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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]'' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. Set in an AlternateContinuity of Atreia, ''The Lay'' follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A a Broken Winged Sparrow]]'' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. Set in an AlternateContinuity of Atreia, ''The Lay'' follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.






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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he first introduces himself. Jaya of course can't find it in herself trust such a man.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something mother-something that sets her to try and strangle him when he first introduces himself. Jaya of course can't find it in herself trust such a man.
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* GenkiGirl: Nico.

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* GenkiGirl: Nico. Likely straddles StepfordSmiler.

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* BadassBookworm: Jaya and her twin brother.

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* BadassBookworm: Jaya and her twin brother.brother, Jareth.



** Nico: [[spoiler:As revealed to Jaya by Oros, the Sethes was a servant family under House Beltaine--and Nicolette became [[SmugSnake Liath Beltaine]]'s servent. (Jaya is horrified by the implications.) She only made it out of that after: A.) Ascending, and B.) Oros paying off Nico's debt, out of his own pocket, and in such a public way that Liath would not be able to refuse without public opinion of him suffering.]]



* DefiantCaptive: When the Furiae are flying Jaya's [[BuffySpeak cage cart]] to their portal, she tries to deny them a prisoner by attempting to throw herself out. This simply results in a leg wound that Jaya will never fully recover from.

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* DefiantCaptive: When the Furiae are flying Jaya's [[BuffySpeak cage cart]] to their portal, she tries to deny them a prisoner by attempting to throw herself out. This simply results in a leg wound that Jaya will never fully recover from. She mellows out by one degree, only [[BerserkButton truly flaring]] during her meeting with Oros...and [[YouKilledMyFather Terekai Nameless]].



* EnemyMine: As the Furiae's guest, Jaya has to put up with Oros and Terekai Nameless on a regular basis.

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* EnemyMine: As the Furiae's guest, Jaya has to put up with Oros and [[YouKilledMyFather Terekai Nameless Nameless]] on a regular basis.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Nico is normally a very cheerful and sociable woman, so her mood completely ''souring'' in Liath Beltaine's presence tips Jaya off that [[DarkAndTroubledPast there's something in Nico's past that she doesn't want to deal with right now.]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Nico is normally a very cheerful and sociable woman, so one who enjoys things like girl talk and fighting. So her mood completely ''souring'' in the [[SmugSnake sleazy]] Liath Beltaine's presence tips Jaya off that [[DarkAndTroubledPast there's something in Nico's past that she doesn't want to deal with right now.]]



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he first introduces himself.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he first introduces himself. Jaya of course can't find it in herself trust such a man.
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* AssassinationAttempt: Someone tries to kill Jaya in her room, after [[spoiler:the Asmodians drop Pentarus Lockstep into Elyos]]. This incident leads the Furiae to take a few measures to further protect Jaya.

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* AssassinationAttempt: Someone tries to kill Jaya in her room, Almost immediately after [[spoiler:the Asmodians drop a mutilated Pentarus Lockstep into Elyos]].Elyos]], an assassin sneaks into Jaya's room. Jaya barely manages to slip out before locking him inside, whereupon he resorts to [[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]], keeping his master a mystery. This incident leads the Furiae to take a few measures to further protect Jaya.



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he introduces himself.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he first introduces himself.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he introduces himself.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him when he introduces himself.himself.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Jaya wishes to die for failing to protect Raum, and is devastated when she is instead made to live with her crime by Raum's father.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: Jaya wishes wished to die for failing to protect Raum, and is was devastated when she is was instead made to live with her crime by Raum's father.
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'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. Set in an AlternateContinuity of Atreia, ''The Lay'' follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.

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'''''[[https://www.''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' Sparrow]]'' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. Set in an AlternateContinuity of Atreia, ''The Lay'' follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.
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'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. It follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.

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'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. It Set in an AlternateContinuity of Atreia, ''The Lay'' follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ouroboros.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ouroboros.Ouroboros Stalks-By-Night.



* {{Pride}}: Something Jaya and Oros possess, though Jaya concedes that Oros' pride is "monolithic".



* WorldBuilding: And hoo boy, is it filled to the brim with it!

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* WorldBuilding: And hoo ''hoo'' boy, is it filled ''filled'' to the brim with it!



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya saw Terekai Nameless kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.when he introduces himself.
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* AlternateContinuity: As stated by the author, ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' canon does not equal that of ''The Lay''.
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* AllThereInTheManual: If it isn't directly covered by Jaya's story and it isn't spoiler-y, [[WordOfGod Bladesworn]] will gladly answer your questions about the world of ''The Lay'' via her blog [[http://broken-winged-sparrow.tumblr.com/ here]].

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: A lot of the Furiae seem to have one, including Oros, Nico, Kit, and Taion.



* MyGreatestFailure: For Jaya, failing to save her liege, Raum Carcarron.

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* MyGreatestFailure: For Jaya, failing to save her liege, Raum "Raum" Carcarron.
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You can go to the author's website ''[[http://broken-winged-sparrow.tumblr.com/ here]]''.

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You can go to the author's website ''[[http://broken-winged-sparrow.tumblr.com/ here]]''.
here]]''. There is also a ''[[http://thelay.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lay_of_a_Broken_Winged_Sparrow_Wikia wiki]]'' and a ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8103205/1/Mending-The-Broken-Wing companion anthology]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5497850/1/Candlecast one-shot]]'', both set in the same timeline.

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'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. It follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.

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'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. It follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by a legion known as the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Jaya wished for misfortune to befall her before reaching the White Barrow, and so she sang a few stanzas of the Lay. Instead, she got the Furiae, and herself into Elyos.



* MissingMom: Jaya and Jareth's mother, Ashura Aether-born, was killed by Terekai Nameless.



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: Jaya knows that Terekai Nameless killed her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: As a child, Jaya knows that saw Terekai Nameless killed kill her mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.
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Started in 2009, ''The Lay'' was last updated on March 27, 2015.

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Started in 2009, ''The Lay'' was last updated on March 27, 2015.
2015; counting up to 25 chapters total.



* TryFittingThatOnABusinessCard: Kit's introduction comes pretty close:

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* TryFittingThatOnABusinessCard: TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Kit's introduction comes pretty close:
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* TryFittingThatOnABusinessCard: Kit's introduction comes pretty close:
-->"I am known as The Voice of Ten Thousand Chimes, High Chantress of the Furiae, Ketterine Delainne of House Delainne."
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Jaya was the captain of Raum's guard, but after the attack and his death, Jaya was stripped of her rank and sentenced to the White Barrow.
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You can go to the author's website ''[[http://broken-winged-sparrow.tumblr.com/ here]]''.
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-->When my own people cast me out, it was the enemy that took me in.
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-->When ->When my own people cast me out, it was the enemy that took me in.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ketterine "Kit Peregrine" Delainne; Prince Taion Helios.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ketterine "Kit Peregrine" Brightwing" Delainne; Prince Taion Helios.



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: Jaya knows that Terekai Nameless had something to do with her mother's death—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: Jaya knows that Terekai Nameless had something to do with killed her mother's death—something mother—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.
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-->When my own people cast me out, it was the enemy that took me in.
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'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055161/1/ The Lay of A Broken Winged Sparrow]]''''' is a dormant ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' FanFic by author Bladesworn. It follows disgraced Asmodian soldier Jaya Azhdeen, who is unwillingly spirited away to Elyos by the Furiae. The title of the fic refers to an old Asmodian song that tends to bring misfortune to those who sing it.

Started in 2009, ''The Lay'' was last updated on March 27, 2015.

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!! This fanfic contains examples of the following tropes:

* AssassinationAttempt: Someone tries to kill Jaya in her room, after [[spoiler:the Asmodians drop Pentarus Lockstep into Elyos]]. This incident leads the Furiae to take a few measures to further protect Jaya.
* BadassBookworm: Jaya and her twin brother.
* BecomingTheMask: After understanding that she has been branded a traitor in her homeland, Jaya decides that she will become a traitor in truth.
* BloodKnight: Nicolette "Nico the Butcher" Sethes.
* CrazyPrepared: Oros has a ''ton'' of weapons on his armor on his person.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jaya.
-->"And before I agree to anything being laid upon me," I said, managing a word edgewise as I glared darkly at Terekai Nameless, "I will have it explained, in painful detail, precisely what is being done." ''(from Chapter 11)''
* DefiantCaptive: When the Furiae are flying Jaya's [[BuffySpeak cage cart]] to their portal, she tries to deny them a prisoner by attempting to throw herself out. This simply results in a leg wound that Jaya will never fully recover from.
* DrivenToSuicide: Jaya initially seeks to die somehow, after being denied it by her liege's father. [[SubvertedTrope She gets over it in time, though.]]
* EnemyMine: As the Furiae's guest, Jaya has to put up with Oros and Terekai Nameless on a regular basis.
* FantasticRacism: Par for the course in the world of ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}''.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Jaya wishes to die for failing to protect Raum, and is devastated when she is instead made to live with her crime by Raum's father.
* FromDressToDressing: After escaping her room and locking her assassin inside, Jaya uses part of her nightgown to patch up the guard that said assassin knifed to get inside. This leaves her in a gown with a rather short bottom.
* GenkiGirl: Nico.
* KnightInSourArmor: Oros.
* MsFanservice: Judging by how Nico is described, with her [[{{Stripperific}} choice of dress]].
* MyGreatestFailure: For Jaya, failing to save her liege, Raum Carcarron.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ouroboros.
* OddFriendship: To her surprise, Jaya becomes friendly with Nico and Kit, the lattermost due to their partnership on translating the Lay.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Nico is normally a very cheerful and sociable woman, so her mood completely ''souring'' in Liath Beltaine's presence tips Jaya off that [[DarkAndTroubledPast there's something in Nico's past that she doesn't want to deal with right now.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ketterine "Kit Peregrine" Delainne; Prince Taion Helios.
* SmugSnake: Liath Beltaine.
* WorldBuilding: And hoo boy, is it filled to the brim with it!
** The OriginalCharacter cast all have uniquely detailed backstories, as only one in a few ways for the author to flesh out the world of Atreia.
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: Jaya knows that Terekai Nameless had something to do with her mother's death—something that sets her to try and strangle him at first.

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