History Podcast / CompelledDual

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Phirora, as a result of self-esteem issues and trauma stemming from her childhood.
** Elasha as well.

* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Phirora takes this UpToEleven; not only does she wear a purple dress, her whole body is purple, and she is quite elegant.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Phirora's relationship with Kalessa has tones of this. They're ChildhoodFriends who are very close to each other, to the point that Phirora feels comfortable lowering her courtly mask around her; when Morlin comes to rescue Phirora from the town she was briefly stranded in as a result of a teleportation accident,[[spoiler: Kalessa stows away in a footlocker on the carriage rather than stay home like she was told.]] Phirora gets advantage on her Insight checks to discern how Kalessa is feeling because she knows her so well.

** Leoril gets one near the end of Season 2 with [[spoiler text: Zed]].

* BlackMage:

* Elfeminate: Leoril, and to a lesser extent Ruvaen.

* IronLady: Elasha, Phirora's magic teacher, is powerful and well-respected enough that she can chew out the absolute ruler of Astraria and not recieve any punishment.

* AggressiveSubmissive: The Captain is a male example: he takes the initiative in his relationships with [[spoiler: both Phirora and Sabine]], though by his own admission he gets "all tingly inside" whenever they boss him around.

** It's implied Sabine shares this proclivity, given her response when Phirora asks if her plan to get past the blockade involves her being in chains as well.

* MilitaryMage: Elasha previously served in a war that nearly annihilated Astraria, and still carries scars from it.

Compelled Dual is a single player, actual play podcast made by Barry and Al, starting in November 2020. Each episode, with the exception of the first and final episodes of Season 1, swaps between the perspectives of Phirora Valcyne and Leoril Valcyne, with Barry playing the Dungeon Master for Al, who plays Phirora, and Al being the Dungeon Master for Barry, who plays Leoril. In Season 2, since the two siblings are now traveling together, the perspective shifts more often, usually multiple times in an episode.

** There are Astrarian Elves, who are varying shades of blue and are bio-luminescent. They also have a weakness to poison which resulted in almost their entire nation being wiped out by sickness, including Fenandrys' two sisters.

* CharacterAlignment: Discussed in post-episode Q&As; Leoril is Lawful Neutral and Phirora is Chaotic. Morlin, Elasha and Defiance are Lawful, Neutral and Chaotic Evil, respectively.

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* TheChainOfHarm: A central theme in the series; there is a cycle of abuse in the Astrarian royal family going back centuries, and Leoril and Phirora have taken it upon themselves to try and break it.

* TheConspiracy: The Beacon, a society dedicated to uncovering hidden truths - though disagreements on what to do with them are at the center of a lot of infighting.

* HighPriest: The Archduke of Astraria is also the religious leader, since Astraria is a theocracy.

* LamePunReaction: Typically follows up each episode's introductory pun from whoever didn't make the joke.

* OurElvesAreDifferent: There are two different types, for one. There are Astrarian Elves, who are varying shades of blue and are bio-luminescent. They also have a weakness to poison which resulted in almost their entire nation being wiped out by sickness, including Fenandrys' two sisters. Daurir Elves have deer-like ears and warmer-toned skin, as well as rounder eyes - Ruvaen, Cellica and Talindra are all this type of elf. [[spoiler: Warren's mother Wilhelmina is also descended from Daurir elves.]]
** Season 2 adds Stormfolk, who have iridescent skin and hair, and are based on different types of opals. They mostly live in and around the Zephyr Isles, and make their livings as sailors or pirates.

* WarriorPrince: Both Leoril and Phirora are royalty and competent combatants; Eleanora Ashthorne counts as well.

** Defiance in Season 2 as well, having killed a child in the sacking of [[spoiler: Sabine's adoptive family's home.]]

* BroughtDownToNormal: Leoril [[spoiler: gives up his Cleric magic]] in the first episode of Season 2, after discovering [[spoiler: Sorran's death, and realizing that Kimryl never told him]].

* ErmineCapeEffect: Phirora is usually wearing a very fine dress, unless she's training or expecting combat, in which case she breaks out her mage's armor.

* CreepyGood: Pelican from The Fleet is never seen without his zombified pelican familiar, who he uses to communicate; he is a perfectly nice guy.

* MedicalMonarch: Phirora qualifies, having access to healing magic as a perk of her Divine Soul bloodline.

* {{Necromancer}}: Most of the mages in Astraria are this to some extent, since the primarily-worshipped god is one of death and justice. Churches of Kimryl are decorated with bones, and necromancers in need of bones can drop by one and get some.

* PirateGirl: You and Doc from The Captain's crew, as well as five out of six (formerly seven) members of the international Pirate Court.

* PointyEars: Comes with the "fantasy involving non-human characters" territory.
* PowerIncontinence: Lorelei suffers this with her Wild Magic, leading to [[spoiler: her being spirited away by Phi and Sabine, because her "volatility" would have caused problems for Morlin down the line.]]

* RedMage: Both Leoril and Phirora have access to healing and offensive magic in equal measure, and make use of both.

** Phirora gets a Lichtenburg figure scar in Season 2, Episode 11 that marks her subclass changing.

* SiblingRivalry: Initially, Leoril and Phirora have one. This seems like it will develop into CainAndAbel [[spoiler: until it doesn't.]]
* SickEpisode: Episode 2 of Season 2, "Fever Dream" revolves around Leoril contracting "swamp fever", which is especially bad because Astrarians have a hard time recovering from illnesses.

* WizardingSchool: The Order of Illuna, a MageTower where Sorran and Kalessa went to school together. They are the most skilled wizards in the land, and handle Phirora's teleportation to a speech she is supposed to give.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Kiva/[[Spoiler: The Stormbringer]] is extremely reliant on belief, according to the post-episode Q&A for Episode 28. Kiva's Mantle, a weather phenomenon in the Zephyr Isles, became so associated with Kiva in people's minds that it became a seat of Kiva's power.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Kiva/[[The Stormbringer]] is extremely reliant on belief, according to the post-episode Q&A for Episode 28. Kiva's Mantle, a weather phenomenon in the Zephyr Isles, became so associated with Kiva in people's minds that it became a seat of Kiva's power.