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* EnergyDonation: Oissen coordinates the DivineConflict against the Raven's forces by forming [[MagicallyBindingContract contracts]] with his allied gods to allow him to draw on their power. [[spoiler:The Strength and Patience of the Hill doesn't trust Oissen, and sure enough, he's been [[LoopholeAbuse exploiting a loophole]] in the contracts to drain the gods to death.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Mawat's uncle is dismissive and condescending to his nephew, but his criticism is well based in fact. Mawat's behavior and tantrums have done little to inspire confidence in his abilities as a leader. His military campaigning shows he's by no means hopeless, but he lacks the skills and perspective to handle the more mundane problems of governance and everyone realizes it except for himself.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Mawat's uncle is dismissive and condescending to his nephew, but his criticism is well based in fact. Mawat's behavior and tantrums have done little to inspire confidence in his abilities as a leader. His military campaigning shows he's by no means hopeless, but he lacks the skills and perspective to handle the more mundane problems of governance and everyone realizes it except for himself.him.
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* OddJobGods: Some gods choose to specialize in this way, either to hone their expertise in one field or to build a sort of brand recognition. One god in Ard Vusktia has cornered the market on prayers and miracles related to flint-knapping, to some other gods' bemusement.
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* OddJobGods: Some gods choose to specialize in this way, either to hone their expertise in one field or to build a sort of brand recognition. One god in Ard Vusktia has cornered the market on prayers and miracles related to flint-knapping, flint-knapping and is expanding into metallurgy to some other gods' bemusement.[[ModernizedGod stay contemporary]].
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* NeurodiversityIsSupernatural: Implied. At one point the Strength and Patience of the Hill describes the characteristics of a character who is plainly intended to be neurodivergent, then notes that this is the "sort of person" who would become a priestess in the north.
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* CannotTellALie: Gods can only speak the truth. If they say something that isn’t true, reality warps to ''make'' it true whether they want it to or not, expending some of the god’s power to do so. If they have to talk about things they aren’t completely sure about, they often couch their words with “here is a story I have heard,” allowing some wiggle room for untruths.
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* CannotTellALie: Gods can only speak the truth. If they say something that isn’t true, they involuntarily warp reality warps to ''make'' it true whether true. This burns their power-- and if they want it to or not, expending some of the god’s speak an untruth that is ''beyond'' their power to do so.make true, burning the last of their power will kill them. If they have to talk about things they aren’t completely sure about, they often couch their words with “here is a story I have heard,” allowing some wiggle room for untruths.
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* DivineRightOfKings: An empirically verifiable fact in Iraden. The cornerstone of the state religion is that the Raven's Lease is chosen by the Raven, rules in the Raven's name, and sacrifices himself to the Raven on demand in exchange for the Raven's continued {{patron|god}}age.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: The throne in the Raven Tower is reserved for the Raven's Lease by the god itself; anyone else who sits in it [[DivinePunishment drops dead]].
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* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Mawat's temper was one of the factors that led to Hibal being appointed Raven's Lease instead of him, in hopes that a few more years or decades as Heir would let him mature a bit.
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* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Mawat's temper was one of the factors that led to Hibal being appointed Raven's Lease instead of him, in hopes that a few more years or decades as Heir would let him mature a bit.grow into the role.
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* LyingByOmission: Gods often deceive in this way because they CannotTellALie, such as by using "I have heard" to qualify statements that aren't true. Crucially, when the god in the Raven Tower of Vastai is asked if [[spoiler:it's the Raven, it proclaims that it's the god of Vastai, the god [[PatronGod responsible for sustaining the nation]], and the only god in the Tower. It's actually the god the Raven had secretly [[DivineDelegation dumped his duties on]]. The Raven [[GodIsDead is dead]].]]
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* WhiteIsPure: The Raven's Lease rules with the [[PhysicalReligion direct blessing and protection]] of the nation's PatronGod. The job comes with a DirtForcefield as a side perk, keeping their formal robes of office miraculously white.
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--> “I am [[spoiler: the Strength and Patience of the Hill! And I am the god of Vastai, who until now has sustained Iraden! And you, little snake, will not be the first god I have killed. No, nor even the second.”]]
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* GloriousDeath: The Raven's Lease rules a nation with the [[PhysicalReligion direct blessing of the Raven]], enjoying power, privilege, and [[PurposeDrivenImmortality immortality]], in exchange for [[TargetedHumanSacrifice sacrificing themself]] to the Raven at the end of their tenure. When the current Lease disappears, his heir is infuriated by the accusation that he might have run away instead of honouring their God.
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* GloriousDeath: The Raven's Lease rules a nation Iraden with the [[PhysicalReligion direct blessing of the Raven]], enjoying power, privilege, and [[PurposeDrivenImmortality immortality]], in exchange for [[TargetedHumanSacrifice sacrificing themself]] to the Raven at the end of their tenure. When the current Lease disappears, his heir Mawat's father disappears instead, Mawat is infuriated by the accusation that he might have run away instead of honouring their God.
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* GloriousDeath: The Raven's Lease rules a nation with the [[PhysicalReligion direct blessing of the Raven]], enjoying power, privilege, and [[PurposeDrivenImmortality immortality]], in exchange for [[TargetedHumanSacrifice sacrificing themself]] to the Raven at the end of their tenure. When the current Lease disappears, his heir is infuriated by the accusation that he might have run away instead of honouring their God.
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** The Strength and Patience of the Hill strikes a deal with Oissen to aid in the creation of MiracleFood by promising to "grant the petition of whoever is causing me to be turned." Oissen disguises The Strength and Patience of the Hill as a god-made object (to keep them from drawing prayers that would otherwise go to Oissen) and sets a group of slaves to work at a wheel that turns The Strength and Patience of the Hill like a millstone.
** The Strength and Patience of the Hill is later [[spoiler: captured by the Raven and affixed to a similar hydro-powered wheel in the caverns beneath the Tower. There are no slaves operating the wheel, but The Strength and Patience of the Hill is themselves enslaved and forced to grant their powers to the Raven as long as the wheel turns.]]
** The Strength and Patience of the Hill strikes a deal with Oissen to aid in the creation of MiracleFood by promising to "grant the petition of whoever is causing me to be turned." Oissen disguises The Strength and Patience of the Hill as a god-made object (to keep them from drawing prayers that would otherwise go to Oissen) and sets a group of slaves to work at a wheel that turns The Strength and Patience of the Hill like a millstone.
** The Strength and Patience of the Hill is later [[spoiler: captured by the Raven and affixed to a similar hydro-powered wheel in the caverns beneath the Tower. There are no slaves operating the wheel, but The Strength and Patience of the Hill is themselves enslaved and forced to grant their powers to the Raven as long as the wheel turns.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Mawat's uncle is dismissive and condescending to his nephew, but his criticism is well based in fact. Mawat's behavior and tantrums have done little to inspire confidence in his abilities as a leader. His military campaigning shows he's by no means hopeless, but he lacks the skills and perspective to handle the more mundane problems of governance and everyone realizes it except for himself.
