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** Among the party itself, there's the always-prepared, prim and proper, constantly vigilant Elilhane versus the indefinitely cruder, trusting, reckless Armani.
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** Among the party itself, there's the always-prepared, prim and proper, constantly vigilant Elilhane versus the indefinitely cruder, trusting, reckless Armani. Rhin, the dhampir warrior who cuts to the quick, also stands in contrast against Konane, the politer cleric of the Moonweaver (who loathes undead).
* ItsAllMyFault: Both Father Solberg and Mai Hoa blame themselves for the "death" (turning) of Alexandra. Mai Hoa feels guilty for indulging a young Sasha's heroic dreams. Father Solberg regrets sheltering the wizard and her rebellion that got so many people killed, and being unable to stop Sasha from joining them.
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** Mai Hoa (Ireena). The ''mai'' flower is a symbol of spring in the South of Yue'nan. Her adoptive mother named her that because she seems like a bit of sunshine in miserable, dreary Lillefort. It's later revealed that her initial incarnation (Tatyana) was named Xuan Huong ("fragrance of spring").
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** Mai Hoa (Ireena). The ''mai'' flower is a symbol of spring in the South of Yue'nan. Her adoptive mother named her that because she seems like a bit of sunshine in miserable, dreary Lillefort. It's later revealed that her initial incarnation (Tatyana) was named Xuan Huong ("fragrance of spring"). Another incarnation, Sister Hanae of the Archer's Church, is flower-themed: her name is formed from kanji that means "flower" and "picture", and the party only knows her posthumously by her portrait.
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* StarCrossedLovers: The Sun-Archer and the Moonweaver are forced to eternally traverse the sky, having only a precious few hours a day to meet when the moon has risen and the sun has not yet set.
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* StarCrossedLovers: StarCrossedLovers:
** The Sun-Archer and the Moonweaver are forced to eternally traverse the sky, having only a precious few hours a day to meet when the moon has risen and the sun has not yetset.set.
** Camille is convinced that he and "Xuan Huong" are star-crossed lovers. Too bad she has never agreed with him on that point and never will.
** The Sun-Archer and the Moonweaver are forced to eternally traverse the sky, having only a precious few hours a day to meet when the moon has risen and the sun has not yet
** Camille is convinced that he and "Xuan Huong" are star-crossed lovers. Too bad she has never agreed with him on that point and never will.
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* BerserkButton: Anya gets royally pissed off at an unprecedented scale thanks to TheReveal that the hags were abducting children. Rhin also rages and shows her claws (literally, being a Path of the Beast Barbarian), because she's a trained HunterOfMonsters and the hags are clear targets.
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* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please. They are not the only nonbinary character, as various [=NPCs=] of all ages are also nonbinary, with Luci being the first one encountered by the party.
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* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please. They are not the only nonbinary character, as various [=NPCs=] of all ages are also nonbinary, with Luci (they/them) being the first one encountered by the party.
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* OnlyOneName: Some characters have no last name, such as Mai Hoa.
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* OnlyOneName: Some characters have no last name, such being commoners (or those masquerading as commoners, like the hags). Mai Hoa. Hoa ''has'' a surname but she doesn't use it in practice. To distinguish her from all the other Hoas in the village, she's "Mai Hoa, daughter of the Chief".
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* KillAndReplace: A circuitous version of this trope. Camille killed Alexis in a fit of rage, but they still love their little brother (twisted as this emotion may be), so his guise as Stefan von Achterberg is identical to Alexis in both looks and temperament. Camille is essentially attempting to roleplay Alexis, but evil.
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* KillAndReplace: A circuitous version of this trope. Camille killed Alexis in a fit of rage, but they still love their little brother (twisted as this emotion may be), so his guise as Stefan von Achterberg is identical to Alexis in both looks and temperament. Camille is essentially attempting to roleplay Alexis, but evil.evil, while benefiting from being able to present as male(-coded).
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* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please. They are not the only nonbinary character, as various [[=NPCs=]] of all ages are also nonbinary, with Luci being the first one encountered by the party.
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* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please. They are not the only nonbinary character, as various [[=NPCs=]] [=NPCs=] of all ages are also nonbinary, with Luci being the first one encountered by the party.
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* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please.
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* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please. They are not the only nonbinary character, as various [[=NPCs=]] of all ages are also nonbinary, with Luci being the first one encountered by the party.
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* OnlySaneMan: It's been snarkily pointed out in the out-of-character chats that this party is what happens when people who think they're the OnlySaneMan get together. Paranoid warriors Elilhane and Rhin are prime examples, but the reckless and assertive Armani also thinks of herself this way, being annoyed at her party members' wariness. Jian views himself as a peacekeeping authority, similar to his deity the Bamboo Knight.
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** Kōnane wields the Blade of Heaven's Will that she saved from the ruined temple of the Ordo Lunaris. It deals additional damage to undead.
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** Kōnane wields the Blade of Heaven's Will that she saved from the ruined temple of the Ordo Lunaris. It deals additional damage to undead. She also has a ''leiomano'' - a wooden sword edged in shark teeth, which is the weapon she reaches for first in combat.
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** Among the party itself, there's the always-prepared, prim and proper, constantly vigilant Elilhane versus the indefinitely cruder, trusting, reckless Armani.
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** Anya Abirin is named after the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' and the film ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.
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* HunterOfMonsters: The Liu family is renowned for being the peacekeepers of the Shadowlands, guarding the rest of Yue'nan against monsters and other threats. Rhin is thrown into conflict as she's a dhampir (albeit of the ''jiangshi'' kind rather than European vampire like Camille and their cohort).
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* HunterOfMonsters: The Liu family is renowned for being the peacekeepers of the Shadowlands, guarding the rest of Yue'nan against monsters and other threats. Rhin is thrown into conflict as she's a dhampir (albeit of the ''jiangshi'' kind rather than European vampire like Camille and their cohort). She also weaponizes her rage at the existence of monsters that harm innocent people in battle as a Barbarian, first demonstrated in her attack on Lea.
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* KillAndReplace: A circuitous version of this trope. Camille killed Alexis in a fit of rage, but they still love their little brother (twisted as this emotion may be), so his guise as Stefan von Achterberg is identical to Alexis in both looks and temperament. Camille is essentially attempting to roleplay Alexis, but evil.
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* ShoutOut:
** The inhabitants of the house on the hill are named after three musical theatre actresses: Lea (Salonga), Emma (Thompson), and Imelda (Staunton), who have all played Mrs. Lovett in ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' - a character referred to as a witch, who [[spoiler:makes pies from the flesh of Todd's murder victims.]]
** The inhabitants of the house on the hill are named after three musical theatre actresses: Lea (Salonga), Emma (Thompson), and Imelda (Staunton), who have all played Mrs. Lovett in ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' - a character referred to as a witch, who [[spoiler:makes pies from the flesh of Todd's murder victims.]]
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* MultiethnicName: "Kōnane" is a Hawaiian name that means "moonlight" and "Ching" is a Chinese surname.
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* Jian Zhu, cleric of the Bamboo Knight
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* Zhu Jian, Jian Zhu, cleric of the Bamboo Knight
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Skipped an incarnation, but Xuan Huong (Tatyana) and Dang Khoa (Ismark) were named after famous Vietnamese poets. Hồ Xuân Hương was a trailblazing feminist who wrote metaphorical, provocative verses. Trần Đăng Khoa was considered a child prodigy in poetry, publishing his first work in a newspaper at 8 and his first poetry collection at 10. Additionally, Mai Hoa and Dang Khoa's names rhyme.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Skipped an incarnation, but Xuan Huong (Tatyana) and Dang Khoa (Ismark) were [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after after]] famous Vietnamese poets. Hồ Xuân Hương was a trailblazing feminist who wrote metaphorical, provocative verses. Trần Đăng Khoa was considered a child prodigy in poetry, publishing his first work in a newspaper at 8 and his first poetry collection at 10. Additionally, Mai Hoa and Dang Khoa's names rhyme.
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** The were-ravens are part of the Ordo Solaris, an evil-fighting order that descended from the ravens that fell to earth after being shot by the Sun. They are determined to make amends for their ancestors' evil deed, following the lead of the Archer (who is technically ''their'' ancestor as well). The werewolves were once part of the Ordo Lunaris, a similar order that follows the banner of the Moonweaver, but ended up [[LesCollaborateurs aligning with de Varennes]] and contributed to the wiping out of their order, which included murdering any werewolf who stayed loyal to the Order.
** The were-ravens are part of the Ordo Solaris, an evil-fighting order that descended from the ravens that fell to earth after being shot by the Sun. They are determined to make amends for their ancestors' evil deed, following the lead of the Archer (who is technically ''their'' ancestor as well). The werewolves were once part of the Ordo Lunaris, a similar order that follows the banner of the Moonweaver, but ended up [[LesCollaborateurs aligning with de Varennes]] and contributed to the wiping out of their order, which included murdering any werewolf who stayed loyal to the Order.
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* AlliterativeName: '''A'''nya '''A'''birin and '''A'''rmani '''A'''ngaar.
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** Dang Khoa, whose name means "graduate", wants to be a wizard of great renown when he grows up.
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* {{Egopolis}}: Lillefort and its castle is named after Camille's mother, Lady Liliane de Varennes (née de Montfort).
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* MeaningfulRename: De Varennes took over Xinghua, desecrated the shrines to the Mistresses, built an European-style castle that looks like Schloss Neuschwanstein on the mountains, and finally forcibly renamed the town Lillefort - erasing local culture and imposing his own on the town. "Xinghua" as a name is only spoken in secret by people trying to remember that they once were part of Yue'nan.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Skipped an incarnation, but Xuan Huong (Tatyana) and Dang Khoa (Ismark) were named after famous Vietnamese poets. Hồ Xuân Hương was a trailblazing feminist who wrote metaphorical, provocative verses. Trần Đăng Khoa was considered a child prodigy in poetry, publishing his first work in a newspaper at 8 and his first poetry collection at 10. Additionally, Mai Hoa and Dang Khoa's names do rhyme, though. rhyme.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Skipped an incarnation, but Xuan Huong (Tatyana) and Dang Khoa (Ismark) were named after famous Vietnamese poets. Hồ Xuân Hương was a trailblazing feminist who wrote metaphorical, provocative verses. Trần Đăng Khoa was considered a child prodigy in poetry, publishing his first work in a newspaper at 8 and his first poetry collection at 10. Mai Hoa and Dang Khoa's names do rhyme, though.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Mai Hoa is very protective of her little brother Dang Khoa. In fact, sending him to Stutthaven to keep him safe was the reason she met the party in the first place.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Mai Hoa is very protective of her little brother Dang Khoa. In fact, sending him to Stutthaven Appleton to keep him safe was the reason she met the party in the first place.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The Sun was forced to shoot down his brothers, who had transformed into suns and was slowly killing all life on Earth. The Moon tried to fight the false Suns, but was severely wounded in a nine-on-one battle, and ran into the caves to recuperate, only to get dragged to trial right after she has recovered. For their attempts to protect the mortals in their care, they get sentenced to a fate of StarCrossedLovers, and KickedUpstairs for additional new duties. The Sun became the Archer, whose light would smite away evil. The Moon became the Weaver, who decides the fate of all in the Mortal Realm.
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!!The adventuring party:
* Zhu Jian, cleric of the Bamboo Knight
* Rhin Liu, dhampir Path of the Beast barbarian
* Anya Abirin, half-elf Circle of Dreams druid
* Armani Angaar, fire genasi bard and Draconic Origin sorcerer
* Kōnane Ching, halfling cleric of the Moonweaver, Twilight domain
* Elilahne Silverbranch, half-elf Samurai fighter
* Zhu Jian, cleric of the Bamboo Knight
* Rhin Liu, dhampir Path of the Beast barbarian
* Anya Abirin, half-elf Circle of Dreams druid
* Armani Angaar, fire genasi bard and Draconic Origin sorcerer
* Kōnane Ching, halfling cleric of the Moonweaver, Twilight domain
* Elilahne Silverbranch, half-elf Samurai fighter
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** Anya has a Band of the Dryad, a wooden ring that looks like intertwining ivy vines, with a perfect small rose blooming as a jewel. It recharges once per day, and she can use it to heal someone she can touch. Once the charge is expended, the rose wilts away, and reblooms at dawn.
** Kōnane wields the Blade of Heaven's Will that she saved from the ruined temple of the Ordo Lunaris. It deals additional damage to undead.
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** Anya has a Band of the Dryad, a wooden ring that looks like intertwining ivy vines, with a perfect small rose blooming as a jewel. It recharges once per day, and she can use it to heal someone she can touch. Once the charge is expended, the rose wilts away, and reblooms at dawn.
** Kōnane wields the Blade of Heaven's Will that she saved from the ruined temple of the Ordo Lunaris. It deals additional damage to undead.
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** Camille de Varennes was named after composer Camille Saint-Saëns, French revolutionary Camille Desmoulins, and Alexandre Varenne, a former Governor-General of French Indochina that Hồ Chí Minh immortalized and ridiculed in a short story. The name was chosen because of its gender-neutral status and its similarity to ''Literature/Carmilla'' was accidental.
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** Camille de Varennes was named after composer Camille Saint-Saëns, French revolutionary Camille Desmoulins, and Alexandre Varenne, a former Governor-General of French Indochina that Hồ Chí Minh immortalized and ridiculed in a short story. The name was chosen because of its gender-neutral status and its similarity resemblance to ''Literature/Carmilla'' ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'' was accidental.
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''Into the Shadowlands'' is a private Discord play-by-post of ''TabletopGame/CurseOfStrahd'', taking place in the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Vietnamese-Chinese universe of Tianxia.]] The game begins as the party is magically transported from different times to the outskirts of Lillefort, a mysterious mist-wreathed town with an ominous castle looming down from the mountains. Their initial goal is to find their way home, but what mysteries await them in the Shadowlands?
!!''Into the Shadowlands'' contains these tropes:
* BigSisterInstinct: Mai Hoa is very protective of her little brother Dang Khoa. In fact, sending him to Stutthaven to keep him safe was the reason she met the party in the first place.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Sovereign Camille de Varennes, with her raven hair, white skin, and RedEyesTakeWarning.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Skipped an incarnation, but Xuan Huong (Tatyana) and Dang Khoa (Ismark) were named after famous Vietnamese poets. Hồ Xuân Hương was a trailblazing feminist who wrote metaphorical, provocative verses. Trần Đăng Khoa was considered a child prodigy in poetry, publishing his first work in a newspaper at 8 and his first poetry collection at 10.
* MeaningfulName:
** Mai Hoa (Ireena). The ''mai'' flower is a symbol of spring in the South of Yue'nan. Her adoptive mother named her that because she seems like a bit of sunshine in miserable, dreary Lillefort. It's later revealed that her initial incarnation (Tatyana) was named Xuan Huong ("fragrance of spring").
** Kōnane Ching, cleric of the Moonweaver, has a first name that means "moonlight".
** Camille de Varennes was named after composer Camille Saint-Saëns, French revolutionary Camille Desmoulins, and Alexandre Varenne, a former Governor-General of French Indochina that Hồ Chí Minh immortalized and ridiculed in a short story. The name was chosen because of its gender-neutral status and its similarity to ''Literature/Carmilla'' was accidental.
* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please.
* VocalDissonance: While presenting as a young woman that borders on girlish, Camille has a low, purring AltoVillainess voice.
!!''Into the Shadowlands'' contains these tropes:
* BigSisterInstinct: Mai Hoa is very protective of her little brother Dang Khoa. In fact, sending him to Stutthaven to keep him safe was the reason she met the party in the first place.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Sovereign Camille de Varennes, with her raven hair, white skin, and RedEyesTakeWarning.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Skipped an incarnation, but Xuan Huong (Tatyana) and Dang Khoa (Ismark) were named after famous Vietnamese poets. Hồ Xuân Hương was a trailblazing feminist who wrote metaphorical, provocative verses. Trần Đăng Khoa was considered a child prodigy in poetry, publishing his first work in a newspaper at 8 and his first poetry collection at 10.
* MeaningfulName:
** Mai Hoa (Ireena). The ''mai'' flower is a symbol of spring in the South of Yue'nan. Her adoptive mother named her that because she seems like a bit of sunshine in miserable, dreary Lillefort. It's later revealed that her initial incarnation (Tatyana) was named Xuan Huong ("fragrance of spring").
** Kōnane Ching, cleric of the Moonweaver, has a first name that means "moonlight".
** Camille de Varennes was named after composer Camille Saint-Saëns, French revolutionary Camille Desmoulins, and Alexandre Varenne, a former Governor-General of French Indochina that Hồ Chí Minh immortalized and ridiculed in a short story. The name was chosen because of its gender-neutral status and its similarity to ''Literature/Carmilla'' was accidental.
* NonHumanNonBinary: Camille de Varennes was already nonbinary before their transformation into a vampire. Having access to disguise magic just gives them further gender euphoria because they can look however and use whatever pronouns they please.
* VocalDissonance: While presenting as a young woman that borders on girlish, Camille has a low, purring AltoVillainess voice.
