History Literature / Eludoran

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* TheAce: Lorelei's brother Llane, not to mention her cousin Malachi. In spades.

* BadassNormal: Mostly Llane. To a lesser extent; Lorelei, Malachi, Pendarynn and pretty much everyone else under 18.
* BigDamnHeroes: Llane has one in his rescue of Lorelei. So does Pendarynn much later on.
* ChildhoodFriends: Lorelei, Altayir and Malachi.

* ChildrenForcedToKill: Part of the bear empire's TrainingFromHell designed to produce ChildSoldiers
* ChildSoldiers: Winterhold's troops.
* ComingOfAgeStory: For Lorelei and Malachi.
* DeathByChildbirth: Anvira

* EvilFormerFriend: Morwenna. Also [[spoiler: Lorelei]]
* FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: Or foster-brother. Or cousin. Either way.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Lorelei]]

* FriendshipTrinket: Pendarynn's fang. Also a [[spoiler: ChekhovsGun]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: This happened to Sheriden a long time ago.
* GoodGirlGoneBad: [[spoiler: Lorelei]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Pendarynn and Tabaqui both have one.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Between [[spoiler: Malachi]] and [[spoiler: Lorelei]]

* InterspeciesFriendship: Lorelei and Pendarynn

* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: The entire premise.
* KidsAreCruel: Carnessian and Flint.
* KidHero: Lorelei and Malachi

* LonerTurnedFriend: Sheriden

* PuppyLove: Lorelei and Pendarynn.
* RatMen: The Skaven.

* TheRunaway: Lorelei

* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Lorelei]]
* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler: Llane's death]]

* SnarkyNonHumanSidekick: Rix

* TinTyrant: Bloodfang
* TinyTyrannicalGirl: Lorelei
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Frequent.
* TykeBomb: Carnessian
* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler: Lorelei]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: Lorelei's]] speech to Malachi.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Morwenna and Anvira.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Malachi. The phrase is an actual line quote from the poem.

* WouldHurtAChild: Just about everyone, really.

* LongTitle: The full title is Eludoran; The Legend of Lorelei in a Geste of Grave Misconceptions. Quite a mouthful, eh?

* KnightTemplarParent: Arulaine is perfectly willing to risk the future of his kingdom to save his daughter. Everything he does is for her own good. Too bad he doesn't know how to [[OverprotectiveDad express]] it.

* OverprotectiveDad: Arulaine

%%* AdultFear: Lorelei's adventures

* AChildShallLeadThem: And how.

* AdultFear: Lorelei's adventures
* AffectionateParody: Of both [[TheEpic epic]] fantasy and dystopian fiction.
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Lorelei's quest]]

* PlayingDoctor: Lampshaded, as the characters are PettingZooPeople.
* PettingZooPeople: The entire cast. Weasels and foxes and bears, oh my!

* WellDoneDaughterGirl: All Lorelei wants is for her dad to acknowledge her.

->''"Nothing gold can stay."''--> Robert Frost

* EnfanteTerrible: Lorelei. [[spoiler:She leaves behind an impressive number of dead friends in her wake.]]

* ThreeActStructure: The story is a poem in three acts.

* [[{{Doorstopper}} Doorstopper]]: 800+ pages of rhyming couplets make this a contender.
* [[ElvesVersusDwarves Wolves Versus Weasels]]: Lanorei and Skaven. Skaven and Urskaldi. Take your pick.

* FilleFatale: Lorelei. [[spoiler: she leaves behind an impressive number of dead friends in her wake]]

* InadequateInheritor: What Lorelei believes she is. [[spoiler: subverted. Her dad doesn't think so at all]]

* LittleBoySeeksBigGirl: Literally. Malachi develops feelings for Marissa eventually.

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Lorelei I am your father]]: Towards the end of the poem, Lorelei reunites with her dad in similar fashion. [[spoiler: it doesn't end [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheShahnameh well]]]]

* NarrativePoem: The entire story, all 800 pages of it

* PuppyLove: Lorelei and Pendarynn. Also Lorelei and Malachi--[[LiteralMetaphor literally]]

* SoProudOfYou: Lorelei learns this from her father eventually. [[spoiler: Too bad that by then it's too late]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: The Skaven weasel race; who are mortal but don't appear to go through puberty. Even their adults and elders retain the appearances of young children.

* FriendshipTrinket: Pendarynn's fang. Also a [[spoiler: ChekovsGun]]

->''"Nothing gold can stay."''--> --Robert Frost

Being a princess isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Apparently, things get even worse when your older brother is better than you in everything. Tired of remaining in another's shadow, Lorelei learns this lesson the hard way when she undertakes an epic adventure to win her father's affection--with disastrous results. It soon occurs to her that the outside world is entirely different from what she has been used to, and she is obliged to learn its workings in order to survive.

Violently thrust into hostile and alien surroundings, Lorelei needs to subvert its rules to her advantage. She is given the chance to do so when an accidental misunderstanding earns her the respect of the local juveniles, placing her in a position of power within their circles. Suddenly, everything seems to have changed for the better. Surely it can't hurt to maintain this illusion for a little while longer? Bending a few morals along the way isn't too high of a price to pay, given the alternatives. What could possibly go wrong?

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Lorelei I am your father]]: Towards the end of the poem, Lorelei reunites with her dad in similar fashion. [[spoiler: it doesn't end [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheShahnameh well]]