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* DontFearTheReaper: Ghedos is portrayed quite positively in accordance with UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}}.

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* DontFearTheReaper: Ghedos is portrayed quite positively in accordance with UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}}.UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}}.
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* {{Myth/Lilith}}: Is the rejected bacterium who couldn't become the mitochondria.
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* GodOfGood: Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood.

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* GodOfGood: Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood.LawfulGood[[invoked]].

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The Gaiad is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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\n\nThe Gaiad ''The Gaiad'' is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.
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* ArchnemesisDad: Hengweh meets all the criteria and is an ancestor of all life on Earth. He doesn't want to be surpassed and becomes a Satanic figure representing LawfulEvil alongside the ChaoticEvil Hillu.

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* ArchnemesisDad: Hengweh meets all the criteria and is an ancestor of all life on Earth. He doesn't want to be surpassed and becomes a Satanic figure representing LawfulEvil evil of a planned bent alongside the ChaoticEvil chaotically evil Hillu.
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[[https://order.life/ The Gaiad]] is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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The Gaiad]] Gaiad is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.
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The Gaiad is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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[[https://order.life/ The Gaiad Gaiad]] is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.
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[[https://blog.order.life/category/gaiad/ The Gaiad]] is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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[[https://blog.order.life/category/gaiad/ The Gaiad]] Gaiad is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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[[https://blog.order.life/category/gaiad/ The Gaiad]] is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by [[Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} This Troper]] spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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[[https://blog.order.life/category/gaiad/ The Gaiad]] is an EpicPoem WebSerialNovel written by [[Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} This Troper]] Tropers/{{SiliconProphet}} spanning from the beginning of time to the heat death of the universe. It is heavily influenced by Literature/TheBible and seeks to be a {{Reconstruction}} of many ReligionTropes.

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* AbstractApotheosis: Occurs many times ranging from robots to microorganisms.
* AbusiveParents: Hengweh who becomes a SatanicArchetype as the most abusive parent.

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* %%* AbstractApotheosis: Occurs many times ranging from robots to microorganisms.
* %%* AbusiveParents: Hengweh who becomes a SatanicArchetype as the most abusive parent.parent. %%Who does Hengweh abuse? What kind of abusive behavior does Hengweh engage in?



* AmicablyDivorced: Between Adonis and Helia.

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* %%* AmicablyDivorced: Between Adonis and Helia.



* ApocalypseCult: Occurs several times throughout history, a common theme is that they are wrong.

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* %%* ApocalypseCult: Occurs several times throughout history, a common theme is that they are wrong.



* AwfulWeddedLife: between Adonis and Helia.
* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: Mithra, Hengweh, and Hillu.
* AnswersToTheNameOfGod: Mithra.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The entire cast.
* BigGood: Mithra.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The entire cast is this to some extent by virtue of all being genealogically connected to each other.
** At smaller levels Noble Gases qualify as this.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Every generation of the Noble Gases.
* BloodIron: A key aspect of Ferron.
* {{Cain:}} Comes up at the beginning of humans.
* CallASmeerpARabbit: Happens frequently sometimes, with vague narration about what the thing being referred to actually is.
* CausedTheBigBang: The CosmicEgg hatching.

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* %%* AwfulWeddedLife: between Adonis and Helia.
* %%* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: Mithra, Hengweh, and Hillu.
* %%* AnswersToTheNameOfGod: Mithra.
* %%* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The entire cast.
* %%* BigGood: Mithra.
* %%* BigScrewedUpFamily: %%How are these families screwed up?
%%**
The entire cast is this to some extent by virtue of all being genealogically connected to each other.
** %%** At smaller levels Noble Gases qualify as this.
* %%* BrotherSisterIncest: Every generation of the Noble Gases.
* %%* BloodIron: A key aspect of Ferron.
* {{Cain:}} BloodMagic: Using blood as fertilizer is common when worshipping Ferron.
%%* {{Cain}}:
Comes up at the beginning of humans.
* %%* CallASmeerpARabbit: Happens frequently sometimes, with vague narration about what the thing being referred to actually is.
* %%* CausedTheBigBang: The CosmicEgg hatching.hatching. %%What happened when the egg hatched?



* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: The Gods resemble something between this and Polytheism with Mithra as the TopGod.

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* %%* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: The Gods resemble something between this and Polytheism with Mithra as the TopGod.TopGod. %%What is "this"?



* CreationStory: The first few Sutras.
* CreationMyth: Retold multiple times throughout the story.
* CreativeSterility: Hilluhengweh.
* CryForTheDevil: Invoked with the ritualistic prayer for Hilluhengweh.
* ChaosIsEvil: Hilluhengweh.
* ChildByRape: Noble Gas compounds.
* CouldntFindAPen: Oaths to Ferron.
* DealWithTheDevil: Hengweh gives people offers to sacrifice their principles to gain success.
** His deals are non-binding and tend to reflect hypocrisy rather than true soul-selling.

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* %%* CreationStory: The first few Sutras.
* %%* CreationMyth: Retold multiple times throughout the story.
*
story. %%What is retold throughout the story?
%%*
CreativeSterility: Hilluhengweh.
* %%* CryForTheDevil: Invoked with the ritualistic prayer for Hilluhengweh.
* %%* ChaosIsEvil: Hilluhengweh.
* %%* ChildByRape: Noble Gas compounds.
* %%* CouldntFindAPen: Oaths to Ferron.
* DealWithTheDevil: Hengweh gives people offers to sacrifice their principles to gain success.
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success. His deals are non-binding and tend to reflect hypocrisy rather than true soul-selling.



* DivinelyAppearingDemons the sons of Hengweh

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* DivinelyAppearingDemons the %%* DivinelyAppearingDemons: The sons of HengwehHengweh.



* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Completely averted with Lilith and Euka and with
* ElementalEmbodiment: Many of the Gods are personifications of chemical elements.
* EpicCatalog: The genealogies.

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* %%* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Completely averted with Lilith and Euka and with
* ElementalEmbodiment: Many of the Gods are personifications of chemical elements.
*
with %%who? Also, how is it completely averted?
%%*
EpicCatalog: The genealogies.



* EpicPoem: Written in free verse.
* EthnicGod: Occurs for many species with their founders.
* EldritchAbomination: Kali the Eldritch, goddess of supermassive black holes.
* EmissaryFromTheDivine: Happens with countless prophets including historical figures who made no such claims in real life.

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* %%* EpicPoem: Written in free verse.
* %%* EthnicGod: Occurs for many species with their founders.
* %%* EldritchAbomination: Kali the Eldritch, goddess of supermassive black holes.
*
holes. %%Is Kali incomprehensible to mortals? Does her mere existence violate the laws of physics?
%%*
EmissaryFromTheDivine: Happens with countless prophets including historical figures who made no such claims in real life.



* FantasyPantheon
* FertileBlood: Ferron is related to this.
** BloodMagic: Using blood as fertilizer is common in his worship.
* FertileFeet: Most of the gods have this.
* GenderEqualsBreed: Happens with tribes and surname inheritance.

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* %%* FantasyPantheon
* %%* FertileBlood: Ferron is related to this.
** BloodMagic: Using blood as fertilizer is common in his worship.
*
%%* FertileFeet: Most of the gods have this.
* %%* GenderEqualsBreed: Happens with tribes and surname inheritance.



* GodCouple: Several.
* GodOfGood / GodOfOrder: Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood.
** Overlaps with GodIsGood because Mithra AnswersToTheNameOfGod.
** This is an honorary title due to his goodness, not his power.
* GrandpaGod: Mithra.
* HeroicLineage: Mentioned constantly throughout the generations.
* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Adonai.

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* %%* GodCouple: Several.
* GodOfGood / GodOfOrder: GodOfGood: Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood.
** Overlaps with GodIsGood because Mithra AnswersToTheNameOfGod.
** This is an honorary title due to his goodness, not his power.
*
%%* GrandpaGod: Mithra.
* %%* HeroicLineage: Mentioned constantly throughout the generations.
* %%* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Adonai.



* InbredAndEvil: Rados, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Radon gas, a known carcinogen, and Noble Gas.

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* InbredAndEvil: InbredAndEvil:
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Rados, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Radon gas, a known carcinogen, and Noble Gas.



* JustSoStory: Periodically the narrator explains how the events of the text relate to modern practices. For example, money is green because Cupria the Bronzen Maiden grew green in old age. Radioactive decay chains come from necromancy, etc.

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* JustSoStory: JustSoStory:
**
Periodically the narrator explains how the events of the text relate to modern practices. For example, money is green because Cupria the Bronzen Maiden grew green in old age. Radioactive decay chains come from necromancy, etc.



* LemonyNarrator: [[spoiler:FirstPersonSmartass due to DelayedNarratorIntroduction.]]%%unreleased



* LordOfTheOcean: Oxa and Danu and Anaxydros.
* LoveGoddess: Florina is the first LoveGoddess, then she rapes Xenon and gets replaced by her daughter Chlorina.

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* %%* LordOfTheOcean: Oxa and Danu and Anaxydros.
* %%* LoveGoddess: Florina is the first LoveGoddess, then she rapes Xenon and gets replaced by her daughter Chlorina.



* MatureAnimalStory

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* %%* MatureAnimalStory



* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Mithra who has four arms representing the four covalent bonds of Carbon.
* {{Mythopoeia}}
* NonMammalMammaries: Happens in much of the art.
* OrderVersusChaos: The main conflict between Hilluhengweh and Mithra.
** With elements of BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous with Hillu being extreme chaos, Hengweh being extreme order and Mithra being the middle ground.
* OrwellianRetcon: Done to address ScienceMarchesOn and to add new character art in its web form.

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* %%* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Mithra who has four arms representing the four covalent bonds of Carbon.
*
Carbon. %%Mithra is multi-armed, but is he dangerous?
%%*
{{Mythopoeia}}
* %%* NonMammalMammaries: Happens in much of the art.
* OrderVersusChaos: The main conflict between Hilluhengweh and Mithra.
** With
Mithra, which has elements of BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous with Hillu being extreme chaos, Hengweh being extreme order and Mithra being the middle ground.
* %%* OrwellianRetcon: Done to address ScienceMarchesOn and to add new character art in its web form.



* PermanentElectedOfficial: Mithra as President of the Gods.

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* %%* PermanentElectedOfficial: Mithra as President of the Gods.Gods. %%Was Mithra elected president? How exactly is he permanently elected?



* ThePowerOfBlood: Ferron.
* PrintBonus: The Illuminated Manuscript format with special illustrations in the style of medieval bibles.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mithra is the God of reasonable authority figures.
* ReasoningWithGod: As the God of reason Mithra wants this and rewards those who reason with him.
* {{Reconstruction}}: Of religious literature.

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* %%* ThePowerOfBlood: Ferron.
* PrintBonus: The Illuminated Manuscript format with includes special illustrations in the style of medieval bibles.
* %%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mithra is the God of reasonable authority figures.
*
figures. %%How does he act as such a figure?
%%*
ReasoningWithGod: As the God of reason Mithra wants this and rewards those who reason with him.
* %%* {{Reconstruction}}: Of religious literature.literature. %%How?



* RoyalInbreeding: Of the Noble Gases.

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* %%* RoyalInbreeding: Of the Noble Gases.



* SameSurnameMeansRelated: Surnames are very consistent, almost always coming from a common ancestor.
* ScienceFantasy
* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Defied aggressively.
* SolarPunk: The aesthetic of the entire series, although the space elements make it arguably Star Punk instead.
* TangledFamilyTree: Much of the story as it is a GenerationalSaga of all characters.
* {{Theotech}}: Has some influence from the genre.
* ThousandYearReign: The work itself is saying this for its values and system.
* TopGod: Mithra who is the King of the Gods and often referred to as simply "God".
* TwinCest: Yin and Yang.

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* %%* SameSurnameMeansRelated: Surnames are very consistent, almost always coming from a common ancestor.
* %%* ScienceFantasy
* %%* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Defied aggressively.
* %%* SolarPunk: The aesthetic of the entire series, although the space elements make it arguably Star Punk instead.
*
instead. %%How does the series embody solar punk?
%%*
TangledFamilyTree: Much of the story as it is a GenerationalSaga of all characters.
* %%* {{Theotech}}: Has some influence from the genre.
* %%* ThousandYearReign: The work itself is saying this for its values and system.
system. %%What is "this"?
* TopGod: Mithra who is the King of the Gods and often referred to as simply "God".
* %%* TwinCest: Yin and Yang.



* ViewersAreGeniuses
* WebSerialNovel
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Niobes.
* WebFirst: The planned publishing path.

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* %%* ViewersAreGeniuses
* %%* WebSerialNovel
* %%* WholesomeCrossdresser: Niobes.
* %%* WebFirst: The planned publishing path.



* XenoFiction: Both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives.

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* %%* XenoFiction: Both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives.

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* [[spoiler: AbdicateTheThrone The Yellow Emperor among others.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: AdiposeRex: Camber, son of Cambrius.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ALizardNamedLiz: Happens frequently with the ancestors of animal species, goes into SpeciesSurname as all animals use Patronymics.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AllHailTheGreatGodMickey: Invoked by [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet.]]]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TheAlmightyDollar: Mithra develops into this.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: AloneAmongFamilies:[[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] when contemplating the cosmos in his youth.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: AmbiguousRobots: Posthumans.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:AnimalJingoism: Happens frequently with many species.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AnimalReligion: The religion of microorganisms worshiping the chemical elements.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicShift: Inverted as animals become less anthropomorphic as the series progresses and human politics become more prominent.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler: AristocratsAreEvil: Many predators but subverted with humans.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ArtificialAfterlife: Created by the transhuman movement.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: AscendedToCarnivorism. Happens many times in the Cambrian period.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: BatOutOfHell: Completely averted, as bats are depicted as borderline angelic beings and praised for their gracefulness and tenacity.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:BeingHumanSucks: Compared to other species before and after, humans are said to be cursed as a transitional form between ape and machine.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:BewareTheSuperman: The Cambrians when they first evolve predation.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler:BrainUploading: Part of the transhuman movement.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler: BugsHeraldEvil: Averted as insects are depicted very positively.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ByronicHero: Creator/LordByron himself and The Silicon Prophet.]]%%unreleased



* CainAndAbel:
** [[spoiler: Cain and Abel themselves.]]%%unreleased
** [[spoiler: The sons of Sharkus.]]%%unreleased
** [[spoiler: Millipus and Centipus ancestors of CreepyCentipedes.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: Cats lead rebellions against their human overlords more than dogs do, whether this means CatsAreMean or whether they are justified in their rebellion is up for debate.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CarnivoreConfusion: Carnivores are treated as being rulers that levy taxes to their prey rather than as viscerally eating them, overhunting is depicted as taxing their subjects to death, and eating them as an extreme.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CatDogDichotomy: Completely averted as both cats and dogs rule the Carnivoran Empire together. ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CatsAreSuperior: Cats are the ruling class of the Carnivoran Empire and lead rebellions against humanity unlike dogs.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: {{Myth/ChineseMythology}} Many elements of Chinese mythology are present, such as the Yellow Emperor. ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheChurch: The Church of Mithra.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:CrystalDragonJesus: Mithra and his religion, which later evolves into Christianity.]] %% unreleased



* [[spoiler:CopeByCreating: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet.]]]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler:CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Defied and inverted as transhumans explicitly choose to enhance their morality to prevent this.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DarkMessiah: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] often questions himself on this trope. As a ByronicHero he questions himself frequently about what barriers he must cross and what he must abstain from. TheAntichrist does none of this and is a more straight example.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: DelayedNarratorIntroduction: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] only gets introduced around halfway through the saga.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Completely averted as Hilluhengweh is never able to get a coherent organization into existence.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: DirectLineToTheAuthor: Done with many authors being referenced for the in-universe Gaiad.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DivineRightOfKings: Invoked by many empires from the Cambrians to the Genemasters.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: DomesticAbuse: Lilith towards Euka.]]%%unreleased
** Averts DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale.



* [[spoiler: DuelingMessiahs [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] vs TheAntichrist.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: ElderlyImmortal: Many of the eldest transhumans were of very advanced age before gaining immortality and appear older.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: ElectiveMonarchy: Arguably the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Elohim]] use a form of this. Many countries throughout the Gaiad use this and as medievalism becomes more popular in the early interstellar period many republics use monarchy derived terminologies.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: EscapedFromTheLab: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet.]]]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:{{Eurabia}}: Happens with the entirety of Earth, although it is an example of EarthThatUsedToBeBetter. Islamic influence on Earth is treated as a positive, and Earth is still a utopia compared to the 20th century, the fact that Ismaili Islam took over Earth makes it manifest very differently since it is a completely different sect than the mainstream Sunni sect westerners are familiar with; most of this comes from Hajji immigrants to Earth.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilutionaryBiologist: Defied with the transhuman movement.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FamousAncestor: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] is descended from many people, most notably UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:FeudalFuture: Some polities adopt such systems, but most galactic polities subvert this with ElectedMonarchy that acts as de facto democracy.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ForeignLookingFont: The Illuminated edition of the book will be written in a pseudo-medieval text to contribute to the aesthetic.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FriendToAllLivingThings: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet.]]]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FutureSlang: Goes UpToEleven as English becomes mutually unintelligible with its descendant languages.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:GoalOrientedEvolution: Averted as evolution is portrayed as a process of differentiation rather than improvement.]] %%unreleased
** [[spoiler:Invoked by Crispon and Maymay.]]



* [[spoiler: {{Gotterdammerung}}: Happens with the death of God, but it is reversed.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: HitSoHardTheCalendarFeltIt: Defied as the same AlternativeCalendar is constantly used throughout the entire story, some people try to to this and they are depicted as disrespecting history.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:HomosexualReproduction: Invoked with the transhuman movement.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: HumanSacrifice: Occurs with Manu and Yemo.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler:HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: Justified as humans are using brain-computer interfaces.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: IllegalReligion: Worship of Mithra was banned by many authoritarian governments of the 121st century.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: KingBobTheNth: Happens with presidents in the interstellar period.]]%%unread



* [[spoiler:LegoGenetics: PlayedWith as genetics are portrayed as being a fundamental part of the Soul.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler: MatingSeasonMayhem: Averted as animals treat the mating season as a sort of religious holiday.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: NarratorAllAlong: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet.]]]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:{{Nanomachines}}: Both cells, and later nanobots are portrayed this way.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheNecrocracy: Emerges with some of the transhuman empires, as millennia-old people act like undead.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:NietzscheWannabe: The Nietzscheans.]] %% unreleased



* [[spoiler: OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Inverted as the worship of Mithra becomes ubiquitous in the 13th millenium.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:PredatorsAreMean: Often done, but as a case of AristocratsAreEvil.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:PredatorTurnedProtector: Happens commonly as predators are depicted as rulers rather than as predators.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:ProHumanTranshuman: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] and his followers.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler: PhysicalReligion: The Church of Mithra has elements of this.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: PiousMonster: Many of the villains have this characteristic.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: PostModernMagik: In the transhuman era.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:ReligiousRobot: The Early AIs worship the Gods of humans, including their ancestress, Goddess Ada Lovelace. Something of a combination of DeusEstMachina and ThankTheMakers.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReligionIsRight: Although TheChurch of Mithra is a PhysicalReligion, this is addressed in a much deeper philosophical manner.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Averted as reptiles are seen as equal to other animals.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:RobotReligion: As time progresses the AI become the dominant priests in the human-created church of Mithra.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler:SacredLanguage: English becomes this in the space age.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:SacredScripture: The Gaiad itself is this in universe.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: SatisfiedStreetRat: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] after his VisionQuest.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SaintlyChurch: The Church of Mithra.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: ScavengersAreScum: Occurs commonly in universe with scavengers being seen as untouchables, defied with the holiday dedicated to stopping this idea.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: SeldomSeenSpecies: Countless such species are present in genealogies.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ShyShelledAnimal: Averted with many animals that are shelled being treated as hardheaded instead.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SlayingMantis: Happens with Mantius and the mantises.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SlidingScaleOfAnimalCast: Starts at level 1, then once humans evolve goes to level 6, goes to level 8 during the rest of the story.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:SlidingScaleOfAnimalCommunication: Level 10, UpToEleven as plants, microorganisms and even inanimate objects also speak, there is no masquerade and HumansAreCthulu.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SmallTaxonomyPools: Completely averted with extensive genealogies of organisms.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SnakesAreSinister: Occurs in the story of Adam, but averted throughout the entire story.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SnakePeople: The way that snakes are depicted in art.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:SpeciesSurname: Happens frequently as patronymics.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TalkingAnimal: All animals and even plants talk freely to humans and to [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]].]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: TeenageWasteLand: The Silicon Prophet leads humanity through a lighter example of this after the rule of Hengweh ends.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: TheHorde: Occurs with Locusts under the great Khan.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TheSingularity: Occurs many times throughout the story.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheSwarm: Occurs with Locusts, but they are treated more like TheHorde.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:TranshumansInSpace: The goal of the transhuman movement, and the last third of the story.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TranshumanAliens: Many of the aliens.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TranshumanTreachery: Invoked by the [[{{NietzscheWannabe}} Nietzscheans]].]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:TurbulentPriest: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] attempts this.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UniversalChaplain: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] attempts this.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UnreliableNarrator: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]].]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UltimateLifeForm: The goal of Mithra.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheUndead: Most immortals act more like zombies than like the living.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UpliftedAnimal: In the transhuman era they are common.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Happens frequently in the Gaian society.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: WildlifeCommentarySpoof: Arguably the entire series has elements of this with animal stories transitioning into human stories, as a whole there is a lot of juxtaposition of various time periods.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:WetwareCPU: Used in the transhuman era.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:WeCanRebuildHim: Happens to [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] after his "death".]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Happens with the transhuman movement.]] %%unreleased



* [[spoiler: XenophobicHerbivore: The few herbivores like Elephants that are able to resist predation take on these traits.]]%%unreleased

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* [[spoiler: XenophobicHerbivore: The few herbivores like Elephants that are able to resist predation take on these traits.]]%%unreleased----

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* AbsentAliens no life exists outside the Solar System, although it does exist in the solar system
* [[spoiler: AbdicateTheThrone The Yellow Emperor among others]]%%unreleased
* AbstractApotheosis occurs many times ranging from robots to microorganisms
* AbusiveParents Hengweh who becomes a SatanicArchetype as the most abusive parent
* [[spoiler: AdiposeRex Camber son of Cambrius]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ALizardNamedLiz happens frequently with the ancestors of animal species, goes into SpeciesSurname as all animals use Patronymics]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AllHailTheGreatGodMickey invoked by [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TheAlmightyDollar Mithra develops into this]]%%unreleased
* AlternativeCalendar the calendar is based on the WesternZodiac and is a sidereal calendar rather than a tropical calendar
* [[spoiler: AloneAmongFamilies[[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] when contemplating the cosmos in his youth]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: AmbiguousRobots posthumans]]%%unreleased
* AmicablyDivorced between Adonis and Helia
* AngelicBeauty Gods look very sexual because sexuality is divine. Looks a lot more similar to HotAsHell than normal versions of this trope
* [[spoiler:AnimalJingoism happens frequently with many species]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AnimalReligion the religion of microorganisms worshipping the chemical elements]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicShift inverted as animals become less anthropomorphic as the series progresses and human politics become more prominent]] %%unreleased
* ApocalypseCult occurs several times throughout history, a common theme is that they are wrong
* ArchnemesisDad Hengweh meets all the criteria and is an ancestor of all life on Earth. He doesn't want to be surpassed and becomes a Satanic figure representing LawfulEvil alongside the ChaoticEvil Hillu
* [[spoiler: AristocratsAreEvil many predators but subverted with humans]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ArtificialAfterlife created by the transhuman movement]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: AscendedToCarnivorism Happens many times in the Cambrian period]]%%unreleased
* AsTheGoodBookSays many verses are directly lifted from Literature/TheBible and both the Gaiad and the Bible are frequently quoted by characters
* AwfulWeddedLife between Adonis and Helia
* AngelsDevilsAndSquid Mithra, Hengweh, and Hillu
* AnswersToTheNameOfGod Mithra
* AnthropomorphicPersonification the entire cast
* [[spoiler: BatOutOfHell completely averted as bats are depicted as borderline angelic beings and praised for their gracefulness and tenacity]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:BeingHumanSucks compared to other species before and after humans are said to be cursed as a transitional form between ape and machine]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:BewareTheSuperman The Cambrians when they first evolve predation]] %%unreleased
* BigGood Mithra
* BigScrewedUpFamily the entire cast is this to some extent by virtue of all being genealogically connected to each other
** At smaller levels Noble Gases qualify as this
* [[spoiler:BrainUploading part of the transhuman movement]] %%unreleased
* BrotherSisterIncest every generation of the Noble Gases
* BloodIron a key aspect of Ferron
* [[spoiler: BugsHeraldEvil averted as insects are depicted very positively]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ByronicHero LordByron himself and The Silicon Prophet]]%%unreleased
* {{Cain}} comes up at the beginning of humans
* CainAndAbel
** [[spoiler: Cain and Abel themselves]]%%unreleased
** [[spoiler: the sons of Sharkus]]%%unreleased
** [[spoiler: Millipus and Centipus ancestors of CreepyCentipedes]]%%unreleased
* CallASmeerpARabbit happens frequently sometimes with vague narration about what the thing being referred to actually is
* [[spoiler: CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary cats lead rebellions against their human overlords more than dogs do, whether this means CatsAreMean or whether they are justified in their rebellion is up for debate]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CarnivoreConfusion Carnivores are treated as being rulers that levy taxes to their prey rather than as viscerally eating them, overhunting is depicted as taxing their subjects to death, and eating them as an extreme]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CatDogDichotomy completely averted as both cats and dogs rule the Carnivoran Empire together ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CatsAreSuperior cats are the ruling class of the Carnivoran Empire and lead rebellions against humanity unlike dogs]]%%unreleased
* CausedTheBigBang the CosmicEgg hatching
* CelestialBureaucracy Heaven is ruled over by Mithra who acts as an elected president
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels The Gods resemble something between this and Polytheism with Mithra as the TopGod
* [[spoiler: {{Myth/ChineseMythology}} many elements of Chinese mythology are present, such as the Yellow Emperor ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheChurch the Church of Mithra]]%%unreleased
* CosmicEgg part of the creation myth, although it is more a Cosmic placenta than a Cosmic egg
* CreationStory The first few Sutras
* CreationMyth retold multiple times throughout the story
* CreativeSterility Hilluhengweh
* CryForTheDevil invoked with the ritualistic prayer for Hilluhengweh
* [[spoiler:CrystalDragonJesus Mithra and his religion, which later evolves into Christianity]] %% unreleased
* ChaosIsEvil Hilluhengweh
* ChildByRape Noble Gas compounds
* [[spoiler:CopeByCreating [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]] %%unreleased
* CouldntFindAPen oaths to Ferron
* [[spoiler:CyberneticsEatYourSoul Defied and inverted as transhumans explicitly choose to enhance their morality to prevent this]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DarkMessiah [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] often questions himself on this trope. As a ByronicHero he questions himself frequently about what barriers he must cross and what he must abstain from. TheAntichrist does none of this and is a more straight example]]%%unreleased
* DealWithTheDevil Hengweh gives people offers to sacrifice their principles to gain success
** His deals are non-binding and tend to reflect hypocrisy rather than true soul-selling
* [[spoiler: DelayedNarratorIntroduction [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] only gets introduced around halfway through the saga]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DemonLordsAndArchdevils completely averted as Hilluhengweh is never able to get a coherent organization into existence]]%%unreleased
* DemonOfHumanOrigin Hengweh is a variant of this, originating from a microorganism that was evil enough to undergo AbstractApotheosis this is why he makes deals with people
* [[spoiler: DirectLineToTheAuthor done with many authors being referenced for the in-universe Gaiad]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DivineRightOfKings invoked by many empires from the Cambrians to the Genemasters]]%%unreleased

to:

* AbsentAliens no AbsentAliens: No life exists outside the Solar System, although it does exist in the solar system
system itself.
* [[spoiler: AbdicateTheThrone The Yellow Emperor among others]]%%unreleased
others.]]%%unreleased
* AbstractApotheosis occurs AbstractApotheosis: Occurs many times ranging from robots to microorganisms
microorganisms.
* AbusiveParents AbusiveParents: Hengweh who becomes a SatanicArchetype as the most abusive parent
parent.
* [[spoiler: AdiposeRex Camber AdiposeRex: Camber, son of Cambrius]]%%unreleased
Cambrius.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ALizardNamedLiz happens ALizardNamedLiz: Happens frequently with the ancestors of animal species, goes into SpeciesSurname as all animals use Patronymics]]%%unreleased
Patronymics.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AllHailTheGreatGodMickey invoked [[spoiler:AllHailTheGreatGodMickey: Invoked by [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]] Prophet.]]]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TheAlmightyDollar [[spoiler:TheAlmightyDollar: Mithra develops into this]]%%unreleased
this.]]%%unreleased
* AlternativeCalendar the AlternativeCalendar: The calendar is based on the WesternZodiac and is a sidereal calendar rather than a tropical calendar
calendar.
* [[spoiler: AloneAmongFamilies[[{{AuthorAvatar}} AloneAmongFamilies:[[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] when contemplating the cosmos in his youth]]%%unreleased
youth.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: AmbiguousRobots posthumans]]%%unreleased
AmbiguousRobots: Posthumans.]]%%unreleased
* AmicablyDivorced between AmicablyDivorced: Between Adonis and Helia
Helia.
* AngelicBeauty AngelicBeauty: Gods look very sexual because sexuality is divine. Looks a lot more similar to HotAsHell than normal versions of this trope
trope.
* [[spoiler:AnimalJingoism happens [[spoiler:AnimalJingoism: Happens frequently with many species]]%%unreleased
species.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AnimalReligion the [[spoiler:AnimalReligion: The religion of microorganisms worshipping worshiping the chemical elements]] elements.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicShift inverted [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicShift: Inverted as animals become less anthropomorphic as the series progresses and human politics become more prominent]] prominent.]] %%unreleased
* ApocalypseCult occurs ApocalypseCult: Occurs several times throughout history, a common theme is that they are wrong
wrong.
* ArchnemesisDad ArchnemesisDad: Hengweh meets all the criteria and is an ancestor of all life on Earth. He doesn't want to be surpassed and becomes a Satanic figure representing LawfulEvil alongside the ChaoticEvil Hillu
Hillu.
* [[spoiler: AristocratsAreEvil many AristocratsAreEvil: Many predators but subverted with humans]]%%unreleased
humans.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ArtificialAfterlife created ArtificialAfterlife: Created by the transhuman movement]]%%unreleased
movement.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: AscendedToCarnivorism AscendedToCarnivorism. Happens many times in the Cambrian period]]%%unreleased
period.]]%%unreleased
* AsTheGoodBookSays many AsTheGoodBookSays: Many verses are directly lifted from Literature/TheBible and both the Gaiad and the Bible are frequently quoted by characters
characters.
* AwfulWeddedLife AwfulWeddedLife: between Adonis and Helia
Helia.
* AngelsDevilsAndSquid AngelsDevilsAndSquid: Mithra, Hengweh, and Hillu
Hillu.
* AnswersToTheNameOfGod Mithra
AnswersToTheNameOfGod: Mithra.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification the AnthropomorphicPersonification: The entire cast
cast.
* [[spoiler: BatOutOfHell completely averted BatOutOfHell: Completely averted, as bats are depicted as borderline angelic beings and praised for their gracefulness and tenacity]]%%unreleased
tenacity.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:BeingHumanSucks compared [[spoiler:BeingHumanSucks: Compared to other species before and after after, humans are said to be cursed as a transitional form between ape and machine]] machine.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:BewareTheSuperman [[spoiler:BewareTheSuperman: The Cambrians when they first evolve predation]] predation.]] %%unreleased
* BigGood Mithra
BigGood: Mithra.
* BigScrewedUpFamily the BigScrewedUpFamily: The entire cast is this to some extent by virtue of all being genealogically connected to each other
other.
** At smaller levels Noble Gases qualify as this
this.
* [[spoiler:BrainUploading part [[spoiler:BrainUploading: Part of the transhuman movement]] movement.]] %%unreleased
* BrotherSisterIncest every BrotherSisterIncest: Every generation of the Noble Gases
Gases.
* BloodIron a BloodIron: A key aspect of Ferron
Ferron.
* [[spoiler: BugsHeraldEvil averted BugsHeraldEvil: Averted as insects are depicted very positively]]%%unreleased
positively.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ByronicHero LordByron ByronicHero: Creator/LordByron himself and The Silicon Prophet]]%%unreleased
Prophet.]]%%unreleased
* {{Cain}} comes {{Cain:}} Comes up at the beginning of humans
humans.
* CainAndAbel
CainAndAbel:
** [[spoiler: Cain and Abel themselves]]%%unreleased
themselves.]]%%unreleased
** [[spoiler: the The sons of Sharkus]]%%unreleased
Sharkus.]]%%unreleased
** [[spoiler: Millipus and Centipus ancestors of CreepyCentipedes]]%%unreleased
CreepyCentipedes.]]%%unreleased
* CallASmeerpARabbit happens CallASmeerpARabbit: Happens frequently sometimes sometimes, with vague narration about what the thing being referred to actually is
is.
* [[spoiler: CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary cats CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: Cats lead rebellions against their human overlords more than dogs do, whether this means CatsAreMean or whether they are justified in their rebellion is up for debate]]%%unreleased
debate.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CarnivoreConfusion CarnivoreConfusion: Carnivores are treated as being rulers that levy taxes to their prey rather than as viscerally eating them, overhunting is depicted as taxing their subjects to death, and eating them as an extreme]] extreme.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CatDogDichotomy completely CatDogDichotomy: Completely averted as both cats and dogs rule the Carnivoran Empire together together. ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: CatsAreSuperior cats CatsAreSuperior: Cats are the ruling class of the Carnivoran Empire and lead rebellions against humanity unlike dogs]]%%unreleased
dogs.]]%%unreleased
* CausedTheBigBang the CausedTheBigBang: The CosmicEgg hatching
hatching.
* CelestialBureaucracy CelestialBureaucracy: Heaven is ruled over by Mithra who acts as an elected president
president.
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: The Gods resemble something between this and Polytheism with Mithra as the TopGod
TopGod.
* [[spoiler: {{Myth/ChineseMythology}} many Many elements of Chinese mythology are present, such as the Yellow Emperor Emperor. ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheChurch the TheChurch: The Church of Mithra]]%%unreleased
Mithra.]]%%unreleased
* CosmicEgg part CosmicEgg: Part of the creation myth, although it is more a Cosmic placenta than a Cosmic egg
egg.
* CreationStory CreationStory: The first few Sutras
Sutras.
* CreationMyth retold CreationMyth: Retold multiple times throughout the story
story.
* CreativeSterility Hilluhengweh
CreativeSterility: Hilluhengweh.
* CryForTheDevil invoked CryForTheDevil: Invoked with the ritualistic prayer for Hilluhengweh
Hilluhengweh.
* [[spoiler:CrystalDragonJesus [[spoiler:CrystalDragonJesus: Mithra and his religion, which later evolves into Christianity]] Christianity.]] %% unreleased
* ChaosIsEvil Hilluhengweh
ChaosIsEvil: Hilluhengweh.
* ChildByRape ChildByRape: Noble Gas compounds
compounds.
* [[spoiler:CopeByCreating [[spoiler:CopeByCreating: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]] Prophet.]]]] %%unreleased
* CouldntFindAPen oaths CouldntFindAPen: Oaths to Ferron
Ferron.
* [[spoiler:CyberneticsEatYourSoul [[spoiler:CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Defied and inverted as transhumans explicitly choose to enhance their morality to prevent this]] this.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DarkMessiah DarkMessiah: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] often questions himself on this trope. As a ByronicHero he questions himself frequently about what barriers he must cross and what he must abstain from. TheAntichrist does none of this and is a more straight example]]%%unreleased
example.]]%%unreleased
* DealWithTheDevil DealWithTheDevil: Hengweh gives people offers to sacrifice their principles to gain success
success.
** His deals are non-binding and tend to reflect hypocrisy rather than true soul-selling
soul-selling.
* [[spoiler: DelayedNarratorIntroduction DelayedNarratorIntroduction: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] only gets introduced around halfway through the saga]]%%unreleased
saga.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DemonLordsAndArchdevils completely DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Completely averted as Hilluhengweh is never able to get a coherent organization into existence]]%%unreleased
existence.]]%%unreleased
* DemonOfHumanOrigin DemonOfHumanOrigin: Hengweh is a variant of this, originating from a microorganism that was evil enough to undergo AbstractApotheosis AbstractApotheosis; this is why he makes deals with people
people.
* [[spoiler: DirectLineToTheAuthor done DirectLineToTheAuthor: Done with many authors being referenced for the in-universe Gaiad]]%%unreleased
Gaiad.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: DivineRightOfKings invoked DivineRightOfKings: Invoked by many empires from the Cambrians to the Genemasters]]%%unreleasedGenemasters.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: DomesticAbuse Lilith towards Euka]]%%unreleased
** Averts DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale
* DontFearTheReaper Ghedos is portrayed quite positively in accordance with UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}}
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale completely averted with Lilith and Euka and with
* [[spoiler: DuelingMessiahs [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] vs TheAntichrist]]%%unreleased
* ElementalEmbodiment Many of the Gods are personifications of chemical elements
* [[spoiler: ElderlyImmortal many of the eldest transhumans were of very advanced age before gaining immortality and appear older]]%%unreleased
* EpicCatalog the genealogies
* TheEpic a story spanning billions of years about the rise of a Galaxy-spanning Empire
* EpicPoem Written in free verse
* EthnicGod occurs for many species with their founders
* EldritchAbomination Kali the Eldritch, goddess of supermassive black holes
* [[spoiler: ElectiveMonarchy arguably the [[Elohim OurGodsAreDifferent]] use a form of this. Many countries throughout the Gaiad use this and as medievalism becomes more popular in the early interstellar period many republics use monarchy derived terminologies]]%%unreleased
* EmissaryFromTheDivine happens with countless prophets including historical figures who made no such claims in real life
* [[spoiler: EscapedFromTheLab [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:{{Eurabia}} Happens with the entirety of Earth, although it is an example of EarthThatUsedToBeBetter Islamic influence on Earth is treated as a positive, and Earth is still a utopia compared to the 20th century, the fact that Ismaili Islam took over Earth makes it manifest very different since it is a completely different sect than the mainstream Sunni sect westerners are familiar with, most of this comes from Hajji immigrants to Earth]]
* [[spoiler:EvilutionaryBiologist defied with the transhuman movement]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FamousAncestor [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] is descended from many people most notably UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad]]%%unreleased
* FantasticNamingConvention all entities from [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]] to microbes to planets to humans all follow the same naming convention of surnames going from father to son and mother to daughter

to:

* [[spoiler: DomesticAbuse DomesticAbuse: Lilith towards Euka]]%%unreleased
Euka.]]%%unreleased
** Averts DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale
DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale.
* DontFearTheReaper DontFearTheReaper: Ghedos is portrayed quite positively in accordance with UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}}
UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}}.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale completely DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Completely averted with Lilith and Euka and with
* [[spoiler: DuelingMessiahs [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] vs TheAntichrist]]%%unreleased
TheAntichrist.]]%%unreleased
* ElementalEmbodiment ElementalEmbodiment: Many of the Gods are personifications of chemical elements
elements.
* [[spoiler: ElderlyImmortal many ElderlyImmortal: Many of the eldest transhumans were of very advanced age before gaining immortality and appear older]]%%unreleased
older.]]%%unreleased
* EpicCatalog the genealogies
EpicCatalog: The genealogies.
* TheEpic a TheEpic: A story spanning billions of years about the rise of a Galaxy-spanning Empire
Empire.
* EpicPoem EpicPoem: Written in free verse
verse.
* EthnicGod occurs EthnicGod: Occurs for many species with their founders
founders.
* EldritchAbomination EldritchAbomination: Kali the Eldritch, goddess of supermassive black holes
holes.
* [[spoiler: ElectiveMonarchy arguably ElectiveMonarchy: Arguably the [[Elohim OurGodsAreDifferent]] [[OurGodsAreDifferent Elohim]] use a form of this. Many countries throughout the Gaiad use this and as medievalism becomes more popular in the early interstellar period many republics use monarchy derived terminologies]]%%unreleased
terminologies.]]%%unreleased
* EmissaryFromTheDivine happens EmissaryFromTheDivine: Happens with countless prophets including historical figures who made no such claims in real life
life.
* [[spoiler: EscapedFromTheLab EscapedFromTheLab: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]]%%unreleased
Prophet.]]]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:{{Eurabia}} [[spoiler:{{Eurabia}}: Happens with the entirety of Earth, although it is an example of EarthThatUsedToBeBetter EarthThatUsedToBeBetter. Islamic influence on Earth is treated as a positive, and Earth is still a utopia compared to the 20th century, the fact that Ismaili Islam took over Earth makes it manifest very different differently since it is a completely different sect than the mainstream Sunni sect westerners are familiar with, with; most of this comes from Hajji immigrants to Earth]]
Earth.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilutionaryBiologist defied [[spoiler:EvilutionaryBiologist: Defied with the transhuman movement]] movement.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FamousAncestor FamousAncestor: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] is descended from many people people, most notably UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad]]%%unreleased
UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad.]]%%unreleased
* FantasticNamingConvention all FantasticNamingConvention: All entities from [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]] to microbes to planets to humans all follow the same naming convention of surnames surnames, going from father to son and mother to daughterdaughter.



* FertileBlood Ferron is related to this
** BloodMagic using blood as fertilizer is common in his worship
* FertileFeet most of the gods have this
* [[spoiler:FeudalFuture some polities adopt such systems, but most galactic polities subvert this with ElectedMonarchy that acts as de facto democracy]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ForeignLookingFont the Illuminated edition of the book will be written in a pseudo-medieval text to contribute to the aesthetic]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FriendToAllLivingThings [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FutureSlang goes UpToEleven as English becomes mutually unintelligible with its descendant languages]]%%unreleased
* GenderEqualsBreed happens with tribes and surname inheritance
* GenerationalSaga follows the descendants of Yin and Yang over hundreds of generations
* GenreBusting a ScienceFantasy EpicPoem about personified natural forces leading into SpaceOpera
* [[spoiler:GoalOrientedEvolution averted as evolution is portrayed as a process of differentiation more rather than improvement]] %%unreleased
** [[spoiler:Invoked by Crispon and Maymay]]
* GodCouple several
* GodOfGood Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood
* GodOfOrder Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood
** Overlaps with GodIsGood because Mithra AnswersToTheNameOfGod
** This is an honorary title due to his goodness not his power
* GrandpaGod Mithra
* [[spoiler: {{Gotterdammerung}} happens with the death of God, but it is reversed]]%%unreleased
* HeroicLineage mentioned constantly throughout the generations
* [[spoiler: HitSoHardTheCalendarFeltIt defied as the same AlternativeCalendar is constantly used throughout the entire story, some people try to to this and they are depicted as disrespecting history]]%%unreleased
* {{Hermaphrodite}} Adonai
* [[spoiler:HomosexualReproduction invoked with the transhuman movement]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: HumanSacrifice occurs with Manu and Yemo]] %%unreleased
* HollywoodVoodoo averted with Ghedos and other Voodoo references which are common among other polytheistic references and evil interpretations of Voodoo aren't even referenced
* [[spoiler:HumansArePsychicInTheFuture Justified as humans are using brain-computer interfaces]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: IllegalReligion worship of Mithra was banned by many authoritarian governments of the 121st century]]%%unreleased
* InbredAndEvil Rados, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Radon gas, a known carcinogen, and Noble Gas
** Averted with Heh, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Helium Hydride who is insane but not evil
* JustSoStory periodically the narrator explains how the events of the text relate to modern practices. For example, money is green because Cupria the Bronzen Maiden grew green in old age. Radioactive decay chains come from necromancy, etc.
** The story of the AwfulWeddedLife between Adonis and Helia as a warning about ParentalIncest
* [[spoiler: KingBobTheNth happens with presidents in the interstellar period]]%%unread
* LawfulStupid Hengweh is the God of this, but he develops towards LawfulEvil they are shown as the same thing
* LemonyNarrator [[spoiler:FirstPersonSmartass due to DelayedNarratorIntroduction]]%%unreleased
* {{Myth/Lilith}} Lilith is the rejected bacterium who couldn't become the mitochondria
* [[spoiler:LegoGenetics PlayedWith as genetics are portrayed as being a fundamental part of the Soul]] %%unreleased
* LordOfTheOcean Oxa and Danu and Anaxydros
* LoveGoddess Florina is the first LoveGoddess, then she rapes Xenon and gets replaced by her daughter Chlorina
* LoveIsLikeReligion sexual imagery is frequently used to describe faith and vice versa
* LustfulMelt by Gallia when she sees Chromius, based on how Gallium melts at body temperature
* [[spoiler: MatingSeasonMayhem averted as animals treat the mating season as a sort of religious holiday]]%%unreleased

to:

* FertileBlood FertileBlood: Ferron is related to this
this.
** BloodMagic using BloodMagic: Using blood as fertilizer is common in his worship
worship.
* FertileFeet most FertileFeet: Most of the gods have this
this.
* [[spoiler:FeudalFuture some [[spoiler:FeudalFuture: Some polities adopt such systems, but most galactic polities subvert this with ElectedMonarchy that acts as de facto democracy]]%%unreleased
democracy.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ForeignLookingFont the ForeignLookingFont: The Illuminated edition of the book will be written in a pseudo-medieval text to contribute to the aesthetic]]%%unreleased
aesthetic.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FriendToAllLivingThings FriendToAllLivingThings: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]]%%unreleased
Prophet.]]]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: FutureSlang goes FutureSlang: Goes UpToEleven as English becomes mutually unintelligible with its descendant languages]]%%unreleased
languages.]]%%unreleased
* GenderEqualsBreed happens GenderEqualsBreed: Happens with tribes and surname inheritance
inheritance.
* GenerationalSaga follows GenerationalSaga: Follows the descendants of Yin and Yang over hundreds of generations
generations.
* GenreBusting a GenreBusting: A ScienceFantasy EpicPoem about personified natural forces leading into SpaceOpera
SpaceOpera.
* [[spoiler:GoalOrientedEvolution averted [[spoiler:GoalOrientedEvolution: Averted as evolution is portrayed as a process of differentiation more rather than improvement]] improvement.]] %%unreleased
** [[spoiler:Invoked by Crispon and Maymay]]
Maymay.]]
* GodCouple several
GodCouple: Several.
* GodOfGood / GodOfOrder: Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood
* GodOfOrder Mithra is the TopGod and God of LawfulGood
LawfulGood.
** Overlaps with GodIsGood because Mithra AnswersToTheNameOfGod
AnswersToTheNameOfGod.
** This is an honorary title due to his goodness goodness, not his power
power.
* GrandpaGod Mithra
GrandpaGod: Mithra.
* [[spoiler: {{Gotterdammerung}} happens {{Gotterdammerung}}: Happens with the death of God, but it is reversed]]%%unreleased
reversed.]]%%unreleased
* HeroicLineage mentioned HeroicLineage: Mentioned constantly throughout the generations
generations.
* [[spoiler: HitSoHardTheCalendarFeltIt defied HitSoHardTheCalendarFeltIt: Defied as the same AlternativeCalendar is constantly used throughout the entire story, some people try to to this and they are depicted as disrespecting history]]%%unreleased
history.]]%%unreleased
* {{Hermaphrodite}} Adonai
{{Hermaphrodite}}: Adonai.
* [[spoiler:HomosexualReproduction invoked [[spoiler:HomosexualReproduction: Invoked with the transhuman movement]] movement.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: HumanSacrifice occurs HumanSacrifice: Occurs with Manu and Yemo]] Yemo.]] %%unreleased
* HollywoodVoodoo averted HollywoodVoodoo: Averted with Ghedos and other Voodoo references references, which are common among other polytheistic references and evil references. Evil interpretations of Voodoo aren't even referenced
referenced.
* [[spoiler:HumansArePsychicInTheFuture [[spoiler:HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: Justified as humans are using brain-computer interfaces]] interfaces.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: IllegalReligion worship IllegalReligion: Worship of Mithra was banned by many authoritarian governments of the 121st century]]%%unreleased
century.]]%%unreleased
* InbredAndEvil InbredAndEvil: Rados, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Radon gas, a known carcinogen, and Noble Gas
Gas.
** Averted with Heh, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Helium Hydride Hydride, who is insane but not evil
evil.
* JustSoStory periodically JustSoStory: Periodically the narrator explains how the events of the text relate to modern practices. For example, money is green because Cupria the Bronzen Maiden grew green in old age. Radioactive decay chains come from necromancy, etc.
** The story of the AwfulWeddedLife between Adonis and Helia as a warning about ParentalIncest
ParentalIncest.
* [[spoiler: KingBobTheNth happens KingBobTheNth: Happens with presidents in the interstellar period]]%%unread
period.]]%%unread
* LawfulStupid LawfulStupid: Hengweh is the God of this, but he develops towards LawfulEvil LawfulEvil; they are shown as the same thing
thing.
* LemonyNarrator LemonyNarrator: [[spoiler:FirstPersonSmartass due to DelayedNarratorIntroduction]]%%unreleased
DelayedNarratorIntroduction.]]%%unreleased
* {{Myth/Lilith}} Lilith is {{Myth/Lilith}}: Is the rejected bacterium who couldn't become the mitochondria
mitochondria.
* [[spoiler:LegoGenetics [[spoiler:LegoGenetics: PlayedWith as genetics are portrayed as being a fundamental part of the Soul]] Soul.]] %%unreleased
* LordOfTheOcean LordOfTheOcean: Oxa and Danu and Anaxydros
Anaxydros.
* LoveGoddess LoveGoddess: Florina is the first LoveGoddess, then she rapes Xenon and gets replaced by her daughter Chlorina
Chlorina.
* LoveIsLikeReligion sexual LoveIsLikeReligion: Sexual imagery is frequently used to describe faith and vice versa
versa.
* LustfulMelt by LustfulMelt: By Gallia when she sees Chromius, based on how Gallium melts at body temperature
temperature.
* [[spoiler: MatingSeasonMayhem averted MatingSeasonMayhem: Averted as animals treat the mating season as a sort of religious holiday]]%%unreleasedholiday.]]%%unreleased



* ModernizedGod Mithra and the other Gods are associated more with space and science than traditional things
* MotherlyScientist Iodina, parents as a whole are treated somewhat like this due to the idea of raising a child being an experiment, so Iodina has motherhood as a general attribute
* MultiArmedAndDangerous Mithra who has four arms representing the four covalent bonds of Carbon

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* ModernizedGod ModernizedGod: Mithra and the other Gods are associated more with space and science than traditional things
things.
* MotherlyScientist MotherlyScientist: Iodina, parents as a whole are treated somewhat like this due to the idea of raising a child being an experiment, so Iodina has motherhood as a general attribute
attribute.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous MultiArmedAndDangerous: Mithra who has four arms representing the four covalent bonds of CarbonCarbon.



* [[spoiler: NarratorAllAlong [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:{{Nanomachines}} both cells, and later nanobots are portrayed this way]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheNecrocracy emerges with some of the transhuman empires, as millennia-old people act like undead]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:NietzscheWannabe the Nietzscheans]] %% unreleased
* NonMammalMammaries happens in much of the art
* OrderVersusChaos the main conflict between Hilluhengweh and Mithra
** With elements of BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous with Hillu being extreme chaos and Hengweh being extreme order and Mithra being the middle ground
* OrwellianRetcon done to address ScienceMarchesOn and to add new character art in its web form
* OurGodsAreDifferent [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]] act something between standard Gods and CelestialParagonsAndArchangels
* [[spoiler: OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions inverted as the worship of Mithra becomes ubiquitous in the 13th millenium]]%%unreleased
* ParentalIncest between Adonis and Helia, not portrayed as evil, but as a part of a JustSoStory about avoiding incest
* PermanentElectedOfficial Mithra as President of the Gods
* PerplexingPlurals [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]] as the plural of Eloh, alongside the feminine Elah
* [[spoiler:PredatorsAreMean often done but as a case of AristocratsAreEvil]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:PredatorTurnedProtector happens commonly as predators are depicted as rulers rather than as predators]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:ProHumanTranshuman [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] and his followers]] %%unreleased
* {{Panspermia}} A [[https://en.wiktheipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia#Pseudo-panspermia pseudo panspermia]] based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAH_world_hypothesis this hypothesis]]
** Also includes traditional panspermia with life originating on Venus and spreading to all the planets of the Solar system and nearby star systems
* ThePowerOfBlood Ferron
* PrintBonus the Illuminated Manuscript format with special illustrations in the style of medieval bibles
* [[spoiler: PhysicalReligion the Church of Mithra has elements of this]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: PiousMonster many of the villains have this characteristic]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: PostModernMagik in the transhuman era]]%%unreleased
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure Mithra is the God of reasonable authority figures
* ReasoningWithGod as the God of reason Mithra wants this and rewards those who reason with him
* {{Reconstruction}} of religious literature
* RecursiveCanon the Gaiad is referenced as SacredScripture in the narrative itself
* [[spoiler:ReligiousRobot The Early AIs worship the Gods of humans, including their ancestress Goddess Ada Lovelace. Something of a combination of DeusEstMachina and ThankTheMakers]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReligionIsRight although TheChurch of Mithra is a PhysicalReligion, this is addressed in a much deeper philosophical manner]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReptilesAreAbhorrent averted as reptiles are seen as equal to other animals]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:RobotReligion as time progresses the AI become the dominant priests in the human-created church of Mithra.]] %%unreleased
* RoyalInbreeding of the Noble Gases
* [[spoiler:SacredLanguage English becomes this in the space age]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:SacredScripture the Gaiad itself is this in universe]]%%unreleased
* SatanicArchetype Hilluhengweh, Hillu is less anthropomorphic, and Hengweh is more like the traditional devil who makes deals with people
* [[spoiler: SatisfiedStreetRat [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] after his VisionQuest]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SaintlyChurch the Church of Mithra]]%%unreleased
* SameSurnameMeansRelated surnames are very consistent almost always coming from a common ancestor
* [[spoiler: ScavengersAreScum occurs commonly in universe with scavengers being seen as untouchables, defied with the holiday dedicated to stopping this idea]]%%unreleased

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* [[spoiler: NarratorAllAlong NarratorAllAlong: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]]]] Prophet.]]]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:{{Nanomachines}} both [[spoiler:{{Nanomachines}}: Both cells, and later nanobots are portrayed this way]] way.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheNecrocracy emerges TheNecrocracy: Emerges with some of the transhuman empires, as millennia-old people act like undead]]%%unreleased
undead.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:NietzscheWannabe the Nietzscheans]] [[spoiler:NietzscheWannabe: The Nietzscheans.]] %% unreleased
* NonMammalMammaries happens NonMammalMammaries: Happens in much of the art
art.
* OrderVersusChaos the OrderVersusChaos: The main conflict between Hilluhengweh and Mithra
Mithra.
** With elements of BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous with Hillu being extreme chaos and chaos, Hengweh being extreme order and Mithra being the middle ground
ground.
* OrwellianRetcon done OrwellianRetcon: Done to address ScienceMarchesOn and to add new character art in its web form
form.
* OurGodsAreDifferent OurGodsAreDifferent: [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]] act something between standard Gods and CelestialParagonsAndArchangels
CelestialParagonsAndArchangels.
* [[spoiler: OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions inverted OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Inverted as the worship of Mithra becomes ubiquitous in the 13th millenium]]%%unreleased
millenium.]]%%unreleased
* ParentalIncest between ParentalIncest: Between Adonis and Helia, not portrayed as evil, but as a part of a JustSoStory about avoiding incest
incest.
* PermanentElectedOfficial PermanentElectedOfficial: Mithra as President of the Gods
Gods.
* PerplexingPlurals PerplexingPlurals: [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]] as the plural of Eloh, alongside the feminine Elah
Elah.
* [[spoiler:PredatorsAreMean often done [[spoiler:PredatorsAreMean: Often done, but as a case of AristocratsAreEvil]]%%unreleased
AristocratsAreEvil.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:PredatorTurnedProtector happens [[spoiler:PredatorTurnedProtector: Happens commonly as predators are depicted as rulers rather than as predators]]%%unreleased
predators.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:ProHumanTranshuman [[spoiler:ProHumanTranshuman: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] and his followers]] followers.]] %%unreleased
* {{Panspermia}} {{Panspermia}}: A [[https://en.wiktheipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia#Pseudo-panspermia pseudo panspermia]] based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAH_world_hypothesis this hypothesis]]
hypothesis.]]
** Also includes traditional panspermia with life originating on Venus and spreading to all the planets of the Solar system and nearby star systems
systems.
* ThePowerOfBlood Ferron
ThePowerOfBlood: Ferron.
* PrintBonus the PrintBonus: The Illuminated Manuscript format with special illustrations in the style of medieval bibles
bibles.
* [[spoiler: PhysicalReligion the PhysicalReligion: The Church of Mithra has elements of this]]%%unreleased
this.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: PiousMonster many PiousMonster: Many of the villains have this characteristic]]%%unreleased
characteristic.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: PostModernMagik in PostModernMagik: In the transhuman era]]%%unreleased
era.]]%%unreleased
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mithra is the God of reasonable authority figures
figures.
* ReasoningWithGod as ReasoningWithGod: As the God of reason Mithra wants this and rewards those who reason with him
him.
* {{Reconstruction}} of {{Reconstruction}}: Of religious literature
literature.
* RecursiveCanon the RecursiveCanon: The Gaiad is referenced as SacredScripture in the narrative itself
itself.
* [[spoiler:ReligiousRobot [[spoiler:ReligiousRobot: The Early AIs worship the Gods of humans, including their ancestress ancestress, Goddess Ada Lovelace. Something of a combination of DeusEstMachina and ThankTheMakers]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReligionIsRight although TheChurch of Mithra is a PhysicalReligion, this is addressed in a much deeper philosophical manner]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReptilesAreAbhorrent averted as reptiles are seen as equal to other animals]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:RobotReligion as time progresses the AI become the dominant priests in the human-created church of Mithra.
ThankTheMakers.]] %%unreleased
* RoyalInbreeding [[spoiler: ReligionIsRight: Although TheChurch of Mithra is a PhysicalReligion, this is addressed in a much deeper philosophical manner.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Averted as reptiles are seen as equal to other animals.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:RobotReligion: As time progresses the AI become the dominant priests in the human-created church of Mithra.]] %%unreleased
* RoyalInbreeding: Of
the Noble Gases
Gases.
* [[spoiler:SacredLanguage [[spoiler:SacredLanguage: English becomes this in the space age]]%%unreleased
age.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:SacredScripture the [[spoiler:SacredScripture: The Gaiad itself is this in universe]]%%unreleased
universe.]]%%unreleased
* SatanicArchetype SatanicArchetype: Hilluhengweh, Hillu is less anthropomorphic, and Hengweh is more like the traditional devil who makes deals with people
people.
* [[spoiler: SatisfiedStreetRat SatisfiedStreetRat: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] after his VisionQuest]]%%unreleased
VisionQuest.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SaintlyChurch the SaintlyChurch: The Church of Mithra]]%%unreleased
Mithra.]]%%unreleased
* SameSurnameMeansRelated surnames SameSurnameMeansRelated: Surnames are very consistent consistent, almost always coming from a common ancestor
ancestor.
* [[spoiler: ScavengersAreScum occurs ScavengersAreScum: Occurs commonly in universe with scavengers being seen as untouchables, defied with the holiday dedicated to stopping this idea]]%%unreleasedidea.]]%%unreleased



* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale defied aggressively
* [[spoiler: SeldomSeenSpecies countless such species are present in genealogies]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ShyShelledAnimal averted with many animals that are shelled being treated as hardheaded instead]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SlayingMantis happens with Mantius and the mantises]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SlidingScaleOfAnimalCast Starts at level 1, then once humans evolve goes to level 6, goes to level 8 during the rest of the story]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:SlidingScaleOfAnimalCommunication Level 10, UpToEleven as plants microorganisms and even inanimate objects also speak, there is no masquerade and HumansAreCthulu]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SmallTaxonomyPools completely averted with extensive genealogies of organisms]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SnakesAreSinister occurs in the story of Adam, but averted throughout the entire story ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SnakePeople the way that snakes are depicted in art]]%%unreleased
* SolarPunk the aesthetic of the entire series, Although the space elements make it arguably Star Punk instead
* [[spoiler:SpeciesSurname happens frequently as patronymics]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TalkingAnimal all animals and even plants talk freely to humans and to [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]]]]%%unreleased
* TangledFamilyTree much of the story as it is a GenerationalSaga of all characters
* [[spoiler: TeenageWasteLand The Silicon Prophet leads humanity through a lighter example of this after the rule of Hengweh ends ]]%%unreleased
* {{Theotech}} has some influence from the genre
* [[spoiler: TheHorde occurs with Locusts under the great Khan ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TheSingularity occurs many times throughout the story ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheSwarm occurs with Locusts but they are treated more like TheHorde]]%%unreleased
* ThousandYearReign the work itself is saying this for its values and system
* TopGod Mithra who is the King of the Gods and often referred to as simply "God"
* [[spoiler:TranshumansInSpace the goal of the transhuman movement, and the last third of the story]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TranshumanAliens Many of the aliens ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TranshumanTreachery Invoked by the [[{{NietzscheWannabe}} Nietzscheans]] ]]%%unreleased
* TwinCest Yin and Yang
* TyrantTakesTheHelm Hengweh during the oxygen crisis, taking over as president of the Gods from Mithra
* [[spoiler:TurbulentPriest [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] attempts this]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UniversalChaplain [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] attempts this]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UnreliableNarrator [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UltimateLifeForm the goal of Mithra]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheUndead most immortals act more like zombies than like the living]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UpliftedAnimal in the transhuman era they are common]]%%unreleased

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* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale defied aggressively
SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Defied aggressively.
* [[spoiler: SeldomSeenSpecies countless SeldomSeenSpecies: Countless such species are present in genealogies]]%%unreleased
genealogies.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: ShyShelledAnimal averted ShyShelledAnimal: Averted with many animals that are shelled being treated as hardheaded instead]]%%unreleased
instead.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SlayingMantis happens SlayingMantis: Happens with Mantius and the mantises]]%%unreleased
mantises.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SlidingScaleOfAnimalCast SlidingScaleOfAnimalCast: Starts at level 1, then once humans evolve goes to level 6, goes to level 8 during the rest of the story]]%%unreleased
story.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:SlidingScaleOfAnimalCommunication [[spoiler:SlidingScaleOfAnimalCommunication: Level 10, UpToEleven as plants plants, microorganisms and even inanimate objects also speak, there is no masquerade and HumansAreCthulu]]%%unreleased
HumansAreCthulu.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SmallTaxonomyPools completely SmallTaxonomyPools: Completely averted with extensive genealogies of organisms]]%%unreleased
organisms.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SnakesAreSinister occurs SnakesAreSinister: Occurs in the story of Adam, but averted throughout the entire story story.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: SnakePeople the SnakePeople: The way that snakes are depicted in art]]%%unreleased
art.]]%%unreleased
* SolarPunk the SolarPunk: The aesthetic of the entire series, Although although the space elements make it arguably Star Punk instead
instead.
* [[spoiler:SpeciesSurname happens [[spoiler:SpeciesSurname: Happens frequently as patronymics]]%%unreleased
patronymics.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TalkingAnimal all [[spoiler:TalkingAnimal: All animals and even plants talk freely to humans and to [[{{OurGodsAreDifferent}} Elohim]]]]%%unreleased
Elohim]].]]%%unreleased
* TangledFamilyTree much TangledFamilyTree: Much of the story as it is a GenerationalSaga of all characters
characters.
* [[spoiler: TeenageWasteLand TeenageWasteLand: The Silicon Prophet leads humanity through a lighter example of this after the rule of Hengweh ends ends.]]%%unreleased
* {{Theotech}} has {{Theotech}}: Has some influence from the genre
genre.
* [[spoiler: TheHorde occurs TheHorde: Occurs with Locusts under the great Khan Khan.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TheSingularity occurs [[spoiler:TheSingularity: Occurs many times throughout the story story.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheSwarm occurs TheSwarm: Occurs with Locusts Locusts, but they are treated more like TheHorde]]%%unreleased
TheHorde.]]%%unreleased
* ThousandYearReign the ThousandYearReign: The work itself is saying this for its values and system
system.
* TopGod TopGod: Mithra who is the King of the Gods and often referred to as simply "God"
"God".
* [[spoiler:TranshumansInSpace the [[spoiler:TranshumansInSpace: The goal of the transhuman movement, and the last third of the story]] story.]] %%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TranshumanAliens [[spoiler:TranshumanAliens: Many of the aliens aliens.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:TranshumanTreachery [[spoiler:TranshumanTreachery: Invoked by the [[{{NietzscheWannabe}} Nietzscheans]] Nietzscheans]].]]%%unreleased
* TwinCest TwinCest: Yin and Yang
Yang.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm TyrantTakesTheHelm: Hengweh during the oxygen crisis, taking over as president of the Gods from Mithra
Mithra.
* [[spoiler:TurbulentPriest [[spoiler:TurbulentPriest: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] attempts this]]%%unreleased
this.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UniversalChaplain [[spoiler:UniversalChaplain: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] attempts this]]%%unreleased
this.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UnreliableNarrator [[spoiler:UnreliableNarrator: [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] Prophet]].]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UltimateLifeForm the [[spoiler:UltimateLifeForm: The goal of Mithra]]%%unreleased
Mithra.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler: TheUndead most TheUndead: Most immortals act more like zombies than like the living]]%%unreleased
living.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:UpliftedAnimal in [[spoiler:UpliftedAnimal: In the transhuman era they are common]]%%unreleasedcommon.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler:WeNamedTheMonkeyJack happens frequently in the Gaian society]]%%unreleased

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* [[spoiler:WeNamedTheMonkeyJack happens [[spoiler:WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Happens frequently in the Gaian society]]%%unreleasedsociety.]]%%unreleased



* [[spoiler: WildlifeCommentarySpoof arguably the entire series has elements of this with animal stories transitioning into human stories, as a whole there is a lot of juxtaposition of various time periods]]%%unreleased
* WholesomeCrossdresser Niobes
* WebFirst the planned publishing path
* WesternZodiac present in the AlternativeCalendar with the stars being legions of Mithra uses Ophiuchus in a 13 sign system
* [[spoiler:WetwareCPU Used in the transhuman era]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:WeCanRebuildHim happens to [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] after his "death" ]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:WorkingForABodyUpgrade happens with the transhuman movement]] %%unreleased
* XenoFiction both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives
* [[spoiler: XenophobicHerbivore the few herbivores like Elephants that are able to resist predation take on these traits]]%%unreleased

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* [[spoiler: WildlifeCommentarySpoof arguably WildlifeCommentarySpoof: Arguably the entire series has elements of this with animal stories transitioning into human stories, as a whole there is a lot of juxtaposition of various time periods]]%%unreleased
periods.]]%%unreleased
* WholesomeCrossdresser Niobes
WholesomeCrossdresser: Niobes.
* WebFirst the WebFirst: The planned publishing path
path.
* WesternZodiac present WesternZodiac: Present in the AlternativeCalendar with the stars being legions of Mithra Mithra; uses Ophiuchus in a 13 sign system
system.
* [[spoiler:WetwareCPU [[spoiler:WetwareCPU: Used in the transhuman era]]%%unreleased
era.]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:WeCanRebuildHim happens [[spoiler:WeCanRebuildHim: Happens to [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] after his "death" "death".]]%%unreleased
* [[spoiler:WorkingForABodyUpgrade happens [[spoiler:WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Happens with the transhuman movement]] movement.]] %%unreleased
* XenoFiction both XenoFiction: Both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives
perspectives.
* [[spoiler: XenophobicHerbivore the XenophobicHerbivore: The few herbivores like Elephants that are able to resist predation take on these traits]]%%unreleasedtraits.]]%%unreleased
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* BloodIron a key aspect of Ferron



* CreationMyth retold multiple times throughout the story



* [[spoiler:CyberneticsEatYourSoul Defied as transhumans explicitly choose to enhance their morality to prevent this]] %%unreleased

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** BloodMagic using blood as fertilizer is common in his worship
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* CainAndAbel
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** [[spoiler: the sons of Sharkus]]%%unreleased
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* BigScrewedUpFamily the entire cast is this to some extent by virtue of all being genealogically connected to each other
** At smaller levels Noble Gases qualify as this



* BrotherSisterIncest every generation of the Noble Gase

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* BrotherSisterIncest every generation of the Noble GaseGases



* [[spoiler: CurseOfTheAncients as the oldest person in the galaxy [[{{AuthorAvatar}} The Silicon Prophet]] becomes known for this among other things as nobody else speaks English]]%%unreleased


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* [[spoiler: DomesticAbuse Lilith towards Euka]]%%unreleased
** Averts DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale


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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale completely averted with Lilith and Euka and with
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* ViewersAreGeniuses
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* OrwellianRetcon done to address ScienceMarchesOn and to add new character art in its web form
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* ArchnemesisDad Hengweh meets all the criteria and is an ancestor of all life on Earth. He doesn't want to be surpassed and becomes a Satanic figure representing LawfulEvil alongside the ChaoticEvil Hillu
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* DontFearTheReaper Ghedos is portrayed quite positively in accordance with UsefulNotes/{{Voodoo}}


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* HollywoodVoodoo averted with Ghedos and other Voodoo references which are common among other polytheistic references and evil interpretations of Voodoo aren't even referenced
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* SolarPunk the aesthetic of the entire series, Although the space elements make it arguably Star Punk instead
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* [[spolier: WildlifeCommentarySpoof arguably the entire series has elements of this with animal stories transitioning into human stories, as a whole there is a lot of juxtaposition of various time periods]]%%unreleased

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* [[spolier: [[spoiler: WildlifeCommentarySpoof arguably the entire series has elements of this with animal stories transitioning into human stories, as a whole there is a lot of juxtaposition of various time periods]]%%unreleased
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* Xenofiction both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives

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* Xenofiction XenoFiction both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives

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* AbsentAliens justified because Hillu kills all life he can find.
** [[spoiler: subverted with ]]%%unreleased

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* AbsentAliens justified because Hillu kills all no life he can find.
** [[spoiler: subverted with ]]%%unreleased
exists outside the Solar System, although it does exist in the solar system


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* [[spoiler: AmbiguousRobots posthumans]]%%unreleased
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* [[spoiler: ChildrenInTow occurs many times with animals to the point of ubiquity in the animal segments]]%unreleased
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* Xenofiction both from prehuman and posthuman perspectives
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* PrintBonus the Illuminated Manuscript format with special illustrations in the style of medieval bibles


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* WebFirst the planned publishing path

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