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* BloodKnight: Twilight finds combat absolutely exhilarating, and gets excited at the very thought of new or improved weapons. However, Soren finds his "complete denial of fear" to be extremely irritating.
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* BloodKnight: Twilight finds combat absolutely exhilarating, and gets excited at the very thought of new or improved weapons. However, Soren finds his "complete denial of fear" to be extremely irritating.
--> Weapons, fighting, war in general--that was what occupied Twilight's mind most of the time. And he ''was'' a superb fighter. [...] Soren imagined he could feel the twitches of Twilight's gizzard right now.
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[[folder: Hortense[[spoiler:/Mist]]]]
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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: He left the Pure Ones because he no longer believes in their ideology, and because he cares for Coryn.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Nyroc/Coryn begins to open his eyes and make him question the ideology of the Pure Ones. He ends up betraying them to protect Coryn.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He jumps in front of a rabid wolf in an attempt to stop Nyra, and the wolf kills him.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: He dies in the jaws of a rabid wolf, and Coryn and the wolves agree he goes to glaumora (heaven).]]
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[[folder: Hortense[[spoiler:/Mist]]]]
A spotted owl whom Soren and Gylfie befriend in St. Aggie's.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: He left the Pure Ones because he no longer believes in their ideology, and because he cares for Coryn.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Nyroc/Coryn begins to open his eyes and make him question the ideology of the Pure Ones. He ends up betraying them to protect Coryn.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He jumps in front of a rabid wolf in an attempt to stop Nyra, and the wolf kills him.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: He dies in the jaws of a rabid wolf, and Coryn and the wolves agree he goes to glaumora (heaven).]]
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[[folder: Hortense[[spoiler:/Mist]]]]
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* {{Seer}}: Like Grank (and later Coryn), he has Firesight.Firesight.
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* CharacterTitle: Although it's technically a TeamTitle, said team is named after him. ''The Coming of Hoole'' also features his name.
* {{Expy}}: Of King Arthur, obviously.
* TheGoodKing: He was the first heroic King of all owlkind.
* ModestRoyalty: One of his defining characteristics is his refusal to wear a crown.
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solitary, with a less beautiful plumage and a less beautiful singing voice. Brunwella is beautiful, flamboyant, and known throughout the owl kingdoms for her voice.]]
* TalentedButTrained: She has a natural talent for blacksmithing, and she honed it as an apprentice to Orf, a renowned blacksmith, on the island of Dark Fowl.
* TheUnfavorite: [[spoiler: Her stepmother Rodmilla vastly favored Brunwella over her. Rodmilla's attempt to train Thora as the next Plonk singer at the Great Tree was just an attempt to get rid of her.]]
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* TalentedButTrained: She has a natural talent for blacksmithing, and she honed it as an apprentice to Orf, a renowned blacksmith, on the island of Dark Fowl.
* TheUnfavorite: [[spoiler: Her stepmother Rodmilla vastly favored Brunwella over her. Rodmilla's attempt to train Thora as the next Plonk singer at the Great Tree was just an attempt to get rid of her.]]
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* TheGift: Of [[BeautifulSingingVoice song]], in this case. She's a great singer even by Plonk standards, which are already high.
* GrandeDame: Subverted. She certainly looks the part, but she has a genuine appreciation for humor and frivolity. Aspiring ProperLady Otulissa finds her to be "vulgar" for her vanity and her ostentatious apartments.
* GrandeDame: Subverted. She certainly looks the part, but she has a genuine appreciation for humor and frivolity. Aspiring ProperLady Otulissa finds her to be "vulgar" for her vanity and her ostentatious apartments.
* PrettyInMink: She wears mink fur instead of eating it, like owls are supposed to.
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* TheBlacksmith: An exceptionally skilled one, trained by one of the best blacksmiths in the Northern Kingdoms.
* CinderellaCircumstances: She ''hates'' her WickedStepmother, and the feeling is mutual. [[spoiler: She actually ends up ''murdering'' her stepmother, but it's justified in-context.]]
* IAmNotPretty: She doesn't consider herself beautiful, mostly because of her color having been ruined by a disease, but Gylfie sees through to her [[spoiler: beautiful Plonk features.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's always called "The Rogue Smith of Silverveil," and is exceedingly private. When asked her real name by the Band, she responds, "That's for me to know, and me alone." [[spoiler: Her real name is Thora Plonk.]]
* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: [[spoiler: Thora doesn't resent Brunwella for being more famous and respected than she is, she's equally talented in her own field, and she keeps her relationship with Madame Plonk a secret. However, she felt overshadowed by Brunwella throughout their whole childhood, and acts deliberately indifferent about her sister's success.]]
* SirSwearsALot: The first thing she does upon meeting Digger is to insult him using every curseword in the owl lexicon, although Digger did nothing but fly into her.
* SiblingYinYang: [[spoiler: She's incredibly different from her sister Brunwella, being rough-around-the-edges and solitary.]]
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A Boreal Owl and daughter of Grimble. Known as "The Knower."
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* TheBlacksmith: An exceptionally skilled one, trained by one of the best blacksmiths in the Northern Kingdoms.
* CinderellaCircumstances: She ''hates'' her WickedStepmother, and the feeling is mutual. [[spoiler: She actually ends up ''murdering'' her stepmother, but it's justified in-context.]]
* IAmNotPretty: She doesn't consider herself beautiful, mostly because of her color having been ruined by a disease, but Gylfie sees through to her [[spoiler: beautiful Plonk features.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's always called "The Rogue Smith of Silverveil," and is exceedingly private. When asked her real name by the Band, she responds, "That's for me to know, and me alone." [[spoiler: Her real name is Thora Plonk.]]
* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: [[spoiler: Thora doesn't resent Brunwella for being more famous and respected than she is, she's equally talented in her own field, and she keeps her relationship with Madame Plonk a secret. However, she felt overshadowed by Brunwella throughout their whole childhood, and acts deliberately indifferent about her sister's success.]]
* SirSwearsALot: The first thing she does upon meeting Digger is to insult him using every curseword in the owl lexicon, although Digger did nothing but fly into her.
* SiblingYinYang: [[spoiler: She's incredibly different from her sister Brunwella, being rough-around-the-edges and solitary.]]
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* CantHoldHerLiquor: She has a reputation for passing out at harvest festivals.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She's seen as eccentric by many other owls of the tree, and she lives in glamorous "apartments" filled with pretty trinkets she bought from magpies.
* GrandeDame: Subverted. She certainly looks the part, but she has a genuine appreciation for humor and frivolity. Aspiring ProperLady Otulissa finds her to be "vulgar" for her ostentatious apartments.
* FamousAncestor: Being a Plonk Singer, she is descended from [[spoiler: The Snow Rose]], and has many other illustrious Plonk Singers of the Great Tree in her family line.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She is always referred to as Madame Plonk, this being the convention of her position (a male Singer of the Great Tree would be addressed as "Sir Plonk"). Most owls don't even know her first name [[spoiler: except her sister, who tells the Band her name is Brunwella.]]
* SiblingYinYang: She's very different from her sister, [[spoiler: Thora, The Rogue Smith of Silverveil. Brunwella is beautiful, elegant, and highly respected. Thora is coarse, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]], and less beautiful, having been affected by grayscale.]]
* YoungestChildWins: She ended up the Singer of the Great Tree instead of her sister. [[spoiler: Not that Thora cares.]]
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* CantHoldHerLiquor: She has a reputation for passing out at harvest festivals.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She's seen as eccentric by many other owls of the tree, and she lives in glamorous "apartments" filled with pretty trinkets she bought from magpies.
* GrandeDame: Subverted. She certainly looks the part, but she has a genuine appreciation for humor and frivolity. Aspiring ProperLady Otulissa finds her to be "vulgar" for her ostentatious apartments.
* FamousAncestor: Being a Plonk Singer, she is descended from [[spoiler: The Snow Rose]], and has many other illustrious Plonk Singers of the Great Tree in her family line.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She is always referred to as Madame Plonk, this being the convention of her position (a male Singer of the Great Tree would be addressed as "Sir Plonk"). Most owls don't even know her first name [[spoiler: except her sister, who tells the Band her name is Brunwella.]]
* SiblingYinYang: She's very different from her sister, [[spoiler: Thora, The Rogue Smith of Silverveil. Brunwella is beautiful, elegant, and highly respected. Thora is coarse, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]], and less beautiful, having been affected by grayscale.]]
* YoungestChildWins: She ended up the Singer of the Great Tree instead of her sister. [[spoiler: Not that Thora cares.]]
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* BigBrotherBully: Kludd starts this way in the first chapter, saying mean things to Soren and generally being a piece of work. [[spoiler: Then he tries to [[CainAndAbel murder Soren.Soren]].]]
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* StoutStrength: He's a big, bulky owl who spends all his time hammering away at the forge.
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