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** It's so hard that [[spoiler: Sage Miller]], a mage who can ''separate a complex organic mixture with a spell'' (the salted tea, which he separates into water, salt and tea leaves, then just puts the salt away and mixes the other two back) is unable to make healing magic work. He tries and he tries, and it's just not happening.
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* MoodWhiplash: During the flashback in chapter 12, [[spoiler: Sage]] and Nico are having tea in the former's kitchen, and Nico temporarily forgets his cup while talking about [[LostLenore his dead fiance]] and how he misses her. The host listens politely, rises his cup to drink... and chokes. Because [[AbsentMindedProfessor he's accidentally put salt in the tea instead of sugar]].
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted - according to Arianna, only guards have access to faceted gems. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and it's the prolonged exposure to them (more precisely, to magi ore the gems are made of) causes the elves to be innately magical.
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted - according to Arianna, only guards have access to faceted gems.gems (in the flashback, [[spoiler: Sage Miller]] complains to his friend that the good quality cabochon gem he had been saving for is still not strong enough for the spells he wants to cast). Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and it's the prolonged exposure to them (more precisely, to magi ore the gems are made of) causes the elves to be innately magical.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: The main cast. Vector is Yellow, Arianna is Red, Frankie is Orange, Marina is Blue, and Rori is Green.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: The main cast. Vector is Yellow, Arianna is Red, Frankie is Orange, Marina is Blue, and Rori is Green. [[spoiler: Sage is Purple.]]
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* MrExposition: Ever since he appeared, [[spoiler: most of what Sage says is a lecture on how magic works]].
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* ScaryShinyGlasses: [[spoiler: "Purple", later named Sage, is introduced]] wearing big round glasses that shine and hide his eyes entirely. [[spoiler: He has also tied Vector up and is monologuing in this scene.]] In the very next scene, where his somewhat scatterbrained, but generally not so bad personality comes to light, the glasses become transparent. Later, when he acts like a MadScientist, the glasses shine again.
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* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: Magical researchers exist. [[spoiler: Sage is one. He has spells to write notes in sevaral notebooks at once as he interrogates Vector on how, precisely, his powers work. He'd also like to experiment, but Arianna puts her foot down.]]
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* ThinkingOutLoud: [[spoiler: "Purple"]] "Purple", later named Sage]] monologues this way for ''three'' pages when introduced, summing up his life situation, trying to work out what to do and deducing a lot of things about Vector.
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* ArtShift: Vector's flashback to his childhood in chapter 11 is stylised as a child's drawing, with crayon scribbles and simplified shapes.
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* MrExposition: Ever since he appeared, [[spoiler: most of what Sage says is a lecture on how magic works]].
* OurElvesAreDifferent: They're biologically humans, but long time exposure to natural magic sources (for instance, living over a vein of magi ore) suffuses their blood with magic and turnes them into a MageSpecies with PointyEars and bright eye colors. This is, to some extent, [[LamarckWasRight hereditary]], but elvish ambassadors did protest that exploitation of magi ore deposits is threatening their way of life.
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* PointyEars: Elves. And Vector, who (probably?) isn't an elf.
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted - according to Arianna, only guards have access to faceted gems. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and may have something to do with elves being innately magical.
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* PointyEars: Elves. And Vector, who (probably?) isn't may or may not be an elf.
elf. According to an expert, Vector looks elvish and the only thing that really distinguishes elves from humans is high concentration of magic in their blood, which in turn causes the ears to turn pointy. So it may be an academic distinction for Vector.
* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted - according to Arianna, only guards have access to faceted gems. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands andmay have something it's the prolonged exposure to do with them (more precisely, to magi ore the gems are made of) causes the elves being to be innately magical.
* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted - according to Arianna, only guards have access to faceted gems. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and
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* NonActionGuy: As said above, both Vector and Frankie, especially when placed next to ActionGirl Arianna.
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* NonActionGuy: As said above, both Vector and Frankie, especially when placed next to ActionGirl Arianna.Arianna. [[spoiler: Sage lives up to his name as a ''very'' scientifically-minded and really not so actiony guy.]]
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* ScaryShinyGlasses: [[spoiler: "Purple", later named Sage, is introduced]] wearing big round glasses that shine and hide his eyes entirely. [[spoiler: He has also tied Vector up and is monologuing in this scene.]] In the very next scene, where his somewhat {{Mad Scientist}}-like scatterbrained, but generally not so bad personality comes to light, the glasses become transparent.transparent. Later, when he acts like a MadScientist, the glasses shine again.
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* ScaryShinyGlasses: [[spoiler: "Purple" "Purple", later named Sage, is introduced]] wearing big round glasses that shine and hide his eyes entirely. [[spoiler: He has also tied Vector up and is monologuing in this scene.]] In the very next scene, where his somewhat {{Mad Scientist}}-like personality comes to light, the glasses become transparent.
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* NonResidentialResidence: [[spoiler: Sage is introduced squatting in the abandoned builiding of Knotwoods Academy.]]
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted and pointy. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and may have something to do with elves being innately magical.
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted and pointy.- according to Arianna, only guards have access to faceted gems. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and may have something to do with elves being innately magical.
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* ScaryShinyGlasses: [[spoiler: "Purple" is introduced]] wearing big round glasses that shine and hide his eyes entirely. [[spoiler: He has also tied Vector up and is monologuing in this scene.]]
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-->'''The rant''': The weirdo continues to ramble
-->'''The rant''': The weirdo continues to ramble
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* AbandonedArea: In chapter 11, Arianna fully expects [[spoiler: her old magic school]] to be full of people and thriving. It isn't. It actually looks like a horror movie setting, grey with dust and cobwebs, with things toppled, just as if the aforementioned people had ran away in panic...
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* AbandonedArea: In chapter 11, Arianna fully expects [[spoiler: her old magic school]] Knotwoods Academy]] to be full of people and thriving. It isn't. It actually looks like a horror movie setting, grey with dust and cobwebs, with things toppled, just as if the aforementioned people had ran away in panic...
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* TravelMontage: Chapter 11, page 39, with a map, laughing, crossing bridges and seeing sights.
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* WrongNameOutburst: While (heatedly) explaining to ''Liam'' why he can't go on the assignment, Zera accidentally calls him "Luca". When pressed, he drops the subject and lets Liam go.
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scary, how fantasy manages to describe our world, innit?
* CantArgueWithElves: Subverted trope in that Alveria is invading elf territory for the magi ore and winning. The queen claims out loud (to Zera, who's ''on her side'') elves are conceited and begging for a ScrewYouElves
-->'''The queen''': Elves act so high and mighty, like they're at some sort of an advantage because their magic is innate. And yet they crumple under the slightest amount of pressure.
-->'''The queen''': Elves act so high and mighty, like they're at some sort of an advantage because their magic is innate. And yet they crumple under the slightest amount of pressure.
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* FantasticRacism: The rude cart driver casually mentions "those damn elves" having been driven out of the forest to make room for a magi ore mine.
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* FantasticRacism: The rude cart driver casually mentions "those damn elves" having been driven out of the forest to make room for a magi ore mine. Some time later, the queen of Alveria treats elvish diplomats with pure, unadulterated contempt, all the while robbing their resources and making their way of life impossible - and, judging by the abandoned city Vector's group passed through, this has been going on for a while.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: The queen of Alveria managed to become a HateSink on the page she was first seen, sitting on her throne with a long-suffering expression while the elvish ambassador airs his (valid) grievances. Then she tells him to shut up, ''because she can have the elves slaughtered''. And then she casually discusses this magnificent feat of ScrewYouElves - around an elf. Who is her subordinate. And rubs it in that he's "allied himself with humanity" instead of with "the losing side".
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted and pointy.
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* PowerCrystal: Called magi gems. All mages in the setting wear these (as necklaces, far as we've seen). They act as either the source, or an enhancer for magical powers, also a {{bag of holding}}, a communication device, and collapsible armour (in Zera's case). The gem's colour matches the mage's aura, but (even though Frankie asks) we don't yet know whether the crystal changes for the mage or one has to find one that's already right for them. Arianna says the gem binds to a mage, though, and that it loses its colour when the mage dies. Ah, and the size seems directly proportional to how much raw power the mage has. Arianna's gem is, notably, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon cabochon]], while all the other ones we see [[spoiler: even the other gem Arianna owns, strongly implied to be a memento of her brother]] are faceted and pointy. Magi gems are also a valuable, expensive resource that only naturally occurs in elvish lands and may have something to do with elves being innately magical.
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* PaintingTheMedium: When Frankie has him repeat phrases in his language, Vector's font is noticeably wobbly, compared to the native speaker.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Blurry, "transparent" SpeechBubbles whenever the viewpoint character can't hear what is being said clearly, for whatever reason.
** When Frankie has him repeat phrases in his language, Vector's font is noticeably wobbly, compared to the native speaker.
** When Frankie has him repeat phrases in his language, Vector's font is noticeably wobbly, compared to the native speaker.
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** Courtesy of Arianna delivering {{exposition}} we now know the tracking spells in general lock onto the trackee's aura, which is unique to a person. Lack of aura would make one untrackable, and she thinks this is the case with [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Frankie]] but is puzzled as to why Vector would have none.
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* ChekhovsGun: The book Arianna got at mrs. Jacobs shop [[spoiler: contains the tracking spell both she and Zera use extensively]].
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* TheGlomp: [[spoiler: After finally [[BigDamnReunion finding the boys]] she's been frantically looking for since the beginning of chapter 10, ''Arianna'' glomps them both.]] There are [[FireworksOfLove fireworks]].
-->'''The Rant''': I have been waiting to draw this hug for 5 goddamn years.
-->'''The Rant''': I have been waiting to draw this hug for 5 goddamn years.
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** Arianna herself knows a spell that lets her leap really high and far, achieving NotQuiteFlight
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* InstantRunes: Examples of this are seen everywhere, from the prologue to Arianna's sigil, which the wiki says is an indicator of a creative mage.
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* InstantRunes: Examples of this are seen everywhere, from the prologue to Arianna's sigil, which the wiki says is an indicator of a creative mage. The tracking spells visualise as rings of runes with a conic pointer above the caster's palm, sort of like a magical compass.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Rough, tough Arianna to both of the boys - the perpetually scared Vector and happy-go-lucky Frankie.
* NonActionGuy: As said above, both Vector and Frankie, especially when placed next to ActionGirl Arianna, although Rori acts more boyish than both of them, too.
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Frankie. Rori acts more boyish than both of them, too.
* NonActionGuy: As said above, both Vector and Frankie, especially when placed next to ActionGirlArianna, although Rori acts more boyish than both of them, too.Arianna.
* NonActionGuy: As said above, both Vector and Frankie, especially when placed next to ActionGirl
* RedOniBlueOni: The fan-dubbed "boat moms", Arianna and Marina:
** Arianna is Red, and RedIsViolent: a choleric, blunt, somewhat paranoid ActionGirl with NoSocialSkills, who mainly uses offensive [[MagicMissileStorm magic]] and [[SirSwearsALot swears]]
** Marina is Blue, and BlueIsCalm: assertive in a motherly way, caring, [[TrueBlueFemininity blue-wearing]] NiceGirl we've never seen using any magic but her [[WhiteMage natural healing ability]].
** Arianna is Red, and RedIsViolent: a choleric, blunt, somewhat paranoid ActionGirl with NoSocialSkills, who mainly uses offensive [[MagicMissileStorm magic]] and [[SirSwearsALot swears]]
** Marina is Blue, and BlueIsCalm: assertive in a motherly way, caring, [[TrueBlueFemininity blue-wearing]] NiceGirl we've never seen using any magic but her [[WhiteMage natural healing ability]].
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Vector doesn't want to team up with his kidnapper, but he also doesn't want to die alone in the woods. Also, Arianna is rather suspicious of Frankie, even though he's been nothing but nice to her. And she's distrustful of Marina, although she does have (not so EntertaininglyWrong) reasons for that.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Vector doesn't want to team up with his kidnapper, but he also doesn't want to die alone in the woods. Also, Arianna is rather suspicious of Frankie, even though he's been nothing but nice to her. And she's very distrustful of Marina, although she does have (not so EntertaininglyWrong) reasons for that.
