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* BrokenAesop: Intentional with the Hero, who draws moral lessons from events that can be ''very'' different than what anyone else thinks about morality.
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* BrokenAesop: BrokenAesop[[invoked]]: Intentional with the Hero, who draws moral lessons from events that can be ''very'' different than what anyone else thinks about morality.
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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Played with. The [[SuperSoldier Catai]] are automatically of a higher rank, but are subordinate to administrators and politicians. In several human organizations, all the leaders are those who can fight.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Played with. The [[SuperSoldier Catai]] are automatically of a higher rank, but are subordinate to administrators and politicians. In several human organizations, all the leaders are those who can fight.
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** When the main city is abruptly torn apart by [[spoiler:the arrival of the Zeitai.]]
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** When the main city is abruptly torn apart by [[spoiler:the arrival of the Zeitai.]]Zeitai]].
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* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Regularly occurs between different cultures, such as normal Rhen sexual relationships being considered inappropriate by Corans.
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* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Regularly occurs between different cultures, such as normal Rhen sexual relationships being considered inappropriate by Corans.Corans.
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* FantasticLivestock: Monstrous aurochs -- the wild ancestors of domestic cows -- fill the role of cattle, cockatrices are raised like chickens, and bicorns are similar to goats.
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* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Regularly occurs between different cultures, such as normal Rhen sexual relationships being considered appropriate by Corans.
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* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Regularly occurs between different cultures, such as normal Rhen sexual relationships being considered appropriate inappropriate by Corans.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Heavily downplayed. Though many of the cultures have clear Asian inspiration, they rarely match any real culture for more than a few elements.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Heavily downplayed. Though many of the cultures have clear Asian inspiration, they rarely match any real culture for more than a few elements. Several of the cultures seem similar to Native American tribes as well, with the Tribal Confederation strongly resembling the Iroquois Confederation.
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* TheJester: Veron in general clearly enjoys refusing to play by society's rules and needling whoever she can.
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The first book introduces a [[TheProphecy Legend]] about a [[TheChosenOne Hero]] killing the [[EvilOverlord Dark Lord]] and all his [[TheHorde Deathspawn minions]]. Except when the {{CallToAdventure}} happens, it's treated as a [[CosmicHorrorReveal horror story]]. The "monsters" think of themselves as {{TheFederation}} and the Hero's plan is essentially [[FinalSolution genocide]].
So the real story is about characters who ''aren't'' the Hero trying to make peace despite the forces of destiny. The Hero is somewhere between an unstoppable force of nature and a roaming [[{{Munchkin}} murderhobo]]. But it isn't so simple, because the mansthein have some tendencies of {{TheEmpire}} and many are far from innocent. So the conflict is about GreyAndGrayMorality being forcibly rammed into a BlackAndWhiteMorality framework.
So the real story is about characters who ''aren't'' the Hero trying to make peace despite the forces of destiny. The Hero is somewhere between an unstoppable force of nature and a roaming [[{{Munchkin}} murderhobo]]. But it isn't so simple, because the mansthein have some tendencies of {{TheEmpire}} and many are far from innocent. So the conflict is about GreyAndGrayMorality being forcibly rammed into a BlackAndWhiteMorality framework.
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The first book introduces a [[TheProphecy Legend]] about a [[TheChosenOne Hero]] killing the [[EvilOverlord Dark Lord]] and all his [[TheHorde Deathspawn minions]]. Except when the {{CallToAdventure}} CallToAdventure happens, it's treated as a [[CosmicHorrorReveal horror story]]. The "monsters" think of themselves as {{TheFederation}} TheFederation and the Hero's plan is essentially [[FinalSolution genocide]].
So the real story is about characters who ''aren't'' the Hero trying to make peace despite the forces of destiny. The Hero is somewhere between an unstoppable force of nature and a roaming [[{{Munchkin}} murderhobo]]. But it isn't so simple, because the mansthein have some tendencies of{{TheEmpire}} TheEmpire and many are far from innocent. So the conflict is about GreyAndGrayMorality being forcibly rammed into a BlackAndWhiteMorality framework.
So the real story is about characters who ''aren't'' the Hero trying to make peace despite the forces of destiny. The Hero is somewhere between an unstoppable force of nature and a roaming [[{{Munchkin}} murderhobo]]. But it isn't so simple, because the mansthein have some tendencies of
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** When the true traitor is revealed and a large number of characters die.
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** When the true traitor is revealed and a large number of characters die.die.
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Regularly occurs between different cultures, such as normal Rhen sexual relationships being considered appropriate by Corans.
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Regularly occurs between different cultures, such as normal Rhen sexual relationships being considered appropriate by Corans.
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* OneManArmy: All true masters of sein become this. Actually literalized in that it's implied that in some cultures, masters are actually counted as armies during warfare.
* OurNudityIsDifferent: Used along the lines of real world variants. Some cultures consider pants wildly inappropriate for women, others insist on the torso being entirely covered, and the Rhen are considered scandalous by many despite their clothes seeming normal to most western readers.
* PeopleOfHairColor: A softer and more realistic version of this applies, as most groups are ethnically separate. Rhen all have dark hair, Corans have brown to blond, Estronese have very light hair, etc.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Zeitai and other masters can completely decide the course of battle on their own.
* PowerGlows: Subverted, as visible power is generally a sign of wasted energy.
* ReplacedWithReplica: A notable twist when [[spoiler:Tani's master replaces the original sacred texts with a crude copy, scandalizing all the other Nelee.]]
* OurNudityIsDifferent: Used along the lines of real world variants. Some cultures consider pants wildly inappropriate for women, others insist on the torso being entirely covered, and the Rhen are considered scandalous by many despite their clothes seeming normal to most western readers.
* PeopleOfHairColor: A softer and more realistic version of this applies, as most groups are ethnically separate. Rhen all have dark hair, Corans have brown to blond, Estronese have very light hair, etc.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Zeitai and other masters can completely decide the course of battle on their own.
* PowerGlows: Subverted, as visible power is generally a sign of wasted energy.
* ReplacedWithReplica: A notable twist when [[spoiler:Tani's master replaces the original sacred texts with a crude copy, scandalizing all the other Nelee.]]
* SoldierVsWarrior: The terms are used similarly to the trope, but with the added twist that soldiers are usually untrained in sein, making warriors unquestionably superior. In war, they're fundamentally different lines of training.
* StayInTheKitchen: Both played straight in certain cultures and nonexistent in others. Sein evens out differences between sexes, but mansthein alien biology still emphasizes those differences.
* StayInTheKitchen: Both played straight in certain cultures and nonexistent in others. Sein evens out differences between sexes, but mansthein alien biology still emphasizes those differences.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Each POV is deep inside the character's head and so it reflects their personality and limitations. This ranges from missing details other characters notice to being wrong in ways the reader can identify to deceptions the reader needs to interpret.
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* UpperClassEquestrian: Subverted among warriors, as the most powerful members of society are expected to travel under their own power.
* UnreliableNarrator: Each POV is deep inside the character's head and so it reflects their personality and limitations. This ranges from missing details other characters notice to being wrong in ways the reader can identify to deceptions the reader needs tointerpret.interpret.
* VictoryByEndurance: One of the methods by which the mansthein conquer. If the enemy destroys one army, they can just send another.
* WeirdWeather: Both clouds and sunlight are influenced by the Legend, both influencing the people below and leading to strange phenomena like the sun seeming to stand still in the sky.
* WhamEpisode: A regular occurrence at the end of each part of the book, notably:
** When the main city is abruptly torn apart by [[spoiler:the arrival of the Zeitai.]]
** When the true traitor is revealed and a large number of characters die.
* UnreliableNarrator: Each POV is deep inside the character's head and so it reflects their personality and limitations. This ranges from missing details other characters notice to being wrong in ways the reader can identify to deceptions the reader needs to
* VictoryByEndurance: One of the methods by which the mansthein conquer. If the enemy destroys one army, they can just send another.
* WeirdWeather: Both clouds and sunlight are influenced by the Legend, both influencing the people below and leading to strange phenomena like the sun seeming to stand still in the sky.
* WhamEpisode: A regular occurrence at the end of each part of the book, notably:
** When the main city is abruptly torn apart by [[spoiler:the arrival of the Zeitai.]]
** When the true traitor is revealed and a large number of characters die.
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* MagicAIsMagicA: Sein is deeply embedded in culture and always has been. They may not be completely understood by people, but there is never any doubt that they *could* be completely understood.
* MagicKnight: Nearly nonexistent, as all forms of magical training also involve training the body. Graenin is exactly this and Slaten appears to be moving that way.
* MagicKnight: Nearly nonexistent, as all forms of magical training also involve training the body. Graenin is exactly this and Slaten appears to be moving that way.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Zeitai are explicitly this, and Xetsu calls himself "The Bloody Pantomime." For the characters who understand what's going on, [[spoiler:the Hero]] is also this.
* NoSell: The end result of any sufficiently superior ability, most directly Xetsu simply ignoring entire groups of people attacking him.
* NoSell: The end result of any sufficiently superior ability, most directly Xetsu simply ignoring entire groups of people attacking him.
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* LostLanguage: Many ruins around the world are covered in writing that doesn't match any modern language. Worse, most of them aren't even using similar alphabets.
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* LightningBruiser: The [[SuperSoldier Catai]] embody this. However, it's also slightly averted in that they have massive linear speed, but lack agility.
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* TheJester: Veron in general clearly enjoys refusing to play by society's rules and needling whoever she can.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: One of Veron's main tactics when she's messing with people.
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* HumansAreWhite: Heavily averted. Few of the human ethnicities match up with a real world group and they seem to have a wide range of physical characteristics.
