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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Any mage, whether Marjal or Quantal, but Quantal Path-Mages are this to the extreme due to the nature of their powers. Where Marjals are adept at tasks such as the [[EmotionalPowers manipulation of thoughts and emotions]] or else [[ElementalPowers control of elements like fire, earth, and water]] Quantal powers fall under the lines of either subtle thread-work, or else "Walking the Path", a practice the entails absorbing an ''enormous'' amount of energy from the fabric of the universe and redirecting it into whatever the Path-Mage requires. Walking the Path is an ''insanely'' dangerous task that requires the mage to both take in the power and then control it in a way that won't simply tear them and everything in a radius around them apart, and even the most experienced Path-Mages tend to end their lives as living bombs powerful enough to ''crack mountains open''. To walk the Path more than once ''in a week'' is generally considered suicide even for the most skilled of Path-Mages.
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Any mage, whether Marjal or Quantal, but Quantal Path-Mages are this to the extreme due to the nature of their powers. Where Marjals are adept at tasks such as the [[EmotionalPowers manipulation of thoughts and emotions]] or else [[ElementalPowers control of elements like fire, earth, and water]] water]], Quantal powers fall under the lines of either subtle thread-work, thread-work (tugging at "threads" that connect all of existence in order to alter reality), or else "Walking the Path", a practice the that entails absorbing an ''enormous'' amount of energy from the fabric of the universe and redirecting it into whatever the Path-Mage requires. Walking the Path is an ''insanely'' dangerous task that requires the mage to both take in the power and then control it in a way that won't simply tear them and everything in a radius around them apart, and even the most experienced Path-Mages tend to end their lives as living bombs powerful enough to ''crack mountains open''. Notably, the most important aspect of Path magic is not even knowing how to walk the Path, but how to ''stop'' walking before one takes on too much energy to control. To walk the Path more than once ''in a week'' is generally considered suicide even for the most skilled of Path-Mages.
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* ThePrecursors: The Missing, a race who inhabited Abeth before humanity arrived and whose ruins can still be found under the ice that covers most of the planet. Very little is known of them, but they're implied to have AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]].
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* TheAce: Nona, Arabella Jotsis, and Zole are all at one point or another considered potential [[TheChosenOne Chosen Ones]] due to their multiple Old Bloods and innate skills. Nona and Zole especially repeatedly overcome obstacles thought to be either far advanced beyond their ages or at times [[BeyondTheImpossible outright impossible.]]
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Any mage, whether Marjal or Quantal, but Quantal Path-Mages are this to the extreme due to the nature of their powers. Where Marjals are adept at tasks such as the [[EmotionalPowers manipulation of thoughts and emotions]] or else [[ElementalPowers control of elements like fire, earth, and water]] Quantal powers fall under the lines of either subtle thread-work, or else "Walking the Path", a practice the entails absorbing an ''enormous'' amount of energy from the fabric of the universe and redirecting it into whatever the Path-Mage requires. Walking the Path is an ''insanely'' dangerous task that requires the mage to both take in the power and then control it in a way that won't simply tear them and everything in a radius around them apart, and even the most experienced Path-Mages tend to end their lives as living bombs powerful enough to ''crack mountains open''. To walk the Path more than once ''in a week'' is generally considered suicide even for the most skilled of Path-Mages.
** In ''Holy Sister'' Sister Pan reveals the true reason she hasn't used her Path magic in decades: [[spoiler: Because she started walking the path over thirty years ago, ''and has not left the Path in that entire time''. Walking the path for a mere few steps as Nona and Ara do is enough to destroy buildings. When Sister Pan finally leaves the Path, her death kills ''thousands'' of enemies and blasts a trench meters deep and nearly a mile long.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Any mage, whether Marjal or Quantal, but Quantal Path-Mages are this to the extreme due to the nature of their powers. Where Marjals are adept at tasks such as the [[EmotionalPowers manipulation of thoughts and emotions]] or else [[ElementalPowers control of elements like fire, earth, and water]] Quantal powers fall under the lines of either subtle thread-work, or else "Walking the Path", a practice the entails absorbing an ''enormous'' amount of energy from the fabric of the universe and redirecting it into whatever the Path-Mage requires. Walking the Path is an ''insanely'' dangerous task that requires the mage to both take in the power and then control it in a way that won't simply tear them and everything in a radius around them apart, and even the most experienced Path-Mages tend to end their lives as living bombs powerful enough to ''crack mountains open''. To walk the Path more than once ''in a week'' is generally considered suicide even for the most skilled of Path-Mages.
** In ''Holy Sister'' Sister Pan reveals the true reason she hasn't used her Path magic in decades: [[spoiler: Because she started walking the path over thirty years ago, ''and has not left the Path in that entire time''. Walking the path for a mere few steps as Nona and Ara do is enough to destroy buildings. When Sister Pan finally leaves the Path, her death kills ''thousands'' of enemies and blasts a trench meters deep and nearly a mile long.]]
* RichBitch: Joeli Namsis.
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* AlphaBitch: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted with]] [[spoiler: Arabella]], who Nona initially believes is this until she realizes that her first impressions were mostly a result of Clera's attitude, and that [[spoiler: Ara]] is actually a very sweet and friendly person. Once Nona realizes this, they quickly become close friends.
** Played straight with Joeli Namsis. Though ''Holy Sister'' ends with Nona [[spoiler: accepting that Joeli might not have truly intended Darla's death, and choosing to leave her fate up to court justice rather than seeking revenge herselfe]], Joeli is never really sympathetic.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: Zole]] proves to be superior than Nona (and pretty much everyone else for that matter) in practically every way, at least when it comes to skill, magic, and martial ability. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that [[spoiler: most of the reason she proves to be so strong and skilled is as a result of magically ridding herself of her "impurities", ridding herself of much of her humanity in the process]], to the point where in ''Holy Sister'' she chooses [[spoiler: to let Nona control the Focus Moon, accepting the reasoning that she herself is too separated from humanity to utilize it correctly.]]
** Played straight with Joeli Namsis. Though ''Holy Sister'' ends with Nona [[spoiler: accepting that Joeli might not have truly intended Darla's death, and choosing to leave her fate up to court justice rather than seeking revenge herselfe]], Joeli is never really sympathetic.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: Zole]] proves to be superior than Nona (and pretty much everyone else for that matter) in practically every way, at least when it comes to skill, magic, and martial ability. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that [[spoiler: most of the reason she proves to be so strong and skilled is as a result of magically ridding herself of her "impurities", ridding herself of much of her humanity in the process]], to the point where in ''Holy Sister'' she chooses [[spoiler: to let Nona control the Focus Moon, accepting the reasoning that she herself is too separated from humanity to utilize it correctly.]]
* ApocalypseHow: In progress due to the local sun slowly burning out and bringing about an encroaching ice age. More than that, the ''stars themselves'' are burning out, implying that the story takes place shortly before the impending ''heat death of the universe''.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: One theory as to the ultimate fate of the Missing, the Precursors that inhabited Abeth before humanity.
** While [[spoiler: Zole]] isn't quite there at the end of ''Holy Sister'', she's implied to be most of the way along to the same fate as the Missing.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: One theory as to the ultimate fate of the Missing, the Precursors that inhabited Abeth before humanity.
** While [[spoiler: Zole]] isn't quite there at the end of ''Holy Sister'', she's implied to be most of the way along to the same fate as the Missing.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Corridor is a world covered in an ice age with the moon (a giant focusing lens) being the only thing keeping the ice away. It's also riddled with corruption, tyranny, fanaticism, and slavery.
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* CrapsackWorld: The Corridor is a world covered in an ice age with the moon (a giant focusing lens) being the only thing keeping the ice away. It's also riddled with corruption, tyranny, fanaticism, and slavery. Oh, and the fact that the Focus Moon is necessary because the local sun is burning out, as are all of the other visible stars, implying that the story takes place some time during ''the heat death of the universe''.
* CrapsackWorld: The Corridor is a world covered in an ice age with the moon (a giant focusing lens) being the only thing keeping the ice away. It's also riddled with corruption, tyranny, fanaticism, and slavery. Oh, and the fact that the Focus Moon is necessary because the local sun is burning out, as are all of the other visible stars, implying that the story takes place some time during ''the heat death of the universe''.
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** In ''Red Sister'' [[spoiler: Hessa dies during the climax trying to prevent Yisht from escaping with the Sweet Mercy shipheart.]]
** In ''Grey Sister'' [[spoiler: Darla is mortally wounded while escaping Sherzal's palace when Joeli Namsis pulls her threads during battle, causing her to freeze up and opening her up to attacking guards. She dies from her wounds shortly after.]]
** In ''Holy Sister'' [[spoiler: the casualties of the final battle are ''heavy''. Among the fallen are Sister Apple, Sister Pan, Abbess Wheel, Sister Tallow, Sister Iron, Alata, Leeni, Ketti, and several others.]]
** In ''Grey Sister'' [[spoiler: Darla is mortally wounded while escaping Sherzal's palace when Joeli Namsis pulls her threads during battle, causing her to freeze up and opening her up to attacking guards. She dies from her wounds shortly after.]]
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* BiTheWay: Many of the characters, largely due to the SituationalSexuality of living in an all-female convent. Nona has ShipTease moments with multiple characters both male and female, and when Sister Apple directly questioned her about her crushes while under the effects of a TruthSerum (as a punishment for failing in class), Nona answers [[spoiler: Arabella, Regol, and Sister Apple herself]].
** At the beginning of ''Holy Sister'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: Nona has been sleeping with Regol for much of the three years since the end of the preceding book.]] By the end of the book [[spoiler: she has ended her relationship with Regol, but is quite obviously starting a new (and more genuine) relationship with Arabella.]]
** At the beginning of ''Holy Sister'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: Nona has been sleeping with Regol for much of the three years since the end of the preceding book.]] By the end of the book [[spoiler: she has ended her relationship with Regol, but is quite obviously starting a new (and more genuine) relationship with Arabella.]]
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** Also [[DiscussedTrope addressed directly]] by Abbess Glass in ''Holy Sister''. [[spoiler: Zole and Nona are 'both' the Chosen One, but not due to any prophecy. They were both chosen by ''Abbess Glass'' to fulfill the purpose she and the world needed of them.]]
** Also [[DiscussedTrope addressed directly]] by Abbess Glass in ''Holy Sister''. [[spoiler: Zole and Nona are 'both' the Chosen One, but not due to any prophecy. They were both chosen by ''Abbess Glass'' to fulfill the purpose she and the world needed of them.]]
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* WolverineClaws: [[spoiler: Nona is able to conjure six-inch long invisible blades from her hands, able to cut open chainmail armor with ease.]]
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* MadeASlave: What happens to Nona in the beginning as she and many other children are sold by their parents for the possibilities inherent in their blood. [[spoiler:Averted in Nona's case as it was the only way to get her away from her village as no one owned the means to take her far enough.]]
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* CorruptChurch: The Church of the Ancestor isn't particularly devout and its members are decidedly venal. Despite this, they loathe the idea their primary concern is money and [[EvenEvilHasStandards have a few principles they stand by.]]
* CorruptChurch: The Church of the Ancestor isn't particularly devout and its members are decidedly venal. Despite this, they loathe the idea their primary concern is money and [[EvenEvilHasStandards have a few principles they stand by.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The four Archons are all corrupt to at least some extent but none of them are happy at High Priest Jacob's attempt to have an eight-year-old girl executed for stabbing a SerialKiller engaged in rape, no matter who his father is. They're also disgusted by how ''obvious'' his corruption is, believing a High Priest should be more circumspect. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh and they're angry at being made to travel a good distance for this farce.]]
* KangarooCourt: The trial by the Archons is supposed to be this. Averted when it's clear the Archons are a great deal less prejudiced than the High Priest assumed.
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* SerialKiller: Nona critically engineers one of these, unfortunately he's the son of the richest man in TheEmpire.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Averted surprisingly. Raymel Tacsis and his son Thuran are the richest men in the Corridor but they can't buy the Church or the Empire who get annoyed at their presumption. It actually works against them twice as the Archons and Emperor both side with Nona just because they're annoyed at the idea they will be bought.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: All of the nuns of the Red Sisters are this. This includes lying to their charges, poisoning them, and worse. It's all for their own good, though.
* SmugSnake: High Priest Jacob who is in Raymel Tacsis' pocket. [[spoiler: This brings about his stripping of the rank as the four Archons under him actually have more authority collectively and put him in power in the first place. They severely dislike his blatant displays of corruption and toadying.]]
** Thuran Tacsis believes his father's money and power will allow him to be able to rape and kill as many girls as he wants. Also, to get revenge on Nona for resisting him. [[spoiler: This gets him killed.]]
* TrueCompanions: Nona treats all friendships like this.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Averted surprisingly. Raymel Tacsis and his son Thuran are the richest men in the Corridor but they can't buy the Church or the Empire who get annoyed at their presumption. It actually works against them twice as the Archons and Emperor both side with Nona just because they're annoyed at the idea they will be bought.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: All of the nuns of the Red Sisters are this. This includes lying to their charges, poisoning them, and worse. It's all for their own good, though.
* SmugSnake: High Priest Jacob who is in Raymel Tacsis' pocket. [[spoiler: This brings about his stripping of the rank as the four Archons under him actually have more authority collectively and put him in power in the first place. They severely dislike his blatant displays of corruption and toadying.]]
** Thuran Tacsis believes his father's money and power will allow him to be able to rape and kill as many girls as he wants. Also, to get revenge on Nona for resisting him. [[spoiler: This gets him killed.]]
* TrueCompanions: Nona treats all friendships like this.
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[[caption-width-right:314: It takes an army to kill a nun.]]
''I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin.''
At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist.
But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder: guilty of worse.
Stolen from the shadow of the noose, Nona is sought by powerful enemies, and for good reason. Despite the security and isolation of the convent her secret and violent past will find her out. Beneath a dying sun that shines upon a crumbling empire, Nona Grey must come to terms with her demons and learn to become a deadly assassin if she is to survive…
The ''Ancestor'' trilogy is a series of books by Mark Lawrence which are based around the adventures of battle nun Nona Grey. The first novel ''Red Sister'' came out on April 4th, 2017.
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* TheChosenOne: {{Deconstructed}} and played with as the nuns are all clear the prophecy is made up but the fact people believe in it makes it powerful.
* CrystalDragonJesus: The Church of the Ancestor is very similar to Christianity, except for its sect of battle nuns.
* NunTooHoly: Not all of the Red Sisters are particularly enamored of the Ancestor.
* SchoolgirlLesbians: A quality which is a fact of life in the convent due to SituationalSexuality.
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[[caption-width-right:314: It takes an army to kill a nun.]]
''I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin.''
At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist.
But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder: guilty of worse.
Stolen from the shadow of the noose, Nona is sought by powerful enemies, and for good reason. Despite the security and isolation of the convent her secret and violent past will find her out. Beneath a dying sun that shines upon a crumbling empire, Nona Grey must come to terms with her demons and learn to become a deadly assassin if she is to survive…
The ''Ancestor'' trilogy is a series of books by Mark Lawrence which are based around the adventures of battle nun Nona Grey. The first novel ''Red Sister'' came out on April 4th, 2017.
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* TheChosenOne: {{Deconstructed}} and played with as the nuns are all clear the prophecy is made up but the fact people believe in it makes it powerful.
* CrystalDragonJesus: The Church of the Ancestor is very similar to Christianity, except for its sect of battle nuns.
* NunTooHoly: Not all of the Red Sisters are particularly enamored of the Ancestor.
* SchoolgirlLesbians: A quality which is a fact of life in the convent due to SituationalSexuality.
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