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* MultiEthnicName: Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Fin expresses attraction to individuals of multiple genders and species. [[spoiler:He eventually falls for Scarlett.]]
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* NotGoodWithPeople: Finian would rather interact with technology than people.
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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:After Cat's absorption into the Ra'haam collective, Fin makes sure the group holds onto her stuffed toy dragon, Shamrock. Even when urgently packing only the essentials for a quick getaway, he includes Shamrock.]]

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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:After Cat's absorption into the Ra'haam collective, Fin makes sure the group holds onto her stuffed toy dragon, Shamrock. Even when urgently packing only the essentials for a quick getaway, he includes Shamrock. In ''Aurora's End'', he gives Shamrock to Zila to keep when she stays behind in the past.]]
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* StatuesqueStunner: Scarlett is six foot tall, and considered exceptionally attractive. [[spoiler: Saedii, Kal's older sister, is described as "two metres of Syldrathi warrior princess" and is absolutely gorgeous. To be clear, she is about 6 feet.]]

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* StatuesqueStunner: Scarlett is six foot tall, and considered exceptionally attractive. [[spoiler: Saedii, Kal's older sister, is described as "two metres of Syldrathi warrior princess" princess"[[note]]two metres is around 6'6". Saedii is probably closer to 6'3", as she is the same height as Tyler[[/note]] and is absolutely gorgeous. To be clear, she is about 6 feet.gorgeous.]]
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Adams and Battle Leader de Stoy, two high-ranking officers in the Aurora Legion. They sent Auri with Squad 312, whose ''real'' mission turns out to be to protect her from the Earth authorities. [[spoiler:In the second book, when Squad 312 is falsely accused of massacring the refugees at Sagan Station, Admiral Adams openly denounces them while secretly sending them a coded message of support.]]

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Adams and Battle Leader de Stoy, two high-ranking officers in the commanders of the Aurora Legion. They sent Auri with Squad 312, whose ''real'' mission turns out to be to protect her from the Earth authorities. [[spoiler:In the second book, when Squad 312 is falsely accused of massacring the refugees at Sagan Station, Admiral Adams openly denounces them while secretly sending them a coded message of support. In the third book, it is revealed that they, and all of the previous academy commanders, were in fact working behind the scenes to endure the success of the squad's mission.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Scarlett has had at least fifty different boyfriends, and none of those relationships lasted longer than seven weeks.

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* ReallyGetsAround: Scarlett has had at least fifty different boyfriends, and none of those relationships lasted longer than seven weeks. [[spoiler:Until she falls for Fin. In the epilogue, a year after the main events of the trilogy, they are still together.]]
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* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Near the end of ''Aurora's End'', Zila decides to stay in the past to ensure the success of the mission. She ends up being the secret third founder of Aurora Academy, alongside her future wife, Nari Kim.]]

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* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Near the end of ''Aurora's End'', Zila decides to stay in the past to ensure the success of the mission. She ends up being the secret third founder of the Aurora Academy, Legion, alongside her future wife, Nari Kim.]]



* OneSteveLimit: Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley is rather bemused when she finds out that she's at the headquarters of the Aurora Legion, housing the Aurora Academy, named after the Aurora star system.

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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted. Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley is rather bemused when she finds out that she's at the headquarters of the Aurora Legion, housing the Aurora Academy, named after the Aurora star system.system. Fortunately, she prefers to be called "Auri" anyway.
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* OneParagraphChapter: All but one of the chapters from [[TheSpock Zila's]] POV in the first book, with the sole exception still only two pages. She gets a little more talkative in the second book, but her chapters still tend to be shorter than everyone else's.

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* OneParagraphChapter: All but one of the chapters from [[TheSpock Zila's]] POV in the first book, with the sole exception still only two pages. She gets a little more talkative in from the second book, book onward, but her chapters still tend to be shorter than everyone else's.

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