Line #41 Literature/PathfinderTales


1	''Pathfinder Tales'' includes all the official ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' Roleplaying Game fiction; while mainly for the novels by various authors, this also includes ''Pathfinder Journals'' and other official material.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4
5	!Novels
6
7	[[folder:Nightglass]]
8	* BodyHorror: In the land of Nidal, torture and mutilation is both art and holy calling.
9	* DarkIsEvil: Pangolais is permanently shrouded in darkness and canonically LawfulEvil.%%In-universe
10	[[/folder]]
11
12	[[folder:Prince of Wolves]]
13	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Both in-universe and out. Radovan is known for his charm with the ladies, and many female readers prefer him to Jeggare.
14	* AnimalsHateHim: Most animals, even tame creatures, react harshly to Radovan's attempts at friendship. This changes when Jeggare conjures a [[CoolHorse spiritual mount]] for him. Averted with Arnisant, who considers Radovan a friend.
15	%%* BettyAndVeronica: Azra and Malena, respectively.%%How?
16	%%* BrainsAndBrawn: Radovan is Jeggare's bodyguard.%%But how is this trope?
17	%%* CanineCompanion
18	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Azra.]]
19	* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler:Radovan, making him the Prince of Wolves.]]
20	%%* FantasticRacism
21	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jeggare and Radovan, to the point they even use the word "friend".
22	* OlderThanTheyLook: Remarked on during the first chapter, justified because of Jeggare's elven father.
23	%%* PowerIsSexy: [[spoiler: Radovan, in Malena's eyes.]]
24	%%* RedOniBlueOni: Radovan and Jeggare (with bonus HairContrastDuo), Malena and Azra.
25	* SandInMyEyes: After discovering that Radovan is still alive, Jeggare tears up. In his journal, he writes that he dried his eyes because of "ancient grave dust".
26	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Jeggare's writing and speech pattern is noticeably more complex than most other characters in the stories.
27	* StubbornMule: A donkey, in this case. She reacts well enough to Azra, but the stubbornness is still there.
28	%%* TheCasanova: Radovan.
29	* TheSmartGuy: Jeggare. He can still hold up his end of a fight, though.
30	* TheSpeechless: Azra, who communicates through a form of [[HandSignals Pathfinder gestures]].
31	%%* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler: Dragos, after his duel with Jeggare.]]
32	%%* VoluntaryShapeshifting
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34	!!Master of Devils
35	As a sequel to ''Prince of Wolves'', many of the tropes above apply here as well.
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37	%%* AnimalTalk
38	* DogsAreDumb: Averted. [[spoiler: [[HeroicDog Arnisant]] gains more [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude human-like traits and intelligence]] the longer he stays with the kamis, although it is a temporary effect.]]
39	%%* TheDragon: Burning Cloud Devil intends to use Radovan as his.
40	* DrunkenMaster: Radovan goes toe to toe with a prodigiously able drunk in a tavern.
41	%%* LargeHam: Burning Cloud Devil.
42	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The group of kami. They eventually have a [[spoiler:MisfitMobilizationMoment]].
43	* TookALevelInBadass: Both Jeggare and Radovan undergo TrainingFromHell. [[spoiler:Arnisant takes a different road.]]
44	* TurtleIsland: Subverted. It's an actual massive turtle seen at a distance, with no adornment.
45	[[/folder]]
46
47	!Short Fiction
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49	[[folder:Hell's Pawns]]
50	* BlackKnight: The Chelish Hellknights that accompany Ivo Elliendo fall neatly into this trope.
51	%%* TheDandy: Jeggare.
52	[[/folder]]
53
54	[[folder:The Lost Pathfinder]]
55	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Count Varian Jeggare among his noble peers. He already stood out among Chelish society, but this story makes it [[TheWoobie painfully evident for him]].
56	%%* ByronicHero: Jeggare.
57	* GoodFlawsBadFlaws: Jeggare's [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]] when he attempts to [[DrowningMySorrows drown his sorrows]].
58	[[/folder]]
59
60	%%!Web Fiction
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62	%%[[folder:A Passage to Absalom]]
63	%%* OlderThanHeLooks: [[spoiler: Murviniel the elf.]]
64	%%* RedOniBlueOni: Pekko and Jaska.
65	%%[[/folder]]

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