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* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Thorunn has outlived two wives and one husband, her best friend became a monster and she's seen countless friends and comrades die. She holds up well, but it's clear that her noble werewolf queen demeanor is a major defense mechanism.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Radzig and Thorunn are the leaders of their people and the strongest of each side.
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''The Savage and the Sacred'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novella]] by Lightysnake, and the prequel to ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3348180/The-Savage-and-the-Sacred here]].
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''The Savage and the Sacred'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novella]] by Lightysnake, [=VineLight=][[note]]Formerly Lightysnake[[/note]], and the prequel to ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3348180/The-Savage-and-the-Sacred here]].
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* {{Foil}}: Cardinal Radzig is one of these to the last notable werewolf ArcVillain, [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon Siegfried Gunmarsohn]]. Siegfried was a brutish sociopath who ruled over a gigantic pack he had mostly bred, terrorized and enslaved into loyalty, barely even capable of putting up a [[FauxAffablyEvil pretense of civility]]. Radzig, on the other hand, is no less insane than Siegfried but is genuinely affable, rules over a smaller but much more genuine and devoted pack, and is capable of commending his enemies as WorthyOpponents. Radzig is also ''genuinely''--psychotically--devoted to his own cult, and it gives Radzig powers that Siegfried had to deal with [[spoiler:a Great Old One]] to get.
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* {{Foil}}: Cardinal Radzig is one of these to the last notable werewolf ArcVillain, [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon Siegfried Gunmarsohn]]. Siegfried was a brutish sociopath who ruled over a gigantic pack he had mostly bred, terrorized and enslaved into loyalty, barely even capable of putting up a [[FauxAffablyEvil pretense of civility]]. Radzig, on the other hand, is no less insane than Siegfried but is genuinely affable, rules over a smaller but much more genuine and devoted pack, and is capable of commending his enemies as WorthyOpponents.{{WorthyOpponent}}s. Radzig is also ''genuinely''--psychotically--devoted to his own cult, and it gives Radzig powers that Siegfried had to deal with [[spoiler:a Great Old One]] to get.
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* ActionGirl: Both Aisling and Thorunn are among the finest combatants of their own respective species (Seers and werewolves) and both take several opportunities to showcase this against the hordes of Radzig.
* AxCrazy: Cardinal Radzig believes Jesus was a ravenous alpha predator, the true path to Christian enlightenment is found through murdering and eating the flesh of the innocent, and that the world belongs to the strong and savage. While he's more affable and respectable than Siegfried, Radzig is perhaps even ''more'' out of his gourd to the point Aisling and Thorunn quickly realize reasoning with him is impossible.
* BattleCouple: Downplayed, as Aisling and Thorunn are FriendsWithBenefits (with romantic undertones) rather than a full-fledged item during the time of the story, but the two end up fighting together against Radzig with synchronicity Thorunn hasn't even demonstrated with Hardestadt.
* BattleCouple: Downplayed, as Aisling and Thorunn are FriendsWithBenefits (with romantic undertones) rather than a full-fledged item during the time of the story, but the two end up fighting together against Radzig with synchronicity Thorunn hasn't even demonstrated with Hardestadt.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For as insane as Radzig and all his followers are, his care and respect for his followers is entirely genuine.
* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: A dark example. Radzig's interpretation of Christianity through the lens of a psychotic werewolf is interesting; Radzig believes the Christ was the embodiment of the savagery Radzig worships, adorns the statue of Jesus in his church with fangs, and sees himself as a messiah bringing in a new and bloody future for the werewolves.
* {{Foil}}: Cardinal Radzig is one of these to the last notable werewolf ArcVillain, [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon Siegfried Gunmarsohn]]. Siegfried was a brutish sociopath who ruled over a gigantic pack he had mostly bred, terrorized and enslaved into loyalty, barely even capable of putting up a [[FauxAffablyEvil pretense of civility]]. Radzig, on the other hand, is no less insane than Siegfried but is genuinely affable, rules over a smaller but much more genuine and devoted pack, and is capable of commending his enemies as WorthyOpponents. Radzig is also ''genuinely''--psychotically--devoted to his own cult, and it gives Radzig powers that Siegfried had to deal with [[spoiler:a Great Old One]] to get.
* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: A dark example. Radzig's interpretation of Christianity through the lens of a psychotic werewolf is interesting; Radzig believes the Christ was the embodiment of the savagery Radzig worships, adorns the statue of Jesus in his church with fangs, and sees himself as a messiah bringing in a new and bloody future for the werewolves.
* {{Foil}}: Cardinal Radzig is one of these to the last notable werewolf ArcVillain, [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon Siegfried Gunmarsohn]]. Siegfried was a brutish sociopath who ruled over a gigantic pack he had mostly bred, terrorized and enslaved into loyalty, barely even capable of putting up a [[FauxAffablyEvil pretense of civility]]. Radzig, on the other hand, is no less insane than Siegfried but is genuinely affable, rules over a smaller but much more genuine and devoted pack, and is capable of commending his enemies as WorthyOpponents. Radzig is also ''genuinely''--psychotically--devoted to his own cult, and it gives Radzig powers that Siegfried had to deal with [[spoiler:a Great Old One]] to get.
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* HiddenDepths: Aisling and Thorunn present as a fun-loving party girl and wandering hero as well as a noble, proud queen. Both reveal incredibly vulnerable and sadder sides.
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* GenkiGirl: In a good mood, Aisling is spirited and energetic, a fierce Irish spirit and the epitome of a HardDrinkingPartyGirl.
* HiddenDepths: Aisling and Thorunn present as a fun-loving party girl and wandering hero as well as a noble, proud queen. Both reveal incredibly vulnerable and sadder sides. Part of what brings the two together is the loneliness both women share.
** Aisling hides pain over all the centuries she's been alone and on the run, separated from her true love Eliza by the devious Shadows' Consultant. Underneath her free-spirited demeanor is a woman with trust and abandonment issues who opens up to Thorunn since she's the first person in years to truly open up to and befriend Aisling.
** Thorunn, meanwhile, puts up a tough, ferocious facade in order to cope with the pain haunting her from the tragedies and injustices the Clans have faced, including the death of many of her own family members at the hands of her evil brother Siegfried and her former lover snapped and turned into a mass-murdering warlord before regaining his marbles.
* HiddenDepths: Aisling and Thorunn present as a fun-loving party girl and wandering hero as well as a noble, proud queen. Both reveal incredibly vulnerable and sadder sides. Part of what brings the two together is the loneliness both women share.
** Aisling hides pain over all the centuries she's been alone and on the run, separated from her true love Eliza by the devious Shadows' Consultant. Underneath her free-spirited demeanor is a woman with trust and abandonment issues who opens up to Thorunn since she's the first person in years to truly open up to and befriend Aisling.
** Thorunn, meanwhile, puts up a tough, ferocious facade in order to cope with the pain haunting her from the tragedies and injustices the Clans have faced, including the death of many of her own family members at the hands of her evil brother Siegfried and her former lover snapped and turned into a mass-murdering warlord before regaining his marbles.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Aisling mourns having left her lover Eliza Cortly behind so many years ago when the Shadows' Consultant targeted innocents as long as they remained together.
* TheUnfettered: The mistake Aisling and Thorunn make is assuming Radzig has limits, when his fanaticism lets him justify any decision he makes as a righteous one.
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* WorthyOpponent: Radzig truly respects Aisling and Thorunn both, belieiving they have been sent by god to be his 'tribulation.'
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* WorthyOpponent: Radzig truly respects Aisling and Thorunn both, belieiving beliieving they have been sent by god to be his 'tribulation.'
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* HiddenDepths: Aisling and Thorunn present as a fun-loving party girl and wandering hero as well as a noble, proud queen. Both reveal incredibly vulnerable and sadder sides.
* TheNondescript: Radzig looks like a man who could vanish when surrounded by only 3 people, entirely average and completely unremarkable.
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* SinisterMinister: Radzig adopts the title of 'Cardinal' and the trappings of the church for his own bizarre blend of Christianity and Nordic/Germanic paganism.
* VisionaryVillain: Radzig aims for a complete uprising of the lower classes against the aristocracy and church, to create a werewolf theocracy he truly believes will better Europe.
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Thorunn has outlived two wives and one husband, her best friend became a monster and she's seen countless friends and comrades die. She holds up well, but it's clear that her noble werewolf queen demeanor is a major defense mechanism.
* WorthyOpponent: Radzig truly respects Aisling and Thorunn both, belieiving they have been sent by god to be his 'tribulation.'
* VisionaryVillain: Radzig aims for a complete uprising of the lower classes against the aristocracy and church, to create a werewolf theocracy he truly believes will better Europe.
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Thorunn has outlived two wives and one husband, her best friend became a monster and she's seen countless friends and comrades die. She holds up well, but it's clear that her noble werewolf queen demeanor is a major defense mechanism.
* WorthyOpponent: Radzig truly respects Aisling and Thorunn both, belieiving they have been sent by god to be his 'tribulation.'
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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Much of Thorunn and Aisling fighting Radzig is mental, with Radzig having immense psychic powers able to even devour a Seer.
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* NotStayingForBreakfast: Aisling has a habit of leaving beds before dawn, being afraid to ever stay with a lover.
* ReallyGetsAround: Aisling, separated from her love Eliza, tends to sleep about a lot to dull that pain.
* ReallyGetsAround: Aisling, separated from her love Eliza, tends to sleep about a lot to dull that pain.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Thorunn and Aisling become close friends during the course of the story, as well as involved with one another for mutual comfort.
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* BiTheWay: Thorunn and Aisling are involved with each other and have had relationships with men in previous appearances.
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* ContrastingSequalAntagonist: Radzig contrasts with previous werewolf antagonist Siegfried from ''Literature/UnderTheColdMoon'' and ''Literature/LeChevalier''. He lacks Siegfried's sadistic and prideful tendencies, instead seeing his goals as a holy mission. He deeply cares for his werewolf followers, while Siegfried had no problem threatening and killing them, including his daughter.
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* ContrastingSequalAntagonist: ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Radzig contrasts with previous werewolf antagonist Siegfried from ''Literature/UnderTheColdMoon'' and ''Literature/LeChevalier''. He lacks Siegfried's sadistic and prideful tendencies, instead seeing his goals as a holy mission. He deeply cares for his werewolf followers, while Siegfried had no problem threatening and killing them, including his daughter.
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''The Savage and the Sacred'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novella]] by Lightysnake, and the prequel to ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3348180/3/The-Savage-and-the-Sacred here]].
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''The Savage and the Sacred'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novella]] by Lightysnake, and the prequel to ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3348180/3/The-Savage-and-the-Sacred com/s/3348180/The-Savage-and-the-Sacred here]].
* AGodAmI: Implied by Radzig, given the way he has a statue of Jesus altered to be a werewolf.
* BiTheWay: Thorunn and Aisling are involved with each other and have had relationships with men in previous appearances.
* ContrastingSequalAntagonist: Radzig contrasts with previous werewolf antagonist Siegfried from ''Literature/UnderTheColdMoon'' and ''Literature/LeChevalier''. He lacks Siegfried's sadistic and prideful tendencies, instead seeing his goals as a holy mission. He deeply cares for his werewolf followers, while Siegfried had no problem threatening and killing them, including his daughter.
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* KnightTemplar: Cardinal Radzig believes in an uprising by the lower classes to overthrow Europe's order, with a new equality of flesh-eating werewolves and others farmed for meat.
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* KnightTemplar: Cardinal Radzig believes in an uprising by the lower classes to overthrow Europe's order, with a new equality of flesh-eating werewolves and others farmed for meat.meat.
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''The Savage and the Sacred'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novella]] by Lightysnake, and the prequel to ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3348180/3/The-Savage-and-the-Sacred here]].
1563: An immortal woman pursuing a dangerous trail happens upon a werewolf queen in the aftermath of a brutal supernatural war. Together, the two are thrust against a dangerous cult that leads to them discovering much about one another and themselves
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Radzig and Thorunn are the leaders of their people and the strongest of each side.
* AFatherToHisMen: Radzig's followers are little but extensions of his will but he loves them all the same.
* BigBad: Cardinal Radzig is a DarkMessiah to the werewolves, leader of a force of revolutionaries and the chief villain of the story.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Thorunn is briefly taken into Radzig's flock and controlled by him towards the climax.
* DarkMessiah: Cardinal Radzig fancies himself a prophet of his own religion, out to lead the werewolves into a new age.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Radzig was once a humble nobody of a priest. He's now the strongest werewolf who ever lived and hellbent on conquering Europe.
* KnightTemplar: Cardinal Radzig believes in an uprising by the lower classes to overthrow Europe's order, with a new equality of flesh-eating werewolves and others farmed for meat.
1563: An immortal woman pursuing a dangerous trail happens upon a werewolf queen in the aftermath of a brutal supernatural war. Together, the two are thrust against a dangerous cult that leads to them discovering much about one another and themselves
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Radzig and Thorunn are the leaders of their people and the strongest of each side.
* AFatherToHisMen: Radzig's followers are little but extensions of his will but he loves them all the same.
* BigBad: Cardinal Radzig is a DarkMessiah to the werewolves, leader of a force of revolutionaries and the chief villain of the story.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Thorunn is briefly taken into Radzig's flock and controlled by him towards the climax.
* DarkMessiah: Cardinal Radzig fancies himself a prophet of his own religion, out to lead the werewolves into a new age.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Radzig was once a humble nobody of a priest. He's now the strongest werewolf who ever lived and hellbent on conquering Europe.
* KnightTemplar: Cardinal Radzig believes in an uprising by the lower classes to overthrow Europe's order, with a new equality of flesh-eating werewolves and others farmed for meat.
