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* BiTheWay: Heather mentions that she is bu when wondering why Vivi hasn't introduced her to her parents, Jude thinks that this would be the thing that Madoc wouldn't object.

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* BiTheWay: Heather mentions that she is bu bi when wondering why Vivi hasn't introduced her to her parents, Jude thinks that this would be the thing that Madoc wouldn't object.
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* GreenEyedMonster: He admits to Jude that a big reason of why he hated her was because ddespite being a human, she had many of the things he desired for himself: the love of her father, a good relationship with her sister and on top of it that Jude manages to best him at everything, which Balekin never fails to throw at his face.

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* GreenEyedMonster: He admits to Jude that a big reason of why he hated her was because ddespite despite being a human, she had many of the things he desired for himself: the love of her father, a good relationship with her sister and on top of it that Jude manages to best him at everything, which Balekin never fails to throw at his face.
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* DefrostingIceKing: Cardan warms considerably in the second book, no longer acting cruel and is kind and vulnerable with Jude. [[spoiler: At least, until the last chapter.]]

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* DefrostingIceKing: Cardan warms considerably in the second book, no longer acting cruel and is kind and vulnerable with Jude. [[spoiler: At least, until the last chapter.]]
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%% * DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler: To get the throne he's done some horrible things.]]

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%% * DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler: To get the throne throne, he's done some horrible things.]]



* PrinceCharming: [[spoiler: Deconstructed]] As a golden-haired, handsome knight with a reputation for being honorable, Dain appears to be the traditional image of a charming prince. Additionally, he recognizes potential in Jude and offers her a job when no one else does. [[spoiler: In reality, he is just as cruel and self-centered as his siblings. Acting as a kind honorable knight was in reality personal branding in order to gain his father’s and the court’s favor. The attention of others and favoritism of his father has made him self-important and arrogant. He intentionally sabotages the reputation of others in order to make himself look better, such as framing his little brother for murder.]]

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* PrinceCharming: [[spoiler: Deconstructed]] Deconstructed.]] As a golden-haired, handsome knight with a reputation for being honorable, Dain appears to be the traditional image of a charming prince. Additionally, he recognizes potential in Jude and offers her a job when no one else does. [[spoiler: In reality, he is just as cruel and self-centered as his siblings. Acting as a kind kind, honorable knight was in reality personal branding in order to gain his father’s and the court’s favor. The attention of others and favoritism of his father has made him self-important and arrogant. He Additionally, he intentionally sabotages sabotaged the reputation of others in order to make himself look better, such as framing his little brother for murder.]]
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%% * PrinceCharmingPrinceCharming: [[spoiler: Deconstructed]] As a golden-haired, handsome knight with a reputation for being honorable, Dain appears to be the traditional image of a charming prince. Additionally, he recognizes potential in Jude and offers her a job when no one else does. [[spoiler: In reality, he is just as cruel and self-centered as his siblings. Acting as a kind honorable knight was in reality personal branding in order to gain his father’s and the court’s favor. The attention of others and favoritism of his father has made him self-important and arrogant. He intentionally sabotages the reputation of others in order to make himself look better, such as framing his little brother for murder.]]



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* YoungConquerer: Responded to discrimination and feelings of powerlessness by orchestrating her slow rise to power within faerie.

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* YoungConquerer: YoungConqueror: Responded to discrimination and feelings of powerlessness by orchestrating her slow rise to power within faerie.
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* YoungConquerer: Responded to discrimination and feelings of powerlessness by orchestrating her slow rise to power within faerie.
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%% * OnlySaneMan: Shockingly he has his moments.

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%% * OnlySaneMan: Shockingly Shockingly, he has his moments.moments. One notable moment is when the Court of Shadows think [[spoiler: Grimsen]] could be a threat, and immediately discuss ways to murder him. Cardan, disturbed by this, points out how bloodthirsty they are.
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* DefrostingIcePrince: Cardan warms considerably in the second book, no longer acting cruel and is kind and vulnerable with Jude. [[spoiler: At least, until the last chapter.]]

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* DefrostingIcePrince: DefrostingIceKing: Cardan warms considerably in the second book, no longer acting cruel and is kind and vulnerable with Jude. [[spoiler: At least, until the last chapter.]]
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* DefrostingIcePrince: Cardan warms considerably in the second book, no longer acting cruel and is kind and vulnerable with Jude. [[spoiler: At least, until the last chapter.]]
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%% * PrettyBoyPrettyBoy: Cardan is described as beautiful, even by people who dislike him, including [[spoiler:Jude, initially]] and Taryn. With his constant partying and dislike of physical activity, Cardan isn’t exactly heavily muscled. His nickname, [[spoiler:’the Boy King’]] also implies he’s boyish-looking in appearance, but to be fair, this is also probably a jab at his inexperience.

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* TheKingmaker: In what is probably the most signature part of the series Jude being one of the few privy to several secrets concerning Elfhame and the Greenbriar line, explicitely invokes this by staging the crowning of [[spoiler: her little brother Oak]], with the help of Cardan and the Court of Shadows [[spoiler: ... or so it seems, actually she has Oak crowning Cardan, and since just before, she convinced him to pledge an oath to her, she is basically the one who through Cardan will rule Faerie, until Oak is ready to take the throne.]]
** In the second book, ''Kingmaker'' is one of the many names the Folk calls her, being that she is now the Seneschal of the High King [[spoiler: of course none of them know she has Cardan under her control, making this trope more ironic.]]



* OblivioustoLove: While no one can blame her for being overly cautious given her experience as a mortal living in Faerie, there are certain moments where Jude seems a little bit too commited to take the slightest implication of attraction to her as hostile, [[spoiler: for example some of Cardan's behaviors like writing her name over and over in a piece of paper, or staring at her when he's being groped by two other faes, and the way he constantly stares at her, things she interprets as further proof of how much he hates her.]]
** In ''The Cruel Prince'', during her trip to the mortal world, he ends up punching some random guy when all he wanted to do was flirt with her, she takes this as yet another proof that she doesn't belong in the mortal world anymore.

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* OblivioustoLove: {{Oblivious to Love}}: While no one can blame her for being overly cautious given her experience as a mortal living in Faerie, there are certain moments where when Jude seems a little bit too commited to take the slightest implication of attraction to her as hostile, [[spoiler: for example some of Cardan's behaviors like writing her name over and over in a piece of paper, or staring at her with intensity, even when he's being groped by two other faes, and the way he constantly stares at her, are all things she interprets as further proof of how much he hates her.]]
** In ''The Cruel Prince'', during her trip to the mortal world, he she ends up punching some random guy when all he wanted to do was flirt with her, she takes this as yet another proof that she doesn't belong in the mortal world anymore.



* BewaretheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: Initially appears as a kind character but she is proving to be manipulative in her own ways.]]

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* BewaretheNiceOnes: {{Beware the Nice Ones}}: [[spoiler: Initially appears as a kind character but she is proving to be manipulative in her own ways.]]



* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry}}: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:

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* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry}}: TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:



* FamilyValuesVillain: Despite being a redcap [[note]] a type of faerie who needs to spill blood to subsist[[/note]] and ruthless general, he cares about family ''a lot'', being the reason why he adopted Jude and Taryn despite being product of his wife infidelity, and to his insistence, he arranged for them to be raised with the same education and privileges of the gentry children. [[spoiler: On top of all, it's heavily implied that second only to his {{War is Glorious}} mentality, the reason he betrayed Prince Dain, was because he found out that he tried to murder his own son while still in the womb.]]



* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife}}: His murder of Eva and Justin shows traces of this. Even Madoc appears horrified by his actions in the aftermath.

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* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife}}: {{What A Senseless Waste Of Human Life}}: His murder of Eva and Justin shows traces of this. Even Madoc appears horrified by his actions in the aftermath.



* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife}}: [[spoiler: Feels this way towards faerie prince Dain after he orders the assassination of her best friend for carrying his bastard son.]]
* WickedStepmother: Downplayed; Jude thinks most of the time Oriana looks down on them and must think of her and Taryn as mere inconveniences and often reprimands them of behaving themselves in court as to not ashame Madoc, but she never does anything actively malicious, [[spoiler: Subverted when she thinks that Jude is having a fling with Prince Dain and makes her promise that she will tell her first if Jude ever bores him a child, as the reveal of Oak's parentage comes to light, it's also evident that Oriana was truly trying to protect Jude from a simmilar fate to the one of Liriope.]]

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* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife}}: {{What A Senseless Waste Of Human Life}}: [[spoiler: Feels this way towards faerie prince Dain after he orders the assassination of her best friend for carrying his bastard son.]]
* WickedStepmother: Downplayed; Jude thinks most of the time Oriana looks down on them and must think of her and Taryn as mere inconveniences and often reprimands them of behaving themselves in court as to not ashame Madoc, but she never does anything actively malicious, malicious towards them, [[spoiler: Subverted when she thinks that Jude is having a fling with Prince Dain and makes her promise that she will tell her first if Jude ever bores him a child, as the reveal of Oak's parentage comes to light, it's also becomes evident that Oriana was truly trying to protect Jude from a simmilar fate to the one of Liriope.]]



* ChildOfForbiddenLove: He is the child of [[Prince Dain and Liriope, a consort of his father.]]

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* ChildOfForbiddenLove: He is the child of [[Prince [[spoiler: Prince Dain and Liriope, a consort of his father.]]
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Suffers some humiliation due to this.

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* ManipulativeBastard

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%% * ManipulativeBastard



* PayEvilUntoEvil: Has done this to several villainous characters throughout the series. Several of them earned it.

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%% * PayEvilUntoEvil: Has done this to several villainous characters throughout the series. Several of them earned it.



* WalkingSpoiler: Several of her schemes makes her become this.

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* WalkingSpoiler: Several of her schemes makes her become this.



* GuiltyPleasure: [[spoiler: His affection for Jude.]]

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%% * GuiltyPleasure: [[spoiler: His affection for Jude.]]



* OnlySaneMan: Shockingly he has his moments.

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%% * OnlySaneMan: Shockingly he has his moments.



* PrettyBoy
* TheProudElite: Every faerie displays traits of this, including Cardan.

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%% * PrettyBoy
%% * TheProudElite: Every faerie displays traits of this, including Cardan.



* TheRival: To Jude in ''The Cruel Prince''

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%% * TheRival: To Jude in ''The Cruel Prince''



* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler: Has moments of doing this when covering his anxiety or shutting people out.]]
* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: Displays this upon learning his family was killed while he was drinking.]]

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%% * StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler: Has moments of doing this when covering his anxiety or shutting people out.]]
%% * SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: Displays this upon learning his family was killed while he was drinking.]]



* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: Upon banishing Jude.]]

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%% * TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: Upon banishing Jude.]]



* WorthyOpponent: Poor guy wishes to be this to his siblings and classmate Jude. He's not a wimp but is often outsmarted and outclassed by them.



* GirlyGirl: Very feminine in comparison to her sisters.

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%% * GirlyGirl: Very feminine in comparison to her sisters.



* ItsAllAboutMe: However questionable actions Jude has commited and how ruthless she's become, she never does it out of purely selfish reasons. Whereas the only time Taryn seems to truly regret what happened between her, Jude and Locke, it's in ''The Lost Sisters'' novella, and even there, one would be hard pressed to find a part where her apologies are not followed by excuses, justifications and accusations to Jude.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: However questionable actions Jude has commited committed and how ruthless she's become, she never does it out of purely selfish reasons. Whereas the only time Taryn seems to truly regret what happened between her, Jude and Locke, it's in ''The Lost Sisters'' novella, and even there, one would be hard pressed to find a part where her apologies are not followed by excuses, justifications and accusations to Jude.



* {{Light Feminine And Dark Feminine}}: Crisscrosses back and forth between this with Jude.
* NeverASelfMadeWoman: [[spoiler: Feels this way about herself in comparison to Jude.]]
* NotSoDifferent: She is not quite so different from Jude in certain ways...

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%% * {{Light Feminine And Dark Feminine}}: LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Crisscrosses back and forth between this with Jude.
%% * NeverASelfMadeWoman: [[spoiler: Feels this way about herself in comparison to Jude.]]
* NotSoDifferent: She is not quite so different from Jude in certain ways...
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* {{The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry}}: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:

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* {{The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry}}: TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry}}: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:



* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: Becomes more apparent as the story progresses.]]

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%% * TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: Becomes more apparent as the story progresses.]]



[[folder: Eva Duarte]]

* CruelandUnusualDeath: Dies while trying to flee from Madoc
* FirstLove: Madoc's first wife

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%% * CruelandUnusualDeath: Dies while trying to flee from Madoc
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%% [[folder: Justin Duarte]]

%% * CruelandUnusualDeath: Dies trying to save his wife and daughters from Madoc

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[[folder: Heather]]

* BalefulPolymorph: Heather, while fascinated by the cat-boy faerie, did not want him to turn her into a cat-girl.
%% * OfficialCouple: Dating Vivi
* OffscreenBreakup: [[spoiler: Heather did not appreciate Vivi glamouring her.]]



[[folder: Justin Duarte]]

* CruelandUnusualDeath: Dies trying to save his wife and daughters from Madoc
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Madoc mentions that with time he got less cautious and started to brag about entering a fae general house and stealing his wife and daughter, eventually the story reached his ears...

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[[folder: Heather]]

* BalefulPolymorph: Heather, while fascinated by the cat-boy faerie, did not want him to turn her into a cat-girl.
* OfficialCouple: Dating Vivi
* OffscreenBreakup: [[spoiler: Heather did not appreciate Vivi glamouring her.]]

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* LukeIAmYourFather: True father of Vivienne.

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%% * LukeIAmYourFather: True father of Vivienne.



* {{What A Senseless Waste of Human Life}}: His murder of Eva and Justin shows traces of this. Even Madoc appears horrified by his actions in the aftermath.

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* {{What A Senseless Waste of Human Life}}: WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife}}: His murder of Eva and Justin shows traces of this. Even Madoc appears horrified by his actions in the aftermath.



* BitheWay: Heather mentions that she is bu when wondering why Vivi hasn't introduced her to her parents, Jude thinks that this would be the thing that Madoc wouldn't object.

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* BitheWay: BiTheWay: Heather mentions that she is bu when wondering why Vivi hasn't introduced her to her parents, Jude thinks that this would be the thing that Madoc wouldn't object.



* Half-HumanHybrid

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* IHateYouVampireDad: Change Vampire with Faerie
* OfficialCouple: Dating Heather

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%% * IHateYouVampireDad: Change Vampire with Faerie
%% * OfficialCouple: Dating Heather



* TricksterGirlfriend: Likes to pull pranks.

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%% * TricksterGirlfriend: Likes to pull pranks.



* {{What A Senseless Waste of Human Life}}: [[spoiler: Feels this way towards faerie prince Dain after he orders the assassination of her best friend for carrying his bastard son.]]

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* {{What A Senseless Waste of Human Life}}: WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife}}: [[spoiler: Feels this way towards faerie prince Dain after he orders the assassination of her best friend for carrying his bastard son.]]



* ChildofForbiddenLove: He is the child of [[Prince Dain and Liriope, a consort of his father.]]

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* ChildofForbiddenLove: ChildOfForbiddenLove: He is the child of [[Prince Dain and Liriope, a consort of his father.]]



* CruelandUnusualDeath
* DroppedABridgeOnThem

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* RoyalElite
* KilledOffforReal

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%% * KilledOffforReal



* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Most of the members suffer this]]
* WhatASenselessWasteofHumanLife: [[spoiler: Subverted, instead of human it's faerie life. While it's logical on Balekin's end on why his family had to die it doesn't make his actions any less barbaric.]]

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%% * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Most of the members suffer this]]
* WhatASenselessWasteofHumanLife: WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: [[spoiler: Subverted, instead of human it's faerie life. While it's logical on Balekin's end on why his family had to die it doesn't make his actions any less barbaric.]]



The High King of Faeire, grandson of Queen Mab, who has a whish to abdicate the throne in order due to growing weary. [[spoiler: He ends up being killed by his son Balekin before he can crown his preferred haeir, Prince Dain.]]

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The High King of Faeire, grandson of Queen Mab, who has a whish to abdicate the throne in order due to growing weary. [[spoiler: He ends up being killed by his son Balekin before he can crown his preferred haeir, Prince Dain.]]
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Orders the execution of his family.]]
* SmugSnake
* [[spoiler: The Usurper]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Look above

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* [[spoiler: BitchInSheep'sClothing: Fools Jude into thinking of him as an honorable character until she learns of his ordering the slaughter of his father's concubine impregnated with Dain's child.]]
* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler: To get the throne he's done some horrible things.]]
* [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How he gets murdered by Balekin.]]
* PrinceCharming

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* [[spoiler: BitchInSheep'sClothing: Fools [[spoiler:Fools Jude into thinking of him as an honorable character until she learns of his ordering the slaughter of his father's concubine impregnated with Dain's child.]]
%% * DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler: To get the throne he's done some horrible things.]]
* [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How [[spoiler:How he gets murdered by Balekin.]]
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* LadyofWar: Unlike her sisters Rhyia enjoys hunting and combat.

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* LadyofWar: LadyOfWar: Unlike her sisters Rhyia enjoys hunting and combat.



* Self-Sacrificing Hero: [[spoiler: Instead of idly sitting by while Balekin takes the throne she chooses to die disproving of his methods of taking the throne and refuses to allow him be crowned king.]]
* The Tomboy: In comparison to her feminine sisters she displays more tomboyish tendencies.

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* Self-Sacrificing Hero: SelfSacrificingHero: [[spoiler: Instead of idly sitting by while Balekin takes the throne she chooses to die disproving of his methods of taking the throne and refuses to allow him be crowned king.]]
* The Tomboy: TheTomboy: In comparison to her feminine sisters she displays more tomboyish tendencies.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarKeep: They all have alias pending on their skill-sets.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarKeep: EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: They all have alias pending on their skill-sets.



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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is white.

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[[folder: The Roach]]

* BigBrotherMentor: Not actually related to Jude or rest of Court of Shadows but he cares for his comrades and often offers advice.



[[folder: The Ghost]]

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[[folder: The Roach]]

* BigBrotherMentor: Not actually related to Jude or rest of Court of Shadows but he cares for his comrades and often offers advice.

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* BitchAlert
* DaddysLittleVillain: More like Mommy's since her dad is never mentioned.
* DarkChick: Only female member in Cardan's gang

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* [[spoiler: FirstLove: She was this to Cardan.]]

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* TerribleTrio
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally
* YourCheatingHeart: Broke up with Cardan to date Locke.

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%% * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally
* YourCheatingHeart: Broke up with Cardan to date Locke.



* TerribleTrio

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* WalkingSpoiler: Locke is more than he appears.

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%% * WalkingSpoiler: Locke is more than he appears.



* KicktheDog: [[spoiler: He manages to force faerie fruit down Jude's throat causing her to be glamoured. He enjoys watching her humiliation as she is forced to strip and crawl around like a dog.]]



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* EntitledBastard: This is the image Jude has of him at the beggining of the series, whether this is a type of JerkassFacade or not is up to anyone's guess, but in any case, he slowly loses this trait as the series progresses, possibly when the full responsability of being the High King kicks in.

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* EntitledBastard: This is the image Jude has of him at the beggining of the series, whether this is a type of JerkassFacade HiddenHeartOfGold or not is up to anyone's guess, but in any case, he slowly loses this trait as the series progresses, possibly when the full responsability of being the High King kicks in.

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* IJustWanttoBeNormal: For a given definition of ''normal'' in Faerie at least, in the aftermath of the coronation, his only desire is to get lands far from Elfhame and walk away from the court and its machinations, even telling Jude that Balekin could father some brat to succeed him for all he cared, [[spoiler: too bad Jude had other plans for him.]]

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* IJustWanttoBeNormal: IJustWantToBeNormal: For a given definition of ''normal'' in Faerie at least, in the aftermath of the coronation, his only desire is to get lands far from Elfhame and walk away from the court and its machinations, even telling Jude that Balekin could father some brat to succeed him for all he cared, [[spoiler: too bad Jude had other plans for him.]]


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* TheUnFavourite: The royal family’s disdain for the youngest member is not subtle. The closest any of them come to kindness is that Balekin likes to teach Cardan cruelty through example. Taken to comedic extremes in ''The Wicked King'' when it's casually mentioned that he was so neglected even as an infant that his mother left him to be nursed by a cat.

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* TheUnFavourite: The royal family’s disdain for the youngest member is not subtle. The closest any of them come to kindness is that Balekin likes to teach Cardan cruelty through example. Taken to comedic extremes in In ''The Wicked King'' when King'', it's casually mentioned that he was so neglected even as an infant that his mother left him to be nursed by a cat.

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* AffablyEvil: While he is ruthless and ambitious and desires war to break out in the entirety of Faerie, hes also quite courteous, polite and has standards.



* [[spoiler: DragonWithAnAgenda]]

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* [[spoiler: DragonWithAnAgenda]]BloodKnight: He is the chief general to the king and lives for war and fighting.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:While he is Balekin's second-in-command, he is plotting to have Oak take the throne and use him as a PuppetKing. This would leave Madoc in charge of Elfhame.]]



* [[spoiler: ManipulativeBastard: Fools different characters in his quest for the throne.]]

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* [[spoiler: * ManipulativeBastard: Fools [[spoiler:Fools different characters in his quest for the throne.]]



* PromotionToParent: Adopts Jude and Taryn after murdering their parents
* TakingTheKids: Madoc kidnapping Jude and her sister is what kick-starts the plot.

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* TakingTheKids: Madoc kidnapping Jude and her sister sisters is what kick-starts the plot.plot.
* WarIsGlorious: He plans [[spoiler:to manipulate his way to the throne, so he can start wars across Faerie to satisfy his love for it]].

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* UnwittingPawn: Has been tricked by a few faeries despite her skills at manipulating. [[spoiler: She does this to Cardan though.]]



* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: How he became King, he considered Jude as an ally until she tricked him into becoming a ruler. He gets his revenge in the second novel.]]




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* UnwittingPawn: Taryn, along with her sisters, are not aware of Madoc's true intentions. [[spoiler: Subverted possibly in the second book where she may be assisting her adoptive father in gathering an army to challenge Cardan for the throne. Then again, Madoc may just be using her.]]


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* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Jude works on this to the point that she becomes addicted to poisons.



* OblivioustoLove: While no one can blame her for being overly cautious given her experience as a mortal living in Faerie, there are certain moments where Jude seems a little bit too commited to take the slightest implication of attraction to her as hostile, [[spoiler: for example some of Cardan's behaviors like writing her name over and over in a piece of paper, or staring at her when he's being groped by two other faes, and the way he constantly stares at her, things she interprets as further proof of how much he hates her.]]
** In ''The Cruel Prince'', during her trip to the mortal world, he ends up punching some random guy when all he wanted to do was flirt with her, she takes this as yet another proof that she doesn't belong in the mortal world anymore.
** When she practically forced Cardan [[spoiler: to spew out his desire for her, her first reaction is to think he must be playing her, even though he, being a faerie, can't lie.]]



* TakeThatKiss: While initially in disbelief, about [[{{Jerkass}} Cardan]] confessing feeling attraction to her, she realizes he's being honest when she noticed his reaction when she closes distance between them and kisses him because she realizes he also hates it; unfortunately for her, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard she gets a little too swept into the kiss.]]



[[spoiler: At the end of the first book, through a series of machinations staged by Jude, he is now the High King of Faerie.]]



* AchievementsInIgnorance: Cardan escapes execution by getting so drunk he fails to be in proper position at the event alongside his family where he would have been killed.



* LongingLook: In an extra story from the B&N edition, where Kaye (From the ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales'' series) meets Cardan during the coronation of Dain, she notices the way he stares at Jude, he's just apparently very good at hiding it, except he was [[InVinoVeritas ''very'' drunk at the time]], highlight goes to this moment:
--> ''The prince paused his retreat to watch her go with an expression Kaye recognized-- The look of someone who wondered if the other person might be made of glamour and smoke, if they might fade away with a touch.''



* SexualEuphemism: Possibly combined with {{Get Thee To A Nunnery}} due to Faerie being in a type of MedievalStasis, but in ''The Cruel Prince'' Cardan provokes Jude by taunting her about Taryn being '''green gowned''' by anyone who asks her, which is an old expression for a woman who has engaged in ''illicit'' sexual activity.[[note]]In the 1600's it made reference to a girl's dress turning green from ''"rolling around"'' on the grass, usually related to the loss of virginity.[[/note]] [[spoiler: Then it turns out he was not just provoking her.]]



* TechnicalPacifist: Jude is surprised to realize that Cardan, while not adverse to hurting others, not only dislikes fighting but is adamantly opposed to murder, and even took pains to ensure that none of his bullying killed her.
* TheTell: Cardan has a good poker face, but has to keep his tail hidden so it won’t give him away.



* TheUnFavourite: The royal family’s disdain for the youngest member is not subtle. The closest any of them come to kindness is that Balekin likes to teach Cardan cruelty through example. Taken to comedic extremes in ''The Wicked King'' when it's casually mentioned that he was so neglected even as an infant that his mother left him to be nursed by a cat.




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* YoungestChildWins: To the surprise of everyone, being that he is TheUnfavourite, [[spoiler: He ends up not only surviving the royal family massacre at the hands of Balekin and Madoc, but he also ends up being crowned High King, albeit unwillingly...]]



* BalefulPolymorph: Heather, while fascinated by the cat-boy faerie, did not want him to turn her into a cat-girl.



* [[spoiler: OffscreenBreakup: Heather did not appreciate Vivi glamouring her.]]

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* [[spoiler: OffscreenBreakup: [[spoiler: Heather did not appreciate Vivi glamouring her.]]



* HiddenBackupPrince: [[spoiler: Madoc has kept Oak's true parentage a secret in part to protect him from Dain and in part to have influence over a potential future king. The revelation that there's a third surviving member of the royal family allows Jude and Cardan to circumvent Balekin completely in their scheme to steal the crown.]]



The High King of Faeire, grandson of Queen Mab, who has a whish to abdicate the throne in order due to growing weary. [[spoiler: He ends up being killed by his son Balekin before he can crown his preferred haeir, Prince Dain.]]

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* ImmortalProcreationClause: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in his case, he somehow managed to have six children; which is seen as ''extremely'' lucky, and it's lampshaded in one of the extra stories:
-->'''Dulcamara''': ''Most Folk are lucky, if in a hundred years, they beget a single child. Two is considered a great blessing. Six is vulgar fortune.''
* ParentalFavoritism: He plans to crown his third-born son Prince Dain as the new High King, skipping his two eldest children Baleking and Elowyn, [[spoiler: It ends up dooming him almost his entire family when Balekin interrupts the coronation demanding to be crowned instead, when Eldred refused he was killed by him.]]



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* DragonWithAnAgendaCarryingTheAntidote: Balekin in ''The Wicked King''[[spoiler: after Cardan is poisoned, very likely under his orders.]]


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* AFamilyAffair: Locke turns out to be in a secret relationship with Taryn, despite already being in one with her sister Jude.
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* BrainyBrunetteBrainyBrunette: A brown-haired human who survives through her guile and wits.


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* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivarly: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:

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* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivarly: {{The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry}}: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:

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** Also in the aftermath of [[spoiler: tricking Cardan into becoming the High King,]] Jude has a moment where she thinks this and dreads what will become of her.



* TrappedInAnotherWorld



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the aftermath of [[spoiler: tricking Cardan into becoming the High King,]] Jude has a moment where she thinks this and dreads what will become of her.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the aftermath of [[spoiler: tricking Cardan into becoming the High King,]] Jude has a moment where she thinks this and dreads what will become of her.



* IJustWanttoBeNormal: For a given definition of ''normal'' in Faerie at least, in the aftermath of the coronation, his only desire is to get lands far away from Elfhame and walk away from the court and its machinations, even telling Jude that Balekin could father some brat to succeed him for all he cared, too bad Jude had other plans for him.

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* IJustWanttoBeNormal: For a given definition of ''normal'' in Faerie at least, in the aftermath of the coronation, his only desire is to get lands far away from Elfhame and walk away from the court and its machinations, even telling Jude that Balekin could father some brat to succeed him for all he cared, [[spoiler: too bad Jude had other plans for him.]]



* ManipulativeBastard: He manages to become this by the end of ''The Wicked King'', where he managed to both make the Queen of the Undersea to give Jude back to him, have Jude release him from his oath to her, and with his now unleashed power as the High King, made Orlagh back down from declaring war by summoning an island from under the water and threatening her daughter and ultimately keeping her hostage

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* LovingBully: Unlike most examples, this is played for drama, because one; [[spoiler:Jude]] doesn't take it well in the slightest, which considered what he put her through is undertandable and because[[spoiler: Oh, how he hates his attraction to Jude, a human.]]
--> '''Cardan''': ''Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop.''
* ManipulativeBastard: He manages to become this by the end of ''The Wicked King'', where he managed to both make the Queen of the Undersea to give Jude back to him, have Jude release him from his oath to her, and with his now unleashed power as the High King, made Orlagh back down from declaring war by summoning an island from under the water and threatening her daughter and ultimately keeping her hostagehostage.



* SourOutsideSadInside:
* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Oh, how he hates his attraction to Jude, a human.]]



* Green-eyedMonster: [[spoiler: Detests Locke's ambiguous affections towards Jude- whom Taryn believes he considered the more interesting sister.]]

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* Green-eyedMonster: [[spoiler: GreenEyedMonster: Detests Locke's ambiguous affections towards [[spoiler: Jude- whom Taryn believes he considered the more interesting sister.]]



* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivarly: With Taryn being the beautiful sister - the one who wants to belong among the Folk by playing by their rules - and Jude being the smart sister - because in Taryn's words, she never backs down from any challenge and want to earn her place by her own merit not sucking up to anyone -. Interestingly this is one-sided for the most part on Taryn's side; because Jude had always thought that they were struggling together when it came to surviving in Faerie and she often thinks that by earning a place she can also protect her sister, Taryn however is constantly filled with thoughts about besting Jude in ''something'' since she's always considering herself as inferior to her, and has some very surprisingly bitter thoughts about her, and even hates that Jude is so oblivious to it all:
-->''I wished that I could kick you. I wished I could slap you. Looking at you was like looking into a mirror and hating what I saw. And your obliviousness, in that moment, made it worse. I know it was a terrible thing to think, but at least I am admitting it.''



* [[spoiler: WhatASenselessWasteofHumanLife: His murder of Eva and Justin shows traces of this. Even Madoc appears horrified by his actions in the aftermath.]]

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* [[spoiler: WhatASenselessWasteofHumanLife: {{What A Senseless Waste of Human Life}}: His murder of Eva and Justin shows traces of this. Even Madoc appears horrified by his actions in the aftermath.]]
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* TheBully

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* TheBullyTheBully: A more deathly variety than usual, because since he hates humans a believes they're worthless, he has absolutely no qualms about killing them either. [[spoiler: And would have killed Jude or Taryn many times over had Cardan not dissuade him.]]



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* TerribleTrioTerribleTrio: With Nicasia and Locke, and Cardan as the leader.

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* [[spoiler: The Usurper]]


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* AntagonisticOffspring: [[spoiler: How he views his secret child Oak.]]
* [[spoiler: BitchInSheep'sClothing: Fools Jude into thinking of him as an honorable character until she learns of his ordering the slaughter of his father's concubine impregnated with Dain's child.]]



* AntagonistisOffspring: [[spoiler: How he views his secret child Oak.]]
* Self-fulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler: Failing to kill his son, Oak, fulfills the prophecy of him never being king.]]

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* AntagonistisOffspring: [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How he views his secret child Oak.gets murdered by Balekin.]]
* Self-fulfillingProphecy: Self-fulfilling Prophecy: [[spoiler: Failing to kill his son, Oak, fulfills the prophecy of him never being crowned king.]]
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* DrivetoSuicide: [[spoiler: Heartbreakingly to stop Balekin.]]

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* DrivetoSuicide: DriventoSuicide: [[spoiler: Heartbreakingly to stop Balekin.]]



* Self-SacrificingHero: [[spoiler: Instead of idly sitting by while Balekin takes the throne she chooses to die disproving of his methods of taking the throne and refuses to allow him be crowned king.]]
* TheTomboy: In comparison to her feminine sisters she displays more tomboyish tendencies.

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* Self-SacrificingHero: Self-Sacrificing Hero: [[spoiler: Instead of idly sitting by while Balekin takes the throne she chooses to die disproving of his methods of taking the throne and refuses to allow him be crowned king.]]
* TheTomboy: The Tomboy: In comparison to her feminine sisters she displays more tomboyish tendencies.

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* LadyofWar: Unlike her sisters Rhyia enjoys hunting and combat.




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* BrainyBrunette



* OfficialCouple: Dating Vivienne
* [[spoiler: OffscreenBreakup: Heather did not appreciate Vivienne glamouring her.]]

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* FollowInMyFootsteps: Tries to do this with Vivienne but she refuses. It is Jude who takes after him the most.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the aftermath of [[spoiler: tricking Cardan into becoming the High King,]] Jude has a moment where she thinks this and dreads what will become of her.



** It's heavily implies that part of his bullying of Jude in ''The Cruel Prince'' was also out of jealousy towards Locke when he thought she was having an fling with him.

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** It's heavily implies implied that part of his bullying of Jude in ''The Cruel Prince'' was also out of jealousy towards Locke when he thought she was having an fling with him.



* IJustWanttoBeNormal: For a given definition of normal at least, in the aftermath of the coronation, his only desire is to get lands far away from Elfhame and walk away from the court and its machinations, even telling Jude that Balekin could father some brat to succed him for all he cared, too bad Jude had other plans for him.

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* IJustWanttoBeNormal: For a given definition of normal ''normal'' in Faerie at least, in the aftermath of the coronation, his only desire is to get lands far away from Elfhame and walk away from the court and its machinations, even telling Jude that Balekin could father some brat to succed succeed him for all he cared, too bad Jude had other plans for him.



* SketchySuccesor: How many of the Folk see him after be becomes the High King, many have taken to call him ''the boy king''.

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* SketchySuccesor: SketchySuccessor: How many of the Folk see him after be becomes the High King, many have taken to call him ''the boy king''.



* [[spoiler: StepfordSmiler: Has moments of doing this when covering his anxiety or shutting people out.]]
* [[spoiler: SurvivorGuilt: Displays this upon learning his family was killed while he was drinking.]]
* [[spoiler: TookALevelInJerkass: Upon banishing Jude.]]
* [[spoiler: WhatTheHell, Hero?: Is shocked when Jude is helping him escape, after the massacre, to be rewarded with a knife at this throat. Also, with the Court of Shadows constantly falling back on murder when dealing with problems.]]

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* [[spoiler: StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler: Has moments of doing this when covering his anxiety or shutting people out.]]
* [[spoiler: SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: Displays this upon learning his family was killed while he was drinking.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: Believe it or not, and to Jude's surprise, he was actually this in his own gang of bullies; [[spoiler: TookALevelInJerkass: Upon banishing Jude.however cruel and arrogant he was, he always went on his way to keep Nicasia, Locke and specially Valerian from doing their worse to Jude or anyone, he wasn't always successful but after thinking back on certain situatiions, Jude reluctantly admits it.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: WhatTheHell, Hero?: Upon banishing Jude.]]
* WhatTheHellHero?: [[spoiler:
Is shocked when Jude is helping him escape, after the massacre, to be rewarded with a knife at this throat. Also, with the Court of Shadows constantly falling back on murder when dealing with problems.]]]]
** He also delivered this to Taryn, after finding out that she and Locke had tricked Cardan and his friends into thinking it was Jude whom he had left Nicasia for, and allowing her sister to take the fall for it.
--> '''Cardan''': '' You're awful. And the worse part is that you believe otherwise.''



* ItsAllAboutMe: However questionable actions Jude has commited and how ruthless she's become, she never does it out of purely selfish reasons. Whereas the only time Taryn seems to truly regret what happened between her, Jude and Locke, it's in ''The Lost Sisters'' novella, and even there, one would be hard pressed to find a part where her apologies are not followed by excuses, justifications and accusations to Jude.
** Not to mention that in the second book, she only approaches Jude when she wants something from her.



* NeverASelf-MadeWoman: [[spoiler: Feels this way about herself in comparison to Jude.]]

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* NeverASelf-MadeWoman: NeverASelfMadeWoman: [[spoiler: Feels this way about herself in comparison to Jude.]]



* Nicegirl: The kindest fairy within Madoc's household.

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* BadassNormal: Despite being a completely normal human, her swordmanship is good enough that she manages to best many of her classmates, and has an AcquiredPoisonInmunity due to her sheer determination of best her weaknesses as a mortal.

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* BadassNormal: Despite being a completely normal human, her swordmanship is good enough that she manages to best many of her classmates, and has an AcquiredPoisonInmunity AcquiredPoisonImmunity due to her sheer determination of best her weaknesses as a mortal.

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