History Literature / NarcissismAndPower

Another of the various works from ''Literature/AnthologiesOfUllord'', Narcissism and Power delves into the lives of some of the clergy of Ullord.

* {{Badass Preacher}} The Clergy of Mara are typically feared as much for their deity of choice (the Goddess of Death) as their reputation as combatants.
* {{Badass Teacher}} Of a sort. Nasius, Saevel, and Isaura aren’t quite your typical educators, but they are there to teach and train the two younger clerics during their duties.
* {{Celibate Hero}} See the {{Everybody Hates Hades}} entry for complete background.
* {{Chaste Hero}} Once again, see {{Everybody Hates Hades}} below.
* {{Dont Fear The Reaper}} More a trope related to the Goddess of Life and Death, Mara, than any character directly present in the story, but nevertheless.
* {{Everybody Hates Hades}} Mara is one of the various deities that govern Ullord and its inhabitants, but usually, the general public is terrified by her and her followers. Many believe incorrect things about her clergy such as all of her followers having the ability to kill with physical contact. That combined with their intense martial prowess and them fighting the terrifying undead creatures of the world gives a pervasive negative reputation. This is also why many Mara clerics feel isolated and why they tend to be either a {{Chaste Hero}} being oblivious to love and romance, a {{Celibate Hero}} who is more dedicated to their clergyhood or they only become romantically involved with other Mara clergy. See {{Not Blood Siblings}} below for further explanation.
* {{Looks Worth Killing For}} The antagonist’s entire plot and motivation.
* {{Love Triangle}}
** There are a few of different flavors. Including...
[[spoiler:Nasius, Isaura, Saevel where Nasius sort of likes Isaura, Isaura likes Nasius and Saevel likes Isaura.]]

[[spoiler:Nasius, Ariana (his girlfriend from years before) and Isaura since Nasius still carries a flame for Ariana and Isaura has been smitten with Nasius for years.]]

[[spoiler:Nasius and Ariana who loved one another and Saevel who was also in love with Ariana]]
* {{Not Blood Siblings}} Some Mara clergy are perfectly alright with this viewpoint. They are raised alongside older clerics' children and the children left at the temple as a safe haven. Others find the idea off-putting and gross.
* {{Plenty of Blondes}} Eira, Saevel, Raguel and Emer.
* {{Religion Is Magic}}
* {{The Dark Arts}} Necromancy is just one of them.
* {{The Unfettered}} Mara clerics in general. They have a task. And person feelings do not deter them from their dogma.
* {{Vain Sorceress}} Again, the antagonist.


!!Characters
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[[folder:Nasius Sh’Mara]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Nasius Sh’Mara]]
* {{Badasses Wear Bandanas}}
* {{Good Old Fisticuffs}} He uses silver gauntlets for killing monsters and the undead.
* {{Tall Dark And Handsome}}
* {{Rugged Scar}} He has several visible scars on his face.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Isaura Sh’Mara]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Isaura Sh’Mara]]
* {{Anger Born of Worry}} How she reacts to the kids behaving foolishly.
* {{Anti Magic}} She creates spell tags that can protect the wielder/wearer from magic.
* {{Shields are Useless}} Subverted. She uses her shield throughout the story. She also takes the lead ahead of the physical combatants because of her shield.
* {{Vancian Magic}} With her magical spell tags...there are a limited number of them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Saevel Sh’Mara]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Saevel Sh’Mara]]
* {{Beware The Nice Ones}}
* {{Fashionable Asymmetry}} His hair is tied off to the side.
* {{Hair Of Gold Heart Of Gold}} He is very sweet, loving and generous
* {{Schizo Tech}} His retractable blade weapon
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Raguel Sh’Mara]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Raguel Sh’Mara]]
* {{Berserk Button}} Toned down, but, he does not like being called a kid.
* {{Dark Skinned Blond}}
* {{Love At First Sight}}
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Emer Sh’Mara]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Emer Sh’Mara]]
* {{Berserk Button}} Hers is more of an annoyance button.
* {{Genki Girl}} Big time.
* {{Romantic Wingman}} [[spoiler:oddly, she does this for Raguel]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eira Snowstar]]
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[[caption-width-right:250: Ullord's least attractive Priti cleric]]
* {{Hot Witch}}
* {{Proud Beauty}}
* {{The Dark Arts}} She does practice them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tova Sh’Mara]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:She is a good doggo.]]
* {{Team Pet}} She is a good dog.
[[/folder]]

Celeste Winterheart
* {{Genki Girl}}

Giada Tanner
* {{Shipper On Deck}}

Lazamyth Dark
* {{Nature Lover}}

Manar Cloudscape
* {{The Smart Guy}}

[[caption-width-right:250:Tova is a good dog.]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:some caption text]]

* {{Plenty of Blonds}} Eira, Saevel, Raguel and Emer.

* {{Good Old Fisticuffs}} Nasius’s weapon of choice.

* {{Good Old Fisticuffs}}

* {{Shields are Useless}} Subverted.

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Another of the various works from "Literature/AnthologiesOfUllord", Narcissism and Power delves into the lives of some of the clergy of Ullord.

* {{Vain Sorceress}} Again, the antagonist

* {{Rugged Scar}} The one over his eye.

Nasius Sh’Mara

Isaura Sh’Mara

Saevel Sh’Mara

Raguel Sh’Mara

Emer Sh’Mara

* {{The Unfettered}} She very easily gets caught up in a task. Even common sense and the atmosphere of impending danger does not make her stop.

Eira Snowstar

Tova Sh’Mara

[[caption-width-right:350:Eira Snowstar]]

Manar Cloudscape