History Fanfic / TheTaintedGrimoire

Description: The Tainted Grimoire is an AlternateUniverseFic based on FinalFantasyTacticsA2 where we still follow the adventures of Luso, there is still a book which records his journey and he still joins Clan Gully, '''BUT''', in this story, his older sister is Frimelda, that paladin that joins you in the game and there are many original characters and cameos from other works. The world of this story is also far more fleshed out than the one in the game.

* TheInnerReveal: [[spoiler: Luso reveals where he is from to his clan mates at the end of the Mistwalker arc]].

* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Sir Loin and Barley for example]].

* FlatWhat: The reaction of the crowd at the Acqua Alta when they see Luso has entered the race with a chocobo. Bear in mind that the Acqua Alta is a water race.

* TheInnerReveal: [[spoiler: Luso reveals where his from to his clan mates at the end of the Mistwalker arc]].

** Klesta is mentioned by caravan travellers to St. Galleria. [[spoiler: Guess who becomes the antagonist in a minor arc]].

[[Recap/TheTaintedGrimoire Has a recap page]]

* [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong: Vaticus Finch and his subodinates was not revealed as evil to the protagonists until later.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There is a lot of these in the story.

* DirtyCop: According to Barley, Khamja has informants within the ranks of the Jylland Defenders of the Peace.

* MythologyGag: The Clan Tourneys shown are one-on-one duels, unlike the six-on-six shown in the games. It is mentioned that the Clan Tourneys used to be like the games but starting with the one were shown, a format change was made to give smaller clans a chance against the larger ones.

-->'''Beltorey''': This incident is going to spread like wildfire, and whether for better or worse, this small [[note]]The official number then[[/note]] eight-person clan is now officially on the map.

-->'''Beltorey''': This incident is going to spread like wildfire, and whether for better or worse, this small [[hottip:*: The official number then]] eight-person clan is now officially on the map.

** [[spoiler: Kanin is a [[HalfHumanHybrid Feol Viera]]]].
** [[spoiler: Crow is now a member of Clan Gully]].

* ChickMagnet: Luso has three girls who definitely likes him. They are Kanin, Anna and [[spoiler: Maria]].

* DisabilitySuperpower: Auggie was born blind, but through experimenting, is capable of seeing Mist, no matter how small the concentration. It doesn't fully substitute for proper sight though.

* FishOutOfWater: Luso, getting taken from one world and being placed in another one tends to have that effect. He has however been shown slowly adjusting under his training and is learning new things about the world he is in.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Ensei is this sometimes, like when he eats so much food at public restaurants which usually earns stares from everyone else.

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Crow]], culminating in a [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]].

* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Ewen went undercover using the false name [[spoiler: Fasullo]] to spy on Baron Beltorey.

* BadassInDistress: Cid, who got captured by [[spoiler: Khamja]].

* BigEater: Many are they who are shocked at how much Cid and Ensei can eat.
* BloodKnight: Commander Kain, who debuts in Chapter 53, is revealed to be this during the VillainEpisode.
-->'''Commander Kain''': Yeah. Yeah, that's good. That's ''really good''. I've been looking forward to a war like this for years. You better bring it to us you hear? Don't you back out. You better show me a good time. I'll be waiting for it.

* [[spoiler: ChekhovMIA: Grant, who was initially mentioned as part of the backstory of Vaticus Finch, appears in the story proper later to provide Cid with a way to enter active clan duty again after getting a serious heart injury that WhiteMagic can't cure due to how it works in the story]].
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Cheney, as a Hunter, uses both a bow and a hunting knife.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Luso, other members of Clan Gully have joked about it.

* DanceBattler: Penelo is still this.

* [[spoiler: DeathByIrony: Raven killed Sir Loin by burning him to death. Raven's ultimate defeat came about by negating his immortality with fire.]]

* DualWielding: Luso does this sometimes.

* [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong: Vaticus Finch was not revealed as evil to the protagonists until later.]]

* FemaleGaze: Kanin has, on at least one occasion, checked Luso out when he was training, in just swimming trunks.

* GracefulLoser: After being defeated by [[spoiler: Luso]], [[spoiler: Vaticus]] gives him an important item and supported the accusations against him when Aquila held a city-wide conference.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Anna and Chita are temporarily tagging along with Clan Gully.

* HappilyAdopted: Adelle, a Hume, is the adopted daughter of Sir Loin, a Seeq.
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: Crow does this during the Grazton arc]].
* HeroicBSOD: Adelle suffered from this after [[spoiler: her dad Sir Loin died]].
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: Sir Loin pushed his daughter Adelle out of the way of a [[KillItWithFire Firaga]] spell, being the one who gets hit instead]].
* TheHighQueen: Queen Remedi is this.
-->'''Narration''': She stepped lightly towards her throne, with the practiced grace common of nobility, though the aura she exuded contained a mixture of a staunch monarch along with a mother's compassion.

* {{Immortality}}: [[spoiler: Dread Raven]] is revealed to have a variant that combines a HealingFactor and TheUndead.

* IntrepidReporter: Cheney and Vili meet one in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4318613/43/The_Tainted_Grimoire Chapter 43]] named Anrias.
* ItsAllMyFault: Luso had a period of this due to being comepletely helpless and only being able to [[spoiler: watch Sir Loin burn to death]], despite being the one to [[spoiler: defeat Vaticus Finch]]. Thankfully, Judgemaster Cid was able to talk him out of it by going over how flawed that line of thinking is.

* LargeAndInCharge: Eden is a massive Bangaa. He is also the Lord of Camoa and a member of the Coronet.
* LethalChef: Vili put poison in the meal she cooked for Luso, Crow, Hurdy, Kanin and Adelle when she mistakenly thought it was just seasoning.

* MrViceGuy: Ensei with {{Greed}} as his flaw. Same with Adelle.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Dread[[spoiler: Raven]].

* OverprotectiveDad: Ensei is said to be this by Sasasha. An example includes his reaction to learning Kanin is going on a date. It is exactly what you'd expect from someone labelled overprotective.

* [[spoiler: RedemptionEqualsDeath: Barley's final act was to try and save Cid. Ewen had him killed for that]].

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Baron Beltorey is a good example as he is takes his position seriously. For example, when an underground sport was causing harm to civilians, he took measures to minimise the harm and in the process, also turned it into a legitimate sporting event.

* ShipperOnDeck: Sasasha supports Luso/Kanin.

* StrawHypocrite: [[spoiler: Vaticus Finch, aka, Jacobus Sicuro]], is this.
-->'''Maria''': How befitting of a ''holy'' man such as yourself. How can we possibly lift up the name of Elianto when his [[spoiler: own Archbishop]] is so morally corrupt.
-->[[spoiler: '''Vaticus''']]: No…don't tell me…you actually think I believe in all that rubbish! This position, [[spoiler: Archbishop]]; this was only a stepping stone on my way to the top. Everything I said, every charity I funded; I didn't mean any of it. I didn't care for ''any'' of it. I simply needed the people on my side.
* SubordinateExcuse: Al Cid's assistant Marie is revealed to have a crush on him.

* TeamChef: Cheney.
* TeamPet: Gull the Chocobo.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Luso]] after learning how to draw his aura and then again after being given the ability to [[spoiler: channel Mist]].

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Vaticus]] had a brief one ''before'' being defeated. He became a GracefulLoser after being defeated.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Vaticus Finch]] until the end of the St. Galleria arc.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Crow]] can get difficult to talk about without also mentioning significant plot events.
* TheWatson: Luso and to a lesser extent, Hurdy, get things they don't know about explained to them by other characters.