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The Great Lion, king of the lesser beasts, Carbaro rules over an oasis kingdom deeps within the Nilosioan deserts, where no human has ever set foot. His Golden Leopard talisman allows its wearer [[MakeMeWannaShout roar so loudly that the raw force sends anything in its path flying]].
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The Great Lion, king of the lesser beasts, Carbaro rules over an oasis kingdom deeps within the Nilosioan deserts, where no human has ever set foot. His Golden Leopard talisman allows its wearer [[MakeMeWannaShout roar so loudly that the raw force sends anything in its path flying]].
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* GaleForceSound: The Golden Leopard talisman allows its wearer to roar so loudly that the raw force sends anything in its path flying.
* GaleForceSound: The Golden Leopard talisman allows its wearer to roar so loudly that the raw force sends anything in its path flying.
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* MakeMeWannaShout: The power of the Golden Lion talisman.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Conor's preferred weapon is a handaxe.
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* WhiteMaleLead: Subverted. He's the Euran of the four and gets the first chapter, but he's ultimately no more prominent or important than the other three. [[spoiler:This continues even when he becomes the group's unofficial leader.]]
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* HotBlooded: Meilin always had a temper, but she usually kept at least a semblance of composure. [[spoiler:After the Conquerors kill her father]], she loses even that, becoming angry and violent.
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* SilkHidingSteel: Looks like a porcelain doll, and can spend hours getting her makeup just ''so''. Also capable of beating the snot out of most anyone she meets.
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* SilkHidingSteel: Looks like a porcelain doll, and can spend hours getting her makeup just ''so''. Also capable of beating the snot out of most anyone she meets. \n Eventually subverted as her temper grows more prominent, making her incapable of the silk part.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:In book 3, the Conquerors kill her father.]] After that, she is the one most focused on revenge against them.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:In book 3, the Conquerors kill her father.]] After that, she is the one most focused on revenge against them.
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* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: He remembers his mother as a saintly, loving figure. [[spoiler:When she's revealed to be alive though, he starts remembering other things, like those where she or her sprit animal hurt him or ones where she left him behind.]]
* MissingMom: His mom either abandoned him or died, he's not sure, but she's not around. [[spoiler:Turns out she's still alive, and abandoned him because her bonding sickness made her actively dangerous to him.]]
* MissingMom: His mom either abandoned him or died, he's not sure, but she's not around. [[spoiler:Turns out she's still alive, and abandoned him because her bonding sickness made her actively dangerous to him.]]
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* TheSneakyGuy: In between her own hunting training, her bow, and her gifts from Uzara, Abeke is by far the stealthiest one of the group.
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* TheSneakyGuy: In between her own hunting training, her bow, and her gifts from Uzara, Uraza, Abeke is by far the stealthiest one of the group.
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* NiceGuy: He forgives Lord MacDonell for imprisoning him and even helps him get his spirit animal back.
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* NiceGuy: He forgives Lord MacDonell [=MacDonell=] for imprisoning him and even helps him get his spirit animal back. back, then hands over his talisman with no fuss.
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* TheSneakyGuy: In between her own hunting training, her bow, and her gifts from Uzara, Abeke is by far the stealthiest one of the group.
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The Great Wolf, Patron of the realm of Eura. As a Great Beast, Briggan was known for his leadership and honesty and for his Great Pack, a pack of thousands of wolves and dogs that followed him in his wanderings. The powers of his Silver Wolf talisman are unknown at this time.
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The Great Wolf, Patron of the realm of Eura. As a Great Beast, Briggan was known for his leadership and honesty and for his Great Pack, a pack of thousands of wolves and dogs that followed him in his wanderings. The powers of his Silver Wolf talisman are unknown at this time.
enhanced senses to the point of prophecy.
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The Great Panda, Patron of the realm of Zhong. As a Great Beast, Jhi was known for compassion, empathy, and healing. The powers of her Bamboo Panda talisman are unknown at this time.
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The Great Panda, Patron of the realm of Zhong. As a Great Beast, Jhi was known for compassion, empathy, and healing. The powers of her Bamboo Panda talisman are unknown at this time.
increases one's resistance to damage.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She will not fight if there is any other alternative and prefers making peace, hence her title "Peacefinder". But push her far enough and exhaust all her options, and she will remind you that she is a panda ''[[BearsAreBadNews bear]]''. [[spoiler:Kovo]] found this out the hard way.
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The Great Falcon, Patron of the realm of Amaya. As a Great Beast, Essix was known for her powers of perception. The powers of her Copper Falcon talisman are unknown at this time.
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The Great Falcon, Patron of the realm of Amaya. As a Great Beast, Essix was known for her powers of perception. The powers of her Copper Falcon talisman are unknown at this time.
strengthening the user's eyesight.
* DefrostingIceQueen: It takes her a long time to warm up to Rollan and refuses to take passive form until the fourth book, preferring her independence. She does care deeply for him, but in her own way.
* DefrostingIceQueen: It takes her a long time to warm up to Rollan and refuses to take passive form until the fourth book, preferring her independence. She does care deeply for him, but in her own way.
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* SilentSnarker: She's just as snarky as her human Rollan, but hasn't regained the power to speak.
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The Great Leopard, Patron of the realm of Nilo. The powers of her Amber Leopard talisman are at present unknown.
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The Great Leopard, Patron of the realm of Nilo. The powers of her Amber Leopard talisman are at present unknown.increased speed and agility.
* CatsAreSuperior: She is very prideful, and rightfully so.
* CatsAreSuperior: She is very prideful, and rightfully so.
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* TheRival: To Carbaro the Great Lion. She rules the jungle and he the savannas, but it's a tense truce.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Especially when they wake up from trances out of their mind with hunger.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Especially when they wake up from trances out of their mind with hunger.
hunger. Even after she's calmed down, Abeke notices that Suka may be relaxed but she's still not safe.
* HarmlessFreezing: Justified. She's a Great Beast with powers of ice and cold, so freezing herself in a block of ice for centuries only results in her losing her mind for a bit before Jhi wakes her up.
* MyGreatestFailure: She regrets that she did not go with the Four Fallen, as with her strength she might have been able to avert their deaths, and entombed herself to protect her talisman and out of fear of her newfound mortality. Once she wakes up, she realizes this was a mistake and decides to get involved with the world again.
* HarmlessFreezing: Justified. She's a Great Beast with powers of ice and cold, so freezing herself in a block of ice for centuries only results in her losing her mind for a bit before Jhi wakes her up.
* MyGreatestFailure: She regrets that she did not go with the Four Fallen, as with her strength she might have been able to avert their deaths, and entombed herself to protect her talisman and out of fear of her newfound mortality. Once she wakes up, she realizes this was a mistake and decides to get involved with the world again.
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* Arcadia: Conor definitely prefers the countryside to the city.
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* Arcadia: {{Arcadia}}: Conor definitely prefers the countryside to the city.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Being bonded to Briggan gives him prophetic dreams.
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from serving the Earl's jerk son to pay off his family's debt to being bonded to a god.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Being bonded to Briggan gives him prophetic dreams.
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from serving the Earl's jerk son to pay off his family's debt to being bonded to a god.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Gerathon can possess her due to the Bile.]]
* MyNewGiftIsLame: Being a fighter and the daughter of a general, she resents being paired up with the pacifist Jhi. It takes her a long time to realize Jhi's own gifts.
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* RagsToRoyalty: Went from a street urchin to one of the most important people in the world.
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* TheArtfulDodger: He got along on the streets by becoming a very skillful thief.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's very sarcastic and blunt from his upbringing.
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from a street urchin to one of the most important people in theworld.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He's very sarcastic and blunt from his upbringing.
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from a street urchin to one of the most important people in the
* MakingASplash: She was in training to become a raindancer before her Nectar ceremony, and with the addition of Uraza's senses she has an almost preternatural sense for water.
* TheSmartGuy: While Rollan is more perceptive and people savvy, Abeke is good at puzzles and putting things together.
* TheUnfavorite: Was always neglected in favor of her sister, and is quite shocked when she's the one to summon Uraza.
* TheSmartGuy: While Rollan is more perceptive and people savvy, Abeke is good at puzzles and putting things together.
* TheUnfavorite: Was always neglected in favor of her sister, and is quite shocked when she's the one to summon Uraza.
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* ActualPacifist: Which brings her into occasional conflict with KungFuKid Meilin.
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* ActualPacifist: Which brings her into occasional conflict with KungFuKid Meilin.
Meilin. The only use Meilin has found for her in battle is to drop her on enemies. Although she does have a trick where she can put an enemy to sleep.
* HealingHands: She heals wounds by licking them.
* HealingHands: She heals wounds by licking them.
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* PantheraAwesome: A leopard with magical powers.
* NiceGuy: He forgives Lord MacDonell for imprisoning him and even helps him get his spirit animal back.
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* AGodAmI: While Tarik mentions that it's not uncommon for cults worshipping the Great Beasts to spring up, Dinesh is the only one who actively encourages this.
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* AGodAmI: While Tarik mentions that it's not uncommon for cults worshipping worshiping the Great Beasts to spring up, Dinesh is the only one who actively encourages this.this.
* HonorableElephant: He sets up a SecretTestOfCharacter for Rollan, telling him the talisman is his SoulJar and then giving him the opportunity to steal it. When Rollan refuses, he helps them in battle and then gives it to them afterwards.
* HonorableElephant: He sets up a SecretTestOfCharacter for Rollan, telling him the talisman is his SoulJar and then giving him the opportunity to steal it. When Rollan refuses, he helps them in battle and then gives it to them afterwards.
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* KingOfBeasts: Subverted. He ''would'' have been the leader of the Great Beasts, but he was too lazy, so Tellun is the leader and Carbaro settled for ruling over lesser beasts.
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!! Uraza
The Great Leopard, Patron of the realm of Nilo. The powers of her Amber Leopard talisman are at present unknown.
The Great Leopard, Patron of the realm of Nilo. The powers of her Amber Leopard talisman are at present unknown.
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!!Arax
The Great Ram, Arax frequents the wilds of Amaya and is known for his power over the weather. His Granite Ram talisman lets the wearer jump impossibly high and sense footholds and handholds in cliffs/walls/other vertical surfaces.
*BlowYouAway: Summons gusts of wind to try and knock the Greencloaks off the cliff during the climax of ''Wild Born''.
!!Rumfuss
The Great Boar, Rumfuss inhabits the far northern reaches of Eura. One of the nicest of the Great Beasts, though a bit anti-social. His Iron Boar talisman grants the wearer iron-hard skin, protecting them from any blow.
*NighInvulnerability: Rumfuss seems unusually resilient even for one of the Great Beasts. His talisman also grants this.
!!Dinesh
The Great Elephant, Dinesh is the only major Great Beast to not only accept human worship, but encourage it. His Slate Elephant talisman [[MakeMyMonsterGrow vastly increases the size of its wearer's spirit animal]].
* AGodAmI: While Tarik mentions that it's not uncommon for cults worshipping the Great Beasts to spring up, Dinesh is the only one who actively encourages this.
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: The effect of his Slate Elephant talisman.
!!Suka
The Great Polar Bear, Suka is possibly the most physically dangerous of the fifteen. Following the deaths of the Four Fallen, she entombed herself in a massive block of ice in Arctica. Her Crystal Polar Bear talisman projects a kind of telekinetic shadow of its wearer's arms and hands, allowing the wearer to manipulate (or punch) objects from dozens of feet off.
* BearsAreBadNews: Especially when they wake up from trances out of their mind with hunger.
!!Mulop
The Great Octopus, and something of a patron for the Hundred Isles of Oceanus. Mulop seems to possess divinatory powers greater than any other entity in the series has demonstrated. His Coral Octopus talisman allows its wearer to breath underwater and renders the wearer's body amorphous, allowing them to slip through tiny cracks and holes.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: I and I and I speak this way.
!!Carbaro
The Great Lion, king of the lesser beasts, Carbaro rules over an oasis kingdom deeps within the Nilosioan deserts, where no human has ever set foot. His Golden Leopard talisman allows its wearer [[MakeMeWannaShout roar so loudly that the raw force sends anything in its path flying]].
* MakeMeWannaShout: The power of the Golden Lion talisman.
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The Great Wolf, Patron of the realm of Eura. As a Great Beast, Briggan was known for his leadership and honesty and for his Great Pack, a pack of thousands of wolves and dogs that followed him in his wanderings. The powers of his Silver Wolf talisman are unknown at this time.
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!! Jhi
The Great Panda, Patron of the realm of Zhong. As a Great Beast, Jhi was known for compassion, empathy, and healing. The powers of her Bamboo Panda talisman are unknown at this time.
*ActualPacifist: Which brings her into occasional conflict with KungFuKid Meilin.
!! Essix
The Great Falcon, Patron of the realm of Amaya. As a Great Beast, Essix was known for her powers of perception. The powers of her Copper Falcon talisman are unknown at this time.
*LivingLieDetector: A subset of her already formidable powers of perception.
The Great Panda, Patron of the realm of Zhong. As a Great Beast, Jhi was known for compassion, empathy, and healing. The powers of her Bamboo Panda talisman are unknown at this time.
*ActualPacifist: Which brings her into occasional conflict with KungFuKid Meilin.
!! Essix
The Great Falcon, Patron of the realm of Amaya. As a Great Beast, Essix was known for her powers of perception. The powers of her Copper Falcon talisman are unknown at this time.
*LivingLieDetector: A subset of her already formidable powers of perception.
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*NobleWolves: Briggan was known as one of the most honorable and loyal of the Great Beasts, as well as being one of the four who stood against the Devourer.
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!! Abeke:
All her life, Abeke was the second-best to her sister, Soama. But that finally changed when she summoned Uraza the Leopard at her Nectar ceremony. [[spoiler: She was initially recruited by the Conquerors, but realized that she was on the wrong side at the Arax battle.]]
* WelcomeBackTraitor: Played with. It takes a while for Rollan and Meilin to warm up to Abeke, even though it's not her fault she was on the other side. Conor, on the other hand, is more welcoming.
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During the first war, four Great Beasts fought against the Devourer: Briggan the Wolf, Essix the Falcon, Jhi the Panda, and Uraza the Leopard. They were slain in the climactic battle, but their deaths persuaded the other Great Beasts to intervene and stop the Devourer. Now the Devourer has returned, and so have the Four Fallen.
!! Briggan
The Great Wolf, Patron of the realm of Eura. As a Great Beast, Briggan was known for his Great Pack, a pack of thousands of wolves and dogs that followed him in his wanderings. The powers of his Silver Wolf talisman are unknown at this time.
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!! Conor:
Once a shepherd from Northern Eura, Conor then spent several months serving Devin Trunswick to pay off his family's debts. But his life was turned on its ear when he summoned Briggan The Wolf in his Nectar ceremony. He was the first of the four to swear to the Greencloaks, and has demonstrated remarkable honor and loyalty. [[spoiler: More recently, he has emerged as the leader of the four children, especially after Tarik's death]]
* AnAxeToGrind: Conor's preferred weapon is a handaxe.
* Arcadia: Conor definitely prefers the countryside to the city.
!! Meilin:
The child of one of Zhong's foremost generals, Meilin grew up in the lap of luxury and privilege. But when she summoned Jhi the Panda, her life was instantly thrown into chaos. [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to her, she was given the Bile instead of Nectar at her ceremony, allowing Gerathon to see through her eyes and control her.]]
* KungFuKid: Meilin's dad trained her to defend herself, and she took to it like a duck to water.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler: With Rollan]].
* SilkHidingSteel: Looks like a porcelain doll, and can spend hours getting her makeup just ''so''. Also capable of beating the snot out of most anyone she meets.
!! Rollan:
Abandoned on the streets by his mother, Rollan spent years scrounging and stealing to get by before finally being arrested (for a crime he didn't actually commit, ironically). Took his Nectar in the prison, and astounded everyone when he summoned Essix the Falcon. While he refuses to join the Greencloaks [[spoiler: at first]], he is happy to help them fight the Devourer.
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from a street urchin to one of the most important people in the world.
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!! Conor:
Once a shepherd from Northern Eura, Conor then spent several months serving Devin Trunswick to pay off his family's debts. But his life was turned on its ear when he summoned Briggan The Wolf in his Nectar ceremony. He was the first of the four to swear to the Greencloaks, and has demonstrated remarkable honor and loyalty. [[spoiler: More recently, he has emerged as the leader of the four children, especially after Tarik's death]]
* AnAxeToGrind: Conor's preferred weapon is a handaxe.
* Arcadia: Conor definitely prefers the countryside to the city.
!! Meilin:
The child of one of Zhong's foremost generals, Meilin grew up in the lap of luxury and privilege. But when she summoned Jhi the Panda, her life was instantly thrown into chaos. [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to her, she was given the Bile instead of Nectar at her ceremony, allowing Gerathon to see through her eyes and control her.]]
* KungFuKid: Meilin's dad trained her to defend herself, and she took to it like a duck to water.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler: With Rollan]].
* SilkHidingSteel: Looks like a porcelain doll, and can spend hours getting her makeup just ''so''. Also capable of beating the snot out of most anyone she meets.
!! Rollan:
Abandoned on the streets by his mother, Rollan spent years scrounging and stealing to get by before finally being arrested (for a crime he didn't actually commit, ironically). Took his Nectar in the prison, and astounded everyone when he summoned Essix the Falcon. While he refuses to join the Greencloaks [[spoiler: at first]], he is happy to help them fight the Devourer.
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from a street urchin to one of the most important people in the world.
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