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* FraternalTwins: Princes Iridian and Viridian are fraternal twins.
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Dewicked trope


* KnifeNut: Iona has a knack for fighting with knives.

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* AdaptationalMundanity: Inverted; outside of two instances magic barely features in the plot of the original book. In the show, magic is given a lot more prominence, such as the prophecy and major characters having magical abilities.
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* RaceLift: All of the characters are white in the book. Here the protagonist Tiuri is from a fictional dark-skinned race (the actor has {{mixed ancestry}}) while several others are played by Black or East Asian actors.

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* RaceLift: All of the characters are white in the book. Here the protagonist Tiuri is from a fictional dark-skinned race (the actor has {{mixed ancestry}}) mixed ancestry) while several others are played by Black or East Asian actors.
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* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: The black knight to Tiuri with the letter.
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Only Child Syndrome is now about personality traits of only children


* OnlyChildSyndrome: Except for Jussipo and Piak, Tiuri and his peers don’t mention any siblings.
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* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiuri. He’s enormous, powerful, can take a lot more punishment than an average horse, and often serves a BigDamnHero when Tiuri is in trouble.

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* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiuri. He’s enormous, powerful, can take a lot more punishment than an average horse, and often serves as a BigDamnHero when Tiuri is in trouble.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Lavinia is introduced trying to get out of one arranged by her father to save their DyingTown. It’s called off when Lavinia proposes they collect on Tiuri’s bounty.



%%* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiuri.

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%%* * TheChosenWannabe: Prince Viridian clings to the delusion that he is the prophesied hero who will beat the Darkness, and that all his warmongering will help bring peace to the land.
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CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiuri.Tiuri. He’s enormous, powerful, can take a lot more punishment than an average horse, and often serves a BigDamnHero when Tiuri is in trouble.



* FantasticRacism: The other kingdoms are prejudiced against Eviellans for their use of magic.



* {{Foil}}: Lavinia and Iona. Both are street smart girls seeking to make something of themselves. However, Lavinia comes from wealth and has a HiddenHeartOfGold, Iona is a poor orphan and [[spoiler:really as ruthless as Lavinia pretends to be]].



* InvisibleWriting: [[spoiler: The king's letter is revealed to have this, hence the urgency of its delivery.]]

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* InvisibleWriting: [[spoiler: The king's letter letter’s last defence against prying eyes. Lavinia, having been raised around smugglers, is revealed to have this, hence the urgency of its delivery.one to figure it out.]]



* OrphansPlotTrinket: Tiuri’s amulet, connecting him to his Eviellan origins.



* StreetUrchin: A red rider [[SherlockScan pieces together]] that Iona is one from her StickyFingers and knack for manipulation. It’s the reason she is so committed to becoming a knight.



* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler: Tiuri is not the one destined to save humanity.]]

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* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler: Tiuri is not the one destined to save humanity.]]]]
* WhamShot: The end of episode five shows the member of the company who was at the centre of the magic whirlwind was [[spoiler:Lavinia]].

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It's Heroic Fanrasy I'd say, though I don't have details at the moment. The High Queen also needs more context still.


* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiuri was adopted into nobility when his mother remarried a knight.

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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiuri was adopted into nobility when his mother remarried to a knight.



%%* HighFantasy: Takes place in a fictional medieval world.



* TheHighQueen: Queen Alianor strives to be this. Unfortunately, she’s up against people who don’t care one whit about her station.

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* %%* TheHighQueen: Queen Alianor strives to be this. Unfortunately, she’s up against people who don’t care one whit about her station.

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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiuri was adopted into nobility when his mother remarried.

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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiuri was adopted into nobility when his mother remarried.remarried a knight.



%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Piak is this for Jussipo.

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%%* * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Piak is this for Jussipo.Jussipo. The fact he stowed away on his brother’s quest makes it somewhat justified.



%%* BraidsOfAction: Iona wears her hair in a braid.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Arman loses all respect for Sir Fantumar after learning of his misdeeds.]]

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%%* * BraidsOfAction: Iona Iona, the most capable and disciplined of the trainee knights, wears her hair in a braid.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Arman loses all respect for always knew Sir Fantumar was slimy, and even respected him for it. However, he’s disgusted after learning of just how low his misdeeds.father is willing to go.]]



%%* TheHighQueen: Queen Alianor is this.

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%%* * TheHighQueen: Queen Alianor is this.strives to be this. Unfortunately, she’s up against people who don’t care one whit about her station.


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* ParentsAsPeople: Tiuri’s stepfather treats him as he would his biological son. This includes forcing him into the knighthood trials and bribing his way ahead when the boy underperforms, because washing out would mean dishonor. Tiuri doesn’t even realize how much his stepfather loves him until Sir Tiuri [[spoiler:lets himself be killed to keep Tiuri safe]].

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* CostumePorn: There’s no shortage of beautiful costumes.



* CostumePorn: There’s no shortage of beautiful costumes.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Piak is this for Jussipo.

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* %%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Piak is this for Jussipo.



* TheBard: Jussipo plays the lute and sings.

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* %%* TheBard: Jussipo plays the lute and sings.



* BraidsOfAction: Iona wears her hair in a braid.

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* %%* BraidsOfAction: Iona wears her hair in a braid.



* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Jussipo, literally in the same episode it's confirmed.]]
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Lavinia is revealed to be this, instead of Tiuri.]]
* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiuri.

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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Jussipo, Jussipo is killed literally in the same episode that it's confirmed.confirmed he is gay.]]
* %%* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Lavinia is revealed to be this, instead of Tiuri.]]
* %%* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiuri.



* TheEvilPrince: Prince Viridian, by far.

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* %%* TheEvilPrince: Prince Viridian, by far.



* HighFantasy: Takes place in a fictional medieval world.

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* %%* HighFantasy: Takes place in a fictional medieval world.



* TheHighQueen: Queen Alianor is this.

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* %%* TheHighQueen: Queen Alianor is this.



* {{MacGuffin}}: The king's letter, naturally.

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* %%* {{MacGuffin}}: The king's letter, naturally.



* PlayingWithFire: Prince Viridian can do this.
* SceneryPorn: Because the series was filmed in New Zealand and Prague, this is a given.

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* %%* PlayingWithFire: Prince Viridian can do this.
* RaceLift: All of the characters are white in the book. Here the protagonist Tiuri is from a fictional dark-skinned race (the actor has {{mixed ancestry}}) while several others are played by Black or East Asian actors.
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SceneryPorn: Because the series was filmed in New Zealand and Prague, this is a given.

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A young aspiring knight finds himself on a perilous mission to deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains. Based on the book De brief voor de Koning by Tonke Dragt.

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A young aspiring knight finds himself on a perilous mission to deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains. Based The series (a {{Creator/Netflix}} Original) was based on the book De ''De brief voor de Koning by Tonke Dragt.
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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiurni is adopted into nobility when his mother remarried.

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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiurni is Tiuri was adopted into nobility when his mother remarried.



* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: There is a short scene where Alianor's eyes turn black when she looks into Viridian's. However, she appears to be perfectly normal after. Some theorize the ominous face in the sky at the end is hers, hinting at a potential storyline for a second season.]]



* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Lavinia kisses Tiurni when they’re trying to figure out how o activate his powers.]]

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* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Lavinia kisses Tiurni Tiuri when they’re trying to figure out how o to activate his powers.]]



* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Lavinia is revealed to be this, instead of Tiurni.]]
* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiurni.
* DemotedToExtra: Piak is the one to aid Tiurni in his journey to deliver the kings letter in the book. In the series he’s a supporting character with little screen time.

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* TheChosenOne: BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Lavinia is revealed to be this, instead of Tiurni.Jussipo, literally in the same episode it's confirmed.]]
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Lavinia is revealed to be this, instead of Tiuri.]]
* CoolHorse: Ardanwen, former steed to the black knight is this for Tiurni.
Tiuri.
* DemotedToExtra: Piak is the one to aid Tiurni Tiuri in his journey to deliver the kings king's letter in the book. In the series he’s a supporting character with little screen time.who is mostly there for fun.



* TheHighQueen: Queen Alienor is this.
* InvisibleWriting: [[spoiler: The kings letter is revealed to have this, hence the urgency of its delivery.]]

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* TheHighQueen: Queen Alienor Alianor is this.
* InvisibleWriting: [[spoiler: The kings king's letter is revealed to have this, hence the urgency of its delivery.]]



* {{MacGuffin}}: The kings letter, naturally.
* OneSteveLimit: Tiurni and his stepfather share the same first name.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Except for Jussipo and Piak, Tiurni and his peers don’t mention any siblings.

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* {{MacGuffin}}: The kings king's letter, naturally.
* OneSteveLimit: Tiurni Tiuri and his stepfather share the same first name.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Except for Jussipo and Piak, Tiurni Tiuri and his peers don’t mention any siblings.



* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Tiurni’s motivation for abandoning his knighthood training to deliver the kings letter.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: The Black Knight makes one appearance in the pilot. [[spoiler: He dies shortly after entrusting Tiurni to finish what he started.]]

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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Tiurni’s Tiuri’s motivation for abandoning his knighthood training to deliver the kings king's letter.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: The Black Knight makes one appearance in the pilot. [[spoiler: He dies shortly after entrusting Tiurni Tiuri to finish what he started.]]



* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler: Tiurni is not the one destined to save humanity.]]

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* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler: Tiurni Tiuri is not the one destined to save humanity.]]
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* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Lavinia kisses Tiurni when they’re trying to figure out how o activate his powers.]]
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* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Tiurni is adopted into nobility when his mother remarried.

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