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* AssholeVictim: Dies Irae murders Teeth and Legs so he can use their body parts to create more mimics, and even mutilates Arms' corpse too. But all of them were such vile [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]] who spent their time insulting one another and defiling corpses that their deaths were more than well-deserved.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Dies Irae murders Teeth and Legs so he can use their body parts to create more mimics, and even mutilates Arms' corpse too. But all of them were such vile [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]] who spent their time insulting one another and defiling corpses that their deaths were more than well-deserved.
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* BloodMagic: Shedah and Nemes are both practitioners of this. Details are not forthcoming, but apparently Shedah crafted an ElixirOfLife out of the blood of princesses, which she regards as more potent than divine ichor.
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* FantasticSlurs: The term "weredragon" (which some humans like Dies Irae use) is very offensive to the Vir Requis. It depicts them as monsters or demons who hate humans, which is far from the case.
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* FantasticSlurs: The term "weredragon" (which some humans like Dies Irae use) is very offensive to the Vir Requis. It depicts them as monsters or demons who hate humans, which is far from the case. Interestingly, the Vir Requis of Dies Irae's era thought he had invented the term, though it also shows up the the prequels, three millennia earlier.
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* IronicName: Angel, from the ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy, is actually a demon.
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* IronicName: Angel, from the ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy, is actually a demon. In fairness, she is a FallenAngel, being the daughter of the god [[LightIsGood Taal}.
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* LightIsNotGood: The Sun God, while a GreaterScopeVillain [[TheGhost who never actually appears on screen]], is one of the setting's most consistent antagonists. PlayedWith in the prequel, where the god of light, Taal is benevolent to humans, but has unclear feelings on Vir Requis.
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** ''Dragonlore'' has the highest body count and skims along KillEmAll. [[spoiler:Bayrin, Mori]], and [[spoiler:Lyana]] are the ''only'' main and/or POV characters who live to the end.
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** ''Dragonlore'' has the highest body count and skims along KillEmAll.count. [[spoiler:Bayrin, Mori]], and [[spoiler:Lyana]] are the ''only'' main and/or POV characters who live to the end.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''A Birthright of Blood'' features a POV chapter for Scraggles, who's a dog.
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#''Requiem's Hope''
#''Requiem's Prayer''
[[AC: ''Song of Dragons'']]
#''Blood of Requiem''
#''Tears of Requiem''
#''Light of Requiem''
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#''A Dawn of Dragonfire''
#''A Day of Dragon Blood''
#''A Night of Dragon Wings''
[[AC: ''The Dragon War'']]
#''A Legacy of Light''
#''A Birthright of Blood''
#''A Memory of Fire''
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#''Dragons Lost''
#''Dragons Reborn''
#''Dragons Rising''
[[AC: ''Flame of Requiem'']]
#''Forged in Dragonfire''
#''Crown of Dragonfire''
#''Pillars of Dragonfire''
[[AC: ''Dragonfire Rain'']]
#''Blood of Dragons''
#''Rage of Dragons''
#''Flight of Dragons''
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#''Requiem's Song''
#''Requiem's Hope''
#''Requiem's Prayer''
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#''Blood of Requiem''
#''Tears of Requiem''
#''Light of Requiem''
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#''A Dawn of Dragonfire''
#''A Day of Dragon Blood''
#''A Night of Dragon Wings''
[[AC: ''The Dragon War'']]
#''A Legacy of Light''
#''A Birthright of Blood''
#''A Memory of Fire''
[[AC: ''Requiem for Dragons'']]
#''Dragons Lost''
#''Dragons Reborn''
#''Dragons Rising''
[[AC: ''Flame of Requiem'']]
#''Forged in Dragonfire''
#''Crown of Dragonfire''
#''Pillars of Dragonfire''
[[AC: ''Dragonfire Rain'']]
#''Blood of Dragons''
#''Rage of Dragons''
#''Flight of Dragons''
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* CurbStompBattle: For a majority of ''A Day of Dragon Blood'', some of the Vir Requis show doubt over their army because none of them are warriors, and they're hardly old enough to fight. [[spoiler:Almost all of the Vir Requis are slaughtered when Solina's army of wyverns attack--not because they didn't fight or ran away, but simply because they weren't trained or strong enough to hold back Solina's forces]].
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* RealityEnsues: For a majority of ''A Day of Dragon Blood'', some of the Vir Requis show doubt over their army because none of them are warriors, and they're hardly old enough to fight. [[spoiler:Almost all of the Vir Requis are slaughtered when Solina's army of wyverns attack--not because they didn't fight or ran away, but simply because they weren't trained or strong enough to hold back Solina's forces]].
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* InfantImmortality: Fin from ''Dawn of Dragons'' and [[spoiler:Eliana]] from ''Requiem for Dragons'' are the only notable young characters who ''don't'' die. [[spoiler:Eliana]] is a special case, given the obscene amount of babies who were slaughtered throughout the trilogy.
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* InfantImmortality: ImprobableInfantSurvival: Fin from ''Dawn of Dragons'' and [[spoiler:Eliana]] from ''Requiem for Dragons'' are the only notable young characters who ''don't'' die. [[spoiler:Eliana]] is a special case, given the obscene amount of babies who were slaughtered throughout the trilogy.
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''Dragons of Requiem'' is a HighFantasy book series by Daniel Arenson.
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* SmellyFeet: When Maev tries to bite off restraints wrapped around Dorvin's ankles, she remarks that his feet smell worse than "a bloated dead marmot."
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* SmellyFeet: SmellyFeetGag: When Maev tries to bite off restraints wrapped around Dorvin's ankles, she remarks that his feet smell worse than "a bloated dead marmot."
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#''Rage of Dragons''
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* AlmostDeadGuy: Subverted with [[spoiler:Lucem]], who appeared to have died in his viewpoint chapter. Later, Elory finds his bleeding body lying out in the fields, and he presumably dies after uttering his final words to her. The next chapter even makes it appear that he died of blood loss and was about to be buried. But during the epilogue, it's revealed that he passed out and is still alive.
** [[spoiler:Lucem]] has his leg torn off in ''Pillars of Dragonfire''.
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** Half of the main cast from the ''Flame of Requiem'' trilogy is dead by the time the series is over.
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** The ''Flame of Requiem'' trilogy ends with [[spoiler:King Ishtafel dead and the Vir Requis finally free of his tyranny. Elory and Lucem having a baby together, Requiem is rebuilt, Vale is crowned king, and newcomers Bim and Til survive the carnage. But over half of the Vir Requis slaves that were freed died over the course of the trilogy--including Tash, Meliora, and Jaren--and the survivors have to live knowing that their generation has sullied Requiem with blood and death]].
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* EvilGloating: It's rare for a villain who ''doesn't'' do this in front of the protagonists, given how over-the-top all the main villains are.
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** Ishtafel despises the Vir Requis so much because they slaughtered his true love, Reehan, right in front of him.
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** Queen Kalafi from ''Flame of Requiem''.
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** [[spoiler:Tash]] from the ''Flame of Requiem'' trilogy, in a similar situation as [[spoiler:Roen]].
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: ''Requiem's Hope'' kills off [[spoiler:Sena Seran]] at the start of the second chapter.
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome:
** ''Requiem's Hope'' kills off [[spoiler:Sena Seran]] at the start of the secondchapter.chapter.
** [[spoiler:Tash]], who was a major character in ''Crown of Dragonfire'', dies three chapters into ''Pillars of Dragonfire''.
** ''Requiem's Hope'' kills off [[spoiler:Sena Seran]] at the start of the second
** [[spoiler:Tash]], who was a major character in ''Crown of Dragonfire'', dies three chapters into ''Pillars of Dragonfire''.
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** The ''Flame of Requiem'' trilogy has special collars fastened to the Vir Requis' necks that prevents them from shifting. The seraphs used all these collars to control hundreds of thousands of Vir Requis for slave labor.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Zerra is killed at the end of ''Requiem's Song'', just after it seemed like he'd join King Raem and become one of the trilogy's main villains]].
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: DiscOneFinalBoss:
** [[spoiler:Zerra is killed at the end of ''Requiem's Song'', just after it seemed like he'd join King Raem and become one of the trilogy's mainvillains]].villains]].
** ''Flame of Requiem'' started building up [[spoiler:Queen Kalafi]] as the BigBad, while Ishtafel was just TheHeavy. [[spoiler:She dies towards the end of ''Forged in Dragonfire'', and Ishtafel takes her place as the main villain]].
** [[spoiler:Zerra is killed at the end of ''Requiem's Song'', just after it seemed like he'd join King Raem and become one of the trilogy's main
** ''Flame of Requiem'' started building up [[spoiler:Queen Kalafi]] as the BigBad, while Ishtafel was just TheHeavy. [[spoiler:She dies towards the end of ''Forged in Dragonfire'', and Ishtafel takes her place as the main villain]].
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** [[spoiler:Queen Kalafi]], the new conqueror of the Vir Requis who fought against gods, dies after she's shoved down and cracks her skull against a poolside. She even laughs weakly as she dies, fully aware of the irony of the situation.
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** [[spoiler:Roen]] from the ''Requiem for Dragons'' trilogy, whose death cemented that the heroes were truly [[DarkestHour on the brink of despair]].
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* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Some of the trilogies touch on the subject, but the main plot in ''Flame of Requiem'' was about the Vir Requis working as slaves for the Seraphim empire and seeking freedom.
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* SolidGoldPoop: ''Crown of Dragonfire'' has strange centipede-like beasts that defecate gold coins. Tash aptly calls them "goldshitters."
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* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Several books have a group of characters splitting off to go on a long journey to acquire a MacGuffin or to recruit some allies to help them fend off the villains' forces. This journey takes up at least half the novel. Yet it will only take one or two chapters for the characters to come back from said journey.
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** [[spoiler:Gemini Deus]], who TookALevelInKindness, saved the Vir Requis on various occasions, and finally [[spoiler:stood up to his much less sympathetic sister and killed her]]. Even [[spoiler:Domi]] pitied the man and respected him enough to give him a proper burial.
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** The ''Requiem for Dragons'' trilogy kills all but four of the main characters and nearly all of the side characters, except for [[spoiler:Eliana]].
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* BabiesEverAfter: Every trilogy ends with at least one couple having children during the resolution.
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** The ''Requiem for Dragons'' trilogy ends with [[spoiler:everyone dead except Cade, Domi, Amity, and Fidelity, all of whom are unable to forget about all the pain and torture they went through. Hundreds of thousands have been killed throughout Mercy and Beatrix's rampage as well, including almost all of the Horde. But Eliana is saved, Fidelity is crowned queen, Cade and Domi marry and have children together, Requiem is rebuilt, the firedrakes are tamed and used for good, and the Vir Requis have begun to repopulate]].
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* InfantImmortality: Fin from ''Dawn of Dragons'' and [[spoiler:Eliana]] from ''Requiem for Dragons'' are the only notable young characters who ''don't'' die. [[spoiler:Eliana]] is a special case, given the obscene amount of babies who were slaughtered throughout the trilogy.
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* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: In ''Requiem for Dragons'', [[spoiler:Roen]] dies at the end of the second book, but the third one reveals that he impregnated [[spoiler:Fidelity]], who goes on to have his child in the resolution.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: The Behemoth from ''Dragons Reborn'' is a six-legged, eight-eyed, gargantuan beast that the Horde uses to feed prisoners to.
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** ''Dragons Reborn'' is arguably the worst case. [[spoiler:The Horde is massacred by Mercy's army, Korvin, Fidelity, and Domi's whereabouts are unknown, Gemini is presumed dead, and Cade and Amity are stranded with only a small handful of wounded survivors of the Horde to aid them]]. To top that all off, [[spoiler:Roen sacrifices his life so Fidelity can escape]].
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* DeathOfAChild: Nearly every single book in the series kills off children and even infants nonchalantly. ''Dragons Reborn'', in particular, has a sequence where Mercy is ordered to murder ''hundreds'' of babies "diseased" with the Vir Requis' magic.
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** [[spoiler:Roen]] fends off several of Mercy's firedrakes to allow [[spoiler:Fidelity]] to escape, and is killed by her in the process.
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** ''Dragons Reborn'', similar to the novel above, fixates on the Vir Requis banding together and forming their own army to take down the Cured Temple. By the time the book ends, [[spoiler:almost everyone from the Horde, even the Behemoth and the civilians, have been killed, the Vir Requis are forced to split up, and ''Roen is dead''.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Some of the main villains in the series care very little about their offspring. Just ask Raem Seran, who tried to kill his son and later locked him in a tower for being a "cursed" weredragon, or Frey Cadigus, who routinely beat and nearly killed all three of his children when they were young.
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* DePower: An herb known as tillvine can "cure" the Vir Requis of shifting into a dragon and make them human again. [[spoiler:Laira is forced to swallow some when she tries to fool the Widejaws into eating meat laced with the herb]].
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* DePower: DePower:
** An herb known as tillvine can "cure" the Vir Requis of shifting into a dragon and make them human again. [[spoiler:Laira is forced to swallow some when she tries to fool the Widejaws into eating meat laced with theherb]].herb]].
** Tillvine is the central plot point for the ''Requiem for Dragons'' trilogy. The BigBad's motivation is to seek out and "cure" as many Vir Requis as possible by forcing them to consume the herb.
** An herb known as tillvine can "cure" the Vir Requis of shifting into a dragon and make them human again. [[spoiler:Laira is forced to swallow some when she tries to fool the Widejaws into eating meat laced with the
** Tillvine is the central plot point for the ''Requiem for Dragons'' trilogy. The BigBad's motivation is to seek out and "cure" as many Vir Requis as possible by forcing them to consume the herb.
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* FateWorseThanDeath:
** Anyone who is attacked by a nightshade demon will have their soul ripped from their bodies. What's left is a mindless body that simply lies on the ground unable to even think properly.
** The firedrakes from ''Requiem for Dragons'' are Vir Requis who were forced into taking tillvine. However, instead of "curing" them of their ability to shift into a dragon, it does the exact opposite and permanently changes them into a feral dragon no different from a common predator.
** Anyone who is attacked by a nightshade demon will have their soul ripped from their bodies. What's left is a mindless body that simply lies on the ground unable to even think properly.
** The firedrakes from ''Requiem for Dragons'' are Vir Requis who were forced into taking tillvine. However, instead of "curing" them of their ability to shift into a dragon, it does the exact opposite and permanently changes them into a feral dragon no different from a common predator.
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** Beatrix Deus wants to cure the Vir Requis of their "disease" because she believes that the Vir Requis' ability to shift into a dragon has brought nothing but death and destruction to the kingdom. Given what Frey and the previous three villains did, she's not ''entirely'' wrong.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Queen Solina]], especially given [[FreudianExcuse her backstory]]. While she's responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands, she realized too little too late that she let her hatred overwhelm her into doing unforgiveable things. All she ever wanted was to be with [[spoiler:Elethor]], and even in death, [[DyingAlone she couldn't have that]].
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** [[spoiler:Queen Solina]], especially given [[FreudianExcuse her backstory]]. While she's responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands, she realized too little too late that she let her hatred overwhelm her into doing unforgiveable things. All she ever wanted was to be with [[spoiler:Elethor]], and even in death, [[DyingAlone she couldn't have that]].
** [[spoiler:Queen Solina]], especially given [[FreudianExcuse her backstory]]. While she's responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands, she realized too little too late that she let her hatred overwhelm her into doing unforgiveable things. All she ever wanted was to be with [[spoiler:Elethor]], and even in death, [[DyingAlone she couldn't have that]].
** To a lesser extent, [[spoiler:Leresy Cadigus]]. Considering his constant abuse as a child and being talked down to by everyone, it was upset to see him perish [[spoiler:right when he finally stood up to his father and killed him]].
** In ''A Birthright of Blood'', the Cadigus Empire storms Lynport once they find out Rune is hiding there. [[spoiler:They succeed in destroying the city and most of the Resistance, and Rune surrenders himself to them]].
** ''The Dragon War'' trilogy has the lowest body count in the series. Except for [[spoiler:the Cadigus family]] and [[spoiler:Luna]], all the main characters live.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: The mimics have the power to nullify the Vir Requis' ability to shift. Almost all of ''Light of Requiem'' shows the Vir Requis trying to fend off Dies' undead army while in human form.
* BringMyBrownPants:
** Leresy Cadigus wets himself twice. First it's during the Battle of Castra Luna while he's trying to run away, and it happens again later after [[spoiler:Valien nearly chops his head off]].
** [[PunchClockVillain Halfhead]] pees his pants after Tanin threatens to turn him into a dragon.
* BroughtDownToNormal:
** The mimics have the power to nullify the Vir Requis' ability to shift. Almost all of ''Light of Requiem'' shows the Vir Requis trying to fend off Dies' undead army while in human form.
** The Genesis Shards have a similar power. Any Vir Requis exposed to the Shards will instantly turn into a human if they're in dragon form.
** Leresy Cadigus wets himself twice. First it's during the Battle of Castra Luna while he's trying to run away, and it happens again later after [[spoiler:Valien nearly chops his head off]].
** [[PunchClockVillain Halfhead]] pees his pants after Tanin threatens to turn him into a dragon.
* BroughtDownToNormal:
** The mimics have the power to nullify the Vir Requis' ability to shift. Almost all of ''Light of Requiem'' shows the Vir Requis trying to fend off Dies' undead army while in human form.
** The Genesis Shards have a similar power. Any Vir Requis exposed to the Shards will instantly turn into a human if they're in dragon form.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: There was little foreshadowing or buildup behind [[spoiler:Prince Sena Seran's suicide]]. The first sentence of the second chapter of ''Requiem's Hope'' is just Laira finding his body.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: DroppedABridgeOnHim:
** There was little foreshadowing or buildup behind [[spoiler:Prince Sena Seran's suicide]]. The first sentence of the second chapter of ''Requiem's Hope'' is just Laira finding hisbody.body.
** [[spoiler:Shari Cadigus]] is also disposed of very quickly and without any sort of showdown, despite all the buildup surrounding her character.
** There was little foreshadowing or buildup behind [[spoiler:Prince Sena Seran's suicide]]. The first sentence of the second chapter of ''Requiem's Hope'' is just Laira finding his
** [[spoiler:Shari Cadigus]] is also disposed of very quickly and without any sort of showdown, despite all the buildup surrounding her character.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: ''The Dragon War'' trilogy ends on a surprisingly bright note. [[spoiler:The Cadigus family is killed, with Leresy redeeming himself before he dies. Tilla confronts Valien and Kaelyn about her brother's demise, but decides not to kill either of them. Valien becomes the new ruler of Requiem and marries Kaelyn. Erry finds out who her father is and decides to go live with him and her half-sister. And Rune and Tilla return to Lynport to rebuild the town and live their life in peace]].
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* FreudianExcuse: Dies Irae. The reason why he hates the Vir Requis so much is because his father disowned him for not being able to shift into a dragon, and then let his younger brother take over on the throne.
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* FreudianExcuse: Almost every major villain has one.
** Dies Irae. The reason why he hates the Vir Requis so much is because his father disowned him for not being able to shift into a dragon, and then let his younger brother take over on thethrone.throne.
** Raem Seran longs to kill all the Vir Requis because he's ashamed of being one himself.
** Queen Solina hates the Vir Requis because they killed her parents, treated her like an outcast during her childhood, and then banished her from Requiem because they discovered she was in a (consensual) relationship with the prince.
** Frey Cadigus is driven by his need to show the world that Requiem can no longer be pushed around. After reading up on Requiem's history (and what the three aforementioned villains did to the country), he took revenge on the surrounding nations by destroying them all.
** Dies Irae. The reason why he hates the Vir Requis so much is because his father disowned him for not being able to shift into a dragon, and then let his younger brother take over on the
** Raem Seran longs to kill all the Vir Requis because he's ashamed of being one himself.
** Queen Solina hates the Vir Requis because they killed her parents, treated her like an outcast during her childhood, and then banished her from Requiem because they discovered she was in a (consensual) relationship with the prince.
** Frey Cadigus is driven by his need to show the world that Requiem can no longer be pushed around. After reading up on Requiem's history (and what the three aforementioned villains did to the country), he took revenge on the surrounding nations by destroying them all.
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* KillTheCutie: KillTheCutie:
** [[spoiler:Issari Seran, a kind-hearted savior of light who risked her life many times to save as many innocents as possible, and eventually gave her life to rid the world of her father.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Mae Baker, a young and kind (albeit whiny) recruit for the Legion army, and the nicest girl in the trio consisting of her, Tilla, and Erry]].
** [[spoiler:Issari Seran, a kind-hearted savior of light who risked her life many times to save as many innocents as possible, and eventually gave her life to rid the world of her father.
** [[spoiler:Mae Baker, a young and kind (albeit whiny) recruit for the Legion army, and the nicest girl in the trio consisting of her, Tilla, and Erry]].
** [[spoiler:Mae Baker]], who's killed at some point during the Battle of Castra Luna.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Leresy Cadigus, who slays his father in a fit of rage and saves Rune and Kaelyn, but takes a bullet to the chest in the process]].
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''A Birthright of Blood'' features a POV chapter for Scraggles, who's a dog.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nehushtan's fate is never revealed. He's last seen during the Battle of Tiranor, but it's unknown if he survived the battle or was killed, as the salvanae aren't seen again until ''Requiem for Dragons''. Presumably, he died of old age or was KilledOffscreen.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nehushtan's fate is never revealed. He's last seen during the Battle of Tiranor, but it's unknown if he survived the battle or was killed, as the salvanae aren't seen again until ''Requiem for Dragons''. Presumably, It can be assumed he died of old age or was KilledOffscreen.KilledOffscreen during Frey Cadigus' rampage.
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** "Stars!""Stars!" and "Stars damn it!"
* CivilWar: ''The Dragon War'' trilogy's main premise. The Cadigus family viewed the Aeternum and Eleison bloodline as being weak (in large part because of the sheer amount of times the Vir Requis were slaughtered under their rule), so Frey Cadigus murdered almost everyone in the Aeternum family and took over the throne, then ruled Requiem with an iron fist. Eventually, several Vir Requis went against the Cadigus Empire and form a rebellion.
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* TheDragon: There's typically one per trilogy.
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* TheDragon: There's typically one per trilogy. And in some cases, one per book.
** Queen Solina has [[FlatCharacter Lord Acribus]], until [[spoiler:he's killed by Bayrin]]. Then it's [[CollectorOfTheStrange General Mahrdor]], until [[spoiler:he's killed by Lyana]]. Lastly it's [[EldritchAbomination Legion]], the leader of the nephil army.
** Frey Cadigus has his daughter, [[DarkActionGirl Shari Cadigus]]. There's also [[TheBrute Beras]], who's a Dragon ''to the Dragon''.
** Frey Cadigus has his daughter, [[DarkActionGirl Shari Cadigus]]. There's also [[TheBrute Beras]], who's a Dragon ''to the Dragon''.
* EvilSmellsBad: A majority of the antagonistic creatures in the series are noted for smelling very unpleasant or smelling like death. In some cases, it's justifiable, since some of the creatures are reanimated corpses.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Some of the characters frequently use the term "stars" or "Abyss" to replace the word "fuck" or "shit." Which is strange, because the characters are fine saying "damn," "shite," and "arse."
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* ShootTheShaggyDog: One of the main plot points of ''Requiem's Song'' was for Tanin and Maev to rescue Prince Sena Seran from captivity. Not long after he's rescued, [[spoiler:the prince hangs himself]].
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* ShootTheShaggyDog: ShootTheShaggyDog:
** One of the main plot points of ''Requiem's Song'' was for Tanin and Maev to rescue Prince Sena Seran from captivity. Not long after he's rescued, [[spoiler:the prince hangshimself]].himself]].
** ''A Day of Dragon Blood'' fixates on the Vir Requis preparing themselves for Queen Solina's next invasion. By the end of the book, [[spoiler:it all proves to be pointless, since Solina's army sacks Requiem and kills almost everyone in the kingdom]].
** One of the main plot points of ''Requiem's Song'' was for Tanin and Maev to rescue Prince Sena Seran from captivity. Not long after he's rescued, [[spoiler:the prince hangs
** ''A Day of Dragon Blood'' fixates on the Vir Requis preparing themselves for Queen Solina's next invasion. By the end of the book, [[spoiler:it all proves to be pointless, since Solina's army sacks Requiem and kills almost everyone in the kingdom]].
** Pery and Jem Chandler are introduced as two side characters who seem like they'll impact Tilla's storyline. But both of them are killed in their first appearance; Pery is quickly decapitated for being a "coward," and Chandler is mercilessly beaten to death by Beras.
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* YouAreWhatYouHate: The beginning of ''Requiem's Song'' reveals that [[spoiler:Raem Seran is also a Vir Requis who despises and kills other Vir Requis out of shame]].
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* YouAreWhatYouHate: The beginning of ''Requiem's Song'' reveals that [[spoiler:Raem Raem Seran is also a Vir Requis who despises and kills other Vir Requis out of shame]].shame.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Queen Solina]], especially given [[FreudianExcuse her backstory]]. While she's responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands, she realized too little too late that she let her hatred overwhelm her into doing unforgiveable things. All she ever wanted was to be with [[spoiler:Elethor]], and even in death, [[DyingAlone she couldn't have that]].
--> '''[[spoiler:Solina]]''': "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for how much I hurt you. All I wanted was to be with you here. I'm sorry."
--> '''[[spoiler:Solina]]''': "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for how much I hurt you. All I wanted was to be with you here. I'm sorry."
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** ''Dragonlore'' has arguably the highest body count and skims along KillEmAll. [[spoiler:Bayrin, Mori]], and [[spoiler:Lyana]] are the ''only'' main and/or POV characters who live to the end.
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** The ''Dragonlore'' trilogy ends with [[spoiler:the entire cast dead, except for Mori, Bayrin, and Lyana--all of whom have been traumatized over the loss of their loved ones and the carnage that ensued. Requiem has fallen ''twice'', Tiranor is also presumably in ruins, and hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, have been slaughtered. However, Lyana has a child, Bayrin and Lyana marry and have children as well, and Requiem is (eventually) rebuilt. It's also implied that the nephil have been crushed for good and will never return]].
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* TheHeroDies: Even the lead protagonist(s) aren't safe from death. Just ask [[spoiler:Benedictus, Lacrimosa]], and [[spoiler:Elethor]]. [[spoiler:Benedictus]] is a borderline DecoyProtagonist, as he's killed off in the second book of the trilogy he's in instead of the final one.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nehushtan's fate is never revealed. He's last seen during the Battle of Tiranor, but it's unknown if he survived the battle or was killed, as the salvanae aren't seen again until ''Requiem for Dragons''. Presumably, he died of old age or was KilledOffscreen.
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** ''A Dawn of Dragonfire starts'' with Queen Solina's phoenixes attacking Requiem and driving most of the population underground.
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** ''A Dawn of Dragonfire starts'' with Queen Solina's phoenixes attacking Requiem and driving most of the population underground. It happens again in ''A Day of Dragon Blood'', but this time Solina has an army of wyverns. [[spoiler:Solina also succeeds in destroying Nova Vita and the rest of Requiem, and nearly all the Vir Requis are killed]].
* ArchEnemy:
** Lord Acribus for Mori, TheDragon in ''A Dawn of Dragonfire'' who raped and tormented her throughout the novel.
** General Mahrdor for Lyana, who forms an unhealthy obsession with her and longs to keep her as a prized possession.
** Lord Acribus for Mori, TheDragon in ''A Dawn of Dragonfire'' who raped and tormented her throughout the novel.
** General Mahrdor for Lyana, who forms an unhealthy obsession with her and longs to keep her as a prized possession.
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* DarkestHour: ''Tears of Requiem'' ends with [[spoiler:King Benedictus dead, and Dies Irae still alive and still hunting for the last four Vir Requis]].
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* DarkestHour: DarkestHour:
** ''Tears of Requiem'' ends with [[spoiler:King Benedictus dead, and Dies Irae still alive and still hunting for the last four VirRequis]].Requis]].
** ''A Day of Dragon Blood'' ends with [[spoiler:nearly all of the Vir Requis dead, Adia and Lord Deramon amongst them. Princess Mori is kidnapped and taken to Tiranor. Nova Vita is in ruins, along with most of Requiem. Queen Solina is still alive, and thousands of her wyverns still occupy Requiem's borders and are hunting for the survivors]].
** ''Tears of Requiem'' ends with [[spoiler:King Benedictus dead, and Dies Irae still alive and still hunting for the last four Vir
** ''A Day of Dragon Blood'' ends with [[spoiler:nearly all of the Vir Requis dead, Adia and Lord Deramon amongst them. Princess Mori is kidnapped and taken to Tiranor. Nova Vita is in ruins, along with most of Requiem. Queen Solina is still alive, and thousands of her wyverns still occupy Requiem's borders and are hunting for the survivors]].
* DragonWithAnAgenda: General Mahrdor. While loyal to Queen Solina, his primary goal is to torture Lyana and to keep her as his pet. Conquering Requiem is secondary, and borderline irrelevant to him.
* HeroKiller: Queen Solina. She starts off by killing Prince Orin, and later slays the King of Requiem, Olasar. In ''A Day of Dragon Blood'', she adds [[spoiler:Adia and Lord Deramon]] to her body count, the latter of whom she mortally wounded ''while he was still a dragon''.
** General Mahrdor heads to Peras' winehouse, trashes the building, and dumps the severed heads of his sons in front of him as punishment for keeping Lyana's location a secret. ''Then'' he kills him, and burns the winehouse down.
** Then there are the wyverns, who walk on two legs instead of four and have scales that are almost as hard as steel. They also have the ability to shoot acid from their mouths.
* RealityEnsues: For a majority of ''A Day of Dragon Blood'', some of the Vir Requis show doubt over their army because none of them are warriors, and they're hardly old enough to fight. [[spoiler:Almost all of the Vir Requis are slaughtered when Solina's army of wyverns attack--not because they didn't fight or ran away, but simply because they weren't trained or strong enough to hold back Solina's forces]].
** [[spoiler:Adia]] and [[spoiler:Lord Deramon]] from the ''Dragonlore'' trilogy, who are killed in the same chapter, no less.
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* ZergRush: How Dies Irae's forces usually attack the Vir Requis. Whether it's griffins or nightshades or mimics, Dies always believes that numbers are on his side.
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* ZergRush: How Dies Irae's forces This seems to be the primary tactic when it comes to every BigBad. They usually have thousands, if not tens of thousands, of violent creatures and warriors to fight alongside them, and they always attack the Vir Requis. Whether it's griffins or nightshades or mimics, Dies always believes that numbers are on his side.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs:
** In ''Requiem's Prayer'', Slyn's sphinxes attack and destroy most of the recently built Requiem, forcing the Vir Requis to flee.
** ''A Dawn of Dragonfire starts'' with Queen Solina's phoenixes attacking Requiem and driving most of the population underground.
** In ''Requiem's Prayer'', Slyn's sphinxes attack and destroy most of the recently built Requiem, forcing the Vir Requis to flee.
** ''A Dawn of Dragonfire starts'' with Queen Solina's phoenixes attacking Requiem and driving most of the population underground.
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* BurnTheWitch: Laira's mother in ''Requiem's Song'' is burned alive in front of her daughter after she's caught shifting into a dragon.
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* BurnTheWitch: Laira's mother in ''Requiem's Song'' mother, Anai, is burned alive in front of her daughter after she's caught shifting into a dragon.
* DownerBeginning:
** At the start of ''Blood of Requiem'', Requiem has already fallen and the last Vir Requis in the world (short of Benedictus) are massacred.
** ''A Dawn of Dragonfire'' starts with Prince Orin's torture and death, followed by Mori getting raped, and Queen Solina leading her army to Requiem.
** ''Requiem's Song'' starts with Laira's mother being burned alive in front of her.
** At the start of ''Blood of Requiem'', Requiem has already fallen and the last Vir Requis in the world (short of Benedictus) are massacred.
** ''A Dawn of Dragonfire'' starts with Prince Orin's torture and death, followed by Mori getting raped, and Queen Solina leading her army to Requiem.
** ''Requiem's Song'' starts with Laira's mother being burned alive in front of her.
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* SacrificialLamb: Lady Mirum from ''Blood of Requiem'', whose death hammered in that ''no one'' is safe, even if they're a POV character.
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* SacrificialLamb: SacrificialLamb:
** Lady Mirum from ''Blood of Requiem'', whose death hammered in that ''no one'' is safe, even if they're a POVcharacter. character.
** King Olasar from ''A Dawn of Dragonfire''. Unlike Lady Mirum, Olasar was introduced ''before'' his POV chapter, and he clearly looked like he would be one of the main protagonists. But like Mirum, he got the DeathInTheLimelight treatment.
** Lady Mirum from ''Blood of Requiem'', whose death hammered in that ''no one'' is safe, even if they're a POV
** King Olasar from ''A Dawn of Dragonfire''. Unlike Lady Mirum, Olasar was introduced ''before'' his POV chapter, and he clearly looked like he would be one of the main protagonists. But like Mirum, he got the DeathInTheLimelight treatment.
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* DimensionLord: Angel, Queen of the Abyss.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen:
** Angel, Queen of the Abyss from ''Dawn of Dragons''.
** Queen Solina from ''Dragonlore''.
** Angel, Queen of the Abyss from ''Dawn of Dragons''.
** Queen Solina from ''Dragonlore''.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[CrapsackWorld Given the tone of the franchise]], it's to be expected. The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy killed off half of the POV characters before its ending, not to mention many other side characters.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[CrapsackWorld Given the tone of the franchise]], it's to be expected.
** The ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy kills off seven of its twelve POV characters, albeit two of them were [[MauveShirt Mauve Shirts]].
** The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy killed off half of the POV characters before its ending, not to mention many other side characters.
** The ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy kills off seven of its twelve POV characters, albeit two of them were [[MauveShirt Mauve Shirts]].
** The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy killed off half of the POV characters before its ending, not to mention many other side characters.
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* BittersweetEnding: For the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Dies Irae is finally killed, the Vir Requis have stopped his army, Kyrie marries Agnus Dei and is reunited with Terra and Memoria, Gloriae is crowned Queen of Requiem, and she gives birth to two more Vir Requis. However, millions of innocents have been slaughtered, Agnus Dei lost her hand, most of the kingdom is in ruins thanks to Dies' wrath, and Benedictus and Lacrimosa are both dead]].
* BodyHorror: The mimics are composed of severed body parts from human beings and/or animals, ranging from arms, legs, heads, ears, eyes, etc. Some mimics even have multiple limbs, while others are shaped to resemble mutilated animals.
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* BittersweetEnding: BigBadWannabe: Slyn, the leader of the Widejaws. He starts off looking like another ArcVillain, but after Raem finds him and turns him into a sphinx, he becomes another one of his minions. [[spoiler:Even after he takes over Requiem]], he spends his time celebrating and declaring himself the new "king," acting like he's the one in charge until Raem knocks some sense into him.
* BittersweetEnding:
** For the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Dies Irae is finally killed, the Vir Requis have stopped his army, Kyrie marries Agnus Dei and is reunited with Terra and Memoria, Gloriae is crowned Queen of Requiem, and she gives birth to two more Vir Requis. However, millions of innocents have been slaughtered, Agnus Dei lost her hand, most of the kingdom is in ruins thanks to Dies' wrath, and Benedictus and Lacrimosa are both dead]].
** The ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy ends with [[spoiler:hundreds of thousands of humans and Vir Requis dead, Alina, Issari, Bryn, and Sena amongst them, a large portion of Terra has been destroyed, and Laira comes to realize that no amount of happiness will make her forget about the torture Raem and Zerra put her through. But Dorvin and Maev marry and have a child, as do Laira and Jeid, and Requiem is finally rebuilt into a blooming kingdom. The final chapter reveals that the trilogy took place three millenniums before ''Song of Dragons'', meaning the survivors were not exposed to Dies Irae's wrath and lived the rest of their lives in peace]].
*BodyHorror: BodyHorror:
** The mimics are composed of severed body parts from human beings and/or animals, ranging from arms, legs, heads, ears, eyes, etc. Some mimics even have multiple limbs, while others are shaped to resemble mutilatedanimals.animals.
** After [[spoiler:Raem Seran]] has his limbs bitten off, one of his demons replaces them with a tentacle, a lobster claw, a bird's leg, and a furry limb with a hoof.
* BittersweetEnding:
** For the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Dies Irae is finally killed, the Vir Requis have stopped his army, Kyrie marries Agnus Dei and is reunited with Terra and Memoria, Gloriae is crowned Queen of Requiem, and she gives birth to two more Vir Requis. However, millions of innocents have been slaughtered, Agnus Dei lost her hand, most of the kingdom is in ruins thanks to Dies' wrath, and Benedictus and Lacrimosa are both dead]].
** The ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy ends with [[spoiler:hundreds of thousands of humans and Vir Requis dead, Alina, Issari, Bryn, and Sena amongst them, a large portion of Terra has been destroyed, and Laira comes to realize that no amount of happiness will make her forget about the torture Raem and Zerra put her through. But Dorvin and Maev marry and have a child, as do Laira and Jeid, and Requiem is finally rebuilt into a blooming kingdom. The final chapter reveals that the trilogy took place three millenniums before ''Song of Dragons'', meaning the survivors were not exposed to Dies Irae's wrath and lived the rest of their lives in peace]].
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** The mimics are composed of severed body parts from human beings and/or animals, ranging from arms, legs, heads, ears, eyes, etc. Some mimics even have multiple limbs, while others are shaped to resemble mutilated
** After [[spoiler:Raem Seran]] has his limbs bitten off, one of his demons replaces them with a tentacle, a lobster claw, a bird's leg, and a furry limb with a hoof.
* DePower: An herb known as tillvine can "cure" the Vir Requis of shifting into a dragon and make them human again. [[spoiler:Laira is forced to swallow some when she tries to fool the Widejaws into eating meat laced with the herb]].
* DemotedToDragon: Angel. At first, she works alongside Raem and even has a couple of her own viewpoint chapters, and they're shown conspiring together. But by ''Requiem's Hope'', Angel has less screentime and mostly exists to take orders from Raem while she lets her demons do all the hard work.
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* TheDragon: Gloriae the Gilded for Dies Irae. Later it's Umbra, after [[spoiler:Gloriae has a HeelFaceTurn]].
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** Raem Seran has a revolving door of Dragons. First it's [[ArcVillain Zerra]], up until [[spoiler:he's killed by Laira]]. Later, it's [[BitchInSheepsClothing Ciana]], until [[spoiler:she's killed by Dorvin]]. And lastly, there's [[BigBadWannabe Slyn]], the leader of the Widejaw tribe.
** Gloriae the Gilded for Dies Irae. Later it's Umbra, after [[spoiler:Gloriae has a HeelFaceTurn]].
** Raem Seran has a revolving door of Dragons. First it's [[ArcVillain Zerra]], up until [[spoiler:he's killed by Laira]]. Later, it's [[BitchInSheepsClothing Ciana]], until [[spoiler:she's killed by Dorvin]]. And lastly, there's [[BigBadWannabe Slyn]], the leader of the Widejaw tribe.
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** [[spoiler:Bryn]] causes a cave in so she can kill dozens of Widejaw barbarians, with her still inside.
** [[spoiler:Issari allows herself to be swallowed by starlight so she can use its power to kill Raem. But she absorbs too much and eventually succumbs to it]].
* ImAHumanitarian: The Widejaw tribe consists of barbaric cannibals who RapePillageAndBurn as they please.
** [[spoiler:Bryn]] causes a cave in so she can kill dozens of Widejaw barbarians, with her still inside.
** [[spoiler:Issari allows herself to be swallowed by starlight so she can use its power to kill Raem. But she absorbs too much and eventually succumbs to it]].
* ImAHumanitarian: The Widejaw tribe consists of barbaric cannibals who RapePillageAndBurn as they please.
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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Issari Seran, a kind-hearted savior of light who risked her life many times to save as many innocents as possible, and eventually gave her life to rid the world of her father.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: It happens fairly often.
** [[spoiler:Zerra]] and [[spoiler:Slyn]] are both beheaded in the ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy.
** Dies Irae, upon finding out his men failed to kill any Vir Requis, has his top lieutenants decapitate ''three hundred of his soldiers''.
** [[spoiler:Zerra]] and [[spoiler:Slyn]] are both beheaded in the ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy.
** Dies Irae, upon finding out his men failed to kill any Vir Requis, has his top lieutenants decapitate ''three hundred of his soldiers''.
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** [[spoiler:Raem Seran]] has both his arms ''and'' legs bitten off in ''Requiem's Hope''.
* BreakTheHaughty: Dorvin spends most of ''Requiem's Hope'' being humiliated or trumped in fights, although [[{{Jerkass}} he brought most of it on himself]]. After [[spoiler:his sister dies]], he's fully broken, and subsequently lightens up in the third novel.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: There was little foreshadowing or buildup behind [[spoiler:Prince Sena Seran's suicide]]. The first sentence of the second chapter of ''Requiem's Hope'' is just Laira finding his body.
* DyingCurse: Just before Shedah the witch dies, she curses Issari to become a Vir Requis like her sister. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain It worked]].
* DyingCurse: Just before Shedah the witch dies, she curses Issari to become a Vir Requis like her sister. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain It worked]].
* FatBastard: Abina Sin-Naharosh, a bloated, obese man who is too fat to move and struggles whenever he lifts his arms.
* IronicName: Angel, from the ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy, is actually a demon.
* KilledOffscreen:
** [[spoiler:Prince Sena Seran. His body is found in Laira's POV chapter, after he had already hung himself and his body was already cooling]].
** [[spoiler:Chieftain Oritan. ''Requiem's Hope'' doesn't even reveal ''how'' he died, but the second to last chapter shows Laira mourning him at the communal grave]].
** [[spoiler:Prince Sena Seran. His body is found in Laira's POV chapter, after he had already hung himself and his body was already cooling]].
** [[spoiler:Chieftain Oritan. ''Requiem's Hope'' doesn't even reveal ''how'' he died, but the second to last chapter shows Laira mourning him at the communal grave]].
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** [[spoiler:Alina]] for the ''Dawn of Dragons'' trilogy.
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* ArcVillain: Zerra Blacksmith. His storyline only affects Laira for a majority of ''Requiem's Song'', and even then, his plot's reduced to him chasing after her, and he has no real impact on the main plot. It isn't until the last chunk of the book where his plot interweaves with everyone else's, and shortly after, [[spoiler:he's killed by Laira]].
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* ShootTheShaggyDog: One of the main plot points of ''Requiem's Song'' was for Tanin and Maev to rescue Prince Sena Seran from captivity. Not long after he's rescued, [[spoiler:the prince hangs himself]].
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: ''Requiem's Hope'' kills off [[spoiler:Sena Seran]] at the start of the second chapter.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe:
** Jeid and Eranor encounter a wounded Vir Requis who sacrificed his own foot just so he could get free from captivity. We don't even figure out the man's name or backstory before he bleeds to death from a arrow to his gut.
** [[spoiler:Eranor also qualifies.]] He spent most of the time in the background and never got his own viewpoint chapter. Then he's crushed beneath rubble at the end of ''Requiem's Song''.
** Jeid and Eranor encounter a wounded Vir Requis who sacrificed his own foot just so he could get free from captivity. We don't even figure out the man's name or backstory before he bleeds to death from a arrow to his gut.
** [[spoiler:Eranor also qualifies.]] He spent most of the time in the background and never got his own viewpoint chapter. Then he's crushed beneath rubble at the end of ''Requiem's Song''.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Dies Irae cowers and pleads for his life ''twice'' in ''Blood of Requiem'' after Benedictus wounds and is about to kill him.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** Benedictus bites off Dies Irae's arm at the start of ''Blood of Requiem''. He replaces it with [[CarryABigStick a mace]].
** [[spoiler:Agnus Dei]] has her hand cut off in ''Light of Requiem''.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** Benedictus bites off Dies Irae's arm at the start of ''Blood of Requiem''. He replaces it with [[CarryABigStick a mace]].
** [[spoiler:Agnus Dei]] has her hand cut off in ''Light of Requiem''.
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* BurnTheWitch: Laira's mother in ''Requiem's Song'' is burned alive in front of her daughter after she's caught shifting into a dragon.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Dies Irae refuses to let Gloriae release [[SealedEvilInACan the nightshades]] from his well because even he knows that they can't be killed or tamed, and they would run amok across the world. [[spoiler:That being said, he doesn't try to seal them back up after his daughter releases them, and decides to use them to find the Vir Requis, since his kingdom has been destroyed and he can't control the griffins anymore]].
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->''"May our wings forever find your sky."''
-->-- '''Vir Requis motto'''
''Dragons of Requiem'' is a HighFantasy book series by Daniel Arenson.
Long ago, a race of humans called the Vir Requis ruled a kingdom called Requiem. The Vir Requis possessed the ability to transform into dragons, and they ruled the skies and tried to live alongside humans in peace. But the Vir Requis were hated and hunted by humans, and the Vir Requis' numbers slowly waned until they were nearly extinct. After Requiem is destroyed, the Vir Requis are scattered across the world, where they live in secret. But when tyrants and hunters continue to search for Vir Requis with the intent to wipe out their race completely, the Vir Requis must band together to fend off evil forces, and to rebuild Requiem once more.
The series is split into six different trilogies, with a possible seventh one on the way.
[[AC: ''Dawn of Dragons'']]
#''Requiem's Song''
#''Requiem's Hope''
#''Requiem's Prayer''
[[AC: ''Song of Dragons'']]
#''Blood of Requiem''
#''Tears of Requiem''
#''Light of Requiem''
[[AC: ''Dragonlore'']]
#''A Dawn of Dragonfire''
#''A Day of Dragon Blood''
#''A Night of Dragon Wings''
[[AC: ''The Dragon War'']]
#''A Legacy of Light''
#''A Birthright of Blood''
#''A Memory of Fire''
[[AC: ''Requiem for Dragons'']]
#''Dragons Lost''
#''Dragons Reborn''
#''Dragons Rising''
[[AC: ''Flame of Requiem'']]
#''Forged in Dragonfire''
#''Crown of Dragonfire''
#''Pillars of Dragonfire''
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AnyoneCanDie: [[CrapsackWorld Given the tone of the franchise]], it's to be expected. The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy killed off half of the POV characters before its ending, not to mention many other side characters.
* AssholeVictim: The Rot Gang from ''Light of Requiem'', a trio of teenagers who KickTheDog, torment and abuse a young girl, and spend their time scavenging to help Dies Irae create mimics.
* BigBad: Each trilogy has one.
** ''Dawn of Dragons'' has Raem the Demon King.
** ''Song of Dragons'' has Dies Irae.
** ''Dragonlore'' has Queen Solina.
** ''The Dragon War'' has General Cadigus.
** ''Requiem for Dragons'' has the Cured Temple.
** ''Flame of Requiem'' has King Ishtafel.
* BittersweetEnding: For the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Dies Irae is finally killed, the Vir Requis have stopped his army, Kyrie marries Agnus Dei and is reunited with Terra and Memoria, Gloriae is crowned Queen of Requiem, and she gives birth to two more Vir Requis. However, millions of innocents have been slaughtered, Agnus Dei lost her hand, most of the kingdom is in ruins thanks to Dies' wrath, and Benedictus and Lacrimosa are both dead]].
* BodyHorror: The mimics are composed of severed body parts from human beings and/or animals, ranging from arms, legs, heads, ears, eyes, etc. Some mimics even have multiple limbs, while others are shaped to resemble mutilated animals.
* BroughtDownToNormal: The mimics have the power to nullify the Vir Requis' ability to shift. Almost all of ''Light of Requiem'' shows the Vir Requis trying to fend off Dies' undead army while in human form.
* Catchphrase:
** "Stars!"
** "May our wings forever find your sky."
* DarkestHour: ''Tears of Requiem'' ends with [[spoiler:King Benedictus dead, and Dies Irae still alive and still hunting for the last four Vir Requis]].
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Since AnyoneCanDie and all that, some of the POV characters are killed at the end of the chapter that focuses on them.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Dies Irae. After his father refused to let him rule Requiem, he decided to murder his father, take control of all the griffins, and then he commenced a genocide on the Vir Requis, which led to the deaths of ''millions''.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Double subversion in the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Gloriae gets Kyrie heavily inebriated, and then rapes him in hopes of producing more Vir Requis. When Agnus Dei finds out, the sisters fight each other and stay angry at one another for a couple chapters. However, by the end of the novel, and by the third book, Agnus Dei, Gloriae, and Kyrie barely bring up the incident again, and Agnus doesn't mind one bit when it's revealed that Gloriae ''did'' get pregnant]].
* TheDragon: Gloriae the Gilded for Dies Irae. Later it's Umbra, after [[spoiler:Gloriae has a HeelFaceTurn]].
* EyeScream: At the end of ''Blood of Requiem'', [[spoiler:Benedictus stabs Dies Irae in his left eye. He later replaces it with a ''horse eye'' in ''Light of Requiem''.]]
* FantasticSlurs: The term "weredragon" (which some humans like Dies Irae use) is very offensive to the Vir Requis. It depicts them as monsters or demons who hate humans, which is far from the case.
* FreudianExcuse: Dies Irae. The reason why he hates the Vir Requis so much is because his father disowned him for not being able to shift into a dragon, and then let his younger brother take over on the throne.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Gloriae in ''Tears of Requiem'', after she realizes she's Vir Requis and that Dies Irae kidnapped her from her real parents]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Several cases, such as [[spoiler:Umbra and Benedictus]] from the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Dies Irae is killed by his "daughter" Gloriae with Per Ignem, the sword he forged for her]].
* KickTheDog:
** Dies Irae does this on a daily basis, whether it's by killing his own soldiers for failing him, raping innocent women, torturing innocent women, kidnapping Gloriae from Benedictus and Lacrimosa and raising her to kill Vir Requis...
** The Rot Gang ''literally'' kick a young girl's dog so many times that it dies.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Dies Irae murders Teeth and Legs so he can use their body parts to create more mimics, and even mutilates Arms' corpse too. But all of them were such vile [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]] who spent their time insulting one another and defiling corpses that their deaths were more than well-deserved.
* MauveShirt: Pick any named character who isn't a POV character that lives past his or her first chapter, and they're more than likely this. At best, some of the characters are [[RedShirt Red Shirts]] who were lucky enough to have a name.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent:
** The Vir Requis are, for lack of a better term, "weredragons." They're all human beings who can transform into giant dragons in seconds and take the appearance of Western dragons. They still have the ability to speak in dragon form, and when they shift, their clothing (somehow) remains on their human body, even though their dragon body is naked.
** The salvanae, however, are pacifistic Eastern dragons. They look like long, slender serpents and consider themselves to be pure dragons, unlike the Vir Requis. Also they have beards and moustaches.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The mimics aren't regular corpses. Rather, each mimic is composed of various body parts from different bodies--both living and dead--that have been reanimated.
* PragmaticVillainy: Dies Irae refuses to let Gloriae release [[SealedEvilInACan the nightshades]] from his well because even he knows that they can't be killed or tamed, and they would run amok across the world. [[spoiler:That being said, he doesn't try to seal them back up after his daughter releases them, and decides to use them to find the Vir Requis, since his kingdom has been destroyed and he can't control the griffins anymore]].
* RedemptionRejection: Towards the end of ''Tears of Requiem'', Dies Irae looks like he's about to have a HeelRealization after [[spoiler:Benedictus calls him by a childhood nickname, which brings up memories of his past]]. He quickly disregards it and goes back to torturing [[spoiler:Benedictus]].
* SacrificialLamb: Lady Mirum from ''Blood of Requiem'', whose death hammered in that ''no one'' is safe from death, even if they're a POV character.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Benedictus]] for the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy.
* SceneryGorn: The author ''thoroughly'' enjoys depicting the ruins of Requiem in the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. Skeletons, rubble, fallen monuments and statues, ash, and various other forms of debris and the general unpleasantness of the ruins are fully detailed.
* VillainousBreakdown: Hoo ''boy''. Dies Irae goes insane after controlling the nightshades, but by ''Light of Requiem'', his sanity's completely gone, and he's turned into a psychopath who rapes and kills nonchalantly while creating thousands of mimics.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy ''starts'' with this. Requiem has already fallen, and Benedictus is taking the last few thousand Vir Requis with him to sanctuary. All but Benedictus are slaughtered by Dies Irae's forces, making him the SoleSurvivor.
* ZergRush: How Dies Irae's forces usually attack the Vir Requis. Whether it's griffins or nightshades or mimics, Dies always believes that numbers are on his side.
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-->-- '''Vir Requis motto'''
''Dragons of Requiem'' is a HighFantasy book series by Daniel Arenson.
Long ago, a race of humans called the Vir Requis ruled a kingdom called Requiem. The Vir Requis possessed the ability to transform into dragons, and they ruled the skies and tried to live alongside humans in peace. But the Vir Requis were hated and hunted by humans, and the Vir Requis' numbers slowly waned until they were nearly extinct. After Requiem is destroyed, the Vir Requis are scattered across the world, where they live in secret. But when tyrants and hunters continue to search for Vir Requis with the intent to wipe out their race completely, the Vir Requis must band together to fend off evil forces, and to rebuild Requiem once more.
The series is split into six different trilogies, with a possible seventh one on the way.
[[AC: ''Dawn of Dragons'']]
#''Requiem's Song''
#''Requiem's Hope''
#''Requiem's Prayer''
[[AC: ''Song of Dragons'']]
#''Blood of Requiem''
#''Tears of Requiem''
#''Light of Requiem''
[[AC: ''Dragonlore'']]
#''A Dawn of Dragonfire''
#''A Day of Dragon Blood''
#''A Night of Dragon Wings''
[[AC: ''The Dragon War'']]
#''A Legacy of Light''
#''A Birthright of Blood''
#''A Memory of Fire''
[[AC: ''Requiem for Dragons'']]
#''Dragons Lost''
#''Dragons Reborn''
#''Dragons Rising''
[[AC: ''Flame of Requiem'']]
#''Forged in Dragonfire''
#''Crown of Dragonfire''
#''Pillars of Dragonfire''
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AnyoneCanDie: [[CrapsackWorld Given the tone of the franchise]], it's to be expected. The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy killed off half of the POV characters before its ending, not to mention many other side characters.
* AssholeVictim: The Rot Gang from ''Light of Requiem'', a trio of teenagers who KickTheDog, torment and abuse a young girl, and spend their time scavenging to help Dies Irae create mimics.
* BigBad: Each trilogy has one.
** ''Dawn of Dragons'' has Raem the Demon King.
** ''Song of Dragons'' has Dies Irae.
** ''Dragonlore'' has Queen Solina.
** ''The Dragon War'' has General Cadigus.
** ''Requiem for Dragons'' has the Cured Temple.
** ''Flame of Requiem'' has King Ishtafel.
* BittersweetEnding: For the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Dies Irae is finally killed, the Vir Requis have stopped his army, Kyrie marries Agnus Dei and is reunited with Terra and Memoria, Gloriae is crowned Queen of Requiem, and she gives birth to two more Vir Requis. However, millions of innocents have been slaughtered, Agnus Dei lost her hand, most of the kingdom is in ruins thanks to Dies' wrath, and Benedictus and Lacrimosa are both dead]].
* BodyHorror: The mimics are composed of severed body parts from human beings and/or animals, ranging from arms, legs, heads, ears, eyes, etc. Some mimics even have multiple limbs, while others are shaped to resemble mutilated animals.
* BroughtDownToNormal: The mimics have the power to nullify the Vir Requis' ability to shift. Almost all of ''Light of Requiem'' shows the Vir Requis trying to fend off Dies' undead army while in human form.
* Catchphrase:
** "Stars!"
** "May our wings forever find your sky."
* DarkestHour: ''Tears of Requiem'' ends with [[spoiler:King Benedictus dead, and Dies Irae still alive and still hunting for the last four Vir Requis]].
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Since AnyoneCanDie and all that, some of the POV characters are killed at the end of the chapter that focuses on them.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Dies Irae. After his father refused to let him rule Requiem, he decided to murder his father, take control of all the griffins, and then he commenced a genocide on the Vir Requis, which led to the deaths of ''millions''.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Double subversion in the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. [[spoiler:Gloriae gets Kyrie heavily inebriated, and then rapes him in hopes of producing more Vir Requis. When Agnus Dei finds out, the sisters fight each other and stay angry at one another for a couple chapters. However, by the end of the novel, and by the third book, Agnus Dei, Gloriae, and Kyrie barely bring up the incident again, and Agnus doesn't mind one bit when it's revealed that Gloriae ''did'' get pregnant]].
* TheDragon: Gloriae the Gilded for Dies Irae. Later it's Umbra, after [[spoiler:Gloriae has a HeelFaceTurn]].
* EyeScream: At the end of ''Blood of Requiem'', [[spoiler:Benedictus stabs Dies Irae in his left eye. He later replaces it with a ''horse eye'' in ''Light of Requiem''.]]
* FantasticSlurs: The term "weredragon" (which some humans like Dies Irae use) is very offensive to the Vir Requis. It depicts them as monsters or demons who hate humans, which is far from the case.
* FreudianExcuse: Dies Irae. The reason why he hates the Vir Requis so much is because his father disowned him for not being able to shift into a dragon, and then let his younger brother take over on the throne.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Gloriae in ''Tears of Requiem'', after she realizes she's Vir Requis and that Dies Irae kidnapped her from her real parents]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Several cases, such as [[spoiler:Umbra and Benedictus]] from the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Dies Irae is killed by his "daughter" Gloriae with Per Ignem, the sword he forged for her]].
* KickTheDog:
** Dies Irae does this on a daily basis, whether it's by killing his own soldiers for failing him, raping innocent women, torturing innocent women, kidnapping Gloriae from Benedictus and Lacrimosa and raising her to kill Vir Requis...
** The Rot Gang ''literally'' kick a young girl's dog so many times that it dies.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Dies Irae murders Teeth and Legs so he can use their body parts to create more mimics, and even mutilates Arms' corpse too. But all of them were such vile [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]] who spent their time insulting one another and defiling corpses that their deaths were more than well-deserved.
* MauveShirt: Pick any named character who isn't a POV character that lives past his or her first chapter, and they're more than likely this. At best, some of the characters are [[RedShirt Red Shirts]] who were lucky enough to have a name.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent:
** The Vir Requis are, for lack of a better term, "weredragons." They're all human beings who can transform into giant dragons in seconds and take the appearance of Western dragons. They still have the ability to speak in dragon form, and when they shift, their clothing (somehow) remains on their human body, even though their dragon body is naked.
** The salvanae, however, are pacifistic Eastern dragons. They look like long, slender serpents and consider themselves to be pure dragons, unlike the Vir Requis. Also they have beards and moustaches.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The mimics aren't regular corpses. Rather, each mimic is composed of various body parts from different bodies--both living and dead--that have been reanimated.
* PragmaticVillainy: Dies Irae refuses to let Gloriae release [[SealedEvilInACan the nightshades]] from his well because even he knows that they can't be killed or tamed, and they would run amok across the world. [[spoiler:That being said, he doesn't try to seal them back up after his daughter releases them, and decides to use them to find the Vir Requis, since his kingdom has been destroyed and he can't control the griffins anymore]].
* RedemptionRejection: Towards the end of ''Tears of Requiem'', Dies Irae looks like he's about to have a HeelRealization after [[spoiler:Benedictus calls him by a childhood nickname, which brings up memories of his past]]. He quickly disregards it and goes back to torturing [[spoiler:Benedictus]].
* SacrificialLamb: Lady Mirum from ''Blood of Requiem'', whose death hammered in that ''no one'' is safe from death, even if they're a POV character.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Benedictus]] for the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy.
* SceneryGorn: The author ''thoroughly'' enjoys depicting the ruins of Requiem in the ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy. Skeletons, rubble, fallen monuments and statues, ash, and various other forms of debris and the general unpleasantness of the ruins are fully detailed.
* VillainousBreakdown: Hoo ''boy''. Dies Irae goes insane after controlling the nightshades, but by ''Light of Requiem'', his sanity's completely gone, and he's turned into a psychopath who rapes and kills nonchalantly while creating thousands of mimics.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: The ''Song of Dragons'' trilogy ''starts'' with this. Requiem has already fallen, and Benedictus is taking the last few thousand Vir Requis with him to sanctuary. All but Benedictus are slaughtered by Dies Irae's forces, making him the SoleSurvivor.
* ZergRush: How Dies Irae's forces usually attack the Vir Requis. Whether it's griffins or nightshades or mimics, Dies always believes that numbers are on his side.
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