A ''{{TabletopGame/Birthright}}''/''Worm'' crossover, by {{Troper/Leliel}}. Taylor kills a monster and inherits its power. The universe is never going to be the same again. Can be found on fanfiction [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10073767/1/Mother-of-Vengeance here]], on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1614092 here]], and on Spacebattles [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mother-of-vengeance-worm-dungeons-and-dragons.284358/ here]] and [[http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/mother-of-vengeance-worm-dungeons-and-dragons.2446/ here]].

'''Warning:''' Story provides spoilers for ''{{Literature/Worm}}.''
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!! This series provides examples of:

* AlternateUniverse: where the awnsheghlien come from.
* AxCrazy: Chimaera, first ''awnshegh'' antagonist Taylor encounters as Adrasteia.
* BodyHorror:[[spoiler:This is how Amy feels after becoming awnshegh]]
* CutenessProximity:[[spoiler: Vista meets Tybalt]]
* DivineParentage: An awnshegh is a person with a heritage from the god of Darkness.
* DoingInTheWizard: Dragon explains everything magic in scientific sounding terms.
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: When she gets her powers Taylor dreams of the origins of the awnsheghlien.
* {{Familiar}}: Taylor gets one when she becomes a witch]]
* FemmeFatalons: Taylor has them on hands and feet.
* InNameOnly: The crossover at times. The author feels absolutely no problem with stealing things from other TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons settings or {{TabletopGame/Pathfinder}} if he thinks it helps the story, though the core is {{TabletopGame/Birthright}}.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Piggot's reaction to all of this.
* LivingLieDetector: Taylor’s main power, manifests as ‘smelling sin’.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The word ''awnsheghlien'' was misspelled for a long time. Actually brought up in character as a frequent mispronunciation.
* SummonMagic: Chimaera summons some reinforcements.[[spoiler:Taylor responds in kind]]
* TearsOfBlood: acid tears that appear whenever Taylor gets mad.
* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler:Both Amy and the doppelganger Nex'rik possess this. People are not comfortable with this.]]
* TheCavalry: Unusually [[spoiler:TheLegionsOfHell]] get to play this role in the fight against [[spoiler:Chimera]].
* VillainousLineage: [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Par for the course in D&D]], and ''awnsheghlien'' are called out as having aggressive and territorial natures that lend themselves to becoming a ManipulativeBastard.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: The Chimaera tends to '''[=sPeAk LiKe ThIs=]''' in her monster form.
* WingedHumanoid: Adrasteia has wings and they work.
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Bloodtheft, ie how Taylor got her powers. [[TheseHandsHaveKilled She wasn't happy about that]].
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