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* GutturalGrowler: All the Raksura's voices get lower and much raspier in their shifted forms. Shade once shifts to {{exploit|edTrope}} this as an intimidation tactic -- more or less his only one; unknown to the groundlings, he's quite the ShrinkingViolet.
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* FantasticRacism: Surprisingly uncommon, considering, but there are a few examples. Many groundlings distrust shapeshifters, and the swamplings featured early on in ''Harbours of the Sun'' despise soft-skinned races.
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* FantasticRacism: Surprisingly uncommon, considering, but there are a few examples. examples.
** Many groundlings distrust shapeshifters,and assuming they're dangerous predators. Some persist in speaking of the Raksura as "creatures" even after having a conversation with them; Moon derides one for not even being able to see him as a person.
** The swamplings featured early on in ''Harbours of the Sun'' despise soft-skinned races.
** Many groundlings distrust shapeshifters,
** The swamplings featured early on in ''Harbours of the Sun'' despise soft-skinned races.
* HybridizationPlot: Several Fell flights have tried to interbreed with the Raksura, who [[spoiler:are descended from the same {{Precursors}}]], to create [[HybridPower new magical abilities]] or to produce hybrids that [[PhlebotinumHandlingRequirements are capable of using]] Forerunner {{Magitek}}. Given the Fell's AlwaysChaoticEvil nature and the Raksura's utter enmity for them, this always involves kidnapping {{Breeding Slave}}s and usually backfires catastrophically on the Fell.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Moon's initial relationship with two groundling women; it's implied that he's had other relationships in the past. Also, a big secret of the Raksura is that [[spoiler: they came from the same 'forefather' race as the Fell. The Raksura became a distinct race after the 'Aeriat' interbred with the Arbora, who were once a separate species entirely]].
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* InterspeciesRomance: Moon's initial relationship with two groundling women; it's implied that he's had other relationships in the past. Also, a big secret of the Raksura is that [[spoiler: they came from the same 'forefather' Forerunner race as the Fell. The Raksura became a distinct race after the 'Aeriat' interbred with the Arbora, who were once a separate species entirely]].
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* NeverLearnedToRead: Moon never learned to read Raksuran. Since he doesn't want to admit that, he's been trying to learn by sitting in on the royal clutch's lessons.
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* NeverLearnedToRead: Moon never learned to read Raksuran. Since he doesn't want to admit that, he's been trying he tries to learn by sitting in on the royal clutch's lessons.lessons until Stone catches him out. By the time of the fourth book, he's literate but remains TheIllegible.
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* PrecisionFStrike: The series is very light on profanity overall, and character dialogue even more so, but the maze of MalevolentArchitecture in ''The Edge of Worlds'' provokes both Stone and Jade to blurt, "This ''shitting'' place".
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* LyingByOmission: When Stone first finds Moon and invites him to Indigo Cloud, he mentions that he's bringing back a present for his great-great-granddaughter. The present turns out to be Moon himself as an eligible Consort -- a caste that Stone also neglected to tell Moon about.
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* LittleMissBadass: Potentially every female Raksura; they're cute when they're little, but adult females are bigger and stronger than males, and queens are basically [[PersonOfMassDestruction born badasses]].
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* LittleMissBadass: Potentially every female Raksura; they're cute when they're little, but adult females are bigger and stronger than males, and queens are basically [[PersonOfMassDestruction [[OneManArmy born badasses]].badasses]].
* LivingDistantAncestor: As line-grandfather of Indigo Cloud, many members of the Colony are Stone's descendants from his youth as an active Consort, and he looks after them all, no matter their blood relation. Only Stone knows ''how'' distant an ancestor he is, but it's on the order of centuries.
* LivingDistantAncestor: As line-grandfather of Indigo Cloud, many members of the Colony are Stone's descendants from his youth as an active Consort, and he looks after them all, no matter their blood relation. Only Stone knows ''how'' distant an ancestor he is, but it's on the order of centuries.
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* SourOutsideSadInside: Pearl is an antagonistic figure for much of the first book, aggravating the schism in her Colony, and mellows out to merely prickly and sardonic by the end of the series. However, at the beginning, she was also utterly grief-stricken from the deaths of her sister-queen, consort, and many more in her Colony, and the Colony itself was close to collapse; her mood improves alongside the Colony's fortunes.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: Mostly of the [[RubberForeheadAliens Rubber-Forehead]] or {{Humanoid|Aliens}} variety, the Three Worlds are peopled from the ocean depths to the upper atmosphere. Upwards of 50 species are named, and Moon's narration often doesn't bother to identify characters' species beyond a cursory description of their physical traits. Some of them are so unusual that it takes some work to confirm that they're even sapient.
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* NeverGetsDrunk: Raksura biology is different enough not to react to most species' intoxicants, though Raksura sometimes partake just to enjoy the flavour.
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* NoFocusOnHumans: If any of the miscellaneous "groundling" peoples are human, it's never specified.
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* BigEater: As large shapeshifting predators, Raksura need far more food than their groundling forms would suggest. Stone is even more so because of his massive winged form.
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* ChosenConceptionPartner: Raksura are polyamorous and raise their young communally, so it's common to choose a conception partner for non-romantic reasons, such as to produce young of a specific caste. Nonetheless, when a colony-mate is panicking in the middle of an emergency, Moon shocks her calm by offering to sire a clutch with her afterwards -- [[spoiler:and they follow through with it later]].
* CommonTongue: Altanic and Kedaic are the primary trade languages, as well as being some peoples' native languages; Kedaic is described as a mishmash of several other languages. They're ubiquitous enough that most people can at least communicate in one or the other, and the exceptions tend to be very unusual species.
* CommonTongue: Altanic and Kedaic are the primary trade languages, as well as being some peoples' native languages; Kedaic is described as a mishmash of several other languages. They're ubiquitous enough that most people can at least communicate in one or the other, and the exceptions tend to be very unusual species.
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* FantasticFirearms: The Imperial Kish have solar-powered OrganicTechnology firearms -- one trigger launches wooden targeting disks; a second ignites a fireball at the disks' location. They range in size from handguns to ship-mounted artillery.
* FantasticNamingConvention: Raksura tend to be named after nouns that follow a theme within lines of descent, like Chime, Knell, and Bell.
* FantasticNamingConvention: Raksura tend to be named after nouns that follow a theme within lines of descent, like Chime, Knell, and Bell.
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* LanguageFluencyDenial: The Raksura are initially suspicious of Callumkal's expedition, so they communicate in Altanic and pretend not to understand Kedaic, so they can listen in when the others try HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier. [[spoiler:It gets them some very useful information from the people who do turn out to be enemies, but makes for an awkward confession to the ones who were honest all along.]]
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* MeaningfulName: The unusual half-Fell queen turns out to be named [[spoiler:Consolation, a sign that the Raksura BreedingSlave who sired her had genuinely loved her and cared for her. He also taught her morality and inspired her to side with the Raksura over the Fell, making her an agent of a happier future, even though he didn't live to see it.]]
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* OrganicTechnology: The Imperial Kish have a lot of moss-driven technology -- their airships are grown, and a moss that generates solar power is used in everything from the ships to their firearms.
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: Stone is his colony's line-grandfather and is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld centuries old]], so when he unexpectedly takes an interest in someone -- an [[InterspeciesRomance outsider of a different species]], no less -- his younger relatives are as confused as they are appalled. When Moon points out that Stone probably already has experience navigating ExoticEquipment, Jade cuts off the conversation.
* PerceptionFilter: The Raksura Queen Malachite can prevent people from noticing her (very large and incredibly imposing) presence, even when she's standing right in front of them; afterwards they remember that she was there all along. It's one of the unique tricks she's developed to impose her will directly on others.
* PerceptionFilter: The Raksura Queen Malachite can prevent people from noticing her (very large and incredibly imposing) presence, even when she's standing right in front of them; afterwards they remember that she was there all along. It's one of the unique tricks she's developed to impose her will directly on others.
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* SpikedBlood: Fell poison is harmless to most species, so some people in high-risk areas would regularly consume it so that if they happen to be killed by Fell, their flesh will kill them. It's little use to the dead, but it's at least some consolation.
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* ActionGirl: All female Aeriat are required to be this, but special mention goes to the queens.
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* ActionGirl: All female Aeriat are required to be this, capable fighters, but special mention goes to the queens.queens, who are even faster and stronger than the warrior caste. They can -- and do -- literally tear much larger monsters apart bare-handed.
* AngerBornOfWorry: A regular shortcoming of Raksura, since they tend to lapse into predatory dominance displays when they feel threatened. Moon and Stone get close to having several fights because they're too emotionally constipated to process that they're concerned for each other's well-being.
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* CoolOldGuy: Stone and Delin both qualify.
* CreativeSterility: The Fell don't create anything, they just steal from other races. Aeriat Raksura also have a bit of this, but to a far lesser degree.
* CreativeSterility: The Fell don't create anything, they just steal from other races. Aeriat Raksura also have a bit of this, but to a far lesser degree.
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* CoolOldGuy: Stone and Delin both qualify.
have a long lifetime of adventure under their belts and don't let their advanced age deter them from seeking out new ones. Delin's an enthusiastic scholar, whereas Stone has become massively strong with age as a line-grandfather.
* CreativeSterility: The Fell don't create anything, they just steal from other races. Aeriat Raksura also have a bit of this, but to a far lesserdegree.degree; they're just more combat-oriented than the Arbora.
* CreativeSterility: The Fell don't create anything, they just steal from other races. Aeriat Raksura also have a bit of this, but to a far lesser
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* DeathIsGray: The titular shapeshifters lose their natural colouration and turn white when they're [[YourDaysAreNumbered very near death]] from old age. Moon, who was RaisedByHumans, doesn't know what it means when it happens to Flower, and she [[LockedOutOfTheLoop doesn't tell him]] so he'll keep treating her normally.
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* DeathIsGray: The titular shapeshifters Raksura lose their natural colouration and turn white when they're [[YourDaysAreNumbered very near death]] from old age. Moon, who was RaisedByHumans, doesn't know what it means when it happens to Flower, and she [[LockedOutOfTheLoop doesn't tell him]] so he'll keep treating her normally.
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* GutturalGrowler: All the Raksura, in their shifted forms.
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* GutturalGrowler: All the Raksura, Raksura's voices get lower and much raspier in their shifted forms.forms. Shade once shifts to {{exploit|edTrope}} this as an intimidation tactic -- more or less his only one; unknown to the groundlings, he's quite the ShrinkingViolet.
* LargeAndInCharge: Queens are taller than other Raksura and get larger with age. Malachite is so old she towers over other Queens, and is a no-nonsense veteran {{Determinator}} whom absolutely no one wants to antagonize.
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* NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: [[spoiler:The Fell are trying to make these.]] It's also the origin story of [[spoiler:the Raksura themselves.]]
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* NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: [[spoiler:The Fell are trying to make these.hybridize with Raksura to re-create something like a Forerunner.]] It's also the origin story of [[spoiler:the Raksura themselves.themselves: the Aeriat and Arbora were originally separate species who merged through interbreeding.]]
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* RubberForeheadAliens: The groundling races mentioned[[note]]At least in the first book.[[/note]] tend to be humanoid, but with a feature like fur, horns, or oddly colored skin to set them apart. [[http://www.marthawells.com/compendium/species.htm The official website lists several examples.]] The Raksura and Fell's shifted forms are also humanoid in shape, but even the wingless ones are out of the Rubber Forehead category.
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* RubberForeheadAliens: The Many groundling races mentioned[[note]]At least in the first book.[[/note]] tend to be are humanoid, but with a feature like fur, horns, or oddly colored skin to set them apart. [[http://www.marthawells.com/compendium/species.htm The official website lists several examples.]] The Raksura and Fell's shifted forms are also humanoid in shape, but even the wingless ones are out of the Rubber Forehead category.
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* TheSociopath: The default personality of most Fell.
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* TheSociopath: The default personality By default, Fell see every other species as prey, and any hunting tactic -- mass-murder, infiltration, mind control, rape, and so on -- as fair game.
* SpottingTheThread: Traveling cross-country in ''The Cloud Roads'', Moon and Stone shift to groundling form at a discreet distance from some travelers and have a polite but tense conversation. They realize that being in the middle ofmost Fell.the wilderness without any traveling gear is a dead giveaway that they're more than they seem.
* SpottingTheThread: Traveling cross-country in ''The Cloud Roads'', Moon and Stone shift to groundling form at a discreet distance from some travelers and have a polite but tense conversation. They realize that being in the middle of
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* TurtleIsland: The leviathan in ''The Serpent Sea'' doesn't have plantlife growing on it other than moss, but it ''is'' big enough to host an entire groundling city.
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* TurtleIsland: The leviathan in ''The Serpent Sea'' doesn't have plantlife plant life growing on it other than moss, but it ''is'' big enough to host an entire groundling city.
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* TheUsualAdversaries: The Fell are this to pretty much the entire population of the Three Worlds.
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* TheUsualAdversaries: The Fell are this to the common enemy of pretty much the entire population of the Three Worlds.Worlds. People like the Kish aren't as frightened of Fell as others, but it's because they have more effective weapons against them, not because they see them as less of a threat.
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* ChariotPulledByCats: The setting is amazingly species-diverse and open to people with radically different ways of living, but even so, Moon is a bit taken aback to visit a town where the carts are pulled by thirty-yard-tall flightless birds with armored plumage.
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* StumblingInTheNewForm: Chime involuntarily {{metamorphos|is}}ed from a wingless Arbora to a winged Aeriat due to a population imbalance in the colony. He struggles to adapt to the new body at first, and remains a relatively poor flyer even years later.
* TheyLookLikeUsNow: The Fell can pass for ordinary groundlings when not transformed, and take full advantage of that to infiltrate groundling communities they intend to prey on. They're largely responsible for a general in-universe distrust of shapeshifters, which causes the Raksura considerable inconvenience.
* TheyLookLikeUsNow: The Fell can pass for ordinary groundlings when not transformed, and take full advantage of that to infiltrate groundling communities they intend to prey on. They're largely responsible for a general in-universe distrust of shapeshifters, which causes the Raksura considerable inconvenience.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Raksura don't need to wear shoes in their groundling forms, and usually prefer not to. In ''The Serpent Sea'', Moon exploits this fact by wearing boots while trying to pass himself off as a groundling to someone who knows about Raksura.
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* ''The Cloud Roads''
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* ''The Cloud Roads''
Roads'' (2011)
* ''The SerpentSea''
Sea'' (2012)
* ''The SirenDepths''
Depths'' (2012)
* ''The Edge ofWorlds''
Worlds'' (2016)
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Sun'' (2017)
* ''The Serpent
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* ''Stories of the Raksura, Volume I''I'' (2014)
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* ''Stories of the Raksura, Volume II''II'' (2015)
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* ARottenTimeToRevert: {{Invoked|Trope}} when Moon fights an enemy who can psychically override [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Raksura]] shapeshifting. Moon's wings are injured, and when he's forced into human form, the injury transfers to his chest and back muscles, becoming much worse in the process.
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* ImpostorExposingTest: One [[FantasticDrug drug]] is harmless to groundlings but temporarily incapacitating to Raksura and Fell. Unfortunately, most groundlings don't know the difference, so Moon's own partner and neighbours [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink drug]], betray, and nearly kill him at the beginning of the series.
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* ImpostorExposingTest: One [[FantasticDrug drug]] is harmless to groundlings but temporarily incapacitating to Raksura and outright poisonous to Fell. Unfortunately, most groundlings don't know the difference, so Moon's own partner and neighbours [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink drug]], betray, and nearly kill him at the beginning of the series.
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* ImpostorExposingTest: One [[FantasticDrug drug]] is harmless to groundlings but temporarily incapacitating to Raksura and Fell. Unfortunately, most groundlings don't know the difference, so Moon's own partner and neighbours [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink drug]], betray, and nearly kill him at the beginning of the series.
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* DangerousDrowsiness: Flower's constant fatigue in ''The Serpent Sea'' is one sign that she's [[YourDaysAreNumbered near death]] from old age.
