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* {{Seer}}: [[spoiler: Like Hoole before him, he has Firesight.]]

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* {{Seer}}: {{Seers}}: [[spoiler: Like Hoole before him, he has Firesight.]]
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* TheBore: She teaches Ga'Hooleology, the caretaking of the Great Tree, which everyone thinks is the most boring chaw.

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* TheBore: She teaches Ga'Hooleology, Ga'Hoolology, the caretaking of the Great Tree, which everyone thinks is the most boring chaw.



* InsufferableGenius: Also at first. She's genuinely intelligent and knowledgable, but she's so insecure and desperate to prove herself that no one can bear to listen to her. She gets better.

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* InsufferableGenius: Also at first. She's genuinely intelligent and knowledgable, knowledgeable, but she's so insecure and desperate to prove herself that no one can bear to listen to her. She gets better.



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[[folder: The Rogue Smith of Silverviel/[[spoiler: Thora Plonk]] ]]

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* BreathWeapon: [[spoiler: He ends up learning to kill with only his breath from Tengshu, which he believes is acceptable to use in extreme circumstances becuase it kills quickly and painlessly.]]

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* BreathWeapon: [[spoiler: He ends up learning to kill with only his breath from Tengshu, which he believes is acceptable to use in extreme circumstances becuase because it kills quickly and painlessly.]]
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* CinderellaCircumstances: She ''hates'' her WickedStepmother, and the feeling is mutual. Her stepmother even cruelly calls her "Splotch" because of her grayscale-afflicted feathers. [[spoiler: Thora actually ends up ''murdering'' her stepmother, but it's justified in-context.]]
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* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: ''I have redeemed myself by giving belief to the wings of the young. Blessed are those who believe, for indeed they shall fly.'' ]]
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* TermsOfEndangerment: [[spoiler: Her continued use of the word "darling" is what tips Eglantine off that Nyra isn't really her mother.]]
--> And the word ''darling'' curled like the meanest snarl in the close space of the hollow.
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* BeautyMark: A variant--she has a little speckle next to her eye, which is a small but significant plot point as this is how the owls who discovered her manage to recognize her.
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* MeaningulName: Ezylryb is an anagram for [[spoiler:Lyze, with the title "Ryb" or teacher added]].

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* MeaningulName: MeaningfulName: Ezylryb is an anagram for [[spoiler:Lyze, with the title "Ryb" or teacher added]].
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* MeaningulName: Ezylryb is an anagram for [[spoiler:Lyze, with the title "Ryb" or teacher added]].
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* ElementalHair: His feathers have red and yellow undertones, as if the flames of his forge colored them.

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* ElementalHair: ElementalHairColors: His feathers have red and yellow undertones, as if the flames of his forge colored them.
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* FragileSpeedster: He becomes deadly with an ice needle, a kind of tiny knife that require swiftness and dexterity.

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* FragileSpeedster: He becomes deadly with an ice needle, a kind of tiny knife that require requires swiftness and dexterity.
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* 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.]]

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* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: [[spoiler: Thora doesn't resent Brunwella for being more famous and respected than she is, 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.]]
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* RetiredBadass: She was granted a medal of honor for her bravery in a battle where she single-handedly scattered enemy formations. In her old age, she teaches Navigation at the Great Tree (until the Tree is under siege...).

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* RetiredBadass: She was granted a medal of honor for her bravery in a battle where she single-handedly scattered enemy formations.her first battle. In her old age, she teaches Navigation at the Great Tree (until the Tree is under siege...).
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* TheMentor: To Otulissa. Unfortunately, she falls victim to...

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* TheMentor: To Otulissa.Otulissa, who idolizes her. Unfortunately, she falls victim to...
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* BrilliantButLazy: She was this in her youth. She was naturally intelligent and gifted, and decided she could just coast through on her talent, refusing to do any work.

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* BrilliantButLazy: She was this in her youth. She was naturally intelligent and gifted, and decided she could just coast through on her talent, refusing to do any work. In response, her parents sent her off to a MilitarySchool.
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* BrilliantButLazy: She was this in her youth. She was naturally intelligent and gifted, and decided she could just coast through on her talent, refusing to do any work.
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* AffectionateNickname: Her father and sister called her [[spoiler: Brunie.]] Her eventual mate [[spoiler: Doc Finebeak]] calls her "Plonkie."
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* ArrangedMarriage: Her WickedStepmother Rodmilla attempted to force her into one, in order to enhance her own social standing. She became the Great Tree's singer instead.
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* CinderellaCircumstances: She ''hates'' her WickedStepmother, and the feeling is mutual. [[spoiler: She actually ends up ''murdering'' her stepmother, but it's justified in-context.]]

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* CinderellaCircumstances: She ''hates'' her WickedStepmother, and the feeling is mutual. Her stepmother even cruelly calls her "Splotch" because of her grayscale-afflicted feathers. [[spoiler: She Thora actually ends up ''murdering'' her stepmother, but it's justified in-context.]]

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* PintSizedPowerhouse: He may be small, but he is extremely resilient, and can absolutely hold his own in a battle.

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* FragileSpeedster: He becomes deadly with an ice needle, a kind of tiny knife that require swiftness and dexterity.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He may be small, but he is extremely resilient, and can absolutely hold his own in a battle.



* TheMedic: He came to the Glauxian Brothers' Retreat to study medicine, instead of getting a military education at home.

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* TheMedic: He came to the Glauxian Brothers' Retreat to study medicine, instead of getting a military education at home. [[spoiler: At the end of ''The Burning,'' he comes to transport the wounded after the battle in the canyons, helping Gylfie get back alive.]]
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* TunnelQueen: She is a [[spoiler: Kielian Snake, which means she is very muscular and capable of digging holes in ice. She uses her skills to help the Band and some other Burrowing Owls create an escape tunnel out of the Great Tree during the Siege.]]

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* TunnelQueen: [[TunnelKing Tunnel Queen]]: She is a [[spoiler: Kielian Snake, which means she is very muscular and capable of digging holes in ice. She uses her skills to help the Band and some other Burrowing Owls create an escape tunnel out of the Great Tree during the Siege.]]
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* TunnelQueen: She is a [[spoiler: Kielian Snake, which means she is very muscular and capable of digging holes in ice. She uses her skills to help the Band and some other Burrowing Owls create an escape tunnel out of the Great Tree during the Siege.]]

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* ActualPacifist: He claims he doesn't believe in war, becuase of the trauma he suffered when he was younger. He particularly hates battle claws, and he holds fast to his ideals, even [[spoiler: after he decides he needs to fight against evil.]]

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* ActualPacifist: He claims he doesn't believe in war, becuase became a gizzard resister (conscientious objector) as a result of the trauma he suffered when he was younger. in his childhood. He particularly hates battle claws, claws. Otulissa thinks he is completely crazy for being a pacifist, even considering it "shameful" and he an insult to his heritage when they first meet. He holds fast to his ideals, even but eventually [[spoiler: after he decides he needs to fight realizes that fighting against evil.evil is the right thing to do, becoming a TechnicalPacifist.]]



* TheMedic: He came to the Glauxian Brothers' Retreat to study medicine, instead of getting a military education at home.



* WarriorPrince: Subverted. Cleve was raised to be this, but became an ActualPacifist [[spoiler: after losing his brother. Later double subverted -- he learns SupernaturalMartialArts and becomes a warrior after all, albeit in a way he considers more moral.]]

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* WarriorPrince: Subverted. Cleve was raised to be this, but became an ActualPacifist [[spoiler: after losing his brother. Later double subverted -- he learns SupernaturalMartialArts and becomes a warrior after all, albeit in [[TechnicalPacifist a way he considers more moral.moral]].]]
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* ModestRoyalty: You wouldn't know he was a prince unless you were familiar with his noble pedigree.

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* ModestRoyalty: You wouldn't know he was a prince unless you were familiar with his noble pedigree.pedigree (which Otulissa is, of course).
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* WarriorPrince: Double subverted. [[spoiler: Cleve was raised to be this, but became an ActualPacifist after losing his brother. He later learns SupernaturalMartialArts and becomes a warrior after all, albeit in a way he considers more moral.]]

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* WarriorPrince: Double subverted. [[spoiler: Subverted. Cleve was raised to be this, but became an ActualPacifist [[spoiler: after losing his brother. He later Later double subverted -- he learns SupernaturalMartialArts and becomes a warrior after all, albeit in a way he considers more moral.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Towards the end of ''The Shattering''. [[spoiler: She breaks herself out of brainwashing and captures Nyra's unhatched egg in an attempt to use it as a hostage against the Pure Ones; the egg doesn't end up making it back with her, but she is commended for her actions nonetheless.]]

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* TookALevelInBadass: Towards the end of ''The Shattering''. [[spoiler: She breaks herself out of brainwashing and captures Nyra's unhatched egg in an attempt to use it as a hostage against the Pure Ones; the egg doesn't end up making it back with her, but she is commended for her actions nonetheless. Afterwards, she joins the Chaw of Chaws on a mission and stands up to a ''polar bear'' (and her older brother). She later becomes part of the Search-and-Rescue chaw.]]
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* TheHeart: She's something of an honorary member of the Band and the Chaw of Chaws. If she joins them on a mission, she serves this role in the group.


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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Eglantine's goodness is probably her most defining character trait. She's ''genuinely'' pure, as in pure-hearted, [[spoiler: unlike Nyra. Nyra's attempts to turn her to the Pure Ones' side fail utterly.]]
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* YoungestChildWins: [[spoiler: The prophecy about the "Prince Who Is Promised" concerned the "big" brother, which was presumably Cleve's older brother, Clay. However, Clay died tragically. Otulissa assumes that the prophecy may have referred to [[ExactWords the ''larger'' of the two brothers]], rather than the elder one.]]

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* YoungestChildWins: [[spoiler: The prophecy about the "Prince Who Is Promised" concerned the "big" brother, which was presumably Cleve's older brother, Clay. However, Clay died tragically. Otulissa assumes that the prophecy may have referred to [[ExactWords the ''larger'' ''[[ExactWords larger]]'' of the two brothers]], brothers, rather than the elder one.]]

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* ModestRoyalty: You wouldn't know he was a prince unless you were familiar with his noble pedigree.



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* OfficialCouple: She eventually becomes one with Cleve.



[[folder:Bess]]
A Boreal Owl and daughter of Grimble. Known as "The Knower."

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[[folder: Cleve of Firthmore]]
A Boreal regal Spotted Owl and daughter of Grimble. Known as "The Knower."from the Northern Kingdoms, who doesn't believe in war.



* ActualPacifist: He claims he doesn't believe in war, becuase of the trauma he suffered when he was younger. He particularly hates battle claws, and he holds fast to his ideals, even [[spoiler: after he decides he needs to fight against evil.]]
* BadassPacifist: He eventually becomes one.
* BreathWeapon: [[spoiler: He ends up learning to kill with only his breath from Tengshu, which he believes is acceptable to use in extreme circumstances becuase it kills quickly and painlessly.]]
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: He may be the one referred to in a prophecy about "The Prince Who Is Promised." Cleve thinks the prophecy is nonsense, but Otulissa thinks he fulfilled it in the end.]]
* OfficialCouple: With Otulissa.
* PrettyBoy: He's a very handsome young Spotted Owl, and Otulissa instantly falls for him.
* PrinceCharming: Otulissa sees him as being this.
* WarriorPrince: Double subverted. [[spoiler: Cleve was raised to be this, but became an ActualPacifist after losing his brother. He later learns SupernaturalMartialArts and becomes a warrior after all, albeit in a way he considers more moral.]]
* YoungestChildWins: [[spoiler: The prophecy about the "Prince Who Is Promised" concerned the "big" brother, which was presumably Cleve's older brother, Clay. However, Clay died tragically. Otulissa assumes that the prophecy may have referred to [[ExactWords the ''larger'' of the two brothers]], rather than the elder one.]]
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[[folder:Bess]]
A Boreal Owl and daughter of Grimble. Known as "The Knower."
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* TheMentor: To [[spoiler: Cleve, who learns his unique martial arts technique.]]
* SupernaturalMartialArts: He is the keeper of a technique known as "the way of the Danyar" (see BreathWeapon above).



A regal Spotted Owl and the first King of Ga'Hoole, after which the Tree is named.

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A regal Spotted Owl and the first King of Ga'Hoole, after which the Tree is named.

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* MeaningfulName: Because of his tendency to dig for further meaning in conspiracies, mythology, you name it. Also because, you know, he's a Burrowing Owl.

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* MeaningfulName: Because of his tendency to dig for further meaning in conspiracies, mythology, emotions, you name it. Also because, you know, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he's a Burrowing Owl.Owl]].
* NiceGuy: Despite what he's suffered, he tends to believe the best in people, and make allowances for the way they think.
* OrphansOrdeal: Poor Digger lost his family to Jatt and Jutt in the most brutal way.

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