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It has been seven years since King Osbert Grent overthrew the Stanley dynasty, but rebellions against his rule have not stopped. With news of Henry Darro's rebellion, the king sets off on what may be his final campaign.
That's all [[Tropers/DragonAtma DragonAtma]] needs to bring us a short story of warfare, victory, and death. You can read it [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24706399 here]].
Since [=DragonAtma=] is a troper, we should add that WordOfGod -- sorry, [[InsistentTerminology Word Of Dragon]] -- is sourced by his edits on this very page.
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!! Grent's Fall contains examples of:
* AFatherToHisMen: [[spoiler:General Hicks]] blames himself for his army's downfall, and not his men. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he and virtually his entire wing are wiped out by the end of the section.]]
* AnnoyingArrows: Averted, as they indirectly cause [[spoiler:General Cromwell]]'s death.
* AnyoneCanDie: When the story is named Grent's Fall and the main character is King Osbert Grent, that should be expected.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Thoroughly averted; Duke Abel Marnhull, his son Christopher Marnhull, and Prince Osmond Grent are all reasonable people. Even King Osbert Grent mellows out once he's leading an army.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted, much to [[spoiler:Abel Hopton]]'s dismay.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Osbert Grent is only king because he overthrew the Stanley dynasty. [[spoiler:It's also how he loses his crown.]]
* AttackItsWeakPoint: This is what happens when [[spoiler:the Halifax brothers skimp on neck armor]].
* BFS: [[spoiler:Turbert the Bladecleaver]]'s sword definitely counts.
* BladeSpam: The lower end of blade spam, but [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]] managed to do this [[UpToEleven with a BFS]].
* CentipedesDilemma: Every time Abel Hopton overthinks, something goes wrong.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Lionel Ferrers]] is introduced early on, but is not referenced until late in the story, when he [[spoiler:kills King Osbert's heir offscreen]]. [[spoiler:The Bladecleaver]] is introduced around the same time, but doesn't make an appearance until he [[spoiler:kills Duke Abel Marnhull]].
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Warren Stanley and his bodyguards use both a spear and a sword. Paul Knyvett uses both a bow and a pair of knives.
* ClassicalHunter: Paul Knyvett, who reluctantly fights his foes with the same techniques he'd use for hunting.
* CoolVersusAwesome: As the two best warriors in the story, it was inevitable that Osbert Grent and [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]] would eventually battle.
* CurbStompBattle: Some battle sections are rather one-sided -- but that's expected when elite troops slice through undertrained soldiers. On a local scale, some duels are just as one-sided, especially [[spoiler: Duke Abel Marnhull vs the Bladecleaver]] and [[spoiler: Warren Stanley vs King Osbert Grent]].
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: While King Osbert's army has higher quality troops, no victory is without casualties.
* DecapitatedArmy: Forces run off of their leader's charisma, might, and reputation, so they fall apart with the deaths of [[spoiler: the Halifax brothers]] and [[spoiler: King Osbert Grent]].
* DecapitationPresentation: This is how a bodyguard shows off [[spoiler: Reginald Halifax]]'s death, shattering his army's morale.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Before King Osbert Grent duels with [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]], both of them use their enemy's old name or title. They switch to the preferred names after [[spoiler:King Osbert is fatally stabbed]].
* DoomedByCanon: It's written elsewhere that Osbert Grent's "dynasty" lasts all of seven years. This story takes place seven years after Osbert Grent's reign started.
* DualWielding: King Osbert Grent himself wields two swords, as he is one of the few people who mastered the [[FantasticFightingStyle Whaddon Bypass]].
* DwindlingParty: King Osbert Grent's army starts with himself, his third son, two advisors, his best friend, his best friend's son, and multiple high-ranked military leaders. By the end, [[spoiler: most of them are dead]]. Similarly, multiple battles make it clear that both armies are suffering casualties.
* FantasticFightingStyle: The Whaddon Bypass, which lets King Osbert Grent [[DualWielding dual-wield]] two swords. It's downplayed somewhat, as even among skilled swordsmen only a small percentage could handle it; the rest would have to use [[TruthInTelevision a sword and a dagger]].
* FightScene: Since it covers a medieval military campaign, fight scenes cover most of the story.
* ForegoneConclusion: When the story is named Grent's Fall and the main character is King Osbert Grent, you can guess how things will turn out.
* FourStarBadass: Most of the leaders, but especially King Osbert Grent and [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]].
* FrontlineGeneral: Given its medieval setting, it's no surprise this applies to leaders on both sides.
* GroinAttack: This is how the deadlock between [[spoiler:Warren Stanley and General Leonard Gaunt]] ends.
* HandicappedBadass: Edwin One-Hand's left hand may be useless, but it doesn't interfere with his talent at sword-and-shield combat.
* HeroicAmbidexterity: According to [[WordOfGod Word Of Dragon]], the Whaddon Bypass requires this (one of the reasons it's so rare), as both swords would be used for both offense and defense.
* HopelessBossFight: A rare non-game example, as [[spoiler:OsbertGrent]] is so talented he [[OneHitKill instantly slays]] [[spoiler: Warren Stanley]].
* IdiotHair: Abel Hopton's stubborn cowlick.
* InspiredBy: [[WordOfGod Word Of Dragon]] says the story was (very loosely) influenced by China's [[UsefulNotes/DynastiesFromShangToQing Chu-Han Contention]] (206 BC - 202 BC)
* ItsAllMyFault: See AFatherToHisMen above.
* KilledMidSentence: Abel Hopton's commander.
* KilledOffscreen: With battles bouncing from one viewpoint to another, it's not surprising they don't cover all deaths.
* LaResistance: Or, given how many rebellions there were, Les Resistances.
* LargeAndInCharge: Duke Abel Marnhull was tall, but [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] towered over him. [[WordOfGod Word Of Dragon]] says they were 6'0" and 6'9", respectively.
* MasterSwordsman: Both King Osbert and [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]]. [[CoolVersusAwesome Naturally, they wind up dueling each other.]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never established whether Paul Knyvett's uncanny accuracy comes form spirits or form natural talent.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If you're wielding a sword, you do NOT want to fight [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]], as [[spoiler:Duke Abel Marnhull]] found out the hard way.
* OneHitKill: [[TruthInTelevision Much like in real life]], more than one viewpoint character took down a target in one hit.
* OnlyICanKillHim: Only [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] and King Osbert have enough talent to defeat each other. [[spoiler:Or fully distract each other.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Abel Hopton and Duke Abel Marnhull.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Multiple people on both sides, surprisingly enough.
* RedBaron: Turbert Stafford, better known as Turbert the Bladecleaver.
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: While his army may have been scattered, [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] survived unharmed.
* RightfulKingReturns: As the nephew of the last Stanley king, Warren Stanley seeks to return his family to the throne (or at least high nobility) by helping Henry Darro. [[spoiler:Unlike most examples, he fails.]]
* RotatingProtagonist: While noncombat councils are fairly static, war sections follow a different character every time.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: King Osbert Grent leads his army from the front. Nobles are not exempt, either; Duke Abel Marnhull and his son Christopher are among his top commanders.
* StraightForTheCommander: An attempt to ease pressure on General Cromwell. [[spoiler: Reginald Halifax is taken out, but by then it was too late]]. Also attempted by Warren Stanley. [[spoiler:King Osbert kills him [[CurbStompBattle right away]].]]
* SweetPollyOliver: Ava Carleton disguised herself as a man to actively assist Henry Darro's rebellion, at least when others were around.
* TheUsurper: The rebels' view of Osbert Grent; naturally, Osbert's faction accepts him as a valid king.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Halifax brothers are almost always mentioned as a pair, not singly. [[spoiler:They even die in the same battle]]. In addition, Hereward Capell and Laurence Holles are Those Two Advisors [[spoiler:until Laurence Holles dies]].
* WarriorPrince: Osbert's goal for his sons, while Osbert himself is definitely a warrior king.
* WeAREStrugglingTogether: At least six different groups are or were rebelling against Osbert Grent. Henry Darro eventually merges most of the surviving ones together.
* WhamLine: When Osbert Grent learns that [[spoiler: General Hicks's army -- a quarter of the king's army -- was almost completely wiped out]].
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: For both sides.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: The story is more about differing opinions and poor rulership than flat-out villainy; no viewpoint characters are outright evil.
* WonTheWarLostThePeace: Osbert Grent may be great at combat and leading an army, but quite poor at ruling the kingdom.
* WorthyOpponent: How King Osbert Grent and [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] feel after they duel.
* WreckedWeapon: Not once but twice in the story: [[spoiler:Abel Hopton's spear]] and [[spoiler:Duke Abel Marnhull's sword]].
* WrongAssumption: Because Simon Lyle forged himself a suit of plate armor (solely for personal safety), Anthony Tyndale wrongly assumed that he was in charge.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Because AnyoneCanDie, this is in full effect. By the end of the story, not only do [[spoiler:Osbert and both of his wing leaders]] die, but [[spoiler: after General Arthur Hicks's wing is virtually wiped out, low-level commander Edwin One-Hand is the wing's highest remaining leader]].
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Not surprisingly, Osbert Grent's supporters and Henry Darro's supporters have widely different views on the two leaders.
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65 tropes were found, but that wasn't enough to prevent [[FinaleTitleDrop Grent's fall]].
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That's all [[Tropers/DragonAtma DragonAtma]] needs to bring us a short story of warfare, victory, and death. You can read it [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24706399 here]].
Since [=DragonAtma=] is a troper, we should add that WordOfGod -- sorry, [[InsistentTerminology Word Of Dragon]] -- is sourced by his edits on this very page.
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!! Grent's Fall contains examples of:
* AFatherToHisMen: [[spoiler:General Hicks]] blames himself for his army's downfall, and not his men. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he and virtually his entire wing are wiped out by the end of the section.]]
* AnnoyingArrows: Averted, as they indirectly cause [[spoiler:General Cromwell]]'s death.
* AnyoneCanDie: When the story is named Grent's Fall and the main character is King Osbert Grent, that should be expected.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Thoroughly averted; Duke Abel Marnhull, his son Christopher Marnhull, and Prince Osmond Grent are all reasonable people. Even King Osbert Grent mellows out once he's leading an army.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted, much to [[spoiler:Abel Hopton]]'s dismay.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Osbert Grent is only king because he overthrew the Stanley dynasty. [[spoiler:It's also how he loses his crown.]]
* AttackItsWeakPoint: This is what happens when [[spoiler:the Halifax brothers skimp on neck armor]].
* BFS: [[spoiler:Turbert the Bladecleaver]]'s sword definitely counts.
* BladeSpam: The lower end of blade spam, but [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]] managed to do this [[UpToEleven with a BFS]].
* CentipedesDilemma: Every time Abel Hopton overthinks, something goes wrong.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Lionel Ferrers]] is introduced early on, but is not referenced until late in the story, when he [[spoiler:kills King Osbert's heir offscreen]]. [[spoiler:The Bladecleaver]] is introduced around the same time, but doesn't make an appearance until he [[spoiler:kills Duke Abel Marnhull]].
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Warren Stanley and his bodyguards use both a spear and a sword. Paul Knyvett uses both a bow and a pair of knives.
* ClassicalHunter: Paul Knyvett, who reluctantly fights his foes with the same techniques he'd use for hunting.
* CoolVersusAwesome: As the two best warriors in the story, it was inevitable that Osbert Grent and [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]] would eventually battle.
* CurbStompBattle: Some battle sections are rather one-sided -- but that's expected when elite troops slice through undertrained soldiers. On a local scale, some duels are just as one-sided, especially [[spoiler: Duke Abel Marnhull vs the Bladecleaver]] and [[spoiler: Warren Stanley vs King Osbert Grent]].
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: While King Osbert's army has higher quality troops, no victory is without casualties.
* DecapitatedArmy: Forces run off of their leader's charisma, might, and reputation, so they fall apart with the deaths of [[spoiler: the Halifax brothers]] and [[spoiler: King Osbert Grent]].
* DecapitationPresentation: This is how a bodyguard shows off [[spoiler: Reginald Halifax]]'s death, shattering his army's morale.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Before King Osbert Grent duels with [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]], both of them use their enemy's old name or title. They switch to the preferred names after [[spoiler:King Osbert is fatally stabbed]].
* DoomedByCanon: It's written elsewhere that Osbert Grent's "dynasty" lasts all of seven years. This story takes place seven years after Osbert Grent's reign started.
* DualWielding: King Osbert Grent himself wields two swords, as he is one of the few people who mastered the [[FantasticFightingStyle Whaddon Bypass]].
* DwindlingParty: King Osbert Grent's army starts with himself, his third son, two advisors, his best friend, his best friend's son, and multiple high-ranked military leaders. By the end, [[spoiler: most of them are dead]]. Similarly, multiple battles make it clear that both armies are suffering casualties.
* FantasticFightingStyle: The Whaddon Bypass, which lets King Osbert Grent [[DualWielding dual-wield]] two swords. It's downplayed somewhat, as even among skilled swordsmen only a small percentage could handle it; the rest would have to use [[TruthInTelevision a sword and a dagger]].
* FightScene: Since it covers a medieval military campaign, fight scenes cover most of the story.
* ForegoneConclusion: When the story is named Grent's Fall and the main character is King Osbert Grent, you can guess how things will turn out.
* FourStarBadass: Most of the leaders, but especially King Osbert Grent and [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]].
* FrontlineGeneral: Given its medieval setting, it's no surprise this applies to leaders on both sides.
* GroinAttack: This is how the deadlock between [[spoiler:Warren Stanley and General Leonard Gaunt]] ends.
* HandicappedBadass: Edwin One-Hand's left hand may be useless, but it doesn't interfere with his talent at sword-and-shield combat.
* HeroicAmbidexterity: According to [[WordOfGod Word Of Dragon]], the Whaddon Bypass requires this (one of the reasons it's so rare), as both swords would be used for both offense and defense.
* HopelessBossFight: A rare non-game example, as [[spoiler:OsbertGrent]] is so talented he [[OneHitKill instantly slays]] [[spoiler: Warren Stanley]].
* IdiotHair: Abel Hopton's stubborn cowlick.
* InspiredBy: [[WordOfGod Word Of Dragon]] says the story was (very loosely) influenced by China's [[UsefulNotes/DynastiesFromShangToQing Chu-Han Contention]] (206 BC - 202 BC)
* ItsAllMyFault: See AFatherToHisMen above.
* KilledMidSentence: Abel Hopton's commander.
* KilledOffscreen: With battles bouncing from one viewpoint to another, it's not surprising they don't cover all deaths.
* LaResistance: Or, given how many rebellions there were, Les Resistances.
* LargeAndInCharge: Duke Abel Marnhull was tall, but [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] towered over him. [[WordOfGod Word Of Dragon]] says they were 6'0" and 6'9", respectively.
* MasterSwordsman: Both King Osbert and [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]]. [[CoolVersusAwesome Naturally, they wind up dueling each other.]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never established whether Paul Knyvett's uncanny accuracy comes form spirits or form natural talent.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If you're wielding a sword, you do NOT want to fight [[spoiler:the Bladecleaver]], as [[spoiler:Duke Abel Marnhull]] found out the hard way.
* OneHitKill: [[TruthInTelevision Much like in real life]], more than one viewpoint character took down a target in one hit.
* OnlyICanKillHim: Only [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] and King Osbert have enough talent to defeat each other. [[spoiler:Or fully distract each other.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Abel Hopton and Duke Abel Marnhull.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Multiple people on both sides, surprisingly enough.
* RedBaron: Turbert Stafford, better known as Turbert the Bladecleaver.
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: While his army may have been scattered, [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] survived unharmed.
* RightfulKingReturns: As the nephew of the last Stanley king, Warren Stanley seeks to return his family to the throne (or at least high nobility) by helping Henry Darro. [[spoiler:Unlike most examples, he fails.]]
* RotatingProtagonist: While noncombat councils are fairly static, war sections follow a different character every time.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: King Osbert Grent leads his army from the front. Nobles are not exempt, either; Duke Abel Marnhull and his son Christopher are among his top commanders.
* StraightForTheCommander: An attempt to ease pressure on General Cromwell. [[spoiler: Reginald Halifax is taken out, but by then it was too late]]. Also attempted by Warren Stanley. [[spoiler:King Osbert kills him [[CurbStompBattle right away]].]]
* SweetPollyOliver: Ava Carleton disguised herself as a man to actively assist Henry Darro's rebellion, at least when others were around.
* TheUsurper: The rebels' view of Osbert Grent; naturally, Osbert's faction accepts him as a valid king.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Halifax brothers are almost always mentioned as a pair, not singly. [[spoiler:They even die in the same battle]]. In addition, Hereward Capell and Laurence Holles are Those Two Advisors [[spoiler:until Laurence Holles dies]].
* WarriorPrince: Osbert's goal for his sons, while Osbert himself is definitely a warrior king.
* WeAREStrugglingTogether: At least six different groups are or were rebelling against Osbert Grent. Henry Darro eventually merges most of the surviving ones together.
* WhamLine: When Osbert Grent learns that [[spoiler: General Hicks's army -- a quarter of the king's army -- was almost completely wiped out]].
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: For both sides.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: The story is more about differing opinions and poor rulership than flat-out villainy; no viewpoint characters are outright evil.
* WonTheWarLostThePeace: Osbert Grent may be great at combat and leading an army, but quite poor at ruling the kingdom.
* WorthyOpponent: How King Osbert Grent and [[spoiler: the Bladecleaver]] feel after they duel.
* WreckedWeapon: Not once but twice in the story: [[spoiler:Abel Hopton's spear]] and [[spoiler:Duke Abel Marnhull's sword]].
* WrongAssumption: Because Simon Lyle forged himself a suit of plate armor (solely for personal safety), Anthony Tyndale wrongly assumed that he was in charge.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Because AnyoneCanDie, this is in full effect. By the end of the story, not only do [[spoiler:Osbert and both of his wing leaders]] die, but [[spoiler: after General Arthur Hicks's wing is virtually wiped out, low-level commander Edwin One-Hand is the wing's highest remaining leader]].
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Not surprisingly, Osbert Grent's supporters and Henry Darro's supporters have widely different views on the two leaders.
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65 tropes were found, but that wasn't enough to prevent [[FinaleTitleDrop Grent's fall]].
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