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* PunBasedCreature: In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', the rats are ruled by a Rat King -- who is depicted as [[spoiler:eight rats whose tails have become so entangled and knotted that they've fused together, turning the creatures into a group mind ... or in other words, a ''literal'' "rat king", which is a term for rats whose tails have become inextricably entangled.]]
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* PunBasedCreature: RatKing: In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', the rats are ruled by a Rat King -- who is depicted as [[spoiler:eight [[spoiler:nine rats whose tails have become so entangled and knotted that they've fused together, turning the creatures into a group mind ... or in other words, a ''literal'' "rat king", which is a term for rats whose tails have become inextricably entangled.]]
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* PunBasedCreature: In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', the rats are ruled by a Rat King -- who is depicted as [[spoiler:eight rats whose tails have become so entangled and knotted that they've fused together, turning the creatures into a group mind ... or in other words, a ''literal'' "rat king", which is a term for rats whose tails have become inextricably entangled.]]
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* PrematurelyGrayHaired: Valentine, regardless of her age in a given work (which can vary from nineteen to forty), invariably has quite a bit of gray in her otherwise auburn hair, typically in distinct white skunk-stripes. [[spoiler:In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', it's implied to be a MarkOfTheSupernatural; she sprouts ''feathers'' in the stripes after having [[VoluntaryShapeshifting spent time polymorphed into her iconic white crow]].)
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* PrematurelyGrayHaired: Valentine, regardless of her age in a given work (which can vary from nineteen to forty), invariably has quite a bit of gray in her otherwise auburn hair, typically in distinct white skunk-stripes. [[spoiler:In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', it's implied to be a MarkOfTheSupernatural; she sprouts ''feathers'' in the stripes after having [[VoluntaryShapeshifting spent time polymorphed into her iconic white crow]].))]]
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* PrematurelyGrayHaired: Valentine, regardless of her age in a given work (which can vary from nineteen to forty), invariably has quite a bit of gray in her otherwise auburn hair, typically in distinct white skunk-stripes. [[spoiler:In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', it's implied to be a MarkOfTheSupernatural; she sprouts ''feathers'' in the stripes after having [[VoluntaryShapeshifting spent time polymorphed into her iconic white crow]].)
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* StoutStrength: Baltazar is always described as fat. However, his strength and endurance are deceptive.
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* StoutStrength: Baltazar is always described as fat. However, his fat, with a huge gut and a round fleshy face. He's also 6'5", large-framed, and possessed of impressive strength and endurance are deceptive.endurance.
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* SkunkStripe: Valentine is invariably graying, regardless of how old she is in a given work (which can range from nineteen to forty). Her hair is only ''not'' distinctly streaked in ''Devices''.
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* StoutStrength: Baltazar is always described as fat. However, his strength and endurance are deceptive.
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* StoutStrength: Baltazar is always described as fat. However, his strength and endurance are deceptive.deceptive.
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* SkunkStripe: Valentine is invariably graying, regardless of how old she is in a given work (which can range from nineteen to forty). Her hair is only ''not'' distinctly streaked in ''Devices''.
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The novels and stories feature a woman named Valentine and a man named Baltazar Casaubon -- and pretty much everything else varies from tale to tale, including the rest of Valentine's name. They're not even set in a consistent world; ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is set in a gothic otherworld ruled by sapient rat people, ''The Architecture of Desire'' in a magical AlternateHistory of the 17th century, and ''Left to His Own Devices'' has a near-future {{Cyberpunk}} setting.
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The novels and stories feature a woman named Valentine who is associated with the epithet or phrase "White Crow," and a man named Baltazar Casaubon -- Casaubon...and pretty much everything else varies from tale to tale, including the rest of Valentine's name. They're not even set in a consistent world; ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is set in a gothic otherworld ruled by sapient rat people, ''The Architecture of Desire'' in a magical AlternateHistory of the 17th century, and ''Left to His Own Devices'' has a near-future {{Cyberpunk}} setting.
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* GeniusBruiser: Baltazar Casaubon is very tall, very fat but very strong, somewhat spacy, and always an absolute prodigy in his field (which changes from book to book).
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* GeniusBruiser: Baltazar Casaubon is very tall, [[StoutStrength very fat but very strong, strong]], somewhat spacy, [[GeniusDitz spacy]], and always an absolute prodigy in his field (which changes from book to book).
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* RedheadedHero: Valentine and Baltazar are both redheaded, although Valentine is usually greying (regardless of age).
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* GeniusSlob: Baltazar Casaubon is a brilliant architect and/or hacker (depending on the exact story) who's almost invariably either freshly bathed, or absolutely covered in dirt, grease, and food stains.
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* BigEater: Baltazar.
* GeniusBruiser: Baltazar.
* GeniusBruiser: Baltazar.
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* BigEater: Baltazar.
Baltazar Casaubon seems to always have a snack at hand. And yes, he's fat... but, to paraphrase Gentle herself, it's more accurate to say that he's a huge guy who happens to be fat.
* GeniusBruiser:Baltazar.Baltazar Casaubon is very tall, very fat but very strong, somewhat spacy, and always an absolute prodigy in his field (which changes from book to book).
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* LikesOlderWomen: Zar-bettu-Zekigal in ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is a lesbian example. (So much so, in fact, that when she becomes attracted to a woman about ten years her senior, it surprises her because "she's a ''baby''!")
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* LikesOlderWomen: Zar-bettu-Zekigal in Zar-bettu-Zekigal, from ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is a lesbian example. (So much so, in fact, that when Gargoyles'', explicitly prefers older women (shortly after she's first introduced, she starts rhapsodizing over her fortyish landlady Evelian's laugh lines). When she later becomes attracted to a woman infatuated with the Hyena (who's only got about ten years on Zari), it mystifies her senior, it surprises her because "she's a ''baby''!")that she's crushing on someone so young.
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* PracticalCurrency: In ''Rats and Gargoyles'', humans are not allowed cash, with a few exceptions. On one occasion, Mayor Tannakin Spatchet tries to pay the White Crow with a wheelbarrow full of brass pans, cheese, candles, paper, and so on.
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''Rats and Gargoyles'', ''The Architecture of Desire'' and ''Left to His Own Devices'' are a trilogy of novels by Creator/MaryGentle, published individually in the early 1990s then collected in a 2003 omnibus edition under the title ''White Crow''. The omnibus also includes three linked short stories, "Beggars in Satin", "The Knot Garden", and "Black Motley".
The novels and stories feature a woman named Valentine and a man named Baltazar Casaubon -- and pretty much everything else varies from tale to tale, including the rest of Valentine's name. They're not even set in a consistent world; ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is set in a gothic otherworld ruled by sapient rat people, ''The Architecture of Desire'' in a magical AlternateHistory of the 17th century, and ''Left to His Own Devices'' has a near-future {{Cyberpunk}} setting.
(Note: The individual edition of ''Left to His Own Devices'' included several short stories as additional material. With the exception of "Black Motley" they were unrelated to this series and are not covered on this page.)
!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Valentine.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Whenever Valentine and her perennial love interest Baltazar Casaubon ''don't'' have this going on, they're married. (Which isn't to say that the two scenarios are mutually exclusive.)
* BigEater: Baltazar.
* GeniusBruiser: Baltazar.
* GeniusDitz: Baltazar is decidedly eccentric, a bit of a [[GeniusSlob slob]], and more than a bit of a flake; however, he's definitely a sharp cookie.
* HermeticMagic: Used quite widely in ''Rats and Gargoyles'', and has been one of Valentine's shticks a couple of times.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: While Valentine seems to be average-sized, Baltazar is [[TheBigGuy 6'5" and well over 300 pounds]].
* IHaveManyNames: Valentine White Crow/Roseveare/Branwen/Whatever-Her-Surname-Is-This-Time.
* IntelligentGerbil: Rats are...well, seven-foot-tall rat people.
* LadyOfWar: Valentine.
* LikesOlderWomen: Zar-bettu-Zekigal in ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is a lesbian example. (So much so, in fact, that when she becomes attracted to a woman about ten years her senior, it surprises her because "she's a ''baby''!")
* LittleBitBeastly: Katayans look basically human, but have long furry tails.
* RedheadedHero: Valentine and Baltazar are both redheaded, although Valentine is usually greying (regardless of age).
* StoutStrength: Baltazar is always described as fat. However, his strength and endurance are deceptive.
The novels and stories feature a woman named Valentine and a man named Baltazar Casaubon -- and pretty much everything else varies from tale to tale, including the rest of Valentine's name. They're not even set in a consistent world; ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is set in a gothic otherworld ruled by sapient rat people, ''The Architecture of Desire'' in a magical AlternateHistory of the 17th century, and ''Left to His Own Devices'' has a near-future {{Cyberpunk}} setting.
(Note: The individual edition of ''Left to His Own Devices'' included several short stories as additional material. With the exception of "Black Motley" they were unrelated to this series and are not covered on this page.)
!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Valentine.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Whenever Valentine and her perennial love interest Baltazar Casaubon ''don't'' have this going on, they're married. (Which isn't to say that the two scenarios are mutually exclusive.)
* BigEater: Baltazar.
* GeniusBruiser: Baltazar.
* GeniusDitz: Baltazar is decidedly eccentric, a bit of a [[GeniusSlob slob]], and more than a bit of a flake; however, he's definitely a sharp cookie.
* HermeticMagic: Used quite widely in ''Rats and Gargoyles'', and has been one of Valentine's shticks a couple of times.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: While Valentine seems to be average-sized, Baltazar is [[TheBigGuy 6'5" and well over 300 pounds]].
* IHaveManyNames: Valentine White Crow/Roseveare/Branwen/Whatever-Her-Surname-Is-This-Time.
* IntelligentGerbil: Rats are...well, seven-foot-tall rat people.
* LadyOfWar: Valentine.
* LikesOlderWomen: Zar-bettu-Zekigal in ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is a lesbian example. (So much so, in fact, that when she becomes attracted to a woman about ten years her senior, it surprises her because "she's a ''baby''!")
* LittleBitBeastly: Katayans look basically human, but have long furry tails.
* RedheadedHero: Valentine and Baltazar are both redheaded, although Valentine is usually greying (regardless of age).
* StoutStrength: Baltazar is always described as fat. However, his strength and endurance are deceptive.
