History Literature / DaughterOfTheSun

* ThePaladin: Orsina is the titular Daughter of the Sun. As a knight in the Order of the Sun, she's sworn to not tell lies, drink alcohol or gamble while protecting people against evil gods and monsters. Orsina though then clarifies that it's just actually drunkenness that's forbidden, not drinking overall.

The second book in the ''Literature/TalesOfInthya'' series by Effie Calvin. Not to be confused with the [[Fanfic/DaughterOfTheSun fanfic]] of the same name, which it isn't connected with.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Orsina has to carefully look only at Aelia's face after she's been bathing in the river while wearing only her underwear.

* EmotionBomb: Xera, Goddess of Melancholy, has these. When she's around, anyone who's feeling grief or sorrow has it amplified greatly, to the point this can manifest itself as a [[LiteralSplitPersonality wraith]] that is separate from their body. She can also inflict an emotional attack on someone by touching them, amplifying any past sadness they felt with a phrase connected to it. It's so devastated a person who's affected by this can be left temporarily stricken.

** Orsina is [[WillNotTellALie sworn not to lie]], but truthful but misleading statements are okay sometimes. In fact, it's revealed paladins overall have a reputation for using these.

*** Rikilda is the Goddess of Alchemy. She's extremely powerful and people associate her with dark practices. Rikilda is a chaos god.

*** Iius is the God of Gluttony. He is in the form of a huge fish, and has following bring him [[HumanSacrifice human beings to eat]].
*** Xera is the Goddess of Melancholy. Her presence can [[EmotionalPowers increase a nearby person's grief]] to the point it manifests as a [[LiteralSplitPersonality wraith wholly separate from their body]].

* IllegalReligion: Worship of Aelia, Goddess of Caprice, has been outlawed for centuries, as her influence causes people to do whatever feels good and thus neglect necessary things.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Orsina is a female knight and a {{paladin}} who has sworn to protect people against evil. She roams around doing this. However, though people generally expect knights to wear plate armor, Orsina doesn't presently as it's far too hot in Vesolda, where she's stationed.

* TheyDo: [[spoiler:Aelia and Orsina finally become a couple by the end of the book, after many issues facing them, with the possibility that they might marry soon.]]

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Aelia is really [[TimeAbyss fourteen billion]]. [[GodInHumanForm In her human form]] however she looks about twenty five at most. [[spoiler:It's revealed she's even older than that.]]

* TimeAbyss: Aelia has been in existence for ''fourteen billion'' years. She's a Goddess, so it's not as surprising as it might be otherwise. [[spoiler:It turns out she's even older.]]

* LivingLieDetector: Truthsayers, rare people with an ability to see if anyone else lies, are mentioned several times before Crown Princess Ioanna of Xytan is revealed to have the gift.

*** Aelia is the Goddess of caprice.

* LivingLieDetector: Truthsayers, rare people with an ability to see if anyone else lies, are mentioned.

* TheQuest: Orsina has been on one for two years, searching for a great evil in Vesolda that she must fight. However, she's had no luck at the start of the story. Then she comes across a chaos goddess, and it seems she's finally found the great evil... but things are more complicated than they first seem.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Aelia is really [[TimeAbyss fourteen billion]]. [[GodInHumanForm In her human form]] however she looks about twenty five at most.

* SupernaturalSensitivity: Orsina can detect if magic is near, and she found Aelia this way due to Aelia's chaos magic.

* TimeAbyss: Aelia has been in existence for ''fourteen billion'' years. She's a Goddess, so it's not as surprising as it might be otherwise.

* EmotionalBomb: Xera, Goddess of Melancholy, has these. When she's around, anyone who's feeling grief or sorrow has it amplified greatly, to the point this can manifest itself as a [[LiteralSplitPersonality wraith]] that is separate from their body. She can also inflict an emotional attack on someone by touching them, amplifying any past sadness they felt with a phrase connected to it. It's so devastated a person who's affected by this can be left temporarily stricken.

* EmotionalPowers: Xera, Goddess of Melancholy, has these. When she's around, anyone who's feeling grief or sorrow has it amplified greatly, to the point this can manifest itself as a [[LiteralSplitPersonality wraith]] that is separate from their body. She can also inflict an emotional attack on someone by touching them, amplifying any past sadness they felt with a phrase connected to it. It's so devastated a person who's affected by this can be left temporarily stricken.

* HereditaryHomosexuality: Orsina is a bisexual woman and it turns out she has two fathers.

* GeometricMagic: Orsina draws protective runes in a circle around herself and Aetia while they sleep to prevent danger getting in as they sleep. Aetia, who's secretly a chaos goddess, was harmed by the circle inadvertently, though Orsina isn't aware what happened.

* CassandraTruth: Orsina laughs and thinks Aelia is joking after she says her age is really [[TimeAbyss fourteen billion]].

** Orsina is [[WillNotTellALie sworn not to lie]], but truthful but misleading statements are okay sometimes.

** Dayluue is the Goddess of fertility in Vasolda, being prayed to for conception.

* TheOrder: The Order of the Sun are {{the paladin}}s who swear to protect people, in service of Iolar, God of Law and Civilization.

* ProtectiveCharm: Orsina's arm tattoos are imbued with protective magic that lets her sense danger, such as chaos magic. She can also conjure a shield of light around herself in defense as well.

* DivineDate: Orsina, a mortal woman, develops a mutual attraction with Aelia, a Goddess who is [[GodInHumanForm in a human body]] (although she's unaware of Aelia's true nature at first). This is not explicitly forbidden to the gods, but most frown on it given how much more power they have over mortals. Aelia, having very little, doesn't feel this is a problem.

** Merla is the Goddess of music and [[SeaGod the ocean]].

* DivineDate: Orsina, a mortal woman, develops a mutual attraction with Aelia, a Goddess who is [[GodInHumanForm in a human body]] (although she's unaware of Aelia's true nature at first).

** Merla is the Goddess of music and the ocean.

* LightIsGood: Orsina is a {{paladin}}, with her organization being called the Order of the Sun. Further, her sword can be lit up to guide her way after she prays to trigger it. She's the titular Daughter of the Sun as well naturally. The symbol of the Order is a golden sun, which Orsina wears on her tabard.

* ProtectiveCharm: Orsina's arm tattoos are imbued with protective magic that lets her sense danger, such as chaos magic.

* TimeAbyss: Aelia has been in existence for ''fourteen billion'' years.

* SwitchingPOV: The book shows things alternately from Aelia and Orsina's views.

* SupernaturalSensitivity: Orsina can detect if magic is near, and she found Aelia this way.

* ThePaladin: Orsina is the titular Daughter of the Sun. As a knight in the Order of the Sun, she's sworn to not tell lies, drink alcohol or gamble while protecting people against evil gods and monsters. Orsina though then clarifies that it's really drunkenness that's forbidden, not drinking overall.

* BodyguardCrush

* ThePaladin: Orsina is the titular Daughter of the Sun. As a knight in the Order of the Sun, she's sworn to not tell lies, drink alcohol or gamble while protecting people against evil gods and monsters.

* WideEyedIdealist: Orsina describes herself as an idealist who's dismayed how older {{paladin}}s are often much more cynical, fighting with the Temple of Iolar (their organization, the Order of the Sun, is also dedicated to Iolar), wishing they could get along because after all they have a common faith and shared goals. She believes sincerely in her work as a paladin and their ideals. Orsina has to face dangers which challenge her idealism while the story's unfolding.

* LightIsGood: Orsina is a {{paladin}}, with her organization being called the Order of the Sun. Further, her sword can be lit up to guide her way after she prays to trigger it. She's the titular Daughter of the Sun as well naturally.
* MagicalWeapon: Orsina's sword is enchanted to light up when she triggers this with a prayer.

** Rikilda is the Goddess of Alchemy. She's extremely powerful and people associate her with dark practices. Rikilda is a chaos god.

The second book in the ''Literature/TalesOfInthya'' series by Effie Calvin.

* EnchantedWeapon: Orsina's sword is enchanted to light up when she calls it with a prayer.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Orsina is a female knight and a {{paladin}} who has sworn to protect people against evil. She roams around doing this. However, though people generally expect knights to wear plate armor, Orsina doesn't presently as it's far too hot in Vesolda, where she's stationed at present.

* WideEyedIdealist: Orsina describes herself as an idealist who's dismayed how older {{paladin}}s are often much more cynical, fighting with the Temple of Iolar (their organization, the Order of the Sun, is also dedicated to Iolar), wishing they could get along because after all they have a common faith and shared goals.