History Literature / TheSundering

%%* TheArcher: Fianna

* TriangRelations:
** Haomane and Satoris -> Arahila (in this case a sibling version).
** Tanaros -> Callista -> Roscorus Altorus.
** Meara -> Tanaros -> Cerelinde -> Aracus Altorus.
** Carfax -> Fianna -> Blaise.

* ChildByRape: Ushahin Dreamspinner, the child of a human lord who forced himself on an Ellyl lady that was part of a visiting embassy.
* CoDragons: Tanaros, Ushahin, and Vorax.
* ColdSniper: Fianna is an archer, but otherwise plays the trope straight.

* FiveManBand: Malthus' Company.
** MentorArchetype: Malthus.
** TheLancer: Blaise Caveros.
** TheBigGuy: Hobard.
** TheSmartGuy: Peldras.
** TheChick: Fianna.
** SixthRanger: Dani, Thulu, and Carfax.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: Called "Ellylon" (singular "Ellyl") here, but otherwise deliberate clones of Tolkien's Elves.

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The Were are a race of wild wolf-men that are fond of the hunt. Not shapeshifters, and some small magics related to death, but otherwise fit most of the classic werewolf image.

* PhysicalGod: The Seven Shapers are this.
* PiecesOfGod: The Shapers and the dragons were birthed from the dying of the world-god Uru-alat, and the world itself is named after him and considered to be his corpse. Each of the Shapers' gifts are drawn from Uru-alat - Haomane was born from his head and represents the mind, Arahlia from the chest and representing heart, Satoris from the loins and standing for sex and the body.

* SexIsEvil: The rift between Shapers is based on this. Satoris' gift to the world was the Quickening - basically sex, passion, and procreation - which he gave to many races, and was asked to give to humanity, Arahlia's children. Humanity made war on the Ellyl, Haomane's children, and Haomane blamed Satoris' gift, refusing to accept it for the Ellyl and demanding Satoris remove it from humans. Satoris' refusal started the Shaper War. There are still references to "the Sunderer's Gift" by the light-side as though it were a poison.

* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: The dragons Calandor and Calanthrag.
* StandardEvilEmpireHierarchy
** TheEmperor: Satoris.
** General: Tanaros Caveros.
** Guard: Vorax.
** Oddball: Ushahin.

* TriangRelations

* VainSorceress: Lilias, and she knows it.
* WeAreAsMayflies: The Ellylon do not die from old age. As such those somewhat over 1000 years old are still considered young.

* WorldSundering: Happened in the distant past, hence the title.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Ushahin-who-walks-between-dusk-and-dawn.

* MoralDissonance:
** "We can either hunt you all down and exterminate you to the last one, or we can leave you in peace - as long as you never have any more babies." This is the choice forced by the "hero" onto a race who have dealt with the BigBad in the past (under a different leader) and have now washed their hands of any more involvement.
** Lilias, Sorceress of the East, founded her own nation to guarantee her own freedom. She also likes pretty and young servants for her court, and isn't above some mind control for a select few that were more pretty and less willing, rationalizing that she at least provides a good pension when they're released.

** Satoris is a sympathetic version of Morgoth, as the setting's "evil god".

!! [[SimilarlyNamedWorks For other works]] titled "The Sundering", see [[Main/TheSundering here]].

!! [[SimilarlyNamedWorks For other works]] titled "The Sundering", see [[Main/TheSundering here]].

! [[SimilarlyNamedWorks For other works]] titled "The Sundering", see [[Main/TheSundering here]].