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Set in what might loosely be described as an alternative Spain, the novel traces a family of painters who, by nature of their Gifts, can influence events around them. In the Grijalva family, the Gifted males are usually sterile and short-lived; the women, who may be gifted for painting, but not Gifted for the particular type of painting that alters what it portrays, are generally kept within the family to produce children. However, one woman per generation is official mistress to the ruling Duke, so that the family maintains its influence at Court. The story develops when a particularly Gifted and unscrupulous Grijalva painter named Sario finds a way to continue living through successive generations in order to paint a picture worthy of his immense talent. As the political and social climate changes, including revolutions in neighboring countries and democratic challenges to the ruling Dukes, the increasingly conservative Sario seeks to hold onto the past, and especially his first love.
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Set in what might loosely be described as an alternative Spain, the novel traces a family of painters {{painters}} who, by nature of their Gifts, can influence events around them. In the Grijalva family, the Gifted males are usually sterile and short-lived; the women, who may be gifted for painting, {{painting|s}}, but not Gifted for the particular type of painting that alters what it portrays, are generally kept within the family to produce children. However, one woman per generation is official mistress to the ruling Duke, so that the family maintains its influence at Court. The story develops when a particularly Gifted and unscrupulous Grijalva painter named Sario finds a way to continue living through successive generations in order to paint a picture worthy of his immense talent. As the political and social climate changes, including revolutions in neighboring countries and democratic challenges to the ruling Dukes, the increasingly conservative Sario seeks to hold onto the past, and especially his first love.
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* DeceptiveDisciple: Sario to Il-Adib. Il-Adib intends for him to take the mantle of the Tza'ab Diviner; Sario has no such plans, and once he learns everything he wanted from the old man he murders him for his trouble.
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* DeceptiveDisciple: DeceptiveDisciple:
** Sario to Il-Adib. Il-Adib intends for him to take the mantle of the Tza'ab Diviner; Sario has no such plans, and once he learns everything he wanted from the old man he murders him for his trouble.
** Eleyna to Sario. Played with in that he knows her allegiances are torn but he believes she will eventually come around to his way of thinking.
** Sario to Il-Adib. Il-Adib intends for him to take the mantle of the Tza'ab Diviner; Sario has no such plans, and once he learns everything he wanted from the old man he murders him for his trouble.
** Eleyna to Sario. Played with in that he knows her allegiances are torn but he believes she will eventually come around to his way of thinking.
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* ArtificialHuman: Sario creates a magical double of the Princess of Ghillas at one point, intending on marrying her to Edoard to secure the do'Verradas claim to the throne.
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* ArtificialHuman: Sario creates a magical double of the Princess of Ghillas at one point, intending on marrying her to Edoard to secure the do'Verradas claim to the throne.throne of Ghillas.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Sario believes in equality for men and women. He was the only one to recognize [[spoiler:Saavedra was the first Gifted woman]] and doesn't hesitate in making Eleyna his final apprentice despite the Grijalvas scorning women.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** During one of his lives, Sario befriends his vessel's brother Matteyo. Matteyo was so kind and devoted to him Sario couldn't help but remember and love him even after hundreds of years had passed.
** Sario genuinely cared for Eleyna to the point where even knowing she had betrayed him he still painted a painting of her to prevent anyone from being able to use magic on her again.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** For all his flaws, Sario hates when women are mistreated. He is reluctant to do anything to harm Queen Mechella, recognizing her intelligence and virtue, and he's disgusted when he learns of his apprentice Eleyna's DarkAndTroubledPast having been [[spoiler:brainwashed into marrying someone she hated with a painting.]]
** As horrible as what he did was, Sario painted [[spoiler:Saavedra]] in a beautiful room with a copy of his own Folio to read, lots of light and windows, and a mirror with which to see the outside world. He also painted a door with which she could eventually escape from. [[spoiler:Saavedra gave Sario none of these things, trapping him in a windowless, featureless room with the light sources slowly burning out, eventually leaving him in total darkness with no way out.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** During one of his lives, Sario befriends his vessel's brother Matteyo. Matteyo was so kind and devoted to him Sario couldn't help but remember and love him even after hundreds of years had passed.
** Sario genuinely cared for Eleyna to the point where even knowing she had betrayed him he still painted a painting of her to prevent anyone from being able to use magic on her again.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** For all his flaws, Sario hates when women are mistreated. He is reluctant to do anything to harm Queen Mechella, recognizing her intelligence and virtue, and he's disgusted when he learns of his apprentice Eleyna's DarkAndTroubledPast having been [[spoiler:brainwashed into marrying someone she hated with a painting.]]
** As horrible as what he did was, Sario painted [[spoiler:Saavedra]] in a beautiful room with a copy of his own Folio to read, lots of light and windows, and a mirror with which to see the outside world. He also painted a door with which she could eventually escape from. [[spoiler:Saavedra gave Sario none of these things, trapping him in a windowless, featureless room with the light sources slowly burning out, eventually leaving him in total darkness with no way out.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Sario at multiple points throughout history acted behind the scenes of powerful rulers as their Lord Limner. Invoked, as Sario likes being a player in the political landscape but wants to ensure he has time to paint, which ruling overtly wouldn't allow for.
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* UncannyValleyGirl: Princess Alazais is friendly, but comess off as slightly off to the people who meet her. This is because she's an ArtificialHuman.
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* UncannyValleyGirl: Princess Alazais is friendly, but comess comes off as slightly off to the people who meet her. This is because she's an ArtificialHuman.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Discussed when Eleyna asks Sario why he doesn't just paint himself as the ruler of Tira Virte [[spoiler:after he paints Renayo suggestible to his influence.]] Sario gets annoyed and says he has no interest in overtly ruling since he would no longer have time to paint if he did.
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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Sario's ultimate punishment is to be imprisoned in a painting, like he did to Saavedra. The difference is that he is painted into a windowless room with consumable light sources, so that when they go out he will be trapped in eternal darkness.]]
* ArtificialHuman: Sario creates a magical double of a murdered princess at one point.
* ArtificialHuman: Sario creates a magical double of a murdered princess at one point.
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* AndIMustScream: AndIMustScream:
** Saavedra is [[spoiler:trapped in a painting for 400 years, barely able to move and unable to call for help.]]
** [[spoiler: Sario's ultimate punishment is to be imprisoned in a painting, like he did to Saavedra. The difference is that he is painted into a windowless room with consumable light sources, so that when they go out he will be trapped in eternal darkness.]]
** Princess Alazais [[spoiler:slowly loses her mind without her creator Sario around and begins to crack and peel away. There is mention of Gifted Grijalvas looking into how to help her, but no method was found by the end of the story.]]
* ArtificialHuman: Sario creates a magical double ofa murdered princess the Princess of Ghillas at one point.point, intending on marrying her to Edoard to secure the do'Verradas claim to the throne.
** Saavedra is [[spoiler:trapped in a painting for 400 years, barely able to move and unable to call for help.]]
** [[spoiler: Sario's ultimate punishment is to be imprisoned in a painting, like he did to Saavedra. The difference is that he is painted into a windowless room with consumable light sources, so that when they go out he will be trapped in eternal darkness.]]
** Princess Alazais [[spoiler:slowly loses her mind without her creator Sario around and begins to crack and peel away. There is mention of Gifted Grijalvas looking into how to help her, but no method was found by the end of the story.]]
* ArtificialHuman: Sario creates a magical double of
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* TheDarkArtsTheDarkArts: The Grijalva family is capable of minor reality warping through their paintings, leading to their ostracization from Tira Vitrean life.
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* PrincessClassic: Mechella starts as one. She grows out of it.
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* PrincessClassic: Mechella starts as one. She grows out of it. Princess Alazais is trained by Sario to be one.
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* SinisterMinister: Caterin Serrano.
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* SinisterMinister: Caterin Serrano.Serrano, the Premia Sancta, who fosters the Church's hatred of the Grijalvas and bans them from public worship.
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* UncannyValleyGirl: Princess Alazais is friendly, but comess off as slightly off to the people who meet her. This is because she's an ArtificialHuman.
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* TheFogOfAges: Downplayed. By the third part of the book, Sario (by then almost 400 years old, via repeated [[GrandTheftMe body stealing]]) is beginning to mix up names and events from his past. More crucially, he remembers key events as he would have liked them to be instead of as they were, particularly in regard to his relationship with Saavedra. [[EvilIsPetty He does remember that his romantic rival had a crooked front tooth, though.]]
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* TheFogOfAges: Downplayed. By the third part of the book, Sario (by then almost 400 years old, via repeated [[GrandTheftMe body stealing]]) is beginning to mix up names and events from his past. More crucially, [[SelfServingMemory he remembers key events as he would have liked them to be instead of as they were, were]], particularly in regard to his relationship with Saavedra. [[EvilIsPetty He does remember that his romantic rival had a crooked front tooth, though.]]
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Mechella and Arrigo's failing marriage bears a striking resemblance to that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. [[spoiler:Ends better for her, though.]]
