. It isn't spectacular, it isn't impressive...he just lets go and finally fades out. [[TearJerker Sniff...]]
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* SociopathicSoldier: During the Haig army's stay in Kolkyre, the soldiers treat the citizenry poorly enough that a mob forms to kill two of them. [[spoiler: Aeglyss's]] influence starts turning ''everyone'' into this, freeing the worst of their impulses, and polluting them with his pain and their own.
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* SociopathicSoldier: During the Haig army's stay in Kolkyre, the soldiers treat the citizenry poorly enough that a mob forms to kill two of them. [[spoiler: Aeglyss's]] [[spoiler:Aeglyss's]] influence starts turning ''everyone'' into this, freeing the worst of their impulses, and polluting them with his pain and their own.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Orisian, Anyara, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]].[[spoiler:Aeglyss]]. Kanin was already a badass, but discovers just how fierce he can become after [[spoiler:Wain's]] death.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:Aeglyss]] does, which is exploited by the Anain.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kanin cares about his sister Wain and vice-versa. [[spoiler:Her death ends up triggering his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kanin cares about his sister Wain and vice-versa. [[spoiler:Her death ends up triggering his HeelFaceTurn.]]
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Aeglyss has a lot of trouble understanding how other people think, expecting to be praised for the things he does for them, yet is always shocked when punished or rejected after he does something negative. Best exemplified in his conversation with Kanin after [[spoiler:killing Wain]]; he cannot grasp at all why Kanin remains angry with him, or why Kanin's loss should matter more than his.
* LackOfEmpathy: Aeglyss tries, but he really cannot sympathise with others, which it what causes so many of his problems.
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* BittersweetEnding - the BigBad is defeated, but so many of the protagonists, including [[spoiler: Orisian himself]] die to bring it about. Also, the Haig lands are thrown into turmoil, and signs point to the Dornach Kingship invading soon.
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* BittersweetEnding - the BittersweetEnding: The BigBad is defeated, but so many of the protagonists, including [[spoiler: Orisian [[spoiler:Orisian himself]] die to bring it about. Also, the Haig lands are thrown into turmoil, and signs point to the Dornach Kingship invading soon.
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* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler: Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler: Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
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* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler: Mordyn]]'s [[spoiler:Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler: Tara]], [[spoiler:Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
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* CurbStompBattle - Coinach killing [[spoiler: Kale]]
[[spoiler:Kale]], to the surprise of everyone involved.
* DarkActionGirl: Wain, Shraeve, Eska (although she's quitesympathetic).sympathetic), and any female Inkallim.
* DarkActionGirl: Wain, Shraeve, Eska (although she's quite
* EldritchAbomination: The Anain are inscrutable, formless beings who live within The Shared and use plantlife to to form bodies when they need them.
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* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Inurian]].
[[spoiler:Inurian]].
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*TheNeidermeyer - MoralityKitchenSink: Characters from both sides of the conflict fall all along the scale of morality, with Anyara at one end, and Aeglyss at the other.
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* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves Are Different]] - the Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful.
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* OneManArmy - OneManArmy: Kanin, Taim Narran, Shraeve
* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves AreDifferent]] - the Different]]: The Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful.
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* ShootTheShaggyDog - [[spoiler: Croesan]] (and everyone else in [[spoiler: Anduran]]) in the first book. Many more examples in the second and third books, with [[spoiler: Ammen Sharp]] standing out.
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* ShootTheShaggyDog - [[spoiler: Croesan]] RousingSpeech: Kanin gives one at Glasbridge in order to get the Lannis men in the area onto his side, declaring "I am not your worst enemy and you are not mine."
* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:Croesan]] (and everyone else in [[spoiler: Anduran]]) in the first book. Many more examples in the second and third books, with[[spoiler: Ammen [[spoiler:Ammen Sharp]] standing out.out.
* SiblingTeam: Kanin and Wain. Orisian and Anyara start out as one, but go their separate ways as the series progresses.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:Croesan]] (and everyone else in [[spoiler: Anduran]]) in the first book. Many more examples in the second and third books, with
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* SociopathicSoldier - during the Haig army's stay in Kolkyre, the soldiers treat the citizenry poorly enough that a mob forms to kill two of them. [[spoiler: Aeglyss's]] influence starts turning ''everyone'' into this, freeing the worst of their impulses, and polluting them with his pain and their own.
* TheSpymaster - Torquentine
* TheStoic - Fiallic, Shraeve... well, all the Battle Inkallim, really.
* TedBaxter - Aewult, Temegrin
* TheSpymaster - Torquentine
* TheStoic - Fiallic, Shraeve... well, all the Battle Inkallim, really.
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The Godless World is a fantasy trilogy written by Scottish author Brian Ruckley. It consists of three books: Winterbirth, Bloodheir and Fall of Thanes.
The titular world was abandoned by its gods long ago, after the Huanin (humans) and Kyrinin (elves, but [[OurElvesAreBetter notably different]]) rose up to destroy the Whreinin (wolf people).
The books start over 1000 years after the departure of the gods, following a war between the True Bloods and the Bloods of the Black Road, a group of religious extremists who believe one god remained, and the believers of this creed will be granted an afterlife, but only when everyone alive in the world is a true believer. Cue slaughter.
The books mainly follow Orisian nan Lannis-Haig, the son of the Lannis Thane's brother, and later [[spoiler: Thane himself]], although it commonly switches viewpoints to several others, including Orisian's sister Anyara, the Horin-Gyre Bloodheir Kanin who also becomes a [[spoiler: Thane]] later in the story, and Aeglyss, the HalfHumanHybrid who takes a spotlight in the second and third books.
The trilogy features some excellent world-building, realistic characters and a dark yet very gripping narrative. Though relatively unknown, it is highly recommended.
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This series provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Ess'yr. Anyara evolves into this.
* ActionSurvivor - Orisian, at least for most of the first book. Anyara, as well.
* AllDeathsFinal
* AntiVillain - Theor, Goedellin and Nyve were thoroughly likable, and [[spoiler: Kanin]] gets sympathetic in the second two books.
* AnyoneCanDie - and how!
* BackToBackBadasses - Kanin and Igris in the third book
* {{Badass}} - Kanin, Rothe, Taim, Coinach, Igris, Varryn, Fiallic
* BadassArmy - The Battle Inkallim
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], who's need for acceptance and psychological damage more or less destroy the world.
* BittersweetEnding - the BigBad is defeated, but so many of the protagonists, including [[spoiler: Orisian himself]] die to bring it about. Also, the Haig lands are thrown into turmoil, and signs point to the Dornach Kingship invading soon.
* BodyguardCrush: It's subtle, but Coinach appears to be developing one on Anyara.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] rots alive as his power grows.
* BoisterousBruiser - Kylane shows some tendencies of this, including a love of "drink and dice". [[spoiler: He doesn't last long though.]]
* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler: Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler: Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
* ChaoticEvil: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]]. He ends up turning everyone else into this as well, breaking down people's sanity as he poisons The Shared.
* ChurchMilitant: The Inkallim. Divided into the [[BadassArmy Battle]], the [[ProfessionalKiller Hunt]], and the [[ThePhilosopher Lore]].
* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] becomes this, turning people into raw ChaoticEvil [[TheBerserker berserkers]] after his power up.
** TheCorruption: He releases this into The Shared, injecting it will all of his own pain, suffering, and rage. It's repeatedly described as "venom", "poison" and a "taint".
* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. It makes {{Berserk}} look cheerful. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome - The escape from [[spoiler: Koldihrve]] in the first book. Kanin's appearance counts; "That's your name, isn't it? Mine is Kanin oc Horin-Gyre," as well as Ess'yr's reaction to it. In the later books, Mordyn, Anyara and Coinach all get one in the scene where [[spoiler: Mordyn]] kills [[spoiler: Gryvan and Aewult]]. Also, pretty much everything Aeglyss does after surviving the [[spoiler: Breaking Stone]].
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming - Orisian's letter to Anyara.
* CurbStompBattle - Coinach killing [[spoiler: Kale]]
* DarkActionGirl: Wain, Shraeve, Eska (although she's quite sympathetic).
* DarkMessiah - [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] in the second and third books
* DidNotGetTheGirl - [[spoiler: Orisian]]. Poor, poor [[spoiler: Orisian]]. In the first book, Wain rejects [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], but he has his way in a rather disturbing manner in later books.
* TheDragon: Shraeve to [[spoiler: Aeglyss]].
* DualWielding: Shraeve again.
* DysfunctionJunction
* EmotionlessGirl - Shraeve
* EmptyShell: Orisian's father, K'rina. [[spoiler:Orisian himself by the end.]]
* FaithHeelTurn: Inverted. [[spoiler: Kanin]]'s shift from BigBad to AntiVillain comes when he loses his faith in The Black Road, and starts thinking for himself.
* AFatherToHisMen - Taim Narran
* FinalBattle - Subverted; after all the epic battles in the trilogy, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] is finally defeated by [[spoiler: the Anain using K'Rina as a cage for Aeglyss' soul]]. Kanin's fight against [[spoiler: Aeglyss' forces]] in the third book almost qualifies. That said, though it is small scale, [[spoiler: Taim]] (and temporarily [[spoiler: Varryn]]) fighting against [[spoiler: Shraeve]] near the end of the third book was pretty epic.
* FiveRaces - The gods created Huanin, Kyrinin, Anain, Saolin and Whreinin, although they don't fit the standard five races mold.
* TheFundamentalist: Every damn member of the Inkallim.
* GreyAndGrayMorality: It's TheEmpire vs ChurchMilitant, with decent people on both sides caught in the middle. May evolve into BlackAndGreyMorality once the DarkMessiah starts running the ChurchMilitant.
* HalfHumanHybrid - The na'kyrim, half Huanin, half Kyrinin; ostracized by both races as outcasts, and feared for their access to the magic known as the Shared
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Orisian]] dies to stop Aeglyss. It isn't spectacular, it isn't impressive...he just lets go and finally fades out. [[TearJerker Sniff...]]
* TheLifestream: The Shared.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Inurian]].
* MilesGloriosus - Temegrin the Eagle
* TheNeidermeyer - Aewult
* NietzscheWannabe: Aeglyss heads in this direction as the story goes along.
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] becomes this. See WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds below.
* OneManArmy - Kanin, Taim Narran, Shraeve
* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves Are Different]] - the Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The Wherinin in the backstory certainly sound like werewolves.
* ProfessionalKiller: The Hunt Inkallim.
* ReligiousBruiser: Any member of The Black Road who isn't an [[ChurchMilitant Inkallim]] is probably this.
* ShootTheShaggyDog - [[spoiler: Croesan]] (and everyone else in [[spoiler: Anduran]]) in the first book. Many more examples in the second and third books, with [[spoiler: Ammen Sharp]] standing out.
* SmugSnake: For an EmotionlessGirl and DarkActionGirl, Shraeve really pushes it. She's arrogant, condescending, and convinced that her faith is so much purer than that of the other Inkallim. A most unlikeable bitch.
* SociopathicSoldier - during the Haig army's stay in Kolkyre, the soldiers treat the citizenry poorly enough that a mob forms to kill two of them. [[spoiler: Aeglyss']] influence starts turning ''everyone'' into this, freeing the worst of their impulses, and polluting them with his pain and their own.
* TheSpymaster - Torquentine
* TheStoic - Fiallic, Shraeve... well, all the Battle Inkallim, really.
* TearJerker: Half the series falls under this. Reading it can be exhausting.
* TedBaxter - Aewult, Temegrin
* TooCoolToLive: Cannek was awesome, damn it.
* TookALevelInBadass: Orisian, Anyara, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]].
* VeryPunchableMan - Kale, Temegrin, Aewult
* TheWoobie: Orisian. He begins as TheUnfavourite to a dying man, and spends the entire series just fading away.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Dear god, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]]. He's so damaged that his very presence is contaminating the planet, and poisoning the Shared. By the end, he's ready to die, and tries to take the world that's rejected him along for the ride. It's not even deliberate: he just doesn't ''care'' enough about the world to try and stop the destruction he's begun.
* YouShallNotPass: In the BackStory. The original Inkallim did this, using a force of 100 to delay the pursuing Kilkry army. Hence their being referred to as "The Children of The Hundred".
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The Godless World is a fantasy trilogy written by Scottish author Brian Ruckley. It consists of three books: Winterbirth, Bloodheir and Fall of Thanes.
The titular world was abandoned by its gods long ago, after the Huanin (humans) and Kyrinin (elves, but [[OurElvesAreBetter notably different]]) rose up to destroy the Whreinin (wolf people).
The books start over 1000 years after the departure of the gods, following a war between the True Bloods and the Bloods of the Black Road, a group of religious extremists who believe one god remained, and the believers of this creed will be granted an afterlife, but only when everyone alive in the world is a true believer. Cue slaughter.
The books mainly follow Orisian nan Lannis-Haig, the son of the Lannis Thane's brother, and later [[spoiler: Thane himself]], although it commonly switches viewpoints to several others, including Orisian's sister Anyara, the Horin-Gyre Bloodheir Kanin who also becomes a [[spoiler: Thane]] later in the story, and Aeglyss, the HalfHumanHybrid who takes a spotlight in the second and third books.
The trilogy features some excellent world-building, realistic characters and a dark yet very gripping narrative. Though relatively unknown, it is highly recommended.
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This series provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Ess'yr. Anyara evolves into this.
* ActionSurvivor - Orisian, at least for most of the first book. Anyara, as well.
* AllDeathsFinal
* AntiVillain - Theor, Goedellin and Nyve were thoroughly likable, and [[spoiler: Kanin]] gets sympathetic in the second two books.
* AnyoneCanDie - and how!
* BackToBackBadasses - Kanin and Igris in the third book
* {{Badass}} - Kanin, Rothe, Taim, Coinach, Igris, Varryn, Fiallic
* BadassArmy - The Battle Inkallim
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], who's need for acceptance and psychological damage more or less destroy the world.
* BittersweetEnding - the BigBad is defeated, but so many of the protagonists, including [[spoiler: Orisian himself]] die to bring it about. Also, the Haig lands are thrown into turmoil, and signs point to the Dornach Kingship invading soon.
* BodyguardCrush: It's subtle, but Coinach appears to be developing one on Anyara.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] rots alive as his power grows.
* BoisterousBruiser - Kylane shows some tendencies of this, including a love of "drink and dice". [[spoiler: He doesn't last long though.]]
* BreakTheCutie - [[spoiler: Mordyn]]'s death, for what it did to [[spoiler: Tara]], who'd been suffering since his return. The series as a whole serves as one for the already miserable Orisian.
* ChaoticEvil: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]]. He ends up turning everyone else into this as well, breaking down people's sanity as he poisons The Shared.
* ChurchMilitant: The Inkallim. Divided into the [[BadassArmy Battle]], the [[ProfessionalKiller Hunt]], and the [[ThePhilosopher Lore]].
* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] becomes this, turning people into raw ChaoticEvil [[TheBerserker berserkers]] after his power up.
** TheCorruption: He releases this into The Shared, injecting it will all of his own pain, suffering, and rage. It's repeatedly described as "venom", "poison" and a "taint".
* CrapsackWorld: The people are monsters, the gods have left, rejection and sufferring are everywhwere, most of the populace is poor, and every named character is a psychological wreck. It makes {{Berserk}} look cheerful. More painful than many Crapsack Worlds because the author successfully averts DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome - The escape from [[spoiler: Koldihrve]] in the first book. Kanin's appearance counts; "That's your name, isn't it? Mine is Kanin oc Horin-Gyre," as well as Ess'yr's reaction to it. In the later books, Mordyn, Anyara and Coinach all get one in the scene where [[spoiler: Mordyn]] kills [[spoiler: Gryvan and Aewult]]. Also, pretty much everything Aeglyss does after surviving the [[spoiler: Breaking Stone]].
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming - Orisian's letter to Anyara.
* CurbStompBattle - Coinach killing [[spoiler: Kale]]
* DarkActionGirl: Wain, Shraeve, Eska (although she's quite sympathetic).
* DarkMessiah - [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] in the second and third books
* DidNotGetTheGirl - [[spoiler: Orisian]]. Poor, poor [[spoiler: Orisian]]. In the first book, Wain rejects [[spoiler: Aeglyss]], but he has his way in a rather disturbing manner in later books.
* TheDragon: Shraeve to [[spoiler: Aeglyss]].
* DualWielding: Shraeve again.
* DysfunctionJunction
* EmotionlessGirl - Shraeve
* EmptyShell: Orisian's father, K'rina. [[spoiler:Orisian himself by the end.]]
* FaithHeelTurn: Inverted. [[spoiler: Kanin]]'s shift from BigBad to AntiVillain comes when he loses his faith in The Black Road, and starts thinking for himself.
* AFatherToHisMen - Taim Narran
* FinalBattle - Subverted; after all the epic battles in the trilogy, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] is finally defeated by [[spoiler: the Anain using K'Rina as a cage for Aeglyss' soul]]. Kanin's fight against [[spoiler: Aeglyss' forces]] in the third book almost qualifies. That said, though it is small scale, [[spoiler: Taim]] (and temporarily [[spoiler: Varryn]]) fighting against [[spoiler: Shraeve]] near the end of the third book was pretty epic.
* FiveRaces - The gods created Huanin, Kyrinin, Anain, Saolin and Whreinin, although they don't fit the standard five races mold.
* TheFundamentalist: Every damn member of the Inkallim.
* GreyAndGrayMorality: It's TheEmpire vs ChurchMilitant, with decent people on both sides caught in the middle. May evolve into BlackAndGreyMorality once the DarkMessiah starts running the ChurchMilitant.
* HalfHumanHybrid - The na'kyrim, half Huanin, half Kyrinin; ostracized by both races as outcasts, and feared for their access to the magic known as the Shared
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Orisian]] dies to stop Aeglyss. It isn't spectacular, it isn't impressive...he just lets go and finally fades out. [[TearJerker Sniff...]]
* TheLifestream: The Shared.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Inurian]].
* MilesGloriosus - Temegrin the Eagle
* TheNeidermeyer - Aewult
* NietzscheWannabe: Aeglyss heads in this direction as the story goes along.
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Aeglyss]] becomes this. See WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds below.
* OneManArmy - Kanin, Taim Narran, Shraeve
* [[OurElvesAreBetter Our Elves Are Different]] - the Kyrinin are somewhat similar in appearance to Tolkienesque elves, but during the events of the story, live tribal lives, and can be quite savage. Nevertheless, they are described as graceful, and beautiful.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The Wherinin in the backstory certainly sound like werewolves.
* ProfessionalKiller: The Hunt Inkallim.
* ReligiousBruiser: Any member of The Black Road who isn't an [[ChurchMilitant Inkallim]] is probably this.
* ShootTheShaggyDog - [[spoiler: Croesan]] (and everyone else in [[spoiler: Anduran]]) in the first book. Many more examples in the second and third books, with [[spoiler: Ammen Sharp]] standing out.
* SmugSnake: For an EmotionlessGirl and DarkActionGirl, Shraeve really pushes it. She's arrogant, condescending, and convinced that her faith is so much purer than that of the other Inkallim. A most unlikeable bitch.
* SociopathicSoldier - during the Haig army's stay in Kolkyre, the soldiers treat the citizenry poorly enough that a mob forms to kill two of them. [[spoiler: Aeglyss']] influence starts turning ''everyone'' into this, freeing the worst of their impulses, and polluting them with his pain and their own.
* TheSpymaster - Torquentine
* TheStoic - Fiallic, Shraeve... well, all the Battle Inkallim, really.
* TearJerker: Half the series falls under this. Reading it can be exhausting.
* TedBaxter - Aewult, Temegrin
* TooCoolToLive: Cannek was awesome, damn it.
* TookALevelInBadass: Orisian, Anyara, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]].
* VeryPunchableMan - Kale, Temegrin, Aewult
* TheWoobie: Orisian. He begins as TheUnfavourite to a dying man, and spends the entire series just fading away.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Dear god, [[spoiler: Aeglyss]]. He's so damaged that his very presence is contaminating the planet, and poisoning the Shared. By the end, he's ready to die, and tries to take the world that's rejected him along for the ride. It's not even deliberate: he just doesn't ''care'' enough about the world to try and stop the destruction he's begun.
* YouShallNotPass: In the BackStory. The original Inkallim did this, using a force of 100 to delay the pursuing Kilkry army. Hence their being referred to as "The Children of The Hundred".
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