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* YouAllMeetInAnInn: All but invoked by name by Varric in the first campaign. As he tells the players, "You all meet in the local tavern, because that's where every good stock adventure starts."
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** WorthlessTreasureTwist: Sort of. [[spoiler:The chest is empty... but it's not the real treasure either.]]
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** SdrawkcabName: Bull's character is called Sillat, and she's a redheaded elf.
** WorthlessTreasureTwist: Sort of. [[spoiler:The chest is empty... but it's not the real treasure either.]]
** WriteWhoYouKnow: Hawke's character is ''Varric'' in all but name.
** WorthlessTreasureTwist: Sort of. [[spoiler:The chest is empty... but it's not the real treasure either.]]
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21889024 Love is a Mystery]]'', the final installment (chronologically), picks up where ''Roller Coaster'' leaves off and introduces a number of changes in the school landscape.
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* AlternateUniverseFic: Specifically, it's a HighSchoolAU. A few chapters (and most of ''I Must Be Going'') are {{Alternate Universe Fic}}s ''of'' the AlternateUniverseFic.
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* BestFriendsInLaw: Their interactions would imply that this is the relationship between Fenris and Bethany; the two are clearly very fond of each other.
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** Also applies to Sebastian Vael, the Prince of Starkhaven; the Free Marches are democratized similarly to Ferelden, but he retains his title, fortune, and position of authority.
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* SoapOperaDisease: Sort of. Descriptions of the North Llomerryn virus and its treatment are left relatively vague, mostly because the authors didn't want anyone to think they were being disrespectful of a RealLife condition. It's actually meant to be a non-magical variation of Blight sickness from the games, as suggested by the scenario in which [[spoiler:Bethany]] contracts it.
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* SoapOperaDisease: Sort of. Descriptions of the North Llomerryn virus and its treatment are left relatively vague, mostly because the authors didn't want anyone to think they were being disrespectful of a RealLife condition. It's actually meant to be a non-magical variation of Blight sickness from the games, as suggested by the scenario in which [[spoiler:Bethany]] contracts contracted it.
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* StoryWithinAStory: A number of chapters (and pretty much the whole of ''I Must Be Going'') qualify for this, as they feature Varric reading stories to other characters. ''The Emerald Princess and the Bashful Knight'' is a variant, as bits of it are shown in the first story but not the whole thing.
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* StoryWithinAStory: A number of chapters (and pretty much the whole almost all of ''I Must Be Going'') qualify for this, as they feature Varric reading stories to other characters. ''The Emerald Princess and ''Bright Jewels, Chained City'' is this to the Bashful Knight'' is a variant, series as bits of it are shown in the first story but not the whole thing.a whole.
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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Cullen is sometimes stunned speechless by Evvy's beautiful green eyes, especially when she wears green.
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* CinderellaCircumstances: Played with. Evvy is by no means impoverished (she belongs to the old aristocracy in the Free Marches), but an odd series of events leaves her with nothing appropriate to wear on the teachers' outing to the nightclub, prompting Dorian to call her his Cinderella. They continue to call each other "Cinderella" and "Fairy Godfather" for ''years'' afterward.
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* CinderellaCircumstances: Played with. Evvy is by no means impoverished (she belongs to the old aristocracy in the Free Marches), but an odd series of events leaves her with nothing appropriate to wear on the teachers' outing to the nightclub, prompting Dorian to call her his Cinderella. They continue to call each other "Cinderella" and "Fairy Godfather" for ''years'' years afterward.
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* ManlyTears: Dorian gets hit by these when he [[spoiler:sees Evvy in her wedding dress. "I'm seeing my sister dress for her wedding."]]
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* SnowedIn: It's mentioned that Skyhold is somewhat this during the above-mentioned Wintersend celebration, with some of the party only barely managing to arrive ahead of the storm. Justified in that the school ''is'' located in the Frostback Mountains.
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* FanConvention: The story opens with Solas, who moonlights as popular Let's Player "The Dread Wolf," being invited to appear as a guest of honor at one of these in Denerim. To provide the experience for the students who won't be accompanying him, the teachers decide to stage a sort of miniature version at the school as part of the summer holidays.
* GrandFinale:Such Chronologically speaking, this is expected to be the plan, anyway.end of the series.
* PanickyExpectantFather: Because [[spoiler:Varric]] is still acting like one of these, the other staff members persuade him to accompany Solas to the convention in order to give his wife a bit of a breather.
* RPGEpisode: This story has two of them. Varric is persuaded to run a game of ''Gatehouses and Ghouls'' (an InUniverse riff on ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'') as part of the school's mini-convention. Later, he stages a second campaign just for the teachers.
** PlayingAgainstType: Invoked by a few of the players, who deliberately create characters for the adventure(s) who are not what anyone would expect. For example, Josephine plays a maul-wielding barbarian from the highlands.[[note]]He's based on the character of Sky Watcher from ''Inquisition''.[[/note]]
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* PanickyExpectantFather: Because [[spoiler:Varric]] is still acting like one of these, the other staff members persuade him to accompany Solas to the convention in order to give his wife a bit of a breather.
* RPGEpisode: This story has two of them. Varric is persuaded to run a game of ''Gatehouses and Ghouls'' (an InUniverse riff on ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'') as part of the school's mini-convention. Later, he stages a second campaign just for the teachers.
** PlayingAgainstType: Invoked by a few of the players, who deliberately create characters for the adventure(s) who are not what anyone would expect. For example, Josephine plays a maul-wielding barbarian from the highlands.[[note]]He's based on the character of Sky Watcher from ''Inquisition''.[[/note]]
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* SmokingIsUncool: Judge Stendahl is the only character we see smoking, and it doesn't help to endear her to the heroes.
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* SequelHook: Each of the first four stories in the installment has a subtle one of these folded into the ending somewhere, indicating that the detectives still have work to do.
* SoProudOfYou: Varric's reaction to these stories. It's pretty much a ForegoneConclusion, since he reacts that way to everything they submit.
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* SequelHook: Each of the first four stories in the installment has a subtle one of these folded into the ending somewhere, indicating that the detectives still have work to do.
do. The fifth ties things up more neatly, and about as happily as possible, but still leaves the possibility for future stories about its heroes.
* SoProudOfYou: Varric's reaction to these stories. It's pretty much a ForegoneConclusion, since he reacts that way to everything theysubmit.
submit. His editor is quite amused, to judge by her letter at the end; her only criticism is that the language is too clean, and she wants to add some more swear words before she sends it to print.
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* AffectionateNickname: Miriam Falcon sometimes calls her sister Constance "Connie."
* AmoralAttorney: The district attorney, Russell Samuelson.
* AntiVillain: Callista Bond just wants to make Tevinter a better place.
* TheBartender: Krem at Adamant, who is the only character whose name was not changed. He sometimes gives the detectives tips based on stuff he's observed about his patrons.
* BigSisterInstinct: Falcon is willing to help the detectives, but only if they protect her little sister in return. "My sister must be safe. That is my price."
* CallBack: The installment gives a direct one to ''Hard in Hightown'' by having the police department receive a postcard from Donnen Brennokovic.
* TheChanteuse: The nightclub called Adamant employs one of these, with a male counterpart to sing duets.
* ChekhovsGunman: The BiggerBad turns out to be [[spoiler:Silas Harel, the owner of the Bread Wolf bakery mentioned in the previous installment]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The BigBad of the story. Possibly also the BiggerBad, although this is left somewhat vague.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: [[spoiler:Alexandra's]] entrance at the climax.
* FemmeFatale: Constance acts this way while in disguise; it's strictly to conceal her identity, however, and she's not completely comfortable with it.
* HangingJudge: Judith Stendahl.
* HostageForMacGuffin: At the climax, [[spoiler:Harel kidnaps Constance]] and demands the tourmaline necklace in exchange for the hostage.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: Eric basically tells Constance this when they talk about the fact that she honestly has a thing for him.
* ItsPersonal: Colin is determined to bring down both the judge and Samuelson, because he believes they're corrupt - and also because he believes they were among those responsible for Evelyn's near-fatal car crash several months earlier. [[spoiler:He's right on both counts.]]
* LadyInRed: Constance is this when the detectives first meet her.
* MysteriousWoman: Falcon is this at first.
* NiceGirl: Constance.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Eric is startled to find that he has this with Miriam Falcon - not only is she a close friend of his boss, Captain Hendallen, but she's married to Ferris, his landlord at the Hanged Man.
* RescueIntroduction: The detectives first meet Falcon when she saves them from a trap laid by the Crows. Later, Eric and Constance meet Damian when he intervenes before Edmunds and his men can kill them.
* SmokingIsUncool: Judge Stendahl is the only character we see smoking, and it doesn't help to endear her to the heroes.
* VigilanteMan: Damian is out for justice all by himself.
* WhatsAnXLikeYouDoingInAYLikeThis: "What's a {{nice girl}} like you doing in a mess like this?" Eric asks Constance.
* YouMustBeCold: There are a few instances of Eric giving Constance something to wear because he doesn't want her catching cold.
* AffectionateNickname: Miriam Falcon sometimes calls her sister Constance "Connie."
* AmoralAttorney: The district attorney, Russell Samuelson.
* AntiVillain: Callista Bond just wants to make Tevinter a better place.
* TheBartender: Krem at Adamant, who is the only character whose name was not changed. He sometimes gives the detectives tips based on stuff he's observed about his patrons.
* BigSisterInstinct: Falcon is willing to help the detectives, but only if they protect her little sister in return. "My sister must be safe. That is my price."
* CallBack: The installment gives a direct one to ''Hard in Hightown'' by having the police department receive a postcard from Donnen Brennokovic.
* TheChanteuse: The nightclub called Adamant employs one of these, with a male counterpart to sing duets.
* ChekhovsGunman: The BiggerBad turns out to be [[spoiler:Silas Harel, the owner of the Bread Wolf bakery mentioned in the previous installment]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The BigBad of the story. Possibly also the BiggerBad, although this is left somewhat vague.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: [[spoiler:Alexandra's]] entrance at the climax.
* FemmeFatale: Constance acts this way while in disguise; it's strictly to conceal her identity, however, and she's not completely comfortable with it.
* HangingJudge: Judith Stendahl.
* HostageForMacGuffin: At the climax, [[spoiler:Harel kidnaps Constance]] and demands the tourmaline necklace in exchange for the hostage.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: Eric basically tells Constance this when they talk about the fact that she honestly has a thing for him.
* ItsPersonal: Colin is determined to bring down both the judge and Samuelson, because he believes they're corrupt - and also because he believes they were among those responsible for Evelyn's near-fatal car crash several months earlier. [[spoiler:He's right on both counts.]]
* LadyInRed: Constance is this when the detectives first meet her.
* MysteriousWoman: Falcon is this at first.
* NiceGirl: Constance.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Eric is startled to find that he has this with Miriam Falcon - not only is she a close friend of his boss, Captain Hendallen, but she's married to Ferris, his landlord at the Hanged Man.
* RescueIntroduction: The detectives first meet Falcon when she saves them from a trap laid by the Crows. Later, Eric and Constance meet Damian when he intervenes before Edmunds and his men can kill them.
* SmokingIsUncool: Judge Stendahl is the only character we see smoking, and it doesn't help to endear her to the heroes.
* VigilanteMan: Damian is out for justice all by himself.
* WhatsAnXLikeYouDoingInAYLikeThis: "What's a {{nice girl}} like you doing in a mess like this?" Eric asks Constance.
* YouMustBeCold: There are a few instances of Eric giving Constance something to wear because he doesn't want her catching cold.
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!!The Ruby Operation
* BestFriendsInLaw: Eric and Evelyn seem to have become something like this, judging by the way he contributes to her comfort during the pregnancy.
* HappilyMarried: Colin and Evelyn have become this by the time of this part of the story, and Evelyn is pregnant.
** HappilyAdopted: They made Nicolas their son as soon as legally possible.
* HonoraryUncle: Eric explicitly identifies himself as being this for Colin's kids.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Eric orders vanilla cookies for the pregnant Evelyn from a Hightown bakery called "The Bread Wolf," which of course is meta-named for Solas.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Eric sees Gwen as this. By the end of the story, it's clear that he's started to move on properly.
* PanickyExpectantFather: Colin has shades of this.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dowager Queen Lenora comes across this way, willing to work with the detectives in "unorthodox" ways to help them solve the mystery.
* ReformedCriminal: [[spoiler:Gwen confides in Maddox about the safe because he claims to be one of these.]] Of course, our heroes know better.
* {{Safecracking}}: A significant plot point hinges on whether or not the bad guys can do this.
* TakeThatUs: The authors have a bit of fun at their own expense.
-->'''Eric:''' Honestly, this whole thing is just... overly complex, or something. Like someone’s bad idea for a story.\\
'''Colin:''' I think that’s an apt description for our entire lives.
* WitnessProtection: At the end of the story, [[spoiler:Gwen and her husband are placed into this, effectively ensuring that Eric will probably never see her again]]. He's more okay with it than he expected to be.
* BestFriendsInLaw: Eric and Evelyn seem to have become something like this, judging by the way he contributes to her comfort during the pregnancy.
* HappilyMarried: Colin and Evelyn have become this by the time of this part of the story, and Evelyn is pregnant.
** HappilyAdopted: They made Nicolas their son as soon as legally possible.
* HonoraryUncle: Eric explicitly identifies himself as being this for Colin's kids.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Eric orders vanilla cookies for the pregnant Evelyn from a Hightown bakery called "The Bread Wolf," which of course is meta-named for Solas.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Eric sees Gwen as this. By the end of the story, it's clear that he's started to move on properly.
* PanickyExpectantFather: Colin has shades of this.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dowager Queen Lenora comes across this way, willing to work with the detectives in "unorthodox" ways to help them solve the mystery.
* ReformedCriminal: [[spoiler:Gwen confides in Maddox about the safe because he claims to be one of these.]] Of course, our heroes know better.
* {{Safecracking}}: A significant plot point hinges on whether or not the bad guys can do this.
* TakeThatUs: The authors have a bit of fun at their own expense.
-->'''Eric:''' Honestly, this whole thing is just... overly complex, or something. Like someone’s bad idea for a story.\\
'''Colin:''' I think that’s an apt description for our entire lives.
* WitnessProtection: At the end of the story, [[spoiler:Gwen and her husband are placed into this, effectively ensuring that Eric will probably never see her again]]. He's more okay with it than he expected to be.
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* MysteryWoman: One of these pulls Evelyn out of her wrecked car after the accident, but then disappears before police can question her. Her identity is never confirmed.
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* RedHerring: Nicolas hears the kidnappers mention "Sophia Perennis" and assumes, as the detectives do, that it's a woman's name. See Genius Bonus on the Trivia page for the real meaning.
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* RedHerring: Nicolas hears the kidnappers mention "Sophia Perennis" and assumes, as the detectives do, that it's a woman's name. See (See Genius Bonus on the Trivia page for the real meaning.)
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!!The Emerald Affair
* BirdsOfAFeather: Part of the attraction for Evelyn and Colin; both are pious, kind, and a FriendToAllChildren. Of course, they're also seriously TwiceShy.
* BlueBlood: Evelyn eventually confesses that she's a daughter of the Bann of Ostwick, and she suspects that she's being followed by someone with a grudge against her family.
* CannotSpitItOut: It takes Colin almost too long to admit that he's in love with Evelyn.
* TheCavalry: Invoked in the narrative during the final shootout.
* CommonalityConnection: Evelyn and Colin reconnect following her accident because they both have a vested interest in Nicolas being safe and well-fed.
* DanceOfRomance: At the police holiday party. It doesn't go the way Evelyn clearly hopes, however.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Eric threatens to give Colin romance advice, and warns that this is a bad thing because he's the "last person in Thedas" who should be doing that. In the next part of the installment, we find out why that is.
* IWarnedYou: Eric drops this as a mild rebuke when Colin has his belated LoveEpiphany. "I tried to warn you, Curly."
* InsecureLoveInterest: Colin won't let himself pursue a romance with Evelyn, even when he knows that their feelings are mutual, because he feels like he's damaged goods and she deserves better. [[spoiler:When he pushes her away, it leaves her an open target for the baddies who want her dead.]]
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Colin being this leads Evelyn to think that he just isn't interested, so she decides to leave Kirkwall.
* MysteryWoman: One of these pulls Evelyn out of her wrecked car after the accident, but then disappears before police can question her. Her identity is never confirmed.
* NiceGirl: Evelyn, which is part of the draw for Colin - and also for Nicolas, who spends a lot of time at her place of employment because she's so kind to him.
* RaceForYourLove: Can Colin get to the train station before the love of his life disappears forever? [[spoiler:Of course he can. It's a Jim and Rory fic, after all.]]
* RedHerring:
** Evelyn thinks she's being followed by an enemy of her father's. [[spoiler:She's half right - she ''is'' being followed, but it has nothing to do with her BlueBlood.]]
** Hearing that the bad guys are plotting something with an emerald makes the detectives think a jewel heist is in the near future. [[spoiler:It's actually a reference to Evelyn's eyes.]]
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Averted. Evelyn is given police protection because of her noble status and belief that she's being followed, and some of the officers who get assigned to the duty assure Colin that nothing's going to happen to "your girlfriend" if they can help it. He doesn't protest, but only because he recognizes that no one will believe him.
* ShipperOnDeck: It seems like everyone is waiting for Colin to make things official with Evelyn, but most particularly Nicolas (and Eric).
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Evelyn has no memory of the car accident which led to her meeting Colin. [[spoiler:This puts her life in danger, since the bad guys who caused the accident don't ''know'' she has amnesia, and think they have to eliminate her before she can identify them.]]
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Evelyn has vivid green eyes, just like the woman on whom she's based.
* YouMustBeCold: Colin insists on putting his coat on Evelyn when they go outside to talk at the police party. When he leaves in a way that makes her think she's been utterly rejected, she employs one of his coworkers to return it, saying that he "forgot" it.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Part of the attraction for Evelyn and Colin; both are pious, kind, and a FriendToAllChildren. Of course, they're also seriously TwiceShy.
* BlueBlood: Evelyn eventually confesses that she's a daughter of the Bann of Ostwick, and she suspects that she's being followed by someone with a grudge against her family.
* CannotSpitItOut: It takes Colin almost too long to admit that he's in love with Evelyn.
* TheCavalry: Invoked in the narrative during the final shootout.
* CommonalityConnection: Evelyn and Colin reconnect following her accident because they both have a vested interest in Nicolas being safe and well-fed.
* DanceOfRomance: At the police holiday party. It doesn't go the way Evelyn clearly hopes, however.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Eric threatens to give Colin romance advice, and warns that this is a bad thing because he's the "last person in Thedas" who should be doing that. In the next part of the installment, we find out why that is.
* IWarnedYou: Eric drops this as a mild rebuke when Colin has his belated LoveEpiphany. "I tried to warn you, Curly."
* InsecureLoveInterest: Colin won't let himself pursue a romance with Evelyn, even when he knows that their feelings are mutual, because he feels like he's damaged goods and she deserves better. [[spoiler:When he pushes her away, it leaves her an open target for the baddies who want her dead.]]
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Colin being this leads Evelyn to think that he just isn't interested, so she decides to leave Kirkwall.
* MysteryWoman: One of these pulls Evelyn out of her wrecked car after the accident, but then disappears before police can question her. Her identity is never confirmed.
* NiceGirl: Evelyn, which is part of the draw for Colin - and also for Nicolas, who spends a lot of time at her place of employment because she's so kind to him.
* RaceForYourLove: Can Colin get to the train station before the love of his life disappears forever? [[spoiler:Of course he can. It's a Jim and Rory fic, after all.]]
* RedHerring:
** Evelyn thinks she's being followed by an enemy of her father's. [[spoiler:She's half right - she ''is'' being followed, but it has nothing to do with her BlueBlood.]]
** Hearing that the bad guys are plotting something with an emerald makes the detectives think a jewel heist is in the near future. [[spoiler:It's actually a reference to Evelyn's eyes.]]
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Averted. Evelyn is given police protection because of her noble status and belief that she's being followed, and some of the officers who get assigned to the duty assure Colin that nothing's going to happen to "your girlfriend" if they can help it. He doesn't protest, but only because he recognizes that no one will believe him.
* ShipperOnDeck: It seems like everyone is waiting for Colin to make things official with Evelyn, but most particularly Nicolas (and Eric).
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Evelyn has no memory of the car accident which led to her meeting Colin. [[spoiler:This puts her life in danger, since the bad guys who caused the accident don't ''know'' she has amnesia, and think they have to eliminate her before she can identify them.]]
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Evelyn has vivid green eyes, just like the woman on whom she's based.
* YouMustBeCold: Colin insists on putting his coat on Evelyn when they go outside to talk at the police party. When he leaves in a way that makes her think she's been utterly rejected, she employs one of his coworkers to return it, saying that he "forgot" it.
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* WorkoutFanservice: Evvy gets treated to an episode of this after she and Cullen have their RelationshipUpgrade. She goes to the school gym to find Cullen, and Bull advises her that he's in the weight room. He also offers to lock the door, which she finds a bit confusing until she walks in and discovers her boyfriend lifting weights, shirtless. She manages to record a little bit on her phone to show Dorian, as they enjoy EatingTheEyeCandy together.
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: When trying to get into Judge de Ghislain's personal computer, the detectives don't expect to be able to guess the password; but since the tech guys won't get started until the next day, they figure they'll try the most obvious possibilities just to eliminate them in the meantime. None of them work.
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: When trying to get into Judge de Ghislain's Germain's personal computer, the detectives don't expect to be able to guess the password; but since the tech guys won't get started until the next day, they figure they'll try the most obvious possibilities just to eliminate them in the meantime. None of them work.
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Evvy has this relationship with Mahanon, whom she's known since they were toddlers, and develops a similar bond with Dorian; both men clearly adore her, and she them. Later, Dorian acknowledges that Evvy is "the sister I never had" and Varric is "the brother I never wanted," so his honorary siblings agree that they are this to each other as well. Everybody rolls with it; they even take a 'family portrait' in ''Disorienuptials''.
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** Evvy has this relationship with Mahanon, whom she's known since they were toddlers, and develops a similar bond with Dorian; both men clearly adore her, and she them. Later, Dorian acknowledges that Evvy is "the sister I never had" and Varric is "the brother I never wanted," so his honorary siblings agree that they are this to each other as well. Everybody rolls withit; they it. They even take a 'family portrait' in ''Disorienuptials''.
** Evvy has this relationship with Mahanon, whom she's known since they were toddlers, and develops a similar bond with Dorian; both men clearly adore her, and she them. Later, Dorian acknowledges that Evvy is "the sister I never had" and Varric is "the brother I never wanted," so his honorary siblings agree that they are this to each other as well. Everybody rolls with
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* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: Their stories confirm that back in Kirkwall before the school opened, Varric and Hawke formed such a trio with Bethany.
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* ClashingCousins: In the first story, the background plot involves a pair of cousins, Gaston and Celeste, who are rivals for a highly-sought political position in Kirkwall.
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* DirtyCop: [Cass] is forced to accept that a number of her colleagues are this.
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* DirtyCop: [Cass] Alexandra, from Internal Affairs, is forced to accept that a number of her colleagues are this.
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* InternalAffairs: [Cass] is part of this - not just for the Kirkwall PD, but for law enforcement all over Thedas.[[note]]It's an analogy to the Seekers in ''Inquisition'', of course.[[/note]]
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* InternalAffairs: [Cass] Alexandra is part of this - not just for the Kirkwall PD, but for law enforcement all over Thedas.[[note]]It's an analogy to the Seekers in ''Inquisition'', of course.[[/note]]
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* WeAREStrugglingTogether: [Cass] appeals to the detectives for serious help by pointing out that IA and the police really are on the same side, even if they don't always act like it.
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* WeAREStrugglingTogether: [Cass] Alexandra appeals to the detectives for serious help by pointing out that IA and the police really are on the same side, even if they don't always act like it.
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* KindheartedCatLover: The detectives first meet the homeless boy Nicolas when he's feeding stray cats.
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* MacGuffin: In ''Sapphire'', a letter opener given to Gaston's wife as an anniversary gift is increasingly relevant to the plot. Unfortunately, nobody seems to know where it is.
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!! Tropes for the installment in general:
* TheBigRottenApple: Kirkwall is described as something like this, although the PD is doing its best to improve things.
* TheBigRottenApple: Kirkwall is described as something like this, although the PD is doing its best to improve things.
* TheCityNarrows: The Undercity Warrens, as in ''Dragon Age II.''
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* ClashingCousins: In the first story, the background plot involves a pair of cousins, Gaston and Celeste, who are rivals for a highly-sought political position in Kirkwall.
* DeadpanSnarker: Eric is based on Varric - of course he's this.
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: When trying to get into Judge de Ghislain's personal computer, the detectives don't expect to be able to guess the password; but since the tech guys won't get started until the next day, they figure they'll try the most obvious possibilities just to eliminate them in the meantime. None of them work.
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: When trying TheNicknamer: Eric. Many of Varric's nicknames are transferred to get the story; it's one way for the reader to tell who is whom. For example, Eric calls Colin "Curly," just like Varric calls Cullen.
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. The police are the heroes of the stories.
* SequelHook: Each of the first four stories in the installment has a subtle one of these folded intoJudge de Ghislain's personal computer, the ending somewhere, indicating that the detectives don't expect still have work to be able to guess the password; but since the tech guys won't get started until the next day, they figure they'll try the most obvious possibilities just to eliminate them in the meantime. None of them work.do.
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. The police are the heroes of the stories.
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!!The Sapphire Scandal
* AffectionateNickname: According to Laurence Germain, when they were children, his father used to call him "Prince Charming" and his sister "Snow White."
* TheAlcoholic: The opening scene with Eric and Captain Hendallen suggests that she sees him as this, but she's really just giving him crap because she can. They have that sort of relationship. As the rest of the installment shows, he really isn't that heavy of a drinker.
* ClashingCousins: In the first story, the background plot involves a pair of cousins, Gaston and Celeste, who are rivals for a highly-sought political position in Kirkwall.
* CycleOfRevenge: It's suggested that Celeste may be connected to the judge's death as part of one of these, since she blames his late daughter for her parents' deaths.
* KindheartedCatLover: The detectives first meet the homeless boy Nicolas when he's feeding stray cats.
* LastWords: Part of the puzzle involves deciphering Judge Germain's final words to his mistress, which make no sense to her or anyone else: "Bring me the heart of Snow White." When the detectives learn that "Snow White" was the judge's nickname for his deceased daughter, it doesn't clear up the matter at ''all''.
* MacGuffin: A letter opener given to Gaston's wife as an anniversary gift is increasingly relevant to the plot. Unfortunately, nobody seems to know where it is.
** MementoMacGuffin: After Carrie Anne's death, the letter opener was given to her father as this, and Gaston would like it returned to him for the same reason.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: When trying to get into Judge de Ghislain's personal computer, the detectives don't expect to be able to guess the password; but since the tech guys won't get started until the next day, they figure they'll try the most obvious possibilities just to eliminate them in the meantime. None of them work.
** LineOfSightName: They eventually realize that [[spoiler:the missing letter opener was positioned to provide a visual cue should the judge have ever forgotten the password, which is ''sapphire'']].
* SilkHidingSteel: Dr. de L'Acier, the judge's mistress, strongly gives off this vibe. Eric is pretty sure that some obscure island nation is missing its queen.
!!The Topaz Promise
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Corin levels a pair of these at Eric and Colin when they move to take him down.
* DirtyCop: [Cass] is forced to accept that a number of her colleagues are this.
* IllBoy: As Chief Corin reveals, Colin is this, suffering (much like the real Cullen) from hypertropic myopathy.
* InternalAffairs: [Cass] is part of this - not just for the Kirkwall PD, but for law enforcement all over Thedas.[[note]]It's an analogy to the Seekers in ''Inquisition'', of course.[[/note]]
* MementoMacGuffin: As thanks for his part in the whole thing, Nicolas is presented with an IA ring on a gold chain.
* RedHerring: Nicolas hears the kidnappers mention "Sophia Perennis" and assumes, as the detectives do, that it's a woman's name. See Genius Bonus on the Trivia page for the real meaning.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Corin reveals that Eric fears this, having joined the police force in an explicit effort to avoid being like either of his parents.
* WeAREStrugglingTogether: [Cass] appeals to the detectives for serious help by pointing out that IA and the police really are on the same side, even if they don't always act like it.
* WhoWatchesTheWatchmen: Part of the logic Corin uses to explain why he went rogue.
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* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/12262920 I Must Be Going]]'' is a straight-up {{crossover}}, written and read aloud by Varric, putting the cast into a spoof of ''Film/ThePrincessBride.''
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* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/12262920 I Must Be Going]]'' is a straight-up {{crossover}}, IntercontinuityCrossover, written and read aloud by Varric, putting the cast into a spoof of ''Film/ThePrincessBride.''
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* RealPersonFic: ''I Must Be Going'' qualifies as this in-universe, since Varric takes the teaching staff and puts them into ''Film/ThePrincessBride''. To the reader, however, it's a {{crossover}} fic.
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* RealPersonFic: RealPersonFic[=/=]SelfInsertFic: ''I Must Be Going'' qualifies as this in-universe, since Varric takes the teaching staff and puts them into ''Film/ThePrincessBride''. To the reader, however, it's a {{crossover}} an IntercontinuityCrossover fic.
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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Cullen is sometimes stunned speechless by Evvy's {{green eyes}}, especially when she wears green.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Invoked by Jim; when Rory tells him about the look on Cullen's face during Michel's visit to Evvy's class, he asks if it was "a green-eyed monster type of look."
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* GreenEyedMonster: Invoked by Jim; Discussed; when Rory tells him Jim about the look on Cullen's face during Michel's visit to Evvy's class, he asks if it was "a green-eyed monster type of look."
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* ColourCodedEyes: Evvy's most notable physical trait is a pair of dark green eyes, leading Varric to nickname her "Siren". It's also for this reason that she becomes "the Emerald Princess" in his epic poem.
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* GreenEyes: Evvy's most notable physical trait is a pair of dark green eyes, leading Varric to nickname her "Siren." It's also for this reason that she becomes "the Emerald Princess" in his epic poem.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The four stories in this collection all have the names of precious jewels in their titles, which is what prompted the name of the installment. These are ''The Sapphire Scandal, The Emerald Affair, The Ruby Operation'', and ''The Tourmaline Trap.''
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The four five stories in this collection all have the names of precious jewels in their titles, which is what prompted the name of the installment. These are ''The Sapphire Scandal, The Topaz Promise, The Emerald Affair, The Ruby Operation'', and ''The Tourmaline Trap.''
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* KnightInSourArmor: Eric, in spades; Colin too, to a lesser extent.* MetafictionalTitle: ''Bright Jewels, Chained City'' is both the title of the fanfic and the title of the story collection written by Rory and Jim.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Eric, in spades; Colin too, to a lesser extent.extent.
* MetafictionalTitle: ''Bright Jewels, Chained City'' is both the title of the fanfic and the title of the story collection written by Rory and Jim.
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18759376/chapters/44502064 Bright Jewels, Chained City]]'' is a collection of Jim and Rory's writing. It's a series of ''noir'' stories centered around a pair of Kirkwall detectives based on Cullen and Varric.
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* ''Bright Jewels, Chained City'', a collection of Jim and Rory's writing. It's a series of ''noir'' stories centered around a pair of Kirkwall detectives based on Cullen and Varric.
*** EmergingFromTheShadows: [[spoiler:Cassandra's]] entrance at the climax.
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: The kids quote Varric as having said this.
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* FanSequel: The entire collection of stories is this to Varric's own novel ''Hard in Hightown''. In-universe, it's also a RealPersonFic with the SerialNumbersFiledOff (much like ''Hard in Hightown'' itself). Oh, and it's also Jim and Rory's senior writing project, which they submitted for their final grade in Varric's class before they graduate.
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* CityNoir, in a CrapsackWorld
* ClashingCousins: In the first story, the background plot involves a pair of cousins, Gaston and Celeste, who are rivals for a highly-sought political position in Kirkwall.
* DaChief: Captain Hendallen returns in this capacity; again, she's also a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and something of AMotherToHerMen.
* FanSequel: The entire collection of stories is this to Varric's own novel ''Hard in Hightown''. In-universe, it's also a RealPersonFic with the SerialNumbersFiledOff (much like ''Hard in Hightown'' itself). Oh, and it's also Jim and Rory's senior writing project, which they submitted for their final grade in Varric's class before they graduate. Varric, in the opening chapter, even describes it to his editor with this exact phrase.
* ClashingCousins: In the first story, the background plot involves a pair of cousins, Gaston and Celeste, who are rivals for a highly-sought political position in Kirkwall.
* DaChief: Captain Hendallen returns in this capacity; again, she's also a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and something of AMotherToHerMen.
* FanSequel: The entire collection of stories is this to Varric's own novel ''Hard in Hightown''. In-universe, it's also a RealPersonFic with the SerialNumbersFiledOff (much like ''Hard in Hightown'' itself). Oh, and it's also Jim and Rory's senior writing project, which they submitted for their final grade in Varric's class before they graduate. Varric, in the opening chapter, even describes it to his editor with this exact phrase.
* HardboiledDetective: Eric and Colin.
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* KindheartedCatLover: The detectives first meet the homeless boy Nicolas when he's feeding stray cats.
* KnightInSourArmor: Eric, in spades; Colin too, to a lesser extent.* MetafictionalTitle: ''Bright Jewels, Chained City'' is both the title of the fanfic and the title of the story collection written by Rory and Jim.
* KnightInSourArmor: Eric, in spades; Colin too, to a lesser extent.* MetafictionalTitle: ''Bright Jewels, Chained City'' is both the title of the fanfic and the title of the story collection written by Rory and Jim.
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* EatingTheEyeCandy: When it's confirmed that Michel de Chevin will be returning to Skyhold permanently, Rory and Nessa are delighted at the prospect of having so much eye candy at the school.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim makes this remark with regards to the girls repeatedly trying to get him to tap dance.
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** ArousedByTheirVoice[=/=]GeekyTurnOn: In-story, Cullen is enamored of the way Evvy reads Genitivi's ''Walking the Earth'', particularly the passage about the Korcari Wilds. It becomes an in-universe case of AscendedFanon when Varric reads the story to the other teachers, and they goad Evvy into saying the line; as it turns out, it really ''does'' have that exact effect on him.
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** GeekyTurnOn: In-story, Cullen is enamored of the way Evvy reads Genitivi's ''Walking the Earth'', particularly the passage about the Korcari Wilds. It becomes an in-universe case of AscendedFanon when Varric reads the story to the other teachers, and they goad Evvy into saying the line; as it turns out, it really ''does'' have that exact effect on him.
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* EarWorm: Like many people in real life, Rory considers the theme song to ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'' (or in their case, ''The Greatest Fereldan Hero'') to be this.
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* EarWorm: Like many people in real life, Rory considers the theme song to ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'' (or in their case, ''The Greatest Fereldan Hero'') to be this.
* GenerationXerox: A variant. Rory and Jim realize, in one conversation, that they greatly resemble a younger Hawke and Varric in the way they relate to each other.
* GenerationXerox: A variant. Rory and Jim realize, in one conversation, that they greatly resemble a younger Hawke and Varric in the way they relate to each other.
